D.C.-area unemployment rises to 6% in August
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Unemployment in the Washington region rose to 6 percent in August from 5.9 percent the month before, according to a Labor Department report released Wednesday, putting the brakes on a recovery that had spurred widespread hiring across sectors this year.
The region gained a net of 100 jobs from August 2010 to August 2011. Although modest, it's a major improvement from the net loss of 11,100 jobs from July to July. Still, during the 12-month period ending in August, the region dropped 2,600 jobs in its traditionally most reliable sector: the federal government.
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