Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area June 2016
rate		 June 2017(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 5.1 4.5 -0.6  

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 24.0 20.8 -3.2 1

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 4.7 -2.6 2

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 3.6 -2.5 3

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 5.3 -2.4 4

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 3.7 -2.1 5

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 3.7 -2.0 6

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.0 8.0 -2.0 6

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 3.8 -2.0 6

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 3.8 -1.9 9

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 3.6 -1.8 10

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 6.3 -1.8 10

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 5.6 -1.7 12

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.1 -1.7 12

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 5.8 -1.7 12

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 4.6 -1.7 12

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.0 -1.7 12

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 2.8 -1.6 17

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.1 -1.6 17

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.6 -1.5 19

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.6 -1.5 19

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.0 -1.5 19

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.0 -1.5 19

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.5 -1.5 19

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.0 -1.5 19

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.3 -1.4 25

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 5.7 -1.4 25

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.5 -1.4 25

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.8 -1.4 25

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.4 -1.4 25

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.3 -1.4 25

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.2 -1.4 25

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.7 -1.3 32

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.5 -1.3 32

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 2.9 -1.3 32

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.6 -1.3 32

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 32

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.3 -1.3 32

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.1 -1.3 32

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.4 -1.3 32

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 5.9 -1.2 40

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 40

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.9 -1.2 40

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.1 -1.2 40

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.0 -1.2 40

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.5 -1.2 40

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.2 -1.2 40

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.3 -1.2 40

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 40

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.4 -1.2 40

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 40

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 40

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

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 40

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.0 -1.2 40

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.5 -1.2 40

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.7 -1.2 40

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 56

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.7 -1.1 56

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

 6.0 4.9 -1.1 56

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 56

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.9 -1.1 56

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.4 -1.1 56

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.0 -1.1 56

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.1 -1.1 56

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.8 -1.1 56

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.8 -1.1 56

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 56

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.8 -1.1 56

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.9 -1.1 56

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 6.1 -1.1 56

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.8 -1.1 56

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.2 -1.1 56

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 56

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 56

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 74

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.5 9.5 -1.0 74

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 74

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 74

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 74

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 74

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.5 -1.0 74

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.8 -1.0 74

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.9 -1.0 74

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 74

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.2 -1.0 74

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.5 -1.0 74

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 74

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 74

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 6.8 -1.0 74

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

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 74

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.6 -1.0 74

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

 5.6 4.6 -1.0 74

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 74

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.1 -1.0 74

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.1 8.1 -1.0 74

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 74

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 6.2 -1.0 74

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.8 -1.0 74

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.2 -1.0 74

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

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 74

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 74

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.0 -1.0 74

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.8 -1.0 74

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.4 -1.0 74

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.3 -1.0 74

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 74

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.3 -1.0 74

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.1 -1.0 74

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.4 -0.9 108

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 108

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 108

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 108

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

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 108

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 108

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 108

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

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 108

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 108

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 108

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 108

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 108

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 108

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.4 -0.9 108

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 108

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.0 -0.9 108

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.3 -0.9 108

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.6 -0.9 108

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.6 -0.9 108

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 108

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 108

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 108

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 108

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

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 108

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 108

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 108

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.4 -0.9 108

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

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 108

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.2 7.3 -0.9 108

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.3 -0.9 108

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.9 -0.9 108

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 108

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 108

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 108

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.2 -0.8 142

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.3 -0.8 142

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 142

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.0 -0.8 142

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.1 -0.8 142

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.5 -0.8 142

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

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 142

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 142

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 142

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 142

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.5 -0.8 142

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.7 -0.8 142

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

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 142

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.5 -0.8 142

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.9 -0.8 142

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 142

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 142

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 142

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 142

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.5 -0.8 142

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.5 -0.8 142

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 142

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 142

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.7 -0.8 142

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 142

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 142

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 142

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 8.0 -0.8 142

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.2 -0.7 170

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 170

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.1 -0.7 170

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.0 -0.7 170

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 170

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.3 -0.7 170

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.9 -0.7 170

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.0 -0.7 170

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.9 9.2 -0.7 170

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 170

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 170

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.1 -0.7 170

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 7.4 -0.7 170

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 170

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 170

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 170

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.1 9.4 -0.7 170

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

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 170

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.8 -0.7 170

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 170

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 170

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 170

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.3 -0.7 170

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.5 -0.7 170

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.1 -0.7 170

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 170

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 170

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.3 -0.7 170

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.8 -0.7 170

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

 6.4 5.7 -0.7 170

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

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 170

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.9 -0.7 170

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.5 -0.6 202

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 202

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.2 -0.6 202

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 202

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 202

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.2 -0.6 202

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.0 -0.6 202

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

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 202

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 202

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 202

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 202

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.0 8.4 -0.6 202

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 202

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 202

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 202

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 202

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.4 -0.6 202

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 202

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 202

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

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 202

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 202

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

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 202

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 202

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 202

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

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 202

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 202

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 202

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 202

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

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 202

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 202

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 202

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.1 -0.5 233

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 233

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.4 -0.5 233

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 233

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 233

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.8 -0.5 233

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.7 -0.5 233

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 6.0 -0.5 233

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 233

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 233

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

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 233

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.8 -0.5 233

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 233

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 233

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 233

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 233

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.1 -0.5 233

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.2 -0.5 233

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.6 -0.5 233

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

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 252

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 252

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 252

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 252

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 252

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 252

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 252

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.9 -0.4 252

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 252

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

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 252

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.8 -0.4 252

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 252

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 252

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 252

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 252

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 252

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 252

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.6 5.2 -0.4 252

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

 6.4 6.0 -0.4 252

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 252

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 252

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 252

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 252

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 252

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 252

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 252

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

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 252

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.5 -0.4 252

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 252

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 252

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.5 -0.4 252

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 252

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.5 -0.4 252

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 252

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

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 252

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.5 -0.4 252

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 252

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 252

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

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 252

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.3 9.9 -0.4 252

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.2 -0.3 292

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 292

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 292

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 292

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

 5.6 5.3 -0.3 292

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 292

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 292

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 292

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 292

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 292

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 292

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 292

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 292

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 292

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 306

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 306

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.8 -0.2 306

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.1 -0.2 306

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 306

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 306

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 306

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

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 306

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.4 5.2 -0.2 306

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 306

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 306

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 306

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 306

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 6.3 6.1 -0.2 306

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 306

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 321

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 321

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 321

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.4 -0.1 321

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 321

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 321

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 321

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 321

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 321

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.4 8.3 -0.1 321

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 321

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 321

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 321

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 321

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

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 321

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 20.6 20.5 -0.1 321

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 337

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 337

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.8 0.0 337

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.2 5.2 0.0 337

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 7.8 0.0 337

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.4 0.0 337

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 337

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 344

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.4 0.1 344

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 4.9 0.1 344

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 344

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 344

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.6 0.1 344

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 344

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.3 0.2 351

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 7.3 0.2 351

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.4 0.2 351

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.5 0.2 351

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.4 0.2 351

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.9 0.2 351

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.0 0.2 351

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 351

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.5 0.2 351

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.4 0.2 351

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.4 4.6 0.2 351

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.3 0.3 362

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.5 0.3 362

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 4.1 0.3 362

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 4.0 0.3 362

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.7 0.3 362

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.9 0.3 362

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 362

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.0 0.3 362

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.9 0.3 362

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.9 0.3 362

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 362

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

 6.2 6.5 0.3 362

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.1 0.4 374

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.1 0.4 374

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.7 0.4 374

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.3 0.4 374

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.6 0.4 374

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 5.4 0.4 374

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 5.0 0.5 380

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.5 0.5 380

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.4 4.9 0.5 380

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.3 0.6 383

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.4 6.0 0.6 383

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.4 0.6 383

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.4 0.7 386

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.4 0.7 386

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 6.2 1.5 388

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: August 2, 2017