Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary. For release 10:00 a.m.
(EDT) Friday, March 28, 2014 USDL-14-0493 Technical information: Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- FEBRUARY 2014 Regional and state unemployment rates were generally little changed in February. Twenty-nine states had unemployment rate decreases from January, 10 states had increases, and 11 states and the District of Columbia had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Jobs are Obsolete Jason silva. The Robot Hiring Boom Has Arrived. The knock against many technology companies is they create too few jobs in their own countries.
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