<H3>• U.S. Regional and State Employment And Unemployment — January 2015</H3>

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Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in January. Twenty-four states had unemployment rate decreases from December, 8 states had increases, and 18 states and the District of Columbia had no change. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, three states had increases, and two states had no change. Eighteen states had statistically significant over-the-month changes in employment, 15 of which were increases. The largest significant job gains occurred in California (+67,300), Ohio (+25,100), and Michigan (+24,200). The three significant decreases occurred in Virginia (-10,900), Louisiana (-7,500), and Maine (-3,400). Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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