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Nov. jobless rates down over the year in 271 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 303

Nov. jobless rates down over the year in 271 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 303

Economic News Release USDL-16-2395

Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Thursday, December 29, 2016

Technical information:
Employment: (202) 691-6559 * sminfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/sae
Unemployment: (202) 691-6392 * lausinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/lau

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov


METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- NOVEMBER 2016


Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 271 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 90 areas, and unchanged in 26 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-six areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and four areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 303 metropolitan areas, decreased in 73 areas, and was unchanged in 11 areas. The national unemployment rate in November was 4.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 4.8 percent a year earlier.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In November, the lowest unemployment rate was in Ames, Iowa, 1.7 percent. El Centro, Calif., and Yuma, Ariz., had the highest unemployment rates, 20.3 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively. A total of 196 areas had November jobless rates above the U.S. rate of 4.4 percent, 180 areas had rates below it, and 11 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.)

New Bedford, Mass., had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in November (-2.8 percentage points). Fifty-eight other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Erie, Pa. (+1.2 percentage points).

Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H., and Salt Lake City, Utah, had the lowest unemployment rates in November, 2.4 percent each. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., had the highest rate among the large areas, 5.5 percent. Thirty-nine large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, eight had increases, and four had no change. The largest rate decrease occurred in Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. (-1.7 percentage points). The largest over-the-year rate increases were in Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Pittsburgh, Pa. (+0.6 percentage point each).
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2016 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2016 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).


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