Nearly All States See Increase in Jobs

Nearly All States See Increase in Jobs
President Donald Trump with Corning CEO Wendell Weeks at the White House on July 20. Trump announced that a joint partnership between Merck, Pfizer, and Corning will bring $4 billion in pharmaceutical glass manufacturing to the United States and create more than 4,000 jobs in the coming years.ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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A majority of U.S. states experienced job growth in June, in line with positive employment trends at the national level.

Out of 50 states, 33 recorded significant increases in nonfarm jobs in the last year, according to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate continued to fall across the country as well. In June, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent compared to 4.9 percent for the same period last year.

“In most states, we are seeing a decrease in unemployment rates and increase in the number of jobs,” said Janelle Jones, an economic analyst at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

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Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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