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November 21, 2008
In October, 38 states and the District of Columbia
recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases,
5 states registered decreases, and 7 states had no
change. Nonfarm payroll employment rose in 10 states
plus the District of Columbia and fell in 40 states.
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November 21, 2008
October seasonally adjusted mass layoff events (2,140) and
initial claims (232,468) decreased from the prior month.
However, both layoff events and initial claims reached their
highest October levels since 2001. Twelve states reached
program highs in terms of average weekly initial claims for
the month of October.
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November 21, 2008
The 2007 rate of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses requiring days away from work was 122 per 10,000 full-time workers, a decrease of 4 percent from 2006. Full Text »
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