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

United States

 4.6 4.1 -0.5  

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 5.6 -1.9 1

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 5.8 -1.7 2

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.4 -1.6 3

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

 7.7 6.1 -1.6 3

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 4.8 -1.5 5

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 20.8 19.3 -1.5 5

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 4.9 -1.5 5

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.7 -1.5 5

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.1 -1.5 5

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 5.9 -1.4 10

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.8 -1.3 11

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.8 -1.3 11

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.7 -1.2 13

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.7 -1.2 13

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.4 -1.2 13

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 13

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.3 8.2 -1.1 17

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.4 -1.1 17

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.3 -1.1 17

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 17

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.7 -1.1 17

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 17

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 17

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 17

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 2.9 -1.1 17

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.6 -1.1 17

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.0 -1.1 17

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 2.7 -1.1 17

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.0 -1.1 17

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.0 -1.0 30

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.8 -1.0 30

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.7 -1.0 30

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

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 30

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.1 -1.0 30

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.8 -1.0 30

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.0 -1.0 30

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 30

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 30

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.0 -1.0 30

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.7 -1.0 30

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 30

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.0 7.0 -1.0 30

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.1 8.1 -1.0 30

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 30

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 30

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

 4.3 3.3 -1.0 30

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.3 9.3 -1.0 30

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 30

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.0 -0.9 49

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.4 -0.9 49

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 49

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 49

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.9 -0.9 49

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 7.2 -0.9 49

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 49

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 49

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.3 -0.9 49

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.6 -0.9 49

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.3 -0.9 49

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.8 6.9 -0.9 49

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.7 -0.9 49

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 49

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 49

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 49

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 49

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 49

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.1 -0.9 49

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

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 49

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 49

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.8 -0.9 49

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

 4.0 3.1 -0.9 49

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.7 -0.9 49

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.3 -0.9 49

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 49

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 49

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 49

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.6 -0.9 49

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 78

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 78

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 78

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.8 -0.8 78

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.7 -0.8 78

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.1 -0.8 78

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.2 -0.8 78

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.5 -0.8 78

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.7 -0.8 78

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.3 7.5 -0.8 78

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.8 -0.8 78

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 78

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.2 -0.8 78

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 78

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 78

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

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 78

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 78

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 78

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 78

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 78

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.6 -0.8 78

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.8 -0.8 78

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 78

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 101

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.8 -0.7 101

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 101

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

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 101

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 101

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 101

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 101

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

 4.0 3.3 -0.7 101

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

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 101

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 101

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 101

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.2 -0.7 101

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

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 101

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 101

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

 5.3 4.6 -0.7 101

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 101

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.8 -0.7 101

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 101

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

 5.9 5.2 -0.7 101

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.6 -0.7 101

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.8 -0.7 101

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 101

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 101

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 124

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 124

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

 5.3 4.7 -0.6 124

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 124

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.3 -0.6 124

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 124

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 6.6 -0.6 124

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 124

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 124

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 124

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.2 -0.6 124

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.4 -0.6 124

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 124

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 124

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.5 -0.6 124

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 124

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.1 -0.6 124

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 124

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.3 -0.6 124

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

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 124

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 124

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 124

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 124

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 124

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 124

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 124

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.6 -0.6 124

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 124

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 124

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 21.5 20.9 -0.6 124

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 154

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 1.8 -0.5 154

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 154

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.8 -0.5 154

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 154

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 154

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.5 -0.5 154

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.2 -0.5 154

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

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 154

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 154

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

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 154

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.8 -0.5 154

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 154

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 154

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 154

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 154

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 154

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.8 -0.5 154

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

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 154

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 154

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

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 154

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 154

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 154

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 154

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 154

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 154

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 154

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 154

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 154

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 154

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 154

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 7.0 -0.5 154

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 154

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 187

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 187

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 187

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 187

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 187

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 187

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 187

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 187

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

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 187

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 187

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

 3.2 2.8 -0.4 187

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 187

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 187

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 187

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 187

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.7 -0.4 187

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 187

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 187

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 187

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 187

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 187

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 187

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 187

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 187

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 187

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

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 187

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 187

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 187

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 187

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.9 4.5 -0.4 187

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 187

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

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 187

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 187

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.2 -0.4 187

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 187

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 187

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 187

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 187

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

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 187

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 187

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 187

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 187

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.8 -0.4 187

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.1 -0.4 187

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 187

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

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 187

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 233

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 233

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 233

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 233

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 233

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.7 -0.3 233

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 233

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 233

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 233

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 233

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 233

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 233

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

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 233

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.5 -0.3 233

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 233

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 233

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 233

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 233

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.4 -0.3 233

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 233

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

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 233

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.1 -0.3 233

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.6 -0.3 233

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 233

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 233

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 233

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 233

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.3 -0.3 233

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 233

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

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 233

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.4 -0.3 233

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 233

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 265

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 265

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 265

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 265

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 265

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 265

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.6 -0.2 265

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 265

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 265

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 265

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 265

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 265

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 265

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.6 -0.2 265

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 265

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

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 265

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 265

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.6 -0.2 265

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.4 -0.2 265

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 265

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 265

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 265

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 265

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 265

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 265

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 265

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.0 -0.2 265

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 265

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.8 5.6 -0.2 265

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.5 -0.2 265

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 265

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 265

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 297

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 297

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 297

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 297

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.9 -0.1 297

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 297

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.6 -0.1 297

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.7 -0.1 297

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 297

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 297

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 297

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 297

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 297

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 297

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 297

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 4.6 -0.1 297

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 297

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.7 5.6 -0.1 297

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 297

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 297

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 297

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 297

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.7 -0.1 297

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 297

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 297

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 297

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 297

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 324

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 3.5 0.0 324

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 2.6 0.0 324

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.1 0.0 324

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 324

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.5 0.0 324

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.6 2.6 0.0 324

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 324

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.1 0.0 324

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.9 0.0 324

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 324

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.9 0.0 324

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.8 0.0 324

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 324

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 324

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 2.6 0.0 324

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 324

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 324

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 324

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.3 0.0 324

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 4.1 0.0 324

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.4 0.0 324

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 324

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.9 0.0 324

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.3 0.1 348

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 348

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 348

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.2 0.1 348

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.5 0.1 348

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.1 2.2 0.1 348

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.8 0.1 348

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 6.6 0.1 348

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.8 0.1 348

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.4 0.1 348

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.3 3.4 0.1 348

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

 3.1 3.2 0.1 348

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.6 0.1 348

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.6 2.7 0.1 348

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 2.4 0.1 348

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.5 0.1 348

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.4 0.2 364

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.7 0.2 364

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.6 0.2 364

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.9 0.2 364

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.5 0.2 364

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

 5.7 5.9 0.2 364

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.7 0.2 364

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.8 0.2 364

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 6.2 0.2 364

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.3 0.3 373

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.7 0.3 373

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.4 0.3 373

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 373

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.5 0.3 373

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.3 0.3 373

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.5 0.3 373

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.6 0.3 373

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 4.0 0.4 381

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.4 0.4 381

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.7 0.4 381

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.3 0.4 381

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 6.1 0.5 385

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.9 0.6 386

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 6.2 0.7 387

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.7 0.7 387

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: August 29, 2018