Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Thirteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 31 areas registered rates below 5.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in April was 8.6 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 4.8 percent a year earlier. Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available, 291 areas recorded over-the-year declines in employment, 17 reported increases, and 2 had no change.
