Unemployment Rates

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The unemployment rates for the month of October have been released.  The Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton metro area rate is 3.5%.  The rate for Catawba County is 3.4%, Burke County 3.3% and Caldwell County 3.7%.  All rates are down slightly from the previous report.  The state of North Carolina has an unemployment rate of 3.6%.