Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

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

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Sept. 2009p
RankMetropolitan AreaRate
1 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9
2 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2
3 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7
4 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1
4 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1
6 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2
7 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
7 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
9 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6
9 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6
11 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
11 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
13 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0
14 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
15 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3
15 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3
15 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.3
18 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4
19 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5
19 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5
21 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6
22 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 8.8
22 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8
24 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
25 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1
26 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2
27 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3
27 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3
29 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9
29 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 9.9
31 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0
31 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0
33 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2
33 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2
35 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4
36 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5
37 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7
38 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
38 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
40 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.5
41 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6
42 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7
43 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8
43 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8
45 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9
46 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 12.4
47 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.9
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.2
49 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 17.3

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: October 28, 2009