BLS: August Unemployment rates down in 41 states

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in August in 41 states , higher in 2 states, and stable in 7 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. All 50 states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier. The national unemployment rate fell by 1.8 percentage points over the month to 8.4 percent but was 4.7 points higher than in August 2019. ... Nevada had the highest unemployment rate in August, 13.2 percent , followed by Rhode Island, 12.8 percent, and Hawaii and New......(read more)

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