THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS STEADILY DROPPING. THE EMPLOYMENT development DEPARTMENT RELEASED FIGURES TODAY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE COUNTY IS AT 11.8 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 14 PERCENT A YEAR AGO. SCOTTS VALLEY HAS THE LOWEST NUMBERS IN THE COUNTY WITH 5.7 PERCENT UNEMPLOYED. WATSONVILLE WAS THE HIGHEST WITH OVER 24 PERCENT.
