Hawaii Unemployment Rate Inches Up To 6.9%
Jan. Seasonally Adjusted Rate Climbed 0.1 Percent Over Dec.
POSTED: 11:56 am HST March 10, 2010
UPDATED: 12:46 pm HST March 10, 2010
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HONOLULU -- Hawaii's unemployment rate in January was up 0.1 percent over December, the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said on Wednesday.January's unemployment rate was 6.9 percent. There were 43,450 unemployed people in Hawaii in January, DLIR officials said. That is about 5,000 more people without jobs compared to the same time last year, according to state figures.The national adjusted unemployment rate was 9.7 percent. Unemployment rates in 30 states were up in January.North Dakota had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.2 percent and Michigan had the highest at 14.3 percent. Read More
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