April 09, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate changes, February 2010
February 2010 unemployment rate, and over-the-year change, selected metropolitan areas
| Metropolitan area |
Change in unemployment rate,
February 2009–February 2010 |
Unemployment rate,
February 2010 |
Farmington, NM |
5.0 |
10.6 |
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV |
4.8 |
15.3 |
Decatur, IL |
4.5 |
14.6 |
Yuma, AZ |
4.5 |
19.9 |
Rockford, IL |
4.0 |
18.6 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
3.6 |
13.9 |
Jacksonville, FL |
3.3 |
12.1 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
3.3 |
12.5 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
3.3 |
13.1 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
-0.3 |
7.7 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
-3.8 |
15.5 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate changes, February 2010.
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