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
Dec. 2011p
RankMetropolitan AreaRate
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
3 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.8
5 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3
6 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
6 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
8 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6
9 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8
9 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8
9 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8
9 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8
13 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
13 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
13 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
16 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1
16 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1
18 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
18 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
18 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
21 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.6
22 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
23 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8
24 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9
24 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9
24 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9
27 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1
27 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1
29 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
29 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
31 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 8.3
32 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5
33 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7
34 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8
35 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
35 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
37 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2
38 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3
39 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4
40 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5
41 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6
42 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7
43 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0
44 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3
45 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.4
46 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6
47 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.2
49 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7

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: February 01, 2012