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

United States

 4.1 3.6 -0.5  

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 4.5 -2.2 1

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 17.7 15.8 -1.9 2

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 4.9 -1.7 3

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 3.8 -1.6 4

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.1 -1.5 5

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.1 -1.5 5

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.2 -1.5 5

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.3 -1.4 8

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.4 -1.4 8

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.6 -1.4 8

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.4 -1.4 8

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.4 -1.4 8

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.1 -1.4 8

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 14

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.5 -1.3 14

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 6.4 -1.3 14

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 2.8 -1.3 14

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.6 -1.3 14

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 6.5 -1.3 14

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 20

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.2 -1.2 20

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 6.5 -1.2 20

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

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 20

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 20

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 17.2 16.0 -1.2 20

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 26

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.7 -1.1 26

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.4 -1.1 26

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.1 -1.1 26

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.0 6.9 -1.1 26

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 26

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 6.1 -1.1 26

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.0 -1.1 26

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.2 -1.1 26

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

 5.9 4.8 -1.1 26

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

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 36

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 36

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 36

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 36

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

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 36

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.8 -1.0 36

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.7 -1.0 36

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 36

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 36

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.0 -1.0 36

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.8 7.8 -1.0 36

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

 4.7 3.7 -1.0 36

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 36

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.6 -1.0 36

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 36

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.3 -1.0 36

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 36

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.0 -1.0 36

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.4 -0.9 54

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.3 -0.9 54

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 54

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.4 -0.9 54

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 6.9 -0.9 54

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 54

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 54

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

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 54

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.6 -0.9 54

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 54

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 54

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 54

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.1 -0.9 54

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 54

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 54

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 54

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.8 -0.9 54

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

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 54

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 54

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

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 54

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.3 8.4 -0.9 54

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.4 -0.9 54

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 76

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 76

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 76

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 76

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.4 -0.8 76

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

 4.3 3.5 -0.8 76

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 76

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 76

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.8 -0.8 76

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 76

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.9 -0.8 76

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.4 -0.8 76

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.2 -0.8 76

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

 4.4 3.6 -0.8 76

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

 4.3 3.5 -0.8 76

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 76

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 76

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 76

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.2 -0.8 76

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 76

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 76

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 76

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 76

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

 3.1 2.3 -0.8 76

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 76

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 76

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.4 -0.8 76

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 76

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 76

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.4 -0.8 76

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.1 -0.7 106

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 106

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 106

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 106

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 106

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 106

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

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 106

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 106

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.1 -0.7 106

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 106

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 106

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 106

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 106

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 106

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.0 -0.7 106

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 106

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.8 -0.7 106

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 106

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 106

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 106

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 106

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 106

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

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 106

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

 3.0 2.3 -0.7 106

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.5 -0.7 106

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 106

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 106

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 106

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 106

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 106

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 106

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 106

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 106

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.4 -0.7 106

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 106

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 106

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 106

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 106

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 106

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 106

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 106

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 147

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 147

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.9 -0.6 147

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 147

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.0 -0.6 147

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 147

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 147

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 147

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

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 147

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.1 -0.6 147

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

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 147

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.8 -0.6 147

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.0 -0.6 147

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 147

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 147

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 147

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 147

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.8 -0.6 147

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.5 -0.6 147

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 147

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 147

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 147

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 147

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 147

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 147

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 147

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 147

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

 3.1 2.5 -0.6 147

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 147

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.4 -0.6 147

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 147

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 147

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 147

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

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 147

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 147

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.4 -0.6 147

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 183

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 183

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 183

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 183

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 183

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

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 183

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.1 -0.5 183

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 183

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 183

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 183

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 183

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 183

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

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 183

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 183

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 183

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.1 -0.5 183

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 183

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.4 -0.5 183

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.1 -0.5 183

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 183

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 183

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 183

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 183

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 206

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 1.5 -0.4 206

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 206

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 206

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 206

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 206

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 206

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 206

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 206

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 206

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 206

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 206

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 206

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 206

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 206

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 206

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 206

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 206

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.2 -0.4 206

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

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 206

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 206

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

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 206

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 206

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 206

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 206

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 206

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.3 -0.4 206

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 206

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.2 -0.4 206

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

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 206

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 206

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.8 -0.4 206

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 206

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.6 -0.3 239

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 239

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 239

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 239

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 239

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 239

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 239

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 239

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 239

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 239

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 239

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 239

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 239

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 239

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 239

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 239

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 239

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 239

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 239

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 239

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 239

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 239

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 239

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 239

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 239

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 239

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 239

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 239

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 239

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 239

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 239

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 239

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 239

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 239

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

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 239

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 239

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 239

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 239

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 239

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 1.9 -0.3 239

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 239

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 239

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.4 -0.2 288

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 288

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 288

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 288

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 288

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 288

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 2.0 -0.2 288

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 288

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 288

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 288

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 288

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 288

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 288

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 288

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 288

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 288

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 288

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.0 -0.2 288

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 288

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.6 -0.2 288

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.2 -0.2 288

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.3 -0.2 288

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 288

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 288

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 288

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 288

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 288

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 288

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 288

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.0 -0.2 288

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.6 -0.2 288

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

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 288

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 288

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 288

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 288

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

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 288

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 288

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 288

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 288

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 288

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 288

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 288

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 288

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.0 -0.2 288

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 332

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.1 -0.1 332

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 332

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 332

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 332

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 332

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

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 332

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 332

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.3 -0.1 332

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

 5.3 5.2 -0.1 332

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 332

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 332

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 332

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 332

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.7 -0.1 332

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 332

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 332

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 332

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.0 -0.1 332

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 351

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.5 0.0 351

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.4 0.0 351

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 351

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 351

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 351

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.2 0.0 351

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 351

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 351

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.6 0.0 351

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

 3.2 3.2 0.0 351

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.8 0.0 351

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.5 0.0 351

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 351

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 351

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.3 0.0 351

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.2 0.0 351

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 351

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 369

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.4 0.1 369

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.3 0.1 369

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 2.1 0.1 369

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 369

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.9 0.1 369

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 369

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 376

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.2 0.2 376

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.9 0.2 376

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.0 0.2 376

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 2.3 0.3 380

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 380

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 380

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.2 0.3 380

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.3 0.4 384

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.8 0.4 384

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.5 0.5 386

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.2 0.5 386

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 4.2 0.8 388

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: June 27, 2018