Idaho added nonfarm jobs at the second highest rate in the nation year-over year as the state’s unemployment rate remained at 2.9 percent in September.
An additional 2,900 people made themselves available for work last month, pushing Idaho’s seasonally adjusted labor force up to 882,200. Idaho nonfarm jobs increased by 4,600 from August to September, or 6-tenths of a percent – second largest in the nation, both in percentage increase and total jobs.
Eight of Idaho’s 11 industry sectors exceeded seasonal expectations, led by construction; professional and business services; and financial activities.
The information and other services sectors shed jobs, while natural resources saw no change.
Over the year, September’s statewide labor force was up 2.4 percent, total employment climbed 2.2 percent. Nonfarm jobs were up 3.1 percent from September 2018, the second fastest growth rate in the nation. (Idaho Department of Labor)
