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Unemployment rates higher in 231 metro areas in year ended September 2023
November 06, 2023
Unemployment rates were higher in September 2023 than a year earlier in 231 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 131 areas, and unchanged in 27 areas.
Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, September 2023
Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for areas, September 2023
Metropolitan area
Percentage point(s) change
September 2022 rate
September 2023 rate
East Stroudsburg, PA
-1.5
5.4
3.9
New Bedford, MA
-1.4
4.8
3.4
Pittsfield, MA
-1.4
4.0
2.6
Leominster-Gardner, MA
-1.3
4.0
2.7
Longview, WA
-1.3
5.4
4.1
Springfield, MA-CT
-1.3
4.1
2.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-1.1
2.9
1.8
Barnstable Town, MA
-1.1
3.6
2.5
California-Lexington Park, MD
-1.1
2.8
1.7
Erie, PA
-1.1
4.2
3.1
Johnstown, PA
-1.1
4.5
3.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
-1.1
4.6
3.5
Urban Honolulu, HI
-1.1
3.7
2.6
Williamsport, PA
-1.1
4.1
3.0
Altoona, PA
-1.0
3.8
2.8
Grants Pass, OR
-1.0
5.4
4.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA
-1.0
4.6
3.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
-1.0
4.4
3.4
Walla Walla, WA
-1.0
4.1
3.1
Worcester, MA-CT
-1.0
3.6
2.6
Yakima, WA
-1.0
4.8
3.8
Albany, OR
-0.9
4.7
3.8
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
-0.9
3.7
2.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
-0.9
3.3
2.4
Eugene, OR
-0.9
4.7
3.8
Medford, OR
-0.9
4.7
3.8
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
-0.9
3.6
2.7
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
-0.9
4.3
3.4
Pittsburgh, PA
-0.9
3.9
3.0
State College, PA
-0.9
3.2
2.3
Bellingham, WA
-0.8
4.5
3.7
Casper, WY
-0.8
3.6
2.8
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-0.8
3.9
3.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
-0.8
3.6
2.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
-0.8
4.6
3.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
-0.8
3.2
2.4
Rocky Mount, NC
-0.8
5.3
4.5
Salem, OR
-0.8
4.2
3.4
Bend-Redmond, OR
-0.7
4.1
3.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
-0.7
4.2
3.5
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
-0.7
3.3
2.6
Corvallis, OR
-0.7
3.8
3.1
Gettysburg, PA
-0.7
2.9
2.2
Jackson, MS
-0.7
3.4
2.7
Lancaster, PA
-0.7
3.1
2.4
Lebanon, PA
-0.7
3.3
2.6
New Haven, CT
-0.7
3.5
2.8
Salisbury, MD-DE
-0.7
3.8
3.1
Waterbury, CT
-0.7
4.3
3.6
Wenatchee, WA
-0.7
3.9
3.2
York-Hanover, PA
-0.7
3.4
2.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
-0.6
2.4
1.8
Cheyenne, WY
-0.6
3.3
2.7
Cumberland, MD-WV
-0.6
3.3
2.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
-0.6
3.3
2.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-0.6
4.0
3.4
Reading, PA
-0.6
3.8
3.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
-0.5
3.7
3.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
-0.5
2.7
2.2
Danbury, CT
-0.5
3.2
2.7
Hattiesburg, MS
-0.5
3.3
2.8
Lima, OH
-0.5
4.0
3.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
-0.5
3.6
3.1
Pine Bluff, AR
-0.5
4.7
4.2
Spartanburg, SC
-0.5
3.0
2.5
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-0.5
4.4
3.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
-0.4
3.8
3.4
Dover, DE
-0.4
4.9
4.5
Fayetteville, NC
-0.4
4.8
4.4
Florence, SC
-0.4
3.1
2.7
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
-0.4
2.9
2.5
Mansfield, OH
-0.4
4.2
3.8
Muskegon, MI
-0.4
4.9
4.5
Springfield, OH
-0.4
3.8
3.4
Sumter, SC
-0.4
3.6
3.2
Toledo, OH
-0.4
4.1
3.7
Burlington, NC
-0.3
3.5
3.2
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
-0.3
4.1
3.8
Columbia, SC
-0.3
2.8
2.5
Flint, MI
-0.3
5.2
4.9
Greenville, NC
-0.3
3.9
3.6
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
-0.3
2.7
2.4
Jacksonville, NC
-0.3
4.1
3.8
New Bern, NC
-0.3
3.5
3.2
Saginaw, MI
-0.3
5.1
4.8
Texarkana, TX-AR
-0.3
4.2
3.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
-0.3
2.9
2.6
Winston-Salem, NC
-0.3
3.4
3.1
Akron, OH
-0.2
3.7
3.5
Battle Creek, MI
-0.2
4.6
4.4
Canton-Massillon, OH
-0.2
3.7
3.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
-0.2
3.2
3.0
Dayton, OH
-0.2
3.8
3.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
-0.2
3.0
2.8
Goldsboro, NC
-0.2
3.8
3.6
Grand Island, NE
-0.2
2.1
1.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC
-0.2
3.8
3.6
Harrisonburg, VA
-0.2
3.0
2.8
Lake Charles, LA
-0.2
3.4
3.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
-0.2
3.9
3.7
Lincoln, NE
-0.2
2.1
1.9
Manchester, NH
-0.2
2.5
2.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
-0.2
6.0
5.8
Midland, MI
-0.2
4.0
3.8
Mobile, AL
-0.2
3.1
2.9
Monroe, MI
-0.2
4.4
4.2
Montgomery, AL
-0.2
2.7
2.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
-0.2
3.7
3.5
Ann Arbor, MI
-0.1
3.6
3.5
Asheville, NC
-0.1
2.8
2.7
Baton Rouge, LA
-0.1
3.2
3.1
Bay City, MI
-0.1
4.5
4.4
Bismarck, ND
-0.1
1.5
1.4
Columbus, OH
-0.1
3.3
3.2
Corpus Christi, TX
-0.1
4.6
4.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
-0.1
2.3
2.2
Gadsden, AL
-0.1
2.9
2.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
-0.1
2.8
2.7
Hammond, LA
-0.1
4.1
4.0
Hot Springs, AR
-0.1
3.7
3.6
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
-0.1
3.5
3.4
Jackson, MI
-0.1
4.0
3.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
-0.1
4.0
3.9
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
-0.1
5.8
5.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
-0.1
2.6
2.5
Midland, TX
-0.1
2.6
2.5
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
-0.1
2.4
2.3
Portsmouth, NH-ME
-0.1
2.2
2.1
Raleigh, NC
-0.1
3.0
2.9
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
-0.1
2.8
2.7
Wilmington, NC
-0.1
3.1
3.0
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
0.0
2.8
2.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL
0.0
2.2
2.2
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
0.0
2.3
2.3
Charlottesville, VA
0.0
2.7
2.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.0
3.3
3.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
0.0
2.4
2.4
Fargo, ND-MN
0.0
1.4
1.4
Flagstaff, AZ
0.0
4.2
4.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
0.0
2.6
2.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN
0.0
1.6
1.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
0.0
3.4
3.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
0.0
3.2
3.2
Huntsville, AL
0.0
2.0
2.0
Jonesboro, AR
0.0
2.8
2.8
Lewiston, ID-WA
0.0
2.7
2.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
0.0
3.1
3.1
Manhattan, KS
0.0
2.5
2.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
0.0
4.1
4.1
Monroe, LA
0.0
3.6
3.6
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
0.0
4.2
4.2
Odessa, TX
0.0
3.4
3.4
Rapid City, SD
0.0
1.8
1.8
Richmond, VA
0.0
3.2
3.2
Roanoke, VA
0.0
3.0
3.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
0.0
3.7
3.7
Tuscaloosa, AL
0.0
2.4
2.4
Wheeling, WV-OH
0.0
4.1
4.1
Alexandria, LA
0.1
3.3
3.4
Bangor, ME
0.1
2.4
2.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
0.1
2.9
3.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
0.1
5.2
5.3
Decatur, AL
0.1
2.0
2.1
Dothan, AL
0.1
2.4
2.5
Dubuque, IA
0.1
2.7
2.8
Duluth, MN-WI
0.1
2.7
2.8
Elmira, NY
0.1
3.4
3.5
Farmington, NM
0.1
3.7
3.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
0.1
2.3
2.4
Lafayette, LA
0.1
3.3
3.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
0.1
4.6
4.7
Lawrence, KS
0.1
2.5
2.6
Lubbock, TX
0.1
3.2
3.3
Lynchburg, VA
0.1
3.4
3.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
0.1
3.6
3.7
Portland-South Portland, ME
0.1
2.1
2.2
Prescott, AZ
0.1
3.7
3.8
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.1
3.6
3.7
Utica-Rome, NY
0.1
3.2
3.3
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
0.1
3.3
3.4
Warner Robins, GA
0.1
3.1
3.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
0.1
3.3
3.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
0.2
2.7
2.9
Binghamton, NY
0.2
3.1
3.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
0.2
3.2
3.4
College Station-Bryan, TX
0.2
3.0
3.2
Ithaca, NY
0.2
2.6
2.8
Kokomo, IN
0.2
4.2
4.4
Las Cruces, NM
0.2
3.6
3.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
0.2
2.5
2.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.2
2.6
2.8
Owensboro, KY
0.2
4.1
4.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
0.2
3.6
3.8
Rochester, NY
0.2
3.0
3.2
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
0.2
4.6
4.8
Sioux Falls, SD
0.2
1.4
1.6
St. Cloud, MN
0.2
2.1
2.3
Syracuse, NY
0.2
3.0
3.2
Topeka, KS
0.2
2.6
2.8
Tucson, AZ
0.2
4.0
4.2
Victoria, TX
0.2
3.9
4.1
Winchester, VA-WV
0.2
2.5
2.7
Abilene, TX
0.3
3.2
3.5
Albany, GA
0.3
3.6
3.9
Albuquerque, NM
0.3
3.2
3.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
0.3
5.5
5.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA
0.3
3.0
3.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.3
4.4
4.7
Columbus, GA-AL
0.3
3.4
3.7
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.3
3.5
3.8
Fond du Lac, WI
0.3
2.5
2.8
Glens Falls, NY
0.3
2.6
2.9
Idaho Falls, ID
0.3
2.1
2.4
Jackson, TN
0.3
3.1
3.4
Johnson City, TN
0.3
3.3
3.6
Killeen-Temple, TX
0.3
4.2
4.5
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
0.3
3.3
3.6
Knoxville, TN
0.3
2.9
3.2
Morgantown, WV
0.3
2.9
3.2
Morristown, TN
0.3
3.3
3.6
Pocatello, ID
0.3
2.5
2.8
Rochester, MN
0.3
1.8
2.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
0.3
3.5
3.8
Savannah, GA
0.3
2.7
3.0
Sheboygan, WI
0.3
2.5
2.8
Sherman-Denison, TX
0.3
3.6
3.9
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
0.3
2.2
2.5
Tulsa, OK
0.3
3.1
3.4
Tyler, TX
0.3
3.6
3.9
Waco, TX
0.3
3.4
3.7
Wichita, KS
0.3
2.8
3.1
Amarillo, TX
0.4
2.8
3.2
Ames, IA
0.4
1.9
2.3
Appleton, WI
0.4
2.4
2.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA
0.4
2.7
3.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
0.4
3.4
3.8
Billings, MT
0.4
1.9
2.3
Brunswick, GA
0.4
2.8
3.2
Clarksville, TN-KY
0.4
3.8
4.2
Cleveland, TN
0.4
3.3
3.7
Enid, OK
0.4
3.0
3.4
Gainesville, GA
0.4
2.2
2.6
Great Falls, MT
0.4
2.1
2.5
Green Bay, WI
0.4
2.6
3.0
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.4
4.0
4.4
Jacksonville, FL
0.4
2.6
3.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI
0.4
3.2
3.6
Kansas City, MO-KS
0.4
2.3
2.7
Kingston, NY
0.4
2.8
3.2
Laredo, TX
0.4
3.6
4.0
Lawton, OK
0.4
3.7
4.1
Logan, UT-ID
0.4
1.8
2.2
Longview, TX
0.4
4.0
4.4
Madison, WI
0.4
2.3
2.7
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
0.4
1.6
2.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.4
2.3
2.7
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
0.4
2.1
2.5
Oklahoma City, OK
0.4
2.8
3.2
Panama City, FL
0.4
2.4
2.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
0.4
2.7
3.1
San Angelo, TX
0.4
3.2
3.6
Santa Fe, NM
0.4
3.0
3.4
St. George, UT
0.4
2.3
2.7
Tallahassee, FL
0.4
2.7
3.1
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
0.4
2.5
2.9
Wichita Falls, TX
0.4
3.6
4.0
Beckley, WV
0.5
3.3
3.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
0.5
2.7
3.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
0.5
2.0
2.5
Cedar Rapids, IA
0.5
2.9
3.4
Columbia, MO
0.5
1.6
2.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
0.5
2.3
2.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.5
3.4
3.9
Dalton, GA
0.5
3.4
3.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.5
2.3
2.8
Eau Claire, WI
0.5
2.5
3.0
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
0.5
3.8
4.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK
0.5
3.3
3.8
Gainesville, FL
0.5
2.6
3.1
Hinesville, GA
0.5
3.0
3.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
0.5
3.6
4.1
Iowa City, IA
0.5
2.1
2.6
Jefferson City, MO
0.5
1.6
2.1
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
0.5
2.3
2.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
0.5
3.1
3.6
Missoula, MT
0.5
1.9
2.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
0.5
2.6
3.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
0.5
2.5
3.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
0.5
2.7
3.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
0.5
3.4
3.9
Port St. Lucie, FL
0.5
3.0
3.5
Racine, WI
0.5
3.2
3.7
Salt Lake City, UT
0.5
2.1
2.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS
0.5
1.9
2.4
Wausau, WI
0.5
2.5
3.0
Boise City, ID
0.6
2.3
2.9
Bowling Green, KY
0.6
3.4
4.0
Charleston, WV
0.6
3.3
3.9
Coeur d'Alene, ID
0.6
2.7
3.3
Colorado Springs, CO
0.6
2.8
3.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
0.6
2.9
3.5
El Paso, TX
0.6
4.1
4.7
Grand Junction, CO
0.6
2.7
3.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
0.6
3.2
3.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY
0.6
2.9
3.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA
0.6
3.3
3.9
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
0.6
2.7
3.3
Ocala, FL
0.6
3.3
3.9
Provo-Orem, UT
0.6
2.0
2.6
Pueblo, CO
0.6
3.7
4.3
Rome, GA
0.6
2.7
3.3
Springfield, MO
0.6
1.7
2.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
0.6
2.6
3.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.7
2.7
3.4
Carson City, NV
0.7
3.8
4.5
Fort Collins, CO
0.7
2.2
2.9
Joplin, MO
0.7
1.9
2.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
0.7
2.2
2.9
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
0.7
2.7
3.4
Punta Gorda, FL
0.7
3.1
3.8
Salinas, CA
0.7
3.7
4.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
0.7
3.3
4.0
Sebring, FL
0.7
4.0
4.7
Twin Falls, ID
0.7
2.2
2.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
0.7
4.7
5.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
0.8
2.8
3.6
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
0.8
2.5
3.3
Evansville, IN-KY
0.8
2.5
3.3
Greeley, CO
0.8
2.6
3.4
Homosassa Springs, FL
0.8
4.0
4.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
0.8
2.3
3.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
0.8
2.9
3.7
Napa, CA
0.8
2.7
3.5
Reno, NV
0.8
3.4
4.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
0.8
2.7
3.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
0.8
2.9
3.7
Santa Rosa, CA
0.8
2.7
3.5
St. Louis, MO-IL
0.8
2.3
3.1
Terre Haute, IN
0.8
2.9
3.7
The Villages, FL
0.8
4.0
4.8
Valdosta, GA
0.8
2.9
3.7
Anchorage, AK
0.9
2.8
3.7
Bloomington, IN
0.9
2.2
3.1
Boulder, CO
0.9
2.1
3.0
Columbus, IN
0.9
1.9
2.8
Fort Wayne, IN
0.9
2.2
3.1
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
0.9
3.0
3.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
0.9
3.5
4.4
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
0.9
3.1
4.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
0.9
2.4
3.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
0.9
2.7
3.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
0.9
3.1
4.0
Fairbanks, AK
1.0
2.6
3.6
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1.0
3.3
4.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
1.0
3.5
4.5
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
1.0
3.6
4.6
Muncie, IN
1.1
2.7
3.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
1.1
3.4
4.5
Springfield, IL
1.1
3.6
4.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.2
3.8
5.0
Bloomington, IL
1.3
3.2
4.5
Carbondale-Marion, IL
1.3
3.7
5.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.3
4.0
5.3
Redding, CA
1.3
3.9
5.2
Chico, CA
1.4
3.8
5.2
Fresno, CA
1.4
5.2
6.6
Modesto, CA
1.4
4.5
5.9
Stockton-Lodi, CA
1.4
4.5
5.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL
1.5
3.3
4.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
1.5
2.3
3.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.5
5.5
7.0
Ocean City, NJ
1.5
3.3
4.8
Yuba City, CA
1.5
4.8
6.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
1.6
3.4
5.0
Madera, CA
1.6
5.0
6.6
Peoria, IL
1.6
3.8
5.4
Trenton, NJ
1.6
2.4
4.0
Bakersfield, CA
1.7
5.8
7.5
Kankakee, IL
1.7
4.6
6.3
Yuma, AZ
1.8
13.0
14.8
Danville, IL
1.9
4.4
6.3
Decatur, IL
1.9
4.8
6.7
Merced, CA
1.9
5.8
7.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
2.0
3.6
5.6
Rockford, IL
2.1
4.8
6.9
Visalia-Porterville, CA
2.4
7.3
9.7
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
2.5
3.6
6.1
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.6
3.5
8.1
El Centro, CA
4.8
16.3
21.1
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increase in September occurred in El Centro, Calif., (+4.8 percentage points), followed by Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (+4.6 points). Thirty-five other areas had rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point. East Stroudsburg, Penn., had the largest over-the-year rate decrease in September (−1.5 percentage points), followed by New Bedford, Mass., and Pittsfield, Mass., (−1.4 points each). Eighteen other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point.
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, 33 areas had over-the-year unemployment rate increases, 14 had decreases, and 4 had no change.
United States Department of Labor
