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Jobs report: More jobs, but growing workforce pushes...
by Oliver Lazenby • June 23, 2015 3:46 pm

Whatcom County employers added jobs in May, but a growing workforce pushed the unemployment rate up slightly from April. Whatcom…

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Jobs: unemployment rate low, but slowing trend in...
by Oliver Lazenby • November 3, 2014 5:34 pm

The unemployment rate in Whatcom County stayed low in September, but there were fewer non-farm jobs in the county than…

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Washington gained 7,700 jobs in April
by BBJ Staff • May 15, 2014 10:16 am

Washington state employers added 7,700 jobs in April, according to the latest estimates from the state’s Employment Security Department. Job…

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Jobs Report: Whatcom County accelerates private-sector growth
by Evan Marczynski • November 26, 2013 3:27 pm

Despite a statewide slowdown in fall hiring, Whatcom County’s private industries continue adding workers, with a growth rate eclipsing those…

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Skill gap seen in applicants for jobs in...
by Evan Marczynski • May 13, 2013 9:00 am

After making a lap around the conference room in Fox Hall at Bellingham’s Hampton Inn, Will Hobbs takes a short…

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Whatcom County's March unemployment rate at 7.9 percent
by Evan Marczynski • April 23, 2013 2:38 pm

Whatcom County’s jobless rate has dropped below 8 percent for the first time in 2013, as the Washington State Employment…

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Statewide unemployment fell in March, but job growth...
by BBJ Staff • April 17, 2013 12:47 pm

Washington state’s unemployment rate in March dropped to the lowest level since December 2008, according to initial estimates from the…

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