County Joblessness Drops To 8.1%

Item: Jobless rate continues to decline across North Idaho /Scott Maben, SR

More Info: Kootenai County showed a sharp drop in the unemployment rate in February – 8.1 percent, down from 8.8 percent in January and 9.2 percent a year ago. Total employment in the county was about 68,000 last month, an increase of nearly 800 jobs from January, the Idaho Department of Labor said today. Statewide, seasonally adjusted unemployment dropped a tenth of a point to 8 percent in February. It was the seventh straight monthly decline and the lowest rate since September 2009.

Question: Are you more optimistic today than you were at this time a year ago that things are turning around?