Layoffs tied to housing, autos common theme in higher jobless rates for all US metro areas

WASHINGTON — Layoffs tied to the troubled housing and autos industries clobbered the West and Midwest in May and helped raise unemployment rates in all the largest metropolitan areas for the fifth straight month.

Jobless rates rise in all US metro areas in May; 2 parts of Indiana post biggest gains

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas in May for the fifth straight month, and are likely to keep marching higher this year, a potential obstacle to a hoped-for economic recovery.

Jobless rates rise in all 372 metro areas in April, part of Indiana again posts biggest gain

WASHINGTON — Jobless rates rose in all the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for the fourth straight month in April, a trend likely to persist even as the recession eases.

Jobless rates rise in all 372 metro areas in March, parts of Ind., Ore., NC post biggest gains

WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in all of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas for the third straight month in March, with Indiana’s Elkhart-Goshen once again logging the biggest gain.