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Grays Harbor Unemployment Up

Grays Harbor County fell out of the top 5 for high unemployment rates for the first time in almost two years.

The unemployment rate in Grays Harbor went up in January.  The latest numbers from the Employment Security Department shows Grays Harbor County fell out of the top 5 for high unemployment rates for the first time in almost two years.  The numbers show Grays Harbor went from a 6 percent unemployment rate in December to a 7.6 percent rate in January.  That number gives Grays Harbor the 9th highest unemployment rate in the state. Pacific County fell out of the top 10 for worst unemployment numbers with a 7.3 percent rate in January.  Ferry county has the highest unemployment rate in Washington at 10.6 percent for January. 

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