Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 371 of

and guess who the 2 of the top 3 cities were....NY and Chicago... http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm In December, 356 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment, 12 reported increases, and 1 remained unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment decrease was recorded in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. (-182,300), followed by Los... [more]

and guess who the 2 of the top 3 cities were....NY and Chicago... http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.nr0.htm In December, 356 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment, 12 reported increases, and 1 remained unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment decrease was recorded in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. (-182,300), followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (-164,200), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (-150,400), Detroit-Warren- Livonia, Mich. (-114,500), and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. (-105,300). The largest over-the-year percentage losses in employment were reported in Grand Junction, Colo. (-7.7 percent), Las Vegas- Paradise, Nev., and Ocean City, N.J. (-7.4 percent each), and Flint, Mich. (-7.0 percent). (See table 3.) [less]