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

United States

 3.9 3.7 -0.2  

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 12.2 10.0 -2.2 1

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 5.6 -1.7 2

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.0 -1.5 3

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.3 -1.4 4

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.1 -1.4 4

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.4 -1.4 4

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.0 -1.3 7

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.7 -1.3 7

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 9

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.8 -1.2 9

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.0 -1.2 9

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 9

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 13

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.6 -1.1 13

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 13

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.2 -1.1 13

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 13

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.5 -1.0 18

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 18

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 18

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 18

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.8 -1.0 18

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 18

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.9 -1.0 18

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 5.9 -1.0 18

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 18

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 27

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.6 -0.9 27

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

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 27

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

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 27

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.5 -0.9 27

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.4 7.6 -0.8 32

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 32

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 32

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 32

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 32

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.3 -0.8 32

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 32

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 32

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 32

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 32

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 32

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 32

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 32

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 32

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

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 32

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 47

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 47

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.9 -0.7 47

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 47

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 47

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 47

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

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 47

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.2 -0.7 47

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

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 47

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 47

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.8 -0.7 47

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 47

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 47

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 47

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 47

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.4 -0.7 47

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 47

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 47

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 47

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

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 47

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 47

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

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 47

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 47

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 70

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 70

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 70

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 70

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 70

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 7.5 -0.6 70

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 70

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 70

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 70

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.7 -0.6 70

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 70

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 8.2 -0.6 70

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.2 -0.6 70

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 70

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 70

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 70

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 70

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.2 9.6 -0.6 70

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 70

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 70

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 70

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 91

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 91

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 91

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.4 -0.5 91

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 91

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 91

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 91

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 91

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 91

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 91

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 91

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 91

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 91

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 91

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 91

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 91

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.3 -0.5 91

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 91

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

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 91

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 91

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.6 -0.5 91

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 91

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.9 -0.5 91

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 91

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 91

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 91

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 117

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 117

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 117

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 117

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 117

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 117

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 117

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 117

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 117

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 117

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 117

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

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 117

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 117

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 7.1 -0.4 117

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 117

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 117

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

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 117

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 117

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 117

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 117

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 117

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.5 8.1 -0.4 117

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 117

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 117

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 117

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 117

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

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 117

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 117

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 145

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

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 145

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 145

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 145

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 145

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 145

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 145

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 145

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

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 145

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 1.8 -0.3 145

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 145

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 145

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 145

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 1.9 -0.3 145

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 145

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 145

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 145

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.8 -0.3 145

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 145

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.3 -0.3 145

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 145

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 6.1 -0.3 145

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 145

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 145

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 145

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.1 -0.3 145

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 145

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.6 1.4 -0.2 172

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 172

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 172

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 172

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 172

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 172

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 172

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

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 172

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

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 172

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 172

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 172

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 172

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.4 8.2 -0.2 172

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 172

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 172

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 172

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 172

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.4 -0.2 172

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 172

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 172

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 172

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 6.1 -0.2 172

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.1 -0.2 172

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

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 172

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 172

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 172

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 172

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 172

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 172

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 172

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 172

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 172

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

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 172

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 172

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 172

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

 2.7 2.5 -0.2 172

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

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 172

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 172

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

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 172

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 172

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 172

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 172

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 172

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

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 172

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.2 -0.2 172

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 7.5 -0.2 172

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 218

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 218

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 218

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.8 -0.1 218

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 1.9 1.8 -0.1 218

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.1 -0.1 218

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 218

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.0 1.9 -0.1 218

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 218

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 218

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 218

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 218

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

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 218

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 218

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 1.9 -0.1 218

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 218

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 218

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 218

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 218

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.7 -0.1 218

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

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 218

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 218

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 218

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 218

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 218

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.1 2.0 -0.1 218

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 218

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 218

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 218

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 218

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.1 -0.1 218

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 218

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 218

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.7 0.0 251

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 251

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.9 0.0 251

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 251

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 251

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.8 0.0 251

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

 2.7 2.7 0.0 251

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.2 0.0 251

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 251

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.8 0.0 251

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.4 0.0 251

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 251

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

 3.3 3.3 0.0 251

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.7 0.0 251

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 251

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.8 0.0 251

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

 3.4 3.4 0.0 251

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 251

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 251

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 251

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 251

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 251

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 273

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.9 0.1 273

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.6 0.1 273

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 273

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.3 0.1 273

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.9 0.1 273

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.8 0.1 273

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.3 0.1 273

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 273

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.7 0.1 273

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.7 0.1 273

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 273

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.1 0.1 273

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 273

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.9 0.1 273

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.3 0.1 273

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.7 0.1 273

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.8 0.1 273

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.4 0.1 273

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.7 0.1 273

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 273

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 273

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.6 0.1 273

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.3 0.1 273

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.8 0.1 273

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 6.0 0.1 273

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 6.1 0.1 273

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.6 0.2 300

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 300

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.5 0.2 300

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.2 0.2 300

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.8 0.2 300

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.3 0.2 300

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.0 0.2 300

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.5 0.2 300

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.0 0.2 300

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.3 0.2 300

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.0 0.2 300

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 300

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.1 0.2 300

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.3 0.2 300

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.5 0.2 300

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.5 0.2 300

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.7 0.2 300

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.5 0.2 300

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.9 0.2 300

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

 3.6 3.8 0.2 300

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.1 0.2 300

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 300

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.3 0.2 300

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.3 0.2 300

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 8.3 0.2 300

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

 5.8 6.0 0.2 300

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.1 0.3 326

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 326

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 17.0 17.3 0.3 326

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.1 0.3 326

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 3.0 0.3 326

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.1 0.3 326

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.1 0.3 326

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.9 0.3 326

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.7 0.3 326

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.9 0.3 326

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 326

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 326

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.1 0.3 326

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.9 0.4 339

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.9 0.4 339

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

 4.1 4.5 0.4 339

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.6 0.4 339

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.0 0.4 339

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.1 0.4 339

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.8 0.4 339

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

 3.8 4.2 0.4 339

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.3 0.4 339

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.3 0.4 339

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.7 0.4 339

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.6 0.5 350

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.7 0.5 350

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.9 0.5 350

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.8 2.3 0.5 350

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 6.3 0.5 350

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.7 0.5 350

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.5 0.5 350

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.0 2.5 0.5 350

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.8 0.5 350

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.7 2.2 0.5 350

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.6 0.6 360

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.7 0.6 360

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.8 0.6 360

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 3.3 0.7 363

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.4 0.7 363

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.4 0.7 363

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.8 0.7 363

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 3.2 0.7 363

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 3.0 0.7 363

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.9 0.7 363

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 6.1 0.7 363

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.6 0.7 363

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 3.3 0.8 372

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.7 0.8 372

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.9 0.8 372

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 3.5 0.8 372

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.8 0.8 372

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.5 0.9 377

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 5.2 0.9 377

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 6.4 0.9 377

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.9 0.9 377

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.7 0.9 377

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 14.4 15.4 1.0 382

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 4.5 1.1 383

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 6.2 1.1 383

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 5.0 1.1 383

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.9 1.3 386

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 6.3 1.4 387

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 6.0 2.2 388

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: January 30, 2019