Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release

Bureau of Labor Statistics

The latest Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) news release has been posted on the BLS website at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf and also archived at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/metro_04092025.pdf. Highlights are below. February jobless rates up over the year in 255 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 21 04/09/2025 Jobless rates were higher in February than a year earlier in 255 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 97, and unchanged in 35. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 21 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 365. HTML | PDF | RSS | Charts

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