Only Area To See Employment Increase In September Was Hit By A Hurricane Last Year

The recession in a nutshell: 371 of 372 metropolitan areas in the country recorded higher unemployment rates in September 2009 than September 2008. The only area to register a decrease in unemployment was Houma, La., and surrounding areas, and that, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, is only because Houma was hit by Hurricane Gustav last year so of course the statistics are all fubared.