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Unemployment rates were lower in February 2017 than a year earlier in 274 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 88 areas, and unchanged in 26 areas. Ten areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 11 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent.
Metropolitan area | Over-the-year change in unemployment rate (percentage points) | Unemployment rate, February 2016 | Unemployment rate, February 2017 |
---|---|---|---|
Beckley, WV |
-2.5 | 9.2% | 6.7% |
El Centro, CA |
-2.4 | 20.8 | 18.4 |
Grants Pass, OR |
-1.9 | 7.3 | 5.4 |
Yuma, AZ |
-1.9 | 15.5 | 13.6 |
Albany, OR |
-1.8 | 6.3 | 4.5 |
Medford, OR |
-1.7 | 6.4 | 4.7 |
Ocean City, NJ |
-1.5 | 15.6 | 14.1 |
Bend-Redmond, OR |
-1.4 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
Charleston, WV |
-1.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
Salem, OR |
-1.4 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
Carson City, NV |
-1.3 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
Eugene, OR |
-1.3 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
Hattiesburg, MS |
-1.3 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
-1.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
Florence, SC |
-1.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
-1.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
Reno, NV |
-1.2 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
-1.2 | 8.8 | 7.6 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
-1.2 | 9.2 | 8.0 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
-1.2 | 8.6 | 7.4 |
Decatur, IL |
-1.1 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
Jackson, MS |
-1.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
-1.1 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
Morgantown, WV |
-1.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA |
-1.1 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
Bloomington, IL |
-1.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
Corvallis, OR |
-1.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
-1.0 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
Grand Junction, CO |
-1.0 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
-1.0 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
Kankakee, IL |
-1.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
-1.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
-1.0 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
-1.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
-1.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
-1.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
Wenatchee, WA |
-1.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL |
-0.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
Dubuque, IA |
-0.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
-0.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
Longview, WA |
-0.9 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
New Bedford, MA |
-0.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA |
-0.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
Redding, CA |
-0.9 | 8.0 | 7.1 |
Sumter, SC |
-0.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
Bangor, ME |
-0.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
Bellingham, WA |
-0.8 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
-0.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
Great Falls, MT |
-0.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
Greeley, CO |
-0.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
-0.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
Modesto, CA |
-0.8 | 9.6 | 8.8 |
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
-0.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
Salinas, CA |
-0.8 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
Spartanburg, SC |
-0.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
-0.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
Williamsport, PA |
-0.8 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
-0.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
-0.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
Casper, WY |
-0.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
-0.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL |
-0.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
-0.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
-0.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
Fond du Lac, WI |
-0.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
-0.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA |
-0.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
-0.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
Peoria, IL |
-0.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
-0.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
-0.7 | 7.8 | 7.1 |
Springfield, IL |
-0.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 |
St. George, UT |
-0.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
-0.7 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
Terre Haute, IN |
-0.7 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Walla Walla, WA |
-0.7 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
Ames, IA |
-0.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
Bloomington, IN |
-0.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Cheyenne, WY |
-0.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
-0.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Columbia, SC |
-0.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
-0.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
Danville, IL |
-0.6 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
-0.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
-0.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
Hammond, LA |
-0.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
-0.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
-0.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
-0.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
-0.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Madera, CA |
-0.6 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
-0.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA |
-0.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
Pueblo, CO |
-0.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
-0.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
-0.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
-0.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
Waterbury, CT |
-0.6 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
-0.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Bakersfield, CA |
-0.5 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
Bowling Green, KY |
-0.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
Brunswick, GA |
-0.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Chico, CA |
-0.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
-0.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
-0.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
-0.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
Johnstown, PA |
-0.5 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
Lafayette, LA |
-0.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
Logan, UT-ID |
-0.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Merced, CA |
-0.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
Missoula, MT |
-0.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
Napa, CA |
-0.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
New Haven, CT |
-0.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
-0.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
-0.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
-0.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Racine, WI |
-0.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
-0.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
-0.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
-0.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
Savannah, GA |
-0.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
Springfield, MA-CT |
-0.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
Wausau, WI |
-0.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Worcester, MA-CT |
-0.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 |
Yuba City, CA |
-0.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
Billings, MT |
-0.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
-0.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
-0.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Decatur, AL |
-0.4 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
-0.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Dothan, AL |
-0.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
Fort Collins, CO |
-0.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
Fresno, CA |
-0.4 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
Gainesville, GA |
-0.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
Green Bay, WI |
-0.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
-0.4 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
-0.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
-0.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Kennewick-Richland, WA |
-0.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
Kokomo, IN |
-0.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
-0.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Lake Charles, LA |
-0.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Monroe, LA |
-0.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 |
Muncie, IN |
-0.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
New Bern, NC |
-0.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
-0.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
-0.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Pittsfield, MA |
-0.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
-0.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
-0.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
-0.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
-0.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
Valdosta, GA |
-0.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
-0.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Wilmington, NC |
-0.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
-0.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
Albany, GA |
-0.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
-0.3 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
Asheville, NC |
-0.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
-0.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
-0.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA |
-0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Boulder, CO |
-0.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
-0.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
Columbus, IN |
-0.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Danbury, CT |
-0.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Duluth, MN-WI |
-0.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
Eau Claire, WI |
-0.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Enid, OK |
-0.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Fayetteville, NC |
-0.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
-0.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Iowa City, IA |
-0.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
Jonesboro, AR |
-0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
-0.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
-0.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Lebanon, PA |
-0.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
-0.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
Macon-Bibb County, GA |
-0.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
-0.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
-0.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
-0.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
-0.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
-0.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
-0.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
Prescott, AZ |
-0.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
Rocky Mount, NC |
-0.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
Rome, GA |
-0.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
-0.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
-0.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
Sebring, FL |
-0.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
Sheboygan, WI |
-0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
-0.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
-0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
-0.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
Trenton, NJ |
-0.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Urban Honolulu, HI |
-0.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
-0.3 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Yakima, WA |
-0.3 | 10.3 | 10.0 |
Appleton, WI |
-0.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA |
-0.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL |
-0.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
-0.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Bismarck, ND |
-0.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
-0.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Boise City, ID |
-0.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Burlington, NC |
-0.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
-0.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
California-Lexington Park, MD |
-0.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
-0.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
-0.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA |
-0.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
-0.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Evansville, IN-KY |
-0.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
-0.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Gettysburg, PA |
-0.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Grand Island, NE |
-0.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC |
-0.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Greenville, NC |
-0.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
-0.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Hot Springs, AR |
-0.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Huntsville, AL |
-0.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
Jacksonville, NC |
-0.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI |
-0.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Lancaster, PA |
-0.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
Lawton, OK |
-0.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
-0.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Lincoln, NE |
-0.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR |
-0.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Lynchburg, VA |
-0.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Madison, WI |
-0.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Montgomery, AL |
-0.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
-0.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Owensboro, KY |
-0.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
-0.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME |
-0.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Raleigh, NC |
-0.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Roanoke, VA |
-0.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
-0.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA |
-0.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Topeka, KS |
-0.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Tucson, AZ |
-0.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
-0.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA |
-0.2 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Warner Robins, GA |
-0.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
-0.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
York-Hanover, PA |
-0.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
-0.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Altoona, PA |
-0.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
-0.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
-0.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Charlottesville, VA |
-0.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
-0.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
-0.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
East Stroudsburg, PA |
-0.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
-0.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Elmira, NY |
-0.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
-0.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Gadsden, AL |
-0.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
Goldsboro, NC |
-0.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
-0.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Hinesville, GA |
-0.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
Jacksonville, FL |
-0.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
-0.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Lawrence, KS |
-0.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Manhattan, KS |
-0.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Ocala, FL |
-0.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Odessa, TX |
-0.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Pocatello, ID |
-0.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
-0.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Reading, PA |
-0.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Springfield, OH |
-0.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
State College, PA |
-0.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Tulsa, OK |
-0.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
-0.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA |
0.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Columbia, MO |
0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Dalton, GA |
0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
0.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Erie, PA |
0.0 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Glens Falls, NY |
0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Homosassa Springs, FL |
0.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Jefferson City, MO |
0.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
0.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Midland, TX |
0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
0.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
0.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Panama City, FL |
0.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
0.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Port St. Lucie, FL |
0.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Rapid City, SD |
0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Richmond, VA |
0.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Springfield, MO |
0.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Tallahassee, FL |
0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
The Villages, FL |
0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
0.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Albuquerque, NM |
0.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Canton-Massillon, OH |
0.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
Columbus, OH |
0.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
Fairbanks, AK |
0.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
0.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Gainesville, FL |
0.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
0.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Ithaca, NY |
0.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Las Cruces, NM |
0.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Manchester, NH |
0.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Mansfield, OH |
0.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
0.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Mobile, AL |
0.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Salisbury, MD-DE |
0.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Santa Fe, NM |
0.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
0.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
0.1 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Wichita, KS |
0.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Alexandria, LA |
0.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Binghamton, NY |
0.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Dayton, OH |
0.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
0.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Jackson, TN |
0.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
0.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Morristown, TN |
0.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
0.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
0.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Rochester, MN |
0.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
San Angelo, TX |
0.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
0.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Syracuse, NY |
0.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
0.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Anchorage, AK |
0.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
0.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Dover, DE |
0.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Joplin, MO |
0.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA |
0.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
Kingston, NY |
0.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Laredo, TX |
0.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
Rochester, NY |
0.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
Sherman-Denison, TX |
0.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
St. Cloud, MN |
0.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
Akron, OH |
0.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Clarksville, TN-KY |
0.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
Cleveland, TN |
0.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
College Station-Bryan, TX |
0.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Johnson City, TN |
0.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
0.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
Knoxville, TN |
0.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
0.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
Lubbock, TX |
0.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
Battle Creek, MI |
0.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
0.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
Jackson, MI |
0.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
Muskegon, MI |
0.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
Toledo, OH |
0.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
0.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
Abilene, TX |
0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Amarillo, TX |
0.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
El Paso, TX |
0.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Flint, MI |
0.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
0.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
Lima, OH |
0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
Midland, MI |
0.6 | 5.0 | 5.6 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
0.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
0.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
Texarkana, TX-AR |
0.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
Tyler, TX |
0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Waco, TX |
0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
0.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
Farmington, NM |
0.8 | 8.2 | 9.0 |
Saginaw, MI |
0.8 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
0.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 |
Bay City, MI |
0.9 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
Monroe, MI |
0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
1.0 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
1.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
1.2 | 5.6 | 6.8 |
Longview, TX |
1.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
Victoria, TX |
1.2 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
Rockford, IL |
1.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
1.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1.7 | 5.8 | 7.5 |
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary. |
For the 12 months ending February 2017, the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases occurred in Beckley, West Virginia (–2.5 percentage points), and El Centro, California (–2.4 points). Thirty-five other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point.
The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio (+1.7 percentage 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 — February 2017” (HTML) (PDF).
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rates decline in 274 metropolitan areas over the year ending February 2017 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/unemployment-rates-decline-in-274-metropolitan-areas-over-the-year-ending-february-2017.htm (visited October 31, 2024).