Stories Related to Unemployment Rate Rises In Nine Battleground States: Report

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 8:59am

WASHINGTON -- Unemployment rates rose in 44 U.S. states in July, the most states to show a monthly increase in more than three years and a reflection of weak hiring nationwide.The Labor Department says unemployment fell in only two states and were unchanged in four.Read More... More on Unemployment

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