National Jobless Rates Down in 45 States, Up in 1 in Jan.; Payroll Jobs Up in 37 States, Down in 13 by Gary Kopycinski on March 13, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2012. Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in January.