En EUA, la tasa de desempleo por debajo de 5% en 15 estados

The unemployment rate stood below the 5% line in 15 states last month, the latest sign of a healthier labor market across a broad swath of the country.

     The tally, which matched the largest number of states below that mark in six years, also highlighted how some regions, particularly the South and far West, are still struggling with elevated joblessness.

     With the midterm elections just weeks away, the speed of the labor market's recovery could play an important role in at least a half-dozen states with close races for governor.

     Oil-rich North Dakota had the nation's lowest unemployment rate at 2.8%, while Georgia had the highest reading at 7.8%, the Labor Department said Tuesday. The rate in Colorado fell to 4.7% from 5.1% in August, making it the latest state to slip below 5%.