Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas

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Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, March 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percentage point(s) change
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.5
Birmingham, AL	0.6
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.6
Decatur, AL	0.5
Dothan, AL	0.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.6
Gadsden, AL	0.6
Huntsville, AL	0.5
Mobile, AL	0.4
Montgomery, AL	0.6
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.7
Anchorage, AK	0.0
Fairbanks-College, AK	0.0
Flagstaff, AZ	1.1
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.9
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	1.0
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	1.2
Tucson, AZ	1.1
Yuma, AZ	2.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.1
Hot Springs, AR	0.2
Jonesboro, AR	0.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	-0.2
Chico, CA	-0.1
El Centro, CA	0.1
Fresno, CA	0.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	-0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.2
Merced, CA	-0.2
Modesto, CA	0.0
Napa, CA	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.1
Redding, CA	-0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.1
Salinas, CA	-0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.0
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	0.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.0
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.1
Vallejo, CA	0.2
Visalia, CA	-0.2
Yuba City, CA	-0.3
Boulder, CO	1.0
Colorado Springs, CO	0.9
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	0.9
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	1.0
Grand Junction, CO	0.9
Greeley, CO	1.0
Pueblo, CO	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.8
New Haven, CT	0.8
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.7
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.8
Dover, DE	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.5
Gainesville, FL	0.4
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.4
Naples-Marco Island, FL	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.5
Ocala, FL	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.4
Punta Gorda, FL	0.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	0.6
Sebring, FL	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.3
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	0.6
Albany, GA	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.2
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	0.4
Dalton, GA	0.2
Gainesville, GA	0.2
Hinesville, GA	0.2
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.2
Rome, GA	0.4
Savannah, GA	0.2
Valdosta, GA	0.4
Warner Robins, GA	0.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	-1.7
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.0
Boise City, ID	-0.1
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.0
Idaho Falls, ID	0.0
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.0
Pocatello, ID	0.0
Twin Falls, ID	-0.1
Bloomington, IL	-0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	-1.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.2
Decatur, IL	-0.8
Kankakee, IL	-1.3
Peoria, IL	-0.8
Rockford, IL	-1.5
Springfield, IL	-0.6
Bloomington, IN	-0.9
Columbus, IN	-0.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	-1.6
Evansville, IN	-0.9
Fort Wayne, IN	-0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	-0.8
Kokomo, IN	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	-0.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-0.8
Muncie, IN	-1.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	-1.0
Terre Haute, IN	-1.0
Ames, IA	0.8
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	1.0
Dubuque, IA	1.1
Iowa City, IA	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.2
Lawrence, KS	0.3
Manhattan, KS	0.6
Topeka, KS	0.4
Wichita, KS	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	0.4
Elizabethtown, KY	0.7
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.1
Owensboro, KY	0.3
Paducah, KY-IL	0.3
Alexandria, LA	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	0.3
Hammond, LA	0.5
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.5
Lafayette, LA	0.3
Lake Charles, LA	0.6
Monroe, LA	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.2
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	0.3
Bangor, ME	0.6
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.0
Lexington Park, MD	0.2
Salisbury, MD	0.2
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	1.1
Barnstable Town, MA	1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1.0
Pittsfield, MA	0.8
Springfield, MA	1.0
Worcester, MA	1.1
Ann Arbor, MI	1.4
Battle Creek, MI	1.5
Bay City, MI	1.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.4
Flint, MI	1.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	1.2
Jackson, MI	1.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	1.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.2
Midland, MI	1.3
Monroe, MI	1.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.7
Niles, MI	1.4
Saginaw, MI	1.7
Traverse City, MI	1.0
Duluth, MN-WI	0.7
Mankato, MN	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.4
Rochester, MN	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	0.7
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	1.4
Hattiesburg, MS	1.3
Jackson, MS	1.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.4
Columbia, MO	0.5
Jefferson City, MO	0.2
Joplin, MO-KS	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.2
Springfield, MO	0.4
Billings, MT	0.0
Bozeman, MT	-0.3
Great Falls, MT	-0.4
Helena, MT	-0.4
Missoula, MT	-0.4
Grand Island, NE	1.8
Lincoln, NE	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	0.2
Carson City, NV	-0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.1
Reno, NV	-0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.8
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.5
Vineland, NJ	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	0.3
Farmington, NM	0.0
Las Cruces, NM	0.2
Santa Fe, NM	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	-0.1
Binghamton, NY	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.0
Elmira, NY	0.2
Glens Falls, NY	-0.2
Ithaca, NY	0.1
Kingston, NY	0.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.0
Rochester, NY	-0.1
Syracuse, NY	-0.1
Utica-Rome, NY	-0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	-0.3
Asheville, NC	1.9
Burlington, NC	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	-0.1
Fayetteville, NC	0.2
Goldsboro, NC	-0.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.1
Greenville, NC	-0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.1
Jacksonville, NC	0.0
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	-0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	-0.1
Rocky Mount, NC	0.1
Wilmington, NC	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	0.0
Bismarck, ND	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN	0.3
Minot, ND	0.2
Akron, OH	1.0
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.6
Cleveland, OH	0.0
Columbus, OH	0.8
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	1.0
Lima, OH	1.0
Mansfield, OH	0.9
Sandusky, OH	1.3
Springfield, OH	1.4
Toledo, OH	1.3
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.9
Enid, OK	-0.4
Lawton, OK	-0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	-0.1
Tulsa, OK	-0.1
Albany, OR	0.7
Bend, OR	0.5
Corvallis, OR	0.6
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.6
Grants Pass, OR	1.2
Medford, OR	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.7
Salem, OR	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.3
Altoona, PA	0.3
Chambersburg, PA	0.3
Erie, PA	0.4
Gettysburg, PA	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.2
Johnstown, PA	0.3
Lancaster, PA	0.3
Lebanon, PA	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	0.3
Reading, PA	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.3
State College, PA	0.3
Williamsport, PA	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	0.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.4
Columbia, SC	0.4
Florence, SC	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	0.4
Sumter, SC	0.6
Rapid City, SD	0.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.2
Cleveland, TN	-0.2
Jackson, TN	0.2
Johnson City, TN	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.3
Knoxville, TN	0.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.5
Morristown, TN	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.1
Abilene, TX	0.0
Amarillo, TX	0.0
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	-0.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	-0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.1
Corpus Christi, TX	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.0
Eagle Pass, TX	2.0
El Paso, TX	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.3
Laredo, TX	0.5
Longview, TX	0.0
Lubbock, TX	-0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	0.3
Midland, TX	0.2
Odessa, TX	0.3
San Angelo, TX	0.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.1
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.0
Texarkana, TX-AR	-0.1
Tyler, TX	0.0
Victoria, TX	0.0
Waco, TX	0.1
Wichita Falls, TX	0.1
Logan, UT-ID	0.0
Ogden, UT	0.1
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.0
St. George, UT	-0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.6
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	1.2
Charlottesville, VA	0.7
Harrisonburg, VA	0.8
Lynchburg, VA	0.8
Richmond, VA	0.5
Roanoke, VA	0.6
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.7
Winchester, VA-WV	0.5
Bellingham, WA	-0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	-0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA	-0.7
Longview-Kelso, WA	-0.5
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	-0.8
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	-0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-0.6
Walla Walla, WA	-0.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	-0.5
Yakima, WA	-0.7
Beckley, WV	-0.5
Charleston, WV	-0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	-0.1
Morgantown, WV	-0.5
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-0.7
Wheeling, WV-OH	-0.1
Appleton, WI	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	0.4
Fond du Lac, WI	0.2
Green Bay, WI	0.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.2
Kenosha, WI	0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.1
Madison, WI	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.1
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	0.4
Sheboygan, WI	0.1
Wausau, WI	0.0
Casper, WY	0.3
Cheyenne, WY	0.2
Aguadilla, PR	-0.2
Arecibo, PR	-0.1
Guayama, PR	-1.1
Mayaguez, PR	0.8
Ponce, PR	-0.7
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	-0.5