The unemployment rate in Southborough for August dropped to 6.3%, the lowest rate in more than a year.
Southborough’s unemployment rate was down from 7.0% in July. The rate in August was the lowest since May 2009 when unemployment was at 5.8%. Statewide, unemployment also dropped from 9.1% in July to 8.3% in August. The national rate fell a more modest amount from 9.7% in July to 9.5% in August.
