April 11, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment in metropolitan areas, February 2011
Unemployment rate, selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, February 2011
Metropolitan area |
Unemployment rate |
El Centro, CA |
26.9 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
13.9 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
13.7 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
6.2 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5.9 |
Ames, IA |
4.7 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
4.7 |
Iowa City, IA |
4.7 |
Bismarck, ND |
4.6 |
Lincoln, NE |
4.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment in metropolitan areas, February 2011.
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