U.S. cities, suffering from diminished revenues as a result of economic turbulence, are hit by growing unemployment, with 18 cities registering unemployment rates of 15 percent, the Labor Department revealed.
For the sixth month in a row, all 372 metropolitan areas in USA included in a monthly survey showed higher unemployment rates, the Department noted.
Eight of the cities had unemployment rates above 15 percent, which indicates that three out of every 10 citizens are unemployed.
US Unempolyment : Cities are hit hard
The Department underlined that 144 metropolitan areas reported unemployment rates as high as 10 percent in June.
More than three-fourths of U.S. citizens live in cities, and the report portraits a good image of the depth of recession and US unemployment as a consequence.
