Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
2003 2004
Rank Metropolitan Area Rate Rate Change
  United States 6.0 5.5 -0.5
1 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 6.5 -1.9
2 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 8.5 -1.5
2 Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.7 -1.5
4 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.9 15.5 -1.4
5 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.3 -1.3
5 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 6.7 -1.3
5 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 9.1 -1.3
5 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.9 -1.3
5 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.0 -1.3
5 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.6 -1.3
11 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.6 -1.2
11 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 10.5 -1.2
11 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 7.7 -1.2
11 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.9 -1.2
11 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 4.8 -1.2
16 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.4 -1.1
16 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 5.8 -1.1
16 Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.2 -1.1
16 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.7 -1.1
16 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.7 -1.1
16 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 6.5 -1.1
16 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 8.5 -1.1
23 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.8 -1.0
23 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 6.8 -1.0
23 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.2 -1.0
23 Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.4 -1.0
23 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.4 -1.0
23 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.5 -1.0
23 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 11.0 -1.0
23 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.3 -1.0
23 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.4 -1.0
23 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.2 -1.0
23 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.0 -1.0
23 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.4 -1.0
23 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 7.2 -1.0
23 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.1 -1.0
37 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.1 -0.9
37 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.9 -0.9
37 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.8 -0.9
37 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.8 -0.9
37 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.5 -0.9
37 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.3 -0.9
37 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.7 -0.9
37 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.4 -0.9
37 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 3.5 -0.9
37 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.5 -0.9
37 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.2 -0.9
37 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.3 -0.9
37 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.2 6.3 -0.9
50 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 8.8 -0.8
50 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
50 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.9 -0.8
50 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.6 -0.8
50 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.6 -0.8
50 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
50 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.7 -0.8
50 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.4 -0.8
50 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.4 -0.8
50 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
50 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.0 -0.8
50 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.5 -0.8
50 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
63 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.7 -0.7
63 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.3 -0.7
63 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 5.0 -0.7
63 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 4.0 3.3 -0.7
63 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.1 -0.7
63 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.8 -0.7
63 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.9 -0.7
63 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.6 -0.7
63 Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.8 -0.7
63 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.5 -0.7
63 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.3 -0.7
63 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
63 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.0 -0.7
63 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.8 -0.7
63 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.7 -0.7
63 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
63 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
63 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 9.2 -0.7
63 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.2 -0.7
63 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.7 7.0 -0.7
63 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
63 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.4 -0.7
63 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.6 -0.7
63 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.3 -0.7
63 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.4 -0.7
63 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 8.3 -0.7
63 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.6 -0.7
63 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 11.6 -0.7
63 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
63 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
63 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 10.3 -0.7
94 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
94 Atlantic City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.6 -0.6
94 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
94 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.7 -0.6
94 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
94 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
94 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.8 5.2 -0.6
94 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.1 -0.6
94 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.6 -0.6
94 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
94 Lakeland, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
94 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
94 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.4 -0.6
94 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 3.7 -0.6
94 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.1 -0.6
94 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 10.9 -0.6
94 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
94 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
94 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.2 -0.6
94 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.6 -0.6
94 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
94 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.5 -0.6
94 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.5 -0.6
94 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
94 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
94 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 5.4 -0.6
120 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 8.2 -0.5
120 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.6 -0.5
120 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.2 -0.5
120 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
120 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
120 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
120 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
120 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.4 -0.5
120 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
120 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
120 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.7 -0.5
120 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.2 -0.5
120 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
120 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.5 -0.5
120 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.0 6.5 -0.5
120 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
120 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
120 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
120 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.4 -0.5
120 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
120 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
120 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
120 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
120 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 3.6 -0.5
120 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
120 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
120 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
120 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
120 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
120 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
120 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.0 -0.5
120 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
120 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.7 -0.5
120 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.8 -0.5
120 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.8 -0.5
120 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
120 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
120 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.3 -0.5
165 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
165 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.9 -0.4
165 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
165 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
165 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
165 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
165 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
165 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.2 3.8 -0.4
165 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
165 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
165 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
165 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.2 -0.4
165 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
165 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
165 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.5 -0.4
165 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
165 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
165 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
165 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.9 -0.4
165 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
165 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
165 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.4 -0.4
165 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.7 -0.4
165 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.2 -0.4
165 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.4 -0.4
165 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
165 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
165 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 5.6 -0.4
165 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.8 -0.4
165 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.8 -0.4
165 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
165 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.5 -0.4
197 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.3 -0.3
197 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
197 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
197 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
197 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.4 -0.3
197 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.4 -0.3
197 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
197 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
197 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
197 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
197 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
197 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
197 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
197 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
197 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 4.5 -0.3
197 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
197 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.8 -0.3
197 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
197 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
197 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
197 Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.5 -0.3
197 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.6 -0.3
197 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.9 -0.3
197 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
197 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
222 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.9 -0.2
222 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.9 -0.2
222 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
222 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.4 -0.2
222 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
222 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
222 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.8 -0.2
222 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
222 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
222 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
222 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
222 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
222 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.1 -0.2
222 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
222 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
222 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
222 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
222 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.5 -0.2
222 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
222 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
222 Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
222 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
222 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
222 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 3.4 -0.2
222 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
222 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
222 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
222 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
222 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
222 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.1 -0.2
252 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.0 -0.1
252 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
252 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.4 -0.1
252 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.4 -0.1
252 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
252 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
252 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
252 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.1 -0.1
252 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.8 -0.1
252 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.7 -0.1
252 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
252 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
252 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
252 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.9 -0.1
252 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
252 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
252 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.0 -0.1
252 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.2 -0.1
252 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.2 -0.1
252 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.9 -0.1
252 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
252 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
252 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.3 -0.1
252 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
252 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
252 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
252 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
252 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.9 -0.1
252 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.2 -0.1
252 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
252 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.5 -0.1
252 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
252 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
252 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.2 -0.1
252 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
252 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.6 5.5 -0.1
252 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
252 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
252 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.7 -0.1
252 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
252 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.0 -0.1
293 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.0 0.0
293 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.1 0.0
293 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.5 0.0
293 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
293 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
293 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
293 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.1 0.0
293 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
293 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.2 0.0
293 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.2 0.0
293 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
293 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
293 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.2 0.0
293 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.7 0.0
293 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
293 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.5 0.0
293 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.6 0.0
293 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
293 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
312 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.7 0.1
312 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
312 Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
312 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
312 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.5 0.1
312 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.1 0.1
312 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.8 0.1
312 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.2 0.1
312 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
312 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.1 0.1
312 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.0 0.1
312 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.2 0.1
312 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
312 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
312 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
312 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
312 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
312 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
312 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.1 0.1
312 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.3 0.1
332 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
332 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.3 0.2
332 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.7 0.2
332 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
332 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
332 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
332 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.5 0.2
332 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
332 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
332 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.5 0.2
332 Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.4 0.2
332 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 1 5.8 6.0 0.2
344 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.1 0.3
344 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
344 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.3 0.3
344 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.8 0.3
344 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.2 0.3
344 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.4 0.3
344 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
344 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
344 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
344 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.6 0.3
344 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.4 0.3
344 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.4 0.3
344 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.5 0.3
344 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.0 0.3
344 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.8 0.3
344 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
360 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
361 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.5 0.5
361 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.3 0.5
361 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.6 0.5
361 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.0 0.5
365 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.9 0.6
366 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.2 0.8
367 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 7.2 1.1
367 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.8 1.1
369 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.6 17.1 1.5

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: June 07, 2007