Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more]
Metropolitan area	September 2025 rate	Rank
Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.2	1
Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.0	3
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	5
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	5
Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	7
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	9
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	9
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	11
Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	11
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.5	11
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	14
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	14
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.6	14
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)	3.7	17
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	18
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	18
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	20
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	26
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	26
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	28
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	28
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	28
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	28
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	28
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	33
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	37
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	37
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	37
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	40
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	41
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	41
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	43
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	44
Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	44
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	46
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	48
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	48
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	50
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	51
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	52
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	53
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	54
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	55
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	56
Footnotes (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.

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2025