Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more]
Metropolitan area	March 2025(p) rate	Rank
Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.3	1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	2
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	4
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	4
Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	8
Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	11
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	11
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	11
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	14
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	14
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	14
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	17
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	17
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	17
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	17
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	21
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	21
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	23
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	23
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	25
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	25
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	27
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	27
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	27
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)	4.1	27
Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	27
Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	38
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	42
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	43
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	43
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	45
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	49
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	50
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	51
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	52
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	52
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	54
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	55
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	56
Footnotes (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: April 29, 2025