Unemployment Down Significantly In Tri-Cities Compared to Last Year

The economy in the Tri-Cities continues to grow and evidence of that appears in the unemployment rate.

The numbers were pretty significant from last year at this time to now.

Last year the unemployment rate in Benton County was 6.2% in November and this year the unemployment rate is just 4.9%.

Meanwhile in Franklin County the number of unemployed was 5.7%, which is down from 7.6% last year!