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Unemployment in state drops to 7.4 percent
By The Associated Press
This article was published December 18, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.4 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
The U.S. rate was 10 percent in November, also two-tenths of a percentage below the October rate.
“Arkansas experienced fewer layoffs in November, which contributed to the decline in our [unemployment] rate,” said Kimberly Friedman of the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services.
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