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Unemployment rates lower in 386 metropolitan areas in March 2022 than a year earlier
May 20, 2022
Unemployment rates were lower in March 2022 than a year earlier in 386 of the 389 metropolitan areas and higher in 3 areas. A total of 108 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent.
Metropolitan area unemployment rates and 1-year percentage point(s) change, March 2022
Metropolitan area
March 2022 unemployment rate
1-year percentage point(s) change
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
3.0%
-1.3 percentage points
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.2
-0.7
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
2.3
-1.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.2
-1.0
Decatur, AL
2.0
-0.8
Dothan, AL
2.4
-1.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
2.5
-1.1
Gadsden, AL
3.0
-1.3
Huntsville, AL
2.0
-0.8
Mobile, AL
3.3
-1.8
Montgomery, AL
2.9
-1.5
Tuscaloosa, AL
2.6
-1.3
Anchorage, AK
4.5
-2.9
Fairbanks, AK
4.3
-1.8
Flagstaff, AZ
3.7
-3.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
3.5
-2.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.4
-3.0
Prescott, AZ
2.3
-2.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
3.0
-2.4
Tucson, AZ
2.8
-3.1
Yuma, AZ
10.2
0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
2.3
-1.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK
3.2
-1.4
Hot Springs, AR
4.0
-2.0
Jonesboro, AR
2.7
-1.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
3.3
-1.6
Pine Bluff, AR
5.3
-1.6
Bakersfield, CA
7.7
-4.6
Chico, CA
4.4
-3.9
El Centro, CA
12.3
-4.9
Fresno, CA
6.9
-4.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.5
-4.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
4.5
-5.1
Madera, CA
6.4
-4.4
Merced, CA
8.3
-4.7
Modesto, CA
5.7
-4.2
Napa, CA
3.2
-4.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
3.5
-3.6
Redding, CA
4.6
-3.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
4.3
-4.2
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
3.7
-3.9
Salinas, CA
7.6
-4.5
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
3.4
-4.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.9
-3.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
2.5
-3.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.8
-3.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
5.2
-3.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
3.5
-3.8
Santa Rosa, CA
3.0
-3.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA
5.7
-4.5
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
4.6
-4.1
Visalia-Porterville, CA
8.4
-4.4
Yuba City, CA
6.5
-4.5
Boulder, CO
2.7
-2.4
Colorado Springs, CO
3.7
-2.8
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.6
-2.7
Fort Collins, CO
3.0
-2.6
Grand Junction, CO
3.9
-2.9
Greeley, CO
3.8
-3.0
Pueblo, CO
5.7
-3.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
4.3
-3.2
Danbury, CT
3.8
-2.7
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
4.2
-3.1
New Haven, CT
3.9
-3.0
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
4.7
-3.5
Waterbury, CT
5.4
-3.7
Dover, DE
5.3
-1.3
Salisbury, MD-DE
5.3
-1.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.6
-1.7
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.5
-2.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.1
-1.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
2.9
-2.3
Gainesville, FL
2.4
-1.6
Homosassa Springs, FL
3.7
-2.7
Jacksonville, FL
2.5
-2.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
3.1
-2.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.8
-3.1
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.2
-1.9
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.4
-2.1
Ocala, FL
3.1
-2.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
2.9
-2.9
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
2.5
-2.0
Panama City, FL
2.4
-2.0
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
2.6
-2.0
Port St. Lucie, FL
2.8
-2.2
Punta Gorda, FL
2.8
-2.1
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
3.0
-2.2
Sebring, FL
3.9
-2.4
Tallahassee, FL
2.6
-2.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
2.5
-2.3
The Villages, FL
3.6
-2.6
Albany, GA
4.2
-1.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.9
-0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.2
-1.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
3.6
-0.7
Brunswick, GA
3.3
-0.8
Columbus, GA-AL
3.8
-1.1
Dalton, GA
3.6
-0.7
Gainesville, GA
2.5
-0.4
Hinesville, GA
3.4
-0.7
Macon-Bibb, GA
3.7
-1.3
Rome, GA
3.2
-0.8
Savannah, GA
3.2
-1.2
Valdosta, GA
3.3
-1.0
Warner Robins, GA
3.2
-1.0
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
4.3
-3.7
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.2
-2.1
Boise City, ID
2.8
-1.4
Coeur d'Alene, ID
3.8
-1.9
Idaho Falls, ID
2.8
-0.9
Lewiston, ID-WA
3.2
-1.1
Pocatello, ID
3.0
-1.4
Twin Falls, ID
3.1
-1.2
Bloomington, IL
3.7
-1.5
Carbondale-Marion, IL
4.5
-1.8
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.8
-1.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
4.5
-2.3
Danville, IL
5.6
-1.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
4.3
-2.0
Decatur, IL
6.8
-2.1
Kankakee, IL
6.0
-1.7
Peoria, IL
5.3
-1.7
Rockford, IL
8.5
0.2
Springfield, IL
4.5
-1.9
Bloomington, IN
2.4
-1.6
Columbus, IN
2.2
-1.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
1.8
-1.5
Evansville, IN-KY
2.7
-1.6
Fort Wayne, IN
2.5
-2.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.5
-2.0
Kokomo, IN
4.5
-1.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
2.5
-1.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
3.9
-2.8
Muncie, IN
3.1
-1.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
3.1
-2.5
Terre Haute, IN
3.3
-1.9
Ames, IA
2.1
-1.0
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.6
-2.0
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.1
-1.6
Dubuque, IA
3.5
-1.7
Iowa City, IA
2.6
-1.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
2.9
-1.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
3.3
-1.5
Lawrence, KS
2.7
-0.7
Manhattan, KS
2.6
-0.2
Topeka, KS
3.1
-0.1
Wichita, KS
3.6
-1.2
Bowling Green, KY
3.7
-0.9
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
4.3
-0.8
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.1
-1.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
4.2
-0.5
Owensboro, KY
3.6
-1.3
Alexandria, LA
2.8
-1.3
Baton Rouge, LA
3.4
-1.5
Hammond, LA
4.7
-1.6
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
3.7
-1.4
Lafayette, LA
3.4
-2.0
Lake Charles, LA
3.7
-2.4
Monroe, LA
3.6
-1.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.4
-1.8
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
3.8
-1.7
Bangor, ME
3.7
-1.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
3.9
-1.3
Portland-South Portland, ME
3.4
-1.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
4.2
-1.5
California-Lexington Park, MD
3.7
-0.5
Cumberland, MD-WV
5.0
-1.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
3.6
-1.4
Barnstable Town, MA
5.4
-3.3
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
3.3
-2.8
Leominster-Gardner, MA
4.6
-3.1
New Bedford, MA
5.9
-3.0
Pittsfield, MA
5.1
-3.6
Springfield, MA-CT
4.4
-3.0
Worcester, MA-CT
3.9
-2.8
Ann Arbor, MI
3.1
-1.7
Battle Creek, MI
4.7
-2.5
Bay City, MI
5.1
-2.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
4.6
-2.3
Flint, MI
5.8
-2.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
3.3
-2.0
Jackson, MI
4.3
-2.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
3.9
-2.1
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
3.8
-1.8
Midland, MI
4.2
-1.7
Monroe, MI
4.5
-1.7
Muskegon, MI
5.3
-3.1
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.4
-2.3
Saginaw, MI
5.7
-2.0
Duluth, MN-WI
3.5
-1.5
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.2
-1.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2.5
-1.7
Rochester, MN
2.4
-1.5
St. Cloud, MN
3.0
-1.9
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
3.6
-2.9
Hattiesburg, MS
3.1
-2.6
Jackson, MS
3.2
-2.6
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
3.2
-1.3
Columbia, MO
2.5
-0.9
Jefferson City, MO
2.8
-0.9
Joplin, MO
3.2
-1.2
Kansas City, MO-KS
3.4
-1.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS
3.2
-1.1
St. Louis, MO-IL
3.7
-1.6
Springfield, MO
2.8
-1.3
Billings, MT
2.5
-1.5
Great Falls, MT
2.8
-1.4
Missoula, MT
2.8
-1.5
Grand Island, NE
2.4
-0.8
Lincoln, NE
2.1
-1.0
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.6
-0.9
Carson City, NV
3.0
-3.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
5.0
-5.3
Reno, NV
2.6
-2.9
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
2.2
-2.1
Manchester, NH
2.3
-2.0
Portsmouth, NH-ME
2.4
-1.9
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
5.9
-5.2
Ocean City, NJ
9.0
-4.3
Trenton, NJ
3.2
-2.7
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
5.6
-3.1
Albuquerque, NM
4.1
-2.2
Farmington, NM
5.4
-3.0
Las Cruces, NM
4.8
-2.0
Santa Fe, NM
4.0
-2.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.3
-2.1
Binghamton, NY
4.2
-2.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
4.3
-2.6
Elmira, NY
4.2
-2.3
Glens Falls, NY
4.1
-2.4
Ithaca, NY
2.7
-1.5
Kingston, NY
3.5
-2.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.7
-3.8
Rochester, NY
3.8
-2.3
Syracuse, NY
3.9
-2.3
Utica-Rome, NY
4.2
-2.4
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.8
-1.9
Asheville, NC
2.9
-1.8
Burlington, NC
3.5
-1.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.5
-1.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.8
-1.5
Fayetteville, NC
5.4
-1.9
Goldsboro, NC
3.8
-1.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC
4.0
-1.9
Greenville, NC
3.8
-1.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
3.3
-1.8
Jacksonville, NC
3.8
-1.8
New Bern, NC
3.4
-1.7
Raleigh, NC
2.9
-1.5
Rocky Mount, NC
6.1
-1.2
Wilmington, NC
3.1
-1.6
Winston-Salem, NC
3.4
-1.7
Bismarck, ND
3.1
-1.4
Fargo, ND-MN
2.7
-1.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN
2.9
-1.4
Akron, OH
4.1
-2.5
Canton-Massillon, OH
4.1
-2.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
3.4
-1.5
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
6.7
0.2
Columbus, OH
3.3
-2.7
Dayton, OH
3.8
-2.3
Lima, OH
4.2
-2.3
Mansfield, OH
4.5
-1.5
Springfield, OH
4.3
-1.7
Toledo, OH
4.1
-2.4
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
5.2
-2.0
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
5.2
-2.6
Enid, OK
2.8
-1.1
Lawton, OK
3.4
-0.9
Oklahoma City, OK
2.7
-1.6
Tulsa, OK
3.0
-1.5
Albany, OR
4.4
-2.4
Bend-Redmond, OR
4.0
-2.9
Corvallis, OR
3.0
-1.9
Eugene, OR
4.2
-2.5
Grants Pass, OR
5.2
-2.3
Medford, OR
4.3
-2.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.9
-2.4
Salem, OR
3.9
-2.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
4.5
-2.5
Altoona, PA
4.4
-2.0
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
4.2
-1.9
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
3.5
-2.2
East Stroudsburg, PA
6.1
-2.3
Erie, PA
5.6
-3.0
Gettysburg, PA
3.0
-1.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
3.6
-2.3
Johnstown, PA
5.4
-2.2
Lancaster, PA
3.4
-1.9
Lebanon, PA
3.7
-2.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
4.4
-2.6
Pittsburgh, PA
4.7
-2.4
Reading, PA
4.7
-2.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
5.7
-3.0
State College, PA
3.3
-1.3
Williamsport, PA
5.1
-2.4
York-Hanover, PA
3.6
-2.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
3.4
-3.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.9
-1.1
Columbia, SC
3.1
-0.9
Florence, SC
3.4
-1.1
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
2.9
-1.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.0
-0.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
4.4
-1.6
Spartanburg, SC
3.2
-1.3
Sumter, SC
3.8
-1.2
Rapid City, SD
2.5
-1.2
Sioux Falls, SD
2.3
-1.0
Chattanooga, TN-GA
2.9
-1.3
Clarksville, TN-KY
3.6
-1.8
Cleveland, TN
3.0
-1.8
Jackson, TN
2.9
-1.9
Johnson City, TN
2.8
-1.6
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
3.0
-1.9
Knoxville, TN
2.6
-1.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
4.2
-2.7
Morristown, TN
3.1
-1.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.4
-1.8
Abilene, TX
3.1
-2.1
Amarillo, TX
2.7
-1.7
Austin-Round Rock, TX
2.7
-2.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.6
-3.5
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
6.1
-2.8
College Station-Bryan, TX
2.9
-1.8
Corpus Christi, TX
5.3
-2.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3.4
-2.5
El Paso, TX
4.3
-2.8
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.4
-2.8
Killeen-Temple, TX
4.1
-2.3
Laredo, TX
4.3
-2.9
Longview, TX
4.4
-2.7
Lubbock, TX
3.0
-2.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
7.0
-3.1
Midland, TX
3.5
-3.2
Odessa, TX
5.1
-4.7
San Angelo, TX
3.3
-2.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.5
-2.5
Sherman-Denison, TX
3.3
-1.9
Texarkana, TX-AR
4.1
-2.1
Tyler, TX
3.5
-2.4
Victoria, TX
4.4
-2.7
Waco, TX
3.4
-2.2
Wichita Falls, TX
3.6
-2.3
Logan, UT-ID
1.7
-0.6
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.0
-1.0
Provo-Orem, UT
1.8
-0.9
St. George, UT
2.2
-1.2
Salt Lake City, UT
2.1
-1.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
1.8
-1.9
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
2.6
-1.2
Charlottesville, VA
2.4
-1.6
Harrisonburg, VA
2.5
-1.4
Lynchburg, VA
2.9
-1.8
Richmond, VA
2.9
-1.9
Roanoke, VA
2.7
-1.6
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.4
-1.7
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.1
-2.1
Winchester, VA-WV
2.3
-1.4
Bellingham, WA
5.3
-1.8
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
4.7
-1.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA
6.0
-1.0
Longview, WA
6.0
-1.2
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
6.0
-1.4
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
5.0
-1.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.2
-2.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
5.4
-1.3
Walla Walla, WA
4.7
-0.8
Wenatchee, WA
5.6
-1.0
Yakima, WA
7.3
-1.0
Beckley, WV
4.3
-2.9
Charleston, WV
4.1
-2.4
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
4.2
-1.8
Morgantown, WV
3.4
-1.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
4.5
-2.3
Wheeling, WV-OH
5.0
-2.0
Appleton, WI
2.7
-1.2
Eau Claire, WI
3.3
-1.4
Fond du Lac, WI
2.8
-1.4
Green Bay, WI
3.0
-1.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI
4.1
-1.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.7
-1.2
Madison, WI
2.4
-1.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3.6
-1.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
2.7
-1.2
Racine, WI
4.2
-1.6
Sheboygan, WI
2.6
-1.2
Wausau, WI
2.7
-1.1
Casper, WY
4.7
-2.8
Cheyenne, WY
3.3
-1.4
In March 2022, Logan, Utah-Idaho, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.7 percent. The next lowest rates were in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, and Provo-Orem, Utah, 1.8 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 12.3 percent, while Yuma, Arizona, had a rate of 10.2 percent. A total of 229 areas had March jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.8 percent, 147 areas had rates above it, and 13 areas had rates equal to that of the nation.
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decreases in March occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (−5.3 percentage points), Atlantic City Hammonton, New Jersey (−5.2 points), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (−5.1 points). Rates fell over the year by at least 4.0 percentage points in an additional 17 areas. No area had an unemployment rate increase greater than 0.2 percentage point.
United States Department of Labor
