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Clark County unemployment claims continue to fall
Seasonal hiring contributing to improving numbers By Will Campbell, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: April 11, 2021, 6:03am
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The best statistic to reflect Clark County’s job market is the total continued unemployment insurance claims filed every week by residents. Thankfully, it continued a downward trend last week, according to Scott Bailey, regional labor economist for Southwest Washington. Claims fell from 14,585 to 14,537.
“We’ve seen a slow decline in total continued claims since the first of the year,” Bailey said. “However, much of that has been a seasonal improvement.”
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