Unemployment rates
The metropolitan statistical areas with the highest and lowest unemployment rates at the end of December:
Lowest:
1. Morgantown, W.V., 2.7
2. Logan, Utah, 2.8
3. Midland, Texas, 3.1
3. Bismarck, N.D., 3.1
5. Casper, Wyo, 3.2
5. Ames, Iowa, 3.2
7. Lincoln, 3.3
Highest:
1. El Centro, Calif., 22.6
2. Merced, Calif., 15.5
3. Yuma, Ariz., 15.4
4. Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., 15.3
5. Yuba City, Calif., 14.9
6. Visalia-Porterville, Calif., 14.3
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics