BLS: Unemployment Rates Lower in 11 states in July, Oregon at New Low

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in July in 11 states , higher in 2 states, and stable in 37 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Ten states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier and 40 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate edged down by 0.1 percentage point from June to 3.9 percent and was 0.4 point lower than in July 2017. ... Hawaii had the lowest unemployment rate in July, 2.1 percent. The rate in Oregon (3.9 percent) set......(read more)

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