THE NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY DROPPED IN AUGUST. ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THE PERCENTAGE OF UNEMPLOYED IN THE COUNTY DROPPED FROM 8.3 PERCENT IN JULY, TO 7.9 PERCENT IN AUGUST. SOME SPECULATE IT IS DUE TO HIGHER TOURISM AND SCHOOLS STARTING IN AUGUST THAN BEFORE. HOWEVER ANALYST SAY THAT BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY ALSO DROPPED. THE LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS SIMPLY MEAN LESS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WORK.
