“Thurston County bankruptcy filings remained brisk through the first nine months of the year, rising nearly 13 percent from the same period in 2009, according to data compiled by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington…

Olympia bankruptcy attorney Jennie Patton said Tuesday that shes not surprised filings continue to rise. ‘Until the unemployment rate drops, were going to see people that need to file bankruptcy because they are out of resources,’ she said. ‘Employment is one of the last things to recover following a recession,'” quoting Rolf Boone in The Olympian.