Unemployment rates on the North Olympic Peninsula saw slight decreases from January to February, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday.
Clallam County unemployment went down from a revised 10.2 percent in January to a preliminary 10 percent in February.
The Jefferson County jobless rate dipped slightly from 9.3 percent in January to a preliminary 8.8 percent in February, officials said.
In February, Clallam County had 24,860 employed residents and 2,750 job seekers, Employment Security estimated.
Jefferson County had 10,260 employed citizens and 990 looking for work last month.
Jobless rates do not factor those who are underemployed, commute to other counties or have quit looking for work.
According to state estimates, Clallam County employers shed 380 jobs from January to February, including 260 in service sectors and 120 in goods-producing trades.
Over the year, Clallam County has added 440 nonfarm jobs from February 2014 to February 2015, Employment Security said.
Jefferson County employers shed a reported 100 jobs last month, including 60 service-providing jobs and 40 in goods producing.
Jefferson County added 100 nonfarm jobs over the year, Employment Security said.
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February remained at 6.3 percent, while the national jobless rate went from 5.7 percent to 5.5 percent.
Unemployment rates at the county level are not seasonally adjusted because the sample size is too small to accommodate that additional analysis, officials said.