WSIU: Unemployment Rate Rising Despite Growth in Jobs (2008-09-17)

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Unemployment Rate Rising Despite Growth in Jobs

Bellamy Pailthorp (2008-09-17)

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SEATTLE, WA (KPLU) - Washington's jobless rate hit 6% in August.
That's up from 5.6% in July - and it's the state's highest rate of unemployment in nearly four years.
But the news isn't all bad - the number of jobs in the state is actually still growing.
KPLU business and labor reporter Bellamy Pailthorp explains. © Copyright 2012, KPLU

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