San Jose Jobless Rate Climbs the Most While 222 Metro Areas See ...
While unemployment rates have improved year-over-year in 222 out of 389 metropolitan areas across the United States, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara...
While unemployment rates have improved year-over-year in 222 out of 389 metropolitan areas across the United States, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara in California is recording an alarming rise in joblessness. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Jose's jobless rate increased by a full percentage point, standing out as the area with the largest increase. Meanwhile, other areas witnessed significant declines in unemployment rates over the same period. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson and California-Lexington Park, both in Maryland, boasted the largest drops with two percentage points each.