The New Year started on a positive note, with the unemployment rate in Park County falling 2 percentage points in January 2012 when compared with January 2011, following a similar trend seen across Colorado and the U.S.
According to data from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, the not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.7 percent in Park County in January 2012, compared with 9.7 percent in January 2011. Details in this week's Flume.