Unemployment rises in 24 states

[Karmadillo]

http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/16/news/economy/state_unemployment/index.htm

Unemployment rises in 24 states
By Ben Rooney, staff reporterApril 16, 2010: 12:27 PM ET

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Nearly half of all U.S. states reported rising unemployment rates in March, the government said Friday, with rates above the national average in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

A total of 24 states suffered jobless rate increases in March, according to the Labor Department's monthly report. But rates declined last month in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

On an annual basis, jobless rates increased in 44 states and D.C. in March. That's down from a total of 46 states in February.

The Labor Department said earlier this month that the nation's economy gained 162,000 jobs in March. But the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% for the third month in a row.

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[RM33]

1. Recent job creation

The recent job gains only helped break even.

The truth is that this is a jobless recovery. Here is a good article by Robert Reich

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion/41-labor/1402-no-jobs-recovery

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. As soon as all those unemployed, underemployed, start buying lots of stuff everything will be peachy

How does a consumer economy "recover" without consumers?

[jtuck004]

3. It doesn't. n.t

[bvar22]

5. Jobless Recovery?

Mission Accomplished!

[Tunkamerica]

4. NC's went down by 0.1%

whoo hoo

[Mojorabbit]

6. This is the most important thing

for the Dems to deal with prior to the next election.

[amborin]

7. K&R

[OhioChick]

8. Ohio hit 11% in March. n/t