Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The January 2020 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	January 2020 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	January 2020 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.2%	0.1%	1,478	14
Auburn, AL	2.4%	0.0%	1,859	22
Birmingham, AL	2.4%	0.0%	13,734	-3
Daphne, AL	2.4%	0.0%	2,367	-4
Decatur, AL	2.5%	0.0%	1,792	-7
Dothan, AL	2.7%	0.0%	1,739	12
Florence, AL	3.1%	0.0%	2,069	-24
Gadsden, AL	3.1%	0.1%	1,359	43
Huntsville, AL	2.3%	0.0%	5,305	-3
Mobile, AL	3.4%	0.0%	6,467	20
Montgomery, AL	2.7%	0.1%	4,687	104
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.5%	0.0%	3,035	39
Anchorage, AK	5.4%	0.0%	10,411	-130
Fairbanks, AK	5.3%	-0.1%	2,352	-41
Flagstaff, AZ	5.3%	0.0%	4,160	-59
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.5%	-0.1%	4,920	-96
Phoenix, AZ	3.9%	-0.1%	98,161	-2,045
Prescott, AZ	4.2%	-0.1%	4,621	-127
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.5%	-0.1%	2,811	-68
Tucson, AZ	4.3%	0.0%	21,554	-235
Yuma, AZ	16.5%	-0.2%	16,527	-247
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	7,052	11
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	0.0%	4,362	-46
Hot Springs, AR	3.6%	-0.1%	1,502	-21
Jonesboro, AR	2.9%	-0.1%	1,940	-9
Little Rock, AR	3.3%	0.0%	11,763	-6
Pine Bluff, AR	5.3%	0.0%	1,845	-6
Bakersfield, CA	7.4%	0.0%	28,927	-75
Chico, CA	4.5%	-0.1%	4,598	-100
El Centro, CA	20.0%	0.1%	14,551	125
Fresno, CA	6.9%	0.0%	31,220	-275
Hanford, CA	7.6%	0.0%	4,426	-14
Los Angeles, CA	3.9%	-0.1%	267,481	-1,440
Madera, CA	6.7%	0.0%	4,154	-12
Merced, CA	7.8%	0.0%	9,102	-31
Modesto, CA	5.8%	0.0%	14,057	-147
Napa, CA	2.6%	0.0%	1,946	-20
Oxnard, CA	3.4%	0.0%	14,311	52
Redding, CA	4.4%	-0.1%	3,250	-62
Riverside, CA	3.8%	0.0%	78,963	1
Sacramento, CA	3.4%	0.0%	37,276	-13
Salinas, CA	5.7%	0.0%	12,945	76
San Diego, CA	3.0%	0.0%	47,761	103
San Francisco, CA	2.5%	0.1%	64,345	340
San Jose, CA	2.4%	0.0%	26,756	164
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.7%	0.0%	3,799	49
Santa Cruz, CA	4.5%	-0.1%	6,486	-122
Santa Maria, CA	3.4%	0.0%	7,466	-52
Santa Rosa, CA	2.5%	0.0%	6,580	-19
Stockton, CA	5.7%	0.0%	18,487	-54
Vallejo, CA	3.5%	-0.1%	7,346	-27
Visalia, CA	9.3%	0.0%	19,095	-53
Yuba City, CA	6.5%	-0.1%	4,971	10
Boulder, CO	2.1%	-0.1%	4,211	-106
Colorado Springs, CO	3.0%	-0.1%	10,763	-263
Denver, CO	2.4%	-0.1%	40,727	-961
Fort Collins, CO	2.1%	-0.1%	4,423	-86
Grand Junction, CO	3.1%	0.0%	2,369	-42
Greeley, CO	2.4%	0.0%	4,075	-54
Pueblo, CO	3.8%	-0.1%	2,864	-79
Bridgeport, CT	3.7%	0.0%	17,619	187
Danbury, CT	3.2%	0.0%	3,440	45
Hartford, CT	3.8%	0.0%	23,899	242
New Haven, CT	3.6%	0.0%	11,945	93
Norwich, CT	3.6%	0.0%	5,229	109
Waterbury, CT	4.6%	0.0%	5,218	59
Dover, DE	4.3%	-0.1%	3,469	-20
Salisbury, MD	4.5%	-0.1%	8,783	-20
Washington, DC	2.9%	-0.1%	102,246	-747
Cape Coral, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	10,059	-104
Crestview, FL	2.4%	-0.1%	3,164	-60
Deltona, FL	3.2%	0.0%	9,818	-105
Gainesville, FL	2.8%	0.0%	4,031	-108
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.4%	0.0%	2,097	-27
Jacksonville, FL	2.9%	0.0%	22,870	-34
Lakeland, FL	3.4%	0.0%	10,328	-18
Miami, FL	2.7%	-0.1%	86,712	-4,940
Naples, FL	2.8%	0.0%	5,180	136
North Port, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	10,491	-80
Ocala, FL	3.5%	0.0%	4,864	-31
Orlando, FL	2.7%	0.0%	37,912	-118
Palm Bay, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	8,438	-68
Panama City, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	2,868	-108
Pensacola, FL	2.9%	0.0%	6,671	-68
Port St Lucie, FL	3.3%	0.0%	7,398	124
Punta Gorda, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	2,416	-30
Sebastian, FL	3.5%	0.2%	2,333	87
Sebring, FL	4.1%	0.2%	1,472	36
Tallahassee, FL	2.9%	0.0%	5,729	-125
Tampa, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	45,597	-529
The Villages, FL	4.2%	-0.1%	1,361	-10
Albany, GA	3.8%	0.0%	2,547	11
Athens, GA	2.9%	0.0%	2,916	6
Atlanta, GA	3.0%	0.0%	91,618	37
Augusta, GA	3.2%	0.0%	8,590	34
Brunswick, GA	3.1%	0.0%	1,674	-23
Columbus, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	4,415	-95
Dalton, GA	4.3%	0.1%	2,632	38
Gainesville, GA	2.4%	0.0%	2,560	1
Hinesville, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	1,191	-22
Macon, GA	3.4%	0.0%	3,489	-19
Rome, GA	3.6%	0.0%	1,592	-10
Savannah, GA	3.0%	0.0%	5,573	-57
Valdosta, GA	3.2%	0.0%	2,088	-6
Warner Robins, GA	3.0%	-0.1%	2,607	-54
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,216	58
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.5%	0.1%	11,390	245
Boise City, ID	2.6%	-0.1%	10,027	-301
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,777	-58
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	-0.1%	1,712	-37
Lewiston, ID	3.2%	-0.1%	1,029	-30
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	0.0%	1,178	3
Bloomington, IL	3.4%	-0.2%	3,236	-161
Carbondale, IL	3.7%	-0.1%	2,231	-99
Champaign, IL	3.4%	-0.1%	4,144	-178
Chicago, IL	3.6%	-0.1%	174,405	-5,215
Danville, IL	4.9%	-0.2%	1,605	-74
Davenport, IA	4.1%	-0.1%	7,952	-154
Decatur, IL	4.9%	-0.1%	2,419	-74
Kankakee, IL	4.8%	-0.1%	2,676	-59
Peoria, IL	4.4%	0.0%	7,733	-142
Rockford, IL	5.8%	0.3%	9,731	407
Springfield, IL	3.5%	-0.1%	3,885	-146
Bloomington, IN	3.3%	-0.1%	2,645	-17
Columbus, IN	2.4%	0.0%	1,101	-15
Elkhart, IN	2.8%	-0.1%	3,259	-80
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,086	-72
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.0%	6,791	-29
Indianapolis, IN	2.9%	-0.1%	31,147	-389
Kokomo, IN	3.6%	0.0%	1,351	6
Lafayette, IN	2.9%	0.0%	3,190	18
Michigan City, IN	4.1%	-0.1%	1,948	-53
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.0%	2,043	-18
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	5,911	-69
Terre Haute, IN	4.1%	-0.1%	3,150	-58
Ames, IA	1.8%	0.0%	1,117	25
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.9%	0.0%	4,363	28
Des Moines, IA	2.6%	0.1%	9,661	137
Dubuque, IA	2.7%	0.1%	1,563	50
Iowa City, IA	2.1%	0.1%	2,079	37
Sioux City, IA	2.8%	0.0%	2,684	46
Waterloo, IA	3.1%	0.0%	2,895	70
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,936	8
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.0%	1,327	-12
Topeka, KS	3.2%	0.0%	3,881	-23
Wichita, KS	3.4%	0.0%	10,754	79
Bowling Green, KY	4.0%	0.0%	3,391	-36
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	0.0%	2,844	5
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,335	-20
Louisville, KY	3.7%	0.0%	24,905	-329
Owensboro, KY	3.8%	0.0%	2,139	-2
Alexandria, LA	5.5%	0.1%	3,463	90
Baton Rouge, LA	4.6%	0.1%	19,384	458
Hammond, LA	5.7%	0.1%	3,148	103
Houma, LA	4.9%	0.1%	4,191	112
Lafayette, LA	5.0%	0.2%	10,622	330
Lake Charles, LA	4.3%	0.2%	4,833	196
Monroe, LA	5.7%	0.1%	4,508	141
New Orleans, LA	4.6%	0.1%	27,599	791
Shreveport, LA	5.5%	0.1%	10,061	150
Bangor, ME	3.0%	0.1%	2,110	91
Lewiston, ME	2.9%	0.0%	1,611	30
Portland, ME	2.4%	0.1%	4,920	163
Baltimore, MD	3.4%	-0.1%	52,286	-1,131
California, MD	3.2%	-0.1%	1,808	-48
Cumberland, MD	5.3%	-0.3%	2,392	-137
Hagerstown, MD	3.5%	-0.1%	4,754	-157
Barnstable Town, MA	3.5%	-0.1%	4,518	-76
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	72,881	60
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,714	8
New Bedford, MA	4.2%	-0.2%	3,658	-155
Pittsfield, MA	3.5%	-0.1%	1,528	-30
Springfield, MA	3.5%	0.0%	13,438	-175
Worcester, MA	3.1%	0.0%	11,353	-48
Ann Arbor, MI	2.7%	-0.1%	5,410	-106
Battle Creek, MI	3.9%	-0.1%	2,475	-57
Bay City, MI	4.7%	0.0%	2,333	-38
Detroit, MI	4.0%	0.0%	85,967	-1,422
Flint, MI	4.7%	-0.1%	8,668	-246
Grand Rapids, MI	2.9%	-0.1%	16,773	-506
Jackson, MI	3.6%	-0.1%	2,717	-59
Kalamazoo, MI	3.4%	-0.1%	5,804	-150
Lansing, MI	3.3%	-0.2%	8,347	-388
Midland, MI	3.7%	0.0%	1,490	-15
Monroe, MI	3.5%	0.0%	2,689	31
Muskegon, MI	4.1%	-0.1%	3,262	-50
Niles, MI	3.9%	0.0%	2,874	-34
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	-0.1%	4,083	-107
Duluth, MN	4.3%	0.0%	6,171	-45
Mankato, MN	2.6%	-0.1%	1,638	-50
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	60,256	-1,247
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,479	-89
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.0%	3,821	-12
Gulfport, MS	5.5%	-0.1%	9,149	-204
Hattiesburg, MS	4.8%	0.0%	3,338	-75
Jackson, MS	4.8%	-0.1%	12,989	-269
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.3%	0.1%	1,608	35
Columbia, MO	2.5%	0.1%	2,450	112
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	0.1%	2,131	86
Joplin, MO	3.2%	0.2%	2,759	143
Kansas City, MO	3.2%	0.0%	36,960	205
St Joseph, MO	3.1%	0.1%	1,963	71
St Louis, MO	3.3%	0.1%	49,477	1,257
Springfield, MO	3.1%	0.2%	7,277	352
Billings, MT	3.2%	0.1%	2,763	12
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,263	11
Missoula, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,022	-12
Grand Island, NE	3.5%	0.1%	1,564	52
Lincoln, NE	2.8%	0.0%	5,150	-153
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.0%	14,982	-302
Carson City, NV	3.6%	-0.2%	968	-65
Las Vegas, NV	3.9%	-0.1%	43,965	-1,208
Reno, NV	3.0%	-0.1%	7,951	-283
Dover, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,062	0
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	3,010	15
Portsmouth, NH	2.3%	0.1%	1,775	17
Atlantic City, NJ	5.2%	0.2%	6,414	179
Ocean City, NJ	6.9%	0.1%	3,364	41
Trenton, NJ	3.3%	0.1%	6,838	283
Vineland, NJ	5.7%	0.1%	3,813	100
Albuquerque, NM	4.5%	0.0%	19,601	-166
Farmington, NM	5.7%	0.0%	3,045	1
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	0.0%	5,551	-6
Santa Fe, NM	3.8%	0.0%	2,857	-13
Albany, NY	3.6%	-0.1%	16,397	-175
Binghamton, NY	4.6%	-0.1%	4,936	-27
Buffalo, NY	4.4%	-0.1%	24,182	-86
Elmira, NY	4.4%	0.1%	1,529	11
Glens Falls, NY	4.3%	-0.1%	2,565	-27
Ithaca, NY	3.5%	0.0%	1,786	-36
Kingston, NY	3.7%	0.0%	3,286	-13
New York, NY	3.7%	0.0%	365,109	-3,269
Rochester, NY	4.2%	0.0%	21,935	-4
Syracuse, NY	4.2%	-0.1%	13,156	-33
Utica, NY	4.4%	-0.1%	5,656	-74
Watertown, NY	5.8%	0.1%	2,590	23
Asheville, NC	3.0%	0.0%	7,255	-124
Burlington, NC	3.6%	0.0%	2,968	-30
Charlotte, NC	3.4%	0.0%	46,503	-386
Durham, NC	3.3%	0.0%	10,062	-151
Fayetteville, NC	4.9%	0.0%	7,352	-91
Goldsboro, NC	4.0%	0.0%	2,095	-28
Greensboro, NC	3.9%	-0.1%	14,655	-171
Greenville, NC	4.1%	-0.1%	3,773	-54
Hickory, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	6,232	-150
Jacksonville, NC	4.5%	-0.1%	2,928	-51
New Bern, NC	3.7%	-0.1%	1,953	-38
Raleigh, NC	3.2%	-0.1%	24,006	-270
Rocky Mount, NC	5.0%	-0.1%	3,251	-81
Wilmington, NC	3.3%	-0.1%	5,181	-63
Winston, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	11,929	-117
Bismarck, ND	2.5%	0.0%	1,686	-32
Fargo, ND	2.2%	-0.1%	3,118	-63
Grand Forks, ND	2.6%	-0.1%	1,434	-52
Akron, OH	4.4%	0.0%	15,647	-60
Canton, OH	4.7%	0.0%	9,495	81
Cincinnati, OH	3.7%	-0.1%	42,949	-100
Cleveland, OH	4.0%	0.1%	41,609	444
Columbus, OH	3.7%	0.0%	40,645	247
Dayton, OH	4.1%	-0.1%	16,252	-192
Lima, OH	4.2%	0.1%	2,016	33
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	0.0%	2,407	14
Springfield, OH	4.6%	0.1%	2,951	45
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.0%	13,303	51
Weirton, WV	5.8%	-0.2%	2,928	-79
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	0.0%	13,798	29
Lawton, OK	3.5%	-0.1%	1,792	-81
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	-0.1%	20,558	-511
Tulsa, OK	3.3%	-0.1%	15,904	-434
Albany, OR	4.1%	-0.1%	2,392	-91
Bend, OR	3.6%	-0.1%	3,439	-124
Corvallis, OR	2.8%	-0.2%	1,360	-69
Eugene, OR	3.8%	-0.2%	6,913	-305
Grants Pass, OR	4.7%	-0.2%	1,688	-102
Medford, OR	4.0%	-0.1%	4,157	-190
Portland, OR	3.5%	-0.1%	46,035	-2,425
Salem, OR	3.8%	-0.2%	7,675	-379
Allentown, PA	4.6%	0.0%	20,548	154
Altoona, PA	4.8%	0.0%	2,915	-15
Bloomsburg, PA	4.7%	0.2%	2,017	53
Chambersburg, PA	4.0%	0.0%	3,226	30
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.7%	0.1%	4,790	67
Erie, PA	4.9%	0.2%	6,372	169
Gettysburg, PA	3.4%	0.0%	1,900	25
Harrisburg, PA	4.0%	0.0%	11,976	57
Johnstown, PA	5.6%	0.0%	3,346	24
Lancaster, PA	3.6%	0.0%	10,355	42
Lebanon, PA	4.1%	0.0%	3,025	25
Philadelphia, PA	4.3%	0.1%	135,520	2,108
Pittsburgh, PA	4.6%	0.1%	55,577	1,246
Reading, PA	4.6%	0.0%	9,986	72
Scranton, PA	5.6%	0.1%	15,535	346
State College, PA	3.4%	0.1%	2,829	79
Williamsport, PA	5.2%	0.1%	2,980	49
York, PA	4.0%	0.0%	9,544	182
Providence, RI	3.4%	-0.1%	23,391	-681
Charleston, SC	2.0%	0.0%	7,919	139
Columbia, SC	2.2%	0.0%	9,029	152
Florence, SC	2.6%	0.0%	2,520	-27
Greenville, SC	2.2%	0.0%	9,556	152
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.1%	0.0%	1,961	10
Myrtle Beach, SC	3.2%	-0.2%	6,779	-272
Spartanburg, SC	2.3%	0.1%	3,732	38
Sumter, SC	2.9%	0.1%	1,287	20
Rapid City, SD	3.4%	0.1%	2,560	25
Sioux Falls, SD	2.7%	0.0%	4,321	84
Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	0.1%	9,066	36
Clarksville, TN	4.1%	0.0%	4,933	10
Cleveland, TN	3.5%	-0.1%	2,112	9
Jackson, TN	3.4%	-0.1%	2,285	-22
Johnson City, TN	3.6%	0.0%	3,402	-1
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	0.1%	5,049	30
Knoxville, TN	3.1%	0.0%	13,665	6
Memphis, TN	4.1%	0.0%	26,377	-314
Morristown, TN	3.8%	0.0%	2,049	5
Nashville, TN	2.6%	0.0%	28,295	66
Abilene, TX	3.0%	0.0%	2,345	15
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,355	15
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	32,134	59
Beaumont, TX	5.4%	0.0%	9,550	52
Brownsville, TX	5.6%	0.0%	9,403	170
College Station, TX	2.7%	0.0%	3,708	39
Corpus Christi, TX	4.2%	0.0%	8,857	115
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	126,314	-325
El Paso, TX	3.8%	0.0%	13,890	86
Houston, TX	3.7%	0.0%	129,462	1,357
Killeen, TX	3.6%	0.0%	6,462	-9
Laredo, TX	3.8%	0.1%	4,471	80
Longview, TX	3.8%	0.0%	3,752	102
Lubbock, TX	2.8%	0.0%	4,675	49
McAllen, TX	6.4%	0.1%	22,920	397
Midland, TX	2.2%	0.0%	2,397	71
Odessa, TX	3.0%	0.1%	2,636	132
San Angelo, TX	3.0%	0.0%	1,685	13
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.0%	36,756	182
Sherman, TX	3.1%	0.1%	1,980	25
Texarkana, TX	4.1%	-0.1%	2,672	-24
Tyler, TX	3.2%	0.0%	3,484	26
Victoria, TX	3.5%	0.1%	1,636	42
Waco, TX	3.3%	0.1%	4,131	37
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,010	-3
Logan, UT	1.9%	0.0%	1,394	23
Ogden, UT	2.3%	0.0%	7,691	-177
Provo, UT	2.2%	0.0%	6,953	150
St George, UT	2.7%	0.1%	2,073	30
Salt Lake City, UT	2.3%	0.0%	15,699	77
Burlington, VT	1.8%	0.1%	2,255	59
Blacksburg, VA	3.1%	0.0%	2,804	6
Charlottesville, VA	2.4%	0.0%	2,954	13
Harrisonburg, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,711	29
Lynchburg, VA	3.1%	0.0%	3,913	9
Richmond, VA	2.8%	0.0%	19,461	187
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	0.0%	4,386	65
Staunton, VA	2.4%	0.0%	1,492	-13
Virginia Beach, VA	2.9%	0.0%	25,483	147
Winchester, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,897	-2
Bellingham, WA	5.1%	-0.1%	6,036	-121
Bremerton, WA	4.5%	-0.2%	5,836	-258
Kennewick, WA	5.4%	-0.2%	8,057	-316
Longview, WA	5.9%	-0.3%	2,845	-117
Mount Vernon, WA	5.6%	-0.1%	3,552	-74
Olympia, WA	4.8%	-0.2%	6,991	-271
Seattle, WA	3.2%	0.0%	69,510	-1,238
Spokane, WA	5.4%	-0.2%	15,186	-525
Walla Walla, WA	5.0%	-0.2%	1,631	-70
Wenatchee, WA	5.0%	-0.2%	3,467	-130
Yakima, WA	6.8%	-0.3%	9,128	-366
Beckley, WV	5.3%	0.0%	2,493	33
Charleston, WV	5.0%	0.1%	4,657	37
Huntington, WV	5.1%	0.0%	7,461	-9
Morgantown, WV	3.8%	-0.1%	2,642	-36
Parkersburg, WV	5.4%	0.0%	2,102	-5
Wheeling, WV	5.7%	0.2%	3,851	32
Appleton, WI	3.0%	0.0%	3,929	52
Eau Claire, WI	3.6%	0.1%	3,289	63
Fond du Lac, WI	3.1%	0.1%	1,763	26
Green Bay, WI	3.3%	0.0%	5,830	36
Janesville, WI	4.0%	0.2%	3,430	171
La Crosse, WI	2.9%	0.0%	2,264	32
Madison, WI	2.6%	0.1%	9,867	187
Milwaukee, WI	3.7%	0.1%	30,109	437
Oshkosh, WI	3.1%	0.0%	2,849	45
Racine, WI	4.4%	0.1%	4,327	47
Sheboygan, WI	2.9%	0.1%	1,803	38
Wausau, WI	3.0%	0.0%	2,233	37
Casper, WY	4.0%	0.0%	1,567	5
Cheyenne, WY	3.4%	-0.1%	1,661	-23