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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had lowest metro area unemployment rate in June 2016
August 11, 2016
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate in June, 2.3 percent. El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate, 23.7 percent. A total of 191 areas had June jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 5.1 percent, 180 areas had rates above it, and 16 areas had rates equal to the national rate.
Metropolitan area unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted, June 2016
5.8%
Duluth, MN-WI
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Metropolitan area unemployment rates, not seasonally adjusted, June 2016
Metropolitan area
Unemployment rate
Abilene, TX
4.2
Akron, OH
4.9
Albany, GA
6.6
Albany, OR
6.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.9
Albuquerque, NM
6.4
Alexandria, LA
7.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
5.3
Altoona, PA
5.4
Amarillo, TX
3.3
Ames, IA
3.2
Anchorage, AK
6.2
Ann Arbor, MI
3.5
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
7.3
Appleton, WI
4.0
Asheville, NC
4.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
5.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
7.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL
6.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
6.0
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.3
Bakersfield, CA
10.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
4.7
Bangor, ME NECTA
3.8
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
4.1
Baton Rouge, LA
6.0
Battle Creek, MI
4.4
Bay City, MI
5.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.9
Beckley, WV
7.1
Bellingham, WA
6.3
Bend-Redmond, OR
5.0
Billings, MT
3.8
Binghamton, NY
4.9
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
6.0
Bismarck, ND
2.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
4.7
Bloomington, IL
5.4
Bloomington, IN
5.5
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
5.6
Boise City, ID
3.6
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
3.9
Boulder, CO
3.4
Bowling Green, KY
4.7
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
6.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
5.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
7.6
Brunswick, GA
5.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
4.5
Burlington, NC
5.0
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
2.9
California-Lexington Park, MD
4.7
Canton-Massillon, OH
5.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
4.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
5.2
Carbondale-Marion, IL
6.1
Carson City, NV
6.9
Casper, WY
7.8
Cedar Rapids, IA
4.0
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
5.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL
5.3
Charleston, WV
5.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
5.0
Charlottesville, VA
3.6
Chattanooga, TN-GA
5.1
Cheyenne, WY
4.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
6.0
Chico, CA
7.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
4.4
Clarksville, TN-KY
5.7
Cleveland, TN
5.1
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
5.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID
4.1
College Station-Bryan, TX
4.1
Colorado Springs, CO
4.7
Columbia, MO
3.9
Columbia, SC
5.3
Columbus, GA-AL
6.6
Columbus, IN
3.5
Columbus, OH
4.2
Corpus Christi, TX
6.0
Corvallis, OR
4.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.0
Cumberland, MD-WV
6.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4.0
Dalton, GA
6.3
Danbury, CT NECTA
5.0
Danville, IL
7.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
5.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.6
Dayton, OH
4.7
Decatur, AL
6.4
Decatur, IL
6.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
5.1
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.8
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
5.8
Dothan, AL
6.4
Dover, DE
5.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
2.5
Dubuque, IA
3.9
Duluth, MN-WI
5.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
4.7
East Stroudsburg, PA
6.3
Eau Claire, WI
4.1
El Centro, CA
23.7
El Paso, TX
5.2
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
4.8
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
4.0
Elmira, NY
5.1
Erie, PA
6.7
Eugene, OR
5.7
Evansville, IN-KY
4.5
Fairbanks, AK
5.7
Fargo, ND-MN
2.7
Farmington, NM
9.1
Fayetteville, NC
6.4
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.1
Flagstaff, AZ
6.7
Flint, MI
5.1
Florence, SC
6.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
7.3
Fond du Lac, WI
4.0
Fort Collins, CO
3.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK
5.0
Fort Wayne, IN
4.3
Fresno, CA
9.4
Gadsden, AL
6.5
Gainesville, FL
4.7
Gainesville, GA
4.7
Gettysburg, PA
4.2
Glens Falls, NY
3.9
Goldsboro, NC
5.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.5
Grand Island, NE
3.4
Grand Junction, CO
6.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
3.4
Grants Pass, OR
6.9
Great Falls, MT
4.1
Greeley, CO
4.2
Green Bay, WI
4.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC
5.3
Greenville, NC
5.9
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
5.2
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
6.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
4.5
Hammond, LA
8.1
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
10.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.7
Harrisonburg, VA
4.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
6.1
Hattiesburg, MS
6.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
5.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
5.1
Hinesville, GA
6.0
Homosassa Springs, FL
6.8
Hot Springs, AR
4.5
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
7.4
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
5.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
6.3
Huntsville, AL
5.8
Idaho Falls, ID
3.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
4.2
Iowa City, IA
3.2
Ithaca, NY
4.0
Jackson, MI
4.7
Jackson, MS
5.8
Jackson, TN
5.4
Jacksonville, FL
4.7
Jacksonville, NC
5.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI
4.8
Jefferson City, MO
4.4
Johnson City, TN
5.6
Johnstown, PA
7.3
Jonesboro, AR
3.7
Joplin, MO
4.8
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.9
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
4.2
Kankakee, IL
6.1
Kansas City, MO-KS
4.5
Kennewick-Richland, WA
6.3
Killeen-Temple, TX
4.8
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
5.4
Kingston, NY
4.0
Knoxville, TN
4.7
Kokomo, IN
4.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
4.1
Lafayette, LA
8.0
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
4.5
Lake Charles, LA
5.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
7.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
5.7
Lancaster, PA
4.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.0
Laredo, TX
5.3
Las Cruces, NM
7.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
6.9
Lawrence, KS
4.2
Lawton, OK
5.1
Lebanon, PA
4.6
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
5.1
Lewiston, ID-WA
3.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
3.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY
4.1
Lima, OH
4.8
Lincoln, NE
3.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
3.7
Logan, UT-ID
3.7
Longview, TX
6.5
Longview, WA
7.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
4.6
Lubbock, TX
3.9
Lynchburg, VA
4.7
Macon, GA
5.9
Madera, CA
9.4
Madison, WI
3.4
Manchester, NH NECTA
2.7
Manhattan, KS
3.9
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.4
Mansfield, OH
5.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
8.2
Medford, OR
6.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
5.7
Merced, CA
10.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5.0
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
5.9
Midland, MI
4.3
Midland, TX
4.6
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
4.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.7
Missoula, MT
3.8
Mobile, AL
7.5
Modesto, CA
9.2
Monroe, LA
7.0
Monroe, MI
3.9
Montgomery, AL
6.3
Morgantown, WV
5.1
Morristown, TN
5.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
6.7
Muncie, IN
5.7
Muskegon, MI
5.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
5.6
Napa, CA
4.2
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.9
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
4.0
New Bedford, MA NECTA
5.8
New Bern, NC
5.3
New Haven, CT NECTA
5.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
6.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.7
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.6
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
4.5
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
6.0
Ocala, FL
5.8
Ocean City, NJ
6.8
Odessa, TX
6.7
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
4.1
Oklahoma City, OK
4.7
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
6.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.5
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
4.2
Owensboro, KY
4.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
5.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
5.2
Panama City, FL
4.6
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
5.9
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
5.1
Peoria, IL
6.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
5.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
5.3
Pine Bluff, AR
5.7
Pittsburgh, PA
5.8
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
4.7
Pocatello, ID
3.4
Port St. Lucie, FL
5.5
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
3.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
5.1
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
2.4
Prescott, AZ
5.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
5.1
Provo-Orem, UT
3.9
Pueblo, CO
5.9
Punta Gorda, FL
5.2
Racine, WI
5.5
Raleigh, NC
4.4
Rapid City, SD
2.8
Reading, PA
5.1
Redding, CA
7.2
Reno, NV
5.9
Richmond, VA
4.0
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
6.6
Roanoke, VA
3.9
Rochester, MN
3.3
Rochester, NY
4.3
Rockford, IL
6.3
Rocky Mount, NC
7.5
Rome, GA
6.3
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
5.6
Saginaw, MI
4.8
Salem, OR
5.7
Salinas, CA
6.2
Salisbury, MD-DE
4.8
Salt Lake City, UT
3.9
San Angelo, TX
4.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
4.0
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
4.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
6.3
Santa Fe, NM
5.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.9
Santa Rosa, CA
4.2
Savannah, GA
5.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
6.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.8
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
6.3
Sebring, FL
6.8
Sheboygan, WI
3.8
Sherman-Denison, TX
3.9
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
7.4
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
7.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
3.7
Sioux Falls, SD
2.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.7
Spartanburg, SC
5.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
6.5
Springfield, IL
4.7
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
5.4
Springfield, MO
4.4
Springfield, OH
5.0
St. Cloud, MN
3.9
St. George, UT
4.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS
4.5
St. Louis, MO-IL
4.9
State College, PA
4.7
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
3.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA
8.3
Sumter, SC
6.7
Syracuse, NY
4.5
Tallahassee, FL
5.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
4.6
Terre Haute, IN
5.8
Texarkana, TX-AR
4.5
The Villages, FL
6.6
Toledo, OH
4.7
Topeka, KS
4.3
Trenton, NJ
4.4
Tucson, AZ
5.7
Tulsa, OK
5.4
Tuscaloosa, AL
6.8
Tyler, TX
4.8
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.6
Utica-Rome, NY
4.4
Valdosta, GA
5.7
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
5.9
Victoria, TX
5.4
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
7.4
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
4.5
Visalia-Porterville, CA
10.8
Waco, TX
4.4
Walla Walla, WA
5.5
Warner Robins, GA
5.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.9
Waterbury, CT NECTA
6.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
5.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.9
Wausau, WI
3.9
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
7.5
Wenatchee, WA
5.3
Wheeling, WV-OH
6.7
Wichita Falls, TX
4.6
Wichita, KS
4.9
Williamsport, PA
6.7
Wilmington, NC
4.9
Winchester, VA-WV
3.6
Winston-Salem, NC
5.0
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
4.7
Yakima, WA
6.8
York-Hanover, PA
4.9
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
6.2
Yuba City, CA
9.4
Yuma, AZ
22.2
Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 285 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 75 areas, and unchanged in 27 areas. Eight areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 6 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in June was 5.1 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 5.5 percent a year earlier.
Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in June (−1.9 percentage points). Thirty-six other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Casper, Wyoming (+2.7 percentage points).
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program. Data for June 2016 are preliminary and may be revised. The data are not seasonally adjusted. For more information, see “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — June 2016” (HTML) (PDF).