<H3>• U.S. Major Metro Area Employment and Unemployment — February 2015</H3>

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Unemployment: Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 366 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 18 areas, and unchanged in 3 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Three areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 16 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 355 metropolitan areas, decreased in 29 areas, and was unchanged in 3 areas. Employment: In February, 355 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 29 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+162,300), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. (+152,400), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+132,400). The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Midland, Texas (+8.8 percent), followed by Ocean City, N.J. (+8.6 percent), and Lake Charles, La. (+8.5 percent). The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Miss. (-2,600), Atlantic City-Hammonton, N.J. (-1,300), and Duluth, Minn.-Wis. (-1,000). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Great Falls, Mont. (-2.3 percent), Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Miss. (-1.7 percent), and Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala. Please visit this link to read the full report: USDOL-BLS NOTE: This report is provided with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in providing legal, financial, accounting or other professional advice. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Furthermore, while we do our best to ensure that these data are accurate, we suggest that any entity making decisions based on these numbers should verify the data at their source prior to making such decisions. © 2015 Connecticut Human Resource Reports, LLC URL: http://connecticuthumanresources.blogspot.com/

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