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Unemployment rates higher in 223 metro areas in year ended October 2023
December 07, 2023
Unemployment rates were higher in October 2023 than a year earlier in 223 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 137 areas, and unchanged in 29 areas.
Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, October 2023
Metropolitan area
Percentage point(s) change
October 2022 rate
October 2023 rate
Grants Pass, OR
-1.5
5.7
4.2
Albany, OR
-1.3
4.9
3.6
Eugene, OR
-1.3
5.0
3.7
Medford, OR
-1.3
4.9
3.6
Urban Honolulu, HI
-1.3
3.8
2.5
East Stroudsburg, PA
-1.2
5.4
4.2
New Bedford, MA
-1.2
4.6
3.4
Salem, OR
-1.2
4.6
3.4
Bend-Redmond, OR
-1.1
4.4
3.3
Pittsfield, MA
-1.1
3.8
2.7
Barnstable Town, MA
-1.0
3.7
2.7
California-Lexington Park, MD
-1.0
3.0
2.0
Corvallis, OR
-1.0
4.0
3.0
Erie, PA
-1.0
4.3
3.3
Leominster-Gardner, MA
-1.0
3.8
2.8
Longview, WA
-1.0
5.6
4.6
Altoona, PA
-0.9
3.9
3.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-0.9
3.1
2.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
-0.9
3.8
2.9
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
-0.9
4.1
3.2
Casper, WY
-0.9
3.7
2.8
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-0.9
3.6
2.7
Johnstown, PA
-0.9
4.5
3.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-0.9
4.2
3.3
Rocky Mount, NC
-0.9
5.4
4.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
-0.9
4.6
3.7
Springfield, MA-CT
-0.9
3.9
3.0
Williamsport, PA
-0.9
4.1
3.2
Cheyenne, WY
-0.8
3.5
2.7
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
-0.8
3.9
3.1
Pittsburgh, PA
-0.8
4.0
3.2
Salisbury, MD-DE
-0.8
4.2
3.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
-0.8
4.6
3.8
Worcester, MA-CT
-0.8
3.5
2.7
Yakima, WA
-0.8
5.3
4.5
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
-0.7
3.2
2.5
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
-0.7
3.4
2.7
Jackson, MS
-0.7
3.1
2.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA
-0.7
4.8
4.1
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
-0.7
4.5
3.8
Bellingham, WA
-0.6
4.7
4.1
Cumberland, MD-WV
-0.6
3.6
3.0
Dalton, GA
-0.6
4.6
4.0
Dover, DE
-0.6
5.3
4.7
Fayetteville, NC
-0.6
5.1
4.5
Hattiesburg, MS
-0.6
3.1
2.5
Lebanon, PA
-0.6
3.2
2.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
-0.6
4.9
4.3
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
-0.6
3.7
3.1
Pine Bluff, AR
-0.6
4.5
3.9
Punta Gorda, FL
-0.6
4.2
3.6
State College, PA
-0.6
3.1
2.5
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
-0.5
4.5
4.0
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
-0.5
3.4
2.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
-0.5
3.7
3.2
Jacksonville, NC
-0.5
4.4
3.9
Lancaster, PA
-0.5
3.1
2.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
-0.5
5.9
5.4
Manchester, NH
-0.5
2.5
2.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
-0.5
3.9
3.4
New Bern, NC
-0.5
3.9
3.4
Texarkana, TX-AR
-0.5
4.0
3.5
Walla Walla, WA
-0.5
4.1
3.6
Wenatchee, WA
-0.5
4.2
3.7
York-Hanover, PA
-0.5
3.4
2.9
Burlington, NC
-0.4
3.7
3.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
-0.4
2.0
1.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
-0.4
2.9
2.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
-0.4
3.3
2.9
Gettysburg, PA
-0.4
2.9
2.5
Goldsboro, NC
-0.4
4.1
3.7
Lima, OH
-0.4
4.1
3.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
-0.4
5.6
5.2
Muskegon, MI
-0.4
4.8
4.4
New Haven, CT
-0.4
3.6
3.2
Reading, PA
-0.4
3.8
3.4
Waterbury, CT
-0.4
4.5
4.1
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
-0.3
2.9
2.6
Asheville, NC
-0.3
3.1
2.8
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
-0.3
3.5
3.2
Corpus Christi, TX
-0.3
4.5
4.2
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
-0.3
2.4
2.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC
-0.3
4.0
3.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
-0.3
3.6
3.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
-0.3
3.1
2.8
Hot Springs, AR
-0.3
3.4
3.1
Kokomo, IN
-0.3
4.8
4.5
Midland, MI
-0.3
3.9
3.6
Montgomery, AL
-0.3
2.8
2.5
Portsmouth, NH-ME
-0.3
2.3
2.0
Spartanburg, SC
-0.3
3.3
3.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
-0.3
3.0
2.7
Wilmington, NC
-0.3
3.4
3.1
Winston-Salem, NC
-0.3
3.6
3.3
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-0.3
4.4
4.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
-0.2
3.8
3.6
Bay City, MI
-0.2
4.4
4.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
-0.2
3.9
3.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
-0.2
5.1
4.9
Columbia, SC
-0.2
3.1
2.9
Danbury, CT
-0.2
3.3
3.1
Flint, MI
-0.2
5.0
4.8
Florence, SC
-0.2
3.3
3.1
Gadsden, AL
-0.2
2.9
2.7
Greenville, NC
-0.2
4.0
3.8
Harrisonburg, VA
-0.2
3.0
2.8
Mansfield, OH
-0.2
4.2
4.0
Midland, TX
-0.2
2.6
2.4
Odessa, TX
-0.2
3.4
3.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
-0.2
3.8
3.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
-0.2
3.0
2.8
Raleigh, NC
-0.2
3.2
3.0
Sumter, SC
-0.2
3.9
3.7
Tuscaloosa, AL
-0.2
2.5
2.3
Akron, OH
-0.1
3.7
3.6
Ann Arbor, MI
-0.1
3.4
3.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL
-0.1
2.2
2.1
Battle Creek, MI
-0.1
4.3
4.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
-0.1
5.3
5.2
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
-0.1
2.3
2.2
Bowling Green, KY
-0.1
3.7
3.6
Charlottesville, VA
-0.1
2.7
2.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
-0.1
2.2
2.1
Decatur, AL
-0.1
2.0
1.9
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
-0.1
4.0
3.9
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
-0.1
3.0
2.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
-0.1
3.0
2.9
Jackson, MI
-0.1
3.9
3.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-0.1
3.2
3.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
-0.1
2.8
2.7
Lubbock, TX
-0.1
3.3
3.2
Mobile, AL
-0.1
3.1
3.0
Owensboro, KY
-0.1
4.2
4.1
Saginaw, MI
-0.1
4.9
4.8
Victoria, TX
-0.1
4.0
3.9
Warner Robins, GA
-0.1
3.4
3.3
Wheeling, WV-OH
-0.1
4.1
4.0
Abilene, TX
0.0
3.3
3.3
Amarillo, TX
0.0
2.9
2.9
Bismarck, ND
0.0
1.4
1.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
0.0
3.0
3.0
Brunswick, GA
0.0
3.2
3.2
Canton-Massillon, OH
0.0
3.7
3.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.0
3.3
3.3
College Station-Bryan, TX
0.0
3.0
3.0
Columbus, GA-AL
0.0
3.7
3.7
Columbus, OH
0.0
3.3
3.3
Dayton, OH
0.0
3.7
3.7
Dothan, AL
0.0
2.5
2.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
0.0
3.2
3.2
Huntsville, AL
0.0
2.0
2.0
Jonesboro, AR
0.0
2.4
2.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
0.0
3.8
3.8
Killeen-Temple, TX
0.0
4.3
4.3
Laredo, TX
0.0
3.7
3.7
Lincoln, NE
0.0
2.2
2.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
0.0
4.2
4.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
0.0
2.5
2.5
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
0.0
4.0
4.0
Richmond, VA
0.0
3.1
3.1
Roanoke, VA
0.0
2.9
2.9
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
0.0
2.7
2.7
Tyler, TX
0.0
3.6
3.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
0.0
3.3
3.3
Wichita Falls, TX
0.0
3.7
3.7
Winchester, VA-WV
0.0
2.6
2.6
Bangor, ME
0.1
2.5
2.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.1
4.3
4.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
0.1
1.9
2.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
0.1
2.5
2.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN
0.1
1.5
1.6
Grand Island, NE
0.1
2.2
2.3
Hinesville, GA
0.1
3.3
3.4
Johnson City, TN
0.1
3.5
3.6
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
0.1
3.5
3.6
Knoxville, TN
0.1
3.2
3.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
0.1
2.9
3.0
Lewiston, ID-WA
0.1
2.9
3.0
Longview, TX
0.1
4.0
4.1
Lynchburg, VA
0.1
3.4
3.5
Monroe, MI
0.1
4.4
4.5
Morgantown, WV
0.1
3.0
3.1
Morristown, TN
0.1
3.6
3.7
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
0.1
3.0
3.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
0.1
2.5
2.6
Rapid City, SD
0.1
2.0
2.1
Rome, GA
0.1
3.2
3.3
San Angelo, TX
0.1
3.3
3.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
0.1
3.5
3.6
Sherman-Denison, TX
0.1
3.6
3.7
Springfield, OH
0.1
3.7
3.8
Terre Haute, IN
0.1
3.4
3.5
Waco, TX
0.1
3.4
3.5
Albany, GA
0.2
3.8
4.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
0.2
3.6
3.8
Beckley, WV
0.2
3.5
3.7
Bloomington, IN
0.2
3.1
3.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA
0.2
3.3
3.5
Cleveland, TN
0.2
3.6
3.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.2
3.4
3.6
Dubuque, IA
0.2
2.9
3.1
Enid, OK
0.2
3.2
3.4
Evansville, IN-KY
0.2
2.9
3.1
Fargo, ND-MN
0.2
1.3
1.5
Farmington, NM
0.2
3.6
3.8
Flagstaff, AZ
0.2
4.3
4.5
Gainesville, GA
0.2
2.5
2.7
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
0.2
3.2
3.4
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.2
3.9
4.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
0.2
3.7
3.9
Jackson, TN
0.2
3.4
3.6
Lake Charles, LA
0.2
3.1
3.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
0.2
3.7
3.9
Lawrence, KS
0.2
2.6
2.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
0.2
2.6
2.8
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
0.2
3.2
3.4
Manhattan, KS
0.2
2.6
2.8
Muncie, IN
0.2
3.5
3.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.2
2.7
2.9
Portland-South Portland, ME
0.2
2.2
2.4
Savannah, GA
0.2
2.9
3.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.2
3.7
3.9
Sioux Falls, SD
0.2
1.7
1.9
Athens-Clarke County, GA
0.3
3.1
3.4
Baton Rouge, LA
0.3
2.9
3.2
Carson City, NV
0.3
4.1
4.4
Duluth, MN-WI
0.3
2.7
3.0
El Paso, TX
0.3
4.1
4.4
Fond du Lac, WI
0.3
2.3
2.6
Grand Junction, CO
0.3
2.9
3.2
Green Bay, WI
0.3
2.4
2.7
Hammond, LA
0.3
3.8
4.1
Idaho Falls, ID
0.3
2.1
2.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
0.3
2.7
3.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI
0.3
3.1
3.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
0.3
4.5
4.8
Lawton, OK
0.3
3.8
4.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA
0.3
3.6
3.9
Oklahoma City, OK
0.3
2.9
3.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
0.3
3.6
3.9
Racine, WI
0.3
3.1
3.4
Reno, NV
0.3
3.7
4.0
Sheboygan, WI
0.3
2.3
2.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
0.3
4.6
4.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
0.3
2.4
2.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
0.3
3.5
3.8
Tulsa, OK
0.3
3.2
3.5
Charleston, WV
0.4
3.4
3.8
Colorado Springs, CO
0.4
2.9
3.3
Columbus, IN
0.4
2.4
2.8
Fort Wayne, IN
0.4
2.8
3.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
0.4
2.1
2.5
Lafayette, LA
0.4
3.1
3.5
Las Cruces, NM
0.4
3.4
3.8
Logan, UT-ID
0.4
1.9
2.3
Madison, WI
0.4
2.1
2.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
0.4
3.4
3.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
0.4
3.0
3.4
Monroe, LA
0.4
3.3
3.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
0.4
3.3
3.7
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
0.4
2.2
2.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
0.4
2.7
3.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
0.4
3.5
3.9
Prescott, AZ
0.4
3.5
3.9
Pueblo, CO
0.4
3.9
4.3
Rochester, MN
0.4
1.8
2.2
Topeka, KS
0.4
2.7
3.1
Tucson, AZ
0.4
3.9
4.3
Valdosta, GA
0.4
3.4
3.8
Wichita, KS
0.4
3.0
3.4
Alexandria, LA
0.5
3.0
3.5
Ames, IA
0.5
2.0
2.5
Appleton, WI
0.5
2.1
2.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.5
2.9
3.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
0.5
2.8
3.3
Clarksville, TN-KY
0.5
4.0
4.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
0.5
2.3
2.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
0.5
3.0
3.5
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
0.5
2.7
3.2
Eau Claire, WI
0.5
2.3
2.8
Fort Collins, CO
0.5
2.3
2.8
Glens Falls, NY
0.5
2.6
3.1
Greeley, CO
0.5
2.8
3.3
Iowa City, IA
0.5
2.3
2.8
Jacksonville, FL
0.5
2.6
3.1
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
0.5
1.6
2.1
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
0.5
2.8
3.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
0.5
2.3
2.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
0.5
2.7
3.2
Panama City, FL
0.5
2.4
2.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
0.5
2.7
3.2
Pocatello, ID
0.5
2.5
3.0
Port St. Lucie, FL
0.5
3.0
3.5
Salt Lake City, UT
0.5
2.2
2.7
Sebring, FL
0.5
4.0
4.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
0.5
3.4
3.9
Springfield, IL
0.5
3.7
4.2
St. Cloud, MN
0.5
2.1
2.6
St. George, UT
0.5
2.3
2.8
Wausau, WI
0.5
2.2
2.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
0.5
4.7
5.2
Albuquerque, NM
0.6
3.0
3.6
Billings, MT
0.6
2.2
2.8
Carbondale-Marion, IL
0.6
3.8
4.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
0.6
2.9
3.5
Fairbanks, AK
0.6
3.0
3.6
Great Falls, MT
0.6
2.3
2.9
Kansas City, MO-KS
0.6
2.6
3.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
0.6
3.3
3.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
0.6
4.1
4.7
Napa, CA
0.6
2.9
3.5
Ocala, FL
0.6
3.2
3.8
Provo-Orem, UT
0.6
2.1
2.7
Salinas, CA
0.6
4.2
4.8
Santa Fe, NM
0.6
2.9
3.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
0.6
3.1
3.7
Tallahassee, FL
0.6
2.8
3.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
0.6
2.6
3.2
Utica-Rome, NY
0.6
3.0
3.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
0.6
2.6
3.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
0.7
2.5
3.2
Anchorage, AK
0.7
2.9
3.6
Binghamton, NY
0.7
3.0
3.7
Bloomington, IL
0.7
3.3
4.0
Boise City, ID
0.7
2.3
3.0
Boulder, CO
0.7
2.2
2.9
Cedar Rapids, IA
0.7
2.9
3.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID
0.7
2.8
3.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.7
2.4
3.1
Elmira, NY
0.7
3.1
3.8
Fort Smith, AR-OK
0.7
2.9
3.6
Gainesville, FL
0.7
2.7
3.4
Homosassa Springs, FL
0.7
3.9
4.6
Ithaca, NY
0.7
2.5
3.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.7
2.2
2.9
Missoula, MT
0.7
2.2
2.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
0.7
2.8
3.5
Santa Rosa, CA
0.7
2.9
3.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
0.7
3.1
3.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS
0.7
2.2
2.9
Syracuse, NY
0.7
2.8
3.5
The Villages, FL
0.7
3.7
4.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
0.7
3.1
3.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
0.8
3.0
3.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL
0.8
3.4
4.2
Columbia, MO
0.8
1.9
2.7
Jefferson City, MO
0.8
1.9
2.7
Kingston, NY
0.8
2.6
3.4
Redding, CA
0.8
4.1
4.9
Rochester, NY
0.8
2.8
3.6
Twin Falls, ID
0.8
2.1
2.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
0.9
2.2
3.1
Chico, CA
0.9
4.1
5.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
0.9
3.6
4.5
Peoria, IL
0.9
4.0
4.9
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
0.9
3.5
4.4
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
0.9
3.3
4.2
Springfield, MO
0.9
2.0
2.9
St. Louis, MO-IL
0.9
2.5
3.4
Toledo, OH
0.9
3.9
4.8
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
0.9
3.8
4.7
Joplin, MO
1.0
2.2
3.2
Kankakee, IL
1.0
4.8
5.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.0
3.7
4.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
1.0
3.8
4.8
Yuba City, CA
1.0
5.3
6.3
Yuma, AZ
1.0
13.8
14.8
Danville, IL
1.1
4.6
5.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
1.1
3.4
4.5
Fresno, CA
1.1
5.8
6.9
Modesto, CA
1.1
4.9
6.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.1
4.0
5.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
1.1
2.8
3.9
Decatur, IL
1.2
4.9
6.1
Rockford, IL
1.2
4.9
6.1
Trenton, NJ
1.2
2.6
3.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.3
6.1
7.4
Madera, CA
1.3
5.5
6.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1.3
2.5
3.8
Bakersfield, CA
1.4
6.1
7.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA
1.4
4.8
6.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
1.5
3.4
4.9
Ocean City, NJ
1.5
4.5
6.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
1.6
3.9
5.5
Merced, CA
1.6
6.2
7.8
Visalia-Porterville, CA
1.6
8.0
9.6
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
2.0
3.9
5.9
El Centro, CA
2.4
16.9
19.3
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.4
3.7
7.1
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted.
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in October occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (+3.4 percentage points). Twenty-seven other areas had rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point. Grants Pass, Oregon, had the largest over-the-year decrease in October (−1.5 percentage points). Fifteen other areas had declines of at least 1.0 percentage point.
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 areas had over-the-year unemployment rate increases, 13 had decreases, and 6 had no change. The largest rate increase was in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (+1.3 percentage points). The largest jobless rate declines occurred in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland, and Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon-Washington (−0.9 percentage point each).
United States Department of Labor
