Good news for Buffalo Niagara region! The jobless rate in August declined to 6.1 percent from 7.2 percent a year ago, the 19th straight month of year-over-year declines, according to state Department of Labor data. It was the lowest August figure for the Buffalo Niagara region since 2008, when the Great Recession was starting to take hold. Click here to read the full article courtesy of the Buffalo News!