2012 - Unemployment: Cities highest & Lowest (AP, 28Sep11)

source, Associated Press (AP) at:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_METRO_UNEMPLOYMENT_HIGHS_AND_LOWS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-09-28-16-47-07

Also, see the U.S. (interactive) unemployment map, by counties, state-by-state, national rate, by sectors at:

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_business/unemployment/index.html?SITE=AP

From: kd Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Subject: Unemployment

I just knew something seemed different here....KD
CA CITY HAS 32.4% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE!

Unemployment rates fell in roughly two-thirds of large U.S. cities in August, despite zero job growth nationwide.

Here are the cities with the highest and lowest rates:

Best and Worst Metro areas

Figures are in percentages

Highest unemployment rates August 2011

El Centro, Calif. 32.4

Yuma, Ariz. 29.4

Merced, Calif. 17.5

Yuba City, Calif. 17.0

Stockton, Calif. 16.1

Modesto, Calif. 16.0

Fresno, Calif. 15.8

Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 15.7

Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. 15.3

Palm Coast, Fla. 14.9

Lowest unemployment rates August 2011

Bismarck, N.D. 3.0

Lincoln, Neb. 3.6

Fargo, N.D. 3.9

Portsmouth, N.H. 4.4

Rapid City, S.D. 4.5

Sioux Falls, S.D. 4.5

Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb. 4.6

Burlington, Vt. 4.6

Midland, Texas 4.8

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. 4.9

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