According to the Martinsville Bulletin today, Patrick County unemployment dropped from 11.3% in October, 2011 to 11.2% in November 2011

Source of this information is the Virginia Employment Commission, which was released on January 4, 2011. Henry County is at 13.1%. City of Martinsville is at 18.9% Patrick County labor force decreased from 9264 in October to 9160 in November. There were 1025 jobless people in Patrick County for November 2011, compared to 1050 in October.