Unemployment rates fell in 193 large metro areas in July, rose in 118, and were flat in 61, Associated Press, August 31, 2011, Washington Post: “Unemployment rates fell in a majority of U.S. cities in July, despite a weak economy that is producing few jobs. The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates dropped in 193 large metro areas, increased in 118 and were flat in 61. That’s a sharp change from June, when unemployment rates rose in more than 90 percent of metro areas…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty