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_10012025.pdf. Highlights are below. August jobless rates up over the year in 243 of 387 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 18 10/01/2025 Jobless rates were higher in August than a year earlier in 243 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 115, and unchanged in 29. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 18 areas, decreased in 1, and was essentially unchanged in 368. HTML | PDF | RSS | Charts

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