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STATE REPORT: 445 FEWER PEOPLE WORKING IN RICHMOND TODAY THAN A YEAR AGO

(Richmond, IN)--On Tuesday, Kicks 96 and 101.7 The Point News reported that new numbers from the state show that Wayne County has lost 700 members of its labor force since this time last year.  Now, here’s a look specifically at the city of Richmond.  Richmond has lost 312 members of its labor force in the last year.  More eye-opening, though, is the fact that there are 445 fewer Richmond residents who are employed as there were a year ago.  The city’s unemployment rate stands at five percent.