May 08, 2003
Oregon Claims Top Spot In Unemployment for Third Straight Month
Second Third verse same as the first second:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday the March 2003 seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for all states. Oregon's rate of 7.6 percent was highest among all 50 states.
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Oregon also had the highest rate from July 2001 to April 2002. Between May and December 2002, Oregon's unemployment rate was second-highest in the nation behind that of Alaska. Oregon's unemployment rate peaked in this recession at 8.4 percent in January 2002 and has since been as low as 7.2 percent in August, September, and October of 2002.
Preliminary statistics for April are due to be announced tomorrow.