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

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2010Dec. 2011p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 9.1 8.3 -0.8
1 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 9.9 -2.8
2 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.1 13.4 -2.7
3 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 10.2 -2.4
3 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 29.2 26.8 -2.4
3 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 6.5 -2.4
3 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.1 12.7 -2.4
3 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.4 9.0 -2.4
3 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 20.5 18.1 -2.4
9 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.6 12.3 -2.3
9 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 9.6 -2.3
9 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 8.6 -2.3
9 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9 11.6 -2.3
9 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.7 11.4 -2.3
9 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 7.3 -2.3
15 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 8.1 -2.2
15 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 10.1 -2.2
15 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 9.6 -2.2
15 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 8.4 -2.2
15 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.1 15.9 -2.2
15 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 10.0 -2.2
21 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 7.1 -2.1
21 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 9.8 -2.1
21 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.1 10.0 -2.1
21 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 7.6 -2.1
25 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 8.4 -2.0
25 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 9.5 -2.0
25 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 9.5 -2.0
25 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.2 11.2 -2.0
25 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 8.2 -2.0
30 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.4 14.5 -1.9
30 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.2 -1.9
30 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 10.7 -1.9
30 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.6 8.7 -1.9
30 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.8 11.9 -1.9
35 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.3 -1.8
35 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0 12.2 -1.8
35 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.1 -1.8
35 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.3 -1.8
35 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.7 13.9 -1.8
35 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0 12.2 -1.8
35 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 5.2 -1.8
42 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 6.8 -1.7
42 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 9.4 7.7 -1.7
42 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 7.7 -1.7
42 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 7.0 -1.7
42 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 8.7 -1.7
42 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.0 15.3 -1.7
42 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 6.6 -1.7
42 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 7.7 -1.7
42 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.0 -1.7
42 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 9.2 -1.7
42 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.0 -1.7
42 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 10.1 -1.7
42 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.1 -1.7
42 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 5.3 -1.7
42 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 10.9 -1.7
42 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 8.6 -1.7
42 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 8.9 -1.7
42 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 8.2 -1.7
42 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 6.8 -1.7
42 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 8.0 -1.7
42 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 8.6 -1.7
63 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 8.8 -1.6
63 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 6.9 -1.6
63 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.2 -1.6
63 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.6 -1.6
63 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 8.1 -1.6
63 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 11.5 9.9 -1.6
63 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 5.8 -1.6
63 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.8 12.2 -1.6
63 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 6.7 -1.6
63 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 11.4 9.8 -1.6
63 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.5 6.9 -1.6
74 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 6.8 -1.5
74 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.1 -1.5
74 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.4 -1.5
74 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.3 -1.5
74 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.2 14.7 -1.5
74 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.1 11.6 -1.5
74 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 8.2 6.7 -1.5
74 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.2 -1.5
74 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 5.4 -1.5
74 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 9.0 7.5 -1.5
74 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 10.5 -1.5
85 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.4 -1.4
85 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.7 -1.4
85 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.7 -1.4
85 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 10.2 -1.4
85 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 9.7 -1.4
85 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 10.2 -1.4
85 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.0 -1.4
85 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 9.0 -1.4
85 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.7 -1.4
85 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 6.9 -1.4
85 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.5 16.1 -1.4
85 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 8.0 -1.4
85 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.3 14.9 -1.4
85 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 5.7 -1.4
85 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.3 -1.4
85 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 10.3 -1.4
101 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 7.1 5.8 -1.3
101 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9 12.6 -1.3
101 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 4.9 -1.3
101 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.4 -1.3
101 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.9 -1.3
101 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 8.9 -1.3
101 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.3 -1.3
101 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 10.3 -1.3
101 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 8.4 -1.3
101 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.5 -1.3
101 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.4 -1.3
101 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.5 -1.3
101 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.5 16.2 -1.3
114 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 7.5 -1.2
114 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 7.5 -1.2
114 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.4 16.2 -1.2
114 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.0 -1.2
114 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.1 -1.2
114 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.9 -1.2
114 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.9 -1.2
114 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 3.9 -1.2
114 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 19.9 18.7 -1.2
114 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 10.8 -1.2
114 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 9.6 -1.2
114 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 8.9 -1.2
114 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 8.8 -1.2
127 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.5 -1.1
127 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.4 -1.1
127 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.3 -1.1
127 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 7.9 -1.1
127 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.7 -1.1
127 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 8.0 -1.1
127 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.7 7.6 -1.1
127 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.7 -1.1
127 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.6 -1.1
127 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 10.6 -1.1
127 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.7 -1.1
127 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.5 -1.1
127 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.3 -1.1
127 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 8.9 -1.1
127 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 9.4 8.3 -1.1
127 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.2 -1.1
143 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.5 -1.0
143 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.3 -1.0
143 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.0 -1.0
143 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.0 6.0 -1.0
143 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.1 -1.0
143 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.3 -1.0
143 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 11.2 -1.0
143 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.6 -1.0
143 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.3 -1.0
143 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 8.3 -1.0
143 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.9 -1.0
143 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.1 -1.0
143 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.4 -1.0
143 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.6 -1.0
143 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.8 -1.0
143 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 5.9 -1.0
143 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 11.2 -1.0
143 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 7.7 -1.0
143 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.7 -1.0
143 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.9 -1.0
143 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 8.7 -1.0
143 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.8 -1.0
143 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.4 -1.0
143 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.8 -1.0
143 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.9 -1.0
143 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.0 -1.0
169 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.3 -0.9
169 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.8 -0.9
169 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.0 7.1 -0.9
169 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.0 -0.9
169 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.7 -0.9
169 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.1 -0.9
169 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.2 -0.9
169 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.3 -0.9
169 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 9.1 -0.9
169 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.5 -0.9
169 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.5 -0.9
169 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.9 8.0 -0.9
169 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.6 -0.9
169 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.7 -0.9
169 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.1 -0.9
184 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 7.9 -0.8
184 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 10.1 -0.8
184 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.8 -0.8
184 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.2 -0.8
184 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.1 -0.8
184 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.6 -0.8
184 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 8.5 -0.8
184 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.7 -0.8
184 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.0 -0.8
184 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.5 -0.8
184 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.4 -0.8
184 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
184 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 7.5 6.7 -0.8
184 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 3.9 -0.8
184 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.6 -0.8
184 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.3 -0.8
184 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.9 -0.8
201 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.6 -0.7
201 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 9.4 -0.7
201 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 7.0 6.3 -0.7
201 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.5 -0.7
201 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 8.0 -0.7
201 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.3 -0.7
201 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
201 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 6.9 -0.7
201 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
201 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.5 -0.7
201 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.5 -0.7
201 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 9.5 -0.7
201 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
214 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 9.9 -0.6
214 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
214 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.4 -0.6
214 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.3 -0.6
214 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.8 -0.6
214 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 3.8 -0.6
214 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
214 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.8 -0.6
214 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.4 -0.6
214 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 10.1 -0.6
214 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
214 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
214 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 9.6 -0.6
214 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 8.8 -0.6
214 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 10.0 -0.6
214 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.4 -0.6
214 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 8.1 -0.6
214 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.9 -0.6
214 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.9 -0.6
214 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
214 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.5 -0.6
214 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.6 -0.6
214 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.4 -0.6
237 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
237 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
237 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 11.2 -0.5
237 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.5 -0.5
237 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 8.9 -0.5
237 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.4 -0.5
237 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
237 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.0 -0.5
237 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.0 -0.5
237 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.7 -0.5
237 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.9 -0.5
237 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
237 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.5 -0.5
237 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.5 -0.5
237 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 4.8 -0.5
237 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 8.5 8.0 -0.5
237 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
237 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.9 -0.5
237 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.3 -0.5
237 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.9 10.4 -0.5
237 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.8 -0.5
237 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.4 -0.5
237 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.3 -0.5
237 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 8.6 -0.5
237 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.6 -0.5
237 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.9 -0.5
237 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.3 -0.5
237 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.3 -0.5
265 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 10.3 -0.4
265 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.7 -0.4
265 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 9.0 -0.4
265 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
265 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 9.3 -0.4
265 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.7 -0.4
265 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
265 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
265 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.9 -0.4
265 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.2 -0.4
265 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 9.4 -0.4
265 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 5.9 5.5 -0.4
265 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 9.6 -0.4
265 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.1 -0.4
265 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
265 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 5.2 4.8 -0.4
265 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.9 12.5 -0.4
265 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
265 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
284 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 10.2 -0.3
284 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.3 -0.3
284 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.2 -0.3
284 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 9.7 -0.3
284 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.4 12.1 -0.3
284 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.6 -0.3
284 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.3 -0.3
284 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 11.4 -0.3
284 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.5 -0.3
284 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 9.7 -0.3
284 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.4 -0.3
284 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.3 -0.3
284 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.0 -0.3
284 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.8 -0.3
284 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.6 -0.3
284 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
300 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.0 -0.2
300 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.9 -0.2
300 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
300 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 9.9 -0.2
300 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.9 -0.2
300 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.0 -0.2
300 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
300 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.2 -0.2
300 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.8 -0.2
300 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.4 -0.2
300 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
300 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
300 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
300 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 10.4 -0.2
300 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 8.8 -0.2
300 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
300 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.0 12.8 -0.2
300 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
300 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 9.1 -0.2
319 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 8.1 -0.1
319 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 10.3 -0.1
319 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.0 -0.1
319 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.9 -0.1
319 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.4 -0.1
319 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 10.0 -0.1
319 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 11.9 -0.1
319 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
319 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
319 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.4 11.3 -0.1
319 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 9.0 -0.1
330 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.8 0.0
330 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 10.2 0.0
330 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.5 0.0
330 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 9.4 0.0
330 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.6 0.0
330 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
330 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.1 0.0
337 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.9 0.1
337 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.9 0.1
337 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
337 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.7 0.1
337 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 10.2 0.1
337 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.2 0.1
337 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 10.3 0.1
337 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.3 0.1
337 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.1 0.1
337 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 8.9 0.1
347 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.9 0.2
347 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5 12.7 0.2
347 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.5 0.2
347 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.0 0.2
347 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.6 0.2
347 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.9 0.2
347 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.9 0.2
347 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 22.9 23.1 0.2
355 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.6 0.3
355 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 8.0 0.3
357 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 9.2 0.4
357 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.0 0.4
359 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 8.7 0.5
359 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 9.1 0.5
359 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.3 0.5
359 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.5 0.5
363 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 9.3 0.6
363 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 7.5 0.6
363 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 12.9 0.6
366 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.7 0.8
366 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 10.6 0.8
368 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 9.0 0.9
368 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 10.4 0.9
370 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.1 15.1 1.0
371 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 12.0 1.4
372 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 9.7 1.8

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