Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Friday, December 19, 2008
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in November. Overall, 37 states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 5 states registered de- creases, and 8 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Over the year, job- less rates were up in 49 states and the District of Columbia and un- changed in 1 state. The national unemployment rate rose from 6.5 to 6.7 percent in November and was up 2.0 percentage points from a year earlier.
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