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Three states, including two big ones for the 2020 election, just set new
lows for unemployment
At a time when the national unemployment rate is at its lowest in nearly half a
century, three states have set all-time records.
Vermont’s lowest-in-the-nation 2.2% jobless rate represents a new historic mark for
the Green Mountain state, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Along with the new low for Vermont, Pennsylvania at 3.8% and Wisconsin’s 2.8%
set new standards for state unemployment as indicated by records that go back to
1976. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin’s fortunes are significant in that they will be key
swing states in the 2020 election, during which the economy’s performance under
President Donald Trump will be a critical issue.
The trends come the same month that the U.S. rate fell to 3.6%, its lowest reading
since December 1969.
For the full year, 29 states have seen job gains while the rest have been essentially
unchanged.
Over the past year, the biggest drop in the jobless rate came in Delaware, which fell
0.7 percentage points to 3.2%. The only state whose level is higher in the 12-month
period is Hawaii, which rose 0.5 percentage points to 2.8%.
Fecha de entrega: Nicolás Hernández López 17/05/2019 -
20/05/2019 cod.20161015040 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/17/pennsylvania-vermont-
and-wisconsin-just-set-new-lows-for-unemployment.html
La tasa de desempleo más baja del 2,2% de Vermont representa una nueva marca
histórica para el estado de Green Mountain, según un informe del viernes de la
Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales.
Las tendencias llegan el mismo mes en que la tasa de los Estados Unidos cayó a
3.6% , su lectura más baja desde diciembre de 1969.
Sobre una base de estado por estado, 10 vieron aumentos en el empleo en abril,
mientras que solo uno vio una disminución. Los mayores ganadores fueron
California, Texas y Nueva York. Georgia fue el único perdedor de empleo con una
caída de 14,900.
Durante todo el año, 29 estados han visto ganancias en empleos, mientras que el
resto ha permanecido prácticamente sin cambios.