It looks like its slowly growing in the job outlook area..A couple of Northwest Towns make the list good or bad.

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In December, the national unemployment rate was 9.1 percent. The rate in 109 cities was higher than 10 percent, a significant improvement from 2009. In 2009, 66 metros had rates below 7 percent, but in 2010 that number climbed to 73 metros. It may seem like a small victory, but if you're a job seeker in one of these states, it's a welcome improvement.

Two-hundred metros experienced improved employment, but these saw the most significant increases, ranging from 17,000 new workers to 57,500:

In terms of percentage, Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA. 4.9  improvement and in terms of percentage, Bend, Ore. had a 3.8 December-to-December decreases.

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