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 2024, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percentage point(s) change
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	0.5
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.6
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	0.5
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.5
Decatur, AL	0.6
Dothan, AL	0.5
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.4
Gadsden, AL	0.6
Huntsville, AL	0.5
Mobile, AL	0.3
Montgomery, AL	0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.6
Anchorage, AK	0.2
Fairbanks, AK	0.3
Flagstaff, AZ	-0.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-0.4
Prescott, AZ	-0.5
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-0.5
Tucson, AZ	-0.5
Yuma, AZ	-1.1
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	-0.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK	-0.8
Hot Springs, AR	-0.3
Jonesboro, AR	-0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	-0.3
Pine Bluff, AR	0.0
Bakersfield, CA	0.0
Chico, CA	0.4
El Centro, CA	-0.3
Fresno, CA	0.2
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	0.8
Madera, CA	0.1
Merced, CA	0.3
Modesto, CA	0.3
Napa, CA	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.1
Redding, CA	0.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.2
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	0.3
Salinas, CA	0.0
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	0.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	0.2
Santa Rosa, CA	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	0.0
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	0.4
Visalia-Porterville, CA	0.0
Yuba City, CA	0.2
Boulder, CO	1.2
Colorado Springs, CO	1.2
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	1.3
Fort Collins, CO	1.1
Grand Junction, CO	1.2
Greeley, CO	1.3
Pueblo, CO	1.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	-1.7
Danbury, CT NECTA	-1.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	-1.5
New Haven, CT NECTA	-1.4
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	-1.2
Waterbury, CT NECTA	-1.8
Dover, DE	-0.7
Salisbury, MD-DE	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.4
Gainesville, FL	0.2
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	0.3
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	0.3
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	0.6
Ocala, FL	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	0.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	0.3
Panama City, FL	0.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	0.3
Punta Gorda, FL	0.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	0.4
Sebring, FL	0.6
Tallahassee, FL	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	0.5
The Villages, FL	0.7
Albany, GA	0.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA	0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.2
Brunswick, GA	0.3
Columbus, GA-AL	0.4
Dalton, GA	0.7
Gainesville, GA	0.2
Hinesville, GA	0.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.4
Rome, GA	0.6
Savannah, GA	0.2
Valdosta, GA	0.4
Warner Robins, GA	0.2
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	-4.0
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.3
Boise City, ID	0.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID	0.7
Idaho Falls, ID	0.4
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.1
Pocatello, ID	0.4
Twin Falls, ID	0.5
Bloomington, IL	0.4
Carbondale-Marion, IL	0.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL	-0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.0
Danville, IL	0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	0.7
Decatur, IL	-0.3
Kankakee, IL	-0.3
Peoria, IL	0.3
Rockford, IL	-0.7
Springfield, IL	0.1
Bloomington, IN	0.7
Columbus, IN	0.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.7
Evansville, IN-KY	0.7
Fort Wayne, IN	0.7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	0.7
Kokomo, IN	4.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.8
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	1.1
Muncie, IN	1.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.9
Terre Haute, IN	1.1
Ames, IA	0.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	-0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.3
Dubuque, IA	0.1
Iowa City, IA	-0.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	1.2
Lawrence, KS	0.9
Manhattan, KS	0.8
Topeka, KS	0.8
Wichita, KS	1.1
Bowling Green, KY	0.7
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	0.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.6
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.7
Owensboro, KY	0.7
Alexandria, LA	0.6
Baton Rouge, LA	0.6
Hammond, LA	0.9
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	0.7
Lafayette, LA	0.7
Lake Charles, LA	0.7
Monroe, LA	0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.6
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.6
Bangor, ME NECTA	-0.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	0.0
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	-0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.8
California-Lexington Park, MD	0.7
Cumberland, MD-WV	0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA	0.7
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	0.8
New Bedford, MA NECTA	0.6
Pittsfield, MA NECTA	0.4
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	0.4
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	0.6
Battle Creek, MI	1.0
Bay City, MI	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.9
Flint, MI	0.9
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	0.6
Jackson, MI	0.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	0.3
Midland, MI	0.8
Monroe, MI	1.4
Muskegon, MI	1.0
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	1.1
Saginaw, MI	1.0
Duluth, MN-WI	0.2
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.4
Rochester, MN	0.2
St. Cloud, MN	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	0.3
Jackson, MS	0.3
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.2
Columbia, MO	0.1
Jefferson City, MO	0.2
Joplin, MO	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.2
Springfield, MO	0.3
Billings, MT	-0.3
Great Falls, MT	-0.3
Missoula, MT	-0.5
Grand Island, NE	0.3
Lincoln, NE	0.3
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	0.3
Carson City, NV	0.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	0.3
Reno, NV	0.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	-0.1
Manchester, NH NECTA	0.0
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	-0.1
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	-0.2
Ocean City, NJ	-0.4
Trenton, NJ	-0.2
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	-0.4
Albuquerque, NM	0.5
Farmington, NM	0.9
Las Cruces, NM	0.8
Santa Fe, NM	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	-0.4
Binghamton, NY	-0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	-0.4
Elmira, NY	-0.4
Glens Falls, NY	-0.4
Ithaca, NY	-0.5
Kingston, NY	-0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	-0.2
Rochester, NY	-0.5
Syracuse, NY	-0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	-0.3
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	-0.4
Asheville, NC	4.4
Burlington, NC	-0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	-0.1
Fayetteville, NC	-0.1
Goldsboro, NC	-0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	-0.1
Greenville, NC	-0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.1
Jacksonville, NC	-0.2
New Bern, NC	-0.1
Raleigh, NC	-0.1
Rocky Mount, NC	0.0
Wilmington, NC	-0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	0.0
Bismarck, ND	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	0.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	0.4
Akron, OH	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.3
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	-0.3
Columbus, OH	0.3
Dayton, OH	0.2
Lima, OH	0.2
Mansfield, OH	0.3
Springfield, OH	0.1
Toledo, OH	1.6
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	0.1
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	0.2
Enid, OK	-0.6
Lawton, OK	-0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	-0.5
Tulsa, OK	-0.5
Albany, OR	0.4
Bend-Redmond, OR	0.2
Corvallis, OR	0.2
Eugene, OR	0.3
Grants Pass, OR	0.5
Medford, OR	0.3
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.3
Salem, OR	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	-0.1
Altoona, PA	0.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	0.1
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	0.3
East Stroudsburg, PA	-0.1
Erie, PA	0.2
Gettysburg, PA	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.2
Johnstown, PA	0.2
Lancaster, PA	0.2
Lebanon, PA	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	0.3
Reading, PA	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	0.1
State College, PA	0.2
Williamsport, PA	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	0.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	1.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	1.5
Columbia, SC	1.6
Florence, SC	1.6
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	1.6
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	1.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1.3
Spartanburg, SC	1.7
Sumter, SC	2.1
Rapid City, SD	-0.5
Sioux Falls, SD	-0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.1
Clarksville, TN-KY	-0.1
Cleveland, TN	0.1
Jackson, TN	0.3
Johnson City, TN	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	0.1
Knoxville, TN	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.2
Morristown, TN	0.0
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.2
Abilene, TX	0.3
Amarillo, TX	0.3
Austin-Round Rock, TX	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	0.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.3
El Paso, TX	0.3
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.5
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.6
Laredo, TX	0.5
Longview, TX	0.7
Lubbock, TX	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	0.3
Midland, TX	0.5
Odessa, TX	0.5
San Angelo, TX	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.4
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.3
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.4
Tyler, TX	0.4
Victoria, TX	0.4
Waco, TX	0.4
Wichita Falls, TX	0.5
Logan, UT-ID	0.5
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	0.7
Provo-Orem, UT	0.7
St. George, UT	0.7
Salt Lake City, UT	0.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	0.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	-0.1
Harrisonburg, VA	-0.1
Lynchburg, VA	-0.1
Richmond, VA	-0.2
Roanoke, VA	0.0
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	0.0
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	-0.2
Winchester, VA-WV	-0.1
Bellingham, WA	0.0
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	-0.1
Kennewick-Richland, WA	-0.3
Longview, WA	-0.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	0.0
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	0.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.0
Walla Walla, WA	-0.2
Wenatchee, WA	-0.3
Yakima, WA	0.0
Beckley, WV	-0.1
Charleston, WV	-0.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.2
Morgantown, WV	-0.2
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-0.3
Wheeling, WV-OH	-0.1
Appleton, WI	-0.3
Eau Claire, WI	-0.3
Fond du Lac, WI	-0.1
Green Bay, WI	-0.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI	-0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	-0.2
Madison, WI	-0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	-0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	-0.2
Racine, WI	-0.2
Sheboygan, WI	-0.2
Wausau, WI	-0.4
Casper, WY	0.6
Cheyenne, WY	0.6
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR	0.6
Arecibo, PR	-0.4
Guayama, PR	0.4
Mayaguez, PR	1.0
Ponce, PR	0.3
San German, PR	0.6
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR	-0.2