The July jobs report is out, and it's showing hiring is up in the county as a whole. What's going on in your community?
From CNN Money: "Employers said they added 163,000 jobs in the month, according to a Labor Department report released Friday, much better than the 95,000 jobs economists had forecast."
Check in with local officials - do they keep track of the hiring outlook on a local level? Chambers of Commerce might have a good sense of the local employment situation. Talk to local businesses - are they in a hiring mood?
Reach out to readers in a poll, on Facebook and Twitter - are they feeling any relief in the job market?