Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20042005
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 5.5 5.1 -0.4
1 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 9.5 -2.1
2 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 4.7 -2.0
3 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.0 -1.7
4 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.5 -1.6
4 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.2 -1.6
6 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 8.4 -1.5
6 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 9.0 -1.5
6 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 9.5 -1.5
9 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.1 -1.4
9 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 4.5 -1.4
11 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.2 -1.3
11 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 7.9 -1.3
11 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.5 -1.3
14 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.6 -1.2
14 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.2 -1.2
14 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 7.9 -1.2
14 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.5 -1.2
14 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 5.8 -1.2
14 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.0 -1.2
20 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 3.8 -1.1
20 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.2 -1.1
20 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 3.8 -1.1
20 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.3 -1.1
20 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.4 -1.1
20 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.4 -1.1
20 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.4 -1.1
27 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.8 -1.0
27 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.3 -1.0
27 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.1 16.1 -1.0
27 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.2 -1.0
27 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.0 -1.0
27 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 5.9 -1.0
27 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.3 -1.0
27 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.1 -1.0
27 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.7 -1.0
36 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.5 -0.9
36 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 3.7 -0.9
36 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.6 -0.9
36 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.0 -0.9
36 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.2 -0.9
36 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.2 -0.9
36 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.5 -0.9
36 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.6 -0.9
36 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.0 -0.9
36 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.9 -0.9
36 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.7 -0.9
47 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.2 -0.8
47 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
47 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.4 -0.8
47 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.2 -0.8
47 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.6 -0.8
47 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.7 -0.8
47 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
47 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.7 -0.8
47 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.1 -0.8
47 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
47 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 10.1 -0.8
47 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 6.9 -0.8
47 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.4 -0.8
47 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.9 -0.8
47 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 6.8 -0.8
47 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 3.8 -0.8
47 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.3 -0.8
47 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.6 -0.8
47 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.3 -0.8
47 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.5 -0.8
47 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 3.8 -0.8
47 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 6.7 -0.8
47 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.6 -0.8
47 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.4 -0.8
47 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.7 -0.8
47 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.1 -0.8
47 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.5 -0.8
74 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.1 -0.7
74 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.3 -0.7
74 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
74 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
74 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
74 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.0 -0.7
74 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.7 -0.7
74 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.7 -0.7
74 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.5 -0.7
74 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 4.9 -0.7
74 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.9 -0.7
74 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.8 -0.7
74 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.3 -0.7
74 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.0 -0.7
74 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.4 -0.7
74 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.5 -0.7
74 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
91 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.5 -0.6
91 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 7.6 -0.6
91 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.4 -0.6
91 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.8 -0.6
91 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.2 -0.6
91 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
91 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.0 -0.6
91 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
91 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.8 -0.6
91 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.5 -0.6
91 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.6 -0.6
91 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
91 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.5 -0.6
91 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
91 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.8 -0.6
91 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.3 -0.6
91 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
91 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
91 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.0 -0.6
91 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
91 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
91 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.2 -0.6
91 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.9 -0.6
91 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.5 -0.6
91 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.7 -0.6
116 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
116 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.0 -0.5
116 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
116 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.5 -0.5
116 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
116 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
116 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
116 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
116 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.3 -0.5
116 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 2.9 -0.5
116 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.0 -0.5
116 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 2.8 -0.5
116 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
116 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
116 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
116 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
116 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
116 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.1 -0.5
116 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.9 -0.5
116 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
116 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.0 -0.5
116 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
116 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
116 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.0 -0.5
116 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
116 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.5 -0.5
116 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
143 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.9 -0.4
143 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
143 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.5 -0.4
143 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
143 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
143 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.2 -0.4
143 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
143 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
143 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 7.8 -0.4
143 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.8 -0.4
143 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.2 -0.4
143 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
143 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
143 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 2.7 -0.4
143 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
143 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
143 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.6 -0.4
143 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.3 -0.4
143 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.0 -0.4
143 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.4 -0.4
143 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
143 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
143 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
143 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.1 -0.4
143 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.2 -0.4
143 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.1 -0.4
143 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.7 -0.4
143 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
143 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
143 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
143 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.2 -0.4
143 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 6.0 5.6 -0.4
143 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.8 -0.4
143 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
143 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
143 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
143 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
143 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.0 -0.4
143 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.3 -0.4
143 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
143 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
143 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 5.0 -0.4
190 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.7 -0.3
190 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
190 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
190 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
190 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.6 -0.3
190 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.0 -0.3
190 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
190 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.9 -0.3
190 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
190 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.6 -0.3
190 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
190 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
190 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
190 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
190 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
190 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
190 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.8 -0.3
190 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.6 -0.3
190 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.4 -0.3
190 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.3 -0.3
190 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
190 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.9 -0.3
190 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
190 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
190 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.1 -0.3
190 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.6 5.3 -0.3
190 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.7 -0.3
190 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.3 -0.3
190 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
190 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
190 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.5 -0.3
190 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.0 -0.3
190 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.2 -0.3
223 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
223 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
223 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.9 4.7 -0.2
223 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.0 -0.2
223 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.3 -0.2
223 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
223 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
223 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
223 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.1 -0.2
223 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
223 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
223 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.8 -0.2
223 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.0 -0.2
223 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
223 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
223 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
223 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.6 -0.2
223 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
223 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
223 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.4 -0.2
223 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
223 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.1 -0.2
223 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
223 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
223 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
223 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
223 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
223 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.7 3.5 -0.2
223 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.9 -0.2
223 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.0 6.8 -0.2
223 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
223 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.6 -0.2
223 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.5 5.3 -0.2
223 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
223 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
223 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
223 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
223 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
223 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.2 -0.2
223 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
223 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
268 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 4.6 -0.1
268 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.5 -0.1
268 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
268 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
268 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
268 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
268 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 2.9 -0.1
268 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.1 -0.1
268 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.6 -0.1
268 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.2 -0.1
268 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.2 5.1 -0.1
268 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.6 -0.1
268 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.3 -0.1
268 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.4 -0.1
268 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.5 6.4 -0.1
268 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.3 -0.1
268 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.1 -0.1
268 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.8 -0.1
268 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
268 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.3 -0.1
268 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.5 -0.1
268 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.9 -0.1
290 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
290 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.1 0.0
290 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.0 0.0
290 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
290 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
290 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.7 0.0
290 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.8 3.8 0.0
290 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
290 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
290 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.6 0.0
290 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
290 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
290 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.9 0.0
290 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.9 0.0
290 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
290 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.5 0.0
290 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.3 0.0
290 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.0 0.0
290 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
290 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.5 0.0
290 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.3 6.3 0.0
311 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.1 0.1
311 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
311 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.3 0.1
311 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.5 0.1
311 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.5 0.1
311 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.9 0.1
311 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.8 0.1
311 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.4 0.1
311 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
311 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.6 0.1
311 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.9 5.0 0.1
322 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.4 0.2
322 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.7 0.2
322 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.1 0.2
322 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.7 0.2
322 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.3 0.2
322 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
322 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.6 15.8 0.2
329 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.5 0.3
329 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.4 0.3
329 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.2 0.3
329 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.8 0.3
329 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
329 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.7 0.3
329 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.5 0.3
329 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
329 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.4 0.3
329 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.9 0.3
329 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.5 0.3
329 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.7 0.3
329 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
329 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
343 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.7 0.4
343 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.2 0.4
343 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.6 0.4
343 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
343 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.5 4.9 0.4
343 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.7 0.4
343 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.9 0.4
350 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.5 0.5
350 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.2 0.5
350 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.3 0.5
350 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.8 0.5
350 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.6 0.5
350 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.0 0.5
350 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.8 0.5
350 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.7 0.5
350 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.1 0.5
359 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.0 0.6
359 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.9 0.6
361 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.5 0.7
361 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
361 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.5 0.7
361 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.5 0.7
361 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.7 0.7
366 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.0 0.8
367 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.3 0.9
368 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.9 1.2
369 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 7.1 1.9
370 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 7.5 2.6
371 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 10.0 3.6
372 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 10.8 5.6

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