September 6, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment and unemployment in the Northeast, July 2011

Unemployment rates, selected Northeast Region metropolitan areas, July 2010–July 2011
Metropolitan area	July 2010 Unemployment rate	July 2011 Unemployment rate (p)
Vineville-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	13.6	13.9
Atlantic City- Hammonton, NJ	12.0	12.4
Waterbury, CN	12.2	11.8
New Bedford, MA	11.9	11.2
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI	11.7	11.2
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME	6.4	5.7
Rochester-Dover, NH	6.1	5.6
Manchester, NH	6.1	5.3
Burlington- South Burlington, VT	5.0	4.8
Portsmouth, NH	5.1	4.7
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

Percentage change in nonfarm payroll employment, selected Northeast Regional metropolitan areas, July 2010–July 2011
Metropolitan area	Percent change
Rochester-Dover, NH	5.6
Pittsfield, MA	5.4
Lebanon, PA	4.9
Glens Falls, NY	-2.4
Barnstable Town, MA	-2.8
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	-3.1

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