Brunswick County is one of 38 counties in the state with high unemployment rates selected for the JobBoost program to curb unemployment.
At a Brunswick County Board of Social Services meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 16, it was announced Brunswick County would be eligible for the state program, which reimburses employers $6 per hour per eligible worker for five months.
“This is going to be a good program for us,” interim DSS Director Neil Walters told board members.
The $5.5 million project will begin Dec. 1, 2010, and run until April 30, 2011.