 Government lost 1,200 jobs, but that's usually related to school bus drivers not working in the summer. State unemployment rate has been below 3% since January. The national unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in June. A man who died in a lawnmower accident near Jessup on Thursday has been identified as a teacher at Don Bosco High School. Authorities say Jake Knepper was loading a commercial-grade lawnmower onto a trailer when the mower tipped over on top of him, killing him.