December Employment Update
Harney County’s nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged over the year. The public sector added 10 jobs while the private sector dropped 10. Local government (+40) was the bright spot for the county while education and health services (-40) led losses. Moving into the new month, nonfarm payroll employment fell by 70 as federal government (-30) let go of more seasonal help and small cuts were made across the board. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage