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

United States

 3.9 3.5 -0.4  

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 11.1 7.7 -3.4 1

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 4.3 -2.4 2

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 4.7 -2.0 3

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 4.7 -1.9 4

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 3.6 -1.8 5

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 4.8 -1.7 6

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 3.7 -1.6 7

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.6 -1.6 7

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.4 -1.5 9

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.5 -1.5 9

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 3.7 -1.5 9

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.7 -1.4 12

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 2.9 -1.4 12

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.1 -1.4 12

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.3 -1.3 15

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 16

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 16

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.9 -1.2 16

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 16

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.8 -1.2 16

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.7 -1.2 16

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 2.9 -1.2 16

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 3.9 -1.2 16

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 24

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 24

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.1 -1.1 24

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.6 -1.1 24

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 24

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.7 -1.1 24

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 24

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 24

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 24

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 24

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.7 -1.1 24

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 35

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.5 -1.0 35

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 35

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.5 -1.0 35

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.5 -1.0 35

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 35

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.3 -1.0 35

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 35

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

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 35

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 35

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 35

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 35

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.2 -1.0 35

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.1 -1.0 35

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.3 -1.0 35

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.2 -1.0 35

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 35

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

 4.0 3.0 -1.0 35

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.4 -1.0 35

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 35

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.6 -1.0 35

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.3 -1.0 35

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 57

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.6 -0.9 57

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 57

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 57

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 57

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.5 -0.9 57

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 57

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 6.9 -0.9 57

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 57

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

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 57

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 57

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.4 -0.9 57

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.7 -0.9 57

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

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 57

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 57

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

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 57

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 57

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 57

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 57

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.6 -0.9 57

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 57

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 57

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.9 -0.9 57

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 1.9 -0.9 57

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 86

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 86

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 86

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 86

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

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 86

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

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 86

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 86

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 86

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 86

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 86

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.9 -0.8 86

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.7 -0.8 86

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

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 86

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 86

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.7 -0.8 86

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 86

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

 4.4 3.6 -0.8 86

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 86

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.2 -0.8 86

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.5 -0.8 86

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 86

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 86

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

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 86

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.4 -0.8 86

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 110

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.6 -0.7 110

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.5 -0.7 110

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 110

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 7.0 -0.7 110

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 110

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 110

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 110

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.2 -0.7 110

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 110

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 110

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 110

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 110

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 110

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.5 -0.7 110

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 110

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 110

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.3 8.6 -0.7 110

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 110

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 110

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 110

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 131

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 131

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 131

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 131

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.4 -0.6 131

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 131

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 131

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.4 -0.6 131

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 131

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

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 131

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.0 -0.6 131

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.1 -0.6 131

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.5 -0.6 131

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 131

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 131

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 131

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 131

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 131

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 131

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

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 131

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 151

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

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 151

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 151

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 151

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.3 -0.5 151

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 151

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 151

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 151

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 151

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.8 -0.5 151

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

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 151

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.9 -0.5 151

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.8 -0.5 151

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.9 -0.5 151

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 151

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 151

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 151

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

 5.1 4.6 -0.5 151

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.1 -0.5 151

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 1.5 -0.5 151

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 151

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 151

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 151

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 151

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 151

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 151

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.8 -0.5 151

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

 2.5 2.0 -0.5 151

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.4 -0.5 151

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 151

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 151

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 151

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 151

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 151

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.2 -0.5 151

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 151

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 151

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 151

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 151

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 151

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 151

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

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 151

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 151

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 151

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 151

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.4 -0.5 151

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 197

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 197

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 197

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 197

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 197

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 197

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 197

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 1.6 -0.4 197

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 197

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 197

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 197

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.9 -0.4 197

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

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 197

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

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 197

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.5 -0.4 197

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

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 197

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

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 197

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

 4.9 4.5 -0.4 197

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 197

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 197

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 197

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 218

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 1.9 -0.3 218

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 218

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 218

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 18.4 18.1 -0.3 218

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.0 -0.3 218

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 218

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 218

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 218

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 218

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.1 -0.3 218

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.3 -0.3 218

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 218

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 218

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 218

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 218

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 218

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 218

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.2 -0.3 218

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

 5.6 5.3 -0.3 218

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 238

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.4 1.2 -0.2 238

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 238

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 238

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 238

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.5 -0.2 238

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 238

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 238

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 2.0 -0.2 238

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 238

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 238

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 1.9 -0.2 238

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 238

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.2 -0.2 238

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 238

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.1 -0.2 238

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 238

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 238

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.2 -0.2 238

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 238

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 238

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 15.1 14.9 -0.2 238

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 260

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 260

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 260

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 260

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 260

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 260

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.8 -0.1 260

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.4 -0.1 260

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 260

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 260

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 260

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 260

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 260

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

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 260

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.4 -0.1 260

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 260

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 260

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.6 -0.1 260

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 260

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.0 -0.1 260

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 260

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 260

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 260

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.5 -0.1 260

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 260

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.2 2.1 -0.1 260

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 260

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 260

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 260

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 260

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 260

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 291

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 291

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 291

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 291

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.4 0.0 291

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 291

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 291

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.2 0.0 291

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

 3.7 3.7 0.0 291

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 291

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

 2.5 2.5 0.0 291

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.9 0.0 291

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 291

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 291

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 291

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.8 0.0 291

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 291

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 291

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.3 0.0 291

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 291

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.1 0.0 291

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 291

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

 3.7 3.7 0.0 291

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 291

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 291

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 291

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 291

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 291

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.4 0.0 291

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 320

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 320

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.0 0.1 320

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 320

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.8 0.1 320

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.5 0.1 320

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 320

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

 2.9 3.0 0.1 320

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 320

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 320

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 320

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.8 0.1 320

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

 2.5 2.6 0.1 320

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 320

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.5 0.1 320

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.7 0.1 320

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.1 0.1 320

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.6 0.2 337

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 337

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 337

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 337

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

 4.0 4.2 0.2 337

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.5 0.2 337

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 337

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.8 0.2 337

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.1 0.2 337

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 337

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 337

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 348

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 4.0 0.3 348

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.6 0.3 348

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.2 0.3 348

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.4 0.3 348

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.7 0.3 348

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.2 0.3 348

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.9 0.3 348

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.2 0.3 348

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.4 2.7 0.3 348

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.9 0.3 348

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.2 0.3 348

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 6.4 0.3 348

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.0 0.4 361

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.9 3.3 0.4 361

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.9 0.4 361

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.9 0.4 361

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 3.3 0.4 361

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.9 0.4 361

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 4.0 0.4 361

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.4 0.4 361

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 3.0 0.4 361

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.9 0.4 361

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.4 0.4 361

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.6 0.4 361

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.8 0.4 361

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.5 0.5 374

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.3 0.5 374

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.5 0.5 374

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 3.2 0.5 374

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 2.5 0.5 374

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.9 0.6 379

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 3.0 0.6 379

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.5 0.6 379

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 5.0 0.6 379

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 5.0 0.6 379

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.6 0.7 384

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.7 0.7 384

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 6.2 2.5 386

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 9.3 4.5 387

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 8.3 5.1 388

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 3, 2019