More "unexpected" to add to your "unprecedented" sandwich of hope and change.
From the Spokesman-Review:
Unemployment worsens in Spokane and statewide
The unemployment rates for Spokane County and Washington took unexpected steps backward in February, rising to 11.2 percent and 10.4 percent respectively, the state Employment Security Department said today.
Washington lost 22,000 jobs compared with January, Spokane 2,280, as construction shed another 3,200 jobs. Retail and financial trades added 400 jobs each.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 9.5 percent from a revised 9.3 percent for January. The rate for the United States in February was 9.7 percent.
Employment in Washington has falled by 91,700 jobs since February 2009.
“We took a couple steps forward in January and one step back in February,” said Employment Security Commissioner Karen Lee. source
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Spokane has the great misfortune of having its economic policies set by Olympia. Sigh. So far from God, so close to Western Washington.
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