Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities

(Based on Census 2000 Population)

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2010
RankCityRate
1 Omaha city, NE 5.3
2 Honolulu County/city, HI 5.8
3 Virginia Beach city, VA 6.3
4 Oklahoma City city, OK 6.4
5 Austin city, TX 6.5
6 Minneapolis city, MN 7.0
7 San Antonio city, TX 7.3
7 Tulsa city, OK 7.3
9 Albuquerque city, NM 7.6
10 Boston city, MA 8.0
11 Fort Worth city, TX 8.3
12 Seattle city, WA 8.4
13 Houston city, TX 8.5
14 Columbus city, OH 8.6
15 Dallas city, TX 8.9
15 Mesa city, AZ 8.9
15 Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN 8.9
15 New Orleans city, LA 8.9
19 El Paso city, TX 9.0
20 Colorado Springs city, CO 9.5
20 New York city, NY 9.5
22 San Francisco County/city, CA 9.6
23 Charlotte city, NC 9.7
23 Portland city, OR 9.7
25 Denver County/city, CO 9.9
26 Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN 10.0
27 Washington city, DC 10.1
28 Kansas City city, MO 10.3
29 Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY 10.4
29 Tucson city, AZ 10.4
31 San Diego city, CA 10.5
32 Philadelphia County/city, PA 10.8
33 Jacksonville city, FL 11.2
33 Phoenix city, AZ 11.2
35 Memphis city, TN 11.3
36 Cleveland city, OH 11.5
37 Chicago city, IL 11.7
38 Baltimore city, MD 11.9
38 Milwaukee city, WI 11.9
40 San Jose city, CA 12.2
41 Atlanta city, GA 12.7
42 St. Louis city, MO 12.8
43 Miami city, FL 13.7
44 Long Beach city, CA 13.8
45 Los Angeles city, CA 13.9
46 Las Vegas city, NV 14.6
47 Sacramento city, CA 14.8
48 Fresno city, CA 15.8
49 Oakland city, CA 16.9
50 Detroit city, MI 23.1

NOTE: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: April 20, 2012