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Unemployment dips in 17 states, rises in 26
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| Last Edited | RP Aug 21, 2009 04:00pm |
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| News Date | Friday, August 21, 2009 04:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The unemployment rate fell in 17 states and the District of Columbia last month, a positive sign even as the pain of joblessness remains widespread.
The Labor Department said Friday that the jobless rate fell in July in New York, Oregon, Minnesota and Virginia, among other states. It increased in 26 states.
While jobs remain scarce, the figures are an improvement from previous months. Only five states saw their unemployment rates drop in June. In May, the jobless rate fell in one state.
The department also said that 21 states added jobs in July, compared with 10 in June. |
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