March 29, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Metropolitan area unemployment rates, January 2010

Metropolitan area unemployment rate comparisons, January 2010, versus prior year and U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to U.S. unemployment rate of 10.6 percent (January 2010)	Number of areas
Below	210
Above	159
Equal	3
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to prior year unemployment rate (January 2009)	Number of areas
Higher	363
Lower	7
Unchanged	2

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