Posts Tagged ‘Local employment’
Chelan County Sports Lowest Unemployment Rate Of All 39 Counties
Together the Chelan and Douglas County area continues sporting a record-low unemployment rate. In September the rate was 3.3 percent, the lowest ever for a September and the second-lowest of all 39 Washington counties.
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreUnemployment Rate Hits 30-Year Low in Chelan-Douglas Counties
The unemployment rate for Chelan and Douglas Counties dropped to four percent for the month of June, according to the latest data from the state’s Employment Security Department. That’s a full percentage point decrease from both the month before and the June of last year. Labor Economist for North Central Washington Don Meseck joined Dan Langager…
Read MoreDespite Alcoa Smelter Curtailment, Local Economy Sees Moderate Growth in 2016
The latest employment numbers are in for Chelan and Douglas Counties, what’s known as the Wenatchee MSA – Metropolitan Statistical Area. Dan Langager talked with Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck to recap big industry changes in 2016 and how the local economy is shaping up for 2017.
Read MoreLocal Employment Update – Dec. 2016
The latest jobs report is in for Chelan and Douglas Counties from the state’s Employment Security Department. They show a flat unemployment rate for the month of December, the continuing hit from the idling of Alcoa’s smelter in Malaga and major gains in tourism and healthcare. Dan Langager talked with our resident jobs expert –…
Read MoreLocal Employment Update – Nov. 2016
The latest jobs report is out for Chelan and Douglas Counties, what’s known at the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. Local numbers always take a little longer to compile, so the state’s Employment Security Department just released data for November 2016. Dan Langager got the details on those job stats from North Central Washington Labor Economist Don…
Read MoreLocal Employment Update – October
Yesterday we told you about the latest statewide job statistics from the Employment Security Department. Right now let’s get a look at what’s happening locally. Dan Langager sat down with Don Meseck, Labor Economist for North Central Washington, to get the details on October numbers for Chelan and Douglas Counties.
Read MoreLocal Employment Update – September
The latest jobs numbers are in for Chelan-Douglas Counties from the state’s Employment Security Department. Their labor economist for the North Central Washington region Don Meseck made his monthly stop into the KOHO studios to chat with Dan Langager about the state of the local economy for the month of September.
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