South Coast Jobless Rates, Dec. 7

The unemployment rate for Coos Co. during October was a seasonally adjusted 7.7%, down from the 8.0% in September, and the 9.0% of October 2014. In Curry Co. the jobless rate in October was 8.8%, down from the 9.1% the prior month and far less than the 10.2% in October of last year. The state’s rate in October was 6.0% and the national rate 5.0%. Both are less than the previous month and prior year.