Crittenden County's jobless rate for September 2011 rose slightly from the previous month bet remained below the statewide average.
According to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, the county's unemployment rate last month was 9 percent, up 0.2 percent from August 2011. But like 71 other Kentucky counties, the latest figure was lower than a year ago. In September 2010, the jobless rate in the county was 9.4 percent.
Statewide, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent last month
