Preble County Ohio, 2009 unemployment - worst in at least 43 years.

The yearly average is not out yet but it appears it may have beat 1982's dismal 12.1% figure.  This chart only goes back to 1967, so the 2009 bad news numbers probably top yearly figures going back much further. These figures add further question to the Preble County Commissioners decision to pipe county landfill leachate to Lakengren .  Preble County Commissioners voted 2 -1 for Lakengren over opening the area north of Camden to shovel ready development. Camden, Ohio officials were eager to address the county's terrible economic picture with the available railroad and highway frontage had the pipeline route gone down St. Rt. 127. It was not to be, as Commissioners went the Lakengren offer in what was described by one Camden official as a difference of around $17,000 a year.  Given these unemployment figures, the decision appears penny wise and pound foolish. http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/databases/community/unemployment.html

Current unemployment data   Labor force: 21,300*

Past 12 months

Monthly estimate breakdowns 2009   Preble County Ohio January: 12.7% 9.8% February: 13.3% 10.2% March: 13.2% 10.1% April: 13.1% 10.2% May: 12.3% 10.4% June: 13.2% 11.2%   Preble County Ohio July: 12.8% 11.1% August: 12.1% 10.5% September: 11.1% 9.7% October: 11.3% 10.0% November: 11.5% 10.2% December: 12.3% 10.7%

2008   Preble County Ohio January: 7% 6.4% February: 6.9% 6.2% March: 7.1% 6.2% April: 6.3% 5.6% May: 6.2% 6.0% June: 6.6% 6.6%   Preble County Ohio July: 6.6% 6.9% August: 6.5% 6.8% September: 6.7% 6.6% October: 7% 6.6% November: 7.6% 6.9% December: 8.5% 7.7%

  * Labor force, employment and unemployment data estimates are for December 2009. The employment and unemployment totals shown may not add up to the labor force figure shown because of rounding. SOURCE: Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Historical annual unemployment rates 1967-2008 Preble County The following data was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),. These estimates are by place of residence and are NOT seasonally adjusted.

YEAR	COUNTY	LABOR FORCE	EMPLOYMENT	UNEMPLOYMENT	RATE
2008	Preble	21,800	19,000	2,800	6.9
2007	Preble	21,900	20,700	1,300	5.7
2006	Preble	22,100	20,800	1,300	5.9
2005	Preble	21,700	20,500	1,300	5.8
2004	Preble	21,800	20,400	1,300	6.1
2003	Preble	21,900	20,600	1,300	6.1
2002	Preble	22,000	20,700	1,300	6.0
2001	Preble	22,000	21,000	1,000	4.4
2000	Preble	21,900	21,100	800	3.8
1999	Preble	21,200	20,300	900	4.1
1998	Preble	21,800	20,900	900	4.1
1997	Preble	21,100	20,200	900	4.1
1996	Preble	21,400	20,400	1,000	4.8
1995	Preble	21,400	20,500	900	4.1
1994	Preble	21,000	20,000	1,000	4.9
1993	Preble	20,500	19,200	1,300	6.4
1992	Preble	19,900	18,300	1,600	7.9
1991	Preble	19,700	18,200	1,400	7.2
1990	Preble	19,700	18,600	1,200	5.9
1989	Preble	20,800	19,700	1,100	5.2
1988	Preble	20,500	19,300	1,100	5.5
1987	Preble	20,400	19,300	1,100	5.3
1986	Preble	20,200	18,900	1,300	6.4
1985	Preble	19,500	18,200	1,300	6.6
1984	Preble	19,200	17,700	1,400	7.4
1983	Preble	20,700	18,700	2,000	9.6
1982	Preble	18,200	16,000	2,200	12.1
1981	Preble	17,900	16,500	1,400	7.9
1980	Preble	17,900	16,600	1,300	7.1
1979	Preble	17,900	16,900	900	5.1
1978	Preble	16,700	16,000	700	4.3
1977	Preble	14,500	13,800	700	4.9
1976	Preble	14,200	13,300	800	6.0
1975	Preble	14,000	13,000	1,000	7.5
1974	Preble	14,200	13,600	600	4.2
1973	Preble	14,100	13,600	500	3.6
1972	Preble	13,900	13,300	600	4.4
1971	Preble	13,800	12,900	800	6.0
1970	Preble	14,000	13,400	600	4.1
1969	Preble	13,700	13,300	400	2.7
1968	Preble	13,300	12,900	400	2.6
1967	Preble	13,000	12,600	300	2.6

  * The employment and unemployment totals shown may not add up to the labor force figure shown due to rounding. The unemployment rate equals unrounded unemployment divided by unrounded la

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