A help wanted sign is posted in the window at Inca Mexican Restaurant at 404 E. 3rd Ave. in downtown Moses Lake. Many businesses are hiring and unemployment in non-farm positions is markedly down from this same time last year, according to a Washington State Employment Security Department report.
April 12, 2022
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Grant Co. non-farm employment picture improving
Improvements ‘across the board’ for Moses Lake in particular
GRANT COUNTY — Non-farm employment in Grant County in February rose nearly 8% when compared with 2021 as manufacturing employment expanded and the hospitality sector continued to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the Washington State Employment Security Department. The Monthly Employment Report, compiled by ESD Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck and released in early April, said non-farm employment in Grant County rose 7.7% to 31,720 in February 2022 versus 29,440 in February 2021...