Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
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RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  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-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.7 -1.5
4 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 10.5 -1.3
4 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 6.7 -1.3
4 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 9.1 -1.3
4 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.9 -1.3
4 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 7.7 -1.3
4 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.0 -1.3
4 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 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 6.9 -1.2
11 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 4.8 -1.2
11 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.8 15.6 -1.2
15 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.3 -1.1
15 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.4 -1.1
15 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 5.8 -1.1
15 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.2 -1.1
15 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.7 -1.1
15 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 5.7 -1.1
15 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 6.5 -1.1
15 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 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.4 -1.0
23 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.4 -1.0
23 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.4 -1.0
23 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0 11.0 -1.0
23 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, 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
36 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.1 -0.9
36 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.9 -0.9
36 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 4.8 -0.9
36 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.8 -0.9
36 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.3 -0.9
36 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.3 -0.9
36 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.6 -0.9
36 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.5 -0.9
36 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.7 -0.9
36 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.3 -0.9
36 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 3.5 -0.9
36 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.5 -0.9
36 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.2 -0.9
36 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.3 -0.9
36 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.2 6.3 -0.9
51 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.7 -0.8
51 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.2 -0.8
51 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
51 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
51 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.4 -0.8
51 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 5.9 -0.8
51 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.6 -0.8
51 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.8 -0.8
51 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.7 -0.8
51 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.4 -0.8
51 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.0 -0.8
51 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.5 -0.8
51 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.0 -0.8
64 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 5.0 -0.7
64 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 8.8 -0.7
64 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 4.0 3.3 -0.7
64 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 3.8 -0.7
64 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.0 -0.7
64 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
64 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.3 -0.7
64 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
64 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 5.8 -0.7
64 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 6.7 -0.7
64 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.2 -0.7
64 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.1 -0.7
64 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
64 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 9.2 -0.7
64 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.1 -0.7
64 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.2 -0.7
64 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.7 7.0 -0.7
64 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.4 -0.7
64 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.6 -0.7
64 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.5 -0.7
64 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.3 -0.7
64 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 8.3 -0.7
64 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.1 -0.7
64 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.6 -0.7
64 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 11.6 -0.7
64 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.4 -0.7
64 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 10.3 -0.7
91 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
91 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.6 -0.6
91 Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
91 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
91 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
91 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.7 -0.6
91 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.2 -0.6
91 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
91 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.7 -0.6
91 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
91 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.1 -0.6
91 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.6 -0.6
91 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
91 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 4.9 -0.6
91 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.3 -0.6
91 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 3.7 -0.6
91 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.1 -0.6
91 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5 10.9 -0.6
91 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
91 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
91 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
91 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.6 -0.6
91 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.7 -0.6
91 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.5 -0.6
91 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.0 -0.6
91 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.5 -0.6
91 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.5 -0.6
91 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 6.6 -0.6
91 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
91 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.1 -0.6
91 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 5.4 -0.6
122 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.3 -0.5
122 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
122 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
122 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 8.2 -0.5
122 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.6 -0.5
122 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.5 -0.5
122 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.8 -0.5
122 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.5 -0.5
122 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
122 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.2 -0.5
122 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
122 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.1 -0.5
122 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 6.4 -0.5
122 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.2 -0.5
122 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 5.2 -0.5
122 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.2 -0.5
122 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
122 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.5 -0.5
122 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
122 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
122 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 7.0 6.5 -0.5
122 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 5.0 4.5 -0.5
122 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.3 -0.5
122 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
122 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.4 -0.5
122 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
122 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.8 -0.5
122 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
122 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 4.9 -0.5
122 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
122 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
122 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
122 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 3.6 -0.5
122 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.6 -0.5
122 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
122 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 5.9 -0.5
122 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.7 -0.5
122 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
122 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.7 -0.5
122 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.0 -0.5
122 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 4.9 -0.5
122 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 5.8 -0.5
122 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.6 -0.5
122 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.4 -0.5
122 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.2 -0.5
122 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.3 -0.5
168 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
168 Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.9 -0.4
168 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
168 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
168 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
168 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
168 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
168 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.2 3.8 -0.4
168 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
168 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 4.9 -0.4
168 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.3 -0.4
168 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
168 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.4 -0.4
168 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.5 -0.4
168 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
168 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.3 -0.4
168 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.0 -0.4
168 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.4 -0.4
168 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.8 -0.4
168 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.4 -0.4
168 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.7 -0.4
168 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
168 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.4 -0.4
168 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.8 -0.4
168 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
168 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.7 -0.4
168 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 5.6 -0.4
168 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.8 -0.4
168 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.8 -0.4
168 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
168 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.5 -0.4
199 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.3 -0.3
199 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
199 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.3 -0.3
199 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.4 -0.3
199 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.4 -0.3
199 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
199 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.3 -0.3
199 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.2 -0.3
199 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.4 -0.3
199 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.8 -0.3
199 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
199 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.6 -0.3
199 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.0 -0.3
199 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
199 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.6 -0.3
199 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.4 -0.3
199 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 4.5 -0.3
199 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
199 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.9 -0.3
199 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.3 -0.3
199 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 5.5 -0.3
199 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.6 -0.3
199 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.0 -0.3
199 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.5 -0.3
223 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
223 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
223 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
223 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 4.9 -0.2
223 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.9 -0.2
223 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.2 -0.2
223 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.6 -0.2
223 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.4 -0.2
223 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
223 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
223 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
223 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.4 -0.2
223 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.1 -0.2
223 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.2 -0.2
223 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.3 -0.2
223 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.5 -0.2
223 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
223 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
223 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 3.9 -0.2
223 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 6.4 -0.2
223 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.5 -0.2
223 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.5 -0.2
223 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 4.9 -0.2
223 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.5 -0.2
223 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.6 -0.2
223 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.7 -0.2
223 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.2 -0.2
223 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.1 -0.2
223 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.7 -0.2
223 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.3 -0.2
223 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.0 -0.2
223 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.7 -0.2
256 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.0 -0.1
256 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
256 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
256 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.1 -0.1
256 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.8 -0.1
256 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.9 -0.1
256 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.0 -0.1
256 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
256 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
256 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.0 -0.1
256 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.2 -0.1
256 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.2 -0.1
256 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
256 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
256 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
256 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.3 -0.1
256 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
256 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.7 -0.1
256 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.9 -0.1
256 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.2 -0.1
256 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
256 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
256 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 3.8 -0.1
256 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.1 -0.1
256 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.6 -0.1
256 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.2 -0.1
256 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 4.8 -0.1
256 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 7.6 -0.1
256 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
256 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.6 5.5 -0.1
256 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.6 -0.1
256 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.7 -0.1
256 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.3 -0.1
256 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.5 -0.1
256 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.0 -0.1
256 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.1 -0.1
292 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.4 0.0
292 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.0 0.0
292 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 7.1 0.0
292 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.5 0.0
292 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
292 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.2 0.0
292 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 4.8 0.0
292 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
292 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
292 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.3 0.0
292 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
292 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 8.1 0.0
292 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.2 0.0
292 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.2 0.0
292 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
292 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.0 0.0
292 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
292 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 5.9 0.0
292 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.3 0.0
292 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
292 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.5 0.0
292 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.6 0.0
292 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.4 0.0
292 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.1 0.0
292 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.5 0.0
317 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 4.7 0.1
317 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
317 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
317 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.5 0.1
317 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
317 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.8 0.1
317 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.2 0.1
317 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.3 0.1
317 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.1 0.1
317 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.2 0.1
317 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
317 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
317 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
317 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.5 0.1
317 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.1 0.1
317 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.3 0.1
333 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
333 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.0 0.2
333 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.3 0.2
333 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.0 0.2
333 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.7 0.2
333 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.2 0.2
333 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.2 0.2
333 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
333 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.5 0.2
333 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.8 0.2
333 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.9 0.2
333 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.5 0.2
333 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.4 0.2
333 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.0 0.2
333 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.8 6.0 0.2
348 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
348 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.5 0.3
348 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.4 0.3
348 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.1 0.3
348 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
348 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.2 0.3
348 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 7.6 0.3
348 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.4 0.3
348 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.4 0.3
348 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.8 0.3
358 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.4 0.4
358 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
358 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.9 0.4
358 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.4 0.4
358 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 8.3 0.4
358 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.6 0.4
358 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.9 0.4
358 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 7.6 0.4
358 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.0 0.4
367 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3.6 0.5
368 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.9 0.6
369 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.1 0.8
370 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.7 1.0
371 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 7.2 1.1
372 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: April 17, 2009