New YorkNew York's unemployment rate dropped for November to 8.4 percent, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.
The jobless rate also fell in Chemung and Steuben counties from October to November but grew in Schuyler County.
Chemung County gained 200 jobs in November in trade, transportation and utilities, according to the Labor Department.
Chemung County's unemployment rate in November was 8.5 percent, compared to the 8.7 percent in October. In November 2008, the county's unemployment rate was 6.4 percent.
Schuyler County reported a jobless rate for November of 8.1 percent, compared to the October rate of 7.6 percent and the November 2008 rate of 6.5 percent. Jobs were lost in the service, leisure and hospitality sectors.
In Steuben County, November's unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent from 9.6 percent in October. The jobless rate was 6.9 percent in November 2008.
Jobs were reported lost in a variety of areas from mining and construction to manufacturing and leisure and hospitality.
In Tioga County, N.Y., unemployment was at 8.4 percent in November, up from 8.0 percent in October. Tompkins County's November jobless rate was at 5.3 percent -- the lowest in the state.
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