After a spike in January, unemployment dipped in the Tri-Counties last month. New numbers showed an across-the-board drop in the region.
Ventura County’s jobless rate dropped from 5% in January to 4.7% in February. Santa Barbara County went from a 5.4% to a 5.2% unemployment rate. Unemployment in San Luis Obispo County went from 4.4% in January to 4.2% in February.
The unemployment rate for the state remained flat during the first two months of the year at 5.4%.
