Idaho unemployment rate drops to 2.8%, among best in nation

Idaho unemployment rate drops to 2.8%, among best in nation

EastIdahoNews.com file photoBOISE (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 2.8% from September to October, making the state’s unemployment rate tied for fourth-best in the nation.The Idaho Department of Labor also said Friday that the state’s labor force grew by nearly 1,500 to more than 907,000.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Idaho trails only Nebraska, Utah and Oklahoma in having the lowest unemployment rate. T…