CEPR Analysis: Tepid Blue Collar Job Growth Continues in the Rust Belt

Blue collar jobs as a percent of all jobs in the Rust Belt are virtually unchanged since the end of the recession.

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2018

By: Alan Barber

Unemployment rates did not increase in any of the 50 states in January. Six states saw rates go down and 44 states were stable. Nonfarm employment rose in three states, fell in one, and saw minor increases in the rest of the states..

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