BLS reports: April jobless rates down in 10 states, up in 1; payroll jobs up in 9 states, down in 1

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April jobless rates down in 10 states, up in 1; payroll jobs up in 9 states, down in 1

Economic News Release USDL-17-0620

State Employment and Unemployment Summary

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Friday, May 19, 2017

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STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- APRIL 2017


Unemployment rates were lower in April in 10 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 39 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, and 31 states and the District had little or no change. The national unemployment rate, 4.4 percent, was little changed from March but was 0.6 percentage point lower than in April 2016.

Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 9 states in April 2017, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Over the year, 28 states added nonfarm payroll jobs, 1 state lost jobs, and 21 states and the District were essentially unchanged.

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