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Unemployment rate lower than U.S. rate in 214 metropolitan areas in July 2013

August 30, 2013

In July 2013, a total of 214 areas had unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 7.7 percent, 152 areas had rates above it, and 6 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. Forty-one areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 34 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent. Yuma, Arizona, and El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rates in July, 34.5 percent and 26.1 percent, respectively.

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Unemployment rates for states and metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2013

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Unemployment rates for states and metropolitan areas, July 2013
State	Area	Unemployment rate
Alabama	Alabama	6.6
Alabama	Anniston-Oxford	7.8
Alabama	Auburn-Opelika	5.5
Alabama	Birmingham-Hoover	5.6
Alabama	Decatur	6.2
Alabama	Dothan	6.1
Alabama	Florence-Muscle Shoals	6.4
Alabama	Gadsden	6.4
Alabama	Huntsville	5.6
Alabama	Mobile	7.5
Alabama	Montgomery	6.7
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	6.9
Alaska	Alaska	5.9
Alaska	Anchorage	5.3
Alaska	Fairbanks	5.3
Arizona	Arizona	8.3
Arizona	Flagstaff	7.9
Arizona	Lake Havasu City-Kingman	9.7
Arizona	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale	6.9
Arizona	Prescott	8.2
Arizona	Tucson	7.2
Arizona	Yuma	34.5
Arkansas	Arkansas	7.6
Arkansas	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers	5.9
Arkansas	Fort Smith	7.6
Arkansas	Hot Springs	7.8
Arkansas	Jonesboro	7.3
Arkansas	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	6.8
Arkansas	Pine Bluff	10.3
California	California	9.3
California	Bakersfield-Delano	11.6
California	Chico	10.8
California	El Centro	26.1
California	Fresno	12.5
California	Hanford-Corcoran	12.6
California	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	9.8
California	Madera-Chowchilla	11.3
California	Merced	14.6
California	Modesto	12.9
California	Napa	6.0
California	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	8.0
California	Redding	10.9
California	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	11.0
California	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville	8.9
California	Salinas	8.2
California	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	7.8
California	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	6.9
California	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	7.2
California	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	6.9
California	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	6.7
California	Santa Cruz-Watsonville	8.2
California	Santa Rosa-Petaluma	7.1
California	Stockton	12.8
California	Vallejo-Fairfield	8.5
California	Visalia-Porterville	13.8
California	Yuba City	14.0
Colorado	Colorado	6.9
Colorado	Boulder	5.4
Colorado	Colorado Springs	8.4
Colorado	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield	6.8
Colorado	Fort Collins-Loveland	5.6
Colorado	Grand Junction	8.3
Colorado	Greeley	7.5
Colorado	Pueblo	9.9
Connecticut	Connecticut	8.3
Connecticut	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	7.7
Connecticut	Danbury	6.7
Connecticut	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	8.4
Connecticut	New Haven	8.8
Connecticut	Norwich-New London	8.4
Connecticut	Waterbury	11.1
Delaware	Delaware	7.6
Delaware	Dover	8.1
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	9.0
District of Columbia	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	5.7
Florida	Florida	7.4
Florida	Cape Coral-Fort Myers	7.6
Florida	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	5.1
Florida	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	7.3
Florida	Gainesville	6.0
Florida	Jacksonville	7.0
Florida	Lakeland-Winter Haven	8.7
Florida	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach	7.5
Florida	Naples-Marco Island	7.5
Florida	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	7.4
Florida	Ocala	8.3
Florida	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	6.9
Florida	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	7.8
Florida	Palm Coast	10.4
Florida	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach	6.5
Florida	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	7.0
Florida	Port St Lucie	9.5
Florida	Punta Gorda	7.4
Florida	Sebastian-Vero Beach	9.7
Florida	Tallahassee	6.7
Florida	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater	7.3
Georgia	Georgia	9.1
Georgia	Albany	9.8
Georgia	Athens-Clarke County	6.9
Georgia	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	8.6
Georgia	Augusta-Richmond County	9.1
Georgia	Brunswick	10.0
Georgia	Columbus	9.2
Georgia	Dalton	12.3
Georgia	Gainesville	7.5
Georgia	Hinesville-Fort Stewart	10.0
Georgia	Macon	9.5
Georgia	Rome	10.2
Georgia	Savannah	8.7
Georgia	Valdosta	8.7
Georgia	Warner Robins	8.1
Hawaii	Hawaii	4.7
Hawaii	Honolulu	4.2
Idaho	Idaho	6.2
Idaho	Boise City-Nampa	6.1
Idaho	Coeur d’Alene	6.8
Idaho	Idaho Falls	5.3
Idaho	Lewiston	6.1
Idaho	Pocatello	6.7
Illinois	Illinois	9.6
Illinois	Bloomington-Normal	7.8
Illinois	Champaign-Urbana	8.9
Illinois	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	9.6
Illinois	Danville	11.8
Illinois	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	6.9
Illinois	Decatur	13.2
Illinois	Kankakee-Bradley	11.2
Illinois	Peoria	9.4
Illinois	Rockford	11.4
Illinois	Springfield	8.0
Indiana	Indiana	8.3
Indiana	Anderson	9.7
Indiana	Bloomington	8.2
Indiana	Columbus	6.4
Indiana	Elkhart-Goshen	8.5
Indiana	Evansville	7.6
Indiana	Fort Wayne	8.5
Indiana	Indianapolis-Carmel	7.5
Indiana	Kokomo	9.1
Indiana	Lafayette	8.4
Indiana	Michigan City-La Porte	9.9
Indiana	Muncie	10.3
Indiana	South Bend-Mishawaka	9.5
Indiana	Terre Haute	10.7
Iowa	Iowa	4.7
Iowa	Ames	4.3
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	4.9
Iowa	Des Moines-West Des Moines	4.6
Iowa	Dubuque	4.5
Iowa	Iowa City	3.9
Iowa	Sioux City	4.9
Iowa	Waterloo-Cedar Falls	4.7
Kansas	Kansas	6.2
Kansas	Lawrence	6.1
Kansas	Manhattan	6.0
Kansas	Topeka	6.7
Kansas	Wichita	7.1
Kentucky	Kentucky	8.5
Kentucky	Bowling Green	7.5
Kentucky	Elizabethtown	7.7
Kentucky	Lexington-Fayette	6.6
Kentucky	Louisville-Jefferson County	8.2
Kentucky	Owensboro	7.0
Louisiana	Louisiana	7.1
Louisiana	Alexandria	7.3
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	7.0
Louisiana	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	5.0
Louisiana	Lafayette	5.4
Louisiana	Lake Charles	6.4
Louisiana	Monroe	7.5
Louisiana	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	7.2
Louisiana	Shreveport-Bossier City	7.5
Maine	Maine	6.6
Maine	Bangor	6.9
Maine	Lewiston-Auburn	6.8
Maine	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	5.6
Maryland	Maryland	7.0
Maryland	Baltimore-Towson	7.5
Maryland	Cumberland	7.9
Maryland	Hagerstown-Martinsburg	7.1
Maryland	Salisbury	8.7
Massachusetts	Massachusetts	7.2
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	5.9
Massachusetts	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	6.6
Massachusetts	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	9.7
Massachusetts	New Bedford	11.2
Massachusetts	Pittsfield	7.1
Massachusetts	Springfield	8.7
Massachusetts	Worcester	8.0
Michigan	Michigan	9.7
Michigan	Ann Arbor	7.2
Michigan	Battle Creek	8.5
Michigan	Bay City	9.7
Michigan	Detroit-Warren-Livonia	10.4
Michigan	Flint	11.2
Michigan	Grand Rapids-Wyoming	7.5
Michigan	Holland-Grand Haven	7.7
Michigan	Jackson	9.8
Michigan	Kalamazoo-Portage	8.4
Michigan	Lansing-East Lansing	8.9
Michigan	Monroe	9.5
Michigan	Muskegon-Norton Shores	9.7
Michigan	Niles-Benton Harbor	9.8
Michigan	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North	10.2
Minnesota	Minnesota	5.1
Minnesota	Duluth	6.5
Minnesota	Mankato-North Mankato	4.5
Minnesota	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	4.9
Minnesota	Rochester	4.3
Minnesota	St Cloud	5.2
Mississippi	Mississippi	8.6
Mississippi	Gulfport-Biloxi	7.7
Mississippi	Hattiesburg	7.3
Mississippi	Jackson	6.7
Mississippi	Pascagoula	8.8
Missouri	Missouri	7.4
Missouri	Cape Girardeau-Jackson	7.2
Missouri	Columbia	5.5
Missouri	Jefferson City	6.3
Missouri	Joplin	6.8
Missouri	Kansas City	7.1
Missouri	St Joseph	6.0
Missouri	St Louis1	7.9
Missouri	Springfield	6.2
Montana	Montana	4.8
Montana	Billings	3.9
Montana	Great Falls	4.6
Montana	Missoula	4.6
Nebraska	Nebraska	4.4
Nebraska	Lincoln	4.1
Nebraska	Omaha-Council Bluffs	4.6
Nevada	Nevada	9.5
Nevada	Carson City	9.5
Nevada	Las Vegas-Paradise	9.7
Nevada	Reno-Sparks	9.3
New Hampshire	New Hampshire	5.1
New Hampshire	Manchester	5.0
New Hampshire	Portsmouth	4.5
New Hampshire	Rochester-Dover	5.1
New Jersey	New Jersey	8.6
New Jersey	Atlantic City-Hammonton	11.5
New Jersey	Ocean City	8.4
New Jersey	Trenton-Ewing	7.2
New Jersey	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton	12.6
New Mexico	New Mexico	7.5
New Mexico	Albuquerque	7.8
New Mexico	Farmington	7.6
New Mexico	Las Cruces	8.3
New Mexico	Santa Fe	5.8
New York	New York	7.6
New York	Albany-Schenectady-Troy	6.4
New York	Binghamton	7.6
New York	Buffalo-Niagara Falls	7.4
New York	Elmira	7.9
New York	Glens Falls	6.1
New York	Ithaca	5.6
New York	Kingston	7.7
New York	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	8.0
New York	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	7.1
New York	Rochester	7.0
New York	Syracuse	7.4
New York	Utica-Rome	7.4
North Carolina	North Carolina	9.1
North Carolina	Asheville	6.8
North Carolina	Burlington	9.2
North Carolina	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	9.1
North Carolina	Durham-Chapel Hill	7.1
North Carolina	Fayetteville	10.6
North Carolina	Goldsboro	9.0
North Carolina	Greensboro-High Point	9.6
North Carolina	Greenville	9.6
North Carolina	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	10.0
North Carolina	Jacksonville	8.6
North Carolina	Raleigh-Cary	7.3
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	13.3
North Carolina	Wilmington	9.2
North Carolina	Winston-Salem	8.5
North Dakota	North Dakota	2.9
North Dakota	Bismarck	2.5
North Dakota	Fargo	3.3
North Dakota	Grand Forks	4.0
Ohio	Ohio	7.3
Ohio	Akron	7.0
Ohio	Canton-Massillon	7.3
Ohio	Cincinnati-Middletown	7.1
Ohio	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor	7.3
Ohio	Columbus	6.3
Ohio	Dayton	7.8
Ohio	Lima	8.1
Ohio	Mansfield	8.5
Ohio	Sandusky	6.9
Ohio	Springfield	7.2
Ohio	Steubenville-Weirton	9.4
Ohio	Toledo	8.2
Ohio	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman	8.5
Oklahoma	Oklahoma	5.1
Oklahoma	Lawton	6.2
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	4.8
Oklahoma	Tulsa	5.2
Oregon	Oregon	8.1
Oregon	Bend	9.4
Oregon	Corvallis	6.9
Oregon	Eugene-Springfield	8.4
Oregon	Medford	10.5
Oregon	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	7.5
Oregon	Salem	8.6
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	7.8
Pennsylvania	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	7.9
Pennsylvania	Altoona	6.9
Pennsylvania	Erie	7.5
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg-Carlisle	7.0
Pennsylvania	Johnstown	9.2
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	6.5
Pennsylvania	Lebanon	6.3
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington	8.4
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	7.0
Pennsylvania	Reading	7.7
Pennsylvania	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre	9.3
Pennsylvania	State College	6.5
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	7.9
Pennsylvania	York-Hanover	7.5
Rhode Island	Rhode Island	9.2
Rhode Island	Providence-Fall River-Warwick	9.4
South Carolina	South Carolina	8.1
South Carolina	Anderson	7.6
South Carolina	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	6.7
South Carolina	Columbia	7.3
South Carolina	Florence	9.5
South Carolina	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	7.0
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	7.6
South Carolina	Spartanburg	8.4
South Carolina	Sumter	9.5
South Dakota	South Dakota	3.7
South Dakota	Rapid City	3.5
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	3.0
Tennessee	Tennessee	8.5
Tennessee	Chattanooga	8.3
Tennessee	Clarksville	9.4
Tennessee	Cleveland	8.2
Tennessee	Jackson	8.9
Tennessee	Johnson City	8.0
Tennessee	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	7.8
Tennessee	Knoxville	7.2
Tennessee	Memphis	9.5
Tennessee	Morristown	9.7
Tennessee	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	6.8
Texas	Texas	6.7
Texas	Abilene	5.5
Texas	Amarillo	5.1
Texas	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	5.6
Texas	Beaumont-Port Arthur	10.2
Texas	Brownsville-Harlingen	10.5
Texas	College Station-Bryan	6.1
Texas	Corpus Christi	6.3
Texas	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	6.4
Texas	El Paso	9.3
Texas	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	6.5
Texas	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood	7.5
Texas	Laredo	7.2
Texas	Longview	6.0
Texas	Lubbock	5.8
Texas	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	11.3
Texas	Midland	3.5
Texas	Odessa	4.2
Texas	San Angelo	5.6
Texas	San Antonio-New Braunfels	6.5
Texas	Sherman-Denison	6.9
Texas	Texarkana	7.1
Texas	Tyler	6.8
Texas	Victoria	5.8
Texas	Waco	6.7
Texas	Wichita Falls	6.3
Utah	Utah	4.6
Utah	Logan	4.0
Utah	Ogden-Clearfield	4.8
Utah	Provo-Orem	4.6
Utah	St George	5.4
Utah	Salt Lake City	4.3
Vermont	Vermont	4.4
Vermont	Burlington-South Burlington	4.0
Virginia	Virginia	5.8
Virginia	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	6.7
Virginia	Charlottesville	5.3
Virginia	Danville	8.5
Virginia	Harrisonburg	5.9
Virginia	Lynchburg	6.8
Virginia	Richmond	6.2
Virginia	Roanoke	6.1
Virginia	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	6.2
Virginia	Winchester	5.3
Washington	Washington	6.8
Washington	Bellingham	7.3
Washington	Bremerton-Silverdale	7.2
Washington	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	8.3
Washington	Longview	10.4
Washington	Mount Vernon-Anacortes	8.4
Washington	Olympia	7.4
Washington	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	5.8
Washington	Spokane	8.1
Washington	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	5.5
Washington	Yakima	8.0
West Virginia	West Virginia	6.2
West Virginia	Charleston	5.7
West Virginia	Huntington-Ashland	7.3
West Virginia	Morgantown	4.3
West Virginia	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna	6.4
West Virginia	Wheeling	6.8
Wisconsin	Wisconsin	6.8
Wisconsin	Appleton	6.2
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	6.0
Wisconsin	Fond du Lac	6.6
Wisconsin	Green Bay	6.2
Wisconsin	Janesville	7.9
Wisconsin	La Crosse	5.4
Wisconsin	Madison	4.9
Wisconsin	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	7.6
Wisconsin	Oshkosh-Neenah	6.4
Wisconsin	Racine	8.8
Wisconsin	Sheboygan	6.0
Wisconsin	Wausau	6.8
Wyoming	Wyoming	4.2
Wyoming	Casper	4.1
Wyoming	Cheyenne	4.4

Unemployment rates for states and metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2013
Metropolitan Statistical Area	Unemployment rate (in percent)^(p)
Alabama	6.6
Anniston-Oxford	7.8
Auburn-Opelika	5.5
Birmingham-Hoover	5.6
Decatur	6.2
Dothan	6.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals	6.4
Gadsden	6.4
Huntsville	5.6
Mobile	7.5
Montgomery	6.7
Tuscaloosa	6.9
Alaska	5.9
Anchorage	5.3
Fairbanks	5.3
Arizona	8.3
Flagstaff	7.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman	9.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale	6.9
Prescott	8.2
Tucson	7.2
Yuma	34.5
Arkansas	7.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers	5.9
Fort Smith	7.6
Hot Springs	7.8
Jonesboro	7.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	6.8
Pine Bluff	10.3
California	9.3
Bakersfield-Delano	11.6
Chico	10.8
El Centro	26.1
Fresno	12.5
Hanford-Corcoran	12.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	9.8
Madera-Chowchilla	11.3
Merced	14.6
Modesto	12.9
Napa	6.0
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	8.0
Redding	10.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	11.0
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville	8.9
Salinas	8.2
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	7.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	6.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	7.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	6.9
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	6.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	8.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	7.1
Stockton	12.8
Vallejo-Fairfield	8.5
Visalia-Porterville	13.8
Yuba City	14.0
Colorado	6.9
Boulder	5.4
Colorado Springs	8.4
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield	6.8
Fort Collins-Loveland	5.6
Grand Junction	8.3
Greeley	7.5
Pueblo	9.9
Connecticut	8.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	7.7
Danbury	6.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	8.4
New Haven	8.8
Norwich-New London	8.4
Waterbury	11.1
Delaware	7.6
Dover	8.1
District of Columbia	9.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	5.7
Florida	7.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers	7.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	5.1
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	7.3
Gainesville	6.0
Jacksonville	7.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven	8.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach	7.5
Naples-Marco Island	7.5
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	7.4
Ocala	8.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	6.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	7.8
Palm Coast	10.4
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach	6.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	7.0
Port St Lucie	9.5
Punta Gorda	7.4
Sebastian-Vero Beach	9.7
Tallahassee	6.7
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater	7.3
Georgia	9.1
Albany	9.8
Athens-Clarke County	6.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	8.6
Augusta-Richmond County	9.1
Brunswick	10.0
Columbus	9.2
Dalton	12.3
Gainesville	7.5
Hinesville-Fort Stewart	10.0
Macon	9.5
Rome	10.2
Savannah	8.7
Valdosta	8.7
Warner Robins	8.1
Hawaii	4.7
Honolulu	4.2
Idaho	6.2
Boise City-Nampa	6.1
Coeur d'Alene	6.8
Idaho Falls	5.3
Lewiston	6.1
Pocatello	6.7
Illinois	9.6
Bloomington-Normal	7.8
Champaign-Urbana	8.9
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	9.6
Danville	11.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	6.9
Decatur	13.2
Kankakee-Bradley	11.2
Peoria	9.4
Rockford	11.4
Springfield	8.0
Indiana	8.3
Anderson	9.7
Bloomington	8.2
Columbus	6.4
Elkhart-Goshen	8.5
Evansville	7.6
Fort Wayne	8.5
Indianapolis-Carmel	7.5
Kokomo	9.1
Lafayette	8.4
Michigan City-La Porte	9.9
Muncie	10.3
South Bend-Mishawaka	9.5
Terre Haute	10.7
Iowa	4.7
Ames	4.3
Cedar Rapids	4.9
Des Moines-West Des Moines	4.6
Dubuque	4.5
Iowa City	3.9
Sioux City	4.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	4.7
Kansas	6.2
Lawrence	6.1
Manhattan	6.0
Topeka	6.7
Wichita	7.1
Kentucky	8.5
Bowling Green	7.5
Elizabethtown	7.7
Lexington-Fayette	6.6
Louisville-Jefferson County	8.2
Owensboro	7.0
Louisiana	7.1
Alexandria	7.3
Baton Rouge	7.0
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	5.0
Lafayette	5.4
Lake Charles	6.4
Monroe	7.5
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	7.2
Shreveport-Bossier City	7.5
Maine	6.6
Bangor	6.9
Lewiston-Auburn	6.8
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	5.6
Maryland	7.0
Baltimore-Towson	7.5
Cumberland	7.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg	7.1
Salisbury	8.7
Massachusetts	7.2
Barnstable Town	5.9
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	6.6
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	9.7
New Bedford	11.2
Pittsfield	7.1
Springfield	8.7
Worcester	8.0
Michigan	9.7
Ann Arbor	7.2
Battle Creek	8.5
Bay City	9.7
Detroit-Warren-Livonia	10.4
Flint	11.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming	7.5
Holland-Grand Haven	7.7
Jackson	9.8
Kalamazoo-Portage	8.4
Lansing-East Lansing	8.9
Monroe	9.5
Muskegon-Norton Shores	9.7
Niles-Benton Harbor	9.8
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North	10.2
Minnesota	5.1
Duluth	6.5
Mankato-North Mankato	4.5
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	4.9
Rochester	4.3
St Cloud	5.2
Mississippi	8.6
Gulfport-Biloxi	7.7
Hattiesburg	7.3
Jackson	6.7
Pascagoula	8.8
Missouri	7.4
Cape Girardeau-Jackson	7.2
Columbia	5.5
Jefferson City	6.3
Joplin	6.8
Kansas City	7.1
St Joseph	6.0
St Louis1	7.9
Springfield	6.2
Montana	4.8
Billings	3.9
Great Falls	4.6
Missoula	4.6
Nebraska	4.4
Lincoln	4.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs	4.6
Nevada	9.5
Carson City	9.5
Las Vegas-Paradise	9.7
Reno-Sparks	9.3
New Hampshire	5.1
Manchester	5.0
Portsmouth	4.5
Rochester-Dover	5.1
New Jersey	8.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton	11.5
Ocean City	8.4
Trenton-Ewing	7.2
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton	12.6
New Mexico	7.5
Albuquerque	7.8
Farmington	7.6
Las Cruces	8.3
Santa Fe	5.8
New York	7.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	6.4
Binghamton	7.6
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	7.4
Elmira	7.9
Glens Falls	6.1
Ithaca	5.6
Kingston	7.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	8.0
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	7.1
Rochester	7.0
Syracuse	7.4
Utica-Rome	7.4
North Carolina	9.1
Asheville	6.8
Burlington	9.2
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	9.1
Durham-Chapel Hill	7.1
Fayetteville	10.6
Goldsboro	9.0
Greensboro-High Point	9.6
Greenville	9.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	10.0
Jacksonville	8.6
Raleigh-Cary	7.3
Rocky Mount	13.3
Wilmington	9.2
Winston-Salem	8.5
North Dakota	2.9
Bismarck	2.5
Fargo	3.3
Grand Forks	4.0
Ohio	7.3
Akron	7.0
Canton-Massillon	7.3
Cincinnati-Middletown	7.1
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor	7.3
Columbus	6.3
Dayton	7.8
Lima	8.1
Mansfield	8.5
Sandusky	6.9
Springfield	7.2
Steubenville-Weirton	9.4
Toledo	8.2
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman	8.5
Oklahoma	5.1
Lawton	6.2
Oklahoma City	4.8
Tulsa	5.2
Oregon	8.1
Bend	9.4
Corvallis	6.9
Eugene-Springfield	8.4
Medford	10.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	7.5
Salem	8.6
Pennsylvania	7.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	7.9
Altoona	6.9
Erie	7.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle	7.0
Johnstown	9.2
Lancaster	6.5
Lebanon	6.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington	8.4
Pittsburgh	7.0
Reading	7.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre	9.3
State College	6.5
Williamsport	7.9
York-Hanover	7.5
Rhode Island	9.2
Providence-Fall River-Warwick	9.4
South Carolina	8.1
Anderson	7.6
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	6.7
Columbia	7.3
Florence	9.5
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	7.0
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	7.6
Spartanburg	8.4
Sumter	9.5
South Dakota	3.7
Rapid City	3.5
Sioux Falls	3.0
Tennessee	8.5
Chattanooga	8.3
Clarksville	9.4
Cleveland	8.2
Jackson	8.9
Johnson City	8.0
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	7.8
Knoxville	7.2
Memphis	9.5
Morristown	9.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	6.8
Texas	6.7
Abilene	5.5
Amarillo	5.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	5.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur	10.2
Brownsville-Harlingen	10.5
College Station-Bryan	6.1
Corpus Christi	6.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	6.4
El Paso	9.3
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	6.5
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood	7.5
Laredo	7.2
Longview	6.0
Lubbock	5.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	11.3
Midland	3.5
Odessa	4.2
San Angelo	5.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels	6.5
Sherman-Denison	6.9
Texarkana	7.1
Tyler	6.8
Victoria	5.8
Waco	6.7
Wichita Falls	6.3
Utah	4.6
Logan	4.0
Ogden-Clearfield	4.8
Provo-Orem	4.6
St George	5.4
Salt Lake City	4.3
Vermont	4.4
Burlington-South Burlington	4.0
Virginia	5.8
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	6.7
Charlottesville	5.3
Danville	8.5
Harrisonburg	5.9
Lynchburg	6.8
Richmond	6.2
Roanoke	6.1
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	6.2
Winchester	5.3
Washington	6.8
Bellingham	7.3
Bremerton-Silverdale	7.2
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	8.3
Longview	10.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	8.4
Olympia	7.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	5.8
Spokane	8.1
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	5.5
Yakima	8.0
West Virginia	6.2
Charleston	5.7
Huntington-Ashland	7.3
Morgantown	4.3
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna	6.4
Wheeling	6.8
Wisconsin	6.8
Appleton	6.2
Eau Claire	6.0
Fond du Lac	6.6
Green Bay	6.2
Janesville	7.9
La Crosse	5.4
Madison	4.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	7.6
Oshkosh-Neenah	6.4
Racine	8.8
Sheboygan	6.0
Wausau	6.8
Wyoming	4.2
Casper	4.1
Cheyenne	4.4
Footnotes: ^(p) = Preliminary

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Bismarck, North Dakota, had the lowest rate, 2.5 percent. Unemployment rates were lower in July than a year earlier in 320 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 38 areas, and unchanged in 14 areas.

These metropolitan area data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and 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 — July 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑1772.

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