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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over‐the‐Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, 2017-2018 Annual Averages
Metropolitan area 2017
rate
2018
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

4.4 3.9 -0.5  

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.4 5.7 -1.7 1

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.1 5.7 -1.4 2

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.7 -1.4 2

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.3 8.1 -1.2 4

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 6.1 -1.1 5

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.1 -1.1 5

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 4.8 -1.1 5

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.0 7.9 -1.1 5

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 7.1 -1.1 5

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.0 -1.1 5

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.3 7.2 -1.1 5

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.9 -1.0 12

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.7 -1.0 12

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.6 7.6 -1.0 12

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.7 -1.0 12

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.2 -1.0 12

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.4 8.4 -1.0 12

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 6.5 -1.0 12

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.3 -1.0 12

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.1 -1.0 12

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.9 -1.0 12

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.5 -1.0 12

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.7 -0.9 23

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.7 -0.9 23

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 5.0 -0.9 23

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

19.7 18.8 -0.9 23

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.6 -0.9 23

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.1 -0.9 23

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.2 -0.9 23

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.3 -0.9 23

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 6.6 -0.9 23

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.1 8.2 -0.9 23

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 5.7 -0.9 23

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.1 -0.9 23

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 6.1 -0.9 23

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.3 -0.9 23

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.9 -0.9 23

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 5.8 -0.9 23

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.7 -0.8 39

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.8 -0.8 39

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.0 6.2 -0.8 39

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.5 -0.8 39

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.6 -0.8 39

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.8 -0.8 39

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.1 -0.8 39

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.7 -0.8 39

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.9 -0.8 39

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 39

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.1 -0.8 39

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.9 -0.8 39

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.0 -0.8 39

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.3 -0.8 39

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 39

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.2 -0.8 39

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 39

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 5.0 -0.8 39

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.3 -0.8 39

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 5.7 -0.8 39

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.8 -0.8 39

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 6.4 -0.8 39

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.6 -0.8 39

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.4 -0.8 39

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 39

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.7 -0.8 39

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 4.9 -0.8 39

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 66

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.8 -0.7 66

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.7 -0.7 66

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 66

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.1 -0.7 66

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.8 -0.7 66

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 5.1 -0.7 66

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.3 -0.7 66

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.9 -0.7 66

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.9 -0.7 66

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.9 -0.7 66

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 66

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.2 -0.7 66

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 66

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.8 -0.7 66

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 66

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.6 -0.7 66

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.9 -0.7 66

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 66

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 66

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 66

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 66

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 66

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.8 -0.7 66

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 66

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 66

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.1 -0.7 66

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.5 -0.7 66

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.0 -0.7 66

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 66

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.0 -0.7 66

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.4 -0.7 66

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.0 -0.7 66

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.8 -0.7 66

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.3 -0.7 66

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.5 9.8 -0.7 66

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 66

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

5.5 4.8 -0.7 66

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 6.1 -0.7 66

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.7 -0.6 105

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 105

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.2 -0.6 105

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.5 -0.6 105

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.7 -0.6 105

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 105

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.1 -0.6 105

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.4 -0.6 105

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 105

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 105

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.4 -0.6 105

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 105

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.5 -0.6 105

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.7 -0.6 105

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 105

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.5 -0.6 105

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.6 -0.6 105

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 105

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.7 -0.6 105

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.6 -0.6 105

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 105

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 3.8 -0.6 105

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.0 -0.6 105

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 105

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.2 -0.6 105

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.8 -0.6 105

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.4 -0.6 105

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 105

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.7 -0.6 105

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.0 -0.6 105

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.0 -0.6 105

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.8 -0.6 105

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 4.9 -0.6 105

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.8 -0.6 105

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 105

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.1 -0.6 105

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.0 -0.5 141

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.5 -0.5 141

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.6 -0.5 141

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 141

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 3.9 -0.5 141

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.8 -0.5 141

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.5 -0.5 141

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 141

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 141

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.5 -0.5 141

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.1 -0.5 141

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.2 -0.5 141

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.4 -0.5 141

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.4 -0.5 141

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.0 -0.5 141

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.2 -0.5 141

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.8 -0.5 141

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 3.9 -0.5 141

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.0 -0.5 141

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 141

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.9 -0.5 141

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 141

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 141

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.5 -0.5 141

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.9 -0.5 141

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.7 -0.5 141

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.2 -0.5 141

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.8 5.3 -0.5 141

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 141

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.3 -0.5 141

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

4.3 3.8 -0.5 141

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.4 -0.5 141

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.3 -0.5 141

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.8 -0.5 141

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.0 -0.5 141

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.2 -0.5 141

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.2 -0.5 141

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.6 -0.5 141

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.7 -0.5 141

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.3 -0.5 141

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 141

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 141

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 6.3 -0.5 141

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.2 -0.5 141

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.9 -0.5 141

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.8 -0.5 141

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.3 -0.4 193

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.6 -0.4 193

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.3 -0.4 193

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.6 -0.4 193

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.0 1.6 -0.4 193

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.1 -0.4 193

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.2 -0.4 193

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.6 4.2 -0.4 193

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.6 -0.4 193

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 193

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.5 3.1 -0.4 193

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 193

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

2.4 2.0 -0.4 193

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 193

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 193

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.2 -0.4 193

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 193

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.7 3.3 -0.4 193

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.3 -0.4 193

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.5 -0.4 193

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.1 -0.4 193

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.5 -0.4 193

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.3 -0.4 193

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.3 -0.4 193

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 193

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 193

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.6 -0.4 193

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.5 -0.4 193

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.8 -0.4 193

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.4 4.0 -0.4 193

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.3 -0.4 193

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.3 -0.4 193

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 193

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.0 -0.4 193

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.1 -0.4 193

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.5 4.1 -0.4 193

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.6 -0.4 193

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.3 -0.4 193

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.1 -0.4 193

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

3.8 3.4 -0.4 193

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.1 -0.4 193

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.6 4.2 -0.4 193

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.7 -0.4 193

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.7 -0.4 193

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 6.3 -0.4 193

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.0 -0.4 193

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.5 3.2 -0.3 239

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.9 -0.3 239

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 239

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 239

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.5 6.2 -0.3 239

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.8 -0.3 239

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 239

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 239

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.2 -0.3 239

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.4 -0.3 239

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 239

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 4.9 -0.3 239

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 239

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.7 -0.3 239

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 239

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 239

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 239

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.2 -0.3 239

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 239

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 239

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 239

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.8 -0.3 239

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 239

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 239

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.7 -0.3 239

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 239

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 239

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 239

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 239

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 239

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.9 -0.3 239

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.0 3.7 -0.3 239

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

17.2 16.9 -0.3 239

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 277

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 277

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 277

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 277

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 277

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.5 -0.2 277

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.6 -0.2 277

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 277

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 277

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.2 -0.2 277

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 277

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 277

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 277

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 277

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 277

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 277

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.4 -0.2 277

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 277

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 277

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.5 -0.2 277

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 277

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 277

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.3 -0.2 277

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

2.7 2.5 -0.2 277

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 277

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.1 -0.2 277

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 277

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.2 -0.2 277

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 277

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 277

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.6 -0.2 277

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.4 -0.2 277

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.6 4.4 -0.2 277

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 277

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.2 -0.2 277

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.8 -0.2 277

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.4 -0.2 277

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.6 -0.2 277

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 277

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.8 -0.2 277

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.6 -0.1 317

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 317

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 317

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 317

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.2 -0.1 317

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 317

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.4 -0.1 317

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 317

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.5 2.4 -0.1 317

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 317

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 317

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.3 -0.1 317

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.5 -0.1 317

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 317

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 317

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 317

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 317

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.6 -0.1 317

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 317

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.9 -0.1 317

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 317

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.6 -0.1 317

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 317

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 317

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 317

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 317

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 317

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.9 -0.1 317

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.7 2.6 -0.1 317

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.8 -0.1 317

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.5 2.4 -0.1 317

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.7 -0.1 317

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.2 -0.1 317

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 317

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.4 -0.1 317

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.5 -0.1 317

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.8 -0.1 317

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.6 0.0 359

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.2 0.0 359

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.7 0.0 359

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.8 0.0 359

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 359

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.5 0.0 359

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 359

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 359

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.3 0.0 359

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.5 5.5 0.0 359

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.2 0.0 359

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 359

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 359

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.2 0.0 359

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.6 0.0 359

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.4 0.0 359

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 375

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 375

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.8 0.1 375

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.4 0.1 375

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.4 0.2 379

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.3 0.2 379

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.6 0.3 381

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.8 0.3 381

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.1 0.3 381

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.3 0.3 381

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.9 0.3 381

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.6 0.4 386

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.9 0.4 386

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.5 0.5 388

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.7 0.7 389

Footnotes
(1) Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

Last Modified Date: April 21, 2023