Chautauqua County's unemployment rate is continuing an upward trend according to new stats released by the State Labor Department on Tuesday. The county's jobless rate in July was 5.3%, up from 5.1% in June. The number of jobless also rose by about 100 to 3,100. Still, last month's jobless rate is lower than a year ago when it was 6%. Statewide, the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.7 percent in July.
