Jobless rate in Western US tops 10 percent in May, first time since 1983; 8 states set recordsWASHINGTON — The housing bust sent the unemployment rate in the West bolting past 10 percent in May — the first time in more than 25 years that a region of the United States has suffered double-digit joblessness. 8 states see record unemployment rates in May; Nebraska, Vermont only states without increasesWASHINGTON — The unemployment rates in eight states hit record-highs last month and only two — Nebraska and Vermont — did not report increases. |
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