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Idaho led nation for job growth over the past year

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that from March 2015 to March 2016, Idaho led the nation for increases in employment. During that time period, 37 states had statistically significant increases in seasonally adjusted, non-farm employment; Idaho led the pack at 3.6 percent, followed by Oregon and Utah at 3.3 percent; Tennessee, 3.2 percent; and Washington, 3.2 percent.

At the other end of the spectrum, North Dakota saw employment fall by 4.5 percent over that year period; Wyoming had a 3.2 percent drop. There’s more info here .

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Eye On Boise." Read all stories from this blog