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Idaho’s Jobless Rate Falls To 8.0 Percent

job fair, Meridian, unemployment
Emilie Ritter Saunders
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Boise State Public Radio
Job seekers mingle at a recent job fair in Meridian, Idaho.

The Idaho Department of Labor reports February’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen for the seventh straight month to 8.0 percent.

The jobless rate has steadily ticked downward, mostly one-tenth of a percent at a time.  It’s the lowest monthly rate since September 2009.  Continue reading...

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