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August 14, 2014

State's jobless rate drops to 5.6 percent

OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington state's unemployment rate dropped to 5.6 percent last month, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department.

The newest numbers show that July's jobless rate was down from June's 5.8 percent rate. The state also added an estimated 7,300 jobs from June to July, and June's initial repot of 9,100 jobs gained was revised up to a gain of 13,600 jobs.


 
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