BLS: Unemployment Rates Lower in 10 states in June, Two States at New Series Lows

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in June in 10 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-seven states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 23 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was little changed from May but was 0.5 percentage point lower than in June 2016. ... Colorado and North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rates in June, 2.3 percent each. The rates......(read more)

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