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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
20012002
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
  United States 4.7 5.8 1.1
1 Gadsden, AL MSA 7.3 6.1 -1.2
2 Yakima, WA MSA 11.4 10.3 -1.1
3 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 7.3 6.5 -0.8
4 Bellingham, WA MSA 6.8 6.2 -0.6
4 Yuma, AZ MSA 24.3 23.7 -0.6
6 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 5.4 4.9 -0.5
6 Kokomo, IN MSA 6.1 5.6 -0.5
6 Monroe, LA MSA 5.5 5.0 -0.5
9 Dubuque, IA MSA 4.2 3.8 -0.4
10 Lake Charles, LA MSA 6.0 5.7 -0.3
10 Pensacola, FL MSA 4.8 4.5 -0.3
10 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 7.2 6.9 -0.3
13 Alexandria, LA MSA 6.0 5.8 -0.2
13 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 5.4 5.2 -0.2
13 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 7.2 7.0 -0.2
13 Las Cruces, NM MSA 6.9 6.7 -0.2
13 Rapid City, SD MSA 3.1 2.9 -0.2
13 Sharon, PA MSA 5.1 4.9 -0.2
19 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 3.3 3.2 -0.1
19 Great Falls, MT MSA 4.5 4.4 -0.1
19 Honolulu, HI MSA 4.0 3.9 -0.1
19 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 6.2 6.1 -0.1
19 Panama City, FL MSA 5.9 5.8 -0.1
19 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 15.6 15.5 -0.1
25 Enid, OK MSA 2.9 2.9 0.0
25 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 6.8 6.8 0.0
25 Gainesville, FL MSA 2.6 2.6 0.0
25 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 6.1 6.1 0.0
25 Lawton, OK MSA 3.4 3.4 0.0
25 Missoula, MT MSA 3.8 3.8 0.0
25 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 4.7 4.7 0.0
25 Owensboro, KY MSA 5.4 5.4 0.0
33 Athens, GA MSA 3.1 3.2 0.1
33 Bangor, ME MSA 2.8 2.9 0.1
33 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 4.9 5.0 0.1
33 Danville, VA MSA 8.4 8.5 0.1
33 Dothan, AL MSA 4.5 4.6 0.1
33 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 13.1 13.2 0.1
33 Ocala, FL MSA 4.9 5.0 0.1
33 Olympia, WA PMSA 5.7 5.8 0.1
33 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 2.3 2.4 0.1
42 Altoona, PA MSA 5.8 6.0 0.2
42 Anniston, AL MSA 5.5 5.7 0.2
42 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 5.4 5.6 0.2
42 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 8.2 8.4 0.2
42 Billings, MT MSA 3.5 3.7 0.2
42 Bremerton, WA PMSA 6.0 6.2 0.2
42 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 3.7 3.9 0.2
42 Cheyenne, WY MSA 3.6 3.8 0.2
42 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 2.2 2.4 0.2
42 Houma, LA MSA 3.7 3.9 0.2
42 Knoxville, TN MSA 3.3 3.5 0.2
42 Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA 3.9 4.1 0.2
42 Santa Fe, NM MSA 2.5 2.7 0.2
55 Abilene, TX MSA 3.8 4.1 0.3
55 Albany, GA MSA 5.5 5.8 0.3
55 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 3.7 4.0 0.3
55 Baltimore, MD PMSA 4.5 4.8 0.3
55 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 2.4 2.7 0.3
55 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 1.6 1.9 0.3
55 Lafayette, LA MSA 5.3 5.6 0.3
55 Laredo, TX MSA 7.0 7.3 0.3
55 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 5.4 5.7 0.3
55 Merced, CA MSA 14.2 14.5 0.3
55 New Orleans, LA MSA 5.1 5.4 0.3
55 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 3.2 3.5 0.3
67 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 4.9 5.3 0.4
67 Bloomington, IN MSA 3.0 3.4 0.4
67 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 2.8 3.2 0.4
67 Columbia, MO MSA 1.8 2.2 0.4
67 Columbia, SC MSA 3.1 3.5 0.4
67 Dover, DE MSA 3.6 4.0 0.4
67 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 5.4 5.8 0.4
67 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 4.2 4.6 0.4
67 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 4.8 5.2 0.4
67 Glens Falls, NY MSA 4.6 5.0 0.4
67 Hagerstown, MD PMSA 4.1 4.5 0.4
67 Jonesboro, AR MSA 4.4 4.8 0.4
67 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 4.9 5.3 0.4
67 Lawrence, KS MSA 4.4 4.8 0.4
67 Lubbock, TX MSA 2.6 3.0 0.4
67 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 3.8 4.2 0.4
67 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 3.2 3.6 0.4
67 Spokane, WA MSA 6.5 6.9 0.4
67 Terre Haute, IN MSA 5.6 6.0 0.4
67 Topeka, KS MSA 4.0 4.4 0.4
67 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 5.5 5.9 0.4
88 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 5.7 6.2 0.5
88 Burlington, VT MSA 2.5 3.0 0.5
88 Casper, WY MSA 4.1 4.6 0.5
88 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 5.7 6.2 0.5
88 El Paso, TX MSA 8.2 8.7 0.5
88 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 3.7 4.2 0.5
88 Fresno, CA MSA 13.6 14.1 0.5
88 Greenville, NC MSA 6.0 6.5 0.5
88 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 3.4 3.9 0.5
88 Lexington, KY MSA 3.4 3.9 0.5
88 Lincoln, NE MSA 2.8 3.3 0.5
88 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 4.0 4.5 0.5
88 Naples, FL MSA 3.9 4.4 0.5
88 Portland, ME MSA 2.2 2.7 0.5
88 Reno, NV MSA 4.1 4.6 0.5
88 South Bend, IN MSA 4.6 5.1 0.5
88 St. Cloud, MN MSA 4.0 4.5 0.5
88 State College, PA MSA 2.9 3.4 0.5
88 Tyler, TX MSA 4.1 4.6 0.5
107 Amarillo, TX MSA 3.1 3.7 0.6
107 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA MSA 3.6 4.2 0.6
107 Charlottesville, VA MSA 2.0 2.6 0.6
107 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 7.1 7.7 0.6
107 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 4.6 5.2 0.6
107 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 1.9 2.5 0.6
107 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 3.4 4.0 0.6
107 Iowa City, IA MSA 2.4 3.0 0.6
107 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 6.4 7.0 0.6
107 Johnstown, PA MSA 6.6 7.2 0.6
107 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.7 4.3 0.6
107 Lafayette, IN MSA 3.2 3.8 0.6
107 Lancaster, PA MSA 3.2 3.8 0.6
107 Macon, GA MSA 3.7 4.3 0.6
107 Newburgh, NY-PA PMSA 3.8 4.4 0.6
107 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 3.2 3.8 0.6
107 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA MSA 4.8 5.4 0.6
107 Redding, CA MSA 6.8 7.4 0.6
107 Salem, OR PMSA 6.3 6.9 0.6
107 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 2.8 3.4 0.6
107 Sumter, SC MSA 7.1 7.7 0.6
107 Tallahassee, FL MSA 3.1 3.7 0.6
107 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 4.5 5.1 0.6
107 Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 3.1 3.7 0.6
107 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 3.7 4.3 0.6
107 York, PA MSA 4.5 5.1 0.6
133 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 3.1 3.8 0.7
133 Ann Arbor, MI PMSA 3.0 3.7 0.7
133 Asheville, NC MSA 3.7 4.4 0.7
133 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 5.3 6.0 0.7
133 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 3.2 3.9 0.7
133 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 4.8 5.5 0.7
133 Corvallis, OR MSA 3.0 3.7 0.7
133 Eau Claire, WI MSA 4.7 5.4 0.7
133 Goldsboro, NC MSA 5.3 6.0 0.7
133 Madison, WI MSA 2.0 2.7 0.7
133 Mobile, AL MSA 5.4 6.1 0.7
133 Nashville, TN MSA 3.3 4.0 0.7
133 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 3.5 4.2 0.7
133 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 4.6 5.3 0.7
133 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 8.1 8.8 0.7
133 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 3.3 4.0 0.7
133 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 3.5 4.2 0.7
133 Springfield, IL MSA 3.9 4.6 0.7
133 St. Joseph, MO MSA 5.1 5.8 0.7
133 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 4.6 5.3 0.7
133 Wausau, WI MSA 4.1 4.8 0.7
133 Yolo, CA PMSA 4.3 5.0 0.7
155 Danbury, CT PMSA 2.5 3.3 0.8
155 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 3.2 4.0 0.8
155 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 4.6 5.4 0.8
155 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 6.3 7.1 0.8
155 Montgomery, AL MSA 3.9 4.7 0.8
155 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 3.4 4.2 0.8
155 Roanoke, VA MSA 2.6 3.4 0.8
155 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 5.4 6.2 0.8
155 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 3.2 4.0 0.8
155 Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 2.4 3.2 0.8
155 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 3.8 4.6 0.8
155 Ventura, CA PMSA 4.6 5.4 0.8
155 Waco, TX MSA 3.9 4.7 0.8
168 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 9.2 10.1 0.9
168 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 4.0 4.9 0.9
168 Des Moines, IA MSA 2.5 3.4 0.9
168 Dutchess County, NY PMSA 3.2 4.1 0.9
168 Fayetteville, NC MSA 5.5 6.4 0.9
168 Huntsville, AL MSA 3.5 4.4 0.9
168 Jackson, MS MSA 3.6 4.5 0.9
168 Jamestown, NY MSA 5.3 6.2 0.9
168 Joplin, MO MSA 4.4 5.3 0.9
168 Kenosha, WI PMSA 4.9 5.8 0.9
168 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 4.3 5.2 0.9
168 Miami, FL PMSA 6.9 7.8 0.9
168 New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA 3.2 4.1 0.9
168 New London-Norwich, CT-RI MSA 2.8 3.7 0.9
168 Racine, WI PMSA 6.7 7.6 0.9
168 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 5.0 5.9 0.9
168 San Angelo, TX MSA 2.8 3.7 0.9
168 Savannah, GA MSA 3.2 4.1 0.9
168 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA1 4.8 5.7 0.9
168 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 5.0 5.9 0.9
168 Syracuse, NY MSA 4.6 5.5 0.9
168 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 5.9 6.8 0.9
190 Albuquerque, NM MSA 3.7 4.7 1.0
190 Bakersfield, CA MSA 10.7 11.7 1.0
190 Birmingham, AL MSA 3.4 4.4 1.0
190 Bismarck, ND MSA 2.6 3.6 1.0
190 Charleston, WV MSA 3.8 4.8 1.0
190 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 4.2 5.2 1.0
190 Florence, SC MSA 5.7 6.7 1.0
190 Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA 4.9 5.9 1.0
190 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 3.2 4.2 1.0
190 Grand Junction, CO MSA 3.9 4.9 1.0
190 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 4.3 5.3 1.0
190 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 4.2 5.2 1.0
190 Muncie, IN MSA 4.5 5.5 1.0
190 Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 3.3 4.3 1.0
190 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 6.3 7.3 1.0
190 Springfield, MO MSA 3.4 4.4 1.0
190 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 4.4 5.4 1.0
190 Williamsport, PA MSA 5.9 6.9 1.0
190 Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA 3.6 4.6 1.0
209 Anchorage, AK MSA 4.4 5.5 1.1
209 Detroit, MI PMSA 5.1 6.2 1.1
209 Flint, MI PMSA 7.5 8.6 1.1
209 Jackson, TN MSA 4.6 5.7 1.1
209 Jacksonville, FL MSA 4.2 5.3 1.1
209 Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 5.7 6.8 1.1
209 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 3.2 4.3 1.1
209 Orange County, CA PMSA 3.0 4.1 1.1
209 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 4.3 5.4 1.1
209 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 4.3 5.4 1.1
209 Pittsfield, MA MSA 4.0 5.1 1.1
209 Rochester, MN MSA 2.5 3.6 1.1
209 Sacramento, CA PMSA 4.1 5.2 1.1
209 Salinas, CA MSA 9.4 10.5 1.1
209 San Diego, CA MSA 3.2 4.3 1.1
209 Sheboygan, WI MSA 3.8 4.9 1.1
209 Tacoma, WA PMSA 6.4 7.5 1.1
209 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA 7.4 8.5 1.1
227 Akron, OH PMSA 4.2 5.4 1.2
227 Bridgeport, CT PMSA 4.1 5.3 1.2
227 Green Bay, WI MSA 3.8 5.0 1.2
227 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 4.5 5.7 1.2
227 Hamilton-Middletown, OH PMSA 3.2 4.4 1.2
227 Hartford, CT MSA 3.3 4.5 1.2
227 Jackson, MI MSA 5.3 6.5 1.2
227 Manchester, NH PMSA 3.3 4.5 1.2
227 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 4.2 5.4 1.2
227 Modesto, CA MSA 10.3 11.5 1.2
227 Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 4.3 5.5 1.2
227 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 5.4 6.6 1.2
227 San Antonio, TX MSA 4.0 5.2 1.2
227 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 8.8 10.0 1.2
227 Victoria, TX MSA 4.0 5.2 1.2
227 Yuba City, CA MSA 12.2 13.4 1.2
243 Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA 6.1 7.4 1.3
243 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 5.1 6.4 1.3
243 Chicago, IL PMSA 5.4 6.7 1.3
243 Decatur, AL MSA 5.7 7.0 1.3
243 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 4.9 6.2 1.3
243 Indianapolis, IN MSA 3.3 4.6 1.3
243 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 4.4 5.7 1.3
243 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 4.7 6.0 1.3
243 Orlando, FL MSA 4.0 5.3 1.3
243 Rockford, IL MSA 6.5 7.8 1.3
243 Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA 3.9 5.2 1.3
254 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 4.3 5.7 1.4
254 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 3.6 5.0 1.4
254 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 4.1 5.5 1.4
254 Boise City, ID MSA 4.0 5.4 1.4
254 Brazoria, TX PMSA 5.9 7.3 1.4
254 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 4.3 5.7 1.4
254 Galveston-Texas City, TX PMSA 6.0 7.4 1.4
254 Gary, IN PMSA 5.0 6.4 1.4
254 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 5.0 6.4 1.4
254 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 3.1 4.5 1.4
254 Jacksonville, NC MSA 4.4 5.8 1.4
254 Kankakee, IL PMSA 5.8 7.2 1.4
254 Lima, OH MSA 4.8 6.2 1.4
254 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 5.4 6.8 1.4
254 Lynchburg, VA MSA 4.1 5.5 1.4
254 Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSA 2.9 4.3 1.4
254 Springfield, MA MSA 3.8 5.2 1.4
254 Tucson, AZ MSA 3.5 4.9 1.4
254 Waterbury, CT PMSA 4.6 6.0 1.4
273 Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 4.3 5.8 1.5
273 Brockton, MA PMSA 3.9 5.4 1.5
273 Mansfield, OH MSA 5.6 7.1 1.5
273 Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 3.8 5.3 1.5
273 New Bedford, MA PMSA 5.9 7.4 1.5
273 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 4.3 5.8 1.5
273 Pocatello, ID MSA 4.7 6.2 1.5
273 Rochester, NY MSA 4.4 5.9 1.5
273 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 5.4 6.9 1.5
273 Tulsa, OK MSA 3.4 4.9 1.5
283 Boston, MA-NH PMSA 3.2 4.8 1.6
283 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 4.0 5.6 1.6
283 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 2.8 4.4 1.6
283 Columbus, OH MSA 2.8 4.4 1.6
283 Elmira, NY MSA 5.4 7.0 1.6
283 Erie, PA MSA 5.8 7.4 1.6
283 Houston, TX PMSA 4.3 5.9 1.6
283 Reading, PA MSA 4.9 6.5 1.6
283 Santa Rosa, CA PMSA 2.9 4.5 1.6
283 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 5.2 6.8 1.6
283 Trenton, NJ PMSA 3.4 5.0 1.6
283 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 3.5 5.1 1.6
283 Wilmington, NC MSA 4.8 6.4 1.6
296 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 3.5 5.2 1.7
296 New York, NY PMSA 5.6 7.3 1.7
296 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 4.0 5.7 1.7
299 Atlanta, GA MSA 3.5 5.3 1.8
299 Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ PMSA 3.2 5.0 1.8
299 Newark, NJ PMSA 4.3 6.1 1.8
299 Pueblo, CO MSA 5.2 7.0 1.8
299 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 3.3 5.1 1.8
299 Toledo, OH MSA 4.5 6.3 1.8
305 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 3.8 5.7 1.9
305 Decatur, IL MSA 6.3 8.2 1.9
305 Nashua, NH PMSA 4.2 6.1 1.9
305 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA PMSA 5.9 7.8 1.9
305 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA 6.2 8.1 1.9
305 Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 3.9 5.8 1.9
311 Binghamton, NY MSA 4.1 6.1 2.0
311 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 4.6 6.6 2.0
311 Florence, AL MSA 8.1 10.1 2.0
311 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 4.1 6.1 2.0
311 Greeley, CO PMSA 4.0 6.0 2.0
311 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 6.8 8.8 2.0
311 Jersey City, NJ PMSA 6.2 8.2 2.0
311 San Francisco, CA PMSA 3.9 5.9 2.0
319 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 4.5 6.6 2.1
319 Oakland, CA PMSA 4.0 6.1 2.1
321 Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA1 3.5 5.7 2.2
321 Wichita, KS MSA 4.1 6.3 2.2
323 Dallas, TX PMSA 4.8 7.1 2.3
323 Fitchburg-Leominster, MA PMSA 5.0 7.3 2.3
325 Denver, CO PMSA1 3.5 5.9 2.4
325 Lowell, MA-NH PMSA 4.1 6.5 2.4
327 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 7.6 10.1 2.5
328 Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA 5.5 8.1 2.6
329 San Jose, CA PMSA 4.6 8.5 3.9

Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force.
1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

 

Last Modified Date: June 30, 2004

 

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