Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The May 2019 unemployment rate and total unemployed for 387 metropolitan areas tracked by the BLS are shown below. Unemployment rates by state are also available. Visit the unemployment overview page to see all unemployment data. Click on a header to sort.

City, State	May 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	May 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.3%	-0.2%	1,990	-70
Auburn, AL	3.4%	-0.1%	2,580	-76
Birmingham, AL	3.3%	-0.1%	18,396	-429
Daphne, AL	3.3%	-0.1%	3,204	-57
Decatur, AL	3.3%	-0.1%	2,363	-56
Dothan, AL	3.8%	-0.1%	2,396	-76
Florence, AL	4.2%	-0.1%	2,761	-33
Gadsden, AL	3.9%	-0.1%	1,703	-44
Huntsville, AL	3.2%	-0.1%	7,179	-203
Mobile, AL	4.5%	-0.1%	8,571	-180
Montgomery, AL	3.7%	-0.1%	6,500	-162
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.4%	-0.1%	4,062	-93
Anchorage, AK	5.7%	-0.1%	11,287	-87
Fairbanks, AK	5.7%	0.0%	2,576	-22
Flagstaff, AZ	5.7%	-0.1%	4,457	-60
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.8%	-0.1%	5,090	-14
Phoenix, AZ	4.2%	-0.1%	104,378	-622
Prescott, AZ	4.5%	0.0%	4,836	-14
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.9%	0.0%	2,947	-24
Tucson, AZ	4.6%	0.0%	22,788	-55
Yuma, AZ	16.4%	-0.1%	16,458	-226
Fayetteville, AR	2.6%	-0.1%	7,207	-218
Fort Smith, AR	3.5%	-0.1%	4,192	-98
Hot Springs, AR	3.7%	-0.2%	1,541	-46
Jonesboro, AR	2.9%	0.0%	1,858	-44
Little Rock, AR	3.2%	-0.1%	11,351	-319
Pine Bluff, AR	5.1%	-0.1%	1,819	-10
Bakersfield, CA	8.0%	0.0%	31,159	-234
Chico, CA	5.3%	-0.1%	5,442	-125
El Centro, CA	18.7%	-0.3%	13,193	-287
Fresno, CA	7.5%	0.0%	34,193	-310
Hanford, CA	8.0%	-0.1%	4,711	-35
Los Angeles, CA	4.1%	-0.1%	278,859	-5,418
Madera, CA	7.2%	0.0%	4,437	-39
Merced, CA	8.3%	0.0%	9,603	-63
Modesto, CA	6.3%	0.0%	15,229	-186
Napa, CA	3.0%	0.0%	2,247	-6
Oxnard, CA	3.9%	0.0%	16,423	-247
Redding, CA	4.9%	-0.1%	3,651	-42
Riverside, CA	4.3%	0.0%	88,050	-1,273
Sacramento, CA	3.8%	0.0%	42,139	-480
Salinas, CA	6.3%	-0.1%	14,244	-188
San Diego, CA	3.4%	-0.1%	54,548	-904
San Francisco, CA	2.7%	-0.1%	70,844	-1,384
San Jose, CA	2.7%	0.0%	29,194	-549
San Luis Obispo, CA	3.0%	0.0%	4,265	-55
Santa Cruz, CA	4.8%	0.0%	6,941	-25
Santa Maria, CA	4.0%	0.0%	8,707	-44
Santa Rosa, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	7,450	-81
Stockton, CA	6.1%	0.0%	19,975	-174
Vallejo, CA	4.0%	-0.1%	8,429	-127
Visalia, CA	9.7%	0.0%	20,204	-126
Yuba City, CA	7.1%	-0.1%	5,327	-126
Boulder, CO	2.6%	-0.2%	5,223	-327
Colorado Springs, CO	3.7%	-0.2%	12,978	-797
Denver, CO	3.0%	-0.2%	49,904	-2,806
Fort Collins, CO	2.7%	-0.1%	5,515	-353
Grand Junction, CO	3.9%	-0.2%	3,039	-153
Greeley, CO	2.8%	-0.2%	4,696	-301
Pueblo, CO	4.7%	-0.3%	3,572	-209
Bridgeport, CT	3.7%	-0.1%	17,502	-168
Danbury, CT	3.2%	0.0%	3,393	-48
Hartford, CT	3.8%	0.0%	23,912	-328
New Haven, CT	3.7%	0.0%	11,974	-154
Norwich, CT	3.7%	0.0%	5,286	-74
Waterbury, CT	4.6%	0.0%	5,190	-56
Dover, DE	3.4%	0.0%	2,708	-1
Salisbury, MD	4.4%	-0.1%	8,583	-86
Washington, DC	3.2%	-0.1%	111,214	-193
Cape Coral, FL	3.3%	0.0%	11,520	-123
Crestview, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	3,649	-30
Deltona, FL	3.7%	0.0%	11,109	-104
Gainesville, FL	3.2%	0.0%	4,583	-45
Homosassa Springs, FL	5.1%	0.0%	2,427	-21
Jacksonville, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	25,586	-352
Lakeland, FL	4.0%	0.0%	11,928	-64
Miami, FL	3.4%	0.0%	107,863	-1,697
Naples, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	6,147	-62
North Port, FL	3.3%	0.0%	12,121	-129
Ocala, FL	4.1%	0.0%	5,577	-60
Orlando, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	42,384	-516
Palm Bay, FL	3.4%	0.0%	9,584	-95
Panama City, FL	4.5%	-0.2%	4,203	-274
Pensacola, FL	3.3%	0.0%	7,517	-102
Port St Lucie, FL	4.0%	-0.1%	8,882	-70
Punta Gorda, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	2,807	-30
Sebastian, FL	4.3%	-0.1%	2,850	-55
Sebring, FL	5.1%	0.0%	1,831	10
Tallahassee, FL	3.3%	0.0%	6,474	-64
Tampa, FL	3.4%	0.0%	51,767	-556
The Villages, FL	4.9%	-0.1%	1,567	-14
Albany, GA	4.6%	-0.1%	3,095	-54
Athens, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	3,682	-56
Atlanta, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	110,848	-1,326
Augusta, GA	4.1%	0.0%	11,090	30
Brunswick, GA	3.7%	-0.1%	1,995	-27
Columbus, GA	4.5%	0.0%	5,615	-39
Dalton, GA	4.7%	-0.1%	2,889	-85
Gainesville, GA	3.1%	0.0%	3,170	-32
Hinesville, GA	4.0%	0.0%	1,357	21
Macon, GA	4.1%	-0.1%	4,322	-77
Rome, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	1,866	-55
Savannah, GA	3.5%	0.0%	6,592	-65
Valdosta, GA	3.8%	-0.1%	2,476	-44
Warner Robins, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	3,386	-69
Kahului, HI	2.8%	-0.1%	2,413	-23
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.7%	0.0%	12,317	-51
Boise City, ID	2.6%	0.0%	9,742	3
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,739	-2
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.0%	1,628	0
Lewiston, ID	3.3%	0.0%	1,036	-13
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	0.0%	1,124	-3
Bloomington, IL	4.5%	-0.2%	4,226	-195
Carbondale, IL	4.8%	-0.2%	2,888	-123
Champaign, IL	4.6%	-0.2%	5,524	-202
Chicago, IL	3.9%	-0.1%	192,960	-3,296
Danville, IL	5.9%	-0.2%	1,966	-77
Davenport, IA	4.3%	-0.1%	8,376	-137
Decatur, IL	5.9%	-0.2%	2,928	-103
Kankakee, IL	5.7%	-0.2%	3,173	-142
Peoria, IL	5.3%	-0.2%	9,548	-395
Rockford, IL	6.1%	-0.2%	10,319	-335
Springfield, IL	4.6%	-0.2%	5,116	-209
Bloomington, IN	3.6%	-0.1%	2,870	-104
Columbus, IN	2.5%	-0.1%	1,154	-41
Elkhart, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	3,566	-63
Evansville, IN	3.1%	-0.1%	5,158	-116
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	-0.1%	6,784	-166
Indianapolis, IN	3.1%	-0.1%	33,389	-932
Kokomo, IN	4.6%	-0.3%	1,784	-122
Lafayette, IN	3.2%	0.0%	3,535	-102
Michigan City, IN	4.5%	-0.1%	2,169	-54
Muncie, IN	4.1%	0.0%	2,198	-54
South Bend, IN	3.7%	-0.1%	6,066	-90
Terre Haute, IN	4.4%	-0.2%	3,427	-129
Ames, IA	1.5%	0.0%	883	12
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.5%	0.0%	3,605	4
Des Moines, IA	2.3%	0.0%	8,522	62
Dubuque, IA	2.2%	0.0%	1,234	6
Iowa City, IA	1.8%	0.0%	1,765	25
Sioux City, IA	2.5%	0.0%	2,340	-3
Waterloo, IA	2.5%	0.0%	2,230	18
Lawrence, KS	3.1%	-0.1%	2,036	-25
Manhattan, KS	3.1%	0.0%	1,455	-15
Topeka, KS	3.6%	0.0%	4,333	-19
Wichita, KS	3.7%	0.0%	11,495	-57
Bowling Green, KY	3.7%	0.0%	3,121	6
Elizabethtown, KY	4.0%	0.0%	2,688	-7
Lexington, KY	3.2%	0.0%	8,784	-4
Louisville, KY	3.7%	0.0%	24,832	-223
Owensboro, KY	3.7%	0.0%	2,069	10
Alexandria, LA	4.7%	-0.2%	2,959	-92
Baton Rouge, LA	3.9%	-0.1%	16,297	-359
Hammond, LA	4.9%	-0.1%	2,670	-75
Houma, LA	4.2%	-0.1%	3,635	-105
Lafayette, LA	4.2%	-0.2%	9,004	-247
Lake Charles, LA	3.4%	-0.1%	3,912	-61
Monroe, LA	4.9%	-0.2%	3,923	-96
New Orleans, LA	4.1%	-0.1%	24,339	-616
Shreveport, LA	4.6%	-0.1%	8,636	-157
Bangor, ME	3.3%	-0.1%	2,323	-52
Lewiston, ME	3.1%	-0.1%	1,748	-14
Portland, ME	2.7%	0.0%	5,571	-75
Baltimore, MD	3.8%	0.0%	57,420	70
California, MD	3.5%	-0.1%	1,965	-32
Cumberland, MD	5.0%	0.0%	2,211	4
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	-0.1%	4,949	-117
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.1%	4,697	101
Boston, MA	2.7%	0.0%	76,661	1,160
Leominster, MA	3.5%	0.1%	2,876	38
New Bedford, MA	4.3%	0.1%	3,769	102
Pittsfield, MA	3.7%	0.1%	1,608	34
Springfield, MA	3.7%	0.1%	14,150	201
Worcester, MA	3.3%	0.1%	11,994	172
Ann Arbor, MI	3.0%	-0.1%	5,905	-67
Battle Creek, MI	4.1%	0.0%	2,567	-11
Bay City, MI	4.5%	0.0%	2,268	-3
Detroit, MI	4.5%	0.2%	96,343	4,595
Flint, MI	4.9%	0.2%	9,069	434
Grand Rapids, MI	2.8%	-0.1%	16,596	-246
Jackson, MI	3.7%	-0.1%	2,800	-23
Kalamazoo, MI	3.5%	0.0%	5,985	10
Lansing, MI	3.3%	-0.2%	8,316	-301
Midland, MI	3.6%	0.0%	1,478	6
Monroe, MI	4.1%	0.0%	3,144	0
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,300	-29
Niles, MI	4.1%	0.0%	3,000	-18
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	0.0%	4,104	45
Duluth, MN	3.9%	0.0%	5,670	9
Mankato, MN	2.8%	0.1%	1,697	35
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	60,591	804
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,505	48
St Cloud, MN	3.4%	0.0%	3,831	22
Gulfport, MS	5.0%	0.0%	8,132	-24
Hattiesburg, MS	4.3%	0.0%	2,982	0
Jackson, MS	4.3%	0.0%	11,625	17
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,486	8
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.0%	2,337	12
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	0.0%	2,011	1
Joplin, MO	3.1%	0.1%	2,579	22
Kansas City, MO	3.3%	-0.1%	37,856	-355
St Joseph, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,969	-14
St Louis, MO	3.5%	-0.1%	51,428	-596
Springfield, MO	2.8%	0.0%	6,458	26
Billings, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	2,897	-57
Great Falls, MT	3.5%	0.0%	1,325	-22
Missoula, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	2,094	-48
Grand Island, NE	3.2%	0.0%	1,409	14
Lincoln, NE	2.7%	0.1%	4,939	142
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.1%	14,634	272
Carson City, NV	3.9%	0.0%	1,018	0
Las Vegas, NV	4.1%	-0.1%	46,047	-362
Reno, NV	3.2%	0.0%	8,313	-80
Dover, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,975	9
Manchester, NH	2.3%	0.0%	2,814	51
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,748	18
Atlantic City, NJ	5.1%	-0.2%	6,151	-244
Ocean City, NJ	7.1%	-0.3%	3,330	-93
Trenton, NJ	3.3%	-0.1%	6,511	-316
Vineland, NJ	5.5%	-0.3%	3,574	-141
Albuquerque, NM	4.7%	0.0%	20,466	-70
Farmington, NM	5.7%	-0.1%	2,999	-73
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	-0.2%	5,553	-96
Santa Fe, NM	4.1%	0.0%	3,071	-8
Albany, NY	3.4%	0.0%	15,502	-1
Binghamton, NY	4.3%	0.1%	4,551	17
Buffalo, NY	4.0%	0.0%	21,916	-27
Elmira, NY	3.9%	0.0%	1,375	2
Glens Falls, NY	3.9%	0.0%	2,378	26
Ithaca, NY	3.4%	0.0%	1,719	2
Kingston, NY	3.5%	0.0%	3,127	6
New York, NY	3.8%	0.0%	380,531	-2,451
Rochester, NY	3.8%	0.0%	20,101	31
Syracuse, NY	3.9%	0.0%	12,224	30
Utica, NY	4.1%	0.1%	5,268	26
Watertown, NY	5.0%	0.0%	2,242	16
Asheville, NC	3.2%	0.0%	7,776	178
Burlington, NC	3.9%	0.0%	3,197	49
Charlotte, NC	3.7%	0.0%	50,852	916
Durham, NC	3.6%	0.0%	10,966	202
Fayetteville, NC	5.3%	0.1%	7,958	109
Goldsboro, NC	4.4%	0.1%	2,322	20
Greensboro, NC	4.2%	0.0%	15,746	208
Greenville, NC	4.4%	0.0%	3,974	40
Hickory, NC	3.8%	0.0%	6,762	141
Jacksonville, NC	4.8%	0.0%	3,141	41
New Bern, NC	4.4%	0.1%	2,261	21
Raleigh, NC	3.6%	0.1%	25,819	458
Rocky Mount, NC	5.3%	0.0%	3,476	33
Wilmington, NC	3.9%	0.0%	5,908	63
Winston, NC	3.8%	0.0%	12,751	176
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	-0.1%	1,798	-12
Fargo, ND	2.4%	0.0%	3,246	31
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.1%	1,456	30
Akron, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	14,949	-588
Canton, OH	4.4%	-0.2%	8,832	-323
Cincinnati, OH	3.5%	-0.1%	39,866	-1,325
Cleveland, OH	4.3%	-0.2%	44,978	-1,565
Columbus, OH	3.4%	-0.2%	37,305	-1,684
Dayton, OH	3.9%	-0.1%	15,026	-517
Lima, OH	3.9%	-0.1%	1,865	-88
Mansfield, OH	4.3%	-0.2%	2,294	-103
Springfield, OH	4.1%	-0.1%	2,588	-109
Toledo, OH	4.6%	0.0%	13,912	32
Weirton, WV	5.3%	-0.2%	2,662	-98
Youngstown, OH	5.5%	-0.1%	13,260	-229
Lawton, OK	3.6%	-0.1%	1,832	-31
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	0.0%	20,366	-227
Tulsa, OK	3.2%	-0.1%	15,465	-181
Albany, OR	4.7%	-0.2%	2,776	-87
Bend, OR	4.3%	-0.1%	4,165	-148
Corvallis, OR	3.2%	-0.1%	1,569	-39
Eugene, OR	4.4%	-0.2%	8,026	-308
Grants Pass, OR	5.4%	-0.1%	1,946	-66
Medford, OR	4.8%	-0.1%	5,054	-164
Portland, OR	3.8%	-0.1%	50,106	-1,231
Salem, OR	4.3%	-0.1%	8,640	-239
Allentown, PA	3.9%	-0.1%	17,213	-206
Altoona, PA	3.6%	0.0%	2,174	-3
Bloomsburg, PA	4.0%	0.0%	1,706	15
Chambersburg, PA	3.2%	0.0%	2,487	-11
East Stroudsburg, PA	4.6%	-0.1%	3,819	-33
Erie, PA	4.0%	0.0%	5,131	-44
Gettysburg, PA	2.8%	-0.1%	1,580	-8
Harrisburg, PA	3.2%	0.0%	9,462	-63
Johnstown, PA	4.5%	0.0%	2,630	-3
Lancaster, PA	3.0%	0.0%	8,373	-27
Lebanon, PA	3.3%	0.0%	2,363	-23
Philadelphia, PA	3.7%	-0.1%	115,038	-1,614
Pittsburgh, PA	3.8%	0.0%	45,897	-88
Reading, PA	3.7%	0.0%	7,940	-22
Scranton, PA	4.7%	0.0%	12,979	-24
State College, PA	2.9%	0.0%	2,372	12
Williamsport, PA	4.2%	0.0%	2,366	-29
York, PA	3.3%	-0.1%	7,814	-102
Providence, RI	3.6%	0.0%	24,904	-6
Charleston, SC	3.0%	0.1%	11,667	304
Columbia, SC	3.3%	0.0%	13,387	296
Florence, SC	3.8%	0.1%	3,699	117
Greenville, SC	3.1%	0.0%	13,530	362
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.2%	0.1%	2,885	102
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.3%	0.1%	8,882	291
Spartanburg, SC	3.2%	0.1%	5,166	163
Sumter, SC	4.0%	0.1%	1,778	53
Rapid City, SD	3.0%	0.0%	2,280	13
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	0.0%	3,787	37
Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	0.0%	9,021	11
Clarksville, TN	3.9%	0.0%	4,589	64
Cleveland, TN	3.4%	0.0%	2,001	22
Jackson, TN	3.4%	0.0%	2,208	18
Johnson City, TN	3.6%	0.1%	3,314	70
Kingsport, TN	3.5%	0.0%	4,933	61
Knoxville, TN	3.1%	0.1%	13,287	241
Memphis, TN	3.9%	0.0%	25,300	337
Morristown, TN	3.5%	0.0%	1,865	47
Nashville, TN	2.5%	0.0%	27,176	332
Abilene, TX	3.1%	-0.1%	2,403	-105
Amarillo, TX	2.6%	-0.1%	3,440	-159
Austin, TX	2.8%	-0.1%	33,310	-1,337
Beaumont, TX	5.4%	-0.1%	9,466	-339
Brownsville, TX	5.5%	-0.2%	9,182	-323
College Station, TX	2.8%	-0.1%	3,722	-144
Corpus Christi, TX	4.4%	-0.1%	9,140	-349
Dallas, TX	3.3%	-0.1%	130,392	-5,021
El Paso, TX	3.9%	-0.1%	14,025	-615
Houston, TX	3.8%	-0.2%	130,883	-5,112
Killeen, TX	3.8%	-0.2%	6,862	-286
Laredo, TX	3.7%	-0.1%	4,356	-145
Longview, TX	3.8%	-0.2%	3,722	-162
Lubbock, TX	2.9%	-0.1%	4,727	-217
McAllen, TX	6.0%	-0.2%	21,122	-567
Midland, TX	2.0%	-0.1%	2,134	-104
Odessa, TX	2.4%	-0.1%	2,107	-85
San Angelo, TX	3.0%	-0.2%	1,705	-75
San Antonio, TX	3.1%	-0.1%	37,615	-1,426
Sherman, TX	3.0%	-0.1%	1,941	-70
Texarkana, TX	4.6%	-0.2%	2,976	-160
Tyler, TX	3.4%	-0.1%	3,716	-128
Victoria, TX	3.4%	-0.2%	1,611	-64
Waco, TX	3.4%	-0.1%	4,280	-170
Wichita Falls, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	2,088	-83
Logan, UT	2.4%	-0.1%	1,729	-35
Ogden, UT	3.0%	0.0%	9,857	-145
Provo, UT	2.6%	-0.1%	8,156	-74
St George, UT	3.1%	-0.1%	2,371	-25
Salt Lake City, UT	2.8%	0.0%	18,337	-87
Burlington, VT	1.7%	-0.1%	2,208	-41
Blacksburg, VA	3.0%	0.0%	2,719	38
Charlottesville, VA	2.7%	0.0%	3,249	54
Harrisonburg, VA	2.9%	0.0%	1,935	11
Lynchburg, VA	3.3%	0.1%	4,033	60
Richmond, VA	3.1%	0.1%	20,785	99
Roanoke, VA	2.8%	0.0%	4,488	41
Staunton, VA	2.6%	0.0%	1,574	21
Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	0.0%	27,656	199
Winchester, VA	2.8%	0.0%	2,031	5
Bellingham, WA	5.0%	0.0%	5,764	27
Bremerton, WA	4.8%	0.0%	6,088	-6
Kennewick, WA	5.8%	0.0%	8,424	9
Longview, WA	6.2%	0.0%	2,927	31
Mount Vernon, WA	5.5%	0.0%	3,411	26
Olympia, WA	5.0%	0.0%	7,038	22
Seattle, WA	3.8%	-0.1%	82,326	-1,740
Spokane, WA	5.6%	0.0%	15,557	64
Walla Walla, WA	5.0%	0.1%	1,599	17
Wenatchee, WA	5.1%	0.0%	3,468	-16
Yakima, WA	7.3%	0.1%	9,703	116
Beckley, WV	4.9%	-0.2%	2,244	-54
Charleston, WV	4.7%	-0.1%	4,324	-149
Huntington, WV	4.9%	-0.1%	7,130	-171
Morgantown, WV	4.0%	-0.1%	2,695	-79
Parkersburg, WV	5.2%	-0.1%	2,008	-37
Wheeling, WV	4.8%	-0.1%	3,312	-59
Appleton, WI	2.5%	0.0%	3,243	14
Eau Claire, WI	2.7%	0.0%	2,495	13
Fond du Lac, WI	2.4%	0.0%	1,383	12
Green Bay, WI	2.5%	0.1%	4,373	85
Janesville, WI	3.1%	0.0%	2,655	-11
La Crosse, WI	2.6%	0.0%	2,031	12
Madison, WI	2.2%	0.0%	8,491	66
Milwaukee, WI	3.0%	0.0%	24,442	52
Oshkosh, WI	2.5%	0.0%	2,301	17
Racine, WI	3.3%	0.0%	3,256	-12
Sheboygan, WI	2.2%	0.0%	1,411	9
Wausau, WI	2.4%	0.0%	1,770	15
Casper, WY	3.9%	-0.1%	1,512	-43
Cheyenne, WY	3.4%	-0.1%	1,640	-31