Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20062007
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 4.6 4.6 0.0
1 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 5.4 -4.7
2 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 5.8 -2.4
3 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.2 -1.1
3 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.2 -1.1
5 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.7 -1.0
5 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.3 -1.0
7 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.6 -0.9
7 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.0 -0.9
9 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
9 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.2 -0.8
9 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.6 -0.8
9 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.5 -0.8
9 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.9 -0.8
9 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.4 -0.8
15 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.4 -0.7
15 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.3 -0.7
15 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.3 -0.7
15 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.0 -0.7
15 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.1 -0.7
15 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.0 -0.7
15 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.6 13.9 -0.7
22 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
22 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.0 -0.6
22 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
22 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.4 -0.6
22 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.1 -0.6
22 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.7 -0.6
22 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.2 -0.6
22 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
22 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.8 -0.6
22 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
22 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
22 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
22 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.1 -0.6
22 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 2.8 -0.6
22 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
37 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.5 -0.5
37 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
37 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
37 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
37 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.6 -0.5
37 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
37 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
37 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.5 -0.5
37 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
37 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
37 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
37 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
37 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
37 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
37 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 2.9 -0.5
37 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.4 -0.5
37 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
37 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
37 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
37 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
37 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
37 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
37 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
60 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
60 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
60 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.4 -0.4
60 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.1 -0.4
60 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.7 -0.4
60 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
60 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
60 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.2 -0.4
60 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.6 -0.4
60 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.1 5.7 -0.4
60 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
60 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
60 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
60 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.5 -0.4
60 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
60 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
60 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.8 -0.4
60 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.5 -0.4
78 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
78 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
78 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.4 -0.3
78 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
78 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
78 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 4.1 -0.3
78 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
78 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
78 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.8 -0.3
78 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
78 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
78 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.3 -0.3
78 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
78 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.6 -0.3
78 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.7 -0.3
78 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
78 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
78 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.5 -0.3
78 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
78 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.8 -0.3
78 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
78 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
78 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.2 -0.3
78 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
78 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.2 -0.3
78 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
78 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
78 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.6 -0.3
78 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.7 -0.3
78 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.1 -0.3
78 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.1 -0.3
78 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.6 -0.3
78 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.7 -0.3
78 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.5 -0.3
78 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
78 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
78 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.8 -0.3
78 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
78 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.9 -0.3
117 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
117 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
117 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 4.6 -0.2
117 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
117 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.7 -0.2
117 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
117 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.9 -0.2
117 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
117 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
117 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
117 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
117 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
117 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
117 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
117 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
117 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.1 -0.2
117 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.7 -0.2
117 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.4 2.2 -0.2
117 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
117 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.3 2.1 -0.2
117 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
117 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.9 -0.2
117 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
117 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
117 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
117 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
117 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.9 -0.2
117 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
117 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
117 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.5 -0.2
117 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.1 -0.2
117 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
117 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
117 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
117 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.8 -0.2
117 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.8 -0.2
153 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
153 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
153 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
153 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.8 -0.1
153 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.6 -0.1
153 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
153 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.1 -0.1
153 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
153 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.4 -0.1
153 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
153 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
153 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
153 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
153 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
153 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
153 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
153 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
153 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
153 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
153 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.8 -0.1
153 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
153 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
153 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.6 -0.1
153 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.7 -0.1
153 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
153 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.6 -0.1
153 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.5 -0.1
153 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.4 -0.1
153 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.1 -0.1
153 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.5 6.4 -0.1
153 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.8 -0.1
153 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.3 -0.1
153 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
153 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.0 -0.1
153 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
153 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
153 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.2 -0.1
153 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.1 -0.1
153 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
153 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
153 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.9 -0.1
153 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
153 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.9 -0.1
153 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
153 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.2 -0.1
153 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.0 -0.1
153 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
200 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
200 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
200 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
200 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.8 0.0
200 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 3.4 0.0
200 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.8 0.0
200 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
200 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.3 0.0
200 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
200 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.9 0.0
200 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
200 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
200 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
200 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
200 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
200 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.2 0.0
200 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.0 0.0
200 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.8 0.0
200 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
200 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
200 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
200 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 4.3 0.0
200 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.5 0.0
200 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.6 0.0
200 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
200 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
200 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
200 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.1 0.0
228 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.8 0.1
228 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.7 0.1
228 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.0 4.1 0.1
228 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.8 0.1
228 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
228 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
228 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.5 0.1
228 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.2 0.1
228 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.8 0.1
228 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.2 0.1
228 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.9 0.1
228 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
228 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
228 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.6 0.1
228 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.7 0.1
228 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.0 0.1
228 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.4 2.5 0.1
228 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.3 0.1
228 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.2 0.1
228 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.6 0.1
228 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
228 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.4 0.1
228 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.5 0.1
228 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.9 0.1
228 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.6 0.1
228 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.0 0.1
228 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.2 4.3 0.1
228 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.2 0.1
228 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.3 5.4 0.1
228 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.1 0.1
228 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.4 0.1
228 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.0 0.1
228 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.1 0.1
228 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.9 0.1
228 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.1 0.1
228 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
264 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.4 0.2
264 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.8 0.2
264 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
264 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
264 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.2 0.2
264 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.9 0.2
264 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.0 0.2
264 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 3.6 0.2
264 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
264 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.4 0.2
264 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
264 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.7 0.2
264 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.0 0.2
264 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.9 0.2
264 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
264 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.4 0.2
264 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.9 0.2
264 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
264 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
264 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
264 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
264 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.4 0.2
264 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.8 0.2
264 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 7.1 0.2
264 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
264 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
264 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
264 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.1 0.2
264 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.1 5.3 0.2
264 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 5.9 0.2
264 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.0 0.2
295 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.3 0.3
295 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
295 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
295 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.9 0.3
295 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.5 0.3
295 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 3.0 0.3
295 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.7 0.3
295 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.6 0.3
295 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.3 0.3
295 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.3 0.3
295 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.1 0.3
295 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
295 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.9 0.3
295 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
295 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
310 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.0 0.4
310 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
310 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.9 0.4
310 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.7 0.4
310 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
310 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.5 0.4
310 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.4 0.4
310 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.6 0.4
310 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.7 0.4
310 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.8 0.4
310 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.6 0.4
310 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
310 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.0 0.4
310 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.3 0.4
310 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
310 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.3 0.4
310 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.2 0.4
310 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.4 0.4
310 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.3 0.4
329 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.7 0.5
329 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.5 0.5
329 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.5 0.5
329 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.8 0.5
329 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 7.5 0.5
329 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.8 0.5
329 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.5 0.5
329 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.1 0.5
329 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.3 0.5
329 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.6 0.5
329 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.7 0.5
340 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 8.2 0.6
340 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.9 0.6
340 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.5 0.6
340 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.4 3.0 0.6
340 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.8 0.6
340 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.9 0.6
340 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.3 0.6
340 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.6 0.6
340 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.5 0.6
349 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.6 0.7
349 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 10.1 0.7
349 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 8.7 0.7
349 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.5 0.7
349 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.8 0.7
349 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.2 0.7
349 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 8.1 0.7
349 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 9.2 0.7
357 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.1 0.8
357 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.5 0.8
357 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.4 0.8
357 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
361 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.5 0.9
361 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.8 0.9
363 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.3 1.0
364 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.5 1.1
365 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.3 1.2
365 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.3 1.2
367 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.2 1.3
368 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.6 1.5
369 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 5.0 1.6
370 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 4.6 1.7
371 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.4 1.9
372 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.4 18.1 2.7

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 17, 2009