Economy Watch: State Unemployment Rates Edge Down

Unemployment rates decreased in 34 states and the District of Columbia in October compared with September, while five states suffered increases and 11 states had no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. Forty-two states and D.C. enjoyed unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, five states saw increases, and three states experienced no change. (The national jobless rate edged down to 5.8 percent from September and was 1.4 percentage points lower than in October 2013.)

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