The labor market across the U.S. may be tightening, but some metro regions still have exceptionally high jobless rates.
Seven metro areas had an unemployment rate of 10% or higher in April, Labor Department figures released Wednesday show.
Five of those seven areas are in California. El Centro, Calif., led all metro areas in the U.S. with a 20.1% jobless rate in April. It was followed by Yuma, Ariz.; Merced, Calif.; Ocean City, N.J.; Visalia-Porterville, Calif.; Bakersfield, Calif.; and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.
Overall, the employment picture is improving. The jobless rate fell in 269 metro areas in the year through April. It rose in 94 areas and held steady in 24.
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