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September 21, 2018

State's jobless rate lowest in 42 years

OLYMPIA (AP) — A recent report shows Washington's unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent last month — the lowest rate for August since 1976.

KOMO-TV says a report released Wednesday by the Employment Security Department shows the state's economy added 9,100 jobs in August as the unemployment rate dropped from 4.6 percent in July.


 
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