August 2, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Metropolitan area employment and unemployment, June 2012
Unemployment rate, selected metropolitan areas, June 2011 and June 2012
| Metropolitan area |
June 2011 |
June 2012 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV |
14.4 |
12.1 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
12.4 |
10.2 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Clearwater, FL |
11.2 |
9.0 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
8.6 |
9.6 |
Joplin, MO |
8.9 |
6.1 |
Elmira, NY |
7.8 |
9.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area employment and unemployment, June 2012.
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