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

State Unemployment Rates in 2014

Jobless-rate moves in 2014: Colorado best, Louisiana worst, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), January 27, 2015, ABC News: “Colorado’s unemployment rate fell by a third. Louisiana’s jumped nearly a quarter. Across the country, changes in unemployment rates varied from state to state in 2014, but collectively the numbers pointed to a year of substantial improvement: Jobless rates fell in 46 states, and everyone except Mississippi added jobs. Even Louisiana’s gain masked some good news: The state added a healthy number of jobs — just not enough to keep up with population growth…”