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42 States Lose Jobs in August, Up From 29 in July
42 States Lose Jobs in August, Up From 29 in July
Friday, September 18, 2009 11:25 AM
WASHINGTON -- Forty-two states lost jobs last month, up from 29 in July, with the biggest payroll cuts coming in Texas, Michigan, Georgia and Ohio.
The Labor Department says 27 states saw their unemployment rates increase in August, and 14 states and Washington D.C. reported unemployment rates of 10 percent or above.
Michigan has the highest jobless rate of 15.2 percent, followed by Nevada at 13.2 percent, Rhode Island at 12.8 percent, and California and Oregon at 12.2 percent each.
The jobless rates in California, Nevada and Rhode Island were the highest on records dating to 1976.
Nationwide, the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent in August from 9.4 percent in July.
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