June 07, 2010
Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate changes, April 2010
Largest over-the-year jobless rate increases and decreases, selected metropolitan areas, April 2009–April 2010
| Metropolitan area |
April 2009 |
April 2010 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
10.5 |
14.2 |
Farmington, NM |
6.0 |
9.6 |
Yuba City, CA |
16.9 |
20.3 |
Rockford, IL |
13.0 |
16.3 |
Yuma, AZ |
21.3 |
24.4 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
18.9 |
14.1 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area over-the-year unemployment rate changes, April 2010.
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