Unemployment increases in state, holds steady nationwide
State unemployment rose to 5.9 percent in September — a monthly increase of 0.3 percent and the largest jump since it began creeping upward in May, according to a report released Friday by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission .
Still, Oklahoma continued to fare better than the national average, which held steady at 9.1 percent. Unemployment rates dropped in 25 states, rose in 14 and stayed the same in ...
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