Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area July 2016
rate		 July 2017(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 5.1 4.6 -0.5  

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 27.3 24.2 -3.1 1

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 4.2 -3.0 2

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.0 -2.2 3

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.3 8.2 -2.1 4

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 3.6 -2.1 4

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 4.8 -2.1 4

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 4.4 -1.9 7

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 5.1 -1.9 7

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 5.6 -1.7 9

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.2 -1.7 9

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.2 -1.6 11

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.0 -1.6 11

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 4.9 -1.6 11

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 3.5 -1.6 11

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.7 -1.5 15

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 4.8 -1.5 15

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.5 -1.5 15

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.4 -1.4 18

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 5.6 -1.4 18

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.2 -1.4 18

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.5 -1.3 21

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.7 -1.3 21

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.4 -1.3 21

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.7 -1.3 21

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.6 -1.3 21

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.3 -1.3 21

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 21

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.1 -1.3 21

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 21

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.7 -1.3 21

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 5.9 -1.3 21

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.3 -1.2 32

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.0 -1.2 32

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 32

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 32

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.4 -1.2 32

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 32

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.2 -1.2 32

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.2 -1.2 32

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.4 -1.2 32

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.7 -1.2 32

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 5.6 -1.2 32

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.4 6.2 -1.2 32

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.1 -1.2 32

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.2 -1.2 32

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 6.9 -1.2 32

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.1 -1.1 47

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

 5.8 4.7 -1.1 47

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.4 -1.1 47

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 47

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.4 -1.1 47

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.5 -1.1 47

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.6 -1.1 47

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.2 -1.1 47

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.3 -1.1 47

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.8 -1.1 47

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

 5.6 4.5 -1.1 47

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.0 -1.1 47

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 5.9 -1.1 47

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.5 -1.1 47

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.1 -1.1 47

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.1 -1.1 47

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 3.9 -1.1 47

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.3 -1.1 47

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.4 -1.1 47

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 66

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.3 -1.0 66

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.2 -1.0 66

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.9 -1.0 66

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.1 -1.0 66

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 66

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.6 -1.0 66

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 6.7 -1.0 66

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 2.9 -1.0 66

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.8 -1.0 66

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.9 -1.0 66

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

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 66

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.6 -1.0 66

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

 5.0 4.0 -1.0 66

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.0 -1.0 66

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 66

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.2 -0.9 82

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.1 -0.9 82

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 82

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 82

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 82

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.0 -0.9 82

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 82

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

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 82

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

 5.4 4.5 -0.9 82

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.2 -0.9 82

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.1 -0.9 82

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.4 6.5 -0.9 82

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

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 82

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 82

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.0 -0.9 82

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 82

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.8 -0.9 82

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.9 -0.9 82

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.3 -0.9 82

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.4 -0.9 82

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.5 -0.9 82

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.2 -0.9 82

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.7 -0.9 82

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.1 -0.9 82

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.7 -0.9 82

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 82

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.2 -0.9 82

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.5 -0.9 82

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 82

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.5 -0.8 111

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 2.9 -0.8 111

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.1 -0.8 111

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

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 111

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.5 -0.8 111

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 5.9 -0.8 111

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.4 -0.8 111

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.9 -0.8 111

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 4.8 -0.8 111

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 111

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.1 -0.8 111

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 111

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.9 -0.8 111

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.1 -0.8 111

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.6 -0.8 111

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.4 -0.8 111

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 111

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.1 -0.8 111

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 111

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.2 8.4 -0.8 111

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.5 7.7 -0.8 111

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.4 -0.8 111

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.6 -0.8 111

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

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 111

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.3 -0.8 111

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.0 -0.8 111

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 111

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.4 -0.8 111

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.8 -0.8 111

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.7 -0.8 111

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

 4.9 4.1 -0.8 111

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 111

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.6 6.8 -0.8 111

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 111

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.0 -0.7 145

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.6 -0.7 145

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.4 9.7 -0.7 145

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.0 -0.7 145

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.5 6.8 -0.7 145

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.2 -0.7 145

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.7 7.0 -0.7 145

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 145

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 145

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 145

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.0 -0.7 145

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

 4.1 3.4 -0.7 145

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 145

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.6 -0.7 145

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 145

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 145

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 145

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.8 -0.7 145

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 145

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

 4.6 3.9 -0.7 145

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.2 -0.7 145

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 145

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.3 -0.7 145

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

 5.2 4.5 -0.7 145

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.6 -0.7 145

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 145

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 145

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 145

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.7 -0.7 145

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

 6.7 6.0 -0.7 145

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 145

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.0 -0.7 145

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 145

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.2 -0.6 178

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 178

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 178

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 178

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 1.9 -0.6 178

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.3 -0.6 178

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.4 -0.6 178

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 178

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 178

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 178

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 178

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 178

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 178

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.8 -0.6 178

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 178

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 178

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 178

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.3 -0.6 178

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 178

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.5 -0.6 178

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.2 -0.6 178

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 178

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.4 -0.6 178

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.5 -0.6 178

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 178

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

 5.1 4.5 -0.6 178

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

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 178

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 178

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 178

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.4 4.8 -0.6 178

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.9 -0.6 178

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.9 -0.6 178

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.1 -0.6 178

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.8 -0.6 178

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.3 -0.6 178

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.0 -0.6 178

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.9 -0.6 178

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 178

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 178

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 178

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

 5.8 5.3 -0.5 218

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.3 -0.5 218

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.1 -0.5 218

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.5 -0.5 218

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.4 -0.5 218

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.5 -0.5 218

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 218

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.9 -0.5 218

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.2 -0.5 218

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 218

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.4 8.9 -0.5 218

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 218

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.1 -0.5 218

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 218

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 218

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.5 -0.5 218

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 218

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

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 218

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

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 218

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 218

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 218

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 218

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.5 8.0 -0.5 218

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

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 218

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.1 -0.5 218

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

 5.7 5.2 -0.5 218

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

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 218

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.4 -0.5 218

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.3 -0.5 218

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.2 -0.5 218

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 4.9 -0.5 218

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 249

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 249

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 249

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 249

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 3.0 2.6 -0.4 249

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.8 -0.4 249

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 249

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 2.0 -0.4 249

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.1 8.7 -0.4 249

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.5 -0.4 249

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.6 -0.4 249

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.5 5.1 -0.4 249

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.3 -0.4 249

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 249

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.1 9.7 -0.4 249

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.5 5.1 -0.4 249

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 249

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 249

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.3 -0.4 249

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.7 -0.4 249

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 249

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.6 -0.4 249

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.9 -0.4 249

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 249

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.1 7.7 -0.4 249

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.7 -0.4 249

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 4.9 -0.4 249

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.4 -0.4 249

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

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 249

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 6.4 6.0 -0.4 249

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.5 8.1 -0.4 249

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.5 -0.3 280

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 280

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 280

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 280

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 280

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.7 2.4 -0.3 280

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

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 280

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 280

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.5 -0.3 280

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

 6.2 5.9 -0.3 280

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 280

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 280

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 280

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 280

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.0 -0.3 280

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

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 280

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 280

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 6.2 -0.3 280

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 280

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 280

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

 5.5 5.2 -0.3 280

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.6 -0.3 280

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 280

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.2 -0.3 280

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 280

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 305

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.0 -0.2 305

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 305

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.4 4.2 -0.2 305

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 7.1 -0.2 305

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.4 -0.2 305

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.0 -0.2 305

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 305

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.9 7.7 -0.2 305

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.6 -0.2 305

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 305

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 305

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.3 -0.2 305

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.4 -0.2 305

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 305

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.5 2.3 -0.2 305

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 305

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 5.9 -0.2 305

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 305

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 305

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

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 305

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.7 -0.2 305

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.2 -0.2 305

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.6 -0.2 305

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.1 -0.2 305

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.5 -0.1 330

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 330

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.5 -0.1 330

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.2 -0.1 330

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 330

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.2 -0.1 330

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.0 -0.1 330

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 330

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.9 -0.1 330

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 330

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

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 330

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.6 0.0 341

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.3 0.0 341

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 341

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 341

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 341

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 341

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.7 0.0 341

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.9 0.0 341

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.8 10.8 0.0 341

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 350

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.6 0.1 350

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 350

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.0 0.1 350

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.5 0.1 350

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.4 0.2 355

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.9 0.2 355

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 355

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.9 0.2 355

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.3 0.3 359

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 3.4 3.7 0.3 359

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.3 0.3 359

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.7 0.3 359

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.8 0.3 359

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.2 0.3 359

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.7 0.3 359

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 4.0 0.4 366

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.1 0.4 366

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 5.2 0.4 366

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 2.9 0.4 366

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.0 2.4 0.4 366

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 4.7 0.4 366

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.2 0.5 372

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 6.0 0.5 372

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.1 4.6 0.5 372

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 5.5 0.5 372

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.8 0.6 376

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.9 0.7 377

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 5.9 0.7 377

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.4 6.1 0.7 377

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 5.1 0.8 380

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.6 0.8 380

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 5.0 0.8 380

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.5 0.9 383

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 6.6 1.0 384

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 5.8 1.3 385

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 22.5 23.8 1.3 385

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 6.3 1.5 387

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

 6.3 7.9 1.6 388

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: August 30, 2017