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<p>After lingering at 6.3 percent for two months, the unemployment rate in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area fall to 6.1 percent in September, as the number of people working rose and those without jobs fell.</p><p>According to the state Department of Labor &amp; Industry&#8217;s monthly report, among people who live within the region comprised of Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming counties, 267,000 were employed last month, 7,200 more than in September 2014, and 900 fewer were out of work.</p><p>The number of jobs within the region also bounced back from a summer lull, as job growth here was fourth-greatest among the state&#8217;s 18 large metro areas. Compared to a year earlier, health care, retail trade and professional and business services showed the largest gains. Goods-producing jobs in manufacturing and construction showed what the department called typical declines.</p><p>Check back later in in Wednesday&#8217;s Times Leader for a complete story.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">By Ron Bartizek</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Local unemployment drops to 6.1% in September