Jan 20
County unemployment falls to lowest level since 2008
Business Tips | posted by Benjamin Theodor No Comments »
Snohomish County’s jobless rate saw another promising decline in December to 8.2 percent, the lowest that unemployment has been in the county since December 2008.
The county had 1,830 fewer people who were unemployed last month, lowering the jobless rate 0.5 percent from November, according to a report released Tuesday by the state’s Employment Security Department. November’s revised unemployment rate was 8.7 percent.
About 31,030 people were jobless in the county in December.
Snohomish County’s unemployment rate is now below that of the state, which was 8.5 percent in December.
Manufacturing and retail had the biggest gains in employment last month. Read full post…
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