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Local Employment Update
The numbers are in – job numbers that is. The State Employment Security Department released the last employment statistics for Chelan and Douglas Counties last week and KOHO’s Dan Langager sat down with Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck to break them down.
Read MoreVeterans Job, Resource Fair Tomorrow at Pybus Market
A hiring opportunity for veterans in the region is coming up tomorrow at the Pybus Public Market. The Washington Female Veterans of Wenatchee is hosting the job and resource fair and Icicle Broadcasting’s Randy Roadz sat down with their Director DeeAnne DeAngelo to get the details.
Read MoreLocal Employment Update
The latest jobs numbers are in for Chelan and Douglas Counties, known as the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The state’s Employment Security Department released July data last week and KOHO’s Dan Langager breaks them down.
Read MoreChelan-Douglas Economy Loses More Jobs in June
June numbers are in from the state’s Employment Security Department and they show some significant job losses in the first half of 2016 in Chelan and Douglas Counties. Some industries have seen modest gains – like tourism and hotels – but the closure of Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works smelter continues to drag down the local economy overall,…
Read MoreLocal Economy Loses 100 Jobs, Alcoa Closure Impact Continues
The latest jobs numbers are in for Chelan and Douglas Counties, what’s known as the Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. As is probably no surprise, the local economy is still feeling the hit from the closure of Alcoa’s smelter in Malaga. Construction jobs are also down, but tourism and retail saw modest growth last month. Dan…
Read MoreLoss of Alcoa, Construction Jobs Take Continued Toll on Local Employment
The latest job stats are in for Chelan and Douglas Counties from the state’s Employment Security Department. They show the continued impacts of Alcoa’s smelter shutdown in Malaga, trending declines in construction jobs and also big gains in retail. For more on the latest with employment for our two-county area, Dan Langager filed this report.
Read MoreLocal Impacts of New Labor Dept. Overtime Rules
Shiloh Schauer, Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, joins Clint to talk about local impacts to both employees and employers following new overtime regulations from the U.S. Labor Department going into effect Dec. 1.
Read MoreLocal Employment Update
In Chelan-Douglas Counties, the manufacturing industry lost 400 jobs in February and March, all of them former employees of Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works smelter. And those jobs are gone for good unless the plant reopens or a similar one comes to town. Other industries, like retail and leisure and hospitality, are going gangbusters. Dan sits down…
Read MoreLocal Employment Update
Unemployment in Chelan-Douglas Counties remains higher so far this year than all of 2015, largely due to the curtailment of Alcoa’s smelter. For the month of February, nonfarm job growth remained steady and more people entered the work force, but major losses in construction and a rising unemployment rate hamper the positive services growth. For…
Read MoreAlcoa Layoffs Likely Culprit for Rise in Local Unemployment Rate
Local Labor Economist Don Meseck swings by the KOHO studio to talk about January jobs data for Chelan and Douglas County and the impacts of Alcoa’s smelter curtailment on the unemployment rate.
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