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Jobless rate drops, but not because more are working

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 18, 2020//

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Jobless rate drops, but not because more are working

Jobless rate drops, but not because more are working

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//September 18, 2020//

The state’s jobless rate shrank by close to 45% last month. But a good portion of the drop in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate from 10.7% in July to 5.9%...

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