SC Lawmaker Believes Allendale County Has Country's Highest Unemployment

SC Lawmaker Believes Allendale County Has Country's Hig ... (Added: December 09, 2009)

Allendale County's state representative tells WJBF News Channel 6 he believes his county now holds the highest unemployment rate in the country. (more)

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SC Lawmaker Believes Allendale County Has Country's Highest Unemployment

Allendale County's state representative tells WJBF News Channel 6 he believes his county now holds the highest unemployment rate in the country.

By WJBF Staff
Published: December 09, 2009

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Allendale County, SC -- Donations to charities are directly affected by the thousands of people laid off across the CSRA.

Allendale County's state representative tells WJBF News Channel 6 he believes his county now holds the highest unemployment rate in the country.

The numbers in the county sit at 22.5 percent of the labor force, unemployed...1,000 new jobs in Barnwell County offer a bit of hope for its neighboring county.

State Representative Lonnie Hosey, District 91: "Throughout my district, 91, Allendale has an unemployment rate that's highest in the nation, and we're working on that, as we speak. And, jobs like this will help us branch out for jobs in different areas, because people do drive to Williston for work."

Those 1,000 jobs come from Dixie Narco, which announced the expansion of its Williston plant, last week.