Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News

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The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier
in 185 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 168 areas,
and unchanged in 19 areas. In June, 226 metropolitan areas
reported over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll
employment, 135 reported increases, and 11 had no change.