BLS: Unemployment Rates Stable in 45 states in January, Arkansas and Oregon at New Lows

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were significantly lower in January in 5 states and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Six states had notable jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 44 states and the District had no significant change. The national unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in January, little changed from that of both December 2016 and January 2016. ... New Hampshire had the lowest unemployment rate in January , 2.7 percent, closely followed by Hawaii, 2.8......(read more)

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