BLS: Unemployment Rates Were Lower in April 2023 Than a Year Earlier in 16 States
June 02, 2023
June 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states, higher in 10 states, and stable in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate, 3.4 percent, was 0.2 percentage point lower in April 2023 than in April 2022.
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Chart: State unemployment rates, . . .
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Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 16 states, higher in 10 states, and stable in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The national unemployment rate, 3.4 percent, was 0.2 percentage point lower in April 2023 than in April 2022.
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Chart: State unemployment rates, . . .