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Yuma, Arizona had the highest unemployment rate among metropolitan areas, May 2013

July 05, 2013

In May 2013, a total of 205 metropolitan areas had unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 7.3 percent, 154 areas had rates above it, and 13 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. Twenty-seven areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 37 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.

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Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, May 2013

Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, May 2013
Metropolitan Statistical Area	Unemployment rate (in percent) (p)	Unemployment rate compared to the U.S. rate of 7.3 percent
Alabama
Anniston-Oxford, AL	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Auburn-Opelika, AL	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Decatur, AL	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dothan, AL	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Gadsden, AL	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Huntsville, AL	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mobile, AL	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Montgomery, AL	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tuscaloosa, AL	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Alaska
Anchorage, AK	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fairbanks, AK	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Arizona
Flagstaff, AZ	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Prescott, AZ	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Tucson, AZ	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Yuma, AZ	30.8	Above U.S. rate
Arkansas
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fort Smith, AR-OK	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Hot Springs, AR	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Jonesboro, AR	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pine Bluff, AR	9.6	Above U.S. rate
California
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	10.9	Above U.S. rate
Chico, CA	9.4	Above U.S. rate
El Centro, CA	22.8	Above U.S. rate
Fresno, CA	11.8	Above U.S. rate
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	12.1	Above U.S. rate
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Madera-Chowchilla, CA	10.4	Above U.S. rate
Merced, CA	13.6	Above U.S. rate
Modesto, CA	12.2	Above U.S. rate
Napa, CA	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Redding, CA	10.0	Above U.S. rate
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Salinas, CA	8.0	Above U.S. rate
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Stockton, CA	11.5	Above U.S. rate
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Visalia-Porterville, CA	12.0	Above U.S. rate
Yuba City, CA	13.9	Above U.S. rate
Colorado
Boulder, CO	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Colorado Springs, CO	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Grand Junction, CO	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Greeley, CO	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pueblo, CO	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Connecticut
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA	8.1	Above U.S. rate
New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	10.8	Above U.S. rate
Delaware
Dover, DE	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
District of Columbia
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florida
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Gainesville, FL	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jacksonville, FL	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Naples-Marco Island, FL	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ocala, FL	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Palm Coast, FL	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Port St. Lucie, FL	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Punta Gorda, FL	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	8.6	Above U.S. rate
Tallahassee, FL	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Georgia
Albany, GA	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Athens-Clarke County, GA	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Brunswick, GA	9.6	Above U.S. rate
Columbus, GA-AL	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Dalton, GA	10.7	Above U.S. rate
Gainesville, GA	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Macon, GA	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Rome, GA	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Savannah, GA	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Valdosta, GA	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Warner Robins, GA	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI	4.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Idaho
Boise City-Nampa, ID	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Coeur d'Alene, ID	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Idaho Falls, ID	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lewiston, ID-WA	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pocatello, ID	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Illinois
Bloomington-Normal, IL	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Champaign-Urbana, IL	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Danville, IL	9.7	Above U.S. rate
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Decatur, IL	10.3	Above U.S. rate
Kankakee-Bradley, IL	9.7	Above U.S. rate
Peoria, IL	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Rockford, IL	9.9	Above U.S. rate
Springfield, IL	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Indiana
Anderson, IN	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Bloomington, IN	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Columbus, IN	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Evansville, IN-KY	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Fort Wayne, IN	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Kokomo, IN	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Lafayette, IN	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Muncie, IN	9.0	Above U.S. rate
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Terre Haute, IN	10.2	Above U.S. rate
Iowa
Ames, IA	3.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cedar Rapids, IA	4.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	4.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dubuque, IA	4.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Iowa City, IA	3.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	4.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	4.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kansas
Lawrence, KS	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Manhattan, KS	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Topeka, KS	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wichita, KS	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kentucky
Bowling Green, KY	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Elizabethtown, KY	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Lexington-Fayette, KY	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Owensboro, KY	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Louisiana
Alexandria, LA	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Baton Rouge, LA	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lafayette, LA	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lake Charles, LA	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Monroe, LA	7.5	Above U.S. rate
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Maine
Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Maryland
Baltimore-Towson, MD	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cumberland, MD-WV	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salisbury, MD	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Massachusetts
Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA	9.0	Above U.S. rate
New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA	10.3	Above U.S. rate
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Battle Creek, MI	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bay City, MI	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Flint, MI	9.4	Above U.S. rate
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Holland-Grand Haven, MI	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jackson, MI	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Monroe, MI	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Minnesota
Duluth, MN-WI	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	4.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rochester, MN	4.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Cloud, MN	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mississippi
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Hattiesburg, MS	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Jackson, MS	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pascagoula, MS	9.7	Above U.S. rate
Missouri
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbia, MO	4.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jefferson City, MO	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Joplin, MO	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kansas City, MO-KS	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Joseph, MO-KS	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Louis, MO-IL	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, MO	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Montana
Billings, MT	3.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Great Falls, MT	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Missoula, MT	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Nebraska
Lincoln, NE	3.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	4.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Nevada
Carson City, NV	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Reno-Sparks, NV	9.2	Above U.S. rate
New Hampshire
Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	4.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
New Jersey
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	12.7	Above U.S. rate
Ocean City, NJ	11.7	Above U.S. rate
Trenton-Ewing, NJ	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ	12.9	Above U.S. rate
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Farmington, NM	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Las Cruces, NM	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Fe, NM	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
New York
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Binghamton, NY	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Elmira, NY	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Glens Falls, NY	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ithaca, NY	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kingston, NY	7.6	Above U.S. rate
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rochester, NY	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Syracuse, NY	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Utica-Rome, NY	7.7	Above U.S. rate
North Carolina
Asheville, NC	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Burlington, NC	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fayetteville, NC	9.9	Above U.S. rate
Goldsboro, NC	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Greensboro-High Point, NC	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Greenville, NC	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Jacksonville, NC	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Raleigh-Cary, NC	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rocky Mount, NC	12.8	Above U.S. rate
Wilmington, NC	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Winston-Salem, NC	8.5	Above U.S. rate
North Dakota
Bismarck, ND	2.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fargo, ND-MN	3.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Grand Forks, ND-MN	3.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ohio
Akron, OH	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Canton-Massillon, OH	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbus, OH	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dayton, OH	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lima, OH	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Mansfield, OH	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Sandusky, OH	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, OH	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Toledo, OH	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Oklahoma
Lawton, OK	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oklahoma City, OK	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tulsa, OK	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oregon
Bend, OR	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Corvallis, OR	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Eugene-Springfield, OR	7.4	Above U.S. rate
Medford, OR	9.4	Above U.S. rate
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salem, OR	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Pennsylvania
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Altoona, PA	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Erie, PA	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Johnstown, PA	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Lancaster, PA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lebanon, PA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Pittsburgh, PA	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Reading, PA	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	9.0	Above U.S. rate
State College, PA	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Williamsport, PA	7.7	Above U.S. rate
York-Hanover, PA	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rhode Island
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA	9.3	Above U.S. rate
South Carolina
Anderson, SC	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbia, SC	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florence, SC	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Spartanburg, SC	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Sumter, SC	9.0	Above U.S. rate
South Dakota
Rapid City, SD	3.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sioux Falls, SD	3.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN-GA	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Clarksville, TN-KY	8.8	Above U.S. rate
Cleveland, TN	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Jackson, TN	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Johnson City, TN	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	7.5	Above U.S. rate
Knoxville, TN	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Morristown, TN	9.8	Above U.S. rate
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Texas
Abilene, TX	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Amarillo, TX	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	10.4	Above U.S. rate
College Station-Bryan, TX	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Corpus Christi, TX	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
El Paso, TX	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Laredo, TX	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Longview, TX	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lubbock, TX	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	10.9	Above U.S. rate
Midland, TX	3.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Odessa, TX	4.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Angelo, TX	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sherman-Denison, TX	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tyler, TX	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Victoria, TX	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Waco, TX	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wichita Falls, TX	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Utah
Logan, UT-ID	3.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Provo-Orem, UT	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. George, UT	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salt Lake City, UT	4.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Vermont
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA	3.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Virginia
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Charlottesville, VA	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Danville, VA	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Harrisonburg, VA	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lynchburg, VA	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Richmond, VA	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Roanoke, VA	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Winchester, VA-WV	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Washington
Bellingham, WA	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Longview, WA	10.2	Above U.S. rate
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Olympia, WA	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Spokane, WA	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Yakima, WA	9.8	Above U.S. rate
West Virginia
Charleston, WV	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Morgantown, WV	4.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wheeling, WV-OH	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wisconsin
Appleton, WI	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Eau Claire, WI	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fond du Lac, WI	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Green Bay, WI	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Janesville, WI	8.0	Above U.S. rate
La Crosse, WI-MN	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Madison, WI	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Racine, WI	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Sheboygan, WI	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wausau, WI	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wyoming
Casper, WY	3.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cheyenne, WY	4.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Footnotes: (p) Preliminary.

Yuma, Arizona, and El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rates in May, 30.8 percent and 22.8 percent, respectively. Bismarck, North Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate (2.4 percent), followed by Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota (3.1 percent), and Iowa City, Iowa (3.2 percent).

From May 2012 to May 2013, El Centro, California, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (−5.4 percentage points), followed by Yuba City, California (−3.8 points). Twenty-six other areas had rate declines of at least 2.0 percentage points, and an additional 58 areas had rate declines between 1.0 and 1.9 points. Yuma, Arizona, had the largest over-the-year jobless rate increase (+2.1 percentage points). The next largest increase was in Danville, Illinois (+1.0 percentage point).

These metropolitan area data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program; these data are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — May 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL−13−1283.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Yuma, Arizona had the highest unemployment rate among metropolitan areas, May 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130705.htm (visited October 31, 2024).

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