By Parker Leavitt, The Republic | azcentral.com
Unemployment rates are dropping in Southeast Valley cities.
A well-educated workforce has helped the region recover from economic recession.
Still, roughly 30,000 Southeast Valley workers continue to look for work.
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More people in the Southeast Valley are getting back to work as the economy trudges through a long and slow recovery, according to monthly employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment rates across the region have continued a steady downward trend this year, aided by strong demographics and a well-educated workforce, economic-development officials say.
