August 8, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Unemployment in large U.S. metropolitan areas, June 2011
Unemployment rates, selected large metropolitan areas, June 2011
| Metropolitan area |
Percent |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
14.2 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
13.8 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
12.5 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA |
12.3 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL |
11.8 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH |
7.1 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
7.0 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
6.9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
6.2 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
5.7 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Unemployment in large U.S. metropolitan areas, June 2011.
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