WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2418) on Nov. 27, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - October 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in October than a year earlier in 272 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 98 areas, and unchanged in 19 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 80 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and  more