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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

State Unemployment Rates

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Unemployment rates rise in most states as more Americans look for work; 37 states gain jobs, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Unemployment rates rose in 28 U.S. states last month, partly because more Americans started looking for work and not all of them found jobs. Unemployment rates fell in 11 states and were unchanged in another 11, the Labor Department said Thursday…”