US DATA: BLS earlier released metro-area employment data for July.
“Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 305 of the
372 metropolitan areas, higher in 52 areas, and unchanged in 15 areas,
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Seven areas recorded
jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 18 areas registered rates
of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred seventy-six metropolitan areas
reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 93
reported decreases, and 3 had no change.”
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