U.S. unemployment rises to 3.8%

Unemployment rates were higher in August in 10 states, lower in two states, and stable in 38 states and the District of Columbia, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. Twenty-five states had jobless rate decreases from a year earlier, nine states and the District had increases, and 16 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 3.8 percent, rose by...