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Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities
| City | 2020 rate |
Rank |
|---|---|---|
|
Omaha city, NE |
5.1 | 1 |
|
Virginia Beach city, VA |
6.2 | 2 |
|
Austin city, TX |
6.3 | 3 |
|
Oklahoma City city, OK |
6.5 | 4 |
|
Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY |
6.6 | 5 |
|
Colorado Springs city, CO |
7.0 | 6 |
|
Mesa city, AZ |
7.0 | 6 |
|
Raleigh city, NC |
7.2 | 8 |
|
Seattle city, WA |
7.2 | 8 |
|
Tulsa city, OK |
7.2 | 8 |
|
Kansas City city, MO |
7.3 | 11 |
|
Jacksonville city, FL |
7.5 | 12 |
|
Minneapolis city, MN |
7.5 | 12 |
|
San Antonio city, TX |
7.5 | 12 |
|
Fort Worth city, TX |
7.6 | 15 |
|
Charlotte city, NC |
7.7 | 16 |
|
Miami city, FL |
7.7 | 16 |
|
Denver County/city, CO |
7.8 | 18 |
|
Phoenix city, AZ |
7.8 | 18 |
|
Albuquerque city, NM |
7.9 | 20 |
|
El Paso city, TX |
7.9 | 20 |
|
Columbus city, OH |
8.0 | 22 |
|
Dallas city, TX |
8.0 | 22 |
|
San Francisco County/city, CA |
8.0 | 22 |
|
Washington city, DC |
8.0 | 22 |
|
Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN |
8.1 | 26 |
|
Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN |
8.2 | 27 |
|
San Jose city, CA |
8.3 | 28 |
|
Tucson city, AZ |
8.3 | 28 |
|
Atlanta city, GA |
8.4 | 30 |
|
Baltimore city, MD |
8.7 | 31 |
|
Portland city, OR |
8.7 | 31 |
|
Houston city, TX |
8.9 | 33 |
|
Wichita city, KS |
9.0 | 34 |
|
San Diego city, CA |
9.2 | 35 |
|
Milwaukee city, WI |
9.3 | 36 |
|
Boston city, MA |
9.8 | 37 |
|
Sacramento city, CA |
10.0 | 38 |
|
Honolulu County/city, HI |
10.5 | 39 |
|
Oakland city, CA |
10.9 | 40 |
|
Memphis city, TN |
11.1 | 41 |
|
Chicago city, IL |
11.2 | 42 |
|
Fresno city, CA |
11.2 | 42 |
|
Los Angeles city, CA |
12.4 | 44 |
|
New York city, NY |
12.4 | 44 |
|
Philadelphia County/city, PA |
12.4 | 44 |
|
Long Beach city, CA |
12.9 | 47 |
|
Cleveland city, OH |
13.9 | 48 |
|
Las Vegas city, NV |
15.0 | 49 |
|
Detroit city, MI |
21.9 | 50 |
|
Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. |
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Last Modified Date: April 15, 2022