County's jobless rate declines in May.Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard A stronger than normal construction industry coupled with continued health in the retail sector contributed to a better-than-expected employment picture in Lane County last month. The seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in May, closing the gap with the statewide unemployment rate, also reported at 4.7 percent last month. Both figures continue to hover An option in Microsoft Internet Explorer that removes the permanent underline from hypertext links. The underline displays automatically and only when the cursor is placed over (hovers over) the link. Hover is available in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced/Underline links. a bit above the national jobless job·less adj. 1. Having no job. 2. Of or relating to those who have no jobs. n. (used with a pl. verb) Unemployed people considered as a group. Used with the. rate, which stood at 4.3 percent in May. Lane County has a civilian work force of just over 179,000 people, of which nearly 171,000 had jobs last month. Brian Rooney Brian Rooney (c. 1970) is a construction worker who is a suspect (and currently the only suspect), in the abduction and murder of 21-year-old college student Michelle Gardner-Quinn, a senior from the University of Vermont, located in Burlington, Vermont. , regional economist with the state Employment Department, said Lane County's improved figures occurred "because construction in the private sector was especially strong for this time of year." "Payroll was up quite a bit more last month, especially in construction," which increased by 300 jobs over last month and 200 over May a year ago, Rooney Rooney can refer to:
May's Lane County unemployment rate was down from 5.3 percent in April and 5.1 percent a year ago. Other industries that have gained jobs compared with a year ago include retail, which added 500 jobs; state and local government, which also added 500, and professional and business services, which added 400. Increases in government hiring this time of year usually result from seasonal employment in parks and recreation programs, Rooney said. Manufacturing was the only area in which employment numbers fell from a year ago, down 700 jobs compared with May 2006. Statewide, Benton County Benton County is the name of nine counties in the United States:
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