Will County Center for Economic Development President and CEO John Greuling presented an economic update Thursday in Romeoville, and talked about the organizations plans to bring new jobs to Will County.
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North Andover's unemployment rate fell below 5 percent in November, as the state's unemployment rate dropped slightly as well.
Locally, the rate dropped from 5.4 percent in October to 4.9 percent in November. This was down from 5.2 percent in November 2011.
Statewide, the November seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.1 percent, down just 0.1 percent from October, according to the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Here are some of the November 2012 unemployment rates for nearby communities.
| Community | Nov. 2012 | Oct. 2012 | Nov. 2011 |
| Andover | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Haverhill | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| Lawrence | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
| Lowell | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Methuen | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
| North Andover | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| North Reading | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
