Genesee County's unemployment rate held steady at 6.1 percent for November, the same as it was in October and lower than the 7.5 percent reported in November 2012.
There are a reported 1,900 local residents unemployed, compared to 2,300 a year ago.
The state's rate is reported at 6.9 percent, down a percentage point from a year ago, and the national rate is 6.6 percent.
Elsewhere in GLOW, Livingston County's at 6.4 percent, Orleans at 8.5, Wyoming at 7.1, which is a slight jump from the 6.5 percent reported the previous month.
