Unemployment rate drops in two-thirds of metro areas in August, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), September 29, 2010, USA Today: “Unemployment fell in nearly two-thirds of the nation’s 372 largest metro areas last month, the broadest improvement since May. The jobless rate dropped in 230 cities in August, the Labor Department said Wednesday. It rose in 95 cities and was flat in 47. That’s an improvement from the previous month, when rates fell in only 152 areas. Nationwide, unemployment ticked up in August to 9.6% from 9.5% the previous month. Businesses added a net total of 67,000 jobs, but about twice as many temporary census jobs ended. The metro report does not adjust its figures to take into account seasonal trends, such as high unemployment among agricultural workers before fall harvests begin. As a result, the figures can differ from the national trend and can be volatile from month to month…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty