Unemployment was higher throughout the South Sound during December, according to the latest data from the state Employment Security Department.
The jobless rate in Pierce County rose from 8.8 percent during November to 9.1 percent last month.
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Jan. 24, 2012 at 10:24am December jobless figures rise throughout South SoundIn Thurston County, the unemployment rate was 7.9 percent, compared to 7.5 percent in November. Lewis County reported a jobless rate of 13.3 percent, up from 12.2 percent and Mason County's rate rose from 9.7 percent during November to 10.6 percent last month. Statewide, unemployment fell from 8.7 percent during November to 8.5 percent in December. Plenty more in the Archives The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed.
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