Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
2002 2003
Rank Metropolitan Area Rate Rate Change
  United States 5.8 6.0 0.2
1 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.7 -1.0
2 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 8.2 -0.8
3 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.9 -0.7
3 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 10.0 -0.7
3 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.1 -0.7
6 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.4 -0.6
6 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.7 -0.6
6 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.0 -0.6
9 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.4 -0.5
9 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.0 -0.5
9 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
9 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.4 -0.5
9 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
9 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.7 -0.5
9 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.4 -0.5
9 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
9 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
9 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
9 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
9 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.1 -0.5
9 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
22 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.5 -0.4
22 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
22 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.1 -0.4
22 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.1 -0.4
22 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
22 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
22 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
29 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
29 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
29 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.7 -0.3
29 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
29 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
29 Lakeland, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.5 -0.3
29 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
29 Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 10.3 -0.3
29 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
29 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
29 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.4 -0.3
29 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
29 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
29 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
29 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
29 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.5 -0.3
45 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
45 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
45 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.1 -0.2
45 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
45 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.6 -0.2
45 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.2 -0.2
45 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.9 -0.2
45 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
45 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
45 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
45 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
45 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
45 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.9 -0.2
45 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
45 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
45 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.4 -0.2
45 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
45 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.0 -0.2
63 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
63 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.8 -0.1
63 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.5 -0.1
63 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
63 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.6 -0.1
63 Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.4 -0.1
63 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.6 -0.1
63 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.0 -0.1
63 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.2 -0.1
63 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.5 -0.1
63 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
63 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.0 -0.1
63 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.0 -0.1
63 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 10.4 -0.1
63 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.2 -0.1
63 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
63 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.8 -0.1
63 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
63 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.2 -0.1
63 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.6 -0.1
63 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.7 -0.1
63 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.2 -0.1
63 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
63 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.9 -0.1
63 Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.2 -0.1
88 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
88 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.0 0.0
88 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
88 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.8 0.0
88 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.8 0.0
88 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.2 0.0
88 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
88 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.8 0.0
88 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.7 0.0
88 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
88 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.2 0.0
88 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.8 0.0
88 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
88 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.7 0.0
88 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
88 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
88 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
88 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.5 0.0
88 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.5 0.0
88 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
88 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
88 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.0 0.0
88 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.0 0.0
88 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.5 0.0
88 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 4.3 0.0
88 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.8 0.0
88 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.9 0.0
88 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
88 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.4 0.0
88 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
88 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.6 0.0
88 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.5 0.0
88 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.8 0.0
88 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
88 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
88 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
88 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
88 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.4 0.0
88 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
88 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
88 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.3 0.0
88 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.8 0.0
88 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.7 0.0
88 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 9.6 0.0
132 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
132 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
132 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.0 0.1
132 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
132 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.7 0.1
132 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.5 0.1
132 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.6 0.1
132 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.7 0.1
132 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.0 0.1
132 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.6 0.1
132 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.3 0.1
132 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
132 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.1 0.1
132 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
132 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.2 0.1
132 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.2 0.1
132 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
132 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
132 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.4 0.1
132 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
132 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.9 0.1
132 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.9 0.1
132 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.4 0.1
132 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
132 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.6 0.1
132 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.1 0.1
132 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.0 0.1
132 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.2 0.1
132 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.4 0.1
132 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.6 0.1
132 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.0 0.1
132 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.1 0.1
132 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.8 0.1
132 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.3 0.1
132 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.3 0.1
132 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
132 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.2 0.1
132 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.8 0.1
132 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
132 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.8 16.9 0.1
172 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.3 0.2
172 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
172 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.7 0.2
172 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
172 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
172 Atlantic City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.2 0.2
172 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.3 0.2
172 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
172 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.6 0.2
172 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.3 0.2
172 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.1 0.2
172 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 11.7 0.2
172 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
172 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
172 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
172 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.6 0.2
172 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
172 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
172 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.7 0.2
172 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.6 0.2
172 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 9.9 0.2
172 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.7 0.2
172 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
172 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
172 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.3 0.2
172 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.4 0.2
172 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.2 0.2
172 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.1 0.2
172 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
172 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.5 0.2
172 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.1 0.2
172 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.9 0.2
204 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.1 0.3
204 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.8 0.3
204 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.1 0.3
204 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.9 0.3
204 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.5 0.3
204 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
204 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
204 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.4 0.3
204 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.4 0.3
204 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.5 0.3
204 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.2 0.3
204 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
204 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.8 0.3
204 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.7 0.3
204 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 12.0 0.3
204 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.1 0.3
204 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.9 0.3
204 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
204 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
204 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.2 0.3
204 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.6 0.3
204 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.8 0.3
204 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.7 0.3
204 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
204 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
204 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.1 0.3
204 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
204 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
204 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.7 0.3
204 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.6 0.3
204 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.6 0.3
204 Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.8 0.3
204 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
204 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
204 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.8 0.3
204 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.1 0.3
204 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
204 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.2 0.3
204 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.5 0.3
204 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.6 0.3
204 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.9 0.3
204 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 12.3 0.3
246 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
246 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.7 0.4
246 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.7 0.4
246 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 4.0 0.4
246 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.8 0.4
246 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.4 0.4
246 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.7 0.4
246 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 8.0 0.4
246 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.2 0.4
246 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.2 0.4
246 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.7 0.4
246 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.3 0.4
246 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.1 0.4
246 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.3 0.4
246 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
246 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.4 0.4
246 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.9 0.4
246 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.6 0.4
246 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.8 0.4
246 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.3 0.4
246 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.2 0.4
246 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.3 0.4
246 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.3 0.4
246 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.3 0.4
246 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.2 0.4
246 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.1 0.4
246 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.5 0.4
246 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.6 0.4
246 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.3 0.4
246 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.1 0.4
246 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.1 0.4
246 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.8 0.4
246 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
246 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.1 0.4
246 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.0 0.4
246 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.1 0.4
246 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 11.0 0.4
283 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.6 0.5
283 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.1 0.5
283 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 10.3 0.5
283 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 4.6 0.5
283 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.2 0.5
283 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.0 0.5
283 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.8 0.5
283 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.0 0.5
283 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.9 0.5
283 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.5 0.5
283 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.9 0.5
283 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.9 0.5
283 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.0 0.5
283 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.3 0.5
283 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.9 0.5
283 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.5 7.0 0.5
283 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.9 0.5
283 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.2 0.5
283 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 11.5 0.5
283 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.7 0.5
283 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 5.1 0.5
283 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.3 0.5
283 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.4 0.5
283 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.2 0.5
283 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 1 5.3 5.8 0.5
283 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.1 0.5
283 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.3 0.5
283 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.7 0.5
283 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.2 0.5
312 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.6 0.6
312 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 5.1 0.6
312 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 9.6 0.6
312 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.0 0.6
312 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.5 0.6
312 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.0 15.6 0.6
312 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 8.8 0.6
312 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.8 0.6
312 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.6 0.6
312 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.3 0.6
312 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.3 0.6
312 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 5.0 0.6
312 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.9 0.6
312 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.3 0.6
312 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.0 0.6
312 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.5 0.6
312 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 7.1 0.6
312 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.4 0.6
312 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 6.0 0.6
331 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.9 0.7
331 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.7 0.7
331 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.2 0.7
331 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.2 0.7
331 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 8.1 0.7
331 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.8 0.7
331 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.4 0.7
331 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.4 0.7
339 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 7.1 0.8
339 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 8.7 0.8
339 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 5.1 0.8
339 Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.3 0.8
339 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.5 0.8
339 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 4.2 0.8
339 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.2 0.8
339 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.8 0.8
339 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.0 0.8
339 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.9 7.7 0.8
339 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.0 4.8 0.8
339 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.8 0.8
351 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.5 0.9
351 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.8 0.9
351 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.0 0.9
351 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.6 0.9
351 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.3 0.9
351 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.1 0.9
351 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 6.0 0.9
358 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 8.3 1.0
359 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.1 1.1
359 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.8 1.1
359 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 7.2 1.1
359 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.9 1.1
359 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 5.4 1.1
359 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 7.3 1.1
359 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.1 1.1
366 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 7.2 1.2
367 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 5.8 1.3
368 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.0 1.4
369 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.9 1.8

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: June 27, 2007