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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities, 2021 Annual Averages
[based on 2010 Census population]
City 2021
rate
Rank

Omaha city, NE

3.2 1

Seattle city, WA

3.7 2

Virginia Beach city, VA

3.7 2

Austin city, TX

3.9 4

Minneapolis city, MN

4.2 5

Oklahoma City city, OK

4.2 5

Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN

4.4 7

Mesa city, AZ

4.5 8

Jacksonville city, FL

4.6 9

Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY

4.6 9

Raleigh city, NC

4.6 9

Tulsa city, OK

4.7 12

Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN

4.9 13

Wichita city, KS

4.9 13

Atlanta city, GA

5.0 15

Phoenix city, AZ

5.0 15

Charlotte city, NC

5.1 17

Kansas City city, MO

5.1 17

San Francisco County/city, CA

5.1 17

Columbus city, OH

5.2 20

San Antonio city, TX

5.2 20

Portland city, OR

5.3 22

San Jose city, CA

5.4 23

Boston city, MA

5.5 24

Honolulu County/city, HI

5.5 24

Miami city, FL

5.5 24

Fort Worth city, TX

5.6 27

Colorado Springs city, CO

5.7 28

Dallas city, TX

5.7 28

Tucson city, AZ

5.7 28

Denver County/city, CO

5.9 31

El Paso city, TX

5.9 31

San Diego city, CA

6.2 33

Houston city, TX

6.3 34

Albuquerque city, NM

6.5 35

Milwaukee city, WI

6.5 35

Washington city, DC

6.8 37

Baltimore city, MD

6.9 38

Sacramento city, CA

7.3 39

Oakland city, CA

7.4 40

Chicago city, IL

7.6 41

Las Vegas city, NV

7.9 42

Cleveland city, OH

8.1 43

Fresno city, CA

8.2 44

Memphis city, TN

8.3 45

Philadelphia County/city, PA

8.3 45

Los Angeles city, CA

8.9 47

Long Beach city, CA

9.6 48

New York city, NY

10.1 49

Detroit city, MI

13.2 50

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024