Deschutes County's unemployment is a little over 11 percent, Jefferson County's rate is 12 percent and Crook County is around 14 percent.

Gale Krumenauer with Worksource Oregon says compared to a year ago though ... the unemployment rate is down.

In Deschutes County in July of 2011 unemployment was 12.5 percent.  

It's now down to 11.3 percent.