Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
2005 2006
Rank Metropolitan Area Rate Rate Change
  United States 5.1 4.6 -0.5
1 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 3.4 -3.7
2 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 4.3 -3.1
3 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 3.0 -2.9
4 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 3.9 -2.6
5 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 3.6 -2.1
5 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 2.9 -2.1
7 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 3.8 -1.9
8 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 8.2 -1.8
9 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 5.9 -1.7
10 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 3.9 -1.6
11 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.3 -1.5
12 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 4.5 -1.4
12 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.8 14.4 -1.4
14 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 5.7 -1.3
15 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.1 -1.2
15 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 3.6 -1.2
15 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.1 -1.2
15 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 2.9 -1.2
15 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.5 -1.2
20 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.7 -1.1
20 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 6.7 -1.1
20 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.4 -1.1
20 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 8.0 -1.1
20 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 2.9 -1.1
20 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.0 -1.1
26 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 6.6 -1.0
26 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.0 -1.0
26 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 8.5 -1.0
26 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.4 -1.0
26 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.8 -1.0
26 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 2.3 -1.0
26 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.6 -1.0
26 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 8.5 -1.0
26 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.5 -1.0
35 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.1 -0.9
35 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.4 -0.9
35 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.7 -0.9
35 Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.0 -0.9
35 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.0 -0.9
35 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.6 -0.9
41 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.6 -0.8
41 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.5 -0.8
41 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.5 -0.8
41 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.4 -0.8
41 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
41 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.2 -0.8
41 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.1 -0.8
41 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.3 -0.8
41 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
41 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 2.8 -0.8
41 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
41 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.5 -0.8
41 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.5 -0.8
41 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.6 -0.8
41 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.0 -0.8
41 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.5 -0.8
41 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.7 -0.8
58 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
58 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.7 -0.7
58 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.7 -0.7
58 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
58 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 2.8 -0.7
58 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.8 -0.7
58 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.7 -0.7
58 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.7 -0.7
58 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.2 -0.7
58 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.8 -0.7
58 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.7 -0.7
58 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.2 -0.7
58 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 10.1 -0.7
58 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.5 -0.7
58 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.3 -0.7
58 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.6 -0.7
58 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.2 -0.7
58 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
58 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.1 -0.7
58 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.6 -0.7
58 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.4 -0.7
58 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.5 -0.7
58 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
58 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
58 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.8 -0.7
58 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.3 5.6 -0.7
84 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.4 -0.6
84 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.6 -0.6
84 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.6 -0.6
84 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.9 -0.6
84 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
84 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.8 -0.6
84 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
84 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.1 -0.6
84 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
84 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.9 -0.6
84 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.8 -0.6
84 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.1 15.5 -0.6
84 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
84 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.6 -0.6
84 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.5 -0.6
84 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
84 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
84 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
84 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
84 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
84 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 9.5 -0.6
84 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.6 -0.6
84 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.9 -0.6
84 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.2 -0.6
84 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.5 -0.6
84 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.2 -0.6
84 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.5 -0.6
84 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.2 -0.6
84 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.7 -0.6
84 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.4 -0.6
84 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
84 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.3 -0.6
84 Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
84 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.8 -0.6
84 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.1 -0.6
84 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 8.9 -0.6
120 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
120 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
120 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
120 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.0 -0.5
120 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.1 -0.5
120 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
120 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.6 -0.5
120 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
120 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
120 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
120 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
120 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.5 -0.5
120 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.5 -0.5
120 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
120 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
120 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 2.8 -0.5
120 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
120 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
120 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.4 -0.5
120 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.7 -0.5
120 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
120 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 8.0 -0.5
120 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.9 -0.5
120 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
120 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
120 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
120 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.9 -0.5
120 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
120 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.0 -0.5
120 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
120 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.0 -0.5
120 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.4 -0.5
120 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.4 -0.5
120 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.8 -0.5
120 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
120 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.8 -0.5
120 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.7 -0.5
120 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.6 5.1 -0.5
120 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
120 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.9 -0.5
120 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
120 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
120 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.8 -0.5
120 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
173 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.7 -0.4
173 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.5 -0.4
173 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
173 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.7 -0.4
173 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
173 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
173 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
173 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.8 -0.4
173 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.8 3.4 -0.4
173 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
173 Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
173 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
173 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
173 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
173 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.8 -0.4
173 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.5 -0.4
173 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.4 -0.4
173 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.1 -0.4
173 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
173 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.0 -0.4
173 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.6 -0.4
173 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.2 -0.4
173 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
173 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.2 -0.4
173 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
173 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.9 -0.4
173 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.2 -0.4
173 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
173 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
173 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
173 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
173 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.1 -0.4
173 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.5 -0.4
173 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.4 -0.4
173 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
173 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.5 -0.4
173 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.1 -0.4
173 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
173 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
212 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
212 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
212 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
212 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
212 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
212 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
212 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.8 -0.3
212 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.0 -0.3
212 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
212 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
212 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.4 -0.3
212 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
212 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
212 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
212 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.7 -0.3
212 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
212 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.1 -0.3
212 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.2 -0.3
212 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.7 -0.3
212 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.5 -0.3
212 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
212 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.4 -0.3
212 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
212 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.9 -0.3
212 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
212 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.1 -0.3
212 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
212 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
212 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
212 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.4 6.1 -0.3
212 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
212 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
212 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
212 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.5 -0.3
212 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.5 -0.3
212 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.5 -0.3
212 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.2 -0.3
212 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
212 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
212 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.2 -0.3
212 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.6 -0.3
212 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.1 -0.3
212 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
212 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.7 -0.3
212 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
212 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
212 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.1 -0.3
212 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
212 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
212 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.9 -0.3
212 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.1 -0.3
212 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.7 -0.3
212 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.0 -0.3
265 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
265 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
265 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.0 -0.2
265 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.8 -0.2
265 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.3 -0.2
265 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
265 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
265 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.0 -0.2
265 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
265 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
265 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
265 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
265 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
265 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.6 -0.2
265 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.7 -0.2
265 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.9 -0.2
265 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.8 -0.2
265 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
265 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.6 -0.2
265 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
265 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.4 -0.2
265 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
265 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
265 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
265 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.4 -0.2
265 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.9 4.7 -0.2
265 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
265 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.8 6.6 -0.2
265 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
265 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.7 3.5 -0.2
265 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.3 -0.2
265 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
265 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.3 -0.2
265 Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
265 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
265 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
265 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
265 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
303 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.9 -0.1
303 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.9 -0.1
303 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.2 -0.1
303 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.1 -0.1
303 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.2 -0.1
303 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.4 -0.1
303 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.5 -0.1
303 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
303 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.0 -0.1
303 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.9 -0.1
303 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
303 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.0 -0.1
303 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
303 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.9 -0.1
303 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
303 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 4.3 -0.1
303 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.0 -0.1
303 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
303 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.2 -0.1
303 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
303 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
303 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.9 -0.1
303 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 5.0 -0.1
326 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
326 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.6 0.0
326 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.5 0.0
326 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
326 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.9 0.0
326 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
326 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
326 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
326 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
326 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.3 0.0
326 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
326 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
326 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.0 0.0
326 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.4 0.0
326 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.9 0.0
326 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
326 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
326 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.3 0.0
326 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
326 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.3 0.0
326 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
347 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.8 0.1
347 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.2 3.3 0.1
347 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.8 0.1
347 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.6 0.1
347 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.3 0.1
347 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
347 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.6 0.1
347 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
355 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.6 0.2
355 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.0 0.2
355 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.6 0.2
358 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.7 0.3
358 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.9 0.3
358 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.6 0.3
358 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.1 0.3
358 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.3 0.3
358 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.9 0.3
364 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
364 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.2 0.4
364 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.5 0.4
364 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.3 0.4
368 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.8 0.5
368 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.9 0.5

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