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The latest Economics Daily article is available here: https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/asheville-nc-leads-metropolitan-area-unemployment-rate-increases-for-year-ending-november-2024.htm. Highlights are below. Asheville, NC, leads metropolitan area unemployment rate increases for year ending November 2024 01/08/2025 Unemployment rates were higher in November 2024 than a year earlier in 308 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 60 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas. A total of 65 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in November was 4.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.5 percent a year earlier. HTML

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