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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas


Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2003Aug. 2004p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 6.0 5.4 -0.6
1 Lake Charles, LA MSA 7.2 4.0 -3.2
2 El Paso, TX MSA 10.3 7.4 -2.9
3 Alexandria, LA MSA 6.5 3.9 -2.6
3 San Jose, CA PMSA 8.1 5.5 -2.6
5 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 8.0 5.6 -2.4
6 Tulsa, OK MSA 6.3 4.0 -2.3
7 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 11.1 8.9 -2.2
7 Lafayette, LA MSA 5.9 3.7 -2.2
7 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 13.7 11.5 -2.2
7 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 7.3 5.1 -2.2
11 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 9.0 6.9 -2.1
11 Yuma, AZ MSA 31.9 29.8 -2.1
13 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 5.7 3.8 -1.9
14 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 7.2 5.4 -1.8
14 Wichita, KS MSA 7.3 5.5 -1.8
16 Jersey City, NJ PMSA 8.1 6.4 -1.7
16 Monroe, LA MSA 6.4 4.7 -1.7
18 Goldsboro, NC MSA 5.8 4.2 -1.6
18 Honolulu, HI MSA 4.4 2.8 -1.6
18 Jackson, MI MSA 8.0 6.4 -1.6
18 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 6.8 5.2 -1.6
18 New Orleans, LA MSA 6.3 4.7 -1.6
18 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 4.9 3.3 -1.6
18 Racine, WI PMSA 8.2 6.6 -1.6
18 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 7.2 5.6 -1.6
18 Wilmington, NC MSA 5.0 3.4 -1.6
27 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 5.9 4.4 -1.5
27 Dover, DE MSA 4.7 3.2 -1.5
27 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 7.5 6.0 -1.5
27 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 6.3 4.8 -1.5
27 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 5.5 4.0 -1.5
27 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 8.4 6.9 -1.5
33 Casper, WY MSA 4.5 3.1 -1.4
33 Flint, MI PMSA 9.7 8.3 -1.4
33 New York, NY PMSA 7.7 6.3 -1.4
33 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 5.3 3.9 -1.4
33 San Francisco, CA PMSA 5.8 4.4 -1.4
33 Spokane, WA MSA 6.5 5.1 -1.4
33 Tacoma, WA PMSA 7.7 6.3 -1.4
40 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 6.6 5.3 -1.3
40 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 6.1 4.8 -1.3
40 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA1 5.8 4.5 -1.3
40 Bridgeport, CT PMSA 6.9 5.6 -1.3
40 Dallas, TX PMSA 7.3 6.0 -1.3
40 Denver, CO PMSA1 6.3 5.0 -1.3
40 Enid, OK MSA 3.5 2.2 -1.3
40 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 5.7 4.4 -1.3
40 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 7.5 6.2 -1.3
40 Newark, NJ PMSA 6.2 4.9 -1.3
50 Fayetteville, NC MSA 5.5 4.3 -1.2
50 Fresno, CA MSA 11.3 10.1 -1.2
50 Greenville, NC MSA 7.3 6.1 -1.2
50 Jackson, TN MSA 6.0 4.8 -1.2
50 Las Cruces, NM MSA 7.1 5.9 -1.2
50 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 5.1 3.9 -1.2
50 Oakland, CA PMSA 6.4 5.2 -1.2
50 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 6.0 4.8 -1.2
50 Owensboro, KY MSA 6.2 5.0 -1.2
50 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 4.6 3.4 -1.2
50 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 6.9 5.7 -1.2
50 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 8.6 7.4 -1.2
62 Abilene, TX MSA 4.4 3.3 -1.1
62 Amarillo, TX MSA 4.3 3.2 -1.1
62 Burlington, VT MSA 3.7 2.6 -1.1
62 Charlottesville, VA MSA 3.9 2.8 -1.1
62 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 5.7 4.6 -1.1
62 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 6.6 5.5 -1.1
62 Jacksonville, NC MSA 5.1 4.0 -1.1
62 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 6.3 5.2 -1.1
62 Waco, TX MSA 5.6 4.5 -1.1
62 Waterbury, CT PMSA 7.0 5.9 -1.1
62 Yakima, WA MSA 9.5 8.4 -1.1
73 Albuquerque, NM MSA 5.9 4.9 -1.0
73 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 4.8 3.8 -1.0
73 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 7.8 6.8 -1.0
73 Houston, TX PMSA 7.2 6.2 -1.0
73 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 6.1 5.1 -1.0
73 Naples, FL MSA 6.4 5.4 -1.0
73 Nashua, NH PMSA 5.5 4.5 -1.0
73 Sheboygan, WI MSA 4.5 3.5 -1.0
73 Tucson, AZ MSA 4.6 3.6 -1.0
73 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA 8.1 7.1 -1.0
83 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 7.3 6.4 -0.9
83 Bremerton, WA PMSA 5.9 5.0 -0.9
83 Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 5.8 4.9 -0.9
83 Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA 8.9 8.0 -0.9
83 Hartford, CT MSA 6.0 5.1 -0.9
83 Jonesboro, AR MSA 5.5 4.6 -0.9
83 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 4.4 3.5 -0.9
83 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 5.2 4.3 -0.9
83 New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA 5.7 4.8 -0.9
83 Reno, NV MSA 4.1 3.2 -0.9
83 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 8.1 7.2 -0.9
83 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 6.0 5.1 -0.9
83 San Antonio, TX MSA 5.8 4.9 -0.9
83 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA 6.4 5.5 -0.9
83 South Bend, IN MSA 5.2 4.3 -0.9
83 Trenton, NJ PMSA 4.9 4.0 -0.9
83 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA 5.5 4.6 -0.9
100 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 4.2 3.4 -0.8
100 Chicago, IL PMSA 7.0 6.2 -0.8
100 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 6.2 5.4 -0.8
100 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 5.8 5.0 -0.8
100 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 5.2 4.4 -0.8
100 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 5.4 4.6 -0.8
100 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 4.2 3.4 -0.8
100 Grand Junction, CO MSA 5.6 4.8 -0.8
100 Green Bay, WI MSA 4.7 3.9 -0.8
100 Joplin, MO MSA 5.8 5.0 -0.8
100 Kenosha, WI PMSA 5.7 4.9 -0.8
100 Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA 8.5 7.7 -0.8
100 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 5.2 4.4 -0.8
100 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 5.2 4.4 -0.8
100 Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 7.0 6.2 -0.8
100 Lynchburg, VA MSA 5.1 4.3 -0.8
100 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 4.8 4.0 -0.8
100 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 6.6 5.8 -0.8
100 Miami, FL PMSA 7.4 6.6 -0.8
100 Nashville, TN MSA 4.6 3.8 -0.8
100 Olympia, WA PMSA 5.7 4.9 -0.8
100 Panama City, FL MSA 4.6 3.8 -0.8
100 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 9.5 8.7 -0.8
100 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA 4.0 3.2 -0.8
100 Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 3.6 2.8 -0.8
125 Asheville, NC MSA 3.6 2.9 -0.7
125 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 9.8 9.1 -0.7
125 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 4.6 3.9 -0.7
125 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 2.6 1.9 -0.7
125 Danbury, CT PMSA 3.9 3.2 -0.7
125 Decatur, IL MSA 7.7 7.0 -0.7
125 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 5.2 4.5 -0.7
125 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 4.6 3.9 -0.7
125 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 4.3 3.6 -0.7
125 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 8.3 7.6 -0.7
125 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 5.2 4.5 -0.7
125 Greeley, CO PMSA 6.5 5.8 -0.7
125 Jamestown, NY MSA 5.8 5.1 -0.7
125 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 6.3 5.6 -0.7
125 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.9 3.2 -0.7
125 Laredo, TX MSA 6.9 6.2 -0.7
125 Modesto, CA MSA 9.4 8.7 -0.7
125 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 4.7 4.0 -0.7
125 Ocala, FL MSA 4.6 3.9 -0.7
125 Orlando, FL MSA 5.0 4.3 -0.7
125 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 4.6 3.9 -0.7
125 Rockford, IL MSA 8.4 7.7 -0.7
125 Santa Rosa, CA PMSA 4.9 4.2 -0.7
125 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 9.2 8.5 -0.7
125 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 5.5 4.8 -0.7
125 Tyler, TX MSA 4.9 4.2 -0.7
151 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA 6.1 5.5 -0.6
151 Bellingham, WA MSA 5.9 5.3 -0.6
151 Binghamton, NY MSA 5.1 4.5 -0.6
151 Boston, MA-NH PMSA 5.4 4.8 -0.6
151 Detroit, MI PMSA 7.2 6.6 -0.6
151 Elmira, NY MSA 6.2 5.6 -0.6
151 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 6.4 5.8 -0.6
151 Knoxville, TN MSA 3.7 3.1 -0.6
151 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 7.4 6.8 -0.6
151 Lexington, KY MSA 4.1 3.5 -0.6
151 Lubbock, TX MSA 4.1 3.5 -0.6
151 Manchester, NH PMSA 4.3 3.7 -0.6
151 Merced, CA MSA 11.4 10.8 -0.6
151 Orange County, CA PMSA 3.8 3.2 -0.6
151 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 5.5 4.9 -0.6
151 Pocatello, ID MSA 5.3 4.7 -0.6
151 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 6.4 5.8 -0.6
151 Roanoke, VA MSA 3.7 3.1 -0.6
151 Rochester, MN MSA 4.1 3.5 -0.6
151 Salinas, CA MSA 6.9 6.3 -0.6
151 San Diego, CA MSA 4.3 3.7 -0.6
151 Santa Fe, NM MSA 3.8 3.2 -0.6
151 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 4.5 3.9 -0.6
151 Ventura, CA PMSA 5.7 5.1 -0.6
151 Victoria, TX MSA 5.2 4.6 -0.6
151 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 13.2 12.6 -0.6
151 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 6.4 5.8 -0.6
151 Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 6.5 5.9 -0.6
179 Anchorage, AK MSA 5.5 5.0 -0.5
179 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 4.1 3.6 -0.5
179 Boise City, ID MSA 4.9 4.4 -0.5
179 Brazoria, TX PMSA 9.4 8.9 -0.5
179 Corvallis, OR MSA 4.1 3.6 -0.5
179 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 5.2 4.7 -0.5
179 Decatur, AL MSA 7.3 6.8 -0.5
179 Eau Claire, WI MSA 4.5 4.0 -0.5
179 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 3.0 2.5 -0.5
179 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 5.5 5.0 -0.5
179 Gary, IN PMSA 6.0 5.5 -0.5
179 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 6.6 6.1 -0.5
179 Lincoln, NE MSA 3.9 3.4 -0.5
179 Madison, WI MSA 2.8 2.3 -0.5
179 Pueblo, CO MSA 7.1 6.6 -0.5
179 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 4.4 3.9 -0.5
179 Tallahassee, FL MSA 3.7 3.2 -0.5
179 Wausau, WI MSA 4.1 3.6 -0.5
197 Atlanta, GA MSA 4.8 4.4 -0.4
197 Bakersfield, CA MSA 10.6 10.2 -0.4
197 Bismarck, ND MSA 2.8 2.4 -0.4
197 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 4.9 4.5 -0.4
197 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 2.6 2.2 -0.4
197 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 6.3 5.9 -0.4
197 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 6.6 6.2 -0.4
197 Lafayette, IN MSA 4.4 4.0 -0.4
197 Lawton, OK MSA 3.5 3.1 -0.4
197 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 4.7 4.3 -0.4
197 Rapid City, SD MSA 2.9 2.5 -0.4
197 Sacramento, CA PMSA 5.4 5.0 -0.4
197 Salem, OR PMSA 7.2 6.8 -0.4
197 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 3.6 3.2 -0.4
197 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 3.7 3.3 -0.4
197 Savannah, GA MSA 4.0 3.6 -0.4
197 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 5.4 5.0 -0.4
197 Yolo, CA PMSA 4.3 3.9 -0.4
215 Baltimore, MD PMSA 5.2 4.9 -0.3
215 Bloomington, IN MSA 3.2 2.9 -0.3
215 Charleston, WV MSA 4.7 4.4 -0.3
215 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 7.1 6.8 -0.3
215 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA 8.3 8.0 -0.3
215 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 2.4 2.1 -0.3
215 Jacksonville, FL MSA 5.3 5.0 -0.3
215 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 6.2 5.9 -0.3
215 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 7.0 6.7 -0.3
215 Pensacola, FL MSA 3.9 3.6 -0.3
215 Portland, ME MSA 2.8 2.5 -0.3
215 Reading, PA MSA 5.6 5.3 -0.3
215 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 4.6 4.3 -0.3
215 San Angelo, TX MSA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
215 Springfield, MA MSA 6.1 5.8 -0.3
215 Springfield, MO MSA 4.2 3.9 -0.3
215 St. Cloud, MN MSA 4.2 3.9 -0.3
215 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 3.5 3.2 -0.3
215 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 4.7 4.4 -0.3
215 Yuba City, CA MSA 10.7 10.4 -0.3
235 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 3.7 3.5 -0.2
235 Bangor, ME MSA 3.1 2.9 -0.2
235 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 6.4 6.2 -0.2
235 Danville, VA MSA 10.4 10.2 -0.2
235 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 4.3 4.1 -0.2
235 Florence, SC MSA 8.6 8.4 -0.2
235 Hagerstown, MD PMSA 3.9 3.7 -0.2
235 Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 4.4 4.2 -0.2
235 New Bedford, MA PMSA 7.5 7.3 -0.2
235 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 4.7 4.5 -0.2
235 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 6.1 5.9 -0.2
235 Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 5.5 5.3 -0.2
235 Pittsfield, MA MSA 5.1 4.9 -0.2
235 Redding, CA MSA 7.0 6.8 -0.2
235 Rochester, NY MSA 5.3 5.1 -0.2
235 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 3.4 3.2 -0.2
235 Springfield, IL MSA 5.5 5.3 -0.2
235 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 4.9 4.7 -0.2
253 Athens, GA MSA 3.0 2.9 -0.1
253 Brockton, MA PMSA 6.3 6.2 -0.1
253 Des Moines, IA MSA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
253 Dubuque, IA MSA 3.5 3.4 -0.1
253 Erie, PA MSA 6.4 6.3 -0.1
253 Gainesville, FL MSA 2.5 2.4 -0.1
253 Glens Falls, NY MSA 3.6 3.5 -0.1
253 Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
253 Kokomo, IN MSA 5.0 4.9 -0.1
253 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 3.8 3.7 -0.1
253 Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA 4.9 4.8 -0.1
253 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 4.3 4.2 -0.1
253 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA1 6.3 6.2 -0.1
253 Syracuse, NY MSA 5.4 5.3 -0.1
253 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 4.4 4.3 -0.1
253 York, PA MSA 4.8 4.7 -0.1
269 Billings, MT MSA 3.4 3.4 0.0
269 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 6.9 6.9 0.0
269 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 3.6 3.6 0.0
269 Houma, LA MSA 3.8 3.8 0.0
269 Indianapolis, IN MSA 4.7 4.7 0.0
269 Jackson, MS MSA 4.1 4.1 0.0
269 Lancaster, PA MSA 3.7 3.7 0.0
269 Lima, OH MSA 5.7 5.7 0.0
269 Macon, GA MSA 3.9 3.9 0.0
269 Missoula, MT MSA 3.2 3.2 0.0
269 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 5.2 5.2 0.0
269 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 2.6 2.6 0.0
269 Sumter, SC MSA 8.0 8.0 0.0
282 Akron, OH PMSA 5.2 5.3 0.1
282 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 4.3 4.4 0.1
282 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 3.3 3.4 0.1
282 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 6.3 6.4 0.1
282 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 3.4 3.5 0.1
282 Cheyenne, WY MSA 3.8 3.9 0.1
282 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 4.9 5.0 0.1
282 Columbia, MO MSA 2.5 2.6 0.1
282 Columbus, OH MSA 4.7 4.8 0.1
282 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 5.9 6.0 0.1
282 Dothan, AL MSA 4.7 4.8 0.1
282 Florence, AL MSA 7.9 8.0 0.1
282 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 4.3 4.4 0.1
282 Lawrence, KS MSA 4.6 4.7 0.1
282 Mobile, AL MSA 6.5 6.6 0.1
297 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 5.4 5.6 0.2
297 Anniston, AL MSA 5.5 5.7 0.2
297 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 5.0 5.2 0.2
297 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 4.4 4.6 0.2
297 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 6.1 6.3 0.2
297 Columbia, SC MSA 4.1 4.3 0.2
297 Dutchess County, NY PMSA 3.4 3.6 0.2
297 Great Falls, MT MSA 4.0 4.2 0.2
297 Huntsville, AL MSA 4.5 4.7 0.2
297 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 4.6 4.8 0.2
297 Muncie, IN MSA 5.4 5.6 0.2
297 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 5.2 5.4 0.2
309 Birmingham, AL MSA 4.7 5.0 0.3
309 Kankakee, IL PMSA 7.5 7.8 0.3
309 Montgomery, AL MSA 5.6 5.9 0.3
309 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 5.3 5.6 0.3
309 Sharon, PA MSA 4.7 5.0 0.3
309 Williamsport, PA MSA 5.9 6.2 0.3
309 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 6.7 7.0 0.3
316 Albany, GA MSA 4.8 5.2 0.4
316 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 6.1 6.5 0.4
316 Mansfield, OH MSA 7.4 7.8 0.4
316 St. Joseph, MO MSA 5.9 6.3 0.4
316 Toledo, OH MSA 6.7 7.1 0.4
321 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 2.7 3.2 0.5
321 State College, PA MSA 3.4 3.9 0.5
321 Topeka, KS MSA 5.1 5.6 0.5
324 Altoona, PA MSA 4.2 4.8 0.6
325 Iowa City, IA MSA 3.3 4.0 0.7
325 Johnstown, PA MSA 6.1 6.8 0.7
325 Terre Haute, IN MSA 5.6 6.3 0.7
325 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 3.9 4.6 0.7
329 Gadsden, AL MSA 6.2 7.3 1.1
330 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 5.3 6.5 1.2
331 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 6.5 9.6 3.1

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
p = preliminary.
1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. All estimates are provisional and will be revised when new benchmark and population information becomes available.

 

Last Modified Date: September 29, 2004

 

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