WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2230) on Oct. 30, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - September 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in September than a year earlier in 260 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 101 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 87 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent  more