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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area January 2023
rate
January 2024(p)
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

3.9 4.1 0.2  

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.1 -1.5 1

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.2 5.0 -1.2 2

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

5.1 3.9 -1.2 2

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 3.7 -1.1 4

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.1 -1.0 5

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.1 -1.0 5

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 5.9 -0.9 7

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 4.9 -0.9 7

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

6.1 5.2 -0.9 7

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.3 -0.8 10

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.3 -0.8 10

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.5 -0.8 10

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.0 -0.8 10

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.9 -0.8 10

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.2 -0.8 10

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

4.8 4.0 -0.8 10

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.2 6.4 -0.8 10

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.9 -0.8 10

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 4.2 -0.8 10

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.3 -0.8 10

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.5 -0.8 10

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.5 -0.7 22

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.7 -0.7 22

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.2 -0.7 22

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.6 -0.7 22

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.6 -0.6 26

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.2 -0.6 26

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 26

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.5 -0.6 26

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.0 -0.6 26

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

4.9 4.3 -0.6 26

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.7 4.1 -0.6 26

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.7 -0.6 26

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.9 -0.6 26

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.9 -0.5 35

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 35

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 35

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.9 -0.5 35

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 35

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.0 -0.5 35

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.0 -0.5 35

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.2 -0.5 35

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.9 -0.5 35

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.2 3.7 -0.5 35

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.7 -0.4 45

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.6 -0.4 45

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.7 -0.4 45

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.5 -0.4 45

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.9 -0.4 45

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.3 -0.4 45

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.9 -0.4 45

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.4 -0.4 45

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.8 -0.4 45

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 45

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.7 -0.4 45

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.7 -0.4 45

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 45

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

3.3 2.9 -0.4 45

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

3.5 3.2 -0.3 59

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 59

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.8 -0.3 59

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.3 -0.3 59

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.6 -0.3 59

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 59

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 59

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 59

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.4 -0.3 59

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 59

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 59

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.0 -0.3 59

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.1 -0.3 59

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

4.9 4.6 -0.3 59

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 59

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 59

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 59

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.5 -0.3 59

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 59

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 5.7 -0.3 59

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 59

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 80

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.2 -0.2 80

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 80

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 80

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.0 -0.2 80

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 80

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 80

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 80

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 80

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 80

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.1 -0.2 80

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 80

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.5 -0.2 80

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 80

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.2 -0.2 80

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 80

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.4 -0.2 80

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 80

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 80

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 80

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 80

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.7 -0.2 80

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 80

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.5 -0.2 80

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 80

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.8 -0.2 80

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.1 -0.2 80

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 80

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 80

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.3 -0.2 80

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.9 -0.2 80

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.2 -0.2 80

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 80

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 80

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.6 -0.2 80

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 80

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

5.2 5.0 -0.2 80

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

4.0 3.9 -0.1 117

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.5 -0.1 117

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.9 -0.1 117

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.8 -0.1 117

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

3.6 3.5 -0.1 117

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 117

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 117

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.9 -0.1 117

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.6 -0.1 117

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.7 -0.1 117

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 117

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.5 -0.1 117

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.7 -0.1 117

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.9 -0.1 117

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.4 -0.1 117

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.1 -0.1 117

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 117

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 117

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.4 -0.1 117

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

4.5 4.4 -0.1 117

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.9 -0.1 117

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.6 -0.1 117

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.1 -0.1 117

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.8 -0.1 117

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

12.7 12.6 -0.1 117

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.3 -0.1 117

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 117

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.4 -0.1 117

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.3 -0.1 117

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.9 -0.1 117

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 117

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.2 -0.1 117

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 149

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.4 0.0 149

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 149

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.2 0.0 149

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 149

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 149

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.5 0.0 149

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.6 0.0 149

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

3.6 3.6 0.0 149

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 149

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.4 0.0 149

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.1 0.0 149

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.7 0.0 149

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

2.4 2.4 0.0 149

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

2.8 2.8 0.0 149

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

4.5 4.5 0.0 149

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

3.8 3.8 0.0 149

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.2 0.0 149

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.3 0.0 149

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 149

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

2.8 2.8 0.0 149

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.2 0.0 149

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 8.4 0.0 149

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.4 0.1 172

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.7 0.1 172

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.5 0.1 172

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.3 0.1 172

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.6 0.1 172

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.9 0.1 172

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 172

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 6.7 0.1 172

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.1 0.1 172

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

3.1 3.2 0.1 172

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.7 0.1 172

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.6 0.1 172

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.3 0.1 172

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

2.9 3.0 0.1 172

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.5 0.1 172

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.2 0.1 172

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.0 0.1 172

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 172

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.8 0.2 190

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

1.8 2.0 0.2 190

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

4.6 4.8 0.2 190

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.8 0.2 190

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.3 0.2 190

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.0 0.2 190

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.3 2.5 0.2 190

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.4 0.2 190

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.6 0.2 190

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.3 0.2 190

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

2.3 2.5 0.2 190

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 190

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.3 2.5 0.2 190

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.8 0.2 190

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.9 2.1 0.2 190

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.5 0.2 190

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.8 2.0 0.2 190

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.7 0.2 190

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.8 0.3 208

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.8 0.3 208

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.8 0.3 208

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.5 0.3 208

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.3 0.3 208

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.4 0.3 208

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.4 0.3 208

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.7 0.3 208

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 5.0 0.3 208

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.7 0.3 208

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.0 0.3 208

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.9 0.3 208

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.2 0.3 208

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.1 0.3 208

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.3 0.3 208

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.4 0.3 208

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.3 0.3 208

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.5 0.3 208

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.7 0.3 208

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 6.4 0.3 208

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.5 0.4 228

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.8 0.4 228

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.0 0.4 228

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.6 0.4 228

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.7 0.4 228

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

2.7 3.1 0.4 228

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

3.3 3.7 0.4 228

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.7 0.4 228

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.7 0.4 228

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

2.5 2.9 0.4 228

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.9 0.4 228

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.4 0.4 228

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.3 0.4 228

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.4 0.4 228

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.3 0.4 228

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 6.4 0.4 228

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.1 0.4 228

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.0 0.4 228

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.8 0.4 228

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.2 0.4 228

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.9 0.4 228

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.8 0.4 228

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.3 0.4 228

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.4 0.4 228

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.4 0.4 228

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.0 0.4 228

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.3 0.4 228

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.4 0.4 228

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.6 0.4 228

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.9 0.4 228

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.3 0.4 228

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.0 0.4 228

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

3.4 3.8 0.4 228

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

2.9 3.3 0.4 228

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.6 11.0 0.4 228

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.4 0.5 263

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.8 0.5 263

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.5 0.5 263

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.1 0.5 263

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 3.0 0.5 263

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.7 0.5 263

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

4.7 5.2 0.5 263

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.1 0.5 263

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.4 0.5 263

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.8 0.5 263

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.4 0.5 263

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.9 0.5 263

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

4.5 5.0 0.5 263

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 4.0 0.5 263

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

3.1 3.6 0.5 263

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 5.8 0.5 263

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.4 0.5 263

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.0 0.5 263

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.4 0.5 263

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.7 0.5 263

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.2 0.5 263

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.0 0.5 263

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 5.3 0.6 285

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.2 0.6 285

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 285

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 3.0 0.6 285

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.7 0.6 285

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 3.0 0.6 285

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.7 0.6 285

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.6 0.6 285

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.9 0.6 285

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.5 0.6 285

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 285

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 6.6 0.6 285

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.7 0.6 285

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.4 0.6 285

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 285

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.1 2.7 0.6 285

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.3 0.6 285

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 4.1 0.6 285

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

3.0 3.6 0.6 285

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 285

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.6 0.6 285

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 285

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.9 0.6 285

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 285

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 6.0 0.6 285

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.1 0.6 285

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.9 0.6 285

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 6.0 0.6 285

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.8 3.5 0.7 313

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 3.2 0.7 313

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.8 0.7 313

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.5 0.7 313

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.0 0.7 313

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.7 0.7 313

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.0 0.7 313

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.6 0.7 313

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.6 0.7 313

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.5 0.7 313

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 4.2 0.7 313

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 5.4 0.7 313

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.9 0.7 313

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

2.3 3.0 0.7 313

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.3 0.7 313

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 6.4 0.7 313

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

3.5 4.2 0.7 313

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.6 0.7 313

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 5.0 0.7 313

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 3.2 0.7 313

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.6 0.8 333

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.4 0.8 333

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.5 0.8 333

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.2 0.8 333

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 5.2 0.8 333

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 6.4 0.8 333

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 6.2 0.8 333

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

3.9 4.7 0.8 333

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 4.6 0.8 333

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.7 10.5 0.8 333

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.6 0.8 333

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.5 0.8 333

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.4 0.8 333

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 5.8 0.8 333

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.4 9.2 0.8 333

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.8 0.9 348

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.7 4.6 0.9 348

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 4.0 0.9 348

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

4.6 5.5 0.9 348

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.8 8.7 0.9 348

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.8 4.7 0.9 348

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

3.9 4.8 0.9 348

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.4 0.9 348

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

4.3 5.2 0.9 348

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 5.7 0.9 348

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 5.7 1.0 358

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 5.3 1.0 358

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 6.6 1.0 358

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.9 1.0 358

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

3.9 4.9 1.0 358

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.3 1.0 358

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.6 7.6 1.0 358

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 6.2 1.0 358

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 5.2 1.0 358

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.7 1.0 358

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 7.5 1.1 368

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.1 5.2 1.1 368

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 6.8 1.1 368

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.7 8.8 1.1 368

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 9.9 1.1 368

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 7.5 1.1 368

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 10.9 1.1 368

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 5.5 1.1 368

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 7.3 1.1 368

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 7.4 1.1 368

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.8 1.1 368

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 7.5 1.1 368

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.5 1.2 380

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.5 1.2 380

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 9.5 1.3 382

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

3.1 4.4 1.3 382

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.8 8.1 1.3 382

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

16.3 17.8 1.5 385

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.9 6.5 1.6 386

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 4.2 1.8 387

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.9 11.8 1.9 388

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 5.9 2.9 389

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. The 2023 data for non-modeled metropolitan areas have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustment to new state control totals, though not yet finalized. Revised estimates for these areas will not be loaded into the BLS time-series database until finalized on April 19, 2024.

 

Last Modified Date: March 13, 2024