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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, 2021-2022 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2021
rate
2022
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

5.3 3.6 -1.7  

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 5.4 -4.5 1

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 3.2 -4.4 2

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 3.9 -4.1 3

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 4.6 -3.8 4

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

8.3 4.5 -3.8 4

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 4.5 -3.5 6

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.0 -3.3 7

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 5.3 -3.3 7

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.2 -3.2 9

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

7.5 4.4 -3.1 10

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 4.3 -3.1 10

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 3.5 -3.0 12

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 3.7 -2.9 13

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

7.8 4.9 -2.9 13

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 7.1 -2.8 15

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 5.5 -2.8 15

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.3 -2.8 15

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

6.9 4.1 -2.8 15

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.6 -2.8 15

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.1 5.3 -2.8 15

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.5 14.9 -2.6 21

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.5 -2.6 21

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 7.1 -2.6 21

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 6.2 -2.6 21

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 3.8 -2.6 21

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

6.4 3.8 -2.6 21

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.0 -2.6 21

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.0 -2.5 28

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.3 -2.5 28

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.4 -2.5 28

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 6.6 -2.5 28

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.3 7.8 -2.5 28

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.0 -2.5 28

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 6.8 -2.5 28

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 3.7 -2.5 28

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.5 -2.4 36

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 3.3 -2.4 36

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 3.5 -2.4 36

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 6.2 -2.4 36

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.7 6.3 -2.4 36

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.8 -2.3 41

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.0 5.7 -2.3 41

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.8 -2.3 41

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.4 4.1 -2.3 41

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

5.1 2.8 -2.3 41

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.2 -2.3 41

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

7.0 4.7 -2.3 41

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.2 -2.3 41

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.6 8.3 -2.3 41

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.4 4.2 -2.2 50

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.9 -2.2 50

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 4.6 -2.2 50

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 4.3 -2.2 50

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 5.0 -2.2 50

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.1 3.9 -2.2 50

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.6 4.4 -2.2 50

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.6 3.4 -2.2 50

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.7 -2.2 50

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 6.1 -2.2 50

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

5.3 3.1 -2.2 50

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.3 -2.2 50

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.0 -2.1 62

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 2.7 -2.1 62

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.5 -2.1 62

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.2 -2.1 62

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.2 -2.1 62

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.0 -2.1 62

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

6.0 3.9 -2.1 62

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.0 -2.1 62

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

4.9 2.8 -2.1 62

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 3.7 -2.1 62

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

6.0 4.0 -2.0 72

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.0 -2.0 72

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.8 -2.0 72

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

6.3 4.3 -2.0 72

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 5.8 -2.0 72

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.9 2.9 -2.0 72

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 4.9 -2.0 72

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 4.3 -2.0 72

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 80

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 80

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 5.4 -1.9 80

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.6 -1.9 80

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.2 4.3 -1.9 80

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.3 -1.9 80

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

6.2 4.3 -1.9 80

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 2.6 -1.8 87

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.7 -1.8 87

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.7 -1.8 87

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.5 3.7 -1.8 87

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.6 -1.8 87

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.0 -1.8 87

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.4 -1.8 87

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 2.4 -1.8 87

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.7 -1.8 87

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 4.4 -1.8 87

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

4.5 2.8 -1.7 97

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.1 4.4 -1.7 97

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.3 -1.7 97

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.7 -1.7 97

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.0 -1.7 97

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

5.0 3.3 -1.7 97

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 3.8 -1.7 97

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.4 -1.7 97

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 3.9 -1.7 97

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.2 -1.7 97

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.3 -1.7 97

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

4.6 2.9 -1.7 97

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.5 3.8 -1.7 97

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

6.2 4.6 -1.6 110

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.7 -1.6 110

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.2 -1.6 110

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.5 -1.6 110

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.5 -1.6 110

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.2 -1.6 110

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 3.8 -1.6 110

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.9 5.3 -1.6 110

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.4 -1.6 110

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.7 -1.6 110

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.5 -1.6 110

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

6.4 4.8 -1.6 110

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.6 -1.5 122

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 4.9 -1.5 122

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.4 -1.5 122

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.3 -1.5 122

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.4 -1.5 122

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.0 -1.5 122

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.2 -1.5 122

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

4.4 2.9 -1.5 122

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.7 -1.5 122

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.5 -1.5 122

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.2 -1.5 122

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.9 -1.4 133

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.2 -1.4 133

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.9 -1.4 133

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.7 -1.4 133

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.4 -1.4 133

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.3 -1.4 133

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

4.7 3.3 -1.4 133

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.4 -1.4 133

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.1 -1.4 133

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.7 -1.4 133

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.1 -1.4 133

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.2 -1.4 133

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.7 -1.4 133

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.6 -1.4 133

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.7 -1.4 133

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

5.1 3.7 -1.4 133

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 5.6 -1.4 133

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.4 -1.4 133

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.7 -1.4 133

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.1 -1.4 133

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.2 -1.4 133

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

4.3 2.9 -1.4 133

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.8 -1.4 133

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.0 -1.4 133

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.0 -1.3 157

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.1 -1.3 157

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 4.7 -1.3 157

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 157

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.2 -1.3 157

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.4 -1.3 157

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

5.2 3.9 -1.3 157

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.9 -1.3 157

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.4 2.1 -1.3 157

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.8 -1.3 157

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.0 -1.3 157

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.3 -1.3 157

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.7 -1.3 157

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 5.0 -1.3 157

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.4 -1.3 157

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.2 -1.3 157

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 4.8 -1.3 157

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.3 -1.3 157

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 157

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 157

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.5 -1.3 157

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.1 -1.3 157

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 3.8 -1.3 157

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

4.4 3.1 -1.3 157

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 3.9 -1.3 157

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.4 -1.2 182

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 182

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.0 -1.2 182

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 182

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

3.1 1.9 -1.2 182

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.8 -1.2 182

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.1 -1.2 182

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.5 -1.2 182

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.3 -1.2 182

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.1 -1.2 182

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.5 -1.2 182

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 182

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.4 -1.2 182

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 182

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.4 -1.2 182

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.5 -1.2 182

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.5 -1.2 182

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.5 -1.2 182

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 182

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

3.7 2.5 -1.2 182

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 182

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

5.3 4.1 -1.2 182

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 182

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.8 -1.2 182

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.0 -1.2 182

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 182

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 182

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.5 -1.2 182

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.3 -1.2 182

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.2 -1.2 182

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.7 -1.2 182

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.2 -1.2 182

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.7 -1.2 182

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.6 -1.2 182

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 216

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

4.6 3.5 -1.1 216

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.6 -1.1 216

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.7 -1.1 216

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 2.9 -1.1 216

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.1 -1.1 216

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.4 -1.1 216

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.4 -1.1 216

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

4.2 3.1 -1.1 216

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.3 2.2 -1.1 216

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.1 -1.1 216

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.5 -1.1 216

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

3.8 2.7 -1.1 216

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.0 -1.1 216

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.8 -1.1 216

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 2.1 -1.1 216

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.6 -1.1 216

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.2 -1.1 216

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 216

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.6 -1.1 216

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.5 -1.0 236

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.0 -1.0 236

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.8 -1.0 236

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.3 -1.0 236

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.9 -1.0 236

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.2 -1.0 236

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.9 -1.0 236

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.0 -1.0 236

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.1 -1.0 236

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.1 -1.0 236

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

5.2 4.2 -1.0 236

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.8 -1.0 236

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.4 -1.0 236

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.4 -1.0 236

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.1 -1.0 236

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.2 -1.0 236

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 5.4 -1.0 236

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.4 -1.0 236

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.7 -1.0 236

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.5 -1.0 236

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.0 -1.0 236

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.0 -1.0 236

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.7 -1.0 236

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.2 -1.0 236

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.3 -1.0 236

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.9 -1.0 236

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.1 -1.0 236

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.3 -1.0 236

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.3 -0.9 264

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.0 -0.9 264

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.6 -0.9 264

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.5 -0.9 264

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.0 -0.9 264

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.0 -0.9 264

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

3.5 2.6 -0.9 264

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.3 -0.9 264

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 264

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.9 -0.9 264

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.3 -0.9 264

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.9 -0.9 264

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.3 -0.9 264

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

4.3 3.4 -0.9 264

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.6 -0.9 264

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 2.9 -0.9 264

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.4 -0.9 264

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.6 -0.9 264

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 264

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.8 -0.9 264

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.2 -0.9 264

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.6 -0.9 264

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.2 -0.9 264

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.6 -0.9 264

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 6.1 -0.9 264

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.1 -0.8 289

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.5 -0.8 289

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 5.1 -0.8 289

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.3 -0.8 289

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.3 -0.8 289

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 289

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.6 -0.8 289

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.4 -0.8 289

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.4 -0.8 289

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 289

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 289

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.2 -0.8 289

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 289

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.2 -0.8 289

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 5.1 -0.8 289

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.2 -0.8 289

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.2 -0.8 289

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 289

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.4 -0.8 289

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.5 -0.8 289

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.4 -0.8 289

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.7 -0.8 289

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.6 -0.8 289

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.7 -0.8 289

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.5 -0.7 313

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.0 -0.7 313

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.1 -0.7 313

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 313

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.4 -0.7 313

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 313

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.8 -0.7 313

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.5 -0.7 313

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 313

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 1.8 -0.7 313

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.7 -0.7 313

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 313

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.1 -0.7 313

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 313

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 313

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.7 -0.7 313

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.9 -0.7 313

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.0 -0.7 313

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 313

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.8 -0.7 313

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.8 -0.7 313

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.4 -0.7 313

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.1 -0.6 335

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 335

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 335

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.0 -0.6 335

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.3 -0.6 335

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.3 -0.6 335

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 335

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

2.9 2.3 -0.6 335

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.7 -0.6 335

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.9 -0.6 335

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 335

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.4 -0.6 335

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 335

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.1 -0.6 335

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 335

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.6 -0.6 335

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 335

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.2 -0.6 335

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 335

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.7 -0.6 335

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.4 -0.6 335

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.4 -0.6 335

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.4 -0.6 335

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.3 -0.6 335

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.5 -0.6 335

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

13.1 12.5 -0.6 335

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.3 -0.5 361

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 361

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.1 -0.5 361

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.1 -0.5 361

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 361

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.0 -0.5 361

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 361

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 1.8 -0.5 361

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.6 -0.4 369

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.9 -0.4 369

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 369

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.5 -0.4 369

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.3 -0.4 369

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.6 -0.4 369

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.4 -0.4 369

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 369

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.5 -0.4 369

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 378

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 378

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 378

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

3.4 3.1 -0.3 378

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.1 -0.3 378

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 383

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.5 -0.2 383

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 383

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.2 -0.2 383

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 387

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.1 0.0 388

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 388

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