Published: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
County's unemployment rate rises to 9.9 percent
Snohomish County’s unemployment rate jumped to just shy of 10 percent in February, according to an Employment Security Department report released today.
The county’s unemployment rate has outpaced the state’s rate over the last few months. Washington’s unemployment increased to 8.4 percent in February from 7.8 percent in January. The county had 32,050 people out of work in January with an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent.
The state lost an estimated 28,200 non-agricultural jobs, seasonally adjusted.
The most job growth occurred in the financial-activities industry, which added 1,200 jobs. Industries with the largest declines were professional and business services, down 13,400 jobs, transportation, trade and utilities, down 4,900, construction, down 4,200, and manufacturing, which cut 2,500 jobs.
“I urge unemployed workers to visit their nearest WorkSource center and take advantage of the expert resources there,” said Karen Lee, Employment Security commissioner. “More and more workers qualify for training assistance to prepare for a new career, and federal stimulus funds will arrive soon to help pay for it.”
For unemployment resources and to hear from the county's unemployed, visit heraldnet.com/joblosses.
The county’s unemployment rate has outpaced the state’s rate over the last few months. Washington’s unemployment increased to 8.4 percent in February from 7.8 percent in January. The county had 32,050 people out of work in January with an unemployment rate of 8.5 percent.
The state lost an estimated 28,200 non-agricultural jobs, seasonally adjusted.
The most job growth occurred in the financial-activities industry, which added 1,200 jobs. Industries with the largest declines were professional and business services, down 13,400 jobs, transportation, trade and utilities, down 4,900, construction, down 4,200, and manufacturing, which cut 2,500 jobs.
“I urge unemployed workers to visit their nearest WorkSource center and take advantage of the expert resources there,” said Karen Lee, Employment Security commissioner. “More and more workers qualify for training assistance to prepare for a new career, and federal stimulus funds will arrive soon to help pay for it.”
For unemployment resources and to hear from the county's unemployed, visit heraldnet.com/joblosses.
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