Unemployment rates in cities in the Northeast (AP)

Unemployment rates fell in three-quarters of large U.S. cities in November. The second straight month of declines for most major markets suggests the modest improvement in the job market is widespread. The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates fell in 277 metro areas. They rose in 71 and were unchanged in 29. In October, 281 cities reported having lower unemployment rates, the most in seven months. The metro area unemployment data can be volatile because they aren't adjusted for seasonal variations, such as hiring for the winter holiday. Nationwide, the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest level in 2 1/2 years. Employers added about 120,000 net jobs. Still, a big reason the unemployment rate fell was because more people said they have given up on their job searches and dropped out of the work force. Below are the unemployment rates in November, for states and cities in the Northeast: Metro Area Unemployment Rates, Northeast Unemployment rates by state and city Figures in percentages November 2011 October 2011 November 2010 Connecticut 7.9 8.2 8.8 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 7.4 7.8 8.3 Danbury 6.3 6.5 7.1 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 7.9 8.2 8.8 New Haven 8.3 8.6 9.1 Norwich-New London 8.2 8.3 8.7 Waterbury 10.2 10.6 11.6 Maine 6.7 6.6 7.6 Bangor 6.1 6.1 7.2 Lewiston-Auburn 6.6 6.7 7.6 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 5.5 5.5 6.1 Massachusetts 6.4 6.8 8.1 Barnstable Town 6.9 6.8 9 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 5.7 6.3 7.3 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 8.5 9.1 10.4 New Bedford 9.5 9.9 11.4 Pittsfield 6.4 6.6 8.2 Springfield 7.3 7.7 8.9 Worcester 6.8 7.3 8.6 New Hampshire 4.9 4.9 5.5 Manchester 4.8 4.9 5.5 Portsmouth 4.4 4.4 4.9 Rochester-Dover 4.6 4.8 5.4 New Jersey 8.8 8.8 9 Atlantic City-Hammonton 12.4 12.2 12.3 Ocean City 14.1 10.9 13.4 Trenton-Ewing 7.4 7.4 7.5 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton 12.6 12.4 12.8 New York 7.9 7.7 8.2 Albany-Schenectady-Troy 6.7 6.5 7.2 Binghamton 7.7 7.5 8.3 Buffalo-Niagara Falls 7.3 7 8 Elmira 7.5 7.3 8.1 Glens Falls 7.7 6.9 8.3 Ithaca 5.4 5.2 5.6 Kingston 7.5 7.4 8 New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island 8.3 8.3 8.4 New York City 9.1 9 8.9 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown 7.1 7 7.8 Rochester 6.9 6.7 7.7 Syracuse 7.5 7.2 8.2 Utica-Rome 7.4 7.1 7.9 Pennsylvania 7.4 7.2 8.2 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 8.1 8.1 9 Altoona 6.5 6.2 7.1 Erie 7.4 7.1 8.5 Harrisburg-Carlisle 6.8 6.7 7.5 Johnstown 7.8 7.4 8.7 Lancaster 6.3 6.1 7 Lebanon 6 5.9 6.8 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 8.1 8.1 8.7 Pittsburgh 6.6 6.4 7.5 Reading 7.5 7.4 8.6 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 8.6 8.5 9.2 State College 4.9 4.7 5.5 Williamsport 7.1 7 8.2 York-Hanover 7.3 7.1 8.2 Rhode Island 10.4 10.2 11 Providence-Fall River-Warwick 10.2 10.1 11 Vermont 4.7 4.6 5.7 Burlington-South Burlington 3.7 3.6 4.7

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