The Washington, D.C. metropolitan area reported the lowest rate of unemployment in the nation for a major metropolitan area at 3 percent, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bulletin, released Tuesday, shows even lower unemployment rates in some D.C. suburbs, with Maryland cities Bethesda, Gaithersburg and Frederick reporting the lowest unemployment of all metropolitan divisions, 2.5 percent. Virginia suburbs Arlington and Alexandria reported 3.2 percent unemployment. National unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, was 4.8 percent in December 2007, up 0.5 percent from 2006. The region is home to a variety of employment sectors… Read More