More people landed jobs in Washington last month.

Washington’s economy added jobs in March. But its labor pool shrunk and the number of jobless grew as well.

The combined result was an uptick in the state’s unemployment rate, according to the latest monthly report from the Employment Security Department.

The economy grew by 5,300 jobs, with the private sector accounting for 2,900 and the government sector the remainder. It’s a bit more than February, continuing the “slow and steady” growth experienced in recent months, said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, ESD’s chief labor economist.

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Ferry County had the top unemployment rate at 11.9% with the neighboring counties of Stevens (8.1%) and Okanogan (7.3%) not far behind. King and Snohomish counties each recorded the lowest rates at 4.1%.

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/more-people-landed-jobs-in-washington-last-month-more-wound-up-jobless-too/