Rhythm returns. Unemployment rate patterns in Whatcom and Skagit counties appear to be resetting to pre-pandemic norms, exactly three years after the percentages hit record highs.
The latest, non-seasonally adjusted preliminary figures for April from the state show Whatcom’s unemployment rate at 3.9% and Skagit’s at 4.2%. That’s a decline from the respective 4.8% and 5.1% rates for March.
And — if you were keeping track — it’s a sharp drop from February’s 2023 peak
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