Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The November 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	November 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	November 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.2%	-0.1%	1,484	-42
Auburn, AL	2.4%	0.0%	1,848	-31
Birmingham, AL	2.5%	0.0%	13,826	-222
Daphne, AL	2.5%	0.0%	2,406	-51
Decatur, AL	2.5%	0.0%	1,797	-14
Dothan, AL	2.8%	0.0%	1,764	-60
Florence, AL	3.2%	0.0%	2,108	-42
Gadsden, AL	3.0%	-0.1%	1,339	-39
Huntsville, AL	2.3%	0.0%	5,322	-73
Mobile, AL	3.4%	0.0%	6,443	-104
Montgomery, AL	2.6%	0.0%	4,559	-108
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.6%	0.0%	3,059	-95
Anchorage, AK	5.5%	0.0%	10,634	-95
Fairbanks, AK	5.4%	0.0%	2,416	-14
Flagstaff, AZ	5.4%	-0.2%	4,299	-89
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.7%	-0.1%	5,091	-63
Phoenix, AZ	4.1%	0.0%	102,466	-1,629
Prescott, AZ	4.4%	-0.1%	4,853	-59
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.7%	-0.1%	2,933	-38
Tucson, AZ	4.4%	-0.1%	22,198	-399
Yuma, AZ	16.8%	-0.1%	16,861	-73
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	7,039	75
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	0.0%	4,390	52
Hot Springs, AR	3.7%	0.0%	1,535	11
Jonesboro, AR	3.0%	0.1%	1,958	28
Little Rock, AR	3.3%	0.1%	11,697	212
Pine Bluff, AR	5.2%	0.0%	1,847	26
Bakersfield, CA	7.6%	-0.1%	29,489	-537
Chico, CA	4.7%	-0.1%	4,812	-126
El Centro, CA	19.6%	0.4%	14,129	392
Fresno, CA	7.0%	-0.1%	31,777	-378
Hanford, CA	7.7%	-0.1%	4,477	-38
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	0.0%	270,120	118
Madera, CA	6.8%	-0.1%	4,214	-60
Merced, CA	7.9%	-0.1%	9,217	-96
Modesto, CA	5.9%	-0.1%	14,389	-196
Napa, CA	2.7%	-0.1%	2,019	-59
Oxnard, CA	3.4%	0.0%	14,280	-187
Redding, CA	4.6%	-0.1%	3,382	-63
Riverside, CA	3.8%	-0.1%	79,139	-541
Sacramento, CA	3.4%	-0.1%	37,592	-503
Salinas, CA	5.8%	0.0%	12,976	-137
San Diego, CA	3.0%	0.0%	47,742	-471
San Francisco, CA	2.4%	-0.1%	63,614	-638
San Jose, CA	2.4%	0.0%	26,494	-138
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.7%	0.0%	3,756	-60
Santa Cruz, CA	4.7%	-0.1%	6,782	-108
Santa Maria, CA	3.5%	-0.1%	7,650	-149
Santa Rosa, CA	2.5%	-0.1%	6,632	-82
Stockton, CA	5.8%	0.0%	18,702	-226
Vallejo, CA	3.6%	0.0%	7,436	-108
Visalia, CA	9.4%	-0.1%	19,282	-123
Yuba City, CA	6.7%	-0.2%	5,023	-133
Boulder, CO	2.2%	-0.1%	4,437	-70
Colorado Springs, CO	3.1%	-0.1%	11,278	-101
Denver, CO	2.5%	-0.1%	42,805	-544
Fort Collins, CO	2.2%	-0.1%	4,621	-71
Grand Junction, CO	3.2%	-0.1%	2,500	-75
Greeley, CO	2.4%	-0.1%	4,158	-17
Pueblo, CO	4.0%	0.0%	3,024	-37
Bridgeport, CT	3.7%	0.1%	17,282	345
Danbury, CT	3.1%	0.1%	3,348	89
Hartford, CT	3.7%	0.1%	23,357	421
New Haven, CT	3.6%	0.1%	11,731	239
Norwich, CT	3.5%	0.0%	5,049	52
Waterbury, CT	4.5%	0.0%	5,088	69
Dover, DE	4.3%	0.1%	3,463	111
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	0.0%	8,857	78
Washington, DC	3.0%	0.0%	104,243	-1,034
Cape Coral, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	10,388	-268
Crestview, FL	2.6%	0.0%	3,317	-99
Deltona, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	10,142	-257
Gainesville, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	4,256	-130
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.5%	-0.1%	2,178	-58
Jacksonville, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	23,317	-554
Lakeland, FL	3.5%	-0.1%	10,554	-286
Miami, FL	3.0%	0.0%	96,443	-1,693
Naples, FL	2.8%	0.0%	5,042	-89
North Port, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	10,759	-265
Ocala, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	5,017	-149
Orlando, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	38,935	-1,115
Palm Bay, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	8,678	-222
Panama City, FL	3.4%	-0.2%	3,152	-175
Pensacola, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	6,875	-163
Port St Lucie, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	7,316	-177
Punta Gorda, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	2,498	-62
Sebastian, FL	3.3%	0.0%	2,207	-17
Sebring, FL	4.0%	-0.1%	1,449	-58
Tallahassee, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	6,014	-174
Tampa, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	47,212	-1,211
The Villages, FL	4.4%	-0.1%	1,409	-39
Albany, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	2,590	-75
Athens, GA	3.0%	-0.1%	2,992	-103
Atlanta, GA	3.0%	-0.2%	94,146	-3,379
Augusta, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	8,797	-368
Brunswick, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	1,746	-57
Columbus, GA	3.8%	-0.1%	4,657	-171
Dalton, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	2,551	-75
Gainesville, GA	2.5%	-0.1%	2,627	-91
Hinesville, GA	3.7%	-0.2%	1,261	-45
Macon, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	3,615	-132
Rome, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	1,577	-20
Savannah, GA	3.1%	-0.1%	5,807	-200
Valdosta, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	2,137	-46
Warner Robins, GA	3.2%	-0.2%	2,754	-142
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,155	-27
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.4%	-0.1%	11,074	-191
Boise City, ID	2.8%	0.1%	10,402	114
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,798	-16
Idaho Falls, ID	2.4%	0.0%	1,750	25
Lewiston, ID	3.3%	0.0%	1,057	-4
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	0.0%	1,177	2
Bloomington, IL	3.6%	-0.1%	3,437	-82
Carbondale, IL	3.8%	-0.1%	2,343	-49
Champaign, IL	3.6%	-0.1%	4,352	-114
Chicago, IL	3.7%	0.0%	183,022	-119
Danville, IL	5.0%	-0.1%	1,666	-25
Davenport, IA	4.1%	0.1%	8,000	77
Decatur, IL	5.0%	-0.1%	2,503	-51
Kankakee, IL	4.7%	0.0%	2,659	28
Peoria, IL	4.4%	-0.1%	7,890	-158
Rockford, IL	5.6%	-0.1%	9,376	-190
Springfield, IL	3.6%	-0.1%	4,039	-104
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	0.0%	2,698	38
Columbus, IN	2.5%	0.1%	1,127	16
Elkhart, IN	2.9%	-0.1%	3,398	-36
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,179	71
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.0%	6,880	120
Indianapolis, IN	3.0%	0.0%	32,013	107
Kokomo, IN	3.6%	-0.1%	1,349	-43
Lafayette, IN	2.9%	0.0%	3,203	9
Michigan City, IN	4.3%	0.0%	2,017	-8
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.0%	2,068	24
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	6,055	-2
Terre Haute, IN	4.2%	0.1%	3,194	44
Ames, IA	1.7%	0.0%	1,043	35
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.9%	0.1%	4,239	117
Des Moines, IA	2.5%	0.0%	9,363	175
Dubuque, IA	2.5%	0.1%	1,459	49
Iowa City, IA	2.0%	0.1%	1,966	56
Sioux City, IA	2.7%	0.1%	2,580	50
Waterloo, IA	3.0%	0.0%	2,773	20
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,917	19
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.0%	1,348	4
Topeka, KS	3.1%	-0.1%	3,835	-2
Wichita, KS	3.4%	0.0%	10,645	10
Bowling Green, KY	4.0%	-0.1%	3,403	-39
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	0.0%	2,862	15
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,390	41
Louisville, KY	3.8%	0.0%	25,558	-70
Owensboro, KY	3.9%	0.0%	2,157	-23
Alexandria, LA	5.2%	0.2%	3,246	120
Baton Rouge, LA	4.4%	0.2%	18,280	673
Hammond, LA	5.4%	0.2%	2,941	111
Houma, LA	4.6%	0.1%	3,948	137
Lafayette, LA	4.6%	0.1%	9,865	391
Lake Charles, LA	3.9%	0.2%	4,421	185
Monroe, LA	5.3%	0.2%	4,172	192
New Orleans, LA	4.3%	0.2%	25,787	947
Shreveport, LA	5.2%	0.2%	9,501	417
Bangor, ME	2.8%	0.0%	1,983	4
Lewiston, ME	2.8%	0.0%	1,567	-8
Portland, ME	2.2%	-0.1%	4,670	-44
Baltimore, MD	3.6%	0.0%	54,821	-967
California, MD	3.4%	0.0%	1,890	-28
Cumberland, MD	5.7%	0.0%	2,586	10
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	0.0%	4,967	-20
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.0%	4,658	-51
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	73,438	-644
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,708	-21
New Bedford, MA	4.5%	0.0%	3,890	-65
Pittsfield, MA	3.6%	-0.1%	1,585	-29
Springfield, MA	3.5%	-0.1%	13,767	-111
Worcester, MA	3.2%	0.0%	11,493	-106
Ann Arbor, MI	2.9%	0.0%	5,628	-99
Battle Creek, MI	4.1%	-0.1%	2,591	-30
Bay City, MI	4.8%	0.0%	2,401	4
Detroit, MI	4.0%	-0.2%	87,031	-3,321
Flint, MI	5.0%	-0.1%	9,204	-163
Grand Rapids, MI	3.0%	0.0%	17,636	-108
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.0%	2,824	-21
Kalamazoo, MI	3.6%	-0.1%	6,125	-77
Lansing, MI	3.6%	0.0%	8,935	-102
Midland, MI	3.8%	0.0%	1,533	-7
Monroe, MI	3.6%	-0.1%	2,740	-106
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,339	12
Niles, MI	4.0%	-0.1%	2,976	-49
Saginaw, MI	4.9%	0.0%	4,258	-10
Duluth, MN	4.2%	0.1%	6,027	166
Mankato, MN	2.7%	0.0%	1,696	-1
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	61,099	944
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,533	33
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.1%	3,753	48
Gulfport, MS	5.6%	0.1%	9,337	227
Hattiesburg, MS	4.9%	0.2%	3,430	83
Jackson, MS	4.9%	0.1%	13,298	316
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.1%	1,534	60
Columbia, MO	2.3%	0.1%	2,256	61
Jefferson City, MO	2.6%	0.1%	1,961	73
Joplin, MO	2.9%	0.1%	2,492	93
Kansas City, MO	3.1%	0.0%	36,160	482
St Joseph, MO	2.9%	0.1%	1,843	30
St Louis, MO	3.1%	0.0%	46,899	607
Springfield, MO	2.8%	0.1%	6,569	286
Billings, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,741	34
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,252	3
Missoula, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,007	27
Grand Island, NE	3.5%	0.0%	1,550	-9
Lincoln, NE	2.9%	0.0%	5,396	92
Omaha, NE	3.1%	0.1%	15,488	147
Carson City, NV	4.0%	-0.2%	1,079	-34
Las Vegas, NV	4.1%	-0.1%	46,885	-1,144
Reno, NV	3.2%	0.0%	8,504	-167
Dover, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,042	9
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,979	9
Portsmouth, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,765	-9
Atlantic City, NJ	4.9%	0.1%	6,021	159
Ocean City, NJ	6.7%	0.1%	3,250	37
Trenton, NJ	3.1%	0.1%	6,244	237
Vineland, NJ	5.3%	0.1%	3,552	128
Albuquerque, NM	4.5%	0.0%	19,893	-143
Farmington, NM	5.6%	0.1%	3,012	49
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	0.0%	5,546	24
Santa Fe, NM	3.9%	0.0%	2,895	-49
Albany, NY	3.6%	0.0%	16,263	37
Binghamton, NY	4.6%	0.0%	4,883	-12
Buffalo, NY	4.4%	0.1%	23,697	139
Elmira, NY	4.3%	0.0%	1,485	-4
Glens Falls, NY	4.3%	0.0%	2,543	-22
Ithaca, NY	3.5%	0.0%	1,813	-9
Kingston, NY	3.6%	0.0%	3,250	8
New York, NY	3.7%	0.0%	366,706	3,345
Rochester, NY	4.1%	0.0%	21,426	161
Syracuse, NY	4.2%	0.0%	12,942	50
Utica, NY	4.4%	0.0%	5,679	-20
Watertown, NY	5.6%	0.0%	2,503	31
Asheville, NC	3.1%	-0.1%	7,603	-259
Burlington, NC	3.7%	-0.1%	3,081	-93
Charlotte, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	48,014	-1,274
Durham, NC	3.4%	-0.1%	10,509	-314
Fayetteville, NC	5.0%	-0.2%	7,631	-201
Goldsboro, NC	4.1%	-0.2%	2,190	-73
Greensboro, NC	4.1%	-0.1%	15,231	-425
Greenville, NC	4.3%	-0.1%	3,920	-87
Hickory, NC	3.7%	-0.1%	6,572	-233
Jacksonville, NC	4.7%	-0.1%	3,059	-78
New Bern, NC	4.0%	-0.1%	2,068	-91
Raleigh, NC	3.4%	-0.1%	24,936	-693
Rocky Mount, NC	5.3%	-0.2%	3,455	-108
Wilmington, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	5,425	-214
Winston, NC	3.7%	-0.1%	12,334	-333
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,752	5
Fargo, ND	2.3%	0.0%	3,235	4
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,493	6
Akron, OH	4.4%	0.0%	15,964	71
Canton, OH	4.7%	0.1%	9,413	182
Cincinnati, OH	3.8%	0.0%	43,566	153
Cleveland, OH	4.1%	-0.1%	42,916	-665
Columbus, OH	3.7%	0.0%	40,726	368
Dayton, OH	4.3%	0.1%	16,632	122
Lima, OH	4.2%	0.1%	2,011	16
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	0.0%	2,416	25
Springfield, OH	4.6%	0.1%	2,940	61
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.0%	13,455	11
Weirton, WV	5.9%	0.1%	2,991	72
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	0.0%	13,906	121
Lawton, OK	3.7%	0.0%	1,900	17
Oklahoma City, OK	3.1%	0.1%	21,074	461
Tulsa, OK	3.4%	0.1%	16,367	383
Albany, OR	4.5%	-0.2%	2,628	-114
Bend, OR	3.9%	-0.2%	3,771	-200
Corvallis, OR	3.1%	-0.2%	1,509	-56
Eugene, OR	4.2%	-0.2%	7,661	-324
Grants Pass, OR	5.2%	-0.2%	1,885	-68
Medford, OR	4.4%	-0.2%	4,643	-241
Portland, OR	3.8%	-0.1%	50,950	-1,433
Salem, OR	4.2%	-0.2%	8,529	-373
Allentown, PA	4.4%	0.1%	19,500	559
Altoona, PA	4.6%	0.1%	2,834	86
Bloomsburg, PA	4.3%	0.1%	1,872	54
Chambersburg, PA	3.8%	0.1%	3,029	83
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.4%	0.2%	4,522	157
Erie, PA	4.5%	0.1%	5,931	249
Gettysburg, PA	3.2%	0.1%	1,808	65
Harrisburg, PA	3.8%	0.1%	11,523	363
Johnstown, PA	5.4%	0.2%	3,181	107
Lancaster, PA	3.5%	0.1%	10,054	271
Lebanon, PA	3.9%	0.1%	2,870	90
Philadelphia, PA	4.1%	0.1%	129,211	4,185
Pittsburgh, PA	4.3%	0.2%	52,178	2,034
Reading, PA	4.4%	0.1%	9,589	303
Scranton, PA	5.2%	0.1%	14,589	553
State College, PA	3.2%	0.1%	2,638	106
Williamsport, PA	4.8%	0.1%	2,779	101
York, PA	3.8%	0.1%	9,059	308
Providence, RI	3.5%	-0.1%	24,360	-515
Charleston, SC	2.0%	-0.1%	7,919	-485
Columbia, SC	2.3%	-0.1%	9,084	-581
Florence, SC	2.7%	-0.2%	2,630	-168
Greenville, SC	2.2%	-0.1%	9,519	-527
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.2%	-0.2%	2,014	-157
Myrtle Beach, SC	3.6%	-0.3%	7,502	-557
Spartanburg, SC	2.3%	-0.1%	3,755	-171
Sumter, SC	2.9%	-0.1%	1,282	-72
Rapid City, SD	3.3%	0.1%	2,484	47
Sioux Falls, SD	2.6%	0.1%	4,122	105
Chattanooga, TN	3.2%	-0.1%	9,001	-177
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	0.0%	4,963	-26
Cleveland, TN	3.6%	0.0%	2,100	-12
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,333	-12
Johnson City, TN	3.7%	0.0%	3,434	-32
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	0.0%	5,043	-21
Knoxville, TN	3.1%	-0.1%	13,783	-105
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.0%	27,136	-262
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.0%	2,064	-17
Nashville, TN	2.6%	0.0%	28,271	-93
Abilene, TX	3.0%	0.1%	2,303	37
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,331	35
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	31,832	360
Beaumont, TX	5.3%	0.0%	9,462	33
Brownsville, TX	5.4%	0.1%	9,003	173
College Station, TX	2.7%	0.0%	3,651	53
Corpus Christi, TX	4.1%	0.0%	8,590	85
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	125,843	1,648
El Paso, TX	3.8%	0.1%	13,721	166
Houston, TX	3.6%	0.0%	126,181	2,007
Killeen, TX	3.6%	0.0%	6,447	59
Laredo, TX	3.6%	0.0%	4,288	75
Longview, TX	3.7%	0.1%	3,550	94
Lubbock, TX	2.8%	0.1%	4,544	94
McAllen, TX	6.2%	0.2%	21,882	503
Midland, TX	2.1%	0.1%	2,259	78
Odessa, TX	2.7%	0.1%	2,378	121
San Angelo, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,643	30
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.0%	36,290	503
Sherman, TX	3.0%	0.1%	1,918	38
Texarkana, TX	4.2%	0.1%	2,697	14
Tyler, TX	3.2%	0.0%	3,445	21
Victoria, TX	3.3%	0.1%	1,547	50
Waco, TX	3.2%	0.0%	4,037	56
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,014	4
Logan, UT	1.9%	-0.1%	1,396	-73
Ogden, UT	2.4%	-0.1%	8,125	-383
Provo, UT	2.2%	-0.1%	6,948	-281
St George, UT	2.8%	-0.1%	2,124	-103
Salt Lake City, UT	2.4%	-0.1%	15,981	-655
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,175	10
Blacksburg, VA	2.9%	0.0%	2,612	14
Charlottesville, VA	2.4%	0.0%	2,956	-13
Harrisonburg, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,685	-11
Lynchburg, VA	3.1%	0.0%	3,904	7
Richmond, VA	2.8%	0.0%	19,319	-44
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	0.0%	4,290	32
Staunton, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,530	-3
Virginia Beach, VA	2.9%	0.0%	25,370	-117
Winchester, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	1,905	0
Bellingham, WA	5.4%	0.0%	6,315	4
Bremerton, WA	4.9%	-0.1%	6,323	-77
Kennewick, WA	5.8%	-0.1%	8,572	-40
Longview, WA	6.5%	-0.1%	3,073	-37
Mount Vernon, WA	5.9%	0.0%	3,716	-3
Olympia, WA	5.2%	0.0%	7,493	-18
Seattle, WA	3.3%	-0.2%	72,960	-2,766
Spokane, WA	5.8%	0.0%	16,184	-100
Walla Walla, WA	5.4%	0.0%	1,752	-8
Wenatchee, WA	5.3%	0.0%	3,679	1
Yakima, WA	7.3%	0.0%	9,677	-61
Beckley, WV	5.2%	0.2%	2,405	73
Charleston, WV	4.8%	0.2%	4,513	168
Huntington, WV	5.1%	0.1%	7,407	111
Morgantown, WV	3.8%	0.0%	2,647	64
Parkersburg, WV	5.3%	0.2%	2,067	75
Wheeling, WV	5.4%	0.3%	3,702	184
Appleton, WI	3.0%	0.1%	3,861	34
Eau Claire, WI	3.4%	0.0%	3,163	39
Fond du Lac, WI	3.0%	0.0%	1,731	22
Green Bay, WI	3.3%	0.1%	5,779	43
Janesville, WI	3.7%	0.1%	3,195	70
La Crosse, WI	2.8%	0.0%	2,223	7
Madison, WI	2.5%	0.0%	9,638	93
Milwaukee, WI	3.6%	0.1%	29,492	497
Oshkosh, WI	3.0%	0.0%	2,772	46
Racine, WI	4.3%	0.1%	4,272	111
Sheboygan, WI	2.8%	0.1%	1,741	35
Wausau, WI	2.9%	0.0%	2,170	29
Casper, WY	4.0%	0.0%	1,566	4
Cheyenne, WY	3.6%	0.0%	1,713	-12