ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE STATE, GREENE COUNTY’S JOBLESS RATE FELL LAST MONTH. THE RATE DROPPED ONE AND-A-HALF PERCENT FROM 17.3 PERCENT IN JULY TO 15.8 PERCENT IN AUGUST. GREENE COUNTY’S JOBLESS RATE STILL REMAINS FIVE PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE STATE RATE OF 10.8 PERCENT.