WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0486) on March 13, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - January 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 218 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 148 areas, and unchanged in 23 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 62 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent   more