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Jobless rates were higher in August than a year earlier in 189 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 186, and unchanged in 14. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 66 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 322.
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