Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
Metropolitan area February 2018
rate		 February 2019(p)
rate		 Over-the-year
Change Rank

United States

 4.4 4.1 -0.3  

Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 14.9 13.0 -1.9 1

Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 4.5 -1.7 2

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.3 6.6 -1.7 2

New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 6.8 5.2 -1.6 4

Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.1 -1.4 5

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.7 -1.4 5

Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.5 -1.3 7

Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 5.2 -1.3 7

Muskegon, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.2 -1.3 7

Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 6.6 5.4 -1.2 10

Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.6 -1.2 10

Midland, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.0 -1.2 10

Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 4.6 -1.2 10

Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 4.9 -1.2 10

Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 5.2 -1.1 15

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 4.8 -1.1 15

East Stroudsburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 5.1 -1.1 15

Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 4.9 -1.1 15

Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.0 -1.1 15

Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.4 -1.1 15

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.4 -1.1 15

Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 3.6 -1.1 15

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 23

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.9 6.9 -1.0 23

Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.1 -1.0 23

Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 4.7 -1.0 23

Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.2 -1.0 23

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 3.6 -1.0 23

Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 3.9 -1.0 23

Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.4 4.4 -1.0 23

Salisbury, MD-DE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 5.6 -1.0 23

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 4.6 -0.9 32

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.5 -0.9 32

Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 3.6 -0.9 32

Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 32

Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.1 -0.9 32

Leominster-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA

 4.7 3.8 -0.9 32

Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.4 5.5 -0.9 32

Saginaw, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.0 5.1 -0.9 32

Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 3.9 -0.9 32

Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.4 7.5 -0.9 32

Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 6.4 5.5 -0.9 32

Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 5.0 -0.9 32

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 6.0 -0.8 44

Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.4 -0.8 44

Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.0 -0.8 44

Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 44

Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.3 -0.8 44

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.2 -0.8 44

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 44

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

 5.1 4.3 -0.8 44

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.3 6.5 -0.8 44

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

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 53

Beckley, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.4 -0.7 53

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 53

Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 53

Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 53

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 53

Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 2.8 -0.7 53

Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 53

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 53

Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 53

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.5 -0.7 53

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

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 53

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

 6.5 5.8 -0.7 53

Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.2 -0.7 53

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

 5.1 4.4 -0.7 53

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

 4.7 4.0 -0.7 53

Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.1 -0.7 53

Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 2.9 -0.7 53

State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.1 -0.7 53

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 2.7 -0.7 53

Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.3 -0.7 53

Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.6 -0.7 53

York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.7 -0.7 53

Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 76

Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.7 -0.6 76

Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.8 -0.6 76

Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.2 -0.6 76

Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 76

Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.0 -0.6 76

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 76

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 76

Gettysburg, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 76

Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.0 -0.6 76

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.6 -0.6 76

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 5.0 4.4 -0.6 76

Hinesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.1 -0.6 76

Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.4 1.8 -0.6 76

Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 76

Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 76

Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 76

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.3 -0.6 76

Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.7 -0.6 76

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

 5.6 5.0 -0.6 76

New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.8 4.2 -0.6 76

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

 5.8 5.2 -0.6 76

Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.5 -0.6 76

Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.6 -0.6 76

Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 1.9 1.4 -0.5 100

Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.7 -0.5 100

Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.5 -0.5 100

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 100

Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 100

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.9 4.4 -0.5 100

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA

 2.3 1.8 -0.5 100

Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.5 6.0 -0.5 100

Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 100

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

 4.8 4.3 -0.5 100

Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.0 -0.5 100

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.7 -0.5 100

Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.1 -0.5 100

Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 100

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

 4.7 4.2 -0.5 100

Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.4 -0.5 100

Janesville-Beloit, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.6 -0.5 100

Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.0 -0.5 100

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 100

Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 100

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 6.6 -0.5 100

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.8 -0.5 100

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

 3.8 3.3 -0.5 100

Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 100

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.2 -0.5 100

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.6 -0.5 100

Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 100

Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.0 -0.5 100

Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 3.9 -0.5 100

Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.5 -0.5 100

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 100

Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.7 -0.5 100

Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.8 -0.5 100

Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 12.8 12.3 -0.5 100

Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.5 -0.4 134

Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 134

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 134

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 134

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 134

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.3 -0.4 134

Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 134

California-Lexington Park, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 134

Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 134

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

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 134

Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 134

Enid, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 134

Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 2.9 -0.4 134

Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 134

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

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 134

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.0 -0.4 134

Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.4 -0.4 134

Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.1 -0.4 134

Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 6.6 -0.4 134

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

 4.3 3.9 -0.4 134

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.8 -0.4 134

Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.6 -0.4 134

Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 134

Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 134

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.2 -0.4 134

Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.0 -0.4 134

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

 2.8 2.4 -0.4 134

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

 4.7 4.3 -0.4 134

Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.2 -0.4 134

Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.7 -0.4 134

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.4 -0.4 134

Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.1 -0.4 134

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.9 6.5 -0.4 134

The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.1 -0.4 134

Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.0 -0.4 134

Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.7 -0.3 169

Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 169

Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.6 9.3 -0.3 169

Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 169

Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.2 -0.3 169

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 169

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

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 169

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 169

Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.6 6.3 -0.3 169

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

 4.1 3.8 -0.3 169

Dover-Durham, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 169

Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 169

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.6 -0.3 169

Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 169

Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 169

Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 169

Homosassa Springs, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.3 -0.3 169

Macon-Bibb County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.3 -0.3 169

Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA

 3.0 2.7 -0.3 169

Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 169

North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 169

Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.1 -0.3 169

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 169

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.5 -0.3 169

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.2 6.9 -0.3 169

Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA

 2.8 2.5 -0.3 169

Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.6 -0.3 169

Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.7 -0.3 169

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 169

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.0 -0.3 169

Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.7 -0.3 169

Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 2.8 -0.3 169

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 2.9 -0.3 169

Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.3 -0.3 169

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

 3.7 3.4 -0.3 169

Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.2 4.9 -0.3 169

Trenton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.1 -0.3 169

Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.0 -0.3 169

Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 3.9 -0.3 169

Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.2 -0.3 169

Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 4.9 -0.2 209

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 209

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 209

Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 209

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 209

Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 209

Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 209

Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 209

El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 209

Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.4 -0.2 209

Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 209

Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.1 8.9 -0.2 209

Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 209

Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 209

Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 209

Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.5 -0.2 209

Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.0 -0.2 209

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 209

Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 209

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 3.7 -0.2 209

Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 209

Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.7 -0.2 209

Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.0 -0.2 209

Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.4 7.2 -0.2 209

Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 4.8 -0.2 209

Portland-South Portland, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.1 2.9 -0.2 209

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

 4.3 4.1 -0.2 209

Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 209

Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 209

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.3 -0.2 209

Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.4 -0.2 209

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

 3.0 2.8 -0.2 209

Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.3 -0.2 209

Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.1 -0.2 209

St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.4 -0.2 209

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

 4.0 3.8 -0.2 209

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

 3.7 3.5 -0.2 209

Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 3.9 -0.2 209

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

 6.2 6.0 -0.2 209

Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 248

Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 248

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.0 -0.1 248

Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 4.0 3.9 -0.1 248

Boise City, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 248

Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.3 -0.1 248

Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.7 2.6 -0.1 248

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 248

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 248

Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 248

Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.3 -0.1 248

Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 248

Houma-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.4 -0.1 248

Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.0 -0.1 248

Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 248

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 5.7 -0.1 248

Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.7 -0.1 248

Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.2 3.1 -0.1 248

Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.5 5.4 -0.1 248

Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.2 -0.1 248

Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.5 -0.1 248

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.2 -0.1 248

Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 248

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 248

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.4 -0.1 248

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.8 -0.1 248

Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.3 -0.1 248

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 248

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.1 -0.1 248

Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.8 -0.1 248

Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 248

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

 3.7 3.6 -0.1 248

Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 11.4 11.3 -0.1 248

Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 3.7 -0.1 248

Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.2 6.1 -0.1 248

Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.0 -0.1 248

Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.8 0.0 284

Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.9 2.9 0.0 284

Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 284

Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 284

Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.0 5.0 0.0 284

College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.0 0.0 284

Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 284

Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.4 5.4 0.0 284

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

 4.8 4.8 0.0 284

Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 4.9 0.0 284

Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.7 0.0 284

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

 3.1 3.1 0.0 284

Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 284

Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 284

Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 284

Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 284

Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 284

Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA

 3.6 3.6 0.0 284

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

 3.9 3.9 0.0 284

Madera, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.2 8.2 0.0 284

Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 284

New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 284

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 4.1 0.0 284

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.0 0.0 284

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.2 0.0 284

Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 284

Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.4 0.0 284

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

 4.1 4.1 0.0 284

Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 4.8 0.0 284

San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.3 0.0 284

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 284

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

 3.2 3.2 0.0 284

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.7 6.7 0.0 284

Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.6 0.0 284

St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.6 3.6 0.0 284

Stockton-Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.0 7.0 0.0 284

Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.5 0.0 284

Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.4 0.0 284

Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.5 0.0 284

Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.4 0.1 323

Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 4.8 0.1 323

Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 323

Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.1 5.2 0.1 323

Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 2.9 0.1 323

Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.0 0.1 323

Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.6 0.1 323

Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 6.4 0.1 323

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.0 0.1 323

Killeen-Temple, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.2 4.3 0.1 323

Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.5 0.1 323

Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.2 0.1 323

Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.6 10.7 0.1 323

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

 3.3 3.4 0.1 323

Santa Rosa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.1 0.1 323

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 4.7 0.1 323

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 5.8 0.1 323

St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.4 0.1 323

Twin Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.3 3.4 0.1 323

Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.9 9.0 0.1 323

Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 343

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.1 3.3 0.2 343

Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 343

Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 6.1 0.2 343

Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.2 0.2 343

Hammond, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 343

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.5 3.7 0.2 343

Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.2 0.2 343

Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 6.3 0.2 343

Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.8 5.0 0.2 343

Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.5 4.7 0.2 343

Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.1 0.2 343

Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 5.9 0.3 355

Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 6.1 0.3 355

Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.8 6.1 0.3 355

Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.8 3.1 0.3 355

Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 355

Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 9.6 9.9 0.3 355

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.4 3.7 0.3 355

Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.0 3.3 0.3 355

Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.0 0.3 355

Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.9 6.2 0.3 355

Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 10.1 10.4 0.3 355

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.0 4.3 0.3 355

Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.2 2.5 0.3 355

Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.8 7.1 0.3 355

Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.4 4.8 0.4 369

Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.8 4.2 0.4 369

Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 7.1 7.5 0.4 369

Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.6 6.0 0.4 369

Texarkana, TX-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.3 0.4 369

Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.3 4.8 0.5 374

Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.4 0.5 374

Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.2 0.5 374

Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.3 2.8 0.5 374

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.3 6.8 0.5 374

Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.7 5.2 0.5 374

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.6 5.1 0.5 374

Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 6.1 6.7 0.6 381

Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 3.9 4.5 0.6 381

Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.3 5.9 0.6 381

Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.9 5.5 0.6 381

Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 5.7 6.4 0.7 385

El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 16.5 17.4 0.9 386

Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

 2.5 3.4 0.9 386

Panama City, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

 4.1 5.1 1.0 388

Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

 8.4 9.9 1.5 389

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: April 3, 2019