Feb. Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 344 of 372 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 267

by Gary Kopycinski on April 10, 2012

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Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 10, 2012. Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 344 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 19 areas, and unchanged in 9 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 12 areas registered rates of less than 5.0 percent.