Unemployment rates up over the year ending September 2024 in 260 metro areas
November 04, 2024
November 04, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates were higher in September 2024 than a year earlier in 260 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 101 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas.
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in September occurred in Kokomo, Indiana (+4.0 percentage points). Thirty-five other areas had rate increas . . .
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Unemployment rates were higher in September 2024 than a year earlier in 260 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 101 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas.
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in September occurred in Kokomo, Indiana (+4.0 percentage points). Thirty-five other areas had rate increas . . .