Clark County’s unemployment insurance claims rose slightly last week compared with the week prior, and an increasingly larger portion of the lost jobs are in management positions.
“At first, the decline (in employment) was from restricted business activity overall: hairstylists, construction and restaurants,” said Scott Bailey, regional economist for Southwest Washington. “Now we’re seeing more white-collar occupations.”
Managers filed 1,902 claims last week, up from 850 the previous week. Sales managers accounted for 498 claims, while 235 claims were filed by general and operations managers and 168 were filed by marketing managers. The managers were spread across industries, Bailey said.
During the week ending on May 9, the weekly initial unemployment insurance claims rose to 4,905 in Clark County. Residents filed 4,842 claims in the previous week, according to the Employment Security Department.