WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1300) on Aug. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in July in 2 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 5 states had d  more