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new sa('Unemployment rates rise in 29 states', 
       '', 
       'November 20, 2009 Friday 12:12 PM EST', 
	   'l:1079189517',
       ' CNNMoney.com', 
       '574',
       'Latest News - CNNMoney', 
       '', 
       '100019402', 

       'A growing number of states reported rising jobless rates in October, and thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2%, according to a government report released on Friday.Overall, jobless rates increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia last month, while they fell in 13 states, according to a monthly Labor Department survey on state unemployment.In September, 23 states and Washington D.C. reported that their unemployment rates increased, and 14 states had jobless rates above the national average.'),
  


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