It was about the same since last fall. WORKAROUND, the Government has been hiring for the census. Unforunately, temporary jobs end. According to the Department of Employment analysts, flat rates better than the drop in numbers. As the weather gets better, companies hiring more workers.
"On the stability at this point is not such a bad thing," said regional economist Amy Vander Vliet.
"Basically, get a job survival ... and wait for the economy to come back again," said Rep Tom Fuller.
The unemployment rate reached 11.6 percent of the state in spring 2009.