Thumbs Down: Dec. Unemployment higher nearly everywhere in the US.

The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
news release

(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf)

was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Highlights are below.

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Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier
in 371 of the 372 metropolitan areas and lower in 1 area. Among the 369 metropolitan areas for which
nonfarm payroll employment were available, 356 areas reported over-the-year
decreases in employment, 12 reported increases, and 1 remained unchanged.