August 02, 2010

Metropolitan area unemployment rates, June 2010

Metropolitan area unemployment rate comparisons, June 2010, versus prior year and U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to prior year unemployment rate (June 2009)	Number of areas
Higher	168
Lower	185
Unchanged	19
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to U.S. unemployment rate of 9.6 percent (June 2010)	Number of areas
Below	218
Above	147
Equal	7

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