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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more]
| Metropolitan area |
February 2018
rate |
February 2019
rate |
Over-the-year |
| Change |
Rank |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
6.1 |
4.7 |
-1.4 |
1 |
|---|
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.9 |
4.8 |
-1.1 |
2 |
|---|
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.5 |
4.4 |
-1.1 |
2 |
|---|
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.0 |
4.2 |
-0.8 |
4 |
|---|
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
5.1 |
4.3 |
-0.8 |
4 |
|---|
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA |
5.1 |
4.3 |
-0.8 |
4 |
|---|
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA |
3.5 |
2.8 |
-0.7 |
7 |
|---|
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.7 |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
7 |
|---|
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.7 |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
7 |
|---|
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA |
5.0 |
4.4 |
-0.6 |
10 |
|---|
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.8 |
4.3 |
-0.5 |
11 |
|---|
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.7 |
4.2 |
-0.5 |
11 |
|---|
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.3 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
11 |
|---|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.8 |
3.3 |
-0.5 |
11 |
|---|
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.7 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
11 |
|---|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.2 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.5 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.0 |
3.6 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.3 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.2 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.6 |
3.2 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2.8 |
2.4 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.7 |
4.3 |
-0.4 |
16 |
|---|
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.1 |
3.8 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.2 |
3.9 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.5 |
3.2 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.6 |
3.3 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.3 |
3.0 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.7 |
3.4 |
-0.3 |
24 |
|---|
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.0 |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.6 |
3.4 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.9 |
3.7 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.3 |
4.1 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.5 |
4.3 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.0 |
2.8 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.0 |
3.8 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.7 |
3.5 |
-0.2 |
30 |
|---|
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.1 |
3.0 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.7 |
3.6 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.8 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.5 |
3.4 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2.9 |
2.8 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.2 |
4.1 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.7 |
3.6 |
-0.1 |
38 |
|---|
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.2 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
4.1 |
4.1 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.0 |
45 |
|---|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
49 |
|---|
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
50 |
|---|
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area |
3.4 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
51 |
|---|
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Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence. Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: April 3, 2019
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