Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change for Large Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20012002
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.9 0.4
2 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.8 0.5
2 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.4 0.5
4 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.4 0.6
4 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.0 0.6
6 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.6 0.7
6 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 5.3 0.7
8 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.6 0.8
8 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.4 0.8
8 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 4.6 5.4 0.8
8 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.1 0.8
12 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.3 0.9
12 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.2 0.9
12 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.4 0.9
12 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.5 0.9
16 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.1 1.0
16 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.4 1.0
16 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.4 1.0
16 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.3 1.0
16 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
16 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.1 1.0
16 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.3 1.0
16 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.5 1.0
16 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.2 1.0
25 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.1 1.1
25 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
25 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.4 1.1
25 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.7 1.1
29 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.7 1.2
29 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.3 1.2
29 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.8 1.2
32 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.9 1.3
32 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.2 4.5 1.3
32 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.0 1.3
32 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.6 1.3
32 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.5 1.3
32 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.7 1.3
32 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.6 1.3
39 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.6 1.4
39 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.6 1.4
41 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.0 1.5
42 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.9 1.6
42 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.5 1.6
44 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 5.3 1.7
45 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.5 1.8
45 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.8 1.8
45 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 6.2 1.8
48 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.9 2.1
49 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 8.4 3.3

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.

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2008