Posts Tagged ‘Don Meseck’
May Sets Record-Low Unemployment Rate At 4.9% In Chelan, Douglas Counties
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 4.9% unemployment rate for the month of May, the lowest for that month in recorded history – 4.9 percent. That’s down from 5.2 percent in April and 5.3 percent in May of 2017. Last month, 195 people got jobs and 426 people joined the…
Read MoreJob Growth Continues Positive Trend Despite Slight Uptick In Local Unemployment Rate
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 5.3% unemployment rate for the month of April. It’s the first time in over a year the rate increased slightly in the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area, but overall job grows is still on a positive trend. All job sectors saw growth – especially construction,…
Read MoreMajor Job Growth Across All Sectors – March Chelan-Douglas Jobs Report
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 6.3% unemployment rate for the month of March. That continues a year-long streak of record-low unemployment rates for the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. All job sectors saw growth – especially construction, tourism, healthcare and government. Manufacturing was flat. North Central Washington Labor Economist Don…
Read MoreRecord-Low Unemployment, Construction Growth, Healthcare Dominance – Latest Chelan-Douglas Jobs Report
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 6.9% unemployment rate for the month of February. That’s the lowest for that month in nearly 30 years, representing 300 less unemployed people from Feb. 2017, and 546 more people in the local labor force. Construction jobs drove the most growth in the two-county area,…
Read MoreDefying State Trend, Construction Leading Local Job Growth
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 7.1% unemployment rate for the month of January. That’s the lowest for that month in nearly 30 years, representing 400 less unemployed people from Jan. 2017, and 275 more people in the local labor force. Construction jobs drove the most growth in the two-county…
Read More2017 Sports Overall Employment Growth For Chelan-Douglas Counties, With Most Jobs In Ag
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 5.9% unemployment rate for the month of December. That’s 415 less unemployed people from Dec. 2016, and 920 more people in the local labor force. Construction jobs were up, as well as health services, retail and tourism. Manufacturing, government and private services were flat. North Central…
Read MoreStreak Of Record-Low Unemployment Rate Continues In Chelan-Douglas Counties
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan-Douglas Counties, showing a 4.6% unemployment rate for the month of November. That’s 730 less unemployed people from Nov. 2016, and 2,000 more people in the local labor force. Construction jobs were up, as well as health services, retail and tourism. Manufacturing, government and private services were flat.…
Read MoreAnother Record-Low Unemployment Rate For Chelan-Douglas Counties
The latest jobs report is in for Chelan and Douglas Counties from the State Employment Security Department. October sported a 3.8% unemployment rate, the lowest for an October in nearly 30 years. Construction jobs continued to grow, with retail, manufacturing and state government down. Regional Labor Economist for North Central Washington Don Meseck joins Dan…
Read MoreSept. Adds Another Record-Low Unemployment Rate For Chelan-Douglas Counties
Chelan and Douglas Counties sported a record-low unemployment rate in September – 3.6 percent. That’s the lowest rate for a September since electronic analysis began nearly 30 years ago, and the third month to set a record this year. North Central Washington Labor Economist Don Meseck tells KOHO’s Dan Langager there are 720 less people…
Read MoreAugust Sports Lowest Unemployment Rate for Chelan-Douglas in 30 Years
The unemployment rate for Chelan-Douglas Counties in August dropped from 5.4 to 4.1 percent, as the labor force expanded moderately while the number of unemployed contracted substantially. Construction jobs are up, along with warehousing, education and health care. Job losses occurred in leisure and hospitality and local government. Regional Labor Economist for NCW Don Meseck…
Read MoreChelan-Douglas Counties Sporting Lowest Unemployment in Three Decades
Don Meseck, NCW Labor Economist, joins Dan Langager in the KOHO studio to talk about the July jobs report for the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unemployment rate was 3.5%, the lowest rate since the State Employment Security Department began keeping electronic records in 1990. Meseck said the local labor force continues to grow, with…
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