Washington, D.C., Danville, Va. Among Most Unemployed Cities
The metro area of Vineland, N.J., Rocky Mount, N.C., Palm Coast, Fla., Dalton, Ga., and Waterbury, Conn., are among the cities with double-digit unemployment rates, Business Insider reported citing figures from a new Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report.
At the end of 2012, the U.S. national unemployment rate was 7.8%. Unemployment rates were lower in 322 out of 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 36 areas and unchanged in 14 areas compared to the same time last year, the report said.
Yuma, Ariz. and El Centro, Calif. recorded the highest unemployment rates at 27.5% and 26.6% respectively.
Here’s a snapshot of cities with relatively high unemployment rates, in order of magnitude:
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, N.J.Percent unemployed: 12.9%
No. unemployed: 9,200
Rocky Mount, N.C.
Percent unemployed: 11.7%
No. unemployed: 8,700
Palm Coast, Fla.
Percent unemployed: 11.4%
No. unemployed: 3,900
Dalton, Ga.
Percent unemployed: 11.0%
No. unemployed: 6,400
Waterbury, Conn.
Percent unemployed: 10.7%
No. unemployed: 10,900
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas
Percent unemployed: 9.7%
No. unemployed: 15,200
New Bedford, Mass.
Percent unemployed: 9.5%
No. unemployed: 8,200
New York City
Percent unemployed: 8.7%
No. unemployed: 342,600
Salisbury, Md.
Percent unemployed: 8.6%
No. unemployed: 5,400
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Percent unemployed: 8.6%
No. unemployed: 25,100
Danville, Va.
Percent unemployed: 7.7%
No. unemployed: 4,000
Manchester, N.H.
Percent unemployed: 5.4%
No. unemployed: 5,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.
Percent unemployed: 5.0%
No. unemployed: 162,400
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