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

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Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, October 2023, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percentage point(s) change
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	-0.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL	-0.1
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	-0.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	-0.1
Decatur, AL	-0.1
Dothan, AL	0.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.1
Gadsden, AL	-0.2
Huntsville, AL	0.0
Mobile, AL	-0.1
Montgomery, AL	-0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL	-0.2
Anchorage, AK	0.7
Fairbanks, AK	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	0.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	0.4
Prescott, AZ	0.4
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	0.3
Tucson, AZ	0.4
Yuma, AZ	1.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	0.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.7
Hot Springs, AR	-0.3
Jonesboro, AR	0.0
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	-0.1
Pine Bluff, AR	-0.6
Bakersfield, CA	1.4
Chico, CA	0.9
El Centro, CA	2.4
Fresno, CA	1.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.6
Madera, CA	1.3
Merced, CA	1.6
Modesto, CA	1.1
Napa, CA	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.9
Redding, CA	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1.1
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	0.9
Salinas, CA	0.6
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	1.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1.0
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.6
Santa Rosa, CA	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.4
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	0.9
Visalia-Porterville, CA	1.6
Yuba City, CA	1.0
Boulder, CO	0.7
Colorado Springs, CO	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	0.5
Fort Collins, CO	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	0.3
Greeley, CO	0.5
Pueblo, CO	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	-0.2
Danbury, CT NECTA	-0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	-0.5
New Haven, CT NECTA	-0.4
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	-0.6
Waterbury, CT NECTA	-0.4
Dover, DE	-0.6
Salisbury, MD-DE	-0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	-0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	-0.9
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.5
Gainesville, FL	0.7
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	0.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.0
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	0.1
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	0.5
Ocala, FL	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.5
Panama City, FL	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.5
Punta Gorda, FL	-0.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	0.7
Sebring, FL	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.6
The Villages, FL	0.7
Albany, GA	0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.2
Brunswick, GA	0.0
Columbus, GA-AL	0.0
Dalton, GA	-0.6
Gainesville, GA	0.2
Hinesville, GA	0.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.3
Rome, GA	0.1
Savannah, GA	0.2
Valdosta, GA	0.4
Warner Robins, GA	-0.1
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	3.4
Urban Honolulu, HI	-1.3
Boise City, ID	0.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.7
Idaho Falls, ID	0.3
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.1
Pocatello, ID	0.5
Twin Falls, ID	0.8
Bloomington, IL	0.7
Carbondale-Marion, IL	0.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	0.1
Danville, IL	1.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	1.5
Decatur, IL	1.2
Kankakee, IL	1.0
Peoria, IL	0.9
Rockford, IL	1.2
Springfield, IL	0.5
Bloomington, IN	0.2
Columbus, IN	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.6
Evansville, IN-KY	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	0.3
Kokomo, IN	-0.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.1
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	0.4
Muncie, IN	0.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.3
Terre Haute, IN	0.1
Ames, IA	0.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.7
Dubuque, IA	0.2
Iowa City, IA	0.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.3
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	0.6
Lawrence, KS	0.2
Manhattan, KS	0.2
Topeka, KS	0.4
Wichita, KS	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	-0.1
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	-0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	-0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.2
Owensboro, KY	-0.1
Alexandria, LA	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	0.3
Hammond, LA	0.3
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	0.2
Lafayette, LA	0.4
Lake Charles, LA	0.2
Monroe, LA	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.5
Bangor, ME NECTA	0.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	-0.9
California-Lexington Park, MD	-1.0
Cumberland, MD-WV	-0.6
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	-0.1
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	-1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA	-0.7
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	-1.0
New Bedford, MA NECTA	-1.2
Pittsfield, MA NECTA	-1.1
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	-0.9
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	-0.8
Ann Arbor, MI	-0.1
Battle Creek, MI	-0.1
Bay City, MI	-0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.1
Flint, MI	-0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	0.0
Jackson, MI	-0.1
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.2
Midland, MI	-0.3
Monroe, MI	0.1
Muskegon, MI	-0.4
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	0.0
Saginaw, MI	-0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	0.3
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.7
Rochester, MN	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	-0.9
Hattiesburg, MS	-0.6
Jackson, MS	-0.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.9
Columbia, MO	0.8
Jefferson City, MO	0.8
Joplin, MO	1.0
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.9
Springfield, MO	0.9
Billings, MT	0.6
Great Falls, MT	0.6
Missoula, MT	0.7
Grand Island, NE	0.1
Lincoln, NE	0.0
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	0.1
Carson City, NV	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	-0.5
Reno, NV	0.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	-0.3
Manchester, NH NECTA	-0.5
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	-0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	1.6
Ocean City, NJ	1.5
Trenton, NJ	1.2
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	2.0
Albuquerque, NM	0.6
Farmington, NM	0.2
Las Cruces, NM	0.4
Santa Fe, NM	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.7
Binghamton, NY	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	0.8
Elmira, NY	0.7
Glens Falls, NY	0.5
Ithaca, NY	0.7
Kingston, NY	0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1.0
Rochester, NY	0.8
Syracuse, NY	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	0.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.7
Asheville, NC	-0.3
Burlington, NC	-0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	-0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	-0.4
Fayetteville, NC	-0.6
Goldsboro, NC	-0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	-0.3
Greenville, NC	-0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	-0.3
Jacksonville, NC	-0.5
New Bern, NC	-0.5
Raleigh, NC	-0.2
Rocky Mount, NC	-0.9
Wilmington, NC	-0.3
Winston-Salem, NC	-0.3
Bismarck, ND	0.0
Fargo, ND-MN	0.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN	0.1
Akron, OH	-0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.0
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	-0.8
Columbus, OH	0.0
Dayton, OH	0.0
Lima, OH	-0.4
Mansfield, OH	-0.2
Springfield, OH	0.1
Toledo, OH	0.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	0.5
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	-0.3
Enid, OK	0.2
Lawton, OK	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	0.3
Tulsa, OK	0.3
Albany, OR	-1.3
Bend-Redmond, OR	-1.1
Corvallis, OR	-1.0
Eugene, OR	-1.3
Grants Pass, OR	-1.5
Medford, OR	-1.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	-0.9
Salem, OR	-1.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	-0.2
Altoona, PA	-0.9
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	-0.9
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	-0.7
East Stroudsburg, PA	-1.2
Erie, PA	-1.0
Gettysburg, PA	-0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	-0.5
Johnstown, PA	-0.9
Lancaster, PA	-0.5
Lebanon, PA	-0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	-0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	-0.8
Reading, PA	-0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	-0.9
State College, PA	-0.6
Williamsport, PA	-0.9
York-Hanover, PA	-0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	-0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	-0.4
Columbia, SC	-0.2
Florence, SC	-0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	-0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	-0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	-0.5
Spartanburg, SC	-0.3
Sumter, SC	-0.2
Rapid City, SD	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.5
Cleveland, TN	0.2
Jackson, TN	0.2
Johnson City, TN	0.1
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	0.1
Knoxville, TN	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.0
Morristown, TN	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.2
Abilene, TX	0.0
Amarillo, TX	0.0
Austin-Round Rock, TX	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	-0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	-0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.0
Corpus Christi, TX	-0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.2
El Paso, TX	0.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.0
Laredo, TX	0.0
Longview, TX	0.1
Lubbock, TX	-0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	-0.4
Midland, TX	-0.2
Odessa, TX	-0.2
San Angelo, TX	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.1
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.1
Texarkana, TX-AR	-0.5
Tyler, TX	0.0
Victoria, TX	-0.1
Waco, TX	0.1
Wichita Falls, TX	0.0
Logan, UT-ID	0.4
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	0.4
Provo-Orem, UT	0.6
St. George, UT	0.5
Salt Lake City, UT	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	-0.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.0
Charlottesville, VA	-0.1
Harrisonburg, VA	-0.2
Lynchburg, VA	0.1
Richmond, VA	0.0
Roanoke, VA	0.0
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	0.0
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	0.0
Winchester, VA-WV	0.0
Bellingham, WA	-0.6
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	-0.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA	-0.7
Longview, WA	-1.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	-0.6
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	-0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-0.8
Walla Walla, WA	-0.5
Wenatchee, WA	-0.5
Yakima, WA	-0.8
Beckley, WV	0.2
Charleston, WV	0.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.2
Morgantown, WV	0.1
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	0.3
Wheeling, WV-OH	-0.1
Appleton, WI	0.5
Eau Claire, WI	0.5
Fond du Lac, WI	0.3
Green Bay, WI	0.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.4
Madison, WI	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.5
Racine, WI	0.3
Sheboygan, WI	0.3
Wausau, WI	0.5
Casper, WY	-0.9
Cheyenne, WY	-0.8
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	-1.6
Arecibo, PR	-1.7
Guayama, PR	-0.5
Mayaguez, PR	-1.5
Ponce, PR	-1.1
San German, PR	-1.7
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	-0.7