US DATA: BLS reported Feb metro area unemployment: “Unemployment
rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 344 of the 372
metropolitan areas, higher in 19 areas, and unchanged in 9 areas, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen areas recorded
jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 12 areas registered rates
of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred sixty-seven metropolitan areas
reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 98
reported decreases, and 7 had no change.”