Washington state's unemployment rate hit 7.8 percent last month, and the gloomy news has a ripple effect, economists say: Even the majority who aren't jobless are likely to ratchet back their spending, further eroding the local economy.
Washington jobless rate nears 8%, likely to go higher
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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