The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment new

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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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In March 260 of the 372 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases
in nonfarm payroll employment, 101 reported decreases, and 11
were unchanged. Jobless rates were lower than a year earlier in 317
areas, higher in 44, and unchanged in 11.