The rate was 3.9% in September making it a record low for the city, according to State of Washington Employment Security Department numbers dating back to 1990.
Produce companies are competing for scarce talent in a tight economy, and that translates to better benefits and higher compensation than a few years ago.
Safe Yakima Valley is putting on a job fair this Monday in Yakima aimed at high school students.
Their goal is to place 100 kids with part-time jobs over the summer.
A government-supported unemployment agency in Central Florida is in hot water today after it reportedly spent $14,200 to fund 6,000 superhero capes to hand out to unemployed area residents.
It's all part of what's being called the 'Cape- A-Bility Challenge,' a contest in which out-of-work Floridians take on "Dr. Evil Unemployment," a cartoon character that represents the current state of