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Daviess County continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the state.

The county took home the top spot for the seventh month in a row in October with a rate of 2.7%.

Dubois County ranked tenth in the state with a 3.3% unemployment rate.

The numbers for the surrounding counties include: Martin County at 3.2%, Spencer and Knox counties at a 3.8% rate, Warrick with a 3.3% rate, Gibson County at 3.5%, Perry with a 4.2% Pike County at 3.9%, Crawford at a 4.4% rate, and Vanderburgh with a 4.6% rate.

Orange County had the highest jobless rate in the state, with an October rate of 8.2%.

The statewide unemployment rate fell to 5.0% in October, which is still below the national rate of 6.9%.

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