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January 5, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Metro area employment and unemployment, November 2011

Metropolitan area nonfarm employment compared to prior year, November 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Comparison	Number of areas (p)
Increase	239
Decrease	127
Unchanged	6
Footnotes: (p) preliminary

These data featured in the TED article, Metro area employment and unemployment, November 2011.

Metropolitan area unemployment rate comparisons, versus prior year and U.S. unemployment rate, November 2011, not seasonally adjusted
Comparison	Number of areas (p)
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to U.S. unemployment rate of 8.2 percent (November 2011)
Below	224
Above	137
Equal	11
Metropolitan area unemployment rates compared to prior year unemployment rate (November 2010)
Higher	16
Lower	351
Unchanged	5
Footnotes: (p) preliminary

These data featured in the TED article, Metro area employment and unemployment, November 2011.