US Bureau of Labor Statistics:Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary:
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AUGUST 2007
Unemployment rates were lower in August than a year earlier in 206 of the 369 metropolitan areas, higher in 134 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Twenty-five metropolitan areas registered jobless rates below 3.0 percent, while two areas recorded rates of at least 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in August was 4.6 percent, not seasonally ad- justed.