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Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rate Over-the-Year Change in Metropolitan Areas
Annual Average Rankings
20002001
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 4.0 4.7 0.7
1 Yuma, AZ MSA 27.8 24.3 -3.5
2 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 5.6 4.3 -1.3
3 Albany, GA MSA 6.2 5.5 -0.7
3 Macon, GA MSA 4.4 3.7 -0.7
5 Bakersfield, CA MSA 11.3 10.7 -0.6
5 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 6.3 5.7 -0.6
5 Dover, DE MSA 4.2 3.6 -0.6
5 Great Falls, MT MSA 5.1 4.5 -0.6
5 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 3.7 3.1 -0.6
5 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 5.0 4.4 -0.6
11 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 4.6 4.1 -0.5
11 Fresno, CA MSA 14.1 13.6 -0.5
11 Houma, LA MSA 4.2 3.7 -0.5
11 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 13.6 13.1 -0.5
11 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 4.8 4.3 -0.5
11 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 4.0 3.5 -0.5
17 Amarillo, TX MSA 3.5 3.1 -0.4
17 Anchorage, AK MSA 4.8 4.4 -0.4
17 Charleston, WV MSA 4.2 3.8 -0.4
17 Dothan, AL MSA 4.9 4.5 -0.4
17 San Angelo, TX MSA 3.2 2.8 -0.4
17 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 4.9 4.5 -0.4
17 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA 4.0 3.6 -0.4
24 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 3.4 3.1 -0.3
24 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA 6.4 6.1 -0.3
24 Billings, MT MSA 3.8 3.5 -0.3
24 Brazoria, TX PMSA 6.2 5.9 -0.3
24 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 5.7 5.4 -0.3
24 Jackson, MS MSA 3.9 3.6 -0.3
24 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 5.7 5.4 -0.3
24 Merced, CA MSA 14.5 14.2 -0.3
24 Pocatello, ID MSA 5.0 4.7 -0.3
24 Savannah, GA MSA 3.5 3.2 -0.3
24 Yuba City, CA MSA 12.5 12.2 -0.3
35 Casper, WY MSA 4.3 4.1 -0.2
35 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 7.5 7.3 -0.2
35 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 3.4 3.2 -0.2
35 Las Cruces, NM MSA 7.1 6.9 -0.2
35 Modesto, CA MSA 10.5 10.3 -0.2
35 Salinas, CA MSA 9.6 9.4 -0.2
35 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 3.0 2.8 -0.2
35 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 3.7 3.5 -0.2
43 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 2.5 2.4 -0.1
43 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 4.1 4.0 -0.1
43 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 2.0 1.9 -0.1
43 Redding, CA MSA 6.9 6.8 -0.1
43 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 5.1 5.0 -0.1
43 Rochester, MN MSA 2.6 2.5 -0.1
43 Santa Fe, NM MSA 2.6 2.5 -0.1
43 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 8.9 8.8 -0.1
43 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 4.0 3.9 -0.1
43 Wichita, KS MSA 4.2 4.1 -0.1
53 Bismarck, ND MSA 2.6 2.6 0.0
53 El Paso, TX MSA 8.2 8.2 0.0
53 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 3.3 3.3 0.0
53 Lafayette, LA MSA 5.3 5.3 0.0
53 Laredo, TX MSA 7.0 7.0 0.0
53 Lubbock, TX MSA 2.6 2.6 0.0
53 Panama City, FL MSA 5.9 5.9 0.0
53 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 7.2 7.2 0.0
53 Sharon, PA MSA 5.1 5.1 0.0
53 Yolo, CA PMSA 4.3 4.3 0.0
63 Baltimore, MD PMSA 4.4 4.5 0.1
63 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 1.5 1.6 0.1
63 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 7.0 7.1 0.1
63 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 4.7 4.8 0.1
63 Enid, OK MSA 2.8 2.9 0.1
63 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 2.1 2.2 0.1
63 Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA 5.9 6.0 0.1
63 Glens Falls, NY MSA 4.5 4.6 0.1
63 Grand Junction, CO MSA 3.8 3.9 0.1
63 Johnstown, PA MSA 6.5 6.6 0.1
63 Lawton, OK MSA 3.3 3.4 0.1
63 Sacramento, CA PMSA 4.0 4.1 0.1
63 Toledo, OH MSA 4.4 4.5 0.1
63 Ventura, CA PMSA 4.5 4.6 0.1
63 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 15.5 15.6 0.1
78 Akron, OH PMSA 4.0 4.2 0.2
78 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 4.4 4.6 0.2
78 Dutchess County, NY PMSA 3.0 3.2 0.2
78 Houston, TX PMSA 4.1 4.3 0.2
78 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 6.0 6.2 0.2
78 Lincoln, NE MSA 2.6 2.8 0.2
78 Mansfield, OH MSA 5.4 5.6 0.2
78 New Orleans, LA MSA 4.9 5.1 0.2
78 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 4.1 4.3 0.2
78 San Diego, CA MSA 3.0 3.2 0.2
78 Topeka, KS MSA 3.8 4.0 0.2
78 Tyler, TX MSA 3.9 4.1 0.2
90 Abilene, TX MSA 3.5 3.8 0.3
90 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 7.9 8.2 0.3
90 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 2.9 3.2 0.3
90 Columbus, OH MSA 2.5 2.8 0.3
90 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 3.4 3.7 0.3
90 Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA 2.9 3.2 0.3
90 Honolulu, HI MSA 3.7 4.0 0.3
90 Iowa City, IA MSA 2.1 2.4 0.3
90 Knoxville, TN MSA 3.0 3.3 0.3
90 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.4 3.7 0.3
90 Madison, WI MSA 1.7 2.0 0.3
90 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 3.5 3.8 0.3
90 Montgomery, AL MSA 3.6 3.9 0.3
90 Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 3.0 3.3 0.3
90 New York, NY PMSA 5.3 5.6 0.3
90 Santa Rosa, CA PMSA 2.6 2.9 0.3
90 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA 7.1 7.4 0.3
107 Albuquerque, NM MSA 3.3 3.7 0.4
107 Anniston, AL MSA 5.1 5.5 0.4
107 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 3.3 3.7 0.4
107 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 4.5 4.9 0.4
107 Bangor, ME MSA 2.4 2.8 0.4
107 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 3.2 3.6 0.4
107 Birmingham, AL MSA 3.0 3.4 0.4
107 Bremerton, WA PMSA 5.6 6.0 0.4
107 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 4.9 5.3 0.4
107 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 2.4 2.8 0.4
107 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 4.2 4.6 0.4
107 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 5.3 5.7 0.4
107 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 3.8 4.2 0.4
107 Missoula, MT MSA 3.4 3.8 0.4
107 Naples, FL MSA 3.5 3.9 0.4
107 Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA 3.4 3.8 0.4
107 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 2.8 3.2 0.4
107 Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 3.9 4.3 0.4
107 Portland, ME MSA 1.8 2.2 0.4
107 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 2.8 3.2 0.4
107 Springfield, IL MSA 3.5 3.9 0.4
107 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 4.6 5.0 0.4
107 Syracuse, NY MSA 4.2 4.6 0.4
107 Trenton, NJ PMSA 3.0 3.4 0.4
107 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 2.8 3.2 0.4
132 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 8.7 9.2 0.5
132 Charlottesville, VA MSA 1.5 2.0 0.5
132 Des Moines, IA MSA 2.0 2.5 0.5
132 Elmira, NY MSA 4.9 5.4 0.5
132 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 3.0 3.5 0.5
132 Lawrence, KS MSA 3.9 4.4 0.5
132 Nashville, TN MSA 2.8 3.3 0.5
132 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 2.3 2.8 0.5
132 Orange County, CA PMSA 2.5 3.0 0.5
132 Pittsfield, MA MSA 3.5 4.0 0.5
132 Rochester, NY MSA 3.9 4.4 0.5
132 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA 5.7 6.2 0.5
132 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 4.9 5.4 0.5
132 St. Cloud, MN MSA 3.5 4.0 0.5
132 State College, PA MSA 2.4 2.9 0.5
132 Tulsa, OK MSA 2.9 3.4 0.5
132 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 4.1 4.6 0.5
132 Victoria, TX MSA 3.5 4.0 0.5
150 Alexandria, LA MSA 5.4 6.0 0.6
150 Atlanta, GA MSA 2.9 3.5 0.6
150 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 3.7 4.3 0.6
150 Boise City, ID MSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
150 Burlington, VT MSA 1.9 2.5 0.6
150 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
150 Columbia, MO MSA 1.2 1.8 0.6
150 Columbia, SC MSA 2.5 3.1 0.6
150 Corvallis, OR MSA 2.4 3.0 0.6
150 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 3.7 4.3 0.6
150 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 2.6 3.2 0.6
150 Greeley, CO PMSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
150 Jersey City, NJ PMSA 5.6 6.2 0.6
150 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 4.0 4.6 0.6
150 Lima, OH MSA 4.2 4.8 0.6
150 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
150 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 2.6 3.2 0.6
150 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 2.6 3.2 0.6
150 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA 2.3 2.9 0.6
150 San Antonio, TX MSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
150 Tallahassee, FL MSA 2.5 3.1 0.6
150 Tucson, AZ MSA 2.9 3.5 0.6
150 Wausau, WI MSA 3.5 4.1 0.6
173 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 3.6 4.3 0.7
173 Athens, GA MSA 2.4 3.1 0.7
173 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 3.0 3.7 0.7
173 Cheyenne, WY MSA 2.9 3.6 0.7
173 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 3.5 4.2 0.7
173 Gadsden, AL MSA 6.6 7.3 0.7
173 Gainesville, FL MSA 1.9 2.6 0.7
173 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 2.7 3.4 0.7
173 Huntsville, AL MSA 2.8 3.5 0.7
173 Jamestown, NY MSA 4.6 5.3 0.7
173 Jonesboro, AR MSA 3.7 4.4 0.7
173 Lake Charles, LA MSA 5.3 6.0 0.7
173 Lancaster, PA MSA 2.5 3.2 0.7
173 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 3.2 3.9 0.7
173 Newark, NJ PMSA 3.6 4.3 0.7
173 Olympia, WA PMSA 5.0 5.7 0.7
173 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 3.9 4.6 0.7
173 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 4.1 4.8 0.7
173 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 2.7 3.4 0.7
173 Springfield, MA MSA 3.1 3.8 0.7
173 Waco, TX MSA 3.2 3.9 0.7
173 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 2.4 3.1 0.7
173 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 3.0 3.7 0.7
173 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 5.2 5.9 0.7
197 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 4.6 5.4 0.8
197 Binghamton, NY MSA 3.3 4.1 0.8
197 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 6.4 7.2 0.8
197 Gary, IN PMSA 4.2 5.0 0.8
197 Indianapolis, IN MSA 2.5 3.3 0.8
197 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 3.4 4.2 0.8
197 New Bedford, MA PMSA 5.1 5.9 0.8
197 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 1.5 2.3 0.8
197 Terre Haute, IN MSA 4.8 5.6 0.8
206 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 2.1 3.0 0.9
206 Brockton, MA PMSA 3.0 3.9 0.9
206 Dubuque, IA MSA 3.3 4.2 0.9
206 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 4.5 5.4 0.9
206 Eau Claire, WI MSA 3.8 4.7 0.9
206 Erie, PA MSA 4.9 5.8 0.9
206 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 3.2 4.1 0.9
206 Hartford, CT MSA 2.4 3.3 0.9
206 Jacksonville, NC MSA 3.5 4.4 0.9
206 Joplin, MO MSA 3.5 4.4 0.9
206 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 3.4 4.3 0.9
206 Lafayette, IN MSA 2.3 3.2 0.9
206 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 2.5 3.4 0.9
206 Manchester, NH PMSA 2.4 3.3 0.9
206 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 3.8 4.7 0.9
206 Mobile, AL MSA 4.5 5.4 0.9
206 New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA 2.3 3.2 0.9
206 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 2.6 3.5 0.9
206 Pensacola, FL MSA 3.9 4.8 0.9
206 Pueblo, CO MSA 4.3 5.2 0.9
206 Reading, PA MSA 4.0 4.9 0.9
206 Salem, OR PMSA 5.4 6.3 0.9
206 Yakima, WA MSA 10.5 11.4 0.9
229 Altoona, PA MSA 4.8 5.8 1.0
229 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 2.6 3.6 1.0
229 Bellingham, WA MSA 5.8 6.8 1.0
229 Bloomington, IN MSA 2.0 3.0 1.0
229 Boston, MA-NH PMSA 2.2 3.2 1.0
229 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 1.8 2.8 1.0
229 Danbury, CT PMSA 1.5 2.5 1.0
229 Hagerstown, MD PMSA 3.1 4.1 1.0
229 Kankakee, IL PMSA 4.8 5.8 1.0
229 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 3.3 4.3 1.0
229 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 5.3 6.3 1.0
229 Owensboro, KY MSA 4.4 5.4 1.0
229 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 2.2 3.2 1.0
229 Spokane, WA MSA 5.5 6.5 1.0
229 Springfield, MO MSA 2.4 3.4 1.0
229 Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 1.4 2.4 1.0
229 Wilmington, NC MSA 3.8 4.8 1.0
246 Asheville, NC MSA 2.6 3.7 1.1
246 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA 2.4 3.5 1.1
246 Florence, SC MSA 4.6 5.7 1.1
246 Green Bay, WI MSA 2.7 3.8 1.1
246 Jackson, TN MSA 3.5 4.6 1.1
246 Jacksonville, FL MSA 3.1 4.2 1.1
246 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 3.3 4.4 1.1
246 Kenosha, WI PMSA 3.8 4.9 1.1
246 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 3.6 4.7 1.1
246 Oakland, CA PMSA 2.9 4.0 1.1
246 Ocala, FL MSA 3.8 4.9 1.1
246 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 7.0 8.1 1.1
246 Rapid City, SD MSA 2.0 3.1 1.1
246 Reno, NV MSA 3.0 4.1 1.1
246 Roanoke, VA MSA 1.5 2.6 1.1
246 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 5.2 6.3 1.1
246 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA1 3.7 4.8 1.1
246 Tacoma, WA PMSA 5.3 6.4 1.1
246 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 4.4 5.5 1.1
265 Denver, CO PMSA 2.3 3.5 1.2
265 Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 3.7 4.9 1.2
265 Muncie, IN MSA 3.3 4.5 1.2
265 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 2.6 3.8 1.2
265 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 3.1 4.3 1.2
265 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 2.6 3.8 1.2
265 Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 2.7 3.9 1.2
272 Chicago, IL PMSA 4.1 5.4 1.3
272 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 3.2 4.5 1.3
272 Decatur, IL MSA 5.0 6.3 1.3
272 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 4.8 6.1 1.3
272 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 4.1 5.4 1.3
272 Monroe, LA MSA 4.2 5.5 1.3
272 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 2.7 4.0 1.3
272 South Bend, IN MSA 3.3 4.6 1.3
272 Williamsport, PA MSA 4.6 5.9 1.3
272 York, PA MSA 3.2 4.5 1.3
282 Bridgeport, CT PMSA 2.7 4.1 1.4
282 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 3.5 4.9 1.4
282 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 2.8 4.2 1.4
282 Decatur, AL MSA 4.3 5.7 1.4
282 Fayetteville, NC MSA 4.1 5.5 1.4
282 Goldsboro, NC MSA 3.9 5.3 1.4
282 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 5.0 6.4 1.4
282 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 3.5 4.9 1.4
282 Lexington, KY MSA 2.0 3.4 1.4
282 Nashua, NH PMSA 2.8 4.2 1.4
282 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 2.4 3.8 1.4
282 Orlando, FL MSA 2.6 4.0 1.4
282 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 1.9 3.3 1.4
295 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA 3.5 5.0 1.5
295 Greenville, NC MSA 4.5 6.0 1.5
295 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 1.8 3.3 1.5
295 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 3.9 5.4 1.5
295 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 3.7 5.2 1.5
295 Sheboygan, WI MSA 2.3 3.8 1.5
301 Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 2.5 4.1 1.6
301 Miami, FL PMSA 5.3 6.9 1.6
303 Dallas, TX PMSA 3.1 4.8 1.7
303 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 5.1 6.8 1.7
303 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 3.1 4.8 1.7
303 Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA 3.8 5.5 1.7
303 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 5.9 7.6 1.7
303 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 3.7 5.4 1.7
303 St. Joseph, MO MSA 3.4 5.1 1.7
310 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 2.0 3.8 1.8
310 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 3.3 5.1 1.8
310 Rockford, IL MSA 4.7 6.5 1.8
310 San Francisco, CA PMSA 2.1 3.9 1.8
310 Waterbury, CT PMSA 2.8 4.6 1.8
315 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 3.8 5.7 1.9
315 Detroit, MI PMSA 3.2 5.1 1.9
315 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 3.1 5.0 1.9
315 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 2.6 4.5 1.9
315 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 4.0 5.9 1.9
315 Racine, WI PMSA 4.8 6.7 1.9
321 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 2.9 4.9 2.0
322 Flint, MI PMSA 5.4 7.5 2.1
323 Jackson, MI MSA 3.1 5.3 2.2
323 Lynchburg, VA MSA 1.9 4.1 2.2
325 Florence, AL MSA 5.7 8.1 2.4
325 Sumter, SC MSA 4.7 7.1 2.4
327 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 2.8 5.4 2.6
327 San Jose, CA PMSA 2.0 4.6 2.6
329 Kokomo, IN MSA 3.1 6.1 3.0
330 Danville, VA MSA 4.6 8.4 3.8
331 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 2.5 6.8 4.3

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
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: July 20, 2004

 

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