Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings Not Seasonally Adjusted
|
| | Dec. 2011 | Dec. 2012p |
|
Rank | Metropolitan Area | Rate | Rate | Change
|
1 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
13.3 |
10.0 |
-3.3 |
2 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.1 |
7.9 |
-2.2 |
3 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.6 |
7.6 |
-2.0 |
4 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.2 |
7.4 |
-1.8 |
5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.7 |
9.3 |
-1.4 |
5 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.5 |
8.1 |
-1.4 |
5 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 |
8.4 |
7.0 |
-1.4 |
8 |
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.9 |
7.6 |
-1.3 |
8 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
12.2 |
10.9 |
-1.3 |
10 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.6 |
6.4 |
-1.2 |
10 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.2 |
6.0 |
-1.2 |
10 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.8 |
7.6 |
-1.2 |
13 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.1 |
5.0 |
-1.1 |
13 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.9 |
5.8 |
-1.1 |
13 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.0 |
5.9 |
-1.1 |
13 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.7 |
4.6 |
-1.1 |
13 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.8 |
6.7 |
-1.1 |
13 |
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.9 |
9.8 |
-1.1 |
13 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.4 |
7.3 |
-1.1 |
20 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.4 |
9.4 |
-1.0 |
20 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.4 |
5.4 |
-1.0 |
20 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.5 |
5.5 |
-1.0 |
20 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.7 |
5.7 |
-1.0 |
20 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.7 |
6.7 |
-1.0 |
25 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.3 |
6.4 |
-0.9 |
25 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA |
10.4 |
9.5 |
-0.9 |
25 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.0 |
8.1 |
-0.9 |
28 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.8 |
6.0 |
-0.8 |
29 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.3 |
8.6 |
-0.7 |
29 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.8 |
6.1 |
-0.7 |
31 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.1 |
6.5 |
-0.6 |
32 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.9 |
8.4 |
-0.5 |
32 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.9 |
7.4 |
-0.5 |
32 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.0 |
7.5 |
-0.5 |
32 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.5 |
6.0 |
-0.5 |
36 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.5 |
5.1 |
-0.4 |
37 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.9 |
8.6 |
-0.3 |
38 |
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.2 |
8.0 |
-0.2 |
38 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.4 |
5.2 |
-0.2 |
40 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA |
5.9 |
5.9 |
0.0 |
41 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.9 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
42 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA |
7.6 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
43 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.9 |
10.2 |
0.3 |
43 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.2 |
8.5 |
0.3 |
45 |
Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.6 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
46 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.9 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
46 |
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
7.5 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
48 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.0 |
8.6 |
0.6 |
48 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.6 |
7.2 |
0.6 |
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.