ByTy Roush,
Forbes Staff.
Unemployment rose last month in nearly half of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. compared to last year, while employers in New York, New Jersey, Utah and North Carolina hired more workers, according to federal data released Wednesday.
The national unemployment rate in metropolitan areas was 4.6% in July, a slight uptick over the 4.4% measured in June, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Wednesday.
About 239 of the 387 metropolitan areas surveyed by the BLS had lower unemployment rates than the national rate, while 139 areas had higher rates and nine matched the national average, the agency said.
