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 |
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|---|---|---|
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Rate |
| 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
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