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Ohio unemployment rate edges downward in April
BusinessWeek - ‎38 minutes ago‎
Ohio's unemployment rate has slipped from its highest level in more than 26 years as more people found a broad range of work. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that the state's job market showed slight improvement in April, ...
Mont. jobless rate steady at 7.1 percent in April
BusinessWeek - ‎38 minutes ago‎
The Montana Department of Labor says that the state rate held firm even as the national unemployment rate increased from 9.7 percent to 9.9 percent. When the state's unemployment hit 7.1 percent in March, it was the first time that level had been ...
Ark. unemployment rate unchanged at 7.8 percent
The Associated Press - ‎1 hour ago‎
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' unemployment remained unchanged at 7.8 percent last month, with an increase in manufacturing jobs offsetting a drop in professional and business jobs. The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said Friday the state's ...
State sees first dip in jobless rate since 2006
Palm Beach Post - Jeff Ostrowski - ‎12 minutes ago‎
latest money news » From The Post and AP By Jeff Ostrowski The region's jobless rates fell in April, and Florida unemployment decreased for the first time in four years, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation said Friday. ...
Delaware jobless rate dips to 9.2 percent in April
BusinessWeek - ‎2 hours ago‎
Officials on Friday reported a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 9 percent in April, down from 9.2 percent in March. Nationally, the US unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage point in April to 9.9 percent. In Delaware, some 38600 people were looking ...
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April job gains in Md. in line with most states'
Washington Post (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
Maryland's unemployment rate dipped along with those of most other states' in April, dropping from 7.7 percent to 7.5 percent after gaining about 6200 jobs, ...
Texas unemployment inches up
Dallas Morning News (blog) - ‎7 hours ago‎
The state's unemployment rate rose from 8.2 to 8.3 percent in April. The rate is still well below the national average of 9.9 percent. ...
Unemployment Rates, by State: Most Regions Register Improvement
Wall Street Journal (blog) - Sara Murray - ‎8 hours ago‎
The jobless rate in 34 states and Washington, DC fell in April compared to the prior month, even as the nation's unemployment rate ticked up ...
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Ohio unemployment rate edges downward in April
‎38 minutes ago‎ - BusinessWeek
California employers keep adding jobs
‎9 hours ago‎ - Los Angeles Times
Florida unemployment falls for first time in four years
‎9 hours ago‎ - South Florida Business Journal
Florida jobless rate drops to 12 percent
‎10 hours ago‎ - Orlando Sentinel
Florida's unemployment rate posts first monthly decline in four years
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Mass. jobless rate dips to 9.2 percent in April
‎May 20, 2010‎ - BusinessWeek
and it's unanimous! the positive headline for California is belied by the subtitle!:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-california-unemployment-20100522,0,2078904.story
California employers keep adding jobs
Employers added 14,200 jobs in April, the fourth straight month of growth. But with more people looking for work, the state unemployment rate remained steady at 12.6%.
😵 ... it's census jobs!
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Payrolls increased by 14,200 in April, bringing the total number of jobs added this year to 56,400, according to the state Employment Development Department. Despite the gains, however, California companies still employ 1.3 million fewer people than they did when employment peaked in July of 2007.
"It's certainly nothing to write home about, but it is fair to say we are growing again," said Stephen Levy, director of the Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy.
California's unemployment rate remained unchanged from March, at 12.6%, although that's because more workers — about 69,000 — rejoined the labor force to look for work.
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California's government sector added the most jobs in April, 14,000, driven largely by temporary hiring for the 2010 census. The professional and business services sector added 3,100 jobs, while the leisure and hospitality industry added 9,300.
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Originally posted by zeeblebot...then why are you writing about it?
so, unemployment is up a bit, according to one of the links below.
but what do we get from the news media? headlines for all the states where it ticked UP a bit!
i mean, what fraction of the world gives a tinker's darn about unemployment in ARKANSAS?
Originally posted by zeeblebotUnemployment is slightly up from the last few months, but it's still less than 10%.
so, unemployment is up a bit, according to one of the links below.
but what do we get from the news media? headlines for all the states where it ticked UP a bit!
i mean, what fraction of the world gives a tinker's darn about unemployment in ARKANSAS?
http://www.miseryindex.us/urbymonth.asp