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Unemployment rates rose in 200 metro areas from April 2025 to April 2026

June 04, 2026

Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 200 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 152 areas, and unchanged in 35 areas. A total of 70 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 8 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.

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Over-the-year change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, April 2026
Metropolitan area	Percentage point(s) change
Sandusky, OH	-2.5
Kokomo, IN	-2.1
Eagle Pass, TX	-2.1
Mansfield, OH	-1.8
Toledo, OH	-1.7
Akron, OH	-1.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	-1.6
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	-1.6
Springfield, OH	-1.6
Columbus, OH	-1.5
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	-1.4
Lima, OH	-1.3
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	-1.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	-1.3
Merced, CA	-1.2
Asheville, NC	-1.2
Cleveland, OH	-1.2
Salinas, CA	-1.0
Vineland, NJ	-1.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	-1.0
Wheeling, WV-OH	-1.0
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	-0.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	-0.9
Traverse City, MI	-0.8
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	-0.7
Grand Junction, CO	-0.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	-0.7
Battle Creek, MI	-0.7
Bay City, MI	-0.7
Niles, MI	-0.7
Saginaw, MI	-0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	-0.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	-0.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	-0.6
Boulder, CO	-0.6
Columbus, IN	-0.6
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	-0.6
Ames, IA	-0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	-0.6
Dubuque, IA	-0.6
Flint, MI	-0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	-0.6
Jackson, MI	-0.6
Monroe, MI	-0.6
Fresno, CA	-0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	-0.5
Visalia, CA	-0.5
Yuba City, CA	-0.5
Rome, GA	-0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	-0.5
Terre Haute, IN	-0.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	-0.5
Iowa City, IA	-0.5
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	-0.5
Modesto, CA	-0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	-0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	-0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	-0.4
Evansville, IN	-0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	-0.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	-0.4
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	-0.4
Ann Arbor, MI	-0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	-0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	-0.4
Grand Island, NE	-0.4
Reno, NV	-0.4
Bismarck, ND	-0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	-0.4
Chico, CA	-0.3
Redding, CA	-0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	-0.3
Greeley, CO	-0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-0.3
Bloomington, IN	-0.3
Muncie, IN	-0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	-0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	-0.3
Monroe, LA	-0.3
Midland, MI	-0.3
Joplin, MO-KS	-0.3
Missoula, MT	-0.3
Lincoln, NE	-0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	-0.3
Carson City, NV	-0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	-0.3
Minot, ND	-0.3
Rapid City, SD	-0.3
Laredo, TX	-0.3
Jonesboro, AR	-0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	-0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	-0.2
Vallejo, CA	-0.2
Valdosta, GA	-0.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID	-0.2
Lawrence, KS	-0.2
Manhattan, KS	-0.2
Wichita, KS	-0.2
Paducah, KY-IL	-0.2
Bangor, ME	-0.2
Barnstable Town, MA	-0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	-0.2
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	-0.2
Jefferson City, MO	-0.2
St. Joseph, MO-KS	-0.2
Springfield, MO	-0.2
Billings, MT	-0.2
Grand Forks, ND-MN	-0.2
Albany, OR	-0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	-0.2
Williamsport, PA	-0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	-0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	-0.1
Hot Springs, AR	-0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-0.1
Napa, CA	-0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	-0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	-0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	-0.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	-0.1
Pueblo, CO	-0.1
Albany, GA	-0.1
Athens-Clarke County, GA	-0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-0.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	-0.1
Owensboro, KY	-0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	-0.1
Lake Charles, LA	-0.1
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	-0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	-0.1
Hattiesburg, MS	-0.1
Jackson, MS	-0.1
Columbia, MO	-0.1
Helena, MT	-0.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	-0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	-0.1
Wilmington, NC	-0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	-0.1
Grants Pass, OR	-0.1
Altoona, PA	-0.1
Erie, PA	-0.1
Johnstown, PA	-0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	-0.1
York-Hanover, PA	-0.1
Columbia, SC	-0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	-0.1
Spartanburg, SC	-0.1
Johnson City, TN	-0.1
Casper, WY	-0.1
Cheyenne, WY	-0.1
Anniston-Oxford, AL	0.0
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	0.0
Gadsden, AL	0.0
Columbus, GA-AL	0.0
Dalton, GA	0.0
Gainesville, GA	0.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.0
Savannah, GA	0.0
Warner Robins, GA	0.0
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	0.0
Boise City, ID	0.0
Twin Falls, ID	0.0
Topeka, KS	0.0
Bowling Green, KY	0.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	0.0
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	0.0
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	0.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.0
Great Falls, MT	0.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	0.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	0.0
Fayetteville, NC	0.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.0
Winston-Salem, NC	0.0
Salem, OR	0.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	0.0
Gettysburg, PA	0.0
Lebanon, PA	0.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	0.0
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	0.0
Abilene, TX	0.0
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.0
Appleton, WI	0.0
Birmingham, AL	0.1
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.1
Decatur, AL	0.1
Huntsville, AL	0.1
Montgomery, AL	0.1
Tuscaloosa, AL	0.1
Anchorage, AK	0.1
El Centro, CA	0.1
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.1
Hinesville, GA	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.1
Alexandria, LA	0.1
Hammond, LA	0.1
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.1
Lafayette, LA	0.1
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	0.1
Springfield, MA	0.1
Worcester, MA	0.1
Bozeman, MT	0.1
Burlington, NC	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	0.1
Goldsboro, NC	0.1
Greenville, NC	0.1
Jacksonville, NC	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	0.1
Rocky Mount, NC	0.1
Corvallis, OR	0.1
Chambersburg, PA	0.1
Lancaster, PA	0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.1
Knoxville, TN	0.1
Morristown, TN	0.1
El Paso, TX	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	0.1
Harrisonburg, VA	0.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	0.1
Eau Claire, WI	0.1
Fond du Lac, WI	0.1
Janesville-Beloit, WI	0.1
Kenosha, WI	0.1
Sheboygan, WI	0.1
Dothan, AL	0.2
Mobile, AL	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	0.2
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.2
Rochester, MN	0.2
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	0.2
Medford, OR	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	0.2
Reading, PA	0.2
State College, PA	0.2
Florence, SC	0.2
Sumter, SC	0.2
Cleveland, TN	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.2
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.2
Longview, TX	0.2
Lubbock, TX	0.2
Texarkana, TX-AR	0.2
Waco, TX	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	0.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	0.2
St. George, UT	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	0.2
Madison, WI	0.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	0.2
Wausau, WI	0.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	0.3
Pittsfield, MA	0.3
Bend, OR	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	0.3
Jackson, TN	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	0.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.3
Midland, TX	0.3
San Angelo, TX	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	0.3
Tyler, TX	0.3
Victoria, TX	0.3
Ogden, UT	0.3
Green Bay, WI	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	0.3
Fairbanks-College, AK	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	0.4
Kankakee, IL	0.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.4
Odessa, TX	0.4
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.4
Wichita Falls, TX	0.4
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	0.4
Lynchburg, VA	0.4
Richmond, VA	0.4
Roanoke, VA	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.4
Winchester, VA-WV	0.4
Charleston, WV	0.4
Morgantown, WV	0.4
Pocatello, ID	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.5
Decatur, IL	0.5
Rockford, IL	0.5
Springfield, IL	0.5
Elizabethtown, KY	0.5
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	0.5
Elmira, NY	0.5
Kingston, NY	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	0.5
Amarillo, TX	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	0.5
Beckley, WV	0.5
Tucson, AZ	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.6
Bloomington, IL	0.6
Peoria, IL	0.6
Mankato, MN	0.6
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	0.6
Binghamton, NY	0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.6
Glens Falls, NY	0.6
Ithaca, NY	0.6
Syracuse, NY	0.6
Flagstaff, AZ	0.7
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	0.7
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	0.7
Dover, DE	0.7
Champaign-Urbana, IL	0.7
Rochester, NY	0.7
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	0.7
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	0.8
Santa Fe, NM	0.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA	0.8
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	0.9
Lexington Park, MD	0.9
Albuquerque, NM	0.9
Las Cruces, NM	0.9
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	0.9
Longview-Kelso, WA	0.9
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	0.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	0.9
Yakima, WA	0.9
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	0.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	1.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1.0
Salisbury, MD	1.1
Farmington, NM	1.1
Oklahoma City, OK	1.1
Bellingham, WA	1.1
Walla Walla, WA	1.1
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	1.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.2
Enid, OK	1.2
Lawton, OK	1.2
Jacksonville, FL	1.3
Naples-Marco Island, FL	1.3
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	1.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.3
Tulsa, OK	1.3
Yuma, AZ	1.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	1.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	1.4
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	1.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	1.4
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	1.5
Punta Gorda, FL	1.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	1.5
Tallahassee, FL	1.5
Gainesville, FL	1.6
Ocala, FL	1.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1.7
Homosassa Springs, FL	1.7
Sebring, FL	1.7
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	1.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	2.0
New Haven, CT	2.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	2.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	2.0
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted.

The largest over-the-year unemployment rate increases in April occurred in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut; New Haven, Connecticut; Waterbury-Shelton, Connecticut; and Wildwood-The Villages, Florida (+2.0 percentage points each). Sandusky, Ohio, had the largest over-the-year rate decrease in April (−2.5 percentage points). Twenty other areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point.

Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 had over-the-year unemployment rate increases, 20 had decreases, and 4 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut (+2.0 percentage points). The largest jobless rate decline occurred in Columbus, Ohio (−1.5 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. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — April 2026." We also have more charts related to metropolitan area employment and unemployment.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rates rose in 200 metro areas from April 2025 to April 2026 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/unemployment-rates-rose-in-200-metro-areas-from-april-2025-to-april-2026.htm (visited June 06, 2026).

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