A decrease in the number of employed people, coupled with a similar decline in the labor force, had little impact on the jobless rate in the region last month.
The unemployment rate for the Olympia-Tumwater Metropolitan Statistical Area (Thurston County) inched up to 4.5 percent in November from 4.4 in November 2023, according to monthly data from the Washington Employment Security Department, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and local area unemployment statistics.
The November data is preliminary and subject to revision, while the November 2023 data has been revised…