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
Mar. 2012Mar. 2013p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 6.9 -2.2
2 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 6.6 -2.1
3 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 6.5 -2.0
4 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 9.8 -1.9
4 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.4 10.5 -1.9
4 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.2 -1.9
4 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.0 -1.9
8 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.3 -1.8
9 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 6.9 -1.7
10 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 7.7 -1.6
11 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 9.0 -1.4
12 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.2 -1.3
12 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 11.2 9.9 -1.3
14 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.9 -1.0
14 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.5 -1.0
14 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.8 -1.0
17 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.1 -0.9
17 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.6 -0.9
17 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.7 -0.9
20 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.2 -0.8
21 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.3 -0.7
21 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 8.8 -0.7
21 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.3 -0.7
21 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.0 -0.7
21 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.1 -0.7
26 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.7 -0.6
26 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.0 -0.6
26 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 8.1 7.5 -0.6
29 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.2 -0.5
29 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.1 -0.5
29 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 9.9 -0.5
29 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.6 -0.5
29 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.3 -0.5
34 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.3 -0.4
34 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
36 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.0 -0.3
36 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.5 -0.3
36 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.2 -0.3
36 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.0 -0.3
40 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.0 -0.2
40 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.1 -0.2
42 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.0 -0.1
42 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 5.9 -0.1
42 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.3 8.2 -0.1
42 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.8 -0.1
46 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
47 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.3 0.2
47 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 9.3 0.2
49 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 9.5 0.5

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: May 1, 2013