Fewer unemployed in Lincoln County during August, but fewer in county workforce, too - Daily Leader

Fewer unemployed in Lincoln County during August, but fewer in county workforce, too - Daily Leader

The amount of unemployed people in Lincoln County is lower than earlier in the year, but so is the available workforce. In August, 630 people said they were looking for work but could not find it — 4.4 percent of the county’s workforce of 14,390. Those numbers were 680 out of 14,480 (4.7 percent) in July. The number of unemployed in June was 660 (4.5 percent), though only 550 in May (3.8 percent). One year ago, Lincoln County had 520 people (3.6…