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Tough Economic Times Head West After Recession

A delayed decline in home prices and drops in manufacturing and tourism have caused unemployment in western mountain states to rise faster in the past year than in any other region.

The jobless rate in the eight-state Mountain West region has jumped to 9.3 percent from 8.7 percent a year ago. That’s still lower than the 9.6 percent national average. But the gap is narrowing with the rest of the nation. The jobs crisis in regions with higher unemployment has mainly stabilized.

By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

Full Story: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/tough_economic_times_head_west_after_recession/20253/

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