unemployment rate

The unemployment rate in March was 5.8%, down from 6.9% in February

The Wenatchee Valley economic report for June details yet another drop in the regional unemployment rate, along with a decreasing labor pool.

Total non-farm jobs are up slightly month over month but have increased more sharply from the same time last year.

Wenatchee’s Civilian Labor Force increased slightly by 0.4%, however the local labor force has continued to retract for the past seven months.

Wenatchee’s MSA unemployment rate decreased, but the local labor force has continued declining as well.

Wenatchee’s September labor report shows that the regional unemployment rate dropped down to 3.3 percent.