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• Seasonal layoffs hit Spokane area

  March 13, 2013 in Business on Page A8 The unemployment rate in Spokane climbed to 9.8 percent in January, as many retail companies laid off seasonal workers, Washington’s Employment Security Department said. The jobless rate in December was … 2

• Washington gains jobs; jobless rate up

  August 16, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Washington gained 5,000 jobs in July, even while the state jobless rate rose to 8.5 percent in July from 8.3 percent the previous month, the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. …

• Washington continues to add jobs in April

  May 19, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Washington employers added jobs for the eighth consecutive month in April, bringing the total gain over the last year to 41,500, a Department of Employment Security report said Wednesday. The … 3

• Washington jobless rate climbs

  April 14, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate climbed in March despite a gain of 1,110 jobs, the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. The March unemployment rate was 9.2 percent, a notch higher than the …

• Spokane County employment edges up

  January 20, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Employment in Spokane County rebounded last year, but remains substantially below the peak reached in 2008. The same was true for all of Washington, according to figures released Wednesday by …

• Spokane area jobs dip

  January 21, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s jobless rate climbed in December, hitting 9.3 percent, compared with 8.5 percent the month before, state labor analysts said Wednesday. Retail and construction accounted for most of that …

• Spokane County’s jobless rate declines

  May 20, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Unemployment in Washington held steady in April for the first time in more than a year. The rate in Spokane County fell. After climbing steadily since January 2008, the statewide …

• County jobless rate climbs in November

  December 17, 2008 in Business on Page A10 An influx of jobless workers from nearby areas pushed Spokane County’s unemployment rate up to 6.4 percent in November, according to state jobless numbers released Tuesday. The month before, Spokane …