Unemployment rates rise in half of U.S. states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states last month, the latest evidence that hiring remains tepid across the country.
The Labor Department says rates increased in 26 states. They fell in 12 states and were unchanged in the other 12. Unemployment also rose in seven of the 11 key swing states in this year's presidential election.
Nationwide, hiring employers added only 96,000 jobs in August, below July's gain of 141,000 and the average of 226,000 jobs a month added in January-March quarter.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July. But that was only because many people gave up looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively searching for jobs.
The Labor Department says rates increased in 26 states. They fell in 12 states and were unchanged in the other 12. Unemployment also rose in seven of the 11 key swing states in this year's presidential election.
Nationwide, hiring employers added only 96,000 jobs in August, below July's gain of 141,000 and the average of 226,000 jobs a month added in January-March quarter.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July. But that was only because many people gave up looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively searching for jobs.
"The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July. But that was only because many people gave up looking for work. The government only counts people as unemployed if they are actively searching for jobs."
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If he demoralizes enough job-seekers, Obama can get the UE rate down below what it was when he took office.
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 @Sid Vishess Yeah, lets just give em all jobs at Bain so Romney can be paid by the public to fire them all and they can get unemployment again for a while.Â
Aww, look at the Microsoft 'user' that has no idea what his abilities should read like on an application. Just so's you all know, us Open Source people don't generally have those type of problems day to day. Which is why Microsoft is hiring Open Source people as fast as they can get them imported. Because here, computer sciences can train up a weak games beta tester in 4 years, but can't teach UNIX-POSIX concepts and languages in less than Ph D timeframes.
And in other current news, both corporate welfare and profits have never been higher.Â
 @FreeCoffeeNow! Yea that's why they continue to do business out side the country .
All those corporate welfare and profits (high taxes,disabling regulations)that is so helpful in getting the unemployment situation under control.