The job market in April was tougher than a year ago in hundreds of U.S. metropolitan areas, according to data the U.S. Labor Department released Wednesday.
The unemployment rate in April was higher than a year earlier in 291 of the 372 metropolitan areas covered by the Labor Department report...
The national unemployment rate in April was 9.5%, not seasonally adjusted. But 14 areas—11 of which were in California—reported unemployment rates of at least 15%...
300 metropolitan areas in April reported year-over-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment. Eight regions were unchanged. While unemployment rate data is derived from household surveys, the nonfarm payroll data comes from payrolls...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Jobless Rate Rises in Most U.S. Cities
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