Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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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 2020 Census population of 1 million or more]
| Metropolitan area |
May 2024
rate |
May 2025
rate |
Over-the-year |
| Change |
Rank |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
3.1 |
-0.6 |
1 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.0 |
4.6 |
-0.4 |
2 |
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
3.0 |
-0.4 |
2 |
Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
2.9 |
-0.4 |
2 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
3.2 |
-0.3 |
5 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.2 |
3.9 |
-0.3 |
5 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.3 |
4.0 |
-0.3 |
5 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
2.8 |
-0.2 |
8 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
3.3 |
-0.1 |
9 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
3.7 |
-0.1 |
9 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
11 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.5 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
11 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
3.7 |
0.1 |
13 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.9 |
5.0 |
0.1 |
13 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.1 |
0.1 |
13 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
3.6 |
0.2 |
16 |
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
4.2 |
0.2 |
16 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
16 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.5 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
16 |
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
16 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
3.7 |
0.2 |
16 |
Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.3 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
16 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
23 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
23 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.5 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
23 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
23 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
23 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
23 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
23 |
Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.2 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
30 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
30 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
30 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
30 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
30 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
30 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
30 |
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
30 |
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
30 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
39 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.1 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
39 |
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 7.3 |
7.8 |
0.5 |
39 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
39 |
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
43 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
43 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
43 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
46 |
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
46 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.9 |
0.8 |
48 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
48 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.6 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
48 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.1 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
48 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.8 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
48 |
Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
53 |
Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
53 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
55 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
56 |
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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: July 2, 2025
United States Department of Labor
