Unemployment Rates Rise Across the U.S.

If you are currently employed, you should feel lucky. For the second straight months, all 372 metropolitan districts in the United States saw their unemployment rate rise in the month of March. According to the information, which was released by the U.S. Department of Labor, the unemployment rate across the nation is currently 8.5%.

The areas in the United States that were hardest hit in March were Elkhart-Goshen in Indiana, Bend in Oregon and Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton in North Carolina. In Elkhart-Goshen, unemployment jumped 13% to 18.8%. In Bend, unemployment rose 9.2% to 17%, while Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton went up 9.1% to 15.4%.

Across the nation, the areas where the most people are unemployed are all in California. El Centro, Merced and Yuba City all have jobless rates of more than 19.5%.

Almost every industry has seen job losses in the last year. Recently, losses in the auto industry have resulted in thousands of job losses in various communities around the nation.

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