BLS: Unemployment Rates Unchanged in 41 states in August, Tennessee at New Series Low

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were higher in August in 8 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 41 states and the District of Columbia , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, 1 state had an increase, and 28 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was little changed from July but was 0.5 percentage point lower than in August 2016. ... North Dakota and Colorado had the lowest unemployment rates in August, ......(read more)

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