September 02, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Metropolitan area unemployment: July 2008–09

Over-the-year employment losses, selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2008-09
Metropolitan Area	Employment change
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-4,800
Prescott, AZ	-5,400
Holland-Grand Haven, MI	-9,100
Reno-Sparks, NV	-18,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-143,100
Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	-157,900
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	-206,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	-240,100

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