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*Title:* 192 metropolitan areas had jobless rates below U.S. rate of 4.5

percent in December 2016

*Source:* US Bureau of Labor Statistics

*Date:* Feb 14, 2017

*Summary*: In December 2016, a total of 192 areas had jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 4.5 percent, 186 areas had rates above it, and 9 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. In December, Ames, Iowa, and Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, had the lowest unemployment rates, 2.1 percent each. El Centro, California, and Yuma, Arizona, had the highest unemployment rates, 18.8 percent and 15.3 percent, respectively.

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