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 |
= preliminary.
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.