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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, 2018-2019 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2018
rate
2019
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

3.9 3.7 -0.2  

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.0 -1.2 1

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 7.0 -1.2 1

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.3 -1.0 3

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.7 -0.9 4

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.9 -0.9 4

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 4

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.9 -0.8 7

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 7

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.9 -0.8 7

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.0 -0.8 7

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 11

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 11

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.5 -0.7 11

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 11

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 11

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 11

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 11

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 11

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 11

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.8 -0.7 11

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.8 -0.7 11

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.2 -0.7 11

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.3 4.6 -0.7 11

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 11

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.5 -0.6 25

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.9 -0.6 25

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 25

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.1 -0.6 25

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 25

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.8 -0.6 25

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 25

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 25

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.1 -0.6 25

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 25

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 25

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 25

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.0 -0.5 37

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.4 -0.5 37

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.3 -0.5 37

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.2 -0.5 37

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.8 -0.5 37

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.3 -0.5 37

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.9 -0.5 37

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.5 -0.5 37

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.6 -0.5 37

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 37

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.1 -0.5 37

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.0 -0.5 37

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 37

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 37

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.8 -0.5 37

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.4 -0.5 37

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 37

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.6 -0.5 37

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 65

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 3.8 -0.4 65

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.1 -0.4 65

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.1 2.7 -0.4 65

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

2.0 1.6 -0.4 65

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.8 -0.4 65

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 65

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.1 -0.4 65

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.9 -0.4 65

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.0 -0.4 65

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.0 -0.4 65

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.4 -0.4 65

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.0 -0.4 65

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 65

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 65

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.0 3.6 -0.4 65

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.1 -0.4 65

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.1 -0.4 65

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 65

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 6.1 -0.4 65

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 65

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.2 -0.4 65

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 65

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.3 -0.4 65

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.4 -0.4 65

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.6 -0.4 65

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 3.8 -0.4 65

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.1 -0.4 65

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.3 -0.4 65

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 65

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.7 3.3 -0.4 65

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 96

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.0 -0.3 96

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 96

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 96

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 7.8 -0.3 96

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.4 -0.3 96

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 96

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 96

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 96

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 96

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.8 -0.3 96

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.1 -0.3 96

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 96

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.5 -0.3 96

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 96

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 7.3 -0.3 96

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.1 -0.3 96

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 96

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.7 -0.3 96

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.6 -0.3 96

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 6.3 -0.3 96

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 96

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 96

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 96

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 96

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.6 2.3 -0.3 96

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 96

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 96

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.4 -0.3 96

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 96

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 96

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 96

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.7 -0.3 96

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 96

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 96

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 96

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 96

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 96

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 96

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 4.5 -0.3 96

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 96

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 6.9 -0.3 96

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

16.9 16.6 -0.3 96

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 179

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 179

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 179

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 179

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 179

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.4 -0.2 179

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 179

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 179

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 179

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 179

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 179

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.3 3.1 -0.2 179

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 179

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 179

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.3 -0.2 179

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.2 -0.2 179

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.4 -0.2 179

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 179

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 179

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 179

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 179

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 179

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.1 2.9 -0.2 179

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 179

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 8.2 -0.2 179

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 179

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 179

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 179

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 179

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 179

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.8 -0.2 179

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 179

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 179

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 179

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

3.4 3.2 -0.2 179

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 179

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 179

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 179

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 179

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.9 -0.2 179

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.1 -0.2 179

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 179

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 179

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.3 -0.2 179

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.2 -0.2 179

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 179

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 179

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 179

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 227

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 227

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.7 -0.1 227

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 227

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 227

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.5 -0.1 227

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 227

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 227

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.5 -0.1 227

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 227

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 227

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 227

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 227

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 227

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 227

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 227

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.2 -0.1 227

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.1 -0.1 227

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 227

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 227

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 227

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 227

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.3 -0.1 227

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.5 -0.1 227

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 227

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 227

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 227

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 227

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 227

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 227

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 227

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 227

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 227

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 7.0 -0.1 227

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

2.5 2.4 -0.1 227

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 227

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.1 -0.1 227

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 227

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 227

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 227

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 227

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.3 -0.1 227

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 227

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.4 2.3 -0.1 227

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 227

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 6.3 -0.1 227

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 227

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 227

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 227

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.9 -0.1 227

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.7 -0.1 227

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 6.0 -0.1 227

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 227

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 227

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 227

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 5.7 -0.1 227

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.7 0.0 289

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.2 0.0 289

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 289

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.6 0.0 289

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.8 0.0 289

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 289

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.8 0.0 289

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.1 0.0 289

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 289

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.4 2.4 0.0 289

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 289

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.9 0.0 289

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 289

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.0 0.0 289

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.4 0.0 289

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.0 2.0 0.0 289

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 289

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.3 0.0 289

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.6 0.0 289

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 289

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.9 0.0 289

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 289

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 289

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 289

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 289

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.2 0.0 289

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 289

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 289

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 289

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.8 0.0 289

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.0 0.0 289

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 289

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.4 0.0 289

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.4 0.0 289

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 289

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.4 0.0 289

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 289

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 9.8 0.0 289

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.8 0.1 327

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 327

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.9 0.1 327

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 327

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 327

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 327

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 327

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.0 0.1 327

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 8.0 0.1 327

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 327

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 327

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.6 0.1 327

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 327

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 327

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 327

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 6.0 0.1 327

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 327

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.2 0.1 327

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.9 0.1 327

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.1 0.1 327

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 327

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.0 0.1 327

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.3 0.1 327

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 327

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.7 0.1 327

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 327

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.8 0.1 327

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 327

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.4 0.1 327

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.9 0.1 327

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.5 0.2 357

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.6 1.8 0.2 357

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.0 0.2 357

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.1 0.2 357

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.7 0.2 357

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.0 0.2 357

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.1 0.2 357

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 357

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 357

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.4 0.2 357

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.9 0.2 357

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.1 0.2 357

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 357

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.0 0.3 375

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.9 0.3 375

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.4 0.3 375

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.0 0.3 375

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.1 0.3 375

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.5 0.3 375

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.2 0.4 381

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.5 0.4 381

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.6 0.4 381

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.6 0.4 381

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.1 0.5 385

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 386

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 386

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 7.0 0.7 388

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

18.8 20.7 1.9 389

Footnotes
(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. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024