HUD USER recently updated the State of the Cities Data System to include labor statistics for February 2010, using Local Area Unemployment Statistics data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The updated system displays data on the number of employed residents, size of the labor force, and unemployment rate during a selected month in two specified years between 1990 and February 2010. A table comparing data changes between February 2006 and February 2010 across the 50 largest cities is also available.  Read more…