- Steady hiring pushes down unemployment rates in 40 US states in April; only 3 report increases, Associated Press, May 17, 2013, Washington Post: “Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates increased in only three states: Louisiana, Tennessee and North Dakota. Rates were unchanged in seven states…”
- Jobless rates fell in 40 states and D.C. in April, By Doug Carroll, May 17, 2013, USA Today: “Unemployment rates fell in 40 states and the District of Columbia in April, the government reported Friday. Three states had increases while jobless rates were unchanged in seven states…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty