WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0656) on April 29, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - March 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in 279 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 72 areas, and unchanged in 36 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 25 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 10 a  more