Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings Not Seasonally Adjusted Dec. 2012p
|
Rank | Metropolitan Area | Rate
|
|
1 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.6 |
2 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.0 |
3 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.1 |
4 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.2 |
5 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.4 |
6 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.5 |
7 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.7 |
8 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.8 |
9 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA |
5.9 |
9 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.9 |
11 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.0 |
11 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.0 |
11 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.0 |
14 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.1 |
15 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.4 |
15 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.4 |
17 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.5 |
18 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.7 |
18 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.7 |
20 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.0 |
20 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.0 |
20 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 |
7.0 |
23 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.2 |
24 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.3 |
25 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.4 |
25 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.4 |
27 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.5 |
28 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.6 |
28 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.6 |
28 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.6 |
31 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA |
7.8 |
32 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.9 |
33 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.0 |
33 |
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.0 |
35 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.1 |
35 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.1 |
37 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.4 |
37 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.4 |
39 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.5 |
40 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.6 |
40 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.6 |
40 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.6 |
43 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.3 |
44 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.4 |
45 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA |
9.5 |
46 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.8 |
47 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.0 |
48 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.2 |
49 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.9 |
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.