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Rappahannock County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.8% on April 1, the highest in the seven-county area, according to the Virginia Employment Commission summary.
Statistics show that 186 of the labor force of 2,734 were unemployed. The national unemployment rate for April was 7.0%; the state rate was 5.2%.
The statistics for the seven counties:
COUNTY
LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE
78.8%