Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2008Sept. 2009p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 7.3 1.6
2 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 8.3 1.8
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 7.3 1.9
4 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.1 2.1
5 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.9 2.2
5 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 7.1 2.2
7 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 8.0 2.3
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 6.2 2.3
9 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 8.2 2.4
9 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.9 8.3 2.4
9 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 6.7 2.4
12 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 8.4 2.5
13 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 7.2 2.6
13 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 7.7 2.6
15 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 7.6 2.8
15 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 8.9 2.8
15 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 7.6 2.8
18 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 9.9 3.0
18 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 8.6 3.0
20 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 9.2 3.1
20 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 8.3 3.1
22 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 10.0 3.2
22 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 6.7 9.9 3.2
24 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 8.8 3.3
24 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 7.7 3.3
26 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 8.5 3.4
27 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 9.3 3.5
28 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.2 8.8 3.6
29 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 9.3 3.7
30 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 10.5 3.8
30 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 10.0 3.8
30 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 8.5 3.8
30 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 10.2 3.8
34 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 9.1 4.2
35 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 10.7 4.3
35 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 11.9 4.3
37 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 10.9 4.4
37 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 11.8 4.4
37 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 10.4 4.4
40 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.9 12.4 4.5
40 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 11.7 4.5
42 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 11.6 4.9
43 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 11.5 5.0
44 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 14.2 5.1
45 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 10.9 5.2
46 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 10.2 5.4
46 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 11.8 5.4
48 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 13.9 6.2
49 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 17.3 8.4

p = preliminary.
1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: October 28, 2009