In May, U.S. metropolitan unemployment rates fell in 177 areas, rose in 158, and remained the same in 54, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate maintained at 3.4%. Nonfarm payroll employment saw a rise in 84 metropolitan regions, a decrease in one, and remained virtually the same in 304, with significant job growth noted in New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. |