Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
July 2011July 2012p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.3 9.4 -1.9
2 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 7.2 -1.8
2 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 9.1 -1.8
4 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 9.0 -1.7
5 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 6.4 -1.6
5 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.5 12.9 -1.6
5 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 9.3 -1.6
5 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.3 12.7 -1.6
5 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3 10.7 -1.6
10 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 9.1 -1.5
10 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.3 -1.5
10 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 7.5 -1.5
10 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 8.7 -1.5
14 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.4 10.0 -1.4
14 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 8.5 -1.4
16 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.2 11.9 -1.3
16 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2 10.9 -1.3
16 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 9.2 -1.3
19 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.5 -1.1
19 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 5.9 -1.1
21 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 4.8 -1.0
21 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 8.2 -1.0
23 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 6.4 -0.9
23 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 7.9 -0.9
23 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.4 -0.9
26 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 9.3 -0.8
26 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 6.9 6.1 -0.8
26 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.8 -0.8
26 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.3 -0.8
26 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.3 -0.8
26 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 9.0 8.2 -0.8
32 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.3 -0.7
32 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 7.5 -0.7
32 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 9.6 -0.7
32 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 11.6 10.9 -0.7
36 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 8.3 -0.6
37 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.7 -0.4
37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.6 -0.4
39 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 6.8 -0.3
40 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.7 -0.2
40 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 8.2 -0.2
42 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 8.2 -0.1
43 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 7.6 0.0
44 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 9.3 9.4 0.1
44 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 9.2 0.1
46 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 8.1 0.4
47 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 9.5 0.6
48 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 8.5 0.7
49 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 9.0 0.9

p = preliminary.
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. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: August 29, 2012