Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20072008
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
United States 4.6 5.8 1.2
1 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 3.8 -0.6
2 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 3.8 -0.4
3 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.5 -0.3
3 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 5.1 -0.3
3 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 3.7 -0.3
6 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.0 -0.2
6 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.0 -0.2
8 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.5 -0.1
8 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4.9 -0.1
8 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.3 -0.1
8 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.7 -0.1
12 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.5 0.0
12 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
12 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.5 0.0
12 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.6 0.0
12 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.6 0.0
12 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 2.9 0.0
12 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.4 0.0
12 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.7 0.0
12 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 4.7 0.0
21 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.9 0.1
21 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 3.9 0.1
21 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.9 0.1
21 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.7 0.1
21 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 5.6 0.1
21 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.0 0.1
21 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.4 0.1
21 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.5 0.1
21 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2.9 0.1
21 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 3.8 0.1
31 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
31 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 2.8 0.2
31 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.2 0.2
31 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
31 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.2 0.2
31 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.0 0.2
31 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.0 0.2
31 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.8 0.2
31 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 4.7 0.2
31 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 3.6 0.2
31 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.1 0.2
31 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 2.7 0.2
31 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.5 0.2
31 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.3 0.2
45 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 3.9 0.3
45 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.1 0.3
45 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.1 0.3
45 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.7 0.3
45 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.8 0.3
45 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.1 0.3
45 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
45 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 5.5 0.3
45 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.2 0.3
45 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 3.6 0.3
45 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.0 0.3
45 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.3 3.6 0.3
45 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 4.9 0.3
45 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.0 0.3
45 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.6 0.3
45 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.2 0.3
61 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.2 0.4
61 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.7 0.4
61 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 3.9 0.4
61 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.3 0.4
61 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.1 0.4
61 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.2 0.4
61 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.0 0.4
61 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 3.5 3.9 0.4
61 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 3.8 0.4
61 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.5 0.4
61 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.6 0.4
72 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 6.9 0.5
72 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.3 0.5
72 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.4 0.5
72 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.2 0.5
72 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 5.8 0.5
72 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 4.8 0.5
72 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.2 0.5
72 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 4.9 0.5
72 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 6.4 0.5
81 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.3 0.6
81 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.0 0.6
81 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.4 4.0 0.6
81 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.7 0.6
81 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.3 0.6
81 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.7 0.6
81 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.2 0.6
81 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.6 0.6
81 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.8 0.6
81 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.1 2.7 0.6
81 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.4 0.6
81 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.6 0.6
81 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.7 0.6
81 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.2 0.6
81 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.5 0.6
81 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 6.9 0.6
97 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 6.1 0.7
97 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 4.4 0.7
97 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.5 0.7
97 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.0 0.7
97 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
97 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 3.9 0.7
97 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.7 0.7
97 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.3 0.7
97 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.1 0.7
97 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.2 0.7
97 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.2 0.7
97 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.7 0.7
97 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.4 0.7
97 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 7.3 0.7
97 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
97 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
97 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 4.3 0.7
97 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.1 0.7
97 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.9 0.7
97 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.8 0.7
117 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 4.9 0.8
117 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.3 0.8
117 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.0 0.8
117 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.6 3.4 0.8
117 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 4.9 0.8
117 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.1 0.8
117 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 6.8 0.8
117 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.5 0.8
117 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.3 0.8
117 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.8 0.8
117 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.5 0.8
117 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
117 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.1 0.8
117 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 5.8 0.8
117 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.8 0.8
117 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
117 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.7 5.5 0.8
117 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.2 0.8
117 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.0 0.8
117 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.1 0.8
117 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.3 5.1 0.8
117 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.3 0.8
117 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.6 0.8
117 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.1 5.9 0.8
117 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.6 0.8
117 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.3 0.8
117 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 3.7 0.8
144 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.7 0.9
144 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.5 0.9
144 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 7.6 0.9
144 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.5 0.9
144 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.9 0.9
144 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.0 0.9
144 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.8 0.9
144 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 3.6 4.5 0.9
144 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.6 0.9
144 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 5.7 0.9
144 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.0 0.9
144 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.7 0.9
144 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 8.4 0.9
144 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.2 0.9
144 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.3 0.9
144 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.8 0.9
144 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 4.4 0.9
144 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.3 0.9
144 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.7 0.9
144 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.5 0.9
144 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.0 0.9
144 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 4.9 0.9
144 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.7 0.9
144 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 4.7 0.9
168 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.2 1.0
168 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.7 1.0
168 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.0 1.0
168 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
168 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.9 1.0
168 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 6.8 1.0
168 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.6 1.0
168 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.9 1.0
168 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.9 1.0
168 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.3 1.0
168 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.0 1.0
168 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 4.6 1.0
168 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 3.7 1.0
168 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.1 1.0
168 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.6 1.0
168 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 6.7 1.0
168 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.3 1.0
168 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 7.3 1.0
168 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.4 1.0
168 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
168 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 5.8 1.0
168 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.5 1.0
168 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.6 1.0
168 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.4 1.0
168 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 3.8 1.0
168 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.7 1.0
168 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.1 1.0
168 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 4.9 1.0
168 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.5 1.0
168 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4.2 1.0
168 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 5.9 1.0
199 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.0 1.1
199 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 5.7 1.1
199 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 4.1 5.2 1.1
199 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.3 1.1
199 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.0 1.1
199 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.0 1.1
199 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.4 1.1
199 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
199 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.2 1.1
199 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.2 1.1
199 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.7 3.8 1.1
199 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.5 1.1
199 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 6.8 1.1
199 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.4 1.1
199 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.2 1.1
199 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3 4.4 1.1
199 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.1 1.1
199 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 7.9 1.1
199 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 5.5 1.1
199 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.4 1.1
199 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.0 1.1
199 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.3 1.1
199 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.2 1.1
199 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.4 1.1
199 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.3 6.4 1.1
199 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.6 1.1
199 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 6.6 1.1
199 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 7.2 1.1
227 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.4 1.2
227 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.6 1.2
227 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.6 1.2
227 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.0 1.2
227 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.5 1.2
227 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.7 1.2
227 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.6 1.2
227 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 8.7 1.2
227 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 5.9 1.2
227 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.5 3.7 1.2
227 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.2 3.4 1.2
227 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.6 1.2
227 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.3 1.2
227 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.0 1.2
227 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.4 1.2
227 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.1 1.2
227 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.8 1.2
227 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.2 1.2
227 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.3 1.2
246 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.0 1.3
246 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.2 1.3
246 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.6 1.3
246 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.7 1.3
246 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 7.5 1.3
246 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.9 1.3
246 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 6.9 1.3
246 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.8 1.3
246 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.6 1.3
246 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.0 1.3
246 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.4 1.3
246 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.4 1.3
246 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.4 1.3
246 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 5.7 1.3
246 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.1 1.3
246 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.3 1.3
246 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 8.2 1.3
263 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.5 1.4
263 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 7.9 1.4
263 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 4.8 1.4
263 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 4.3 1.4
263 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 8.5 1.4
263 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.4 7.8 1.4
263 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.3 1.4
263 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.0 1.4
263 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.7 1.4
263 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 7.3 1.4
263 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.3 5.7 1.4
263 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 5.9 1.4
275 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.6 1.5
275 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.4 1.5
275 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.6 1.5
275 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.7 1.5
275 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.3 1.5
275 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.3 1.5
275 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 6.4 1.5
275 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.7 1.5
275 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.0 1.5
275 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.1 1.5
275 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.5 1.5
275 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 7.9 1.5
275 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.0 4.5 1.5
275 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.5 1.5
275 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 6.8 1.5
275 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.1 1.5
275 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.0 7.5 1.5
292 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 5.0 1.6
292 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 6.2 1.6
292 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 9.8 1.6
292 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.4 1.6
292 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.7 1.6
292 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 6.1 1.6
292 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 6.8 1.6
292 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 5.0 1.6
292 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 5.5 1.6
292 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 6.6 1.6
292 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.7 1.6
292 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 10.8 1.6
304 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 5.9 1.7
304 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 8.4 1.7
304 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 7.1 1.7
304 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 4.6 1.7
304 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.4 1.7
304 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 7.7 1.7
304 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 6.8 1.7
304 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.4 1.7
304 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4 5.1 1.7
304 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 5.7 1.7
304 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.5 1.7
304 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 7.0 1.7
304 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 5.8 1.7
317 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 4.9 1.8
317 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 5.4 1.8
317 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 10.5 1.8
317 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 4.6 1.8
321 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 6.6 1.9
321 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 10.5 1.9
321 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 8.2 1.9
321 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 9.4 1.9
325 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 10.2 2.0
325 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5.8 2.0
325 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.6 2.0
325 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 8.6 2.0
325 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.0 2.0
325 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.5 5.5 2.0
325 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 5.6 2.0
332 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.9 5.0 2.1
332 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8 6.9 2.1
332 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 6.0 2.1
332 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.8 2.1
332 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 5.3 2.1
337 Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 5.4 2.2
337 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 7.6 2.2
337 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 7.9 2.2
337 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 7.3 2.2
337 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7 5.9 2.2
337 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 5.4 7.6 2.2
343 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 6.7 2.3
343 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 7.0 2.3
343 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 11.0 2.3
343 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 6.5 2.3
343 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 10.4 2.3
348 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 7.4 2.4
348 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 12.5 2.4
348 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6 6.0 2.4
348 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 8.8 2.4
348 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 6.6 2.4
353 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 6.5 2.5
353 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 10.0 2.5
353 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 8.3 2.5
353 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 8.6 2.5
357 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 7.1 2.6
357 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 8.0 2.6
357 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 12.1 2.6
360 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 6.9 2.7
361 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 7.0 2.8
362 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 7.6 2.9
362 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 7.4 2.9
362 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 8.0 2.9
365 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 8.1 3.1
365 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 8.0 3.1
367 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 9.6 3.3
368 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4 7.8 3.4
369 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 8.0 3.5
370 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 8.5 3.9
371 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.1 22.4 4.3
372 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.5 17.9 4.4

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. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based.

 

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