The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release

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The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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Unemployment rates were higher in June than a year earlier
in 332 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower in 27 areas, and
unchanged in 10 areas. Among the 310 metropolitan areas for
which nonfarm payroll data were available in June, 174 areas
reported over-the-year increases in employment, 127 reported
decreases, and 9 had no change.