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Unemployment falls in three-quarters of US states

Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, adding to evidence that companies are feeling more confident in the U.S. economy.

By Jeannine Avera | Updated on May 20, 2011
In this April 6, 2011 photo, job seekers line up at a job fair in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation’s states, adding to evidence that companies are feeling more confident in the U.S. economy.

The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates dropped in 39 states in April. It’s the largest number of states to see decrease since November 2003. Rates rose in three states and the District of Columbia. They were unchanged in eight states.

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