July unemployment rates up in 350 of 389 U.S. metro areas – Lane Report

By Mark Green WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in 350 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 22 areas, and unchanged in 17 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 30 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0% and eight areas had rates…