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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities, 2020 Annual Averages
[based on 2010 Census population]
City 2020
rate
Rank

Omaha city, NE

5.3 1

Austin city, TX

6.3 2

Virginia Beach city, VA

6.4 3

Oklahoma City city, OK

6.6 4

Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY

6.7 5

Colorado Springs city, CO

6.9 6

Mesa city, AZ

7.2 7

Seattle city, WA

7.2 7

Jacksonville city, FL

7.3 9

Raleigh city, NC

7.3 9

Tulsa city, OK

7.3 9

Kansas City city, MO

7.4 12

Minneapolis city, MN

7.5 13

San Antonio city, TX

7.5 13

Denver County/city, CO

7.6 15

Fort Worth city, TX

7.6 15

Albuquerque city, NM

7.7 17

Charlotte city, NC

7.8 18

Phoenix city, AZ

7.9 19

San Francisco County/city, CA

7.9 19

Washington city, DC

7.9 19

Columbus city, OH

8.0 22

Dallas city, TX

8.0 22

El Paso city, TX

8.0 22

Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN

8.2 25

Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN

8.2 25

San Jose city, CA

8.2 25

Atlanta city, GA

8.4 28

Tucson city, AZ

8.4 28

Baltimore city, MD

8.5 30

Miami city, FL

8.6 31

Portland city, OR

8.7 32

Houston city, TX

8.9 33

San Diego city, CA

9.1 34

Wichita city, KS

9.2 35

Milwaukee city, WI

9.4 36

Boston city, MA

9.7 37

Sacramento city, CA

9.9 38

Honolulu County/city, HI

10.2 39

Oakland city, CA

10.8 40

Fresno city, CA

11.0 41

Memphis city, TN

11.3 42

Chicago city, IL

11.4 43

New York city, NY

12.2 44

Philadelphia County/city, PA

12.2 44

Los Angeles city, CA

12.3 46

Long Beach city, CA

12.8 47

Cleveland city, OH

13.6 48

Las Vegas city, NV

15.0 49

Detroit city, MI

22.0 50

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024