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Unemployment declines in Brooklyn

The latest unemployment numbers show that more people in Brooklyn are getting jobs.  The unemployment rate for the month of June is at 6 percent, which is equivalent to about 74,000 people.  That

News 12 Staff

Jul 22, 2015, 3:46 PM

Updated 3,468 days ago

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The latest unemployment numbers show that more people in Brooklyn are getting jobs. 
The unemployment rate for the month of June is at 6 percent, which is equivalent to about 74,000 people. 
That is a slight decrease from 6.1 percent in May. 
Compared to June of last year, the jobless rate is down by 1.7 percent.