Baltimore-area unemployment rate drops to 6.8% in October

The Baltimore-area unemployment rate continued to improve in October, mirroring a national trend among metropolitan regions.

Baltimore’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 percent, down from 7 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.

During October, the number of people unemployed in the region declined from 101,500 in September to 99,400 in October.

Across the U.S., unemployment rates were lower in October in 329 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 37…