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August 23, 2004
July State Level Job Summary
The Congressional Joint Economic Committee has released state by state job statistics for July.
Here are the highlights of this report:
* "Over the past year (since July 2003), the unemployment rate has fallen in 49 states and all 4 regions of the United States. 35 states have unemployment rates at or below the national unemployment rate of 5.5 percent.
* Non-farm payroll employment has increased in 46 states over the past year.
* Non-farm payroll employment increased in 28 states in July. The states with the largest payroll job gains during July were Maryland (+11,800), Massachusetts (+11,600), Washington (+8,600), North Carolina (+8,200), and Wisconsin (+7,000)."
Find the complete report here.
Posted August 23, 2004 05:25 AM
at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He consults with a variety of businesses on start-up and growth related issues, and with larger corporations on re-establishing entrepreneurial cultures within their organizations. Dr. Cornwall's current research interests include entrepreneurial finance and entrepreneurial ethics. He has authored or co-authored four books.
