HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.8 percent in February, compared to the national rate of 4.7 percent.
The state saw an additional 3,000 payroll jobs last month, including 2,800 in the private sector.
Labor Department statistics say just over 20,000 people in Montana’s workforce of 526,000 were unemployed in February.
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