Westchester Herald

WCBoL Celebrate Jewish history & Heritage Month

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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage & Culture with the Westchester County Board of Legislators!

WCBoL Vice-Chairman Williams Proposes Long-Term Policies to Reduce Joblessness

White Plains, NY, August 25, 2010 -- The July 2010 unemployment rate of 7 percent in Westchester County has fallen from its peak in February  2010 to 7.8 percent. However, the unemployment rate in some communities in the County is much higher. According to statistics from the New York State Department of Labor, the July 2010 unemployment figures for Mount Vernon was 9 percent and 8.9 percent in Yonkers. The jobless rates for the same period in these communities were higher than the statewide rate of 8.4 percent.