Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas
| Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas Monthly Rankings Not Seasonally Adjusted |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2008 | Sept. 2009p | |||
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Rate | Rate | Change |
| United States | 6.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | |
| 1 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 5.1 | -1.4 |
| 2 | Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| 5 | Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 6 | Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| 10 | Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.5 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| 10 | Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
| 13 | Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 22 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 7.2 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 8.3 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
| 22 | St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
| 31 | Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.9 | 4.5 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| 31 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 7.3 | 1.6 |
| 31 | Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| 31 | State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| 40 | Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.3 | 8.0 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| 40 | Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 |
| 45 | Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 7.4 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 8.3 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.1 | 7.9 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.8 |
| 45 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| 51 | Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| 51 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| 53 | Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA | 5.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 8.8 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| 53 | Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
| 61 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA | 5.1 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 7.1 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| 61 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.5 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
| 69 | Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.3 | 5.5 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.1 | 6.3 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
| 69 | New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA | 6.0 | 8.2 | 2.2 |
| 69 | Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.2 |
| 69 | San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.2 |
| 78 | Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.1 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| 78 | College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 6.5 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.9 | 7.2 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 8.0 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 8.3 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 6.2 | 2.3 |
| 89 | Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 7.0 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 7.7 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA | 5.9 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 7.1 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA | 3.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.6 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 8.1 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 |
| 89 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.3 | 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 102 | Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.9 | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 8.4 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 7.0 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 8.3 | 2.5 |
| 102 | La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.6 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.7 | 10.2 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA | 4.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| 102 | Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 |
| 114 | Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA | 4.6 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 9.0 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 7.7 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.6 | 6.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 8.2 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 |
| 114 | San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 6.5 | 2.6 |
| 114 | Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| 128 | Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 10.2 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
| 128 | Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 8.4 | 2.7 |
| 135 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 9.4 | 2.8 |
| 135 | Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| 135 | Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.5 | 6.3 | 2.8 |
| 135 | Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 |
| 135 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.4 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| 135 | Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| 141 | Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 9.3 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 8.8 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 9.4 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 7.9 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 8.3 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 9.5 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.6 | 6.5 | 2.9 |
| 141 | Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.4 | 2.9 |
| 151 | Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA | 5.2 | 8.2 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.8 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 9.6 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
| 151 | El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 27.1 | 30.1 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA | 5.4 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.9 | 9.9 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| 151 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| 151 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 8.8 | 3.0 |
| 167 | Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 9.7 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 9.0 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.1 | 9.2 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 7.5 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 7.3 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 9.1 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 9.9 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 8.2 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 9.5 | 3.1 |
| 167 | St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 |
| 167 | Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 8.1 | 3.1 |
| 182 | Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.3 | 9.5 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.1 | 10.3 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.4 | 10.6 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 8.9 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.9 | 9.1 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 10.0 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 8.8 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 10.0 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.0 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA | 3.6 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.7 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| 182 | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 | 6.7 | 9.9 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 7.0 | 3.2 |
| 182 | Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.3 | 7.5 | 3.2 |
| 198 | Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 7.8 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| 198 | El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 7.5 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.8 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.4 | 12.7 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 8.3 | 3.3 |
| 198 | St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
| 198 | Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA | 7.6 | 10.9 | 3.3 |
| 208 | Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 8.4 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 8.5 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA | 3.8 | 7.2 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 8.9 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 8.7 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.9 | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| 208 | Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 20.8 | 24.2 | 3.4 |
| 215 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 10.8 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.2 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 10.7 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 9.1 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 9.3 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.2 | 9.7 | 3.5 |
| 215 | Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 |
| 222 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 9.1 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.8 | 7.4 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA | 5.2 | 8.8 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.4 | 12.0 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 10.9 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA | 5.1 | 8.7 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 10.0 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 6.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 |
| 222 | Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 11.1 | 3.6 |
| 233 | Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 9.1 | 3.7 |
| 233 | Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| 233 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 9.3 | 3.7 |
| 233 | Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.1 | 9.8 | 3.7 |
| 233 | Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA | 6.0 | 9.7 | 3.7 |
| 233 | York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 |
| 239 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.7 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.0 | 10.8 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.2 | 10.0 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.3 | 10.1 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.3 | 12.1 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 9.5 | 3.8 |
| 239 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.8 | 11.6 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 8.5 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 11.1 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 8.3 | 3.8 |
| 239 | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 10.2 | 3.8 |
| 239 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.7 | 10.5 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 7.7 | 3.8 |
| 239 | Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 8.6 | 3.8 |
| 254 | Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 8.6 | 3.9 |
| 254 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 9.0 | 3.9 |
| 254 | Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.0 | 7.9 | 3.9 |
| 254 | Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.2 | 9.1 | 3.9 |
| 254 | Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.2 | 8.1 | 3.9 |
| 254 | Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 9.7 | 3.9 |
| 260 | Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.4 | 11.4 | 4.0 |
| 260 | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 10.4 | 4.0 |
| 260 | Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.3 | 8.3 | 4.0 |
| 260 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 9.1 | 4.0 |
| 260 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.2 | 10.2 | 4.0 |
| 260 | Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.3 | 9.3 | 4.0 |
| 266 | Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 9.5 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 9.2 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 11.6 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 8.7 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.9 | 11.0 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.9 | 11.0 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 9.9 | 4.1 |
| 266 | Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 |
| 275 | Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.0 | 12.2 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.0 | 9.2 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.6 | 12.8 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 9.3 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.2 | 13.4 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.9 | 11.1 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.7 | 12.9 | 4.2 |
| 275 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.9 | 9.1 | 4.2 |
| 283 | Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.1 | 7.4 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.5 | 8.8 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 11.1 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 10.7 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.6 | 11.9 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.0 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 11.8 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 10.1 | 4.3 |
| 283 | Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 11.5 | 4.3 |
| 293 | Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.0 | 12.4 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 11.2 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 11.7 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.1 | 11.5 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.5 | 11.9 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 10.9 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.4 | 11.8 | 4.4 |
| 293 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.0 | 10.4 | 4.4 |
| 293 | Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.9 | 8.3 | 4.4 |
| 302 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.4 | 13.9 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 8.2 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.6 | 11.1 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 11.7 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.7 | 9.2 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.6 | 14.1 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA | 7.9 | 12.4 | 4.5 |
| 302 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 11.7 | 4.5 |
| 310 | Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.9 | 12.5 | 4.6 |
| 310 | Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.7 | 8.3 | 4.6 |
| 310 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.3 | 13.9 | 4.6 |
| 310 | Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.3 | 13.9 | 4.6 |
| 310 | Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.0 | 12.6 | 4.6 |
| 315 | Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.6 | 12.3 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.7 | 12.4 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.4 | 14.1 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 10.2 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.4 | 13.1 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.6 | 13.3 | 4.7 |
| 315 | Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.2 | 14.9 | 4.7 |
| 322 | Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.1 | 13.9 | 4.8 |
| 322 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.9 | 12.7 | 4.8 |
| 322 | Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.9 | 15.7 | 4.8 |
| 322 | Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.4 | 12.2 | 4.8 |
| 322 | Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.6 | 9.4 | 4.8 |
| 327 | Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area | 2.4 | 7.3 | 4.9 |
| 327 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.7 | 11.6 | 4.9 |
| 327 | Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.2 | 11.1 | 4.9 |
| 327 | Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.3 | 14.2 | 4.9 |
| 327 | New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA | 7.8 | 12.7 | 4.9 |
| 332 | Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.8 | 11.8 | 5.0 |
| 332 | Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 10.7 | 5.0 |
| 332 | Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA | 7.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 |
| 332 | Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.8 | 12.8 | 5.0 |
| 332 | Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.3 | 15.3 | 5.0 |
| 332 | Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 |
| 338 | Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 12.4 | 5.1 |
| 338 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 10.7 | 5.1 |
| 338 | Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.4 | 13.5 | 5.1 |
| 338 | Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.6 | 14.7 | 5.1 |
| 338 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.1 | 14.2 | 5.1 |
| 343 | Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.6 | 12.8 | 5.2 |
| 343 | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.7 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
| 343 | Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.0 | 15.2 | 5.2 |
| 343 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 12.4 | 5.2 |
| 347 | Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 12.5 | 5.3 |
| 347 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.9 | 12.2 | 5.3 |
| 347 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.7 | 15.0 | 5.3 |
| 347 | Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.5 | 15.8 | 5.3 |
| 347 | Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.1 | 12.4 | 5.3 |
| 352 | Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| 352 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 4.8 | 10.2 | 5.4 |
| 352 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 6.4 | 11.8 | 5.4 |
| 352 | Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.1 | 15.5 | 5.4 |
| 352 | Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.8 | 16.2 | 5.4 |
| 357 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.4 | 10.9 | 5.5 |
| 357 | Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.6 | 11.1 | 5.5 |
| 359 | Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.2 | 12.8 | 5.6 |
| 359 | Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.5 | 11.1 | 5.6 |
| 361 | Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | 3.5 | 9.2 | 5.7 |
| 361 | Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 10.5 | 16.2 | 5.7 |
| 363 | Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.1 | 14.9 | 5.8 |
| 363 | Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.3 | 13.1 | 5.8 |
| 365 | Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.6 | 13.5 | 5.9 |
| 366 | Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.1 | 11.1 | 6.0 |
| 367 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.9 | 14.1 | 6.2 |
| 367 | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area | 7.7 | 13.9 | 6.2 |
| 369 | Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.9 | 15.2 | 6.3 |
| 370 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | 5.8 | 12.2 | 6.4 |
| 371 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 9.2 | 16.0 | 6.8 |
| 372 | Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.9 | 17.3 | 8.4 |
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: October 28, 2009
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