District unemployment falls in May

The unemployment rate rose in Maryland, fell slightly in the District and remained unchanged in Virginia in May, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. The District’s unemployment rate fell to 9.3 percent in May, down from 9.5 percent the month before. Maryland’s jobless rate inched up to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent in April, while Virginia’s unemployment rate remained steady …

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