August State and Regional Employment and Unemployment
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State Employment and
Unemployment: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported regional and
state employment and unemployment for August today, available at
title="http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf">http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/laus.pdf.
Highlights of the report:
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Non-farm payroll employment increased in
35 states and the
Columbia
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Seven states recorded over-the-month unemployment
rate decreases that were statistically significant (
statistically significant over-the-month unemployment rate increase. The
remaining 42 states and the
of Columbia
unemployment rate changes over the month.
in payroll employment:
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Kentucky (+0.5%); Alaska, the District of
Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, and
Wyoming (+0.4% each; Arizona, Colorado, and Florida (+0.3% each).
in payroll employment:
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Jeffrey Wrase
Chief Economist
to the Vice Chairman
Joint Economic
Committee
G-07
(202) 224-2335