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October 3, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Comparison | Number of areas (p) | ||
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Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to U.S. unemployment rate of 9.1 percent (August 2011) |
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Below |
217 | ||
Above |
149 | ||
Equal |
6 | ||
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to prior year unemployment rate (August 2010) |
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Higher |
84 | ||
Lower |
262 | ||
Unchanged |
26 | ||
Footnotes: |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area unemployment rates comparison, August 2011.