Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area May 2016
rate		 May 2017(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 4.5 4.1 -0.4  

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 4.6 -2.4 1

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 5.4 -2.3 2

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 22.6 20.5 -2.1 3

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 3.5 -2.1 3

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.3 -1.9 5

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.3 -1.9 5

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 3.4 -1.9 5

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 3.8 -1.8 8

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 3.9 -1.8 8

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 4.7 -1.8 8

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 4.9 -1.7 11

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.0 8.4 -1.6 12

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.0 -1.6 12

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.2 -1.6 12

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.5 -1.6 12

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 2.9 -1.6 12

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.4 -1.6 12

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.4 5.9 -1.5 18

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.1 -1.5 18

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.1 -1.4 20

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.6 -1.4 20

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.2 -1.4 20

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.3 -1.4 20

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.9 8.5 -1.4 20

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.2 -1.4 20

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.5 -1.4 20

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.4 6.0 -1.4 20

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.3 -1.4 20

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 6.3 -1.4 20

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.8 -1.3 30

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.2 -1.3 30

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 30

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 2.9 -1.3 30

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.1 -1.3 30

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.7 7.4 -1.3 30

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.5 7.2 -1.3 30

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.1 -1.3 30

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.4 -1.3 30

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.9 -1.3 30

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 40

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 40

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

 5.3 4.1 -1.2 40

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 40

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.1 -1.2 40

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 40

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 2.9 -1.2 40

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.7 -1.2 40

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.2 -1.2 40

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.3 -1.2 40

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.7 -1.2 40

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.5 -1.2 40

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.7 7.5 -1.2 40

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

 4.5 3.3 -1.2 40

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.0 -1.2 40

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 40

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 56

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.7 -1.1 56

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.5 -1.1 56

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 56

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.3 -1.1 56

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 56

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.3 -1.1 56

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 56

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 56

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 56

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 7.0 -1.1 56

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 56

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

 3.4 2.3 -1.1 56

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.7 -1.1 56

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.4 -1.1 56

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 56

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.1 -1.1 56

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 56

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.2 -1.1 56

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.6 7.5 -1.1 56

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.3 -1.0 76

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.2 -1.0 76

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 76

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.6 -1.0 76

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 76

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

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 76

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.8 -1.0 76

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.0 -1.0 76

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.6 -1.0 76

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 76

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.0 -1.0 76

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.2 -1.0 76

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.6 8.6 -1.0 76

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.5 -1.0 76

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 90

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.0 -0.9 90

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 90

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 90

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 90

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.0 -0.9 90

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.9 -0.9 90

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

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 90

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 90

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.2 -0.9 90

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

 5.1 4.2 -0.9 90

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 90

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 90

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 90

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 90

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 90

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 106

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.3 -0.8 106

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 106

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 106

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

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 106

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 106

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 106

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

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 106

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 106

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 106

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

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 106

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.2 -0.8 106

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 106

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.0 -0.8 106

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.2 -0.8 106

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.1 -0.8 106

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 106

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.9 -0.8 106

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 106

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 106

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.0 -0.8 106

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 19.7 18.9 -0.8 106

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 128

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 128

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.3 -0.7 128

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.0 -0.7 128

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.6 -0.7 128

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 128

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.0 -0.7 128

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 128

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 128

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 128

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 128

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

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 128

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 128

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 128

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 128

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.8 -0.6 143

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 143

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 1.9 -0.6 143

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 143

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 143

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 143

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 143

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 143

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 143

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 143

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.5 -0.6 143

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 143

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 143

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.0 -0.6 143

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 143

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 143

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 143

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 143

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 143

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

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 143

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 143

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 164

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 164

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

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 164

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

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 164

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 164

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 164

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 164

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 164

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

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 164

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 164

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 164

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 164

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

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 164

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 164

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 164

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 164

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 164

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

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 164

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 164

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 164

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

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 164

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 164

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 186

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 186

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 186

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

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 186

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.5 -0.4 186

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 186

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 6.0 -0.4 186

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 186

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 6.0 -0.4 186

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.4 -0.4 186

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

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 186

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 186

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 186

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 186

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 186

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 186

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 186

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 6.1 -0.4 186

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 186

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 186

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

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 186

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 186

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 186

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

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 186

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 186

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.1 -0.4 186

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 186

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.5 -0.4 186

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 186

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 186

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 216

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 216

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 216

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 216

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 216

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 1.9 -0.3 216

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 216

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 216

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 6.1 -0.3 216

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 216

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 216

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 216

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 216

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 216

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.4 -0.3 216

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.7 -0.3 216

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.5 -0.3 216

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 216

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 216

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 216

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 216

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 6.2 5.9 -0.3 216

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 216

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 216

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 1.9 -0.2 240

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 240

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 240

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.1 -0.2 240

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 240

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 240

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 240

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.2 -0.2 240

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.2 -0.2 240

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.0 -0.2 240

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 240

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 240

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.9 -0.2 240

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.8 -0.2 240

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 240

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.2 -0.2 240

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 240

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.1 -0.2 240

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 240

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 240

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.3 -0.2 240

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 240

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 240

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 240

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 240

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 240

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 240

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.7 -0.1 267

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 267

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 267

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 267

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 267

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 267

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 267

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 267

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 267

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.2 -0.1 267

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 267

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 267

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.1 -0.1 267

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 267

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 267

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 267

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 267

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 267

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 267

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 267

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

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 267

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 267

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 267

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

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 267

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 6.0 -0.1 267

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 267

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 267

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 267

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 267

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

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 267

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 267

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 267

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.7 0.0 299

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 299

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.3 0.0 299

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 299

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 299

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 299

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.7 0.0 299

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 299

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 299

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.4 0.0 299

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 299

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 299

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 299

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 299

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 2.7 0.0 299

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.4 2.4 0.0 299

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 299

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 299

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

 5.9 5.9 0.0 299

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 299

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 299

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 299

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

 3.6 3.6 0.0 299

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 299

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

 5.1 5.2 0.1 323

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.1 0.1 323

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.9 0.1 323

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 323

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.5 0.1 323

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 323

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 323

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 323

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 323

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 323

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

 3.1 3.2 0.1 323

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 323

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 323

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.8 0.1 323

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.8 0.1 323

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 323

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.0 0.1 323

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.7 0.1 323

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 323

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.5 0.2 342

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.9 0.2 342

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 6.2 0.2 342

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.7 0.2 342

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 342

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.3 0.2 342

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.4 0.2 342

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.8 0.2 342

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

 4.9 5.1 0.2 342

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 342

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.4 0.2 342

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.9 0.2 342

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.1 0.2 342

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.9 0.2 342

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.9 0.2 342

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 342

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 342

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.6 0.2 342

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.7 0.2 342

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

 5.7 5.9 0.2 342

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 362

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.1 0.3 362

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.2 0.3 362

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 7.0 0.3 362

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 362

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 362

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.6 0.3 362

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.9 0.3 362

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.5 0.3 362

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 6.1 0.3 362

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.5 0.3 362

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.9 0.3 362

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 362

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 6.3 0.4 375

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 3.8 0.4 375

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 7.5 0.4 375

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.7 0.4 375

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 4.4 0.4 375

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 4.5 0.5 380

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 6.0 0.5 380

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 4.8 0.5 380

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.5 0.5 380

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 5.7 0.6 384

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 5.0 0.7 385

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 7.0 0.8 386

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.8 0.9 387

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 5.3 1.2 388

Footnotes
 (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: June 28, 2017