Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2012p
RankMetropolitan AreaRate
1 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6
2 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
3 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7
4 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9
4 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.9
4 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9
7 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
8 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5
9 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7
9 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7
11 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
11 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
13 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0
13 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0
15 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2
16 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4
17 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5
17 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5
19 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6
19 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6
21 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
21 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
23 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 7.8
24 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9
25 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0
26 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1
27 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
27 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
29 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3
30 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5
31 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7
31 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7
33 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8
33 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8
35 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
35 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
35 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9
38 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0
38 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0
38 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0
41 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1
42 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 9.4
43 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7
44 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3
44 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3
46 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.4
47 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9
48 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.3

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: October 3, 2012