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August jobless rates down in 15 states; payroll jobs up in 11 states, down in 309/17/2021
In August, unemployment rates were lower in 15 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 35 states.
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 11 states, decreased in 3 states, and was essentially unchanged in
36 states and the District.
July jobless rates down over the year in 388 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 14209/01/2021
Jobless rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 388 of the 389 metropolitan areas
and higher in 1. Nonfarm payroll employment was up in 142 metropolitan areas over the year
and essentially unchanged in 247. Current
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Unemployment rates up and employment-population ratios down in all states in 202003/03/2021
Annual average unemployment rates increased in all 50 states and the
District of Columbia in 2020. Employment-population ratios decreased
in all 50 states and the District. ArchivedCaution: data in many archived news releases have been revised in subsequent releases.
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