Oklahoma jobless rate unchanged

 
BY DON MECOY dmecoy@opubco.com
Published: January 25, 2012

Oklahoma 's jobless rate remained at 6.1 percent in December for the third straight month, figures released Tuesday by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission show. The national unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points last month to 8.5 percent.

The state added 1,200 jobs in December, based on seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment figures, the commission reported. Despite the new jobs, the state's un...


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