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July 5, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Metropolitan area unemployment rates, May 2011

Metropolitan area unemployment rate comparisons, May 2011, versus prior year and U.S. unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted
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:
(p) preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area unemployment rates, May 2011.