Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20072008
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 4.6 5.8 1.2
1 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.8 -0.4
1 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 3.9 -0.4
3 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.6 -0.3
3 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 2.9 -0.3
3 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.8 -0.3
6 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.8 -0.2
7 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.2 -0.1
7 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
7 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
7 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
11 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
11 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
11 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
11 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
11 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
11 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.9 0.0
11 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.4 0.0
11 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.1 0.0
11 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.6 0.0
11 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.8 0.0
11 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
22 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.9 0.1
22 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.9 0.1
22 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.8 0.1
22 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.1 0.1
22 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.8 0.1
27 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
27 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.0 0.2
27 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.9 0.2
27 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
27 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
27 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.9 0.2
27 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.1 0.2
27 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.4 0.2
27 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.9 0.2
27 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.2 0.2
27 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.4 0.2
27 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 2.9 0.2
27 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.7 0.2
27 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.9 0.2
27 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.4 0.2
27 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
27 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.2 0.2
44 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
44 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
44 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
44 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.3 0.3
44 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.7 0.3
44 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.7 0.3
44 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
44 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
44 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.8 0.3
44 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
44 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.0 0.3
44 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
56 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.8 0.4
56 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
56 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.9 0.4
56 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.3 0.4
56 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.5 0.4
56 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
56 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 3.1 0.4
56 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
56 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.7 0.4
56 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.2 0.4
56 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.2 3.6 0.4
56 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 3.8 0.4
56 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.1 0.4
56 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
56 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
71 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 5.2 0.5
71 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.5 0.5
71 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.7 0.5
71 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.8 0.5
71 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.3 0.5
71 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.7 0.5
71 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.5 0.5
78 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.4 0.6
78 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.9 0.6
78 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.4 0.6
78 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.1 2.7 0.6
78 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.6 0.6
78 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.7 0.6
78 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.3 0.6
85 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 7.0 0.7
85 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.4 0.7
85 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 4.8 0.7
85 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
85 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 4.1 0.7
85 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
85 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.6 0.7
85 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.4 0.7
85 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
85 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.2 0.7
85 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.3 0.7
85 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.1 0.7
85 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.1 0.7
85 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.7 0.7
85 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.1 0.7
85 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.1 0.7
85 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.9 0.7
85 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.7 0.7
85 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.3 0.7
85 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.5 0.7
85 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.3 0.7
85 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.6 0.7
85 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
85 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 4.2 0.7
85 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.3 0.7
85 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.3 0.7
85 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.5 0.7
85 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
85 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.5 0.7
85 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.8 0.7
85 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.9 0.7
116 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.2 0.8
116 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.3 0.8
116 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.5 0.8
116 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.0 0.8
116 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.4 0.8
116 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
116 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.8 0.8
116 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.8 0.8
116 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.5 0.8
116 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.2 0.8
116 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.3 0.8
116 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.3 0.8
116 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
116 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.1 0.8
116 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
116 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.9 0.8
116 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.1 0.8
116 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 5.1 0.8
116 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.8 0.8
116 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 5.9 0.8
116 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.3 0.8
116 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.0 0.8
116 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 3.8 0.8
116 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.6 0.8
140 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.3 0.9
140 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.6 0.9
140 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.7 0.9
140 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.0 0.9
140 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.4 3.3 0.9
140 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 4.5 0.9
140 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.8 0.9
140 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.7 0.9
140 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.2 0.9
140 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.9 0.9
140 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.8 0.9
140 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.5 0.9
140 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.2 0.9
140 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.9 0.9
140 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.3 0.9
140 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 5.5 0.9
140 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 7.4 0.9
140 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.2 0.9
140 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.4 0.9
140 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.3 0.9
140 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.0 0.9
140 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.2 0.9
140 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.6 0.9
163 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.0 1.0
163 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 5.6 1.0
163 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.6 1.0
163 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.9 1.0
163 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.6 1.0
163 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.8 1.0
163 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.9 1.0
163 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.6 1.0
163 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.0 1.0
163 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.6 1.0
163 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.5 1.0
163 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 3.7 1.0
163 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.8 1.0
163 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 6.7 1.0
163 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
163 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.8 1.0
163 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.6 1.0
163 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.3 1.0
163 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.4 1.0
163 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
163 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.2 1.0
163 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.8 1.0
185 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.3 1.1
185 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.9 1.1
185 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.0 1.1
185 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.1 1.1
185 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.0 1.1
185 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.2 1.1
185 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.3 1.1
185 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.7 1.1
185 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.3 1.1
185 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.3 1.1
185 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.7 1.1
185 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 5.8 1.1
185 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.1 1.1
185 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
185 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
185 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 7.4 1.1
185 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.3 1.1
185 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.2 1.1
185 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.1 1.1
185 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.9 1.1
185 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.7 1.1
185 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.4 1.1
185 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.3 1.1
185 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.2 1.1
185 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.9 1.1
185 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.6 1.1
185 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.0 1.1
212 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.3 1.2
212 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.6 1.2
212 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.9 1.2
212 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.9 1.2
212 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.9 1.2
212 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 5.3 1.2
212 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.7 1.2
212 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.6 1.2
212 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.1 1.2
212 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.2 1.2
212 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.2 3.4 1.2
212 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 8.7 1.2
212 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.5 1.2
212 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.4 1.2
212 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.3 1.2
212 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.9 1.2
212 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.7 1.2
212 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 7.3 1.2
230 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.6 1.3
230 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.2 1.3
230 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.7 1.3
230 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.2 1.3
230 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 8.8 1.3
230 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.7 1.3
230 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.0 1.3
230 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.3 1.3
230 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.7 1.3
230 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.8 1.3
230 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.9 1.3
230 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.3 1.3
230 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.4 7.7 1.3
230 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 8.1 1.3
230 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.2 1.3
230 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.9 1.3
230 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.7 1.3
230 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.1 1.3
230 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.3 1.3
230 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.2 1.3
230 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.9 1.3
230 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.3 6.6 1.3
230 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.7 1.3
230 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.2 1.3
230 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.3 1.3
255 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 5.0 1.4
255 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.6 1.4
255 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.5 1.4
255 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.6 1.4
255 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.1 1.4
255 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 7.6 1.4
255 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.3 1.4
255 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 7.0 1.4
255 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.9 1.4
255 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.2 1.4
255 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.9 1.4
255 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.7 1.4
255 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.5 1.4
255 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 5.7 1.4
255 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.3 1.4
255 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.5 1.4
255 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.6 1.4
255 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.0 1.4
255 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.7 1.4
255 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.3 1.4
255 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.7 1.4
255 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.6 1.4
255 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.1 1.4
255 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.5 1.4
279 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.3 1.5
279 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.6 1.5
279 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.7 1.5
279 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.7 1.5
279 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.4 1.5
279 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.0 1.5
279 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.6 1.5
279 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.7 1.5
279 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 8.0 1.5
279 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.5 1.5
279 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.6 1.5
279 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.4 1.5
279 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 8.0 1.5
279 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.9 1.5
293 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.1 1.6
293 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 9.8 1.6
293 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 7.0 1.6
293 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.6 1.6
293 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.5 1.6
293 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.7 1.6
293 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.1 1.6
293 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.9 1.6
293 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.4 1.6
293 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 8.6 1.6
293 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 8.0 1.6
293 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.9 1.6
293 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 10.8 1.6
306 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.2 1.7
306 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.4 1.7
306 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 8.4 1.7
306 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.4 1.7
306 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 8.2 1.7
306 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 8.0 1.7
306 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.9 1.7
306 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.8 1.7
306 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.8 1.7
306 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.7 1.7
306 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 4.6 1.7
306 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.9 7.6 1.7
306 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.8 1.7
319 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 5.4 1.8
319 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.8 1.8
319 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 5.2 1.8
319 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.5 1.8
319 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 7.1 1.8
324 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.6 1.9
324 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 9.4 1.9
324 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 5.5 1.9
324 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.6 1.9
328 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.0 2.0
328 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 10.7 2.0
328 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.8 2.0
328 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 8.2 2.0
328 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 7.1 2.0
328 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.8 2.0
334 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 10.6 2.1
334 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 7.7 2.1
334 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.9 2.1
337 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 5.1 2.2
337 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.8 2.2
337 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.7 2.2
337 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 7.0 2.2
337 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.2 2.2
337 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 6.5 2.2
343 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 5.6 2.3
343 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.9 2.3
343 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 7.7 2.3
343 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.8 2.3
343 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 10.4 2.3
343 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 6.5 2.3
349 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 10.6 2.4
349 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 7.0 2.4
349 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 11.1 2.4
352 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 6.6 2.5
352 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 7.8 2.5
352 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 6.8 2.5
352 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 8.3 2.5
352 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 8.1 2.5
357 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 6.9 2.6
357 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 12.7 2.6
357 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 10.1 2.6
357 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 8.7 2.6
361 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 9.1 2.7
361 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 12.2 2.7
363 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 8.1 2.9
364 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 7.6 3.0
365 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 8.0 3.1
365 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 8.1 3.1
367 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 7.7 3.2
367 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 9.6 3.2
367 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9 17.1 3.2
370 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 8.1 3.5
371 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 8.6 4.0
372 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.1 22.9 4.8

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