BLS: Unemployment Rates Higher in 236 Metro Areas Over the Year Ended February 2026
May 07, 2026
May 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 6, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates higher in 236 metro areas over the year ended February 2026
Unemployment rates were higher in February 2026 than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 110 areas, and unchanged in 41 areas.
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Chart: Over-the-year change in unemp . . .
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Unemployment rates higher in 236 metro areas over the year ended February 2026
Unemployment rates were higher in February 2026 than a year earlier in 236 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 110 areas, and unchanged in 41 areas.
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Chart: Over-the-year change in unemp . . .