Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities

(Based on Census 2000 Population)

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities
Annual Average Rankings
Year: 2011
RankCityRate
1 Omaha city, NE 5.1
2 Honolulu County/city, HI 5.7
2 Oklahoma City city, OK 5.7
4 Virginia Beach city, VA 6.0
5 Austin city, TX 6.2
6 Minneapolis city, MN 6.3
7 Tulsa city, OK 6.5
8 Boston city, MA 7.1
9 Albuquerque city, NM 7.2
10 San Antonio city, TX 7.4
11 Seattle city, WA 7.5
12 Columbus city, OH 7.6
13 Fort Worth city, TX 8.0
14 Houston city, TX 8.2
14 Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN 8.2
16 Mesa city, AZ 8.3
17 Portland city, OR 8.4
18 Dallas city, TX 8.5
19 San Francisco County/city, CA 8.6
20 New Orleans city, LA 8.8
21 Phoenix city, AZ 8.9
22 New York city, NY 9.0
23 Colorado Springs city, CO 9.1
23 Denver County/city, CO 9.1
25 Charlotte city, NC 9.2
25 Kansas City city, MO 9.2
25 Tucson city, AZ 9.2
28 Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN 9.4
29 El Paso city, TX 9.5
30 Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY 10.0
30 San Diego city, CA 10.0
32 Washington city, DC 10.1
33 Cleveland city, OH 10.3
34 Jacksonville city, FL 10.4
35 Baltimore city, MD 10.5
36 Milwaukee city, WI 10.8
36 Philadelphia County/city, PA 10.8
36 San Jose city, CA 10.8
39 Memphis city, TN 11.1
40 Chicago city, IL 11.3
41 St. Louis city, MO 11.7
42 Atlanta city, GA 12.1
43 Miami city, FL 12.4
44 Long Beach city, CA 13.5
45 Los Angeles city, CA 13.6
46 Sacramento city, CA 14.1
47 Las Vegas city, NV 14.2
48 Fresno city, CA 15.6
48 Oakland city, CA 15.6
50 Detroit city, MI 19.9

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

 

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2013