Jobless Rates Decline in Washington State, Seattle Area. From: The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: November 19, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Seattle Times. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Sarah Anne Wright

Nov. 19--The unemployment rate for the state and Seattle area fell dramatically in October, figures released yesterday show. But state economists cautioned against attaching too much meaning to the drop.

The state jobless rate last month was 7.0 percent, the lowest in nearly a year and down from 7.6 percent in September. The rate fell from 7.3 to 6.5 percent in the Seattle area.

"We need to see more than one month of labor-...

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