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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 rate drops in 24 states in January, By Paul Wiseman (AP), March 17, 2015, USA Today: “Unemployment rates fell in 24 states in January and rose in just eight, the latest evidence that hiring is strong across the country.  The Labor Department said Tuesday that jobless rates were unchanged from December in 18 states and in Washington, D.C…”