County

County jobless rate rises sharply

RBC I After a good drop in the Rio Blanco unemployment rate between December and January, February’s numbers represent a large hike in the county’s jobless numbers from 4.7 percent in January to 5.4 percent in February.

The good news is that the 5.4 percent from February is down from the 6.3 percent in February 2015.
According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment non-seasonably adjusted figures, there were 2,807 persons in the available…