A CENTRAL COAST COUNTY HAS BEEN NAMED THE 12TH MOST ECONOMICALLY STRESSED COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES. ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS’S ECONOMIC STRESS INDEX, SAN BENITO COUNTY WAS THE 12TH MOST ECONIMICALLY STRESSED COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES IN NOVEMBER OF 2010. SAN BENITO COUNTY SAW AN INCREASE FROM OCTOBER OF OVER 3 POINTS, BRINGING THE SCORE TO 22. THE INDEX CALCULATES A SCORE FROM 1 TO 100 BASED ON UNEMPLOYMENT, FORECLOSURES AND BANKRUPTCY RATES.
