Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The December 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	December 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	December 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.1%	-0.1%	1,464	-19
Auburn, AL	2.4%	0.0%	1,837	-10
Birmingham, AL	2.4%	-0.1%	13,737	-83
Daphne, AL	2.4%	-0.1%	2,371	-34
Decatur, AL	2.5%	0.0%	1,799	2
Dothan, AL	2.7%	-0.1%	1,727	-37
Florence, AL	3.1%	-0.1%	2,093	-14
Gadsden, AL	3.0%	0.0%	1,316	-22
Huntsville, AL	2.3%	0.0%	5,308	-12
Mobile, AL	3.4%	0.0%	6,447	6
Montgomery, AL	2.6%	0.0%	4,583	26
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.5%	0.0%	2,996	-61
Anchorage, AK	5.4%	-0.1%	10,541	-91
Fairbanks, AK	5.4%	0.0%	2,393	-22
Flagstaff, AZ	5.3%	-0.2%	4,219	-79
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.6%	-0.1%	5,016	-75
Phoenix, AZ	4.0%	-0.1%	100,206	-2,232
Prescott, AZ	4.3%	-0.1%	4,748	-104
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.6%	-0.1%	2,879	-53
Tucson, AZ	4.3%	-0.1%	21,789	-403
Yuma, AZ	16.7%	-0.1%	16,774	-95
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	7,041	2
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	0.0%	4,408	-2
Hot Springs, AR	3.7%	0.0%	1,523	-11
Jonesboro, AR	3.0%	0.0%	1,949	-9
Little Rock, AR	3.3%	0.0%	11,769	69
Pine Bluff, AR	5.3%	0.1%	1,851	4
Bakersfield, CA	7.4%	-0.2%	29,002	-477
Chico, CA	4.6%	-0.1%	4,698	-113
El Centro, CA	19.9%	0.3%	14,426	296
Fresno, CA	6.9%	-0.1%	31,495	-273
Hanford, CA	7.6%	-0.1%	4,440	-36
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	0.0%	268,921	-1,284
Madera, CA	6.7%	-0.1%	4,166	-47
Merced, CA	7.8%	-0.1%	9,133	-85
Modesto, CA	5.8%	-0.1%	14,204	-179
Napa, CA	2.6%	-0.1%	1,966	-54
Oxnard, CA	3.4%	0.0%	14,259	-29
Redding, CA	4.5%	-0.1%	3,312	-68
Riverside, CA	3.8%	0.0%	78,962	-180
Sacramento, CA	3.4%	0.0%	37,289	-282
Salinas, CA	5.7%	-0.1%	12,869	-111
San Diego, CA	3.0%	0.0%	47,658	-88
San Francisco, CA	2.4%	0.0%	64,005	388
San Jose, CA	2.4%	0.0%	26,592	100
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.7%	0.0%	3,750	-3
Santa Cruz, CA	4.6%	-0.1%	6,608	-173
Santa Maria, CA	3.4%	-0.1%	7,518	-134
Santa Rosa, CA	2.5%	0.0%	6,599	-36
Stockton, CA	5.7%	-0.1%	18,541	-159
Vallejo, CA	3.6%	0.0%	7,373	-62
Visalia, CA	9.3%	-0.1%	19,148	-136
Yuba City, CA	6.6%	-0.1%	4,961	-61
Boulder, CO	2.2%	0.0%	4,317	-119
Colorado Springs, CO	3.1%	0.0%	11,026	-250
Denver, CO	2.5%	0.0%	41,688	-1,111
Fort Collins, CO	2.2%	0.0%	4,509	-111
Grand Junction, CO	3.1%	-0.1%	2,411	-89
Greeley, CO	2.4%	0.0%	4,129	-29
Pueblo, CO	3.9%	-0.1%	2,943	-80
Bridgeport, CT	3.7%	0.0%	17,432	157
Danbury, CT	3.2%	0.1%	3,395	50
Hartford, CT	3.8%	0.1%	23,657	310
New Haven, CT	3.6%	0.1%	11,852	128
Norwich, CT	3.6%	0.1%	5,120	71
Waterbury, CT	4.6%	0.1%	5,159	73
Dover, DE	4.4%	0.1%	3,489	26
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	0.0%	8,803	-52
Washington, DC	3.0%	0.0%	102,993	-1,209
Cape Coral, FL	2.9%	0.0%	10,163	-225
Crestview, FL	2.5%	-0.1%	3,224	-93
Deltona, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	9,923	-219
Gainesville, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	4,139	-117
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.4%	-0.1%	2,124	-54
Jacksonville, FL	2.9%	0.0%	22,904	-414
Lakeland, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	10,346	-207
Miami, FL	2.8%	-0.2%	91,652	-4,794
Naples, FL	2.8%	0.0%	5,044	2
North Port, FL	2.9%	0.0%	10,571	-187
Ocala, FL	3.5%	-0.1%	4,895	-123
Orlando, FL	2.7%	-0.1%	38,030	-906
Palm Bay, FL	3.0%	0.0%	8,506	-172
Panama City, FL	3.2%	-0.2%	2,976	-176
Pensacola, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	6,739	-136
Port St Lucie, FL	3.3%	0.0%	7,274	-42
Punta Gorda, FL	3.4%	0.0%	2,446	-53
Sebastian, FL	3.3%	0.0%	2,246	40
Sebring, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	1,436	-13
Tallahassee, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	5,854	-160
Tampa, FL	3.0%	0.0%	46,126	-1,087
The Villages, FL	4.3%	-0.1%	1,371	-38
Albany, GA	3.8%	-0.1%	2,536	-54
Athens, GA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,910	-82
Atlanta, GA	3.0%	0.0%	91,581	-2,562
Augusta, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	8,556	-247
Brunswick, GA	3.1%	-0.1%	1,697	-50
Columbus, GA	3.7%	-0.1%	4,510	-147
Dalton, GA	4.2%	0.0%	2,594	43
Gainesville, GA	2.4%	-0.1%	2,559	-68
Hinesville, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	1,213	-48
Macon, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	3,508	-108
Rome, GA	3.6%	0.1%	1,602	25
Savannah, GA	3.0%	-0.1%	5,630	-177
Valdosta, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	2,094	-42
Warner Robins, GA	3.1%	-0.1%	2,661	-93
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,158	2
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.4%	0.0%	11,145	64
Boise City, ID	2.7%	-0.1%	10,328	-30
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,835	1
Idaho Falls, ID	2.4%	0.0%	1,749	7
Lewiston, ID	3.3%	0.0%	1,059	-3
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	0.0%	1,175	2
Bloomington, IL	3.6%	0.0%	3,397	-40
Carbondale, IL	3.8%	0.0%	2,330	-13
Champaign, IL	3.5%	-0.1%	4,322	-30
Chicago, IL	3.7%	0.0%	179,620	-3,411
Danville, IL	5.1%	0.1%	1,679	13
Davenport, IA	4.2%	0.1%	8,106	104
Decatur, IL	5.0%	0.0%	2,493	-10
Kankakee, IL	4.9%	0.2%	2,735	75
Peoria, IL	4.4%	0.0%	7,875	-14
Rockford, IL	5.5%	-0.1%	9,324	-51
Springfield, IL	3.6%	0.0%	4,031	-8
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	0.0%	2,662	-36
Columbus, IN	2.4%	-0.1%	1,116	-11
Elkhart, IN	2.9%	0.0%	3,339	-60
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,158	-19
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.0%	6,820	-59
Indianapolis, IN	3.0%	0.0%	31,536	-473
Kokomo, IN	3.6%	0.0%	1,345	-4
Lafayette, IN	2.9%	0.0%	3,172	-30
Michigan City, IN	4.2%	-0.1%	2,001	-17
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.0%	2,061	-7
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	5,980	-76
Terre Haute, IN	4.2%	0.0%	3,208	14
Ames, IA	1.8%	0.1%	1,092	49
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.9%	0.0%	4,335	94
Des Moines, IA	2.5%	0.0%	9,524	162
Dubuque, IA	2.6%	0.1%	1,513	54
Iowa City, IA	2.0%	0.0%	2,042	76
Sioux City, IA	2.8%	0.1%	2,638	56
Waterloo, IA	3.1%	0.1%	2,825	52
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,928	12
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.0%	1,339	-7
Topeka, KS	3.2%	0.1%	3,904	71
Wichita, KS	3.4%	0.0%	10,675	40
Bowling Green, KY	4.0%	0.0%	3,427	22
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	0.0%	2,839	-22
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,355	-38
Louisville, KY	3.7%	-0.1%	25,234	-332
Owensboro, KY	3.8%	-0.1%	2,141	-18
Alexandria, LA	5.4%	0.2%	3,373	128
Baton Rouge, LA	4.5%	0.1%	18,926	650
Hammond, LA	5.6%	0.2%	3,045	104
Houma, LA	4.8%	0.2%	4,079	132
Lafayette, LA	4.8%	0.2%	10,292	430
Lake Charles, LA	4.1%	0.2%	4,637	215
Monroe, LA	5.6%	0.3%	4,367	196
New Orleans, LA	4.5%	0.2%	26,808	1,025
Shreveport, LA	5.4%	0.2%	9,911	409
Bangor, ME	2.9%	0.1%	2,019	36
Lewiston, ME	2.9%	0.1%	1,581	14
Portland, ME	2.3%	0.1%	4,757	88
Baltimore, MD	3.5%	-0.1%	53,417	-1,329
California, MD	3.3%	0.0%	1,856	-32
Cumberland, MD	5.6%	-0.1%	2,529	-57
Hagerstown, MD	3.6%	-0.1%	4,911	-54
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.0%	4,594	-62
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	72,821	-615
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,706	-3
New Bedford, MA	4.4%	-0.1%	3,813	-80
Pittsfield, MA	3.6%	0.0%	1,558	-26
Springfield, MA	3.5%	0.0%	13,613	-147
Worcester, MA	3.1%	-0.1%	11,401	-91
Ann Arbor, MI	2.8%	-0.1%	5,516	-111
Battle Creek, MI	4.0%	-0.1%	2,532	-59
Bay City, MI	4.7%	-0.1%	2,371	-30
Detroit, MI	3.9%	-0.1%	84,814	-2,209
Flint, MI	4.8%	-0.2%	8,914	-289
Grand Rapids, MI	3.0%	0.0%	17,279	-355
Jackson, MI	3.7%	-0.1%	2,776	-48
Kalamazoo, MI	3.5%	-0.1%	5,954	-170
Lansing, MI	3.5%	-0.1%	8,735	-199
Midland, MI	3.7%	-0.1%	1,505	-27
Monroe, MI	3.5%	-0.1%	2,658	-82
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,312	-27
Niles, MI	3.9%	-0.1%	2,908	-68
Saginaw, MI	4.8%	-0.1%	4,190	-68
Duluth, MN	4.3%	0.1%	6,216	184
Mankato, MN	2.7%	0.0%	1,688	-9
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	61,503	398
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,568	32
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.0%	3,833	77
Gulfport, MS	5.6%	0.0%	9,353	3
Hattiesburg, MS	4.8%	-0.1%	3,413	-23
Jackson, MS	4.9%	0.0%	13,258	-40
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.2%	0.1%	1,573	40
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.1%	2,338	82
Jefferson City, MO	2.7%	0.1%	2,045	84
Joplin, MO	3.0%	0.1%	2,616	124
Kansas City, MO	3.2%	0.1%	36,755	611
St Joseph, MO	3.0%	0.1%	1,892	49
St Louis, MO	3.2%	0.1%	48,220	1,322
Springfield, MO	2.9%	0.1%	6,925	356
Billings, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,751	10
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,252	0
Missoula, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,034	26
Grand Island, NE	3.4%	-0.1%	1,512	-38
Lincoln, NE	2.8%	-0.1%	5,303	-96
Omaha, NE	3.0%	-0.1%	15,284	-195
Carson City, NV	3.8%	-0.2%	1,033	-48
Las Vegas, NV	4.0%	-0.1%	45,173	-1,713
Reno, NV	3.1%	-0.1%	8,234	-277
Dover, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,062	20
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,995	16
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	-0.1%	1,758	-6
Atlantic City, NJ	5.0%	0.1%	6,235	221
Ocean City, NJ	6.8%	0.1%	3,323	75
Trenton, NJ	3.2%	0.1%	6,555	324
Vineland, NJ	5.6%	0.3%	3,713	164
Albuquerque, NM	4.5%	0.0%	19,767	-133
Farmington, NM	5.7%	0.1%	3,044	30
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	0.0%	5,557	9
Santa Fe, NM	3.8%	-0.1%	2,870	-25
Albany, NY	3.7%	0.1%	16,572	313
Binghamton, NY	4.7%	0.1%	4,963	82
Buffalo, NY	4.5%	0.1%	24,268	578
Elmira, NY	4.3%	0.0%	1,518	33
Glens Falls, NY	4.4%	0.1%	2,592	49
Ithaca, NY	3.5%	0.0%	1,822	9
Kingston, NY	3.7%	0.1%	3,299	49
New York, NY	3.7%	0.0%	368,378	1,800
Rochester, NY	4.2%	0.1%	21,939	518
Syracuse, NY	4.3%	0.1%	13,189	251
Utica, NY	4.5%	0.1%	5,730	52
Watertown, NY	5.7%	0.1%	2,567	65
Asheville, NC	3.0%	-0.1%	7,379	-224
Burlington, NC	3.6%	-0.1%	2,998	-83
Charlotte, NC	3.4%	-0.1%	46,889	-1,137
Durham, NC	3.3%	-0.1%	10,213	-296
Fayetteville, NC	4.9%	-0.1%	7,443	-187
Goldsboro, NC	4.0%	-0.1%	2,123	-67
Greensboro, NC	4.0%	-0.1%	14,826	-404
Greenville, NC	4.2%	-0.1%	3,827	-93
Hickory, NC	3.6%	-0.1%	6,382	-190
Jacksonville, NC	4.6%	-0.1%	2,979	-80
New Bern, NC	3.8%	-0.2%	1,991	-77
Raleigh, NC	3.3%	-0.1%	24,276	-659
Rocky Mount, NC	5.1%	-0.2%	3,332	-123
Wilmington, NC	3.4%	-0.1%	5,244	-180
Winston, NC	3.6%	-0.1%	12,046	-287
Bismarck, ND	2.5%	-0.1%	1,718	-34
Fargo, ND	2.3%	0.0%	3,181	-55
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,486	-8
Akron, OH	4.4%	0.0%	15,707	-255
Canton, OH	4.7%	0.0%	9,414	2
Cincinnati, OH	3.8%	0.0%	43,049	-520
Cleveland, OH	4.0%	-0.1%	41,806	-1,111
Columbus, OH	3.7%	0.0%	40,398	-327
Dayton, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	16,444	-187
Lima, OH	4.1%	-0.1%	1,983	-28
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	0.0%	2,393	-22
Springfield, OH	4.5%	-0.1%	2,906	-33
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.0%	13,252	-203
Weirton, WV	6.0%	0.1%	3,007	15
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	0.0%	13,769	-139
Lawton, OK	3.6%	-0.1%	1,873	-28
Oklahoma City, OK	3.1%	0.0%	21,069	3
Tulsa, OK	3.4%	0.0%	16,338	-17
Albany, OR	4.2%	-0.3%	2,483	-146
Bend, OR	3.7%	-0.2%	3,563	-211
Corvallis, OR	3.0%	-0.1%	1,429	-78
Eugene, OR	4.0%	-0.2%	7,218	-449
Grants Pass, OR	4.9%	-0.3%	1,790	-96
Medford, OR	4.1%	-0.3%	4,347	-298
Portland, OR	3.6%	-0.2%	48,460	-2,488
Salem, OR	4.0%	-0.2%	8,054	-475
Allentown, PA	4.6%	0.2%	20,394	888
Altoona, PA	4.8%	0.2%	2,930	99
Bloomsburg, PA	4.5%	0.2%	1,964	90
Chambersburg, PA	4.0%	0.2%	3,196	167
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.6%	0.2%	4,723	195
Erie, PA	4.7%	0.2%	6,203	268
Gettysburg, PA	3.4%	0.2%	1,875	68
Harrisburg, PA	4.0%	0.2%	11,919	393
Johnstown, PA	5.6%	0.2%	3,322	138
Lancaster, PA	3.6%	0.1%	10,313	248
Lebanon, PA	4.1%	0.2%	3,000	127
Philadelphia, PA	4.2%	0.1%	133,412	4,178
Pittsburgh, PA	4.5%	0.2%	54,331	2,120
Reading, PA	4.6%	0.2%	9,914	320
Scranton, PA	5.5%	0.3%	15,189	597
State College, PA	3.3%	0.1%	2,750	112
Williamsport, PA	5.1%	0.3%	2,931	149
York, PA	4.0%	0.2%	9,362	298
Providence, RI	3.5%	0.0%	24,072	-323
Charleston, SC	2.0%	0.0%	7,780	-161
Columbia, SC	2.2%	-0.1%	8,877	-232
Florence, SC	2.6%	-0.1%	2,547	-90
Greenville, SC	2.2%	0.0%	9,404	-143
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.1%	-0.1%	1,951	-69
Myrtle Beach, SC	3.4%	-0.2%	7,051	-463
Spartanburg, SC	2.2%	-0.1%	3,694	-71
Sumter, SC	2.8%	-0.1%	1,267	-18
Rapid City, SD	3.3%	0.0%	2,535	51
Sioux Falls, SD	2.7%	0.1%	4,237	116
Chattanooga, TN	3.2%	0.0%	9,030	33
Clarksville, TN	4.1%	-0.1%	4,923	-42
Cleveland, TN	3.6%	0.0%	2,103	5
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,307	-24
Johnson City, TN	3.6%	-0.1%	3,403	-30
Kingsport, TN	3.5%	0.0%	5,019	-22
Knoxville, TN	3.1%	0.0%	13,659	-116
Memphis, TN	4.1%	-0.1%	26,691	-428
Morristown, TN	3.8%	-0.1%	2,044	-19
Nashville, TN	2.6%	0.0%	28,229	-30
Abilene, TX	3.0%	0.0%	2,330	27
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,340	10
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	32,075	242
Beaumont, TX	5.4%	0.1%	9,498	37
Brownsville, TX	5.6%	0.2%	9,233	230
College Station, TX	2.7%	0.0%	3,669	19
Corpus Christi, TX	4.2%	0.1%	8,742	153
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	126,639	798
El Paso, TX	3.8%	0.0%	13,804	84
Houston, TX	3.7%	0.1%	128,105	1,930
Killeen, TX	3.6%	0.0%	6,471	25
Laredo, TX	3.7%	0.1%	4,391	103
Longview, TX	3.8%	0.1%	3,650	100
Lubbock, TX	2.8%	0.0%	4,626	83
McAllen, TX	6.3%	0.1%	22,523	640
Midland, TX	2.2%	0.1%	2,326	67
Odessa, TX	2.9%	0.2%	2,504	126
San Angelo, TX	3.0%	0.1%	1,672	29
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.0%	36,574	285
Sherman, TX	3.0%	0.0%	1,955	37
Texarkana, TX	4.2%	0.0%	2,696	-1
Tyler, TX	3.2%	0.0%	3,458	13
Victoria, TX	3.4%	0.1%	1,594	48
Waco, TX	3.2%	0.0%	4,094	58
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,013	-1
Logan, UT	1.9%	0.0%	1,371	-28
Ogden, UT	2.3%	-0.1%	7,868	-257
Provo, UT	2.2%	0.0%	6,803	-145
St George, UT	2.6%	-0.2%	2,043	-82
Salt Lake City, UT	2.3%	-0.1%	15,622	-360
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,196	21
Blacksburg, VA	3.1%	0.2%	2,798	188
Charlottesville, VA	2.4%	0.0%	2,941	-14
Harrisonburg, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,682	-2
Lynchburg, VA	3.1%	0.0%	3,904	2
Richmond, VA	2.8%	0.0%	19,274	-30
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	0.0%	4,321	32
Staunton, VA	2.4%	-0.1%	1,505	-25
Virginia Beach, VA	2.9%	0.0%	25,336	-20
Winchester, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,899	-5
Bellingham, WA	5.2%	-0.2%	6,157	-153
Bremerton, WA	4.7%	-0.2%	6,094	-226
Kennewick, WA	5.6%	-0.2%	8,373	-193
Longview, WA	6.2%	-0.3%	2,962	-108
Mount Vernon, WA	5.7%	-0.2%	3,626	-88
Olympia, WA	5.0%	-0.2%	7,262	-226
Seattle, WA	3.2%	-0.1%	70,748	-2,177
Spokane, WA	5.6%	-0.2%	15,711	-463
Walla Walla, WA	5.2%	-0.2%	1,701	-50
Wenatchee, WA	5.2%	-0.1%	3,597	-82
Yakima, WA	7.1%	-0.2%	9,494	-177
Beckley, WV	5.3%	0.1%	2,460	55
Charleston, WV	4.9%	0.1%	4,620	108
Huntington, WV	5.1%	0.0%	7,470	64
Morgantown, WV	3.9%	0.1%	2,678	31
Parkersburg, WV	5.4%	0.1%	2,107	43
Wheeling, WV	5.5%	0.1%	3,819	115
Appleton, WI	3.0%	0.0%	3,877	16
Eau Claire, WI	3.5%	0.1%	3,226	62
Fond du Lac, WI	3.0%	0.0%	1,737	6
Green Bay, WI	3.3%	0.0%	5,794	12
Janesville, WI	3.8%	0.1%	3,259	63
La Crosse, WI	2.9%	0.1%	2,232	10
Madison, WI	2.5%	0.0%	9,680	43
Milwaukee, WI	3.6%	0.0%	29,672	173
Oshkosh, WI	3.1%	0.1%	2,804	33
Racine, WI	4.3%	0.0%	4,280	7
Sheboygan, WI	2.8%	0.0%	1,765	22
Wausau, WI	3.0%	0.1%	2,196	25
Casper, WY	4.0%	0.0%	1,562	-4
Cheyenne, WY	3.5%	-0.1%	1,684	-30