Today's News: State-by-State Jobs Data New jobs are growing and the unemployment rate is dropping across the country, according to government data released today for the month of April by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employment over the last year was up in 44 of the 50 states and the unemployment rate was down in all regions and in 47 of the 50 states. Nationwide, more than 1.1 million jobs have been added since August, with 8 consecutive months of gains, and the national unemployment rate stood at 5.6% in April, below the national average of the 1970s, 1980s,...