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July 5, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to prior year unemployment rate (May 2010) | Total number of areas (p) |
---|---|
Higher |
85 |
Lower |
274 |
Unchanged |
13 |
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to U.S. unemployment rate of 8.7 percent (May 2011) | Total number of areas (p) |
Below |
214 |
Above |
149 |
Equal |
9 |
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area unemployment rates, May 2011.