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Unemployment Rate Passes 12 Percent in 5 States

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not only the big states that have been hit hard by the economy, says recent government data released on Friday. Several smaller states including Rhode Island, Nevada and Oregon are now experiencing what states like California and Michigan have suffered since 2008: high rates of unemployment. Unemployment topped 12 percent in all five states [...]

Oregon, North Carolina, Nevada and Indiana Hit Double-Digit Unemployment

By John Hazard ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Eight states are suffering double-digit unemployment. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, released April 17 by the Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealed that Oregon, North Carolina, Nevada and Indiana had topped 10 percent unemployment, traditionally considered one of the definitions of an economic depression. Michigan, California, South Carolina and Rhode [...]