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Idaho’s February unemployment rate drops to 3.7%
State first in nation for over-the-year nonfarm job growth at 2.7%
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point between January and February, down to 3.7%.
February’s labor force increased by 433 people to 1,012,372 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.1 percentage point between January and February, down to 63.8%.
Idaho’s long-term industry and employment projections webinar
Labor economist Sam Wolkenhauer discusses Idaho’s housing interest rates and home inventories.
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Port of Lewiston celebrates 50 years of economic development and job creation
Over the last 50 years, the Port of Lewiston has had a significant impact in making the employment of north central Idaho both economically resilient as well as very distinctive compared with Idaho’s other labor regions.