State of Our Local Economy
Despite the poor jobs report today, the Seattle area is doing far better than the national average.
http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.wa_seattle_md.htm
On a more sobering note, the state is doing worse than the national average on the broader measure of unemployment that includes marginally attached (no job search in 4 weeks), discouraged workers (no longer in the labor force, but have looked for work in the last 12 months) and those employed only part-time due to economic reasons. The State of Washington rate was 17.6% vs. 15.6% for the nation.
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