It's good news when it comes to unemployment rates in the Merrimack Valley. According to data released by the State Office of Workforce Development, unemployment rates have dropped from Nov. 2010 to Nov. 2011, the latest data available.
The rates also dropped over the course of a month. While unemployment rates were between 4.7 and 15.4% in October, there was a drop across the board in November as rates hovered between 4.1 and 14.4%
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Community Unemployment Rate Nov. 2011 Unemployment Rate Oct. 2011 Unemployment Rate Nov. 2010 Acton 4.1 % 4.7 % 5.8 % Andover 4.6 % 5.3 % 6.4 % Chelmsford 5.4 % 5.8 %
6.7 % Dracut 6.1 % 6.7 % 8.0 % Lawrence 14.4 % 15.4 % 17.0 % Littleton 4.6 % 4.9 % 6.4 % Lowell 8.7 % 9.3 % 10.5 % North Andover 5.4 % 5.6 % 7.2 % North Reading 5.3 % 6.0 % 6.9 % Reading 4.9 % 5.5 % 6.2 % Tewksbury 5.5 % 5.9 %
7.3 % Wakefield 4.7 % 5.6 % 7.0 % Westford 4.5 % 4.9 % 6.3 %
6.7 % Dracut 6.1 % 6.7 % 8.0 % Lawrence 14.4 % 15.4 % 17.0 % Littleton 4.6 % 4.9 % 6.4 % Lowell 8.7 % 9.3 % 10.5 % North Andover 5.4 % 5.6 % 7.2 % North Reading 5.3 % 6.0 % 6.9 % Reading 4.9 % 5.5 % 6.2 % Tewksbury 5.5 % 5.9 %
7.3 % Wakefield 4.7 % 5.6 % 7.0 % Westford 4.5 % 4.9 % 6.3 %
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