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New Jersey unemployment rate drops to 6.1 percent

New Jersey's unemployment rate in June has fallen to its lowest level since October 2008 at 6.1 percent. New Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Thursday show the state's the rate has fallen

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Jul 16, 2015, 11:03 PM

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