WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0131) on Feb. 5, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - December 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 95 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 85 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and  more