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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
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 2020 rate |
February 2021 rate |
Over-the-year |
Change |
Rank |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.4 |
4.9 |
-0.5 |
1 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
2 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
3 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.5 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
4 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.1 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
4 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
4 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
4 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
8 |
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.5 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
8 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
10 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
4.4 |
1.3 |
11 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
12 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
4.9 |
1.4 |
12 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
14 |
Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
4.7 |
1.7 |
15 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
5.1 |
1.7 |
15 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.4 |
6.3 |
1.9 |
17 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
5.2 |
1.9 |
17 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.8 |
5.0 |
2.2 |
19 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
5.5 |
2.3 |
20 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
5.8 |
2.4 |
21 |
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.6 |
7.1 |
2.5 |
22 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
6.7 |
2.7 |
23 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
5.8 |
2.7 |
23 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
25 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.8 |
5.7 |
2.9 |
26 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
27 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.0 |
8.0 |
3.0 |
27 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
6.4 |
3.0 |
27 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.2 |
8.3 |
3.1 |
30 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
5.9 |
3.3 |
31 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
6.5 |
3.4 |
32 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.4 |
7.8 |
3.4 |
32 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
7.2 |
3.5 |
34 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
6.2 |
3.5 |
34 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
6.8 |
3.6 |
36 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
37 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
| 4.3 |
8.0 |
3.7 |
37 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
6.8 |
3.7 |
37 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
37 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
| 2.7 |
6.5 |
3.8 |
41 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
7.2 |
4.0 |
42 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
6.9 |
4.2 |
43 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
8.1 |
4.2 |
43 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
| 4.0 |
8.4 |
4.4 |
45 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
8.3 |
4.5 |
46 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
8.4 |
4.6 |
47 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
8.6 |
4.8 |
48 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.3 |
9.9 |
5.6 |
49 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
9.3 |
5.7 |
50 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
9.8 |
6.0 |
51 |
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 7, 2021
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