BLS Issues Report on Metropolitan Area Employment, Unemployment for March 2020
April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report on the metropolitan area employment and unemployment for March 2020:
Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in 253 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 123 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A total of 45 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 11 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. . . .
Unemployment rates were higher in March than a year earlier in 253 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 123 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. A total of 45 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 11 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. . . .