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

State Unemployment Rates

Jan. unemployment rates down in 43 states, By Paul Davidson, March 17, 2014, USA Today: “Unemployment rates fell in 43 states and the District of Columbia in January, reflecting a drop in the national jobless rate despite bad weather that may have held down job gains. Unemployment rose in just one state, Iowa, and was unchanged in six states…”