US cities with the highest and lowest unemployment
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Originally published: Jan 8, 2013 - 1:43 pm
Originally published: Jan 8, 2013 - 1:43 pm
| Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, evidence that steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country. |
| The Labor Department said Tuesday that rates fell in November from October in 215 of the 372 largest metro areas. Rates were unchanged in 33 and rose in 124. |
| Rates dropped below 7 percent in 192 cities. That's the first time since the recession ended that more than half of large cities had rates below that threshold. |
| Here are the 10 cities with the highest unemployment and the 10 with the lowest: |
| Best and Worst Metro areas |
| Figures are in percentages |
| Highest unemployment rates Nov. 2012 |
| Yuma, Ariz. 27.5 |
| El Centro, Calif. 26.6 |
| Yuba City, Calif. 15.8 |
| Merced, Calif. 15.7 |
| Ocean City, N.J. 14.5 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, N.J. 14.5 |
| Modesto, Calif. 14.5 |
| Visalia-Porterville, Calif. 14.5 |
| Fresno, Calif. 14.4 |
| Stockton, Calif. 14.1 |
| Lowest unemployment rates Nov. 2012 |
| Bismarck, N.D. 2.6 |
| Fargo, N.D. 3 |
| Lincoln, Neb. 3 |
| Midland, Texas 3 |
| Ames, Iowa 3.1 |
| Lafayette, La. 3.1 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. 3.1 |
| Iowa City, Iowa 3.2 |
| Grand Forks, N.D. 3.4 |
| Odessa, Texas 3.6 |
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