Employment Figures
WASHINGTON - In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S.
ALLEGAN, Mich. - Record profits. Job openings.
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's unemployment rate dipped in October, but economists cautioned Friday that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent - a mark last seen in the 1970s and a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's adjusted rate, state officials said Friday.
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas' unemployment rate declined to 6.4 percent in October, though a state labor analyst cautioned Friday that the job market remains weak.
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