Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas
Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Aug. 2004p
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| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Rate
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United States |
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| 1 |
Bryan-College Station, TX MSA |
1.9 |
| 2 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA |
2.1 |
| 3 |
Enid, OK MSA |
2.2 |
| 3 |
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA |
2.2 |
| 5 |
Madison, WI MSA |
2.3 |
| 6 |
Bismarck, ND MSA |
2.4 |
| 6 |
Gainesville, FL MSA |
2.4 |
| 8 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA |
2.5 |
| 8 |
Portland, ME MSA |
2.5 |
| 8 |
Rapid City, SD MSA |
2.5 |
| 11 |
Burlington, VT MSA |
2.6 |
| 11 |
Columbia, MO MSA |
2.6 |
| 11 |
Sioux Falls, SD MSA |
2.6 |
| 14 |
Charlottesville, VA MSA |
2.8 |
| 14 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
2.8 |
| 14 |
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA |
2.8 |
| 17 |
Asheville, NC MSA |
2.9 |
| 17 |
Athens, GA MSA |
2.9 |
| 17 |
Bangor, ME MSA |
2.9 |
| 17 |
Bloomington, IN MSA |
2.9 |
| 21 |
Casper, WY MSA |
3.1 |
| 21 |
Knoxville, TN MSA |
3.1 |
| 21 |
Lawton, OK MSA |
3.1 |
| 21 |
Roanoke, VA MSA |
3.1 |
| 25 |
Amarillo, TX MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Danbury, CT PMSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Dover, DE MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
La Crosse, WI-MN MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Missoula, MT MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Orange County, CA PMSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Reno, NV MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Santa Fe, NM MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Tallahassee, FL MSA |
3.2 |
| 25 |
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA |
3.2 |
| 39 |
Abilene, TX MSA |
3.3 |
| 39 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
3.3 |
| 39 |
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA |
3.3 |
| 42 |
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Billings, MT MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Dubuque, IA MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Lincoln, NE MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA |
3.4 |
| 42 |
Wilmington, NC MSA |
3.4 |
| 50 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Des Moines, IA MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Glens Falls, NY MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Lexington, KY MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Lubbock, TX MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Rochester, MN MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
San Angelo, TX MSA |
3.5 |
| 50 |
Sheboygan, WI MSA |
3.5 |
| 60 |
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Corvallis, OR MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Dutchess County, NY PMSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Pensacola, FL MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Savannah, GA MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
3.6 |
| 60 |
Wausau, WI MSA |
3.6 |
| 69 |
Hagerstown, MD PMSA |
3.7 |
| 69 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
3.7 |
| 69 |
Lancaster, PA MSA |
3.7 |
| 69 |
Manchester, NH PMSA |
3.7 |
| 69 |
Myrtle Beach, SC MSA |
3.7 |
| 69 |
San Diego, CA MSA |
3.7 |
| 75 |
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA |
3.8 |
| 75 |
Houma, LA MSA |
3.8 |
| 75 |
Nashville, TN MSA |
3.8 |
| 75 |
Panama City, FL MSA |
3.8 |
| 75 |
Wichita Falls, TX MSA |
3.8 |
| 80 |
Alexandria, LA MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Cheyenne, WY MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Green Bay, WI MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Macon, GA MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Provo-Orem, UT MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Punta Gorda, FL MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Springfield, MO MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
St. Cloud, MN MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
State College, PA MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA |
3.9 |
| 80 |
Yolo, CA PMSA |
3.9 |
| 96 |
Eau Claire, WI MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Iowa City, IA MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Jacksonville, NC MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Lafayette, IN MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Lake Charles, LA MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Trenton, NJ PMSA |
4.0 |
| 96 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
4.0 |
| 106 |
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA |
4.1 |
| 106 |
Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA |
4.1 |
| 106 |
Jackson, MS MSA |
4.1 |
| 109 |
Goldsboro, NC MSA |
4.2 |
| 109 |
Great Falls, MT MSA |
4.2 |
| 109 |
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA |
4.2 |
| 109 |
Omaha, NE-IA MSA |
4.2 |
| 109 |
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA |
4.2 |
| 109 |
Tyler, TX MSA |
4.2 |
| 115 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Fayetteville, NC MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Lynchburg, VA MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Orlando, FL MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
South Bend, IN MSA |
4.3 |
| 115 |
Utica-Rome, NY MSA |
4.3 |
| 124 |
Atlanta, GA MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Boise City, ID MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Charleston, WV MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Daytona Beach, FL MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Hattiesburg, MS MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Killeen-Temple, TX MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
San Francisco, CA PMSA |
4.4 |
| 124 |
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA |
4.4 |
| 136 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA1 |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Nashua, NH PMSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
4.5 |
| 136 |
Waco, TX MSA |
4.5 |
| 144 |
Cedar Rapids, IA MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Jonesboro, AR MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Victoria, TX MSA |
4.6 |
| 144 |
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA |
4.6 |
| 151 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Lawrence, KS MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Monroe, LA MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
New Orleans, LA MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Pocatello, ID MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA |
4.7 |
| 151 |
York, PA MSA |
4.7 |
| 160 |
Altoona, PA MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Boston, MA-NH PMSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Dothan, AL MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Grand Junction, CO MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Jackson, TN MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Odessa-Midland, TX MSA |
4.8 |
| 160 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA |
4.8 |
| 173 |
Albuquerque, NM MSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Baltimore, MD PMSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Kenosha, WI PMSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Kokomo, IN MSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Newark, NJ PMSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Olympia, WA PMSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
Pittsfield, MA MSA |
4.9 |
| 173 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
4.9 |
| 183 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Birmingham, AL MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Bremerton, WA PMSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Denver, CO PMSA1 |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Fort Wayne, IN MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Joplin, MO MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Owensboro, KY MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Sacramento, CA PMSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Sharon, PA MSA |
5.0 |
| 183 |
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA |
5.0 |
| 196 |
Hartford, CT MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Jamestown, NY MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Spokane, WA MSA |
5.1 |
| 196 |
Ventura, CA PMSA |
5.1 |
| 204 |
Albany, GA MSA |
5.2 |
| 204 |
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA |
5.2 |
| 204 |
Longview-Marshall, TX MSA |
5.2 |
| 204 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA |
5.2 |
| 204 |
Oakland, CA PMSA |
5.2 |
| 204 |
Sioux City, IA-NE MSA |
5.2 |
| 210 |
Akron, OH PMSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Bellingham, WA MSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Reading, PA MSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Springfield, IL MSA |
5.3 |
| 210 |
Syracuse, NY MSA |
5.3 |
| 217 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA |
5.4 |
| 217 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
5.4 |
| 217 |
Naples, FL MSA |
5.4 |
| 217 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
5.4 |
| 221 |
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA |
5.5 |
| 221 |
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA |
5.5 |
| 221 |
Gary, IN PMSA |
5.5 |
| 221 |
San Jose, CA PMSA |
5.5 |
| 221 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA |
5.5 |
| 221 |
Wichita, KS MSA |
5.5 |
| 227 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Bridgeport, CT PMSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Elmira, NY MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Muncie, IN MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA |
5.6 |
| 227 |
Topeka, KS MSA |
5.6 |
| 236 |
Anniston, AL MSA |
5.7 |
| 236 |
Lima, OH MSA |
5.7 |
| 236 |
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA |
5.7 |
| 239 |
Greeley, CO PMSA |
5.8 |
| 239 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA |
5.8 |
| 239 |
Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA |
5.8 |
| 239 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA |
5.8 |
| 239 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
5.8 |
| 239 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA |
5.8 |
| 245 |
Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Las Cruces, NM MSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Montgomery, AL MSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Waterbury, CT PMSA |
5.9 |
| 245 |
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA |
5.9 |
| 252 |
Dallas, TX PMSA |
6.0 |
| 252 |
Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA |
6.0 |
| 252 |
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA |
6.0 |
| 255 |
Greenville, NC MSA |
6.1 |
| 255 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA |
6.1 |
| 257 |
Brockton, MA PMSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Chicago, IL PMSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Houston, TX PMSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA |
6.2 |
| 257 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA1 |
6.2 |
| 257 |
Williamsport, PA MSA |
6.2 |
| 267 |
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
Erie, PA MSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
New York, NY PMSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
Salinas, CA MSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
St. Joseph, MO MSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
Tacoma, WA PMSA |
6.3 |
| 267 |
Terre Haute, IN MSA |
6.3 |
| 274 |
Benton Harbor, MI MSA |
6.4 |
| 274 |
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
6.4 |
| 274 |
Jackson, MI MSA |
6.4 |
| 274 |
Jersey City, NJ PMSA |
6.4 |
| 278 |
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA |
6.5 |
| 278 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA |
6.5 |
| 280 |
Detroit, MI PMSA |
6.6 |
| 280 |
Miami, FL PMSA |
6.6 |
| 280 |
Mobile, AL MSA |
6.6 |
| 280 |
Pueblo, CO MSA |
6.6 |
| 280 |
Racine, WI PMSA |
6.6 |
| 285 |
Medford-Ashland, OR MSA |
6.7 |
| 286 |
Chico-Paradise, CA MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Decatur, AL MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Johnstown, PA MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Redding, CA MSA |
6.8 |
| 286 |
Salem, OR PMSA |
6.8 |
| 293 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
6.9 |
| 293 |
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA |
6.9 |
| 293 |
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA |
6.9 |
| 296 |
Decatur, IL MSA |
7.0 |
| 296 |
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
7.0 |
| 298 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
7.1 |
| 298 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA |
7.1 |
| 300 |
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA |
7.2 |
| 301 |
Gadsden, AL MSA |
7.3 |
| 301 |
New Bedford, MA PMSA |
7.3 |
| 303 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
7.4 |
| 303 |
Rocky Mount, NC MSA |
7.4 |
| 305 |
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA |
7.6 |
| 306 |
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA |
7.7 |
| 306 |
Rockford, IL MSA |
7.7 |
| 308 |
Kankakee, IL PMSA |
7.8 |
| 308 |
Mansfield, OH MSA |
7.8 |
| 310 |
Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA |
8.0 |
| 310 |
Florence, AL MSA |
8.0 |
| 310 |
Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA |
8.0 |
| 310 |
Sumter, SC MSA |
8.0 |
| 314 |
Flint, MI PMSA |
8.3 |
| 315 |
Florence, SC MSA |
8.4 |
| 315 |
Yakima, WA MSA |
8.4 |
| 317 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA |
8.5 |
| 318 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
8.7 |
| 318 |
Pine Bluff, AR MSA |
8.7 |
| 320 |
Brazoria, TX PMSA |
8.9 |
| 320 |
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA |
8.9 |
| 322 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA |
9.1 |
| 323 |
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA |
9.6 |
| 324 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
10.1 |
| 325 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
10.2 |
| 325 |
Danville, VA MSA |
10.2 |
| 327 |
Yuba City, CA MSA |
10.4 |
| 328 |
Merced, CA MSA |
10.8 |
| 329 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA |
11.5 |
| 330 |
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA |
12.6 |
| 331 |
Yuma, AZ MSA |
29.8 |
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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