Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

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

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2007Sept. 2008p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.5 -0.5
2 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.9 0.0
3 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.3 0.5
4 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.1 0.8
5 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 5.0 0.9
5 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.0 0.9
7 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.7 1.0
7 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.9 1.0
7 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.3 1.0
7 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.1 1.0
7 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.9 1.0
7 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.6 1.0
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.0 1.0
14 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.7 1.1
14 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
14 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.0 1.1
14 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.4 1.1
18 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.7 1.2
19 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.3 1.3
19 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.1 1.3
19 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.2 1.3
19 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.5 1.3
23 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 6.0 1.4
23 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.1 1.4
23 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.4 6.8 1.4
26 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.6 1.5
27 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.8 1.6
27 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.1 1.6
27 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.3 1.6
27 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.9 1.6
27 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.4 1.6
27 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.1 1.6
27 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.5 1.6
34 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.3 1.8
35 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 7.4 2.0
36 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 6.5 2.1
36 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 7.3 2.1
36 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 6.3 2.1
36 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 6.1 2.1
36 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 5.4 2.1
41 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.8 2.2
41 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 6.3 2.2
43 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 7.4 2.3
43 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.3 2.3
43 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 6.4 2.3
46 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 7.0 2.4
47 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 7.0 2.5
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 9.1 2.8
49 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 8.0 3.2

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 are subject to revision at the end of each year to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation.

 

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2008