1. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
2. Unemployment rate"). MPR is measured as percent of people "inside metropolitan statistical areas," whereas RPR is measured as percent of people "outside metropolitan statistical areas;Both indexes are such that 1982=100. UR data are July values from the BLS, Series LNS1400000
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