Washington’s unemployment rate drops to 4.5 percent

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent last month and the state added 6,900 jobs. According to the latest numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department, the October rate dropped slightly from September’s 4.6 percent rate. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent last month, and the rate in the […]