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Unemployment Rate Holds Steady


Augusta - Maine's unemployment rate for July showed little change from last month or a year ago.

Maine Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman says the rate for July was 8.1 percent.

Fortman noted the preliminary figure is within one-tenth of a percentage point of the jobless rate of 8 percent in June and 8.2 percent in July 2009.

The national unemployment rate for July was 9.5 percent.

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