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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 December 2024
rate
December 2025(p)
rate
Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

3.8 4.1 0.3  

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.3 4.0 -3.3 1

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 3.5 -2.6 2

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 3.2 -2.1 3

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 2.7 -1.7 4

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.1 -1.6 5

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 3.3 -1.6 5

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 3.2 -1.5 7

Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.0 -1.4 8

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 2.8 -1.4 8

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.6 -1.3 10

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 3.1 -1.3 10

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.0 -1.3 10

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.4 -1.2 13

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.5 -1.2 13

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 2.5 -1.2 13

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.3 -1.2 13

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 2.9 -1.2 13

Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 3.8 -1.2 13

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.4 -1.1 19

Kahului-Wailuku, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 2.4 -1.1 19

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 2.8 -1.1 19

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.4 -1.0 22

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.6 -1.0 22

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.3 -1.0 22

Evansville, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 2.6 -1.0 22

Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.5 -0.9 26

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 3.4 -0.9 26

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 3.6 -0.9 26

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.1 -0.9 26

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 2.5 -0.9 26

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 3.7 -0.9 26

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.3 -0.9 26

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 5.3 -0.9 26

Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.2 -0.8 34

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 1.9 -0.8 34

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.4 -0.8 34

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 1.9 -0.8 34

Niles, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 4.8 -0.8 34

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 4.6 -0.8 34

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.1 -0.7 40

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.0 -0.7 40

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.0 -0.7 40

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 5.2 -0.7 40

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.6 -0.7 40

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 5.1 -0.7 40

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.0 -0.7 40

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.4 -0.7 40

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.1 -0.6 48

Traverse City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 4.3 -0.6 48

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.6 -0.5 50

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 3.7 -0.5 50

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 2.8 -0.5 50

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.3 -0.5 50

Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.6 -0.5 50

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.1 -0.5 50

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.6 7.1 -0.5 50

Bangor, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.4 -0.4 57

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.3 4.9 -0.4 57

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

5.2 4.8 -0.4 57

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.3 -0.4 57

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.3 -0.4 57

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.3 -0.3 62

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.5 -0.3 62

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.4 -0.3 62

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 62

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.6 -0.3 62

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.1 -0.3 62

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 5.8 -0.3 62

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.0 -0.3 62

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.0 -0.3 62

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

4.7 4.4 -0.3 62

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 2.8 -0.3 62

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.7 -0.3 62

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 62

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 2.9 -0.3 62

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.2 -0.3 62

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.8 -0.3 62

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.8 -0.3 62

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 2.7 -0.3 62

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.3 6.0 -0.3 62

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.3 -0.3 62

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 82

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 82

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 3.7 -0.2 82

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.2 -0.2 82

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.4 -0.2 82

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 82

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.3 -0.2 82

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.2 -0.2 82

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.0 -0.2 82

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

9.8 9.6 -0.2 82

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 4.6 -0.2 82

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 3.9 -0.2 82

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.5 -0.2 82

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 3.6 -0.2 82

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.0 -0.2 82

Youngstown-Warren, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 4.9 -0.2 82

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.9 5.8 -0.1 98

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.2 -0.1 98

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 98

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.0 -0.1 98

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.5 -0.1 98

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.4 -0.1 98

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 3.9 -0.1 98

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 98

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

3.0 2.9 -0.1 98

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.0 -0.1 98

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.3 -0.1 98

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.1 -0.1 98

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.8 -0.1 98

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.3 0.0 111

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 111

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.7 0.0 111

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

4.5 4.5 0.0 111

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.7 0.0 111

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.4 0.0 111

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.7 0.0 111

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.5 0.0 111

Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 111

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.6 0.0 111

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.7 0.0 111

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.1 0.0 111

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 4.7 0.0 111

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.9 0.0 111

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

4.0 4.0 0.0 111

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 2.8 0.0 111

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 2.9 0.0 111

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.4 6.4 0.0 111

Visalia, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

10.2 10.2 0.0 111

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.6 0.0 111

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.7 0.0 111

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 7.9 0.0 111

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 2.8 0.1 133

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.3 0.1 133

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.2 0.1 133

Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.2 8.3 0.1 133

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.2 0.1 133

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.5 0.1 133

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.0 0.1 133

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.3 0.1 133

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.0 0.1 133

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.8 0.1 133

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.7 5.8 0.1 133

Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.4 0.1 133

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 133

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.6 0.1 133

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

18.5 18.6 0.1 133

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.7 0.1 133

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 133

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.7 0.1 133

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.7 0.1 133

Kenosha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.1 0.1 133

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.6 0.1 133

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.5 0.1 133

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.1 0.1 133

Minot, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.6 0.1 133

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 6.8 0.1 133

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.1 5.2 0.1 133

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.1 0.1 133

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 3.6 0.1 133

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.1 0.2 161

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.0 0.2 161

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.3 0.2 161

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.4 0.2 161

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.6 0.2 161

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.0 0.2 161

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.1 0.2 161

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 161

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 161

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

3.4 3.6 0.2 161

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.1 0.2 161

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.1 0.2 161

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.2 0.2 161

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.3 0.2 161

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.5 0.2 161

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 161

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.9 0.2 161

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.2 0.2 161

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.4 0.2 161

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.6 0.2 161

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.2 0.2 161

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.6 5.8 0.2 161

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 161

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 161

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.4 0.2 161

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.2 0.2 161

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.3 0.2 161

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

4.3 4.5 0.2 161

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 161

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.2 0.2 161

Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.0 0.2 161

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.1 0.2 161

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.4 0.2 161

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.2 6.4 0.2 161

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.6 0.2 161

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.2 0.2 161

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.6 0.2 161

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

3.3 3.5 0.2 161

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.7 0.2 161

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 3.9 0.2 161

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.5 0.2 161

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.5 0.2 161

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.4 0.2 161

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.5 0.2 161

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.9 0.3 205

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.3 0.3 205

Chambersburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.1 0.3 205

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.3 0.3 205

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.2 0.3 205

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.9 8.2 0.3 205

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.0 0.3 205

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 3.9 0.3 205

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.2 0.3 205

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.8 9.1 0.3 205

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.2 0.3 205

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.4 0.3 205

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.5 0.3 205

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.4 0.3 205

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.5 0.3 205

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.1 0.3 205

Manchester-Nashua, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.3 0.3 205

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.1 6.4 0.3 205

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 2.9 0.3 205

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 5.5 0.3 205

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.5 0.3 205

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.6 0.3 205

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.7 0.3 205

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.7 0.3 205

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.8 0.3 205

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.7 0.3 205

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 4.9 0.3 205

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.6 0.3 205

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.2 0.3 205

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.6 0.3 205

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.0 0.3 205

Vallejo, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 5.2 0.3 205

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.6 0.3 205

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.6 0.3 205

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.8 0.3 205

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.7 0.3 205

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.1 0.3 205

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.7 0.4 242

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 5.8 0.4 242

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.3 0.4 242

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.1 0.4 242

Fairbanks-College, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.4 0.4 242

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.7 0.4 242

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2.9 0.4 242

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.1 0.4 242

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 4.9 0.4 242

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 2.8 0.4 242

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.0 0.4 242

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.0 0.4 242

Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.2 0.4 242

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 3.5 0.4 242

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.6 0.4 242

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.8 2.2 0.4 242

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.4 0.4 242

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.3 0.4 242

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 3.8 0.4 242

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.2 0.4 242

Trenton-Princeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 4.5 0.4 242

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

3.4 3.9 0.5 263

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.7 7.2 0.5 263

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.3 0.5 263

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.0 0.5 263

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.8 0.5 263

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.7 0.5 263

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.1 0.5 263

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.4 0.5 263

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 4.9 0.5 263

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.2 0.5 263

Ogden, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.3 0.5 263

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.5 0.5 263

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.7 0.5 263

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.8 0.5 263

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.3 0.5 263

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.5 0.5 263

Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.8 2.3 0.5 263

Vineland, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.9 7.4 0.5 263

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.4 0.5 263

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

11.9 12.4 0.5 263

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.5 0.6 283

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.4 0.6 283

Bozeman, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 2.9 0.6 283

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.4 0.6 283

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.6 0.6 283

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

3.4 4.0 0.6 283

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.8 0.6 283

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

8.5 9.1 0.6 283

Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 3.9 0.6 283

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 4.9 0.6 283

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.4 3.0 0.6 283

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 5.3 0.7 294

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.2 0.7 294

Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 5.0 0.7 294

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.1 0.7 294

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.9 0.7 294

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

4.4 5.1 0.7 294

Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 5.0 0.7 294

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 3.9 0.7 294

Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 3.0 0.7 294

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 4.4 0.7 294

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.9 0.7 294

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.3 0.7 294

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.3 0.7 294

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.9 0.7 294

Springfield, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 5.7 0.7 294

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.7 0.7 294

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 2.9 0.7 294

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.1 0.7 294

Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.2 4.9 0.7 294

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 4.7 0.8 313

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.6 0.8 313

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.3 3.1 0.8 313

Helena, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.5 0.8 313

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.4 0.8 313

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

3.1 3.9 0.8 313

Longview-Kelso, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 6.2 0.8 313

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.6 0.8 313

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 5.5 0.8 313

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

2.7 3.5 0.8 313

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 3.8 0.8 313

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.6 0.8 313

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

4.1 4.9 0.8 313

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 6.0 0.8 313

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.7 0.8 313

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.6 0.8 313

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 3.6 0.9 329

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.5 0.9 329

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 4.4 0.9 329

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 3.7 0.9 329

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.5 0.9 329

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 4.9 0.9 329

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.3 0.9 329

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.3 5.3 1.0 336

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.8 6.8 1.0 336

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 4.6 1.0 336

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.9 3.9 1.0 336

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 4.9 1.1 340

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.4 1.1 340

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

4.8 5.9 1.1 340

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 5.6 1.1 340

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 3.3 1.1 340

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

2.7 3.8 1.1 340

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.6 1.2 346

Eagle Pass, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.5 8.7 1.2 346

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 4.4 1.2 346

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 5.0 1.2 346

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 3.9 1.3 350

Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.2 3.5 1.3 350

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

3.3 4.6 1.3 350

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 5.0 1.4 353

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.7 1.4 353

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.2 6.6 1.4 353

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 4.1 1.4 353

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 4.6 1.4 353

New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 4.0 1.4 353

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.6 4.0 1.4 353

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 4.4 1.4 353

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.8 6.2 1.4 353

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.6 5.0 1.4 353

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 6.4 1.5 363

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

3.0 4.5 1.5 363

Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 4.6 1.5 363

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 4.9 1.5 363

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.8 1.5 363

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 5.0 1.5 363

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.1 5.6 1.5 363

Waterbury-Shelton, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 4.6 1.5 363

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.9 1.6 371

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

3.7 5.3 1.6 371

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 5.5 1.6 371

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

2.4 4.0 1.6 371

Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.9 1.6 371

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 4.9 1.6 371

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 4.9 1.7 377

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 6.7 1.7 377

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 5.6 1.7 377

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 5.1 1.7 377

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 5.5 1.7 377

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 6.3 1.7 377

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 5.3 1.8 383

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 4.9 1.9 384

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 5.6 2.2 385

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.7 6.9 2.2 385

Wildwood-The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.4 7.9 2.5 387

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: February 6, 2026