By the numbers
Here's how other counties in the Lafayette area fared in August.
Benton: 10.6 percent
Carroll: 9.2 percent
Clinton: 9.8 percent
Fountain: 10.3 percent
Jasper: 9.4 percent
Montgomery: 9.3 percent
Newton: 8.9 percent
Warren: 8.6 percent
White: 9.6 percent
For the second consecutive month, joblessness in Tippecanoe County has declined from the 10.2 percent rate recorded in June.
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