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Arlington has lowest jobless rate in Washington region The lowest unemployment rate in the Washington region continues to be in Arlington County, with a jobless rate of just 3.9 percent in September.

The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that every county in the region, with the exception of the District, registered a lower unemployment rate in September than the national average of 9.2 percent.

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