Cities with largest unemployment increases

[December 09, 2008]  (AP)  Unemployment increased in 71 percent of the nation's cities and towns with at least 20,000 residents, from 2000 to 2005-2007. The 10 cities with the highest unemployment rates in 2005-2007:

City	Unemployment	Change
Muskegon, Mich.	22.1	210%
Detroit, Mich.	21.6	56%
Harvey, Ill.	21.5	45%
Greenville, Miss.	21.0	55%
San Luis, Ariz.	20.9	-23%
East St. Louis, Ill.	20.9	23%
Dolton, Ill.	19.7	173%
Portsmouth, Ohio	19.7	92%
Pontiac, Mich.	19.0	84%
Lexington, N.C.	18.7	137%
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Source: Census Bureau
Note: The new Census Bureau data was collected from 2005 through 2007, providing a three-year average.

[Associated Press]

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