Oklahoma City Ends 2009 with Lowest Unemployment Rate

Author:	Homes Discovered
Source:	NA
Date:	February 8, 2010

The Oklahoma City metro area ended 2009 with the lowest jobless rate in the nation for metropolitan areas with a population of 1 million or more, the U.S. Labor Department reported Tuesday. The metro area’s unseasonably adjusted unemployment rate for December was 6 percent, besting the 6.2 percent rate for Washington, D.C.  New Orleans and San Antonio tied for third with 6.8 percent, followed by a 6.9 percent tie for the Austin, Texas, and Virginia Beach, Va., areas. Oklahoma City metro area defied a national trend that had 306 of 372 areas posting rising rates.  Rates fell in 41 areas and were unchanged in 25, the labor department stated.

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