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The jobless rate in the US is quite high. It can be seen from the 34 states in there and from Washington, D.C. which have many people that have not a job. But fortunately, the increase just happened in six states. The rate was unchanged in the 10 other states. There are about 14% of the people who are unemployment. In this case, the 14% rate belongs to the Michigan people. Michigan became the first and the highest state in the United States that has the number of people that …
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According to U.S. government data released on Thursday showed that the number of U.S. workers filing for jobless benefits fell only slightly last week, highlighting the challenges facing the labor market, while import prices pointed to tame inflation.
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 444,000, the Labor Department said, though the number was still slightly above the 440,000 expected by analysts in a Reuters poll. The prior week’s figure was revised up to 448,000.
In a second report, the department said import prices increased 0.9 percent …
