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Unemployment rates lower in 252 metro areas over the year ended April 2023
June 15, 2023
Unemployment rates were lower in April 2023 than a year earlier in 252 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 103 areas, and unchanged in 34 areas. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in April occurred in Yuma, Arizona (−2.0 percentage points). Twenty-seven other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. El Centro, California, had the largest over-the-year rate increase in April (+2.3 percentage points).
Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Area
Point(s) change
Yuma, AZ
-2.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
-1.5
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
-1.4
Pittsfield, MA
-1.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
-1.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
-1.2
New Bedford, MA
-1.2
Pine Bluff, AR
-1.2
Springfield, MA-CT
-1.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
-1.1
California-Lexington Park, MD
-1.1
Erie, PA
-1.1
Farmington, NM
-1.1
Flint, MI
-1.1
Johnstown, PA
-1.1
New Haven, CT
-1.1
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
-1.1
Williamsport, PA
-1.1
Altoona, PA
-1.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-1.0
Barnstable Town, MA
-1.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
-1.0
Corvallis, OR
-1.0
Leominster-Gardner, MA
-1.0
Manchester, NH
-1.0
Monroe, MI
-1.0
Muskegon, MI
-1.0
Santa Fe, NM
-1.0
Albany, OR
-0.9
Albuquerque, NM
-0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
-0.9
Cumberland, MD-WV
-0.9
Danbury, CT
-0.9
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
-0.9
Jackson, MI
-0.9
Saginaw, MI
-0.9
Waterbury, CT
-0.9
Worcester, MA-CT
-0.9
Bay City, MI
-0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
-0.8
East Stroudsburg, PA
-0.8
Eugene, OR
-0.8
Flagstaff, AZ
-0.8
Grants Pass, OR
-0.8
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-0.8
Hattiesburg, MS
-0.8
Las Cruces, NM
-0.8
Longview, WA
-0.8
Midland, MI
-0.8
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
-0.8
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
-0.8
Ocean City, NJ
-0.8
Pittsburgh, PA
-0.8
Portsmouth, NH-ME
-0.8
Pueblo, CO
-0.8
Salem, OR
-0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
-0.8
Walla Walla, WA
-0.8
Ann Arbor, MI
-0.7
Bangor, ME
-0.7
Battle Creek, MI
-0.7
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
-0.7
Greeley, CO
-0.7
Jackson, MS
-0.7
Janesville-Beloit, WI
-0.7
Lancaster, PA
-0.7
Lebanon, PA
-0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
-0.7
Racine, WI
-0.7
Reading, PA
-0.7
Salisbury, MD-DE
-0.7
Springfield, OH
-0.7
State College, PA
-0.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
-0.7
Wenatchee, WA
-0.7
York-Hanover, PA
-0.7
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
-0.6
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
-0.6
Bellingham, WA
-0.6
Binghamton, NY
-0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
-0.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
-0.6
Colorado Springs, CO
-0.6
Fort Collins, CO
-0.6
Gadsden, AL
-0.6
Gettysburg, PA
-0.6
Grand Junction, CO
-0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
-0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
-0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
-0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA
-0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
-0.6
Medford, OR
-0.6
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
-0.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
-0.6
Morgantown, WV
-0.6
Morristown, TN
-0.6
Odessa, TX
-0.6
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
-0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME
-0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-0.6
Rochester, NY
-0.6
Syracuse, NY
-0.6
Trenton, NJ
-0.6
Utica-Rome, NY
-0.6
Wheeling, WV-OH
-0.6
Yakima, WA
-0.6
Anchorage, AK
-0.5
Appleton, WI
-0.5
Bend-Redmond, OR
-0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
-0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY
-0.5
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
-0.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK
-0.5
Great Falls, MT
-0.5
Green Bay, WI
-0.5
Hot Springs, AR
-0.5
Kingston, NY
-0.5
Knoxville, TN
-0.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
-0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
-0.5
Midland, TX
-0.5
Mobile, AL
-0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
-0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
-0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
-0.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
-0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
-0.5
Rocky Mount, NC
-0.5
Sebring, FL
-0.5
Sheboygan, WI
-0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
-0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI
-0.5
Akron, OH
-0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
-0.4
Beckley, WV
-0.4
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
-0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH
-0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
-0.4
Cleveland, TN
-0.4
Corpus Christi, TX
-0.4
Dayton, OH
-0.4
Elmira, NY
-0.4
Fairbanks, AK
-0.4
Glens Falls, NY
-0.4
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
-0.4
Jackson, TN
-0.4
Jonesboro, AR
-0.4
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
-0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
-0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
-0.4
Lawton, OK
-0.4
Madison, WI
-0.4
Mansfield, OH
-0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
-0.4
Missoula, MT
-0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
-0.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
-0.4
Springfield, IL
-0.4
Texarkana, TX-AR
-0.4
The Villages, FL
-0.4
Tulsa, OK
-0.4
Wausau, WI
-0.4
Billings, MT
-0.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
-0.3
Boulder, CO
-0.3
Casper, WY
-0.3
Charleston, WV
-0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA
-0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
-0.3
Columbus, OH
-0.3
Decatur, AL
-0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
-0.3
Eau Claire, WI
-0.3
Enid, OK
-0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
-0.3
Fond du Lac, WI
-0.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
-0.3
Ithaca, NY
-0.3
Jacksonville, FL
-0.3
Johnson City, TN
-0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
-0.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
-0.3
Lewiston, ID-WA
-0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-0.3
Montgomery, AL
-0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
-0.3
Ocala, FL
-0.3
Oklahoma City, OK
-0.3
Panama City, FL
-0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL
-0.3
Tallahassee, FL
-0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
-0.3
Toledo, OH
-0.3
Tucson, AZ
-0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL
-0.3
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
-0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
-0.3
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
-0.3
Asheville, NC
-0.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL
-0.2
Bowling Green, KY
-0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
-0.2
Carbondale-Marion, IL
-0.2
Columbia, SC
-0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
-0.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
-0.2
Dothan, AL
-0.2
Dover, DE
-0.2
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
-0.2
Fayetteville, NC
-0.2
Florence, SC
-0.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
-0.2
Fort Wayne, IN
-0.2
Goldsboro, NC
-0.2
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
-0.2
Homosassa Springs, FL
-0.2
Huntsville, AL
-0.2
Jacksonville, NC
-0.2
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
-0.2
Laredo, TX
-0.2
Lincoln, NE
-0.2
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
-0.2
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
-0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
-0.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
-0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
-0.2
Punta Gorda, FL
-0.2
Winston-Salem, NC
-0.2
Baton Rouge, LA
-0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
-0.1
Brunswick, GA
-0.1
Burlington, NC
-0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
-0.1
Decatur, IL
-0.1
Gainesville, FL
-0.1
Grand Island, NE
-0.1
Greenville, NC
-0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
-0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
-0.1
Lake Charles, LA
-0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
-0.1
Muncie, IN
-0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-0.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
-0.1
Pocatello, ID
-0.1
Rapid City, SD
-0.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
-0.1
St. George, UT
-0.1
Warner Robins, GA
-0.1
Wilmington, NC
-0.1
Abilene, TX
0.0
Albany, GA
0.0
Athens-Clarke County, GA
0.0
Bloomington, IL
0.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL
0.0
Charlottesville, VA
0.0
Cheyenne, WY
0.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID
0.0
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
0.0
Evansville, IN-KY
0.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC
0.0
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
0.0
Hammond, LA
0.0
Hinesville, GA
0.0
Idaho Falls, ID
0.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
0.0
Lafayette, LA
0.0
Longview, TX
0.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
0.0
Lubbock, TX
0.0
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
0.0
Peoria, IL
0.0
Prescott, AZ
0.0
Raleigh, NC
0.0
Roanoke, VA
0.0
Savannah, GA
0.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
0.0
Sioux Falls, SD
0.0
Spartanburg, SC
0.0
Sumter, SC
0.0
Terre Haute, IN
0.0
Victoria, TX
0.0
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
0.0
Wichita Falls, TX
0.0
Alexandria, LA
0.1
Amarillo, TX
0.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
0.1
Boise City, ID
0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX
0.1
Columbus, GA-AL
0.1
Danville, IL
0.1
Dubuque, IA
0.1
Gainesville, GA
0.1
Harrisonburg, VA
0.1
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
0.1
Lima, OH
0.1
Logan, UT-ID
0.1
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
0.1
New Bern, NC
0.1
Richmond, VA
0.1
Salt Lake City, UT
0.1
San Angelo, TX
0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
0.1
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
0.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
0.1
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
0.1
Twin Falls, ID
0.1
Tyler, TX
0.1
Winchester, VA-WV
0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
0.2
Bismarck, ND
0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.2
El Paso, TX
0.2
Fargo, ND-MN
0.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN
0.2
Iowa City, IA
0.2
Kankakee, IL
0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX
0.2
Lynchburg, VA
0.2
Monroe, LA
0.2
Napa, CA
0.2
Provo-Orem, UT
0.2
Rockford, IL
0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
0.2
Sherman-Denison, TX
0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
0.2
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
0.2
Ames, IA
0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA
0.3
Columbus, IN
0.3
Kokomo, IN
0.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA
0.3
Owensboro, KY
0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
0.3
Santa Rosa, CA
0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL (1)
0.3
Valdosta, GA
0.3
Waco, TX
0.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
0.3
Bloomington, IN
0.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
0.4
Columbia, MO
0.4
Jefferson City, MO
0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
0.4
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
0.4
Springfield, MO
0.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS
0.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
0.5
Joplin, MO
0.5
Kansas City, MO-KS
0.5
Rome, GA
0.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
0.5
Duluth, MN-WI
0.6
Manhattan, KS
0.6
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
0.6
Redding, CA
0.6
Rochester, MN
0.6
Wichita, KS
0.6
Lawrence, KS
0.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.7
St. Cloud, MN
0.7
Topeka, KS
0.7
Chico, CA
0.8
Reno, NV
0.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA
0.8
Carson City, NV
0.9
Modesto, CA
0.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
0.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
1.0
Fresno, CA
1.0
Salinas, CA
1.0
Dalton, GA
1.2
Bakersfield, CA
1.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.3
Madera, CA
1.3
Yuba City, CA
1.3
Merced, CA
1.7
Visalia-Porterville, CA
2.0
El Centro, CA
2.3
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama, had the lowest jobless rate in April, 1.6 percent. The next lowest rate was in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, Maryland, 1.9 percent. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada, had the highest rate, 5.5 percent. Thirty-one large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 16 had increases, and 4 had no change. The largest rate declines occurred in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan (−1.5 percentage points), and Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio (−1.4 points). The largest jobless rate increase was in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota-Wisconsin (+0.7 percentage point).
United States Department of Labor
