May 14, 2021, 5:47pm Clark County Business
Clark County’s continued unemployment insurance claims declined for the 11th straight week, showing a slow but steadily improving trend. Read story
May 13, 2021, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive
Pandemic’s labor shortage has hit hospitality industry especially hard Read story
April 26, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Business Subscriber Exclusive
Donut chain Krispy Kreme grabbed headlines across America last month when it announced that customers could receive a free doughnut a day just by vising a store with proof that they’d received a COVID-19 vaccination. Read story
April 20, 2021, 6:45pm Business
Clark County gained about 700 jobs in March on a seasonally adjusted scale. It was the third month in a row of gains for the local job market. Read story
April 2, 2021, 8:00am Business
Employers in some pandemic-ravaged Washington state industries could see up to $600 million in new tax relief under legislative measures that also aim to improve jobless claims processing and prevent unemployment fraud. Read story
April 1, 2021, 6:03am Business
The job market in Clark County is slowly returning to normal. Read story
December 21, 2020, 6:00am Business
Heather Frey filed for unemployment in March, when the pandemic disrupted her business selling used books online. Read story
September 3, 2020, 6:26pm Business
Clark County saw a drop in the number of people filing unemployment claims last week, continuing a trend of gradual economic recovery, Read story
July 30, 2020, 6:48pm Business
Initial unemployment insurance claims rose by 5 percent in Clark County last week from 1,293 to 1,362 claims, and much of the small increase is tied to the education sector. Read story
July 23, 2020, 8:13pm Business
Initial unemployment insurance claims filed in Clark County dropped to 1,293 last week, a decrease of 32 percent from the previous week’s 1,911. Read story