Local unemployment rises slightly, exceeds national level

  • Construction work continues at the former Kmart building in the Town & Country Shopping Center in Palatka that will be home to Marshalls and Five Below, both of which will create dozens of new jobs.
    Construction work continues at the former Kmart building in the Town & Country Shopping Center in Palatka that will be home to Marshalls and Five Below, both of which will create dozens of new jobs.
Putnam County’s unemployment rate increased slightly in October to rise above the state level for the first time since April. The county’s October jobless rate was 7.2%, according to a report the…

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