Governor Hassan's Statement on September Unemployment Rate
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Issues: Economy and Fiscal
Governor Maggie Hassan today issued the following statement on the announcement that New Hampshire's unemployment rate dropped to 2.9 percent in September:
"New Hampshire's low unemployment rate, which dropped to 2.9 percent in September, demonstrates that our state's economy continues to strengthen. Our unemployment rate remains among the lowest in the nation and the number of Granite Staters with jobs continues to reach historic levels, but we know that there is still more work to do to support job-creating businesses, to ensure that our people have the skills needed for success in the innovation economy, to expand middle class opportunity and to keep our economy moving in the right direction."
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