Monday, July 20, 2009

Unemployment in Rutland More Than Doubles in a Year

Last year Rutland's unemployment was 4.9, but this year it's a lot worse.



More people than just teens in Rutland are looking for work this summer. WCAX TV reports that the local Career Resources Center has seen adults who are heads of households also looking for jobs. The state Labor Department says unemployment in the area is at about ten percent. People who work at the Center say they're seeing more people looking for jobs because they've seen so many big businesses close in the past year. Jamie Stewart is with the Rutland Economic Development Corporation and says a year ago businesses would not expand here because there weren't enough employees. Officials at the Career Resources Center say Rutland's ten percent unemployment is the highest in the state