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 (1)
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
Footnotes: (1) Preliminary

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