Unemployment rates fall in two-thirds of US cities

Published August 28, 2013 5:31pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of large U.S. metro areas in July, a sign of widespread improvement in the job market.

The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates fell in 239 of the nation’s 372 largest cities in July from June. Rates rose in 103 and were unchanged in 30.

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