Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
2006 2007
Rank Metropolitan Area Rate Rate Change
  United States 4.6 4.6 0.0
1 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 5.4 -4.7
2 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 5.9 -2.3
3 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.2 -1.2
4 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.4 -0.9
4 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 3.9 -0.9
6 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
6 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.5 -0.8
6 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.2 -0.8
6 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.2 -0.8
6 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.6 -0.8
6 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.5 -0.8
6 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.9 -0.8
6 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.2 -0.8
14 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.0 -0.7
14 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.3 -0.7
14 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
14 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.2 -0.7
14 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
14 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 2.8 -0.7
14 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
21 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.5 -0.6
21 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.6 -0.6
21 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
21 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
21 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.5 -0.6
21 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.0 -0.6
21 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.4 -0.6
21 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.1 -0.6
21 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.4 -0.6
21 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.6 -0.6
21 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.8 -0.6
21 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
21 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.0 -0.6
21 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.2 -0.6
35 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.3 -0.5
35 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
35 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.0 -0.5
35 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.6 -0.5
35 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
35 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
35 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.9 -0.5
35 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
35 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
35 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.0 -0.5
35 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
35 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
35 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
35 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 2.9 -0.5
35 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
35 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.4 -0.5
35 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
35 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
35 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.8 -0.5
35 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
35 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
35 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
35 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.3 -0.5
35 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.4 13.9 -0.5
59 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
59 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
59 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.1 -0.4
59 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
59 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
59 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.3 -0.4
59 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
59 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
59 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
59 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
59 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
59 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.1 5.7 -0.4
59 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.2 -0.4
59 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
59 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
59 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.1 -0.4
59 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.5 -0.4
59 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
59 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.8 -0.4
59 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.5 -0.4
59 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
59 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.3 -0.4
59 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.8 -0.4
59 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.5 -0.4
59 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
84 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
84 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
84 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
84 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.4 -0.3
84 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
84 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
84 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.4 -0.3
84 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
84 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.8 -0.3
84 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
84 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.8 -0.3
84 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
84 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
84 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
84 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
84 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
84 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
84 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
84 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.7 -0.3
84 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.8 -0.3
84 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
84 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
84 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
84 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.3 2.0 -0.3
84 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
84 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.5 -0.3
84 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.1 -0.3
84 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.1 -0.3
84 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.6 -0.3
84 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.9 -0.3
84 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
84 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
84 Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.8 -0.3
84 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.9 -0.3
118 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
118 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
118 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 4.6 -0.2
118 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.7 -0.2
118 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.6 -0.2
118 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
118 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
118 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 2.4 -0.2
118 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
118 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
118 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
118 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
118 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
118 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
118 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
118 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
118 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.0 -0.2
118 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.7 -0.2
118 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.4 -0.2
118 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.3 -0.2
118 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.3 -0.2
118 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.6 6.4 -0.2
118 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
118 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.8 -0.2
118 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.9 -0.2
118 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
118 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
118 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.3 -0.2
118 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
118 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
118 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
118 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.5 -0.2
118 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
118 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.1 -0.2
118 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
118 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
118 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
118 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
118 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
118 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.8 -0.2
118 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
159 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
159 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
159 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
159 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
159 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.2 -0.1
159 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
159 Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
159 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
159 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
159 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
159 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
159 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
159 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
159 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.8 -0.1
159 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
159 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.8 -0.1
159 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
159 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
159 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
159 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
159 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.9 -0.1
159 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.9 -0.1
159 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
159 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.2 -0.1
159 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
159 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.9 -0.1
159 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.1 -0.1
159 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
159 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.4 -0.1
159 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
159 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
159 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.9 -0.1
159 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
159 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
159 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.2 -0.1
159 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.0 -0.1
159 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
196 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.9 0.0
196 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
196 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.9 0.0
196 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.8 0.0
196 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.8 0.0
196 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
196 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
196 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
196 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
196 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
196 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
196 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.9 0.0
196 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 2.6 0.0
196 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.8 0.0
196 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.4 0.0
196 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
196 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
196 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
196 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.0 0.0
196 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.4 0.0
196 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.7 0.0
196 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.8 0.0
196 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.7 0.0
196 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.0 0.0
196 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.6 0.0
196 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
196 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 4.3 0.0
196 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
196 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
196 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.1 0.0
196 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.8 0.0
196 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
228 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.8 0.1
228 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.8 0.1
228 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.0 4.1 0.1
228 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.4 0.1
228 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.2 0.1
228 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.3 0.1
228 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.8 0.1
228 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.9 0.1
228 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.8 0.1
228 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.8 0.1
228 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
228 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.9 0.1
228 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.4 2.5 0.1
228 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.6 0.1
228 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
228 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.4 0.1
228 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.2 4.3 0.1
228 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.6 0.1
228 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.6 0.1
228 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.1 0.1
228 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.4 0.1
228 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.0 0.1
228 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.1 0.1
228 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
228 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
228 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.2 0.1
254 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.4 0.2
254 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.8 0.2
254 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
254 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.7 0.2
254 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.2 0.2
254 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.8 0.2
254 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
254 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
254 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 3.6 0.2
254 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
254 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
254 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.3 0.2
254 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.0 0.2
254 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
254 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.7 0.2
254 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.7 0.2
254 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.5 0.2
254 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
254 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.1 0.2
254 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
254 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.8 0.2
254 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.1 0.2
254 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.7 0.2
254 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 7.1 0.2
254 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.1 0.2
254 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.8 0.2
254 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.3 0.2
254 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.6 0.2
254 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
254 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
254 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
254 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.1 5.3 0.2
286 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.3 0.3
286 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
286 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
286 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.6 0.3
286 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.8 0.3
286 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.1 0.3
286 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
286 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
286 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.0 0.3
286 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.6 0.3
286 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.6 0.3
286 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.7 0.3
286 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.3 0.3
286 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
286 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.7 0.3
286 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.0 0.3
286 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
286 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 7.2 0.3
286 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
286 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.1 0.3
286 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.4 0.3
286 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
286 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
286 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.2 0.3
286 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.6 5.9 0.3
286 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.2 0.3
312 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.2 0.4
312 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
312 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
312 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.3 0.4
312 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.6 0.4
312 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.6 0.4
312 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
312 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
312 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.4 0.4
321 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.9 0.5
321 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.4 0.5
321 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.7 0.5
321 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.9 0.5
321 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.4 0.5
321 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.7 0.5
321 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.0 0.5
321 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.9 0.5
321 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.6 0.5
321 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.5 0.5
321 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.3 0.5
321 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.7 0.5
321 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.4 0.5
321 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.6 0.5
321 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.4 0.5
336 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.6 0.6
336 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.8 0.6
336 Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.6 0.6
336 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 10.1 0.6
336 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.8 0.6
336 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.8 0.6
336 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.6 0.6
336 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.6 0.6
336 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.5 0.6
345 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 8.3 0.7
345 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.5 0.7
345 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.5 0.7
345 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
345 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.3 0.7
345 Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.4 0.7
345 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.2 0.7
345 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 8.2 0.7
353 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
353 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.5 0.8
353 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.8 0.8
353 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
353 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 9.3 0.8
358 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.5 0.9
359 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.6 1.0
359 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.4 1.0
359 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.9 1.0
362 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.2 1.2
362 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.4 1.2
362 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.3 1.2
365 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.8 1.5
366 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.7 1.7
366 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.2 1.7
368 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.5 1.9
369 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.5 18.0 2.5

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. Data have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation to new state controls.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2008