Ames, Iowa, and Boulder, Colorado, had the lowest unemployment rates in January 2016
March 25, 2016
Unemployment rates were lower in January 2016 than they were a year earlier in 333 of the 387 U.S. metropolitan areas, higher in 43 areas, and unchanged in 11 areas. Six metro areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 12 had rates of at least 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in January 2016 was 5.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 6.1 percent in January 2015.
U.S. rate: 5.3% (not seasonally adjusted)
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Metropolitan area unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted, January 2016
Metropolitan area
January 2015
January 2016(p)
Over-the-year change(p)
Ames, IA
2.8
2.5
-0.3
Boulder, CO
3.8
2.5
-1.3
Sioux Falls, SD
3.4
2.7
-0.7
Fort Collins, CO
4.2
2.8
-1.4
Ann Arbor, MI
4.1
2.9
-1.2
Portsmouth, NH-ME
4.0
2.9
-1.1
Amarillo, TX
3.4
3.0
-0.4
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.6
3.0
-1.6
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
4.2
3.0
-1.2
Honolulu, HI
3.9
3.0
-0.9
Iowa City, IA
3.2
3.0
-0.2
Lincoln, NE
3.0
3.0
0.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
3.4
3.1
-0.3
Manchester, NH
4.1
3.1
-1.0
Provo-Orem, UT
3.5
3.1
-0.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.8
3.2
-0.6
Columbia, MO
4.0
3.2
-0.8
Fargo, ND-MN
3.5
3.2
-0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
4.6
3.2
-1.4
Logan, UT-ID
3.2
3.2
0.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
4.7
3.3
-1.4
Greeley, CO
4.3
3.3
-1.0
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.3
3.3
-1.0
Lubbock, TX
3.6
3.3
-0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.8
3.4
-0.4
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.6
3.4
-0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME
4.5
3.4
-1.1
Rapid City, SD
4.1
3.4
-0.7
Salt Lake City, UT
3.8
3.4
-0.4
Bismarck, ND
3.6
3.5
-0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.8
3.5
-0.3
Manhattan, KS
4.0
3.5
-0.5
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
4.0
3.6
-0.4
Oklahoma City, OK
3.9
3.6
-0.3
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.6
3.6
0.0
Joplin, MO
4.7
3.7
-1.0
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
5.2
3.7
-1.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
4.2
3.7
-0.5
Abilene, TX
4.0
3.8
-0.2
Colorado Springs, CO
5.8
3.8
-2.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4.5
3.8
-0.7
Jefferson City, MO
5.1
3.8
-1.3
Lawrence, KS
4.2
3.8
-0.4
Madison, WI
3.8
3.8
0.0
Midland, TX
2.8
3.8
1.0
Sherman-Denison, TX
4.4
3.8
-0.6
Charlottesville, VA
4.4
3.9
-0.5
Columbus, IN
4.6
3.9
-0.7
Corvallis, OR
4.8
3.9
-0.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
5.0
3.9
-1.1
Idaho Falls, ID
4.4
3.9
-0.5
Lancaster, PA
4.8
3.9
-0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
4.2
3.9
-0.3
Rochester, MN
4.2
3.9
-0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.8
3.9
-0.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.9
3.9
-1.0
Springfield, MO
4.9
3.9
-1.0
Waco, TX
4.5
3.9
-0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
4.5
4.0
-0.5
Gettysburg, PA
5.0
4.0
-1.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
5.3
4.0
-1.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
5.7
4.0
-1.7
State College, PA
4.6
4.0
-0.6
Trenton, NJ
5.9
4.0
-1.9
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
5.0
4.1
-0.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
5.8
4.1
-1.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
5.6
4.1
-1.5
Pocatello, ID
5.0
4.1
-0.9
San Angelo, TX
3.9
4.1
0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
4.5
4.1
-0.4
St. George, UT
4.7
4.1
-0.6
Winchester, VA-WV
5.1
4.1
-1.0
Billings, MT
4.0
4.2
0.2
Ithaca, NY
4.9
4.2
-0.7
Jonesboro, AR
6.2
4.2
-2.0
Lawton, OK
4.5
4.2
-0.3
Monroe, MI
5.5
4.2
-1.3
Sheboygan, WI
4.4
4.2
-0.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS
5.1
4.2
-0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
5.0
4.2
-0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
5.1
4.3
-0.8
Harrisonburg, VA
5.0
4.3
-0.7
Roanoke, VA
5.1
4.3
-0.8
Santa Rosa, CA
5.3
4.3
-1.0
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
4.9
4.3
-0.6
Tulsa, OK
4.3
4.3
0.0
Tyler, TX
4.8
4.3
-0.5
Appleton, WI
4.5
4.4
-0.1
Battle Creek, MI
6.0
4.4
-1.6
Boise City, ID
4.8
4.4
-0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS
5.9
4.4
-1.5
Killeen-Temple, TX
5.3
4.4
-0.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
5.0
4.4
-0.6
Lebanon, PA
5.2
4.4
-0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY
4.4
4.4
0.0
Richmond, VA
5.3
4.4
-0.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
5.3
4.4
-0.9
Victoria, TX
3.8
4.4
0.6
York-Hanover, PA
5.6
4.4
-1.2
Bangor, ME
5.3
4.5
-0.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
5.2
4.5
-0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA
4.8
4.5
-0.3
Cleveland, TN
6.3
4.5
-1.8
Gainesville, FL
5.2
4.5
-0.7
Gainesville, GA
5.2
4.5
-0.7
Knoxville, TN
6.1
4.5
-1.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
4.9
4.5
-0.4
Wichita Falls, TX
4.4
4.5
0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
5.3
4.6
-0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
5.4
4.6
-0.8
Dubuque, IA
4.8
4.6
-0.2
Fond du Lac, WI
4.9
4.6
-0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
5.7
4.6
-1.1
Midland, MI
5.9
4.6
-1.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
5.8
4.6
-1.2
Reading, PA
5.6
4.6
-1.0
Wausau, WI
4.7
4.6
-0.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
5.4
4.7
-0.7
California-Lexington Park, MD
5.4
4.7
-0.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
5.5
4.7
-0.8
Evansville, IN-KY
5.4
4.7
-0.7
Fort Wayne, IN
5.8
4.7
-1.1
Jackson, MI
6.3
4.7
-1.6
Lewiston, ID-WA
4.8
4.7
-0.1
Missoula, MT
5.1
4.7
-0.4
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
5.5
4.7
-0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
5.7
4.7
-1.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
5.8
4.7
-1.1
Pueblo, CO
7.0
4.7
-2.3
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.9
4.7
-1.2
Texarkana, TX-AR
5.9
4.7
-1.2
Topeka, KS
5.2
4.7
-0.5
Asheville, NC
5.0
4.8
-0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA
6.0
4.8
-1.2
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
5.8
4.8
-1.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
5.8
4.8
-1.0
Columbus, OH
5.1
4.8
-0.3
Great Falls, MT
4.9
4.8
-0.1
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.6
4.8
0.2
Laredo, TX
4.7
4.8
0.1
Muskegon, MI
6.9
4.8
-2.1
Napa, CA
5.8
4.8
-1.0
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
5.3
4.8
-0.5
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
6.5
4.8
-1.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
6.1
4.8
-1.3
Raleigh, NC
4.9
4.8
-0.1
St. Cloud, MN
5.2
4.8
-0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
5.8
4.8
-1.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA
6.2
4.9
-1.3
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
5.8
4.9
-0.9
El Paso, TX
5.8
4.9
-0.9
Green Bay, WI
5.0
4.9
-0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
6.0
4.9
-1.1
Jacksonville, FL
5.9
4.9
-1.0
Kingston, NY
5.9
4.9
-1.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
4.6
4.9
0.3
Lynchburg, VA
5.6
4.9
-0.7
Tucson, AZ
5.9
4.9
-1.0
Wichita, KS
5.3
4.9
-0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
6.3
5.0
-1.3
Cheyenne, WY
4.8
5.0
0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
5.1
5.0
-0.1
Hot Springs, AR
6.9
5.0
-1.9
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
5.4
5.0
-0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
6.5
5.0
-1.5
Tallahassee, FL
5.7
5.0
-0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
5.3
5.0
-0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
6.1
5.1
-1.0
Columbia, SC
6.0
5.1
-0.9
Danbury, CT
5.3
5.1
-0.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK
6.2
5.1
-1.1
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
6.5
5.1
-1.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
6.4
5.1
-1.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
5.9
5.1
-0.8
Prescott, AZ
6.4
5.1
-1.3
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
5.7
5.1
-0.6
Altoona, PA
6.1
5.2
-0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
6.2
5.2
-1.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
5.5
5.2
-0.3
Eau Claire, WI
5.2
5.2
0.0
Eugene, OR
6.5
5.2
-1.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
6.3
5.2
-1.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5.8
5.2
-0.6
Saginaw, MI
7.1
5.2
-1.9
Santa Fe, NM
5.7
5.2
-0.5
Savannah, GA
6.4
5.2
-1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL 1
5.8
5.2
-0.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL
5.3
5.3
0.0
Baton Rouge, LA
6.6
5.3
-1.3
Bay City, MI
7.3
5.3
-2.0
Burlington, NC
5.5
5.3
-0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
5.8
5.3
-0.5
Dover, DE
5.7
5.3
-0.4
Grand Island, NE
4.9
5.3
0.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
6.4
5.3
-1.1
Kokomo, IN
6.3
5.3
-1.0
Lake Charles, LA
6.6
5.3
-1.3
Longview, TX
4.5
5.3
0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
5.5
5.3
-0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
6.4
5.3
-1.1
Rochester, NY
6.2
5.3
-0.9
Spartanburg, SC
6.7
5.3
-1.4
Worcester, MA-CT
6.2
5.3
-0.9
Bloomington, IN
6.1
5.4
-0.7
Dayton, OH
6.0
5.4
-0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
6.6
5.4
-1.2
Jackson, TN
7.1
5.4
-1.7
Johnson City, TN
7.1
5.4
-1.7
Odessa, TX
3.4
5.4
2.0
Salem, OR
6.8
5.4
-1.4
Valdosta, GA
6.7
5.4
-1.3
Winston-Salem, NC
5.6
5.4
-0.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
6.5
5.5
-1.0
Clarksville, TN-KY
6.6
5.5
-1.1
Corpus Christi, TX
5.2
5.5
0.3
Flint, MI
7.4
5.5
-1.9
Huntsville, AL
5.8
5.5
-0.3
Lima, OH
6.2
5.5
-0.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
7.2
5.5
-1.7
Morgantown, WV
5.2
5.5
0.3
Owensboro, KY
5.5
5.5
0.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
6.6
5.5
-1.1
Pittsburgh, PA
6.0
5.5
-0.5
Port St. Lucie, FL
6.4
5.5
-0.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA
6.7
5.5
-1.2
Bowling Green, KY
5.8
5.6
-0.2
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
6.0
5.6
-0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
6.0
5.6
-0.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI
6.0
5.6
-0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
7.4
5.6
-1.8
Panama City, FL
6.7
5.6
-1.1
Punta Gorda, FL
6.5
5.6
-0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.1
5.6
0.5
Syracuse, NY
6.6
5.6
-1.0
Bend-Redmond, OR
7.3
5.7
-1.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
6.7
5.7
-1.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
7.2
5.7
-1.5
Grand Junction, CO
6.3
5.7
-0.6
Morristown, TN
7.6
5.7
-1.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
6.6
5.7
-0.9
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
7.0
5.7
-1.3
Albuquerque, NM
6.4
5.8
-0.6
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
5.6
5.8
0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
6.3
5.8
-0.5
Brunswick, GA
7.1
5.8
-1.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC
6.1
5.8
-0.3
Jackson, MS
6.0
5.8
-0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
6.8
5.8
-1.0
Macon, GA
7.0
5.8
-1.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
7.2
5.8
-1.4
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
7.3
5.8
-1.5
Toledo, OH
6.5
5.8
-0.7
Warner Robins, GA
6.7
5.8
-0.9
Wilmington, NC
5.9
5.8
-0.1
Akron, OH
6.3
5.9
-0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
6.4
5.9
-0.5
East Stroudsburg, PA
7.5
5.9
-1.6
Greenville, NC
6.0
5.9
-0.1
Hinesville, GA
7.0
5.9
-1.1
Montgomery, AL
6.2
5.9
-0.3
Muncie, IN
7.2
5.9
-1.3
Utica-Rome, NY
7.0
5.9
-1.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
6.2
6.0
-0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
6.7
6.0
-0.7
Leominster-Gardner, MA
6.9
6.0
-0.9
New Haven, CT
6.6
6.0
-0.6
Pittsfield, MA
6.9
6.0
-0.9
Springfield, MA-CT
7.0
6.0
-1.0
Springfield, OH
6.1
6.0
-0.1
Tuscaloosa, AL
5.7
6.0
0.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
6.9
6.1
-0.8
Erie, PA
6.4
6.1
-0.3
Glens Falls, NY
7.2
6.1
-1.1
Medford, OR
7.8
6.1
-1.7
New Bern, NC
6.6
6.1
-0.5
Ocala, FL
7.1
6.1
-1.0
Racine, WI
6.4
6.1
-0.3
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
7.2
6.1
-1.1
Albany, OR
7.4
6.2
-1.2
Dothan, AL
6.5
6.2
-0.3
Elmira, NY
6.5
6.2
-0.3
Gadsden, AL
6.4
6.2
-0.2
Hattiesburg, MS
6.3
6.2
-0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
7.5
6.2
-1.3
Reno, NV
7.4
6.2
-1.2
Rome, GA
7.1
6.2
-0.9
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
6.8
6.2
-0.6
Albany, GA
7.6
6.3
-1.3
Alexandria, LA
7.8
6.3
-1.5
Anchorage, AK
6.0
6.3
0.3
Binghamton, NY
7.3
6.3
-1.0
Decatur, AL
6.6
6.3
-0.3
Goldsboro, NC
6.4
6.3
-0.1
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
6.8
6.3
-0.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID
6.7
6.4
-0.3
Fairbanks, AK
6.3
6.4
0.1
Florence, SC
7.8
6.4
-1.4
Jacksonville, NC
6.1
6.4
0.3
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
7.4
6.4
-1.0
Pine Bluff, AR
8.7
6.4
-2.3
Williamsport, PA
6.4
6.4
0.0
Bloomington, IL
5.3
6.5
1.2
Canton-Massillon, OH
6.4
6.5
0.1
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
5.8
6.5
0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
7.5
6.5
-1.0
Monroe, LA
8.0
6.5
-1.5
Sumter, SC
7.5
6.5
-1.0
Terre Haute, IN
7.6
6.5
-1.1
Flagstaff, AZ
7.5
6.6
-0.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
8.3
6.6
-1.7
Springfield, IL
5.9
6.6
0.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
7.3
6.7
-0.6
Bellingham, WA
6.8
6.7
-0.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL
5.7
6.7
1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
6.9
6.7
-0.2
Johnstown, PA
7.6
6.7
-0.9
Sebring, FL
7.8
6.7
-1.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
7.9
6.7
-1.2
Columbus, GA-AL
7.5
6.8
-0.7
Duluth, MN-WI
5.5
6.8
1.3
Mansfield, OH
7.0
6.8
-0.2
Charleston, WV
7.0
6.9
-0.1
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
7.2
7.0
-0.2
Lafayette, LA
6.4
7.0
0.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
7.9
7.1
-0.8
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
6.5
7.1
0.6
Grants Pass, OR
8.9
7.1
-1.8
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
7.3
7.1
-0.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
8.3
7.1
-1.2
Casper, WY
4.3
7.2
2.9
Dalton, GA
8.0
7.2
-0.8
Fayetteville, NC
7.7
7.2
-0.5
Homosassa Springs, FL
8.5
7.2
-1.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
7.2
7.2
0.0
Walla Walla, WA
7.7
7.2
-0.5
Chico, CA
8.5
7.3
-1.2
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
8.0
7.3
-0.7
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
9.0
7.3
-1.7
Las Cruces, NM
7.7
7.3
-0.4
Mobile, AL
7.2
7.3
0.1
The Villages, FL
8.2
7.3
-0.9
Hammond, LA
8.6
7.4
-1.2
Waterbury, CT
8.4
7.4
-1.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
8.7
7.4
-1.3
Barnstable Town, MA
8.7
7.5
-1.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
7.1
7.5
0.4
Salisbury, MD-DE
8.7
7.5
-1.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
7.8
7.6
-0.2
Carbondale-Marion, IL
6.5
7.7
1.2
Carson City, NV
8.5
7.7
-0.8
Cumberland, MD-WV
8.6
7.7
-0.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
8.2
7.7
-0.5
Farmington, NM
6.4
7.8
1.4
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
11.1
7.8
-3.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
12.7
7.9
-4.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
9.4
7.9
-1.5
New Bedford, MA
9.2
7.9
-1.3
Longview, WA
8.5
8.0
-0.5
Redding, CA
9.4
8.0
-1.4
Rocky Mount, NC
8.4
8.0
-0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
8.5
8.1
-0.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA
9.0
8.4
-0.6
Wenatchee, WA
7.9
8.4
0.5
Rockford, IL
7.7
8.5
0.8
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
7.1
8.5
1.4
Peoria, IL
7.2
8.6
1.4
Decatur, IL
7.8
8.7
0.9
Kankakee, IL
7.9
8.7
0.8
Wheeling, WV-OH
7.3
8.7
1.4
Beckley, WV
8.6
8.8
0.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA
10.5
8.9
-1.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
10.2
9.0
-1.2
Danville, IL
7.7
9.1
1.4
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
8.6
9.2
0.6
Modesto, CA
11.0
9.4
-1.6
Madera, CA
12.3
10.2
-2.1
Fresno, CA
12.1
10.6
-1.5
Bakersfield, CA
11.2
10.7
-0.5
Yuba City, CA
12.5
10.9
-1.6
Yakima, WA
11.1
11.0
-0.1
Salinas, CA
12.5
11.2
-1.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
12.8
11.4
-1.4
Visalia-Porterville, CA
13.7
12.3
-1.4
Merced, CA
14.2
12.8
-1.4
Ocean City, NJ
18.8
13.6
-5.2
Yuma, AZ
19.3
15.7
-3.6
El Centro, CA
23.4
19.2
-4.2
Ames, Iowa, and Boulder, Colorado, had the lowest unemployment rates in January 2016, at 2.5 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate, 19.2 percent. A total of 187 areas had January jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 5.3 percent, 184 areas had rates above it, and 16 areas had rates equal to that of the nation.
Ocean City, New Jersey, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in January 2016 (–5.2 percentage points), followed by Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey (–4.8 points). Ten other areas had rate declines of at least 2.0 percentage points. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Casper, Wyoming (+2.9 percentage points), followed by Odessa, Texas (+2.0 points).
These 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 — January 2016” (HTML ) (PDF ).
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