The Idaho Department of Labor reported Friday that the Gem State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8% in October, down 0.1 percentage points from September. In Teton County, Idaho, the unemployment rate last month was 1.7% compared with the same month in 2020 when 4.7% of the county’s labor force was idled.
Meanwhile, the state’s labor force grew by 1,470, or 2% to 907,622 – the second largest over-the-month increase this year. Industries with fewer jobs than expected included information, down 3.8%; accommodation and food services, down 2.5%; and transportation, warehouse and utilities, down 1.1%.
Job numbers exceeded seasonal expectations in private educational services which were up 2.3%; arts, entertainment and recreation, up by 1.4%; manufacturing by 1% and wholesale trade which was up just shy of 1%.
Meanwhile, the state’s labor force grew by 1,470, or 2% to 907,622 – the second largest over-the-month increase this year. Industries with fewer jobs than expected included information, down 3.8%; accommodation and food services, down 2.5%; and transportation, warehouse and utilities, down 1.1%.
Job numbers exceeded seasonal expectations in private educational services which were up 2.3%; arts, entertainment and recreation, up by 1.4%; manufacturing by 1% and wholesale trade which was up just shy of 1%.
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