Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2008Dec. 2009p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.2 0.8
2 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 7.5 1.2
3 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.8 1.3
3 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 8.0 1.3
5 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.5 1.4
5 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.0 1.4
7 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.8 1.5
7 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.9 1.5
7 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.2 1.5
10 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.9 1.7
11 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 7.6 1.8
11 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.9 1.8
11 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 8.5 1.8
11 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.8 1.8
15 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.7 8.6 1.9
16 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 8.2 2.0
17 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 8.0 2.1
17 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 8.6 2.1
19 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 7.8 2.2
19 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 7.6 9.8 2.2
21 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 8.7 2.3
22 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.8 8.2 2.4
23 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 10.1 2.5
23 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 11.3 2.5
23 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 10.6 2.5
26 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 10.2 2.6
26 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 9.2 2.6
26 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 10.1 2.6
29 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 9.0 2.7
29 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 8.3 2.7
31 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 10.3 2.8
32 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 8.6 2.9
32 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 9.4 2.9
32 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 9.1 2.9
35 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 9.5 12.5 3.0
35 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 10.1 3.0
37 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 9.9 3.2
38 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 12.1 3.4
39 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 10.6 3.5
39 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 12.3 3.5
41 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 10.9 3.7
41 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 14.0 3.7
41 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 11.5 3.7
44 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 11.3 3.9
45 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 12.4 4.0
46 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 9.8 4.1
46 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 11.9 4.1
48 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 14.9 4.3
49 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 13.1 4.4

p = preliminary.
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. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.

 

Last Modified Date: February 02, 2010