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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

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

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, 2018-2019 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2018
rate
2019
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

3.9 3.7 -0.2  

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.0 -1.2 1

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 7.0 -1.2 1

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.3 -1.0 3

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.7 -0.9 4

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.9 -0.9 4

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 4

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.9 -0.8 7

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 7

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.9 -0.8 7

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.0 -0.8 7

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 11

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 11

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.5 -0.7 11

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 11

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 11

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 11

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 11

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 11

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 11

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.8 -0.7 11

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.8 -0.7 11

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.2 -0.7 11

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.3 4.6 -0.7 11

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 11

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.5 -0.6 25

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.9 -0.6 25

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 25

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.1 -0.6 25

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 25

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.8 -0.6 25

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 25

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 25

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.1 -0.6 25

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 25

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 25

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 25

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.0 -0.5 37

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.4 -0.5 37

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.3 -0.5 37

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.2 -0.5 37

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.0 -0.5 37

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.8 -0.5 37

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.3 -0.5 37

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.9 -0.5 37

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.5 -0.5 37

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.6 -0.5 37

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.1 -0.5 37

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.0 -0.5 37

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.8 -0.5 37

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.4 -0.5 37

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.6 -0.5 37

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 66

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 3.8 -0.4 66

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.1 -0.4 66

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.1 2.7 -0.4 66

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.1 -0.4 66

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.8 -0.4 66

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 66

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.9 -0.4 66

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.0 -0.4 66

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.0 -0.4 66

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.4 -0.4 66

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.0 -0.4 66

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 66

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 66

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.0 3.6 -0.4 66

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.1 -0.4 66

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.1 -0.4 66

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 66

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 6.1 -0.4 66

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 66

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.2 -0.4 66

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 66

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.3 -0.4 66

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.4 -0.4 66

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.6 -0.4 66

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 3.8 -0.4 66

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.1 -0.4 66

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.3 -0.4 66

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 66

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.7 3.3 -0.4 66

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 96

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.0 -0.3 96

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 96

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 96

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 7.8 -0.3 96

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.4 -0.3 96

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 96

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 96

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 96

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

2.0 1.7 -0.3 96

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.8 -0.3 96

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 96

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.5 -0.3 96

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 96

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 7.3 -0.3 96

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.1 -0.3 96

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.1 -0.3 96

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 96

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.7 -0.3 96

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 6.3 -0.3 96

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 96

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 96

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 96

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.4 -0.3 96

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.7 -0.3 96

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 96

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 96

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 96

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 4.5 -0.3 96

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 6.9 -0.3 96

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 176

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 176

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 176

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 176

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 176

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.4 -0.2 176

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 176

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 176

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 176

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 176

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 176

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.2 -0.2 176

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.3 3.1 -0.2 176

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 176

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 176

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.3 -0.2 176

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.0 -0.2 176

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 176

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.4 -0.2 176

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 176

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 176

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 176

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 176

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 176

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.1 2.9 -0.2 176

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 176

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 6.9 -0.2 176

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 8.2 -0.2 176

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 176

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 176

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 176

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 176

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 176

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.6 2.4 -0.2 176

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.8 -0.2 176

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 176

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 176

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

3.4 3.2 -0.2 176

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 176

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 176

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.2 -0.2 176

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 176

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 176

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.9 -0.2 176

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 176

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 176

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.9 -0.2 176

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 176

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 176

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.3 -0.2 176

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.2 -0.2 176

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 176

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 176

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 176

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 176

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 176

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

16.9 16.7 -0.2 176

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 233

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 233

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 233

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.7 -0.1 233

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 233

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 233

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.5 -0.1 233

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 233

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.5 -0.1 233

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 233

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 233

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 233

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 233

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 233

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 233

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.2 -0.1 233

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 233

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 233

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 233

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.3 -0.1 233

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 233

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.5 -0.1 233

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 233

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 233

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 233

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 233

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 233

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 233

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 233

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 233

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 233

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 233

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 233

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 233

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 233

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

2.5 2.4 -0.1 233

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 233

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.1 -0.1 233

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 233

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 233

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 233

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 233

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 233

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.3 -0.1 233

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 233

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.4 2.3 -0.1 233

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 6.3 -0.1 233

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 233

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 233

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.9 -0.1 233

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.7 -0.1 233

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 233

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 233

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 233

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 233

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 5.7 -0.1 233

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.7 0.0 294

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 294

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.6 0.0 294

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.8 0.0 294

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 294

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 294

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.8 0.0 294

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.1 0.0 294

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 294

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.3 0.0 294

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.4 2.4 0.0 294

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 294

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.9 0.0 294

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 294

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.0 0.0 294

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 7.9 0.0 294

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.4 0.0 294

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.0 2.0 0.0 294

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.3 0.0 294

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.6 0.0 294

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.9 0.0 294

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 294

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 294

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 294

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.2 0.0 294

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 294

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 294

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.8 0.0 294

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.0 0.0 294

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 294

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.4 0.0 294

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 294

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 294

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 9.8 0.0 294

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.8 0.1 328

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 328

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 328

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 328

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 328

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.0 0.1 328

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 328

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.0 0.1 328

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 328

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.6 0.1 328

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 328

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 328

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 328

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 6.0 0.1 328

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 328

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.9 0.1 328

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.2 0.1 328

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.9 0.1 328

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.1 0.1 328

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 328

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.0 0.1 328

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.3 0.1 328

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 328

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.7 0.1 328

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 328

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.5 0.1 328

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.8 0.1 328

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 328

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 328

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.5 0.2 357

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.6 1.8 0.2 357

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.0 0.2 357

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.1 0.2 357

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.7 0.2 357

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.0 0.2 357

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 357

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 357

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.9 0.2 357

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.1 0.2 357

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.3 0.2 357

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.0 0.2 357

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.9 0.2 357

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.0 0.3 376

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.5 0.3 376

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.9 0.3 376

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.5 0.3 376

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.2 0.4 380

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.5 0.4 380

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.6 0.4 380

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.2 0.4 380

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.1 0.5 384

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.7 0.5 384

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 386

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 386

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 7.1 0.8 388

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

18.8 20.7 1.9 389

Footnotes
(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. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2023