Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

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

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
May 2008p
Rank Metropolitan Area Rate
1 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3
2 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5
2 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5
2 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5
5 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7
5 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7
7 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9
8 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0
8 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0
10 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1
11 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2
12 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.4
12 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4
12 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4
12 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4
16 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5
17 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7
17 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7
19 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8
20 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9
20 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9
20 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9
23 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
23 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
23 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
26 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1
26 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1
28 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2
28 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2
30 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3
31 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.4
32 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
32 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
32 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
35 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
35 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
35 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
38 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8
38 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8
40 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9
41 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0
41 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 6.0
43 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3
44 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
44 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
46 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.9
47 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4
49 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9

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 are subject to revision at the end of each year to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation.

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Last Modified Date: July 08 2008