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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, 2021-2022 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2021
rate
2022
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

5.3 3.6 -1.7  

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 5.1 -4.7 1

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 3.5 -4.2 2

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 3.9 -4.1 3

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 4.6 -3.8 4

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

8.2 4.5 -3.7 5

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 4.4 -3.6 6

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.2 -3.4 7

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.0 -3.3 8

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.1 -3.3 8

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

7.5 4.3 -3.2 10

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.2 -3.2 10

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.4 -3.1 12

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 6.9 -3.0 13

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.7 -2.9 14

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.4 -2.9 14

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.2 -2.9 14

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.1 -2.9 14

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.5 14.7 -2.8 18

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.6 -2.8 18

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.4 -2.7 20

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 7.0 -2.7 20

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 6.1 -2.7 20

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.2 6.5 -2.7 20

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.9 -2.7 20

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

6.4 3.7 -2.7 20

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.7 5.0 -2.7 20

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.2 -2.6 27

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.5 -2.6 27

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.3 7.7 -2.6 27

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 2.9 -2.6 27

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.8 -2.6 27

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

6.8 4.2 -2.6 27

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.0 -2.6 27

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.1 -2.6 27

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.6 -2.5 35

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.2 -2.5 35

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.0 -2.5 35

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.4 -2.5 35

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 35

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.5 -2.4 40

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.4 -2.4 40

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.9 -2.4 40

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.1 -2.4 40

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.6 8.2 -2.4 40

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.7 -2.3 45

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.8 -2.3 45

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

5.1 2.8 -2.3 45

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.8 4.5 -2.3 45

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.6 -2.3 45

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

5.3 3.0 -2.3 45

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.5 -2.3 45

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.2 -2.3 45

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.0 -2.2 53

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 4.9 -2.2 53

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 5.5 -2.2 53

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.3 -2.2 53

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.1 -2.2 53

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 5.1 -2.2 53

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 2.9 -2.2 53

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

4.9 2.7 -2.2 53

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.3 4.2 -2.1 61

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.3 4.2 -2.1 61

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

6.3 4.2 -2.1 61

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.5 -2.1 61

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.2 -2.1 61

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.6 3.5 -2.1 61

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.8 -2.1 61

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

7.2 5.1 -2.1 61

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.5 -2.1 61

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.2 -2.1 61

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 2.7 -2.0 71

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.4 4.4 -2.0 71

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.2 -2.0 71

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.9 3.9 -2.0 71

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

6.1 4.1 -2.0 71

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 2.5 -1.9 76

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.6 -1.9 76

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 76

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 5.0 -1.9 76

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 76

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 5.6 -1.9 76

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.5 -1.9 76

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 6.0 -1.9 76

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 76

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.3 4.4 -1.9 76

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

6.1 4.3 -1.8 86

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.2 -1.8 86

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.3 4.5 -1.8 86

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.6 -1.8 86

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.0 -1.8 86

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.4 -1.8 86

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 3.0 -1.8 86

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.3 -1.7 93

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.8 -1.7 93

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.0 -1.7 93

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

5.1 3.4 -1.7 93

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.4 3.7 -1.7 93

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.0 -1.7 93

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.1 -1.7 93

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.1 -1.7 93

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.7 -1.7 93

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

7.1 5.4 -1.7 93

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.2 -1.7 93

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.7 -1.7 93

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.6 -1.7 93

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

4.7 3.0 -1.7 93

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.7 -1.7 93

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.6 3.9 -1.7 93

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 2.8 -1.6 109

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

6.2 4.6 -1.6 109

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.0 -1.6 109

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.5 -1.6 109

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.7 -1.6 109

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.0 -1.6 109

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.2 -1.6 109

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 109

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.5 -1.6 109

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.1 2.5 -1.6 109

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 109

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

4.4 2.8 -1.6 109

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.6 -1.6 109

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 109

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.9 -1.5 123

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

4.7 3.2 -1.5 123

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.7 -1.5 123

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.7 -1.5 123

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.3 -1.5 123

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.0 -1.5 123

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.7 -1.5 123

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.5 -1.5 123

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.6 -1.5 123

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.2 -1.5 123

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.7 -1.5 123

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.5 -1.5 123

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.5 -1.5 123

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.4 -1.5 123

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.1 -1.5 123

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

4.3 2.8 -1.5 123

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.2 -1.5 123

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.7 -1.5 123

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

6.4 4.9 -1.5 123

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.8 -1.4 142

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.0 -1.4 142

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.7 -1.4 142

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.2 -1.4 142

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

5.2 3.8 -1.4 142

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.5 -1.4 142

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.2 -1.4 142

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.7 -1.4 142

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.6 -1.4 142

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.4 -1.4 142

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.0 -1.4 142

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.8 -1.4 142

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.0 -1.3 154

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.0 -1.3 154

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.1 -1.3 154

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.4 -1.3 154

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.9 -1.3 154

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.1 -1.3 154

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.4 -1.3 154

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.8 -1.3 154

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.4 -1.3 154

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 5.3 -1.3 154

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 154

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.8 -1.3 154

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.2 -1.3 154

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 2.9 -1.3 154

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.2 -1.3 154

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.4 -1.3 154

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.0 -1.3 154

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.1 -1.3 154

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.8 -1.3 154

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

4.5 3.2 -1.3 154

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.6 -1.3 154

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.1 -1.3 154

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.9 -1.3 154

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 177

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.5 -1.2 177

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 177

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.9 -1.2 177

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 177

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.4 -1.2 177

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 177

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 177

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

4.6 3.4 -1.2 177

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.6 -1.2 177

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.2 -1.2 177

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.8 -1.2 177

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.1 -1.2 177

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.5 -1.2 177

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.5 -1.2 177

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.5 -1.2 177

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 177

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.2 -1.2 177

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

3.8 2.6 -1.2 177

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.8 -1.2 177

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.8 -1.2 177

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

5.3 4.1 -1.2 177

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.6 -1.2 177

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.7 -1.2 177

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 177

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.5 -1.2 177

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.0 -1.2 177

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 177

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.4 -1.2 177

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.1 -1.2 177

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.3 -1.2 177

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 177

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.6 -1.2 177

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 210

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.2 -1.1 210

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.6 -1.1 210

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 210

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.6 -1.1 210

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.8 -1.1 210

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.0 -1.1 210

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.5 -1.1 210

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.8 -1.1 210

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.3 -1.1 210

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.3 -1.1 210

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.4 -1.1 210

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.4 -1.1 210

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.2 -1.1 210

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.5 -1.1 210

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.3 -1.1 210

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

3.8 2.7 -1.1 210

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.9 -1.1 210

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.8 -1.1 210

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.0 -1.1 210

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

5.1 4.0 -1.1 210

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.4 -1.1 210

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.1 -1.1 210

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 210

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.6 -1.1 210

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.8 -1.1 210

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.0 -1.1 210

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.6 -1.0 237

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.2 -1.0 237

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.0 -1.0 237

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.9 -1.0 237

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.3 -1.0 237

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 2.2 -1.0 237

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.1 -1.0 237

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.2 -1.0 237

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.2 -1.0 237

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

3.5 2.5 -1.0 237

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.3 2.3 -1.0 237

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.0 -1.0 237

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.8 -1.0 237

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

5.2 4.2 -1.0 237

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.8 -1.0 237

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.8 -1.0 237

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.2 -1.0 237

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

4.2 3.2 -1.0 237

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.5 -1.0 237

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.7 -1.0 237

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 2.2 -1.0 237

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.1 -1.0 237

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.4 -1.0 237

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.9 -1.0 237

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.7 -1.0 237

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.6 -1.0 237

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.5 -1.0 237

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.3 -1.0 237

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.0 -0.9 265

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.5 -0.9 265

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.5 -0.9 265

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.0 -0.9 265

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.4 -0.9 265

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 265

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.6 -0.9 265

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.3 -0.9 265

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.2 -0.9 265

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.3 -0.9 265

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.1 -0.9 265

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

4.3 3.4 -0.9 265

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.4 -0.9 265

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.3 2.4 -0.9 265

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.5 -0.9 265

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.8 -0.9 265

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.9 -0.9 265

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.3 -0.9 265

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.6 -0.9 265

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.2 -0.8 284

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.4 -0.8 284

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.0 -0.8 284

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.0 -0.8 284

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 284

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 284

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 284

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 284

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 284

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.7 -0.8 284

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.6 -0.8 284

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.5 -0.8 284

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 284

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.5 -0.8 284

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.3 -0.8 284

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.4 -0.8 284

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 284

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 284

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.2 -0.8 284

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.0 -0.7 303

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 303

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.4 -0.7 303

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.1 -0.7 303

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.5 -0.7 303

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 303

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.7 -0.7 303

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 303

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 303

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 303

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.4 -0.7 303

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.8 -0.7 303

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 303

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 303

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 1.9 -0.7 303

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 303

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 303

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 303

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.4 -0.7 303

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 303

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.7 -0.7 303

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 303

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.2 -0.7 303

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 303

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 303

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 303

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.7 -0.7 303

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.8 -0.7 303

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 303

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 332

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 332

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 332

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.6 -0.6 332

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 332

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.3 -0.6 332

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.6 -0.6 332

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.9 -0.6 332

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.2 -0.6 332

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.4 -0.6 332

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 332

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.4 -0.6 332

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 332

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.6 -0.6 332

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 332

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 332

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.7 -0.6 332

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.1 -0.6 332

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.5 -0.6 332

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 332

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 1.8 -0.6 332

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.0 -0.6 332

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.2 -0.6 332

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 332

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 6.4 -0.6 332

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.1 12.5 -0.6 332

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 358

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.4 -0.5 358

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

2.9 2.4 -0.5 358

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.9 -0.5 358

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.1 -0.5 358

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.3 -0.5 358

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.6 -0.5 358

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.5 -0.5 358

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.3 -0.5 358

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.5 -0.5 358

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.0 -0.5 358

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.0 -0.4 369

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.4 -0.4 369

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 369

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.9 -0.4 369

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.7 -0.4 369

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.6 -0.4 369

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.2 -0.4 369

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.2 -0.4 369

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.0 -0.4 369

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.2 -0.4 369

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 369

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 380

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 380

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.4 -0.3 380

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

3.4 3.1 -0.3 380

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 380

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.1 -0.3 380

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 386

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 386

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.7 -0.2 386

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.0 -0.1 389

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: March 1, 2024