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
Dec. 2010Dec. 2011p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.1 12.7 -2.4
2 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 9.6 -2.2
2 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 10.0 -2.2
4 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 9.5 -2.0
5 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.2 -1.9
6 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0 12.2 -1.8
7 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.1 -1.7
7 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 10.9 -1.7
7 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 8.9 -1.7
10 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 6.9 -1.6
11 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 6.8 -1.5
12 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.7 -1.4
12 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.7 -1.4
14 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 7.1 5.8 -1.3
14 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.4 -1.3
14 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.3 -1.3
14 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.5 -1.3
18 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 8.9 -1.2
19 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.7 7.6 -1.1
19 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 10.6 -1.1
19 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.7 -1.1
19 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.5 -1.1
19 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 9.4 8.3 -1.1
24 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.3 -1.0
24 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.9 -1.0
24 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.8 -1.0
27 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.1 -0.9
27 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.6 -0.9
29 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.1 -0.8
30 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 9.4 -0.7
31 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.3 -0.6
31 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.8 -0.6
31 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 8.8 -0.6
31 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.4 -0.6
31 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.9 -0.6
36 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.9 -0.5
36 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.9 10.4 -0.5
36 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.3 -0.5
40 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 10.3 -0.4
40 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.9 -0.4
40 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
40 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
44 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.9 -0.2
44 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.2 -0.2
44 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
47 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.2 0.1
47 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.1 0.1
49 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 9.3 0.6

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: February 01, 2012