State unemployment rates were generally lower in April. Forty-three states had unemployment rate decreases, two states had increases, and five states and the District of Columbia had no change. Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, one state had an increase, and two states had no change. The national jobless rate fell to 6.3 percent from March and was 1.2 percentage points lower than in April 2013.
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at State unemployment, 2004 to 2014 : The Editor’s Desk: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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