Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more]
Metropolitan area May 2017(p)
rate		 Rank

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 3

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 4

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 4

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 6

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 7

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 7

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 7

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 10

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 11

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 17

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 17

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 19

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 19

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 19

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 19

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 19

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 19

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 25

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 25

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 25

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 25

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 25

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 25

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 31

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

 4.0 31

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 33

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 33

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 33

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 33

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 33

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 38

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 38

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 40

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 41

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 41

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 41

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 44

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 44

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 44

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 47

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 48

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 48

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 50

Cleveland-Elyria, OH 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: June 28, 2017