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

United States

 4.1 3.7 -0.4  

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 17.7 14.4 -3.3 1

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 4.8 -2.3 2

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 4.2 -2.3 2

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.2 7.3 -1.9 4

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.9 8.3 -1.6 5

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.6 8.0 -1.6 5

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.9 7.3 -1.6 5

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.3 8.7 -1.6 5

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.0 6.4 -1.6 5

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.0 7.5 -1.5 10

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 2.8 -1.5 10

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.8 -1.4 12

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.5 -1.3 13

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.9 -1.3 13

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.5 -1.3 13

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.1 -1.2 16

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 16

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.7 -1.2 16

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.9 6.7 -1.2 16

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.4 9.2 -1.2 16

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 21

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 21

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 21

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.1 -1.1 21

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.8 -1.1 21

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

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 21

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.4 -1.1 21

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 21

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

 6.2 5.1 -1.1 21

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.6 -1.0 30

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 30

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 30

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 30

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 30

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.9 -1.0 30

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 30

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.2 -1.0 30

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 30

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.0 -0.9 39

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 39

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 39

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.3 -0.9 39

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

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 39

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 39

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 39

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.3 -0.9 39

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.6 -0.9 39

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

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 39

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 39

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 39

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.1 -0.9 39

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 39

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 39

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 39

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 55

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.6 -0.8 55

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 55

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 55

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.8 -0.8 55

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 55

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 55

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 55

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 55

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.7 -0.8 55

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 55

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 55

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.0 -0.8 55

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.5 -0.8 55

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 55

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.8 -0.8 55

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 55

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

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 55

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

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 55

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 55

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 55

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 55

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.9 -0.8 55

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 55

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 79

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 79

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 79

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 79

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 79

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

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 79

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 79

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 79

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 79

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 79

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 79

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 79

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 79

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

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 79

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 79

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 79

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 79

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 79

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 79

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 79

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 79

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 79

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

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 79

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 6.0 5.3 -0.7 79

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 103

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 103

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.2 -0.6 103

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.4 -0.6 103

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 103

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

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 103

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

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 103

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 103

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 103

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

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 103

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 103

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 103

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 103

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

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 103

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 103

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 103

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 103

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 103

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 103

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 103

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 103

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 103

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 103

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 103

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 103

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 103

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 103

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 103

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 103

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 103

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

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 103

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 103

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 103

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 103

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

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 103

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 103

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.0 -0.6 103

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 103

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 141

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 141

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.2 -0.5 141

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 141

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 141

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 141

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

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 141

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 141

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.1 -0.5 141

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 141

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 141

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 141

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 141

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.9 -0.5 141

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 141

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 141

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 141

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.2 -0.5 141

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

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 141

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 141

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

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 141

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 141

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 141

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 141

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

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 141

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 141

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 141

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 16.2 15.7 -0.5 141

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 174

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 174

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 174

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 174

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 174

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 174

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 174

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.1 -0.4 174

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 174

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 174

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 174

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 174

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 174

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 174

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 174

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 174

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 174

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 174

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 174

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 174

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.9 -0.4 174

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

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 174

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 174

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 174

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

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 174

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

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 174

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 174

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 174

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 174

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 174

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 174

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 174

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 174

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 174

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 174

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 174

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 174

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 174

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 174

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

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 213

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 213

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 213

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 213

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 213

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 213

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 213

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 213

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 213

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 213

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 213

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 213

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 213

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 213

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 213

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 213

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 213

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 213

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 213

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 213

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 213

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 213

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 213

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

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 213

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.1 -0.3 213

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 213

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 213

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 213

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 213

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 213

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 1.9 -0.3 213

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

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 213

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 213

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 213

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 213

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.4 -0.3 213

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 249

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 249

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.7 1.5 -0.2 249

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 249

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 249

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 249

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 249

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 249

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 249

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 249

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 249

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 249

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 249

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 249

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 249

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 249

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 249

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 249

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 249

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 249

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 249

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 249

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 249

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 249

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.5 -0.2 249

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 249

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 275

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 275

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 275

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 275

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.2 -0.1 275

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 275

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 275

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 275

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.0 -0.1 275

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 275

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 275

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 275

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

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 275

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 275

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 275

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 275

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 275

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 275

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 275

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 275

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 275

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

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 275

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 275

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 275

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 275

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 275

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 275

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 275

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 275

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 275

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 275

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.4 0.0 306

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.1 0.0 306

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 306

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.2 0.0 306

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.5 0.0 306

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 306

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.2 0.0 306

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.4 0.0 306

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.8 0.0 306

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 306

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 306

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 306

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 306

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 306

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 306

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 306

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 306

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.7 0.0 306

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 306

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.6 0.0 306

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 326

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.8 0.1 326

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 326

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.4 0.1 326

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.1 0.1 326

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.3 0.1 326

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.1 0.1 326

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.0 0.1 326

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 326

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 326

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.9 0.1 326

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 326

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 326

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.7 0.1 326

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.6 0.1 326

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.6 0.1 326

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.0 10.1 0.1 326

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

 3.6 3.7 0.1 326

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.4 0.1 326

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 326

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.5 0.1 326

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 326

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.9 0.1 326

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 349

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.9 0.2 349

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.8 0.2 349

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.4 0.2 349

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 349

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 349

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 349

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 2.4 0.2 349

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

 2.3 2.5 0.2 349

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.0 0.2 349

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 349

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.9 0.2 349

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 349

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.5 0.2 349

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 349

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.7 0.2 349

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 349

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.8 0.2 349

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 349

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.9 0.2 349

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.6 0.2 349

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.7 0.2 349

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.3 0.2 349

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.7 0.3 372

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.7 0.3 372

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

 2.9 3.2 0.3 372

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 6.2 0.3 372

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.4 0.3 372

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.4 0.3 372

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.6 0.3 372

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.7 0.3 372

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.3 0.3 372

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 6.6 0.3 372

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.4 0.4 382

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.7 0.4 382

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.4 0.5 384

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 3.1 0.6 385

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 6.9 0.6 385

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.2 0.6 385

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 6.1 0.7 388

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: May 30, 2018