Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the latest unemployment numbers with the unemployment rate holding steady at 9.7%. If you look at the underlying numbers, the actual rate is 9.749%, so they barely skirted an increase in the rate. As we have pointed out in the past, the numbers for March need to be taken with a grain of salt since it includes hiring people for the ten-year census. While it is great that more people have work because of the Census, it masks what the true situation is in the economy, and unfortunately many of these new hires will be let go in a couple of months.
BillShrink has posted an infographic taking a look at unemployment situation. They graph the 35 hardest hit metropolitan areas, the 5 metropolitan areas with the lowest unemployment, and take a look at the overall situation at the state level.
Across the nation, cities have seen rising unemployment rates and many people are struggling to find jobs. In some areas of the country, that may be more difficult than others. Today we look at the cities in America that have been hit the hardest by job loss and have the highest rate of unemployment.
