BLS: Unemployment Rates Rose in 200 Metro Areas From April 2025 to April 2026
June 05, 2026
June 05, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 4, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates rose in 200 metro areas from April 2025 to April 2026
Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 200 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 152 areas, and unchanged in 35 areas. A total of 70 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had r . . .
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Unemployment rates rose in 200 metro areas from April 2025 to April 2026
Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 200 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 152 areas, and unchanged in 35 areas. A total of 70 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had r . . .