News, "Danville area jobless rate rises to 14 percent" (Roanoke: 2009, how much)

[540_804]

New unemployment numbers show how much our region is suffering from the economic downturn.
Danville and Pittsylvania County have the highest jobless rate of any metro-area in the state at 14%.
That's followed by the New River Valley at 7.7%, Lynchburg at 7%, and Roanoke at 6.5%.
When it comes to individual cities, Martinsville leads the pack with Virginia's highest unemployment number at 18%.
The U.S. jobless rate was 8.5% in January.



For the rest of the story: WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | Danville area jobless rate rises to 14 percent

[sregorat3]

Originally Posted by 540_804

New unemployment numbers show how much our region is suffering from the economic downturn.
Danville and Pittsylvania County have the highest jobless rate of any metro-area in the state at 14%.
That's followed by the New River Valley at 7.7%, Lynchburg at 7%, and Roanoke at 6.5%.
When it comes to individual cities, Martinsville leads the pack with Virginia's highest unemployment number at 18%.
The U.S. jobless rate was 8.5% in January.



For the rest of the story: WDBJ7 Roanoke News and Weather NRV Lynchburg Danville | Danville area jobless rate rises to 14 percent

Actually, Williamsburg is at 19.5% according to the VEC.

[540_804]

Yep, you're correct based on the latest statistics on VEC (January 2009)

Not exactly sure where WDBJ7 got their data from...