August Unemployment Up in 27 States

Latest numbers from the government:

The unemployment rate edged up in August in Kansas, Missouri and 25 other states, the largest number in six months, the U.S. Labor Department said Tuesday.

The unemployment rate fell in 13 states and stayed the same in 10 states and the District of Columbia.

In July, the rate rose in 14 states and fell in 18.

The overall U.S. unemployment rate rose from 9.5 percent in July to 9.6 percent in August, the government reported earlier this month.

Sorry situation, eh?