Pierce County’s estimated unemployment rate rose sharply in June, for the second straight month.
The local unemployment rate for June was 4 percent, up six tenths from May and up 1.4 percent since April.
According to Department of Labor statistics, Pierce County has a labor force of 8,614 with 8,268 employed. The number of those listed as unemployed was 346, up 57 from last month. Pierce County’s labor. The rate was 3.4 percent in June, 2023.
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