Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more]
Metropolitan area	October 2024(p) rate	Rank
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA	2.4	1
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.7	2
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	4
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	5
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.9	5
Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	9
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	9
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	12
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	12
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	14
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	15
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	15
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	15
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	18
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	18
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	18
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	21
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	21
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	21
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	21
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	21
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)	3.5	21
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA	3.6	27
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	27
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	27
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	27
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	31
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	32
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	32
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	32
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA	4.1	35
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	36
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	36
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	38
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	39
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	42
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	42
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	44
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	45
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	47
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	48
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	49
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	50
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	51
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (1) Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
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.

Last Modified Date: November 27, 2024