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
		Mar. 2007	Mar. 2008 ^p
Rank	Metropolitan Area	Rate	Rate	Change
	United States	4.5	5.2	0.7








1	Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	3.3	-1.2
2	Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	3.3	-1.1
3	Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	4.5	-0.8
3	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	4.9	-0.8
3	Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	5.3	-0.8
3	Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	3.3	-0.8
7	Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	4.8	-0.6
8	Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	3.3	-0.5
8	Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	4.3	-0.5
10	Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	4.3	-0.4
10	Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.0	-0.4
10	Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.4	7.0	-0.4
10	Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	2.7	-0.4
14	Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	3.7	-0.3
14	Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	4.7	-0.3
14	Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	2.6	-0.3
14	Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.0	-0.3
14	Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	2.9	-0.3
14	Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	3.8	-0.3
20	Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.1	-0.2
20	Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	7.0	-0.2
20	College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.3	-0.2
20	El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	5.5	-0.2
20	Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	2.6	-0.2
20	Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	6.2	-0.2
20	Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	4.9	-0.2
20	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	4.3	-0.2
20	Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	5.6	-0.2
20	Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	3.4	-0.2
20	Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	3.9	-0.2
20	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	3.7	-0.2
32	Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	4.8	-0.1
32	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	3.6	-0.1
32	Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.4	-0.1
32	Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	5.5	-0.1
32	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	4.7	-0.1
32	Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	3.7	-0.1
32	Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA	5.1	5.0	-0.1
32	San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	3.9	-0.1
32	Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	8.8	-0.1
41	Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.5	0.0
41	Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	2.7	0.0
41	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA	4.3	4.3	0.0
41	Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.2	0.0
41	Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	4.5	0.0
41	Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	5.5	0.0
41	Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	3.1	0.0
41	Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	6.1	0.0
41	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.1	0.0
41	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	5.1	0.0
41	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.4	0.0
41	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA	6.2	6.2	0.0
41	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	6.4	0.0
41	Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	3.8	0.0
41	Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	5.1	0.0
41	Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	5.2	0.0
41	Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	6.6	0.0
41	San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.5	0.0
41	Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.4	0.0
41	Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	3.9	0.0
61	Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.6	0.1
61	Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	5.8	0.1
61	Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	4.6	0.1
61	Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.5	0.1
61	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.2	0.1
61	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	3.7	0.1
61	Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	4.1	0.1
61	Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	5.6	0.1
61	Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	2.7	0.1
61	Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	7.9	0.1
61	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	5.9	0.1
61	La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	4.7	0.1
61	Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.2	0.1
61	Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.2	0.1
61	Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	7.3	0.1
61	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.2	0.1
61	Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	5.4	5.5	0.1
78	Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	5.5	0.2
78	Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA	5.3	5.5	0.2
78	Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.7	0.2
78	Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.1	0.2
78	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	4.7	0.2
78	Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	5.0	0.2
78	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	6.3	0.2
78	Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	3.9	0.2
78	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	5.4	0.2
78	Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	3.5	3.7	0.2
78	Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.6	0.2
78	Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	3.8	4.0	0.2
78	Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	3.0	0.2
78	Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	4.9	0.2
78	Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.1	0.2
78	Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	5.0	5.2	0.2
94	Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.6	0.3
94	Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	5.9	0.3
94	Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	4.9	0.3
94	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	6.6	0.3
94	Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	3.8	0.3
94	Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA	6.0	6.3	0.3
94	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.5	0.3
94	Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.2	0.3
94	Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	4.9	0.3
94	Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	5.4	0.3
94	Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	4.0	0.3
94	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.7	0.3
94	Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	6.1	0.3
94	Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	5.0	0.3
94	Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	3.9	0.3
94	Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.7	0.3
94	Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	2.9	0.3
94	Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.6	0.3
94	Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.6	0.3
94	Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.7	0.3
94	Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	6.2	0.3
94	Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	7.2	0.3
116	Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	5.9	0.4
116	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.3	0.4
116	Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.8	0.4
116	Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	3.4	0.4
116	Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.6	0.4
116	Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.8	0.4
116	Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	6.4	0.4
116	Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	6.1	0.4
116	Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.3	2.7	0.4
116	Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA	3.8	4.2	0.4
116	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	4.8	0.4
116	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	7.6	0.4
116	New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA	7.4	7.8	0.4
116	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	5.6	0.4
116	Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	3.5	0.4
116	Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	6.4	0.4
116	St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.8	0.4
116	Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	4.4	0.4
116	Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	5.5	0.4
135	Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	7.8	0.5
135	Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	3.1	0.5
135	Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.4	0.5
135	Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.4	0.5
135	Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	3.7	0.5
135	Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	5.9	0.5
135	Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	3.2	0.5
135	Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	3.9	0.5
135	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	5.2	0.5
135	Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.0	0.5
135	Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	6.7	0.5
135	Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	6.3	0.5
135	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.7	0.5
135	Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	4.0	0.5
135	Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	3.9	0.5
135	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3.4	0.5
135	Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	6.0	0.5
135	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	6.8	0.5
153	Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	7.3	0.6
153	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	5.4	0.6
153	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.5	0.6
153	Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	6.6	0.6
153	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	6.3	0.6
153	Durham, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	4.2	0.6
153	Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	6.2	0.6
153	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	4.2	0.6
153	Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	4.4	0.6
153	Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.9	0.6
153	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	4.3	0.6
153	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	3.2	0.6
153	Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.5	3.1	0.6
153	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.8	0.6
153	Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	3.9	0.6
153	Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	3.2	0.6
153	Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.0	0.6
153	Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.0	0.6
153	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	3.8	0.6
153	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA	3.7	4.3	0.6
153	Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	5.6	0.6
153	Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.0	0.6
153	Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.5	0.6
153	Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.8	0.6
153	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	6.0	0.6
153	State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	4.2	0.6
153	Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.0	0.6
153	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	6.9	0.6
153	York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.5	0.6
182	Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	6.4	0.7
182	Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	3.9	0.7
182	Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	4.2	0.7
182	Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3.6	0.7
182	Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3.6	0.7
182	Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.0	0.7
182	Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.6	0.7
182	Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	6.1	0.7
182	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.4	8.1	0.7
182	Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	5.5	0.7
182	Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	6.3	0.7
182	Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.9	0.7
182	Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	5.3	0.7
182	Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	3.3	0.7
182	Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.8	0.7
182	Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	5.5	0.7
182	Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA	5.1	5.8	0.7
182	Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	7.2	0.7
182	Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.8	0.7
182	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	4.9	0.7
182	Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.0	0.7
182	Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	3.5	0.7
182	Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.6	0.7
182	Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3.6	0.7
206	Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	4.3	0.8
206	Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	4.4	0.8
206	Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.7	0.8
206	Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	4.3	0.8
206	Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA	3.6	4.4	0.8
206	Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	4.6	0.8
206	Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.3	3.1	0.8
206	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.1	0.8
206	Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.1	0.8
206	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	6.4	0.8
206	Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.2	0.8
206	Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	4.6	0.8
206	Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	1.9	2.7	0.8
206	Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.1	0.8
206	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	5.7	0.8
206	Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	4.8	0.8
206	Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	5.0	0.8
206	Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.2	0.8
206	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	5.0	0.8
206	Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	7.3	0.8
206	Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	6.6	0.8
206	Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	6.2	0.8
206	Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	4.9	0.8
206	Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	7.7	0.8
230	Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	5.5	0.9
230	Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.3	0.9
230	Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.3	0.9
230	Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.2	0.9
230	Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.3	0.9
230	Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	7.4	0.9
230	Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	3.9	0.9
230	Denver-Aurora, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.8	0.9
230	Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3.8	0.9
230	Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	3.6	0.9
230	Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	4.9	0.9
230	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	5.1	0.9
230	Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	5.0	0.9
230	Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.2	0.9
230	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.2	0.9
230	Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	4.1	0.9
230	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	5.0	0.9
230	Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.2	0.9
230	Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.4	3.3	0.9
230	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.3	0.9
230	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	7.9	0.9
251	Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	3.8	1.0
251	Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	5.1	1.0
251	Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.3	1.0
251	Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	3.4	4.4	1.0
251	Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	6.0	1.0
251	Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	5.7	1.0
251	Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.5	1.0
251	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.3	1.0
251	Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	7.5	1.0
251	Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.3	1.0
251	Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.3	1.0
251	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.4	1.0
251	Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	4.0	1.0
251	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	8.5	1.0
251	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.5	1.0
251	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	5.1	1.0
251	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	5.2	1.0
251	Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	4.9	1.0
251	St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.4	1.0
251	Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.4	1.0
251	Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.3	1.0
272	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	5.1	1.1
272	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.6	1.1
272	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA	3.8	4.9	1.1
272	Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.4	1.1
272	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.6	1.1
272	Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	6.9	1.1
272	Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	6.7	1.1
272	Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	5.8	1.1
272	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA	4.6	5.7	1.1
272	Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	6.3	1.1
272	Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	5.2	1.1
272	Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	4.7	1.1
272	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.5	1.1
272	Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	6.2	1.1
272	Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	4.2	1.1
272	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	4.9	1.1
272	Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA	4.1	5.2	1.1
272	Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.5	3.6	1.1
272	Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.4	3.5	1.1
272	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	5.3	1.1
272	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	6.2	1.1
272	Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	5.7	1.1
272	Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	5.9	1.1
272	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	4.1	1.1
272	Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.4	1.1
272	Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	4.8	1.1
298	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	5.1	1.2
298	Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	5.8	1.2
298	Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	4.4	1.2
298	Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	6.2	1.2
298	Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	4.6	1.2
298	Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.5	1.2
298	Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	7.7	1.2
298	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	5.9	1.2
298	New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA	4.5	5.7	1.2
298	Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	4.5	1.2
298	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	5.6	1.2
298	Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	6.0	1.2
298	Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	4.1	1.2
298	Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	5.7	1.2
298	Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	4.4	1.2
298	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	5.1	1.2
298	Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	6.4	1.2
315	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	6.2	1.3
315	Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	8.2	1.3
315	Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.6	1.3
315	Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	6.3	1.3
315	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	5.0	1.3
315	Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	5.6	1.3
315	Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	6.5	1.3
315	Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	6.8	1.3
315	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	8.3	1.3
315	Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	6.1	1.3
325	Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	6.2	1.4
325	Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.2	10.6	1.4
325	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA	5.5	6.9	1.4
325	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	6.5	1.4
325	St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.6	4.0	1.4
325	St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area ¹	5.0	6.4	1.4
325	Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	6.4	1.4
332	Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	6.4	1.5
332	Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	7.2	1.5
332	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	5.3	1.5
332	Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	7.3	1.5
332	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	5.1	1.5
337	Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	5.4	1.6
337	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	5.2	1.6
337	Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	7.9	1.6
337	Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	8.1	1.6
341	Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	6.9	1.7
341	Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	6.2	1.7
341	Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.4	12.1	1.7
344	Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	6.2	1.8
345	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	7.1	1.9
345	Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	5.7	7.6	1.9
347	Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.8	10.8	2.0
347	Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	5.3	2.0
347	Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.6	10.6	2.0
347	Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.1	11.1	2.0
347	Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	5.0	2.0
347	Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	10.1	2.0
347	Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	7.9	2.0
347	Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.2	11.2	2.0
355	Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	6.4	2.1
355	Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.3	11.4	2.1
355	Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	10.6	2.1
355	Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	6.0	2.1
355	Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	6.2	2.1
355	Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	10.3	2.1
361	Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	8.1	2.2
361	Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	7.8	2.2
363	Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	11.3	2.4
363	Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.4	12.8	2.4
365	Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.2	13.7	2.5
366	Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	7.9	2.7
367	El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.6	16.4	2.8
368	Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	6.9	2.9
369	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	6.5	3.0

^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 are subject to revision at the end of each year to incorporate updated inputs and reestimation.

Last Modified Date: April 29, 2008

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