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State Unemployment Rate Jumps Up SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - The state's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate saw a big jump from April to May. It went up more than half a point - to five point three percent. But, local economists say the picture's still better here than in the rest of the nation. More from KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp.

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