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Unemployment rates lower than a year earlier in 388 of 389 metro areas in February 2022
April 14, 2022
In February 2022, unemployment rates were lower than they were a year earlier in 388 of the nation's 389 metropolitan areas and higher in 1 area. The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in February occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (−5.6 percentage points). Rates fell over the year by at least 4.0 percentage points in an additional eight areas, including Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey (−5.4 percentage points) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (−5.0 percentage points). Yuma, Arizona, recorded the only jobless rate increase (+1.8 percentage points).
Unemployment rates and over-the-year change in unemployment rates, metropolitan areas, February 2022, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area
Over-the-year change in unemployment rate
Unemployment rate, February 2022
Unemployment rate, February 2021
Number of unemployed, February 2022
Fewer than 5,000 unemployed
Enid, OK
-2.0 percentage points
3.0%
5.0%
785
Carson City, NV
-3.2
3.2
6.4
799
Columbus, IN
-1.8
2.1
3.9
926
Great Falls, MT
-1.8
2.8
4.6
1,089
Manhattan, KS
-0.8
2.3
3.1
1,092
Grand Island, NE
-1.3
2.4
3.7
1,098
Lewiston, ID-WA
-1.0
3.4
4.4
1,108
Hinesville, GA
-1.0
3.3
4.3
1,157
Ames, IA
-1.1
2.0
3.1
1,228
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
-1.8
2.1
3.9
1,312
Corvallis, OR
-2.3
2.8
5.1
1,401
Rome, GA
-1.2
3.2
4.4
1,402
Logan, UT-ID
-0.8
1.8
2.6
1,411
Kokomo, IN
-4.1
4.2
8.3
1,422
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
-1.7
3.0
4.7
1,440
Pocatello, ID
-1.5
3.2
4.7
1,450
Gadsden, AL
-1.0
3.7
4.7
1,455
Grand Forks, ND-MN
-1.8
2.7
4.5
1,463
Ithaca, NY
-1.8
3.0
4.8
1,463
The Villages, FL
-1.9
4.2
6.1
1,486
Sebring, FL
-2.2
4.4
6.6
1,512
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
-1.6
2.5
4.1
1,512
Elmira, NY
-2.6
4.5
7.1
1,535
Muncie, IN
-2.1
3.0
5.1
1,561
Sheboygan, WI
-1.4
2.6
4.0
1,622
Fond du Lac, WI
-1.6
2.8
4.4
1,632
Lawrence, KS
-1.2
2.5
3.7
1,700
Harrisonburg, VA
-1.4
2.6
4.0
1,710
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
-1.0
3.7
4.7
1,723
Brunswick, GA
-1.2
3.3
4.5
1,724
Walla Walla, WA
-1.4
5.2
6.6
1,730
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
-3.3
3.7
7.0
1,731
Gettysburg, PA
-2.1
3.2
5.3
1,743
New Bern, NC
-2.1
3.5
5.6
1,756
Lawton, OK
-1.5
3.5
5.0
1,764
Portsmouth, NH-ME
-2.2
2.3
4.5
1,782
Alexandria, LA
-1.5
2.8
4.3
1,801
Winchester, VA-WV
-1.3
2.4
3.7
1,802
Decatur, AL
-0.6
2.5
3.1
1,831
Twin Falls, ID
-1.4
3.3
4.7
1,831
Midland, MI
-1.2
4.8
6.0
1,846
Cheyenne, WY
-1.5
3.7
5.2
1,854
Hot Springs, AR
-2.4
4.6
7.0
1,855
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
-2.1
4.5
6.6
1,880
Danville, IL
-1.7
6.0
7.7
1,885
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
-2.4
2.2
4.6
1,889
St. Joseph, MO-KS
-1.6
3.0
4.6
1,893
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
-1.9
3.8
5.7
1,896
Morristown, TN
-1.4
3.5
4.9
1,905
Bloomington, IN
-1.9
2.3
4.2
1,909
Grants Pass, OR
-2.4
5.2
7.6
1,946
Dothan, AL
-0.8
3.0
3.8
1,948
Casper, WY
-3.3
5.0
8.3
1,959
Sumter, SC
-0.9
4.6
5.5
1,974
Owensboro, KY
-1.3
3.6
4.9
1,978
Goldsboro, NC
-2.0
3.9
5.9
1,987
Jefferson City, MO
-1.5
2.7
4.2
1,987
St. George, UT
-1.5
2.4
3.9
2,003
Pine Bluff, AR
-1.7
6.0
7.7
2,004
Jonesboro, AR
-1.5
3.1
4.6
2,035
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
-2.1
5.3
7.4
2,040
Jackson, TN
-1.9
3.2
5.1
2,050
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
-1.7
1.7
3.4
2,051
Homosassa Springs, FL
-2.4
4.3
6.7
2,056
Wausau, WI
-1.3
2.7
4.0
2,058
Missoula, MT
-1.5
3.1
4.6
2,065
Auburn-Opelika, AL
-0.6
2.6
3.2
2,076
Cleveland, TN
-1.3
3.5
4.8
2,077
California-Lexington Park, MD
-0.7
3.7
4.4
2,103
Dalton, GA
-1.0
3.6
4.6
2,129
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
-0.7
3.2
3.9
2,137
Bismarck, ND
-1.9
3.0
4.9
2,142
Valdosta, GA
-1.4
3.3
4.7
2,142
Dubuque, IA
-1.6
3.9
5.5
2,156
Rapid City, SD
-1.2
2.8
4.0
2,164
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
-1.5
2.8
4.3
2,165
Fairbanks, AK
-0.6
4.7
5.3
2,171
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
-1.2
4.0
5.2
2,179
Beckley, WV
-2.8
4.8
7.6
2,202
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
-2.3
5.1
7.4
2,225
Cumberland, MD-WV
-1.7
5.3
7.0
2,245
San Angelo, TX
-1.7
4.1
5.8
2,260
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
-2.0
3.4
5.4
2,274
Idaho Falls, ID
-1.1
2.9
4.0
2,329
Columbia, MO
-1.3
2.3
3.6
2,338
Terre Haute, IN
-2.1
3.3
5.4
2,348
Pittsfield, MA
-3.4
5.8
9.2
2,350
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
-1.4
2.5
3.9
2,382
Victoria, TX
-2.3
5.4
7.7
2,404
Joplin, MO
-1.7
2.9
4.6
2,446
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
-1.5
2.6
4.1
2,451
Punta Gorda, FL
-1.8
3.2
5.0
2,452
Billings, MT
-1.7
2.7
4.4
2,458
Gainesville, GA
-0.8
2.4
3.2
2,574
Glens Falls, NY
-2.6
4.4
7.0
2,574
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
-1.9
2.3
4.2
2,586
Bangor, ME
-1.2
3.7
4.9
2,608
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
-1.5
2.1
3.6
2,611
Jacksonville, NC
-2.0
4.0
6.0
2,615
Hammond, LA
-1.9
4.7
6.6
2,634
State College, PA
-1.8
3.4
5.2
2,635
Panama City, FL
-2.0
2.9
4.9
2,643
Iowa City, IA
-1.5
2.7
4.2
2,646
Sherman-Denison, TX
-1.5
4.0
5.5
2,673
Napa, CA
-4.1
3.9
8.0
2,689
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
-0.8
4.2
5.0
2,690
Mansfield, OH
-1.6
5.2
6.8
2,691
Morgantown, WV
-1.3
3.8
5.1
2,720
Albany, OR
-2.5
4.4
6.9
2,729
Springfield, OH
-1.9
4.4
6.3
2,737
Monroe, LA
-2.0
3.5
5.5
2,746
Carbondale-Marion, IL
-1.9
4.7
6.6
2,752
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
-1.0
2.7
3.7
2,760
Manchester, NH
-2.2
2.3
4.5
2,771
Warner Robins, GA
-1.2
3.1
4.3
2,778
Johnson City, TN
-1.6
3.0
4.6
2,785
Hattiesburg, MS
-2.0
4.0
6.0
2,798
Albany, GA
-2.0
4.2
6.2
2,820
Wichita Falls, TX
-1.9
4.4
6.3
2,833
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
-1.3
3.1
4.4
2,848
Altoona, PA
-2.2
4.9
7.1
2,854
Lima, OH
-1.5
6.0
7.5
2,879
Lebanon, PA
-2.4
4.0
6.4
2,905
Farmington, NM
-3.3
5.8
9.1
2,908
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
-2.1
5.8
7.9
2,922
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
-2.2
3.9
6.1
2,945
Burlington, NC
-2.2
3.6
5.8
2,947
Rochester, MN
-1.8
2.3
4.1
2,955
Bowling Green, KY
-1.9
3.5
5.4
2,972
Bay City, MI
-1.3
6.2
7.5
2,988
Athens-Clarke County, GA
-1.0
2.9
3.9
3,003
Williamsport, PA
-2.4
5.6
8.0
3,057
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
-1.5
3.5
5.0
3,072
Charlottesville, VA
-1.6
2.6
4.2
3,084
Abilene, TX
-1.6
3.8
5.4
3,088
Longview, WA
-1.8
6.3
8.1
3,148
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
-1.6
3.7
5.3
3,164
Santa Fe, NM
-2.6
4.3
6.9
3,172
Texarkana, TX-AR
-1.7
4.9
6.6
3,179
Prescott, AZ
-2.3
3.0
5.3
3,184
Eau Claire, WI
-1.7
3.4
5.1
3,197
Johnstown, PA
-2.2
5.9
8.1
3,234
Decatur, IL
-2.0
7.1
9.1
3,290
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
-1.7
2.5
4.2
3,345
Battle Creek, MI
-1.8
5.6
7.4
3,354
St. Cloud, MN
-2.1
3.0
5.1
3,355
Kingston, NY
-2.6
3.9
6.5
3,380
Kankakee, IL
-1.6
6.5
8.1
3,389
Greenville, NC
-1.9
3.9
5.8
3,438
Janesville-Beloit, WI
-1.8
4.0
5.8
3,490
Coeur d'Alene, ID
-2.1
4.1
6.2
3,495
Grand Junction, CO
-2.7
4.4
7.1
3,500
Fargo, ND-MN
-1.8
2.4
4.2
3,523
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
-0.5
3.9
4.4
3,524
Flagstaff, AZ
-3.3
4.7
8.0
3,529
Topeka, KS
-0.8
2.9
3.7
3,529
Wheeling, WV-OH
-2.0
5.7
7.7
3,554
Appleton, WI
-1.4
2.7
4.1
3,594
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
-1.8
5.2
7.0
3,660
Bloomington, IL
-1.7
3.9
5.6
3,670
Tuscaloosa, AL
-1.1
3.2
4.3
3,702
Lynchburg, VA
-1.8
3.1
4.9
3,719
Lake Charles, LA
-2.7
3.7
6.4
3,785
Macon-Bibb County, GA
-1.8
3.6
5.4
3,792
Rocky Mount, NC
-1.8
6.2
8.0
3,811
Jackson, MI
-1.6
5.3
6.9
3,824
Redding, CA
-3.3
5.3
8.6
3,874
Lincoln, NE
-1.3
2.1
3.4
3,887
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
-2.4
4.4
6.8
3,903
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
-2.1
6.2
8.3
3,926
Gainesville, FL
-1.8
2.7
4.5
4,038
Florence, SC
-0.8
4.2
5.0
4,060
Wenatchee, WA
-1.6
6.2
7.8
4,062
Ocean City, NJ
-4.3
10.0
14.3
4,103
Leominster-Gardner, MA
-3.2
5.2
8.4
4,117
Evansville, IN-KY
-1.7
2.6
4.3
4,127
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
-3.1
6.2
9.3
4,150
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
-4.2
4.8
9.0
4,165
Charleston, WV
-2.4
4.6
7.0
4,185
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
-1.8
3.1
4.9
4,210
Sioux Falls, SD
-0.8
2.7
3.5
4,210
Fort Smith, AR-OK
-1.7
3.6
5.3
4,232
Racine, WI
-1.8
4.3
6.1
4,241
Dover, DE
-1.6
5.2
6.8
4,247
Bend-Redmond, OR
-3.4
4.1
7.5
4,286
Roanoke, VA
-1.7
2.8
4.5
4,322
Midland, TX
-3.0
4.3
7.3
4,499
Clarksville, TN-KY
-1.8
3.7
5.5
4,527
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
-3.4
3.3
6.7
4,531
Amarillo, TX
-1.2
3.4
4.6
4,586
Madera, CA
-3.5
7.1
10.6
4,606
Monroe, MI
-0.4
6.3
6.7
4,630
Medford, OR
-2.6
4.3
6.9
4,641
Danbury, CT
-2.6
4.5
7.1
4,683
Binghamton, NY
-2.5
4.5
7.0
4,707
Chico, CA
-3.4
5.1
8.5
4,724
Tyler, TX
-2.0
4.3
6.3
4,763
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
-2.6
3.1
5.7
4,785
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
-1.6
2.6
4.2
4,802
Columbus, GA-AL
-1.3
3.9
5.2
4,819
Muskegon, MI
-2.2
6.4
8.6
4,836
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
-3.2
8.5
11.7
4,842
Pueblo, CO
-2.7
6.1
8.8
4,864
Duluth, MN-WI
-2.0
3.4
5.4
4,868
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
-1.5
3.7
5.2
4,869
Champaign-Urbana, IL
-1.9
3.8
5.7
4,988
5,000–9,999 unemployed
College Station-Bryan, TX
-1.5
3.5
5.0
5,012
Las Cruces, NM
-1.9
5.1
7.0
5,019
Wilmington, NC
-2.0
3.2
5.2
5,030
Odessa, TX
-4.5
6.2
10.7
5,071
Springfield, IL
-1.9
4.8
6.7
5,084
Ocala, FL
-2.2
3.6
5.8
5,124
Longview, TX
-2.3
5.3
7.6
5,149
Fort Wayne, IN
-2.1
2.4
4.5
5,264
Green Bay, WI
-1.5
3.0
4.5
5,271
East Stroudsburg, PA
-2.3
6.5
8.8
5,367
Waco, TX
-1.7
4.1
5.8
5,376
Saginaw, MI
-1.2
6.8
8.0
5,494
Cedar Rapids, IA
-1.8
4.0
5.8
5,679
Yuba City, CA
-3.7
7.4
11.1
5,720
Utica-Rome, NY
-2.8
4.5
7.3
5,731
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
-2.2
3.4
5.6
5,805
New Bedford, MA
-2.7
6.9
9.6
5,821
Huntsville, AL
-0.7
2.4
3.1
5,924
Tallahassee, FL
-2.0
3.1
5.1
6,065
Provo-Orem, UT
-1.2
1.8
3.0
6,183
Montgomery, AL
-1.4
3.5
4.9
6,207
Lubbock, TX
-1.6
3.7
5.3
6,284
Laredo, TX
-2.4
5.3
7.7
6,306
Boulder, CO
-2.1
3.2
5.3
6,362
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
-1.7
4.8
6.5
6,383
Springfield, MO
-1.5
2.7
4.2
6,470
Savannah, GA
-1.6
3.2
4.8
6,530
Bellingham, WA
-2.4
5.5
7.9
6,565
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
-1.9
4.6
6.5
6,756
Portland-South Portland, ME
-1.6
3.3
4.9
6,790
Spartanburg, SC
-0.8
4.0
4.8
6,804
Waterbury, CT
-3.0
6.3
9.3
6,890
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
-2.0
3.0
5.0
6,938
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
-1.9
3.8
5.7
7,013
Reno, NV
-3.0
2.8
5.8
7,078
Asheville, NC
-2.1
3.1
5.2
7,087
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
-1.4
2.1
3.5
7,180
Greeley, CO
-2.5
4.3
6.8
7,198
Trenton, NJ
-2.8
3.5
6.3
7,218
Ann Arbor, MI
-1.1
3.7
4.8
7,287
Lafayette, LA
-2.2
3.4
5.6
7,291
Fort Collins, CO
-2.3
3.5
5.8
7,297
Port St. Lucie, FL
-2.0
3.2
5.2
7,324
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
-1.6
4.5
6.1
7,398
Barnstable Town, MA
-3.4
6.3
9.7
7,490
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
-3.2
5.6
8.8
7,512
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
-1.6
5.0
6.6
7,611
Erie, PA
-2.9
6.1
9.0
7,622
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-2.3
4.6
6.9
7,648
Eugene, OR
-2.7
4.2
6.9
7,696
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
-1.3
2.6
3.9
7,747
Mobile, AL
-1.5
4.1
5.6
7,917
Fayetteville, NC
-2.4
5.5
7.9
8,036
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
-3.4
6.0
9.4
8,062
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
-5.4
6.6
12.0
8,193
Salem, OR
-2.6
3.9
6.5
8,223
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-1.3
3.1
4.4
8,383
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
-2.2
2.9
5.1
8,476
Santa Rosa, CA
-3.5
3.5
7.0
8,603
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
-2.2
4.6
6.8
8,641
Killeen-Temple, TX
-1.8
4.9
6.7
9,128
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
-1.8
2.9
4.7
9,196
York-Hanover, PA
-2.5
3.9
6.4
9,206
Chattanooga, TN-GA
-1.0
3.3
4.3
9,216
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
-3.7
4.3
8.0
9,344
Canton-Massillon, OH
-1.9
4.8
6.7
9,356
Peoria, IL
-1.9
5.6
7.5
9,492
Kennewick-Richland, WA
-1.5
6.4
7.9
9,616
Madison, WI
-1.3
2.5
3.8
9,841
El Centro, CA
-3.4
14.0
17.4
9,886
10,000–24,999 unemployed
Anchorage, AK
-2.4
5.0
7.4
10,128
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
-0.7
3.8
4.5
10,217
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
-2.1
3.4
5.5
10,307
Lancaster, PA
-2.1
3.7
5.8
10,336
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
-1.1
4.4
5.5
10,380
Salisbury, MD-DE
-1.5
5.5
7.0
10,466
Reading, PA
-2.6
5.1
7.7
10,601
Jackson, MS
-1.9
4.1
6.0
10,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
-3.8
5.3
9.1
10,720
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
-2.0
2.9
4.9
10,763
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
-1.8
2.8
4.6
10,765
Merced, CA
-3.8
9.3
13.1
10,803
Yakima, WA
-1.5
8.3
9.8
10,807
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
-1.5
5.4
6.9
10,956
Wichita, KS
-1.8
3.5
5.3
11,121
Winston-Salem, NC
-2.0
3.5
5.5
11,403
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
-2.4
3.9
6.3
11,842
Yuma, AZ
1.8
12.0
10.2
11,898
Flint, MI
-1.5
6.8
8.3
11,981
Boise City, ID
-1.6
3.0
4.6
12,257
Knoxville, TN
-1.5
2.8
4.3
12,283
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
-2.6
3.7
6.3
12,315
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
-1.7
3.4
5.1
12,484
Rockford, IL
-2.5
7.9
10.4
12,618
Syracuse, NY
-2.6
4.2
6.8
12,812
Corpus Christi, TX
-2.2
6.3
8.5
12,948
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
-2.4
7.3
9.7
13,035
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
-1.1
2.7
3.8
13,337
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
-1.7
3.8
5.5
13,370
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
-3.1
8.0
11.1
13,466
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-2.4
6.0
8.4
13,623
Toledo, OH
-2.2
4.7
6.9
14,157
Baton Rouge, LA
-1.8
3.4
5.2
14,184
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
-0.8
3.6
4.4
14,596
Greensboro-High Point, NC
-2.4
4.1
6.5
14,911
Salt Lake City, UT
-1.5
2.2
3.7
15,273
Columbia, SC
-0.6
3.8
4.4
15,315
New Haven, CT
-2.6
4.6
7.2
15,357
Colorado Springs, CO
-2.4
4.2
6.6
15,461
Modesto, CA
-3.5
6.5
10.0
15,537
Tulsa, OK
-2.2
3.2
5.4
15,660
Worcester, MA-CT
-2.8
4.4
7.2
15,794
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
-0.9
2.8
3.7
16,002
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
-0.6
3.6
4.2
16,078
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
-2.3
3.6
5.9
16,115
Urban Honolulu, HI
-2.3
3.6
5.9
16,331
Akron, OH
-1.9
4.7
6.6
16,523
Dayton, OH
-2.2
4.2
6.4
16,545
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
-3.1
6.1
9.2
16,702
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
-1.8
5.7
7.5
16,946
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
-3.4
4.1
7.5
16,951
Tucson, AZ
-2.7
3.6
6.3
17,489
Salinas, CA
-3.8
8.8
12.6
18,172
Springfield, MA-CT
-3.0
5.0
8.0
18,792
Visalia-Porterville, CA
-3.5
9.2
12.7
18,965
El Paso, TX
-2.2
5.3
7.5
19,403
Albuquerque, NM
-2.3
4.4
6.7
19,600
Oklahoma City, OK
-2.0
2.9
4.9
20,344
Richmond, VA
-1.9
3.2
5.1
21,111
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
-1.6
3.8
5.4
21,285
Rochester, NY
-2.6
4.1
6.7
21,294
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
-2.7
4.8
7.5
21,589
Stockton-Lodi, CA
-3.8
6.6
10.4
22,102
Raleigh, NC
-1.9
3.0
4.9
22,661
Jacksonville, FL
-2.0
2.8
4.8
23,156
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
-2.9
5.1
8.0
23,422
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
-1.2
3.5
4.7
23,465
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
-2.9
4.7
7.6
24,865
25,000–49,999 unemployed
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-2.0
4.5
6.5
26,386
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
-2.1
2.4
4.5
26,610
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
-2.0
3.4
5.4
28,349
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
-1.7
3.7
5.4
29,853
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
-1.7
2.7
4.4
30,158
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
-2.7
5.0
7.7
30,758
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
-2.6
4.7
7.3
30,767
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
-2.5
8.4
10.9
31,372
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
-3.0
3.0
6.0
31,888
Bakersfield, CA
-3.6
8.3
11.9
32,313
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
-2.6
4.7
7.3
32,920
Fresno, CA
-3.6
7.6
11.2
34,616
Columbus, OH
-2.2
3.7
5.9
41,574
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
-1.6
3.8
5.4
42,531
Kansas City, MO-KS
-1.3
3.7
5.0
42,555
Austin-Round Rock, TX
-1.8
3.3
5.1
44,912
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
-2.8
3.4
6.2
46,118
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
-2.2
2.9
5.1
47,413
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
-1.9
2.4
4.3
48,283
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
-3.5
4.3
7.8
48,798
50,000–99,999 unemployed
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
-1.8
3.7
5.5
50,926
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
-2.1
4.2
6.3
52,479
St. Louis, MO-IL
-1.9
3.7
5.6
54,172
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-2.6
3.9
6.5
54,431
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
-5.6
5.3
10.9
58,993
Pittsburgh, PA
-2.6
5.1
7.7
59,419
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-1.6
4.2
5.8
63,026
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
-3.9
4.0
7.9
64,076
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
-1.0
6.4
7.4
64,520
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
-2.4
4.0
6.4
68,670
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
-2.7
3.1
5.8
79,753
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
-2.1
3.7
5.8
82,494
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
-3.4
3.4
6.8
86,678
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
-3.1
3.0
6.1
93,493
100,000 or more unemployed
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
-2.9
3.7
6.6
103,319
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
-1.5
3.2
4.7
103,736
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
-3.7
5.0
8.7
108,510
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
-1.6
5.4
7.0
116,325
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
-1.7
3.6
5.3
121,637
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
-2.7
4.7
7.4
148,393
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
-2.1
4.1
6.2
172,196
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
-2.3
5.3
7.6
184,582
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
-2.5
4.9
7.4
241,392
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
-5.0
4.9
9.9
330,133
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
-4.3
5.1
9.4
506,897
Note: Data for the most recent month are preliminary.
Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.7 percent, followed by Logan, Utah-Idaho, and Provo-Orem, Utah, 1.8 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 14.0 percent in February 2022, though this was 3.4 percentage points lower than it was a year earlier.
Of the 51 metro areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Salt Lake City, Utah, had the lowest jobless rate in February, 2.2 percent, followed by Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana, and Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota-Wisconsin, 2.4 percent each. Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio, had the highest unemployment rate, 6.4 percent. All 51 large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases from February 2021 to February 2022, the largest of which was in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise. The smallest rate decrease over the year occurred in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama (−0.9 percentage point).
United States Department of Labor
