New York State Unemployment Rate Drops

Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York State's unemployment rate is on the decline.

The state Department of Labor says the unemployment rate in November dipped to 8.3% down from 8.7%  the previous month.

The state's private sector added over 83,000 jobs in November.

New York State's rate is still higher than the national unemployment rate of 7.7%.