Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area September 2017
rate		 September 2018(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 4.1 3.6 -0.5  

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 3.1 -3.2 1

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.2 5.9 -2.3 2

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.2 -2.0 3

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 3.6 -1.9 4

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.0 -1.6 5

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.6 -1.6 5

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.1 -1.5 7

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.4 -1.5 7

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.5 -1.5 7

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.2 -1.5 7

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.0 -1.4 11

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.0 -1.3 12

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.4 -1.3 12

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.1 -1.3 12

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.1 -1.3 12

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.2 -1.3 12

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 2.9 -1.3 12

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.2 -1.3 12

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.9 -1.3 12

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.3 -1.3 12

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.9 -1.3 12

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.9 -1.3 12

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.7 -1.3 12

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.0 -1.3 12

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 12

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.0 -1.2 26

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 26

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.7 -1.2 26

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.8 -1.2 26

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 2.9 -1.2 26

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

 4.1 2.9 -1.2 26

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.8 -1.2 26

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 26

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.5 -1.2 26

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.3 -1.2 26

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.3 -1.2 26

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.5 -1.2 26

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 26

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 26

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 26

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 26

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.4 -1.2 26

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.3 -1.1 43

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.8 -1.1 43

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 43

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 43

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 43

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.9 -1.1 43

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.2 -1.1 43

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 43

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.7 -1.1 43

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.7 -1.1 43

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.6 -1.1 43

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.8 -1.1 43

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 43

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.2 -1.1 43

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 43

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

 4.3 3.2 -1.1 43

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.2 -1.1 43

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 43

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 43

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.9 -1.1 43

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.5 -1.1 43

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.7 -1.1 43

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 43

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 43

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.8 -1.1 43

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 43

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.9 -1.1 43

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.9 -1.0 70

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

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 70

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 70

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 70

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 70

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 70

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 70

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 70

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 70

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 70

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 70

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.7 -1.0 70

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.8 -1.0 70

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.4 -0.9 83

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 83

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.6 -0.9 83

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 83

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 83

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 20.2 19.3 -0.9 83

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 83

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 83

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.9 -0.9 83

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 83

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 83

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 83

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 83

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 83

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 83

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 83

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 83

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 83

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 83

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 83

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 83

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 83

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

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 83

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.9 -0.9 83

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 107

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 107

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 107

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 107

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 107

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.0 -0.8 107

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.4 -0.8 107

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 107

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.9 -0.8 107

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.9 -0.8 107

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 107

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 107

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.0 -0.8 107

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 107

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

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 107

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.3 -0.8 107

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 123

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 123

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 123

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.7 -0.7 123

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.4 -0.7 123

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.4 -0.7 123

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 123

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 123

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.5 -0.7 123

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.1 -0.7 123

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

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 123

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.4 -0.7 123

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.9 -0.7 123

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.4 -0.7 123

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.3 -0.7 123

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 123

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 123

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.3 -0.7 123

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.1 -0.7 123

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 123

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.0 -0.7 123

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 123

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 145

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 145

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 145

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 1.9 -0.6 145

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 145

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.8 -0.6 145

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 145

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 145

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.0 -0.6 145

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 145

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.2 -0.6 145

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

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 145

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 145

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

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 145

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 145

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 145

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 145

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

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 145

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.5 -0.6 145

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 145

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 145

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 145

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 145

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 145

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 145

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 145

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 145

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.5 -0.6 145

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 173

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 173

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 1.4 -0.5 173

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 173

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 173

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.9 -0.5 173

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 173

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.9 -0.5 173

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 173

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 173

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 173

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 173

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 173

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 4.6 -0.5 173

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 173

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

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 173

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.1 -0.5 173

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 173

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 173

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.9 -0.5 173

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.2 -0.5 173

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

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 173

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 173

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 173

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

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 173

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.4 -0.5 173

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 173

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 173

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 173

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.2 -0.5 173

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 173

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 173

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 173

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 206

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 206

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.9 -0.4 206

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 206

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 206

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 206

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 206

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 206

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 206

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 206

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 206

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 206

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 206

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 206

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 206

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 206

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

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 206

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 206

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 206

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 206

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 206

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 206

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.5 -0.4 206

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 206

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 206

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.5 -0.4 206

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 232

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 232

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 232

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 232

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 232

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 232

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 232

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.7 -0.3 232

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.2 -0.3 232

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 232

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 232

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 232

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.5 -0.3 232

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 232

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 232

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 232

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.6 -0.3 232

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 232

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 232

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.6 -0.3 232

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.0 -0.3 232

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 232

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.0 -0.3 232

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 232

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 232

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 232

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 232

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 232

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 232

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 232

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 232

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 232

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 232

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 232

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

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 232

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 4.8 -0.3 232

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 232

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 269

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 269

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 269

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.1 -0.2 269

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 269

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 269

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 269

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 269

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 269

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 269

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 269

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 269

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.0 -0.2 269

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 269

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 269

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 269

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 269

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.1 -0.2 269

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 269

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 269

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 269

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 269

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 291

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 291

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 291

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 291

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.6 -0.1 291

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 291

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 291

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 291

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 291

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 291

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.1 -0.1 291

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 291

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 291

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 291

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 291

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 291

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 291

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 291

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.5 0.0 309

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 309

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 309

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 309

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 309

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 309

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 309

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 309

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 309

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.2 0.0 309

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.6 0.0 309

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 309

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 309

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

 4.3 4.3 0.0 309

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.8 0.0 309

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 309

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 309

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.7 0.0 309

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 309

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 309

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.3 0.0 309

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 309

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.5 0.1 331

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.7 0.1 331

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 331

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 331

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.4 0.1 331

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 331

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.6 0.1 331

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 331

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.5 0.1 331

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 331

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.5 0.1 331

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 331

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.8 0.1 331

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.5 0.1 331

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 331

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.8 0.1 331

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 331

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.3 0.1 331

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.8 0.1 331

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 331

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.5 0.1 331

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.9 3.1 0.2 352

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.5 0.2 352

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.3 0.2 352

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 352

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 2.1 0.2 352

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 352

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 352

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 352

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.5 0.2 352

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.6 0.2 352

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.3 0.2 352

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 352

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.4 0.2 352

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 18.9 19.1 0.2 352

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.5 0.3 366

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 366

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.4 0.3 366

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 3.0 0.3 366

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 366

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.8 0.3 366

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.6 0.3 366

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.4 0.3 366

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.9 0.3 366

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.6 0.4 375

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.6 0.4 375

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.7 0.4 375

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.5 0.4 375

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 3.1 0.4 375

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.3 0.4 375

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

 2.6 3.0 0.4 375

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.8 0.5 382

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.8 0.5 382

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 4.0 0.5 382

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.1 0.5 382

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.2 0.5 382

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.7 0.5 382

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 5.2 0.9 388

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 6, 2018