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Unemployment rates up in 387 of 389 metropolitan areas from August 2019 to August 2020
October 08, 2020
Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in 387 of the 389 metropolitan areas and lower in 2 areas. The national unemployment rate was 8.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.8 percent a year earlier.
El Centro, California (22.9 percent) had the highest unemployment rate in August, followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (20.7 percent). Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Logan, UT-ID, had the lowest unemployment rates at 2.7 percent each. Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (15.5 percent) had the highest unemployment rate, while Salt Lake City, Utah (4.7 percent) had the lowest.
Change in metropolitan area unemployment rates, August 2019 to August 2020
Metropolitan area
12-month change
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
18.2 percentage point(s)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
12.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
11.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
10.7
Leominster-Gardner, MA
9.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
9.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
8.9
New Bedford, MA
8.8
Pittsfield, MA
8.3
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
8.2
Odessa, TX
8.2
Urban Honolulu, HI
8.0
Barnstable Town, MA
8.0
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
7.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
7.9
Springfield, MA-CT
7.7
Farmington, NM
7.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
7.6
Santa Fe, NM
7.5
Ocean City, NJ
7.3
Muskegon, MI
7.2
East Stroudsburg, PA
7.2
Worcester, MA-CT
7.1
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
6.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
6.6
Wichita, KS
6.6
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
6.5
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
6.5
Hot Springs, AR
6.4
Albuquerque, NM
6.4
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
6.4
Erie, PA
6.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
6.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
6.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
6.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA
6.2
Pittsburgh, PA
6.1
Flint, MI
5.9
Bakersfield, CA
5.8
Decatur, IL
5.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
5.8
Midland, TX
5.8
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
5.7
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
5.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
5.7
Casper, WY
5.7
Napa, CA
5.6
Rochester, NY
5.6
Syracuse, NY
5.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
5.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5.5
Battle Creek, MI
5.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
5.4
Rockford, IL
5.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
5.4
Las Cruces, NM
5.4
Reading, PA
5.4
Elmira, NY
5.3
Kingston, NY
5.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
5.2
Salinas, CA
5.2
Saginaw, MI
5.2
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
5.2
Charleston, WV
5.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
5.1
Modesto, CA
5.1
Trenton, NJ
5.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
5.1
Williamsport, PA
5.1
Santa Rosa, CA
5.0
Yuba City, CA
5.0
Peoria, IL
5.0
Cedar Rapids, IA
5.0
Jackson, MI
5.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
5.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
5.0
Utica-Rome, NY
5.0
Toledo, OH
5.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.9
Waterbury, CT
4.9
Dover, DE
4.9
Wheeling, WV-OH
4.9
Mobile, AL
4.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
4.8
Binghamton, NY
4.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
4.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
4.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
4.7
Lebanon, PA
4.7
Jackson, TN
4.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.6
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.6
Glens Falls, NY
4.6
Akron, OH
4.6
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
4.6
York-Hanover, PA
4.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.6
Springfield, IL
4.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
4.5
Columbus, OH
4.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.5
Johnstown, PA
4.5
Spartanburg, SC
4.5
Fresno, CA
4.4
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.4
Portland-South Portland, ME
4.4
St. Louis, MO-IL
4.4
Dayton, OH
4.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
4.4
Bellingham, WA
4.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
4.4
Beckley, WV
4.4
Montgomery, AL
4.3
Pine Bluff, AR
4.3
Carbondale-Marion, IL
4.3
Kankakee, IL
4.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.3
Monroe, MI
4.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
4.3
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
4.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
4.2
Lima, OH
4.2
Mansfield, OH
4.2
Altoona, PA
4.2
Sumter, SC
4.2
Clarksville, TN-KY
4.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
4.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
4.2
Merced, CA
4.1
Greeley, CO
4.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
4.1
Bay City, MI
4.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.1
Duluth, MN-WI
4.1
Reno, NV
4.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.1
Canton-Massillon, OH
4.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
4.1
Lancaster, PA
4.1
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
4.1
Chico, CA
4.0
Redding, CA
4.0
New Haven, CT
4.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
4.0
Lawrence, KS
4.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
4.0
Manchester, NH
4.0
Springfield, OH
4.0
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.0
Laredo, TX
4.0
Yakima, WA
4.0
Gadsden, AL
3.9
Visalia-Porterville, CA
3.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.9
Corpus Christi, TX
3.9
Victoria, TX
3.9
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
3.8
Danbury, CT
3.8
Danville, IL
3.8
Kansas City, MO-KS
3.8
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
3.8
Bend-Redmond, OR
3.8
Richmond, VA
3.8
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.7
Dubuque, IA
3.7
Ann Arbor, MI
3.7
Carson City, NV
3.7
Portsmouth, NH-ME
3.7
Fayetteville, NC
3.7
Gettysburg, PA
3.7
Wenatchee, WA
3.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
3.7
Jonesboro, AR
3.6
Madera, CA
3.6
Iowa City, IA
3.6
Hammond, LA
3.6
Asheville, NC
3.6
Florence, SC
3.6
Johnson City, TN
3.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
3.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA
3.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3.6
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
3.5
Boulder, CO
3.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.5
Lake Charles, LA
3.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC
3.5
Rocky Mount, NC
3.5
Cleveland, TN
3.5
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
3.5
Morristown, TN
3.5
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
3.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.5
Salisbury, MD-DE
3.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
3.4
Bloomington, IL
3.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
3.4
Kokomo, IN
3.4
Bangor, ME
3.4
Midland, MI
3.4
Eugene, OR
3.4
Medford, OR
3.4
Knoxville, TN
3.4
Longview, TX
3.4
Longview, WA
3.4
Fort Collins, CO
3.3
Pueblo, CO
3.3
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.3
Fort Wayne, IN
3.3
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
3.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
3.3
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.3
Rochester, MN
3.3
Albany, OR
3.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA
3.3
El Paso, TX
3.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.3
Bowling Green, KY
3.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.2
Joplin, MO
3.2
Ithaca, NY
3.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.2
Columbia, SC
3.2
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
3.2
Grand Junction, CO
3.1
Muncie, IN
3.1
Topeka, KS
3.1
Owensboro, KY
3.1
St. Cloud, MN
3.1
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
3.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.0
Colorado Springs, CO
3.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
3.0
Grants Pass, OR
3.0
Roanoke, VA
3.0
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
2.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK
2.9
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.9
Savannah, GA
2.9
Columbus, IN
2.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
2.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.9
Tulsa, OK
2.9
Port St. Lucie, FL
2.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
2.8
Manhattan, KS
2.8
Jefferson City, MO
2.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
2.8
Salem, OR
2.8
State College, PA
2.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
2.8
San Angelo, TX
2.8
Charlottesville, VA
2.8
Morgantown, WV
2.8
Punta Gorda, FL
2.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.7
Evansville, IN-KY
2.7
Winston-Salem, NC
2.7
Corvallis, OR
2.7
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI
2.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.6
Terre Haute, IN
2.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
2.6
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
2.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
2.6
Springfield, MO
2.6
Missoula, MT
2.6
Burlington, NC
2.6
Wilmington, NC
2.6
Wichita Falls, TX
2.6
Madison, WI
2.6
Jacksonville, FL
2.5
Columbia, MO
2.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
2.5
Racine, WI
2.5
Flagstaff, AZ
2.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS
2.4
Raleigh, NC
2.4
Oklahoma City, OK
2.4
Tyler, TX
2.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
2.4
Lynchburg, VA
2.4
Eau Claire, WI
2.4
Green Bay, WI
2.4
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.3
Ames, IA
2.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
2.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.3
Enid, OK
2.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.3
Walla Walla, WA
2.3
Dothan, AL
2.2
Homosassa Springs, FL
2.2
Ocala, FL
2.2
Tallahassee, FL
2.2
Lafayette, LA
2.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
2.2
Lubbock, TX
2.2
Texarkana, TX-AR
2.2
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.2
Sheboygan, WI
2.2
Huntsville, AL
2.1
Brunswick, GA
2.1
Baton Rouge, LA
2.1
Hattiesburg, MS
2.1
Salt Lake City, UT
2.1
Winchester, VA-WV
2.1
Appleton, WI
2.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
2.0
Albany, GA
2.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID
2.0
Jackson, MS
2.0
Great Falls, MT
2.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN
2.0
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.0
Harrisonburg, VA
2.0
Decatur, AL
1.9
Macon-Bibb County, GA
1.9
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
1.9
Grand Island, NE
1.9
Fargo, ND-MN
1.9
Rapid City, SD
1.9
Gainesville, FL
1.8
Sebring, FL
1.8
Columbus, GA-AL
1.8
Billings, MT
1.8
Goldsboro, NC
1.8
Greenville, NC
1.8
Waco, TX
1.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
1.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
1.7
The Villages, FL
1.7
Bloomington, IN
1.7
Lawton, OK
1.7
Abilene, TX
1.7
Sherman-Denison, TX
1.7
Wausau, WI
1.7
Cheyenne, WY
1.7
Anchorage, AK
1.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
1.6
Panama City, FL
1.6
Boise City, ID
1.6
New Bern, NC
1.6
Bismarck, ND
1.6
College Station-Bryan, TX
1.6
St. George, UT
1.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
1.5
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.5
Sioux Falls, SD
1.5
Amarillo, TX
1.5
California-Lexington Park, MD
1.4
Jacksonville, NC
1.4
Fond du Lac, WI
1.4
Tucson, AZ
1.3
Lewiston, ID-WA
1.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA
1.2
Valdosta, GA
1.2
Pocatello, ID
1.1
Cumberland, MD-WV
1.1
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
1.1
Gainesville, GA
1.0
Twin Falls, ID
1.0
Monroe, LA
1.0
Lincoln, NE
1.0
Rome, GA
0.9
Warner Robins, GA
0.9
Provo-Orem, UT
0.9
Prescott, AZ
0.8
El Centro, CA
0.8
Dalton, GA
0.8
Hinesville, GA
0.8
Idaho Falls, ID
0.6
Fairbanks, AK
0.4
Logan, UT-ID
0.4
Alexandria, LA
0.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
-0.8
Yuma, AZ
-5.0
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in August occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (+18.2 percentage points). Rates rose by at least 10.0 percentage points in an additional three areas: Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey (+12.8 percentage points), Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (+11.4 percentage points), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+10.7 percentage points). The two metropolitan areas with a decrease in over-the-year unemployment rate were Yuma, Arizona (−5.0 percentage points) and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona (−0.8 percentage points).
United States Department of Labor
