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March 29, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
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 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area unemployment rates, January 2010.