October Jobless Rates Down Over the Year in 329 of 372 Metro Areas; Payroll Jobs Up in 288

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2012.  Unemployment rates were lower in October than a year earlier in 329 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 37 areas, and unchanged in 6 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Three areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 41 areas registered rates of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred eighty-eight metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 80 reported decreases, and 4…