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Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The September 2023 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 September 2023
Unemployment Rate		 1 Month
Unemployment
Rate Change		 September 2023
Unemployed		 1 Month
Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL 2.5% 0.1% 1,169 47
Auburn, AL 2.1% 0.1% 1,692 56
Birmingham, AL 2.0% 0.0% 11,637 394
Daphne, AL 2.1% 0.1% 2,202 70
Decatur, AL 1.9% 0.1% 1,468 70
Dothan, AL 2.3% 0.1% 1,554 54
Florence, AL 2.4% 0.1% 1,626 57
Gadsden, AL 2.6% 0.1% 998 41
Huntsville, AL 1.8% 0.0% 4,653 183
Mobile, AL 2.6% 0.1% 5,088 156
Montgomery, AL 2.3% 0.1% 4,038 77
Tuscaloosa, AL 2.2% 0.0% 2,685 106
Anchorage, AK 3.7% 0.2% 7,501 313
Fairbanks, AK 3.8% 0.2% 1,712 59
Flagstaff, AZ 4.2% 0.1% 3,230 93
Lake Havasu City, AZ 4.5% 0.1% 4,106 71
Phoenix, AZ 3.6% 0.1% 96,291 2,947
Prescott, AZ 3.8% 0.0% 4,215 74
Sierra Vista, AZ 4.6% 0.1% 2,260 51
Tucson, AZ 4.0% 0.1% 19,963 550
Yuma, AZ 13.0% 0.3% 12,951 372
Fayetteville, AR 2.1% 0.1% 6,732 310
Fort Smith, AR 3.3% 0.2% 3,989 259
Hot Springs, AR 3.3% 0.1% 1,388 57
Jonesboro, AR 2.6% 0.2% 1,794 110
Little Rock, AR 2.7% 0.1% 9,914 509
Pine Bluff, AR 3.9% 0.2% 1,263 59
Bakersfield, CA 8.5% 0.1% 33,614 322
Chico, CA 5.3% 0.2% 4,926 209
El Centro, CA 17.4% 0.4% 12,567 439
Fresno, CA 7.5% 0.1% 34,565 245
Hanford, CA 8.4% 0.1% 4,852 35
Los Angeles, CA 4.8% 0.1% 320,402 10,711
Madera, CA 7.6% 0.1% 4,885 44
Merced, CA 9.3% 0.1% 10,767 42
Modesto, CA 6.7% 0.2% 16,423 462
Napa, CA 3.6% 0.1% 2,582 52
Oxnard, CA 4.2% 0.0% 17,624 364
Redding, CA 5.4% 0.2% 3,899 117
Riverside, CA 4.8% 0.1% 103,057 2,501
Sacramento, CA 4.3% 0.1% 48,711 861
Salinas, CA 6.6% -0.1% 15,271 -26
San Diego, CA 3.9% 0.1% 61,831 1,562
San Francisco, CA 3.6% 0.1% 91,492 972
San Jose, CA 3.5% 0.0% 37,674 140
San Luis Obispo, CA 3.4% 0.1% 4,728 112
Santa Cruz, CA 5.7% 0.0% 7,674 70
Santa Maria, CA 4.0% 0.0% 9,115 109
Santa Rosa, CA 3.6% 0.1% 9,035 181
Stockton, CA 6.2% 0.1% 21,674 286
Vallejo, CA 4.6% 0.0% 9,407 159
Visalia, CA 10.2% 0.2% 21,420 265
Yuba City, CA 7.5% 0.2% 5,945 131
Boulder, CO 2.9% 0.1% 6,002 275
Colorado Springs, CO 3.5% 0.2% 13,187 537
Denver, CO 3.3% 0.2% 56,964 2,146
Fort Collins, CO 2.9% 0.1% 6,278 290
Grand Junction, CO 3.6% 0.2% 2,755 102
Greeley, CO 3.4% 0.1% 5,865 257
Pueblo, CO 4.4% 0.1% 3,386 101
Bridgeport, CT 3.7% -0.1% 17,331 -513
Danbury, CT 3.2% -0.1% 3,390 -76
Hartford, CT 3.4% -0.1% 21,065 -705
New Haven, CT 3.3% -0.1% 10,988 -361
Norwich, CT 3.3% -0.1% 4,564 -150
Waterbury, CT 4.4% -0.1% 4,820 -180
Dover, DE 4.8% 0.0% 3,904 10
Salisbury, MD 3.5% 0.1% 6,926 57
Washington, DC 2.5% 0.1% 86,800 1,360
Cape Coral, FL 2.9% 0.1% 11,381 332
Crestview, FL 2.5% 0.0% 3,628 139
Deltona, FL 3.2% 0.1% 10,636 338
Gainesville, FL 3.0% 0.1% 4,579 140
Homosassa Springs, FL 4.3% 0.1% 2,223 92
Jacksonville, FL 2.9% 0.1% 25,128 653
Lakeland, FL 3.5% 0.0% 12,297 251
Miami, FL 2.4% 0.0% 77,224 -439
Naples, FL 2.7% 0.0% 5,291 15
North Port, FL 3.0% 0.1% 11,836 407
Ocala, FL 3.6% 0.1% 5,520 172
Orlando, FL 2.9% 0.1% 42,833 954
Palm Bay, FL 2.9% 0.0% 8,982 285
Panama City, FL 2.7% 0.1% 2,567 91
Pensacola, FL 2.9% 0.1% 7,100 183
Port St Lucie, FL 3.2% 0.1% 7,620 207
Punta Gorda, FL 3.3% 0.1% 2,636 103
Sebastian, FL 3.4% 0.1% 2,366 73
Sebring, FL 4.2% 0.0% 1,578 35
Tallahassee, FL 3.0% 0.1% 6,156 131
Tampa, FL 2.9% 0.1% 49,906 1,633
The Villages, FL 4.2% 0.2% 1,661 97
Albany, GA 3.9% 0.1% 2,526 34
Athens, GA 3.2% 0.0% 3,232 57
Atlanta, GA 3.3% 0.1% 106,327 2,542
Augusta, GA 3.8% 0.0% 10,016 76
Brunswick, GA 3.1% 0.0% 1,696 34
Columbus, GA 3.7% 0.1% 4,569 60
Dalton, GA 4.2% 0.1% 2,463 35
Gainesville, GA 2.6% 0.0% 2,854 62
Hinesville, GA 3.4% 0.0% 1,195 19
Macon, GA 3.8% 0.0% 3,834 45
Rome, GA 3.4% 0.0% 1,575 9
Savannah, GA 3.0% 0.0% 6,007 85
Valdosta, GA 3.7% 0.1% 2,310 57
Warner Robins, GA 3.3% 0.1% 2,862 47
Kahului, HI 4.2% 1.0% 3,684 933
Urban Honolulu, HI 2.7% 0.0% 12,137 -351
Boise City, ID 3.0% 0.1% 12,614 423
Coeur dAlene, ID 3.6% 0.1% 3,074 103
Idaho Falls, ID 2.7% 0.1% 2,213 44
Lewiston, ID 3.0% 0.1% 956 24
Pocatello, ID 3.1% 0.1% 1,415 43
Bloomington, IL 4.4% 0.2% 4,244 212
Carbondale, IL 4.8% 0.2% 2,802 125
Champaign, IL 4.6% 0.2% 5,809 283
Chicago, IL 4.4% 0.3% 215,283 12,633
Danville, IL 6.2% 0.2% 2,028 83
Davenport, IA 4.6% 0.3% 8,665 512
Decatur, IL 6.4% 0.3% 2,898 112
Kankakee, IL 6.4% 0.3% 3,308 146
Peoria, IL 5.3% 0.2% 9,055 338
Rockford, IL 6.8% 0.2% 10,800 409
Springfield, IL 4.6% 0.2% 4,781 200
Bloomington, IN 3.6% 0.1% 2,915 63
Columbus, IN 3.0% 0.1% 1,334 40
Elkhart, IN 4.3% 0.0% 4,903 27
Evansville, IN 3.4% 0.1% 5,472 182
Fort Wayne, IN 3.4% 0.1% 7,512 199
Indianapolis, IN 3.3% 0.1% 37,398 912
Kokomo, IN 5.0% 0.0% 1,632 -3
Lafayette, IN 3.2% 0.0% 3,556 59
Michigan City, IN 4.4% 0.1% 2,069 53
Muncie, IN 4.2% 0.1% 2,150 56
South Bend, IN 4.3% 0.1% 6,755 130
Terre Haute, IN 4.1% 0.2% 2,976 89
Ames, IA 2.2% 0.1% 1,315 38
Cedar Rapids, IA 3.7% 0.1% 5,361 108
Des Moines, IA 2.8% 0.0% 10,850 267
Dubuque, IA 3.0% 0.1% 1,672 34
Iowa City, IA 2.5% 0.1% 2,510 94
Sioux City, IA 2.7% 0.1% 2,552 99
Waterloo, IA 3.2% 0.1% 2,865 66
Lawrence, KS 2.7% 0.0% 1,825 6
Manhattan, KS 2.6% 0.0% 1,274 11
Topeka, KS 2.9% 0.0% 3,531 30
Wichita, KS 3.1% 0.0% 9,997 101
Bowling Green, KY 4.0% 0.1% 3,417 94
Elizabethtown, KY 4.2% 0.1% 2,700 78
Lexington, KY 3.4% 0.1% 9,521 297
Louisville, KY 3.6% 0.1% 23,816 800
Owensboro, KY 4.3% 0.1% 2,284 64
Alexandria, LA 3.0% 0.0% 1,937 12
Baton Rouge, LA 2.9% -0.1% 12,697 -175
Hammond, LA 3.9% -0.1% 2,243 -47
Houma, LA 3.0% 0.0% 2,556 -2
Lafayette, LA 3.1% 0.0% 6,588 38
Lake Charles, LA 3.0% 0.0% 2,874 -1
Monroe, LA 3.4% -0.1% 2,740 -24
New Orleans, LA 3.3% -0.1% 19,797 -315
Shreveport, LA 3.5% 0.0% 6,402 -11
Bangor, ME 2.6% 0.1% 1,810 90
Lewiston, ME 2.8% 0.1% 1,495 54
Portland, ME 2.3% 0.1% 4,810 216
Baltimore, MD 1.8% 0.0% 26,134 -224
California, MD 1.7% 0.1% 951 4
Cumberland, MD 2.7% 0.0% 1,213 25
Hagerstown, MD 2.6% 0.0% 3,477 114
Barnstable Town, MA 3.4% 0.0% 4,110 -102
Boston, MA 2.4% -0.1% 67,846 -1,888
Leominster, MA 3.0% -0.1% 2,316 -73
New Bedford, MA 3.9% -0.1% 3,247 -60
Pittsfield, MA 3.2% 0.0% 1,230 -27
Springfield, MA 3.0% -0.1% 10,996 -306
Worcester, MA 2.8% -0.1% 9,857 -306
Ann Arbor, MI 3.3% 0.1% 6,692 114
Battle Creek, MI 4.5% 0.1% 2,725 35
Bay City, MI 5.0% 0.1% 2,510 16
Detroit, MI 3.4% 0.2% 74,200 5,692
Flint, MI 5.0% 0.1% 9,250 191
Grand Rapids, MI 3.4% 0.1% 20,354 539
Jackson, MI 4.0% 0.0% 3,062 46
Kalamazoo, MI 3.9% 0.0% 6,716 84
Lansing, MI 3.7% 0.0% 9,357 121
Midland, MI 4.0% 0.0% 1,650 11
Monroe, MI 4.2% 0.1% 3,180 40
Muskegon, MI 4.5% 0.1% 3,530 58
Niles, MI 4.3% 0.1% 3,173 67
Saginaw, MI 5.1% -0.1% 4,378 2
Duluth, MN 3.8% 0.0% 5,374 35
Mankato, MN 2.5% 0.0% 1,566 1
Minneapolis, MN 3.0% 0.0% 61,502 61
Rochester, MN 2.6% 0.0% 3,387 -3
St Cloud, MN 3.4% 0.0% 3,781 -36
Gulfport, MS 3.2% 0.0% 5,192 -22
Hattiesburg, MS 2.8% 0.0% 1,954 -5
Jackson, MS 2.8% 0.0% 7,362 -25
Cape Girardeau, MO 2.9% 0.1% 1,390 37
Columbia, MO 2.4% 0.1% 2,485 66
Jefferson City, MO 2.5% 0.0% 1,976 55
Joplin, MO 2.9% 0.1% 2,503 59
Kansas City, MO 2.8% 0.0% 33,589 353
St Joseph, MO 2.8% 0.1% 1,678 38
St Louis, MO 3.2% 0.0% 48,197 1,317
Springfield, MO 2.6% 0.1% 6,441 170
Billings, MT 2.5% 0.1% 2,296 91
Great Falls, MT 2.6% 0.1% 1,037 37
Missoula, MT 2.7% 0.1% 1,869 76
Grand Island, NE 2.1% 0.0% 947 -3
Lincoln, NE 2.0% 0.1% 3,738 54
Omaha, NE 2.3% 0.0% 11,942 289
Carson City, NV 4.9% 0.0% 1,284 12
Las Vegas, NV 5.8% 0.0% 68,464 31
Reno, NV 4.4% 0.0% 11,782 189
Dover, NH 2.0% 0.2% 1,682 157
Manchester, NH 1.9% 0.2% 2,343 230
Portsmouth, NH 1.9% 0.1% 1,464 80
Atlantic City, NJ 5.9% 0.3% 7,431 305
Ocean City, NJ 7.2% 0.2% 3,552 124
Trenton, NJ 3.9% 0.2% 8,728 388
Vineland, NJ 6.5% 0.3% 4,627 179
Albuquerque, NM 3.6% 0.0% 16,095 222
Farmington, NM 4.3% 0.0% 2,140 4
Las Cruces, NM 4.4% 0.0% 4,485 4
Santa Fe, NM 3.5% 0.1% 2,514 64
Albany, NY 3.0% 0.1% 13,786 443
Binghamton, NY 3.6% 0.1% 3,762 129
Buffalo, NY 3.5% 0.1% 19,501 717
Elmira, NY 3.6% 0.1% 1,271 40
Glens Falls, NY 3.3% 0.1% 1,983 80
Ithaca, NY 2.7% 0.1% 1,392 50
Kingston, NY 3.1% 0.1% 2,774 101
New York, NY 4.4% 0.1% 461,463 10,514
Rochester, NY 3.3% 0.2% 17,234 589
Syracuse, NY 3.3% 0.1% 10,454 326
Utica, NY 3.5% 0.1% 4,532 165
Watertown, NY 4.1% 0.2% 1,796 56
Asheville, NC 2.7% 0.0% 6,565 85
Burlington, NC 3.4% 0.0% 2,858 3
Charlotte, NC 3.1% 0.0% 46,052 -55
Durham, NC 2.9% 0.0% 9,544 12
Fayetteville, NC 4.6% -0.1% 6,839 -41
Goldsboro, NC 3.7% 0.0% 1,875 5
Greensboro, NC 3.7% 0.0% 13,602 8
Greenville, NC 3.8% 0.0% 3,402 -5
Hickory, NC 3.3% 0.1% 5,836 129
Jacksonville, NC 3.9% -0.1% 2,754 -7
New Bern, NC 3.3% -0.1% 1,748 -6
Raleigh, NC 3.0% 0.0% 23,662 188
Rocky Mount, NC 4.8% 0.0% 3,005 15
Wilmington, NC 3.1% 0.0% 5,105 32
Winston, NC 3.2% 0.0% 10,925 43
Bismarck, ND 2.0% -0.1% 1,442 -20
Fargo, ND 1.9% 0.0% 2,845 -28
Grand Forks, ND 2.2% 0.0% 1,208 7
Akron, OH 3.7% 0.1% 12,888 119
Canton, OH 3.7% 0.1% 7,212 119
Cincinnati, OH 3.3% 0.0% 38,458 522
Cleveland, OH 3.7% 0.1% 38,571 1,199
Columbus, OH 3.1% 0.0% 35,522 281
Dayton, OH 3.6% 0.0% 13,991 115
Lima, OH 3.8% 0.0% 1,752 -19
Mansfield, OH 4.2% 0.1% 2,122 20
Springfield, OH 3.6% 0.1% 2,261 24
Toledo, OH 3.8% 0.0% 11,195 15
Weirton, WV 5.2% 0.2% 2,616 125
Youngstown, OH 4.2% 0.0% 9,699 36
Lawton, OK 3.7% 0.1% 1,926 109
Oklahoma City, OK 2.8% 0.1% 20,993 1,245
Tulsa, OK 3.1% 0.1% 15,690 882
Albany, OR 3.8% 0.0% 2,287 -5
Bend, OR 3.6% -0.1% 3,684 -23
Corvallis, OR 2.9% 0.2% 1,399 55
Eugene, OR 3.7% -0.1% 6,658 -16
Grants Pass, OR 4.7% 0.0% 1,699 26
Medford, OR 4.1% 0.0% 4,293 -59
Portland, OR 3.4% 0.1% 45,948 908
Salem, OR 3.5% 0.0% 7,408 112
Allentown, PA 3.9% 0.0% 17,586 6
Altoona, PA 3.6% -0.1% 2,140 -26
Bloomsburg, PA 3.6% 0.0% 1,539 -38
Chambersburg, PA 3.0% -0.1% 2,334 -43
East Stroudsburg, PA 4.7% -0.1% 3,810 -138
Erie, PA 4.1% -0.1% 5,086 -128
Gettysburg, PA 2.7% -0.1% 1,490 -29
Harrisburg, PA 3.1% 0.0% 9,714 -60
Johnstown, PA 4.4% 0.0% 2,407 -29
Lancaster, PA 2.8% 0.0% 8,147 -138
Lebanon, PA 3.1% -0.1% 2,339 -19
Philadelphia, PA 3.7% 0.0% 120,868 627
Pittsburgh, PA 3.5% -0.1% 41,596 -1,065
Reading, PA 3.7% -0.1% 7,997 -42
Scranton, PA 4.2% 0.0% 11,617 -225
State College, PA 2.8% -0.1% 2,188 -68
Williamsport, PA 3.8% 0.0% 2,070 -26
York, PA 3.0% -0.1% 7,257 -132
Providence, RI 2.8% -0.1% 19,708 -790
Charleston, SC 2.4% -0.1% 10,314 -282
Columbia, SC 2.7% -0.1% 11,109 -328
Florence, SC 3.0% -0.1% 2,936 -73
Greenville, SC 2.6% -0.1% 11,955 -333
Hilton Head Island, SC 2.8% 0.0% 2,543 -42
Myrtle Beach, SC 3.7% 0.0% 7,904 -8
Spartanburg, SC 2.9% -0.1% 4,928 -139
Sumter, SC 3.5% -0.1% 1,515 -34
Rapid City, SD 2.0% 0.1% 1,591 61
Sioux Falls, SD 1.7% 0.0% 2,851 79
Chattanooga, TN 3.3% 0.0% 9,214 139
Clarksville, TN 4.0% 0.1% 4,822 108
Cleveland, TN 3.6% 0.1% 2,060 49
Jackson, TN 3.2% 0.0% 2,064 38
Johnson City, TN 3.5% 0.1% 3,212 86
Kingsport, TN 3.4% 0.1% 4,662 124
Knoxville, TN 3.1% 0.1% 13,668 415
Memphis, TN 4.1% 0.1% 25,493 286
Morristown, TN 3.6% 0.1% 1,908 50
Nashville, TN 2.6% 0.1% 29,815 824
Abilene, TX 3.6% -0.1% 2,998 -16
Amarillo, TX 3.3% 0.0% 4,478 -5
Austin, TX 3.6% 0.0% 52,013 628
Beaumont, TX 6.2% -0.1% 10,534 -177
Brownsville, TX 5.7% -0.1% 10,285 -97
College Station, TX 3.3% 0.0% 4,992 -29
Corpus Christi, TX 4.6% -0.1% 9,508 -77
Dallas, TX 3.9% 0.0% 171,474 872
El Paso, TX 4.7% 0.0% 17,744 13
Houston, TX 4.5% 0.0% 161,816 429
Killeen, TX 4.6% 0.0% 8,629 -40
Laredo, TX 4.2% 0.0% 5,019 -32
Longview, TX 4.4% 0.0% 4,327 4
Lubbock, TX 3.5% 0.0% 5,968 -43
McAllen, TX 6.3% -0.1% 24,209 -105
Midland, TX 2.6% 0.0% 2,968 -28
Odessa, TX 3.4% 0.0% 2,929 -19
San Angelo, TX 3.7% -0.1% 2,145 -19
San Antonio, TX 3.9% 0.0% 50,403 -8
Sherman, TX 4.0% 0.0% 2,725 -8
Texarkana, TX 3.9% 0.0% 2,488 -3
Tyler, TX 3.9% 0.0% 4,461 13
Victoria, TX 4.2% 0.0% 1,904 -13
Waco, TX 3.8% 0.0% 5,225 -48
Wichita Falls, TX 4.0% 0.0% 2,601 -11
Logan, UT 2.3% 0.1% 1,839 58
Ogden, UT 2.6% 0.1% 9,437 255
Provo, UT 2.6% 0.1% 9,420 302
St George, UT 2.9% 0.1% 2,578 73
Salt Lake City, UT 2.6% 0.0% 19,656 479
Burlington, VT 1.6% 0.0% 2,016 -6
Blacksburg, VA 2.9% 0.1% 2,815 130
Charlottesville, VA 2.5% 0.0% 3,199 51
Harrisonburg, VA 2.7% 0.0% 1,953 53
Lynchburg, VA 3.3% 0.1% 4,219 144
Richmond, VA 3.0% 0.1% 21,715 738
Roanoke, VA 2.8% 0.1% 4,529 126
Staunton, VA 2.6% 0.1% 1,665 54
Virginia Beach, VA 3.1% 0.2% 26,837 989
Winchester, VA 2.5% 0.0% 2,035 71
Bellingham, WA 3.8% 0.0% 4,376 -36
Bremerton, WA 3.5% 0.0% 4,644 24
Kennewick, WA 4.4% 0.0% 6,609 -31
Longview, WA 4.4% 0.0% 2,186 -5
Mount Vernon, WA 4.0% 0.0% 2,512 2
Olympia, WA 3.5% 0.0% 5,400 -14
Seattle, WA 3.5% 0.1% 79,800 1,536
Spokane, WA 3.9% 0.0% 11,317 -180
Walla Walla, WA 3.7% -0.1% 1,219 -30
Wenatchee, WA 4.0% 0.0% 2,652 -18
Yakima, WA 5.1% -0.1% 6,743 -56
Beckley, WV 4.0% 0.2% 1,867 118
Charleston, WV 3.9% 0.3% 3,489 232
Huntington, WV 4.2% 0.1% 6,178 238
Morgantown, WV 3.1% 0.1% 2,238 106
Parkersburg, WV 4.1% 0.2% 1,581 84
Wheeling, WV 4.4% 0.1% 2,624 90
Appleton, WI 2.7% 0.2% 3,580 293
Eau Claire, WI 3.0% 0.2% 2,872 183
Fond du Lac, WI 2.7% 0.2% 1,529 102
Green Bay, WI 3.0% 0.3% 5,283 513
Janesville, WI 3.4% 0.1% 2,974 137
La Crosse, WI 2.6% 0.2% 2,047 143
Madison, WI 2.4% 0.2% 9,750 675
Milwaukee, WI 3.3% 0.2% 26,955 1,647
Oshkosh, WI 2.7% 0.2% 2,539 181
Racine, WI 3.7% 0.3% 3,752 300
Sheboygan, WI 2.5% 0.2% 1,585 125
Wausau, WI 2.8% 0.2% 2,078 135
Casper, WY 3.3% 0.0% 1,310 -22
Cheyenne, WY 3.1% 0.0% 1,533 -17

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