Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area April 2018
rate		 April 2019(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 3.7 3.3 -0.4  

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.1 7.3 -2.8 1

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 4.6 -1.8 2

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.3 -1.7 3

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.4 -1.7 3

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 16.0 14.3 -1.7 3

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.5 -1.6 6

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.5 -1.4 7

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.7 -1.4 7

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.6 -1.4 7

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.0 -1.4 7

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.6 -1.3 11

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 11

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.6 -1.3 11

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.4 -1.3 11

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.4 -1.2 15

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.4 -1.2 15

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.0 -1.2 15

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 3.8 -1.2 15

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 19

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 19

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 19

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 19

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 19

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 19

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 25

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 25

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.5 -1.0 25

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.8 -1.0 25

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.5 -1.0 25

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 25

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

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 25

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

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 25

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 25

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 25

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.8 -1.0 25

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 25

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 25

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 38

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 38

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 38

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.7 -0.9 38

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 38

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 38

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 38

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 38

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

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 38

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 38

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 38

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 38

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 38

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

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 51

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 51

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 51

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 51

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 51

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 51

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 51

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 51

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

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 51

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 51

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 51

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.2 -0.8 51

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 51

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.3 -0.8 51

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 51

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 66

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 66

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.6 -0.7 66

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 66

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 66

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 66

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 66

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 66

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 66

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 66

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 66

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 66

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 66

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 66

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

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 66

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 66

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 66

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.9 -0.7 66

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 66

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 66

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 66

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 66

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 88

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 88

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 88

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 88

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.1 1.5 -0.6 88

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 88

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 88

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 88

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 88

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 88

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 88

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 88

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 88

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 88

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 88

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.8 -0.6 88

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 88

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 88

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 88

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 88

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

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 88

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 88

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.5 -0.6 88

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 88

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.8 -0.6 88

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.8 -0.6 88

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 88

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 88

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 116

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 116

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.9 2.4 -0.5 116

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 116

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 116

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 116

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 116

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.2 -0.5 116

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 116

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.0 -0.5 116

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.8 -0.5 116

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

 2.5 2.0 -0.5 116

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 116

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 116

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 116

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

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 116

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 116

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 116

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 116

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

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 116

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.0 -0.5 116

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 116

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 116

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 116

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 116

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 116

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 116

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 116

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 116

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 116

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 116

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

 5.3 4.8 -0.5 116

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 148

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 148

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 148

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 148

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

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 148

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 148

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

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 148

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 148

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 148

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 148

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 148

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 148

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 148

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 148

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 148

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 1.5 -0.4 148

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 148

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 148

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 148

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 148

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 148

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 148

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 148

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 148

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 148

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 148

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 148

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 148

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 148

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

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 148

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 148

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 148

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 180

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 180

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.7 -0.3 180

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 180

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 180

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 180

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.8 -0.3 180

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 180

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 180

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 180

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

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 180

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 180

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 180

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.2 -0.3 180

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 180

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 180

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

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 180

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 180

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 180

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 180

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 180

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 180

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 180

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 180

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 180

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 180

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 180

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 180

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.5 1.3 -0.2 213

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 213

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 213

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.6 8.4 -0.2 213

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 213

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 213

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 213

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 213

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 213

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.2 -0.2 213

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 213

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.1 -0.2 213

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 213

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 213

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 213

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 213

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.9 7.7 -0.2 213

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 213

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 213

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 213

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 213

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 213

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 213

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 213

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 213

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 213

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 213

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 213

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

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 213

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 1.7 -0.2 213

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 213

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.4 -0.2 213

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 213

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 213

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 213

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 213

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 213

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.9 -0.2 213

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 213

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 213

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 213

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

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 213

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

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 213

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.5 -0.2 213

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 213

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 213

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 213

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

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 213

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

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 213

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 213

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 263

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 263

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 263

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 263

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 263

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 263

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

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 263

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 263

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 263

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 263

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 263

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 263

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 263

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 263

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 263

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.6 -0.1 263

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 263

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 263

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.2 -0.1 263

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 263

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 263

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 263

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 263

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 263

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 263

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 263

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 263

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 7.6 -0.1 263

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.0 -0.1 263

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 263

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.1 9.0 -0.1 263

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 263

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 263

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 263

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 263

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 263

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

 3.6 3.5 -0.1 263

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 263

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 263

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 263

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 263

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 6.0 -0.1 263

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 263

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 263

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 307

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 307

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 307

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 307

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 307

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 307

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 307

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 307

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 307

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.3 8.3 0.0 307

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 307

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 307

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.6 0.0 307

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.7 0.0 307

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 307

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 307

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 307

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

 3.7 3.7 0.0 307

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 307

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 307

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 307

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.5 0.0 307

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 307

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.8 9.8 0.0 307

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 307

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 307

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

 3.7 3.8 0.1 333

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.0 0.1 333

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 2.1 0.1 333

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

 3.8 3.9 0.1 333

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 333

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 333

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 333

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.7 0.1 333

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

 2.7 2.8 0.1 333

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.5 0.1 333

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 333

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.7 0.1 333

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.9 0.1 333

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

 3.1 3.2 0.1 333

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 333

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 7.0 0.1 333

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.4 0.1 333

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 333

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.9 0.1 333

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 7.7 0.1 333

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.8 0.2 353

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.9 0.2 353

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 353

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.1 0.2 353

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.7 0.2 353

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.6 0.2 353

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.8 0.2 353

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.7 0.2 353

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.0 0.3 361

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.5 0.3 361

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.7 0.3 361

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 361

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

 2.4 2.7 0.3 361

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.7 0.3 361

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

 3.6 3.9 0.3 361

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.9 0.4 368

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.2 0.4 368

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.7 0.4 368

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.1 0.4 368

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.1 0.5 372

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 4.0 0.5 372

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.1 0.5 372

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.6 0.5 372

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.3 0.5 372

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 6.5 0.5 372

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.6 0.5 372

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.2 0.5 372

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.8 0.5 372

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.6 0.5 372

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.5 0.5 372

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.5 0.6 383

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.8 0.6 383

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.2 0.6 383

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 15.5 16.2 0.7 386

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.4 0.8 387

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 7.5 1.4 388

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 6.8 3.4 389

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 29, 2019