The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release

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The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release
([url]http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf[/url])
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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In December, unemployment rates were higher than a year earlier in 277 of the
369 metropolitan areas, lower in 67 areas, and unchanged in 25 areas. Over
the year, 305 metropolitan areas reported increases in nonfarm payroll
employment, 48 reported decreases, and 14 had no change.