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January 5, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Comparison | Number of areas (p) |
---|---|
Increase |
239 |
Decrease |
127 |
Unchanged |
6 |
Footnotes: |
These data featured in the TED article, Metro area employment and unemployment, November 2011.
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: |
These data featured in the TED article, Metro area employment and unemployment, November 2011.