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Employment rate improves as states see joblessness drop
Washington AP reports that for the first time in nearly two years most states posted 12 month declines in unemployment. Twenty eight states had lower June rates than June 1982, with New Hampshire and North Dakota at 4.7 percent the lowest. The national rate fell from 10.1 percent in May to 9.5 percent in June, signaling continued improvement into July. West Virginia led at 17.5 percent with Michigan at 14.6 percent, both easing from May.
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