homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Business


Subscriber content preview

May 19, 2016

State jobless rate holds at 5.8%

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington state added more than 11,000 new jobs from March to April, but the state's unemployment rate continues to hover at 5.8 percent.

Numbers released Wednesday by the state Employment Security Department show that during the one-year period ending in April, more than 100,000 jobs were added. The state's 5.8 percent jobless rate has been unchanged since December.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.