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Asheville, NC, leads metropolitan area unemployment rate increases for year ending November 2024
January 08, 2025
Unemployment rates were higher in November 2024 than a year earlier in 308 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 60 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas. A total of 65 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in November was 4.0 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 3.5 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan area unemployment rates, November 2024
National unemployment rate: 4.0%
Metropolitan area unemployment rates, November 2024
Metropolitan area
Unemployment rate
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
3.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL
3.1
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
3.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
3.1
Decatur, AL
2.8
Dothan, AL
3.4
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
3.5
Gadsden, AL
3.9
Huntsville, AL
2.8
Mobile, AL
3.9
Montgomery, AL
3.4
Tuscaloosa, AL
3.3
Anchorage, AK
4.2
Fairbanks, AK
4.4
Flagstaff, AZ
4.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
4.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
3.5
Prescott, AZ
3.3
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
4.4
Tucson, AZ
3.8
Yuma, AZ
13.6
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
2.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK
3.2
Hot Springs, AR
3.4
Jonesboro, AR
2.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.9
Pine Bluff, AR
4.4
Bakersfield, CA
7.9
Chico, CA
5.6
El Centro, CA
19.0
Fresno, CA
7.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
7.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5.4
Madera, CA
7.3
Merced, CA
8.5
Modesto, CA
6.7
Napa, CA
4.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
4.9
Redding, CA
5.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
5.3
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
4.8
Salinas, CA
5.9
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
4.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
3.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
5.8
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.3
Santa Rosa, CA
4.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA
6.3
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
5.3
Visalia-Porterville, CA
10.0
Yuba City, CA
7.1
Boulder, CO
4.1
Colorado Springs, CO
4.6
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
4.5
Fort Collins, CO
4.0
Grand Junction, CO
4.6
Greeley, CO
4.7
Pueblo, CO
5.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
2.9
Danbury, CT NECTA
2.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
2.7
New Haven, CT NECTA
2.6
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
2.8
Waterbury, CT NECTA
3.4
Dover, DE
3.5
Salisbury, MD-DE
3.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
3.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
3.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
4.1
Gainesville, FL
3.9
Homosassa Springs, FL
5.5
Jacksonville, FL
3.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
4.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
3.0
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.5
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
3.9
Ocala, FL
4.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
3.5
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
3.7
Panama City, FL
3.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
3.7
Port St. Lucie, FL
3.9
Punta Gorda, FL
4.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
4.2
Sebring, FL
5.1
Tallahassee, FL
3.9
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3.8
The Villages, FL
5.1
Albany, GA
4.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA
3.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
4.7
Brunswick, GA
3.3
Columbus, GA-AL
4.3
Dalton, GA
4.4
Gainesville, GA
2.6
Hinesville, GA
3.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA
4.1
Rome, GA
3.2
Savannah, GA
3.0
Valdosta, GA
3.7
Warner Robins, GA
3.2
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.8
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.9
Boise City, ID
3.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID
4.3
Idaho Falls, ID
3.0
Lewiston, ID-WA
3.4
Pocatello, ID
3.6
Twin Falls, ID
3.7
Bloomington, IL
4.0
Carbondale-Marion, IL
4.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL
3.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
4.9
Danville, IL
5.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.0
Decatur, IL
5.6
Kankakee, IL
5.2
Peoria, IL
4.8
Rockford, IL
5.2
Springfield, IL
4.1
Bloomington, IN
4.2
Columbus, IN
3.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
4.3
Evansville, IN-KY
4.0
Fort Wayne, IN
4.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
3.8
Kokomo, IN
9.3
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
3.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
4.9
Muncie, IN
4.7
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.7
Terre Haute, IN
4.9
Ames, IA
2.2
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.2
Dubuque, IA
3.3
Iowa City, IA
2.5
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
2.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
3.7
Lawrence, KS
3.2
Manhattan, KS
3.0
Topeka, KS
3.3
Wichita, KS
3.9
Bowling Green, KY
4.6
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
5.0
Lexington-Fayette, KY
4.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
4.3
Owensboro, KY
5.2
Alexandria, LA
4.2
Baton Rouge, LA
3.8
Hammond, LA
5.0
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
3.9
Lafayette, LA
4.2
Lake Charles, LA
4.1
Monroe, LA
4.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
4.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
4.4
Bangor, ME NECTA
3.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
3.7
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
3.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
3.3
California-Lexington Park, MD
2.9
Cumberland, MD-WV
3.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
3.3
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
4.2
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
3.7
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
4.3
New Bedford, MA NECTA
4.9
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
3.8
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
4.1
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
3.8
Ann Arbor, MI
3.7
Battle Creek, MI
5.0
Bay City, MI
4.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
5.1
Flint, MI
5.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
3.6
Jackson, MI
4.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
4.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.0
Midland, MI
4.3
Monroe, MI
5.3
Muskegon, MI
5.2
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.9
Saginaw, MI
5.6
Duluth, MN-WI
3.3
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
2.9
Rochester, MN
2.3
St. Cloud, MN
3.0
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
3.0
Hattiesburg, MS
2.8
Jackson, MS
2.8
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
3.2
Columbia, MO
2.7
Jefferson City, MO
2.7
Joplin, MO
3.3
Kansas City, MO-KS
3.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS
3.0
St. Louis, MO-IL
3.3
Springfield, MO
2.9
Billings, MT
2.5
Great Falls, MT
2.6
Missoula, MT
2.7
Grand Island, NE
2.7
Lincoln, NE
2.6
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.9
Carson City, NV
4.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
5.9
Reno, NV
4.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
2.6
Manchester, NH NECTA
2.8
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
2.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
5.8
Ocean City, NJ
8.3
Trenton, NJ
3.6
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
6.0
Albuquerque, NM
4.2
Farmington, NM
4.8
Las Cruces, NM
4.9
Santa Fe, NM
4.0
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
3.0
Binghamton, NY
3.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
3.6
Elmira, NY
3.6
Glens Falls, NY
3.3
Ithaca, NY
3.0
Kingston, NY
3.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
4.4
Rochester, NY
3.3
Syracuse, NY
3.3
Utica-Rome, NY
3.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
4.0
Asheville, NC
6.1
Burlington, NC
3.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
3.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
3.1
Fayetteville, NC
4.6
Goldsboro, NC
3.8
Greensboro-High Point, NC
3.9
Greenville, NC
3.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
3.7
Jacksonville, NC
4.0
New Bern, NC
3.6
Raleigh, NC
3.1
Rocky Mount, NC
4.8
Wilmington, NC
3.0
Winston-Salem, NC
3.5
Bismarck, ND
2.0
Fargo, ND-MN
2.1
Grand Forks, ND-MN
2.2
Akron, OH
4.1
Canton-Massillon, OH
4.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
3.9
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
3.0
Columbus, OH
3.7
Dayton, OH
4.1
Lima, OH
4.2
Mansfield, OH
4.6
Springfield, OH
4.2
Toledo, OH
6.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
5.2
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
4.4
Enid, OK
3.0
Lawton, OK
3.4
Oklahoma City, OK
2.8
Tulsa, OK
3.0
Albany, OR
4.1
Bend-Redmond, OR
3.7
Corvallis, OR
3.0
Eugene, OR
3.9
Grants Pass, OR
5.0
Medford, OR
4.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
3.9
Salem, OR
3.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.4
Altoona, PA
3.0
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
3.1
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
2.9
East Stroudsburg, PA
3.9
Erie, PA
3.4
Gettysburg, PA
2.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
2.9
Johnstown, PA
3.7
Lancaster, PA
2.6
Lebanon, PA
2.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3.5
Pittsburgh, PA
3.2
Reading, PA
3.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
3.7
State College, PA
2.4
Williamsport, PA
3.3
York-Hanover, PA
3.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
4.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.0
Columbia, SC
4.6
Florence, SC
4.8
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
4.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
4.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
5.1
Spartanburg, SC
4.8
Sumter, SC
6.1
Rapid City, SD
1.7
Sioux Falls, SD
1.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA
3.4
Clarksville, TN-KY
4.3
Cleveland, TN
3.7
Jackson, TN
3.6
Johnson City, TN
3.9
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
3.6
Knoxville, TN
3.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
4.3
Morristown, TN
3.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.9
Abilene, TX
3.5
Amarillo, TX
3.1
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.0
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
5.4
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.2
Corpus Christi, TX
4.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4.0
El Paso, TX
4.5
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.5
Killeen-Temple, TX
4.9
Laredo, TX
4.2
Longview, TX
4.9
Lubbock, TX
3.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
6.1
Midland, TX
2.8
Odessa, TX
3.8
San Angelo, TX
3.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.9
Sherman-Denison, TX
3.9
Texarkana, TX-AR
4.1
Tyler, TX
4.0
Victoria, TX
4.3
Waco, TX
3.8
Wichita Falls, TX
4.1
Logan, UT-ID
2.6
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.0
Provo-Orem, UT
3.1
St. George, UT
3.1
Salt Lake City, UT
3.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
2.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.0
Charlottesville, VA
2.6
Harrisonburg, VA
2.9
Lynchburg, VA
3.5
Richmond, VA
3.0
Roanoke, VA
2.9
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
2.7
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
3.1
Winchester, VA-WV
2.6
Bellingham, WA
4.6
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
4.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA
4.8
Longview, WA
5.3
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
4.9
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
4.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
4.5
Walla Walla, WA
4.0
Wenatchee, WA
4.2
Yakima, WA
5.9
Beckley, WV
3.6
Charleston, WV
3.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
4.2
Morgantown, WV
2.9
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.6
Wheeling, WV-OH
3.8
Appleton, WI
2.1
Eau Claire, WI
2.3
Fond du Lac, WI
2.4
Green Bay, WI
2.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI
2.7
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
2.1
Madison, WI
2.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
3.0
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
2.3
Racine, WI
3.1
Sheboygan, WI
2.2
Wausau, WI
2.2
Casper, WY
3.7
Cheyenne, WY
3.5
Note: data are not seasonally adjusted
In November, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.5 percent. The next lowest rate was in Rapid City, South Dakota, 1.7 percent. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 19.0 percent. A total of 224 areas had November jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 4.0 percent, 152 areas had rates above it, and 13 areas had rates equal to that of the nation.
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increases in November occurred in Asheville, North Carolina (+3.4 percentage points), and Kokomo, Indiana (+3.2 points). Sixty-two other areas had rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point. Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii, had the largest over-the-year rate decrease in November (-3.0 percentage points). Five other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point.
United States Department of Labor
