Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The April 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	April 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	April 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.5%	0.0%	2,061	-2
Auburn, AL	3.5%	0.0%	2,658	11
Birmingham, AL	3.4%	0.0%	18,837	227
Daphne, AL	3.4%	0.0%	3,263	75
Decatur, AL	3.4%	0.1%	2,421	43
Dothan, AL	3.9%	0.0%	2,474	9
Florence, AL	4.3%	0.1%	2,796	61
Gadsden, AL	4.0%	0.0%	1,748	20
Huntsville, AL	3.3%	0.0%	7,387	61
Mobile, AL	4.6%	0.0%	8,757	166
Montgomery, AL	3.8%	0.0%	6,667	124
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.5%	0.0%	4,158	17
Anchorage, AK	5.8%	0.0%	11,377	-182
Fairbanks, AK	5.7%	0.0%	2,598	-20
Flagstaff, AZ	5.8%	-0.1%	4,521	-102
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.9%	-0.1%	5,105	-84
Phoenix, AZ	4.3%	-0.1%	105,107	-2,186
Prescott, AZ	4.5%	-0.1%	4,854	-92
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.9%	0.0%	2,974	-35
Tucson, AZ	4.6%	-0.1%	22,868	-443
Yuma, AZ	16.5%	-0.4%	16,678	-404
Fayetteville, AR	2.7%	-0.1%	7,425	-209
Fort Smith, AR	3.6%	-0.1%	4,287	-110
Hot Springs, AR	3.9%	-0.1%	1,587	-47
Jonesboro, AR	2.9%	-0.1%	1,902	-72
Little Rock, AR	3.3%	-0.1%	11,670	-319
Pine Bluff, AR	5.2%	0.0%	1,828	-29
Bakersfield, CA	8.0%	0.1%	31,366	259
Chico, CA	5.4%	0.0%	5,565	-29
El Centro, CA	18.9%	-0.3%	13,457	-296
Fresno, CA	7.5%	0.0%	34,474	183
Hanford, CA	8.0%	0.0%	4,731	41
Los Angeles, CA	4.2%	0.0%	284,292	-3,424
Madera, CA	7.2%	0.1%	4,467	19
Merced, CA	8.3%	0.0%	9,666	42
Modesto, CA	6.3%	0.0%	15,416	-72
Napa, CA	3.0%	0.0%	2,252	17
Oxnard, CA	3.9%	0.0%	16,654	-27
Redding, CA	5.0%	0.0%	3,697	-20
Riverside, CA	4.3%	0.0%	89,235	-450
Sacramento, CA	3.8%	0.0%	42,652	79
Salinas, CA	6.3%	0.0%	14,393	148
San Diego, CA	3.5%	0.0%	55,422	-214
San Francisco, CA	2.8%	0.0%	72,174	-555
San Jose, CA	2.7%	0.0%	29,742	-156
San Luis Obispo, CA	3.0%	0.0%	4,317	-7
Santa Cruz, CA	4.8%	0.0%	6,959	47
Santa Maria, CA	4.0%	0.1%	8,732	53
Santa Rosa, CA	2.9%	0.0%	7,526	9
Stockton, CA	6.1%	0.0%	20,147	38
Vallejo, CA	4.1%	0.0%	8,555	-11
Visalia, CA	9.7%	0.1%	20,282	202
Yuba City, CA	7.2%	0.0%	5,447	-19
Boulder, CO	2.8%	-0.2%	5,555	-268
Colorado Springs, CO	3.9%	-0.2%	13,786	-783
Denver, CO	3.2%	-0.1%	52,749	-2,652
Fort Collins, CO	2.8%	-0.2%	5,872	-286
Grand Junction, CO	4.1%	-0.2%	3,193	-141
Greeley, CO	3.0%	-0.1%	5,001	-257
Pueblo, CO	5.0%	-0.2%	3,785	-197
Bridgeport, CT	3.8%	-0.1%	17,678	-516
Danbury, CT	3.2%	-0.1%	3,444	-107
Hartford, CT	3.8%	-0.1%	24,251	-359
New Haven, CT	3.7%	-0.1%	12,133	-297
Norwich, CT	3.7%	-0.1%	5,364	-139
Waterbury, CT	4.7%	-0.1%	5,251	-132
Dover, DE	3.4%	-0.1%	2,708	-64
Salisbury, MD	4.5%	0.0%	8,673	5
Washington, DC	3.3%	0.0%	111,432	-308
Cape Coral, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	11,641	-54
Crestview, FL	2.9%	0.0%	3,677	-13
Deltona, FL	3.7%	0.0%	11,210	-81
Gainesville, FL	3.2%	0.0%	4,628	-46
Homosassa Springs, FL	5.1%	0.0%	2,448	-15
Jacksonville, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	25,933	-322
Lakeland, FL	4.0%	0.0%	11,991	-30
Miami, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	109,547	-1,869
Naples, FL	3.5%	0.0%	6,209	17
North Port, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	12,247	-96
Ocala, FL	4.1%	0.0%	5,637	-46
Orlando, FL	3.2%	0.0%	42,896	-518
Palm Bay, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	9,677	-44
Panama City, FL	4.7%	-0.2%	4,477	-217
Pensacola, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	7,619	-58
Port St Lucie, FL	4.1%	0.0%	8,951	11
Punta Gorda, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	2,837	-22
Sebastian, FL	4.4%	0.0%	2,904	17
Sebring, FL	5.1%	0.1%	1,820	18
Tallahassee, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	6,537	-65
Tampa, FL	3.4%	0.0%	52,317	-438
The Villages, FL	5.0%	0.0%	1,581	-10
Albany, GA	4.7%	-0.1%	3,149	-77
Athens, GA	3.7%	0.0%	3,738	-57
Atlanta, GA	3.7%	0.0%	112,164	-2,128
Augusta, GA	4.1%	0.0%	11,059	3
Brunswick, GA	3.8%	0.0%	2,021	-36
Columbus, GA	4.5%	0.0%	5,655	-32
Dalton, GA	4.8%	-0.1%	2,973	-50
Gainesville, GA	3.1%	0.0%	3,202	-46
Hinesville, GA	4.0%	0.0%	1,336	-17
Macon, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	4,398	-87
Rome, GA	4.3%	-0.2%	1,921	-60
Savannah, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	6,657	-143
Valdosta, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	2,520	-41
Warner Robins, GA	4.0%	-0.1%	3,455	-85
Kahului, HI	2.9%	0.1%	2,436	32
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.7%	0.1%	12,364	243
Boise City, ID	2.6%	-0.1%	9,740	-123
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,740	-16
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.0%	1,630	-40
Lewiston, ID	3.4%	0.0%	1,057	-1
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	0.0%	1,127	-14
Bloomington, IL	4.7%	0.0%	4,422	15
Carbondale, IL	5.0%	0.0%	3,011	-6
Champaign, IL	4.8%	0.1%	5,727	62
Chicago, IL	4.0%	0.0%	196,269	-572
Danville, IL	6.1%	0.0%	2,043	5
Davenport, IA	4.4%	0.0%	8,519	74
Decatur, IL	6.1%	0.1%	3,031	25
Kankakee, IL	5.9%	0.0%	3,316	4
Peoria, IL	5.5%	0.0%	9,945	13
Rockford, IL	6.3%	-0.2%	10,655	-255
Springfield, IL	4.8%	0.1%	5,326	45
Bloomington, IN	3.7%	-0.1%	2,975	-71
Columbus, IN	2.6%	-0.1%	1,195	-31
Elkhart, IN	3.1%	0.0%	3,630	10
Evansville, IN	3.2%	0.0%	5,282	-42
Fort Wayne, IN	3.2%	0.0%	6,952	-102
Indianapolis, IN	3.2%	-0.1%	34,326	-510
Kokomo, IN	4.9%	0.4%	1,907	176
Lafayette, IN	3.2%	-0.1%	3,638	-54
Michigan City, IN	4.6%	0.0%	2,223	-10
Muncie, IN	4.1%	-0.1%	2,253	-16
South Bend, IN	3.8%	0.0%	6,154	-28
Terre Haute, IN	4.6%	0.0%	3,556	-50
Ames, IA	1.5%	0.0%	872	-6
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.5%	-0.1%	3,606	-50
Des Moines, IA	2.3%	-0.1%	8,472	27
Dubuque, IA	2.2%	0.0%	1,230	-8
Iowa City, IA	1.8%	0.0%	1,743	-19
Sioux City, IA	2.5%	0.0%	2,345	-7
Waterloo, IA	2.5%	0.0%	2,217	4
Lawrence, KS	3.2%	0.0%	2,065	-26
Manhattan, KS	3.1%	0.0%	1,472	-18
Topeka, KS	3.6%	0.0%	4,361	-24
Wichita, KS	3.7%	0.0%	11,576	-97
Bowling Green, KY	3.7%	0.0%	3,110	2
Elizabethtown, KY	4.0%	0.0%	2,688	-1
Lexington, KY	3.2%	0.0%	8,775	10
Louisville, KY	3.7%	0.0%	25,005	87
Owensboro, KY	3.7%	0.0%	2,058	5
Alexandria, LA	4.9%	-0.2%	3,053	-163
Baton Rouge, LA	4.0%	-0.2%	16,662	-769
Hammond, LA	5.0%	-0.3%	2,745	-138
Houma, LA	4.3%	-0.3%	3,741	-201
Lafayette, LA	4.4%	-0.2%	9,253	-475
Lake Charles, LA	3.5%	-0.1%	3,973	-160
Monroe, LA	5.1%	-0.1%	4,019	-148
New Orleans, LA	4.2%	-0.2%	24,962	-1,167
Shreveport, LA	4.7%	-0.2%	8,794	-308
Bangor, ME	3.4%	0.0%	2,375	-49
Lewiston, ME	3.2%	0.0%	1,762	-34
Portland, ME	2.7%	0.0%	5,646	-88
Baltimore, MD	3.8%	0.0%	57,406	89
California, MD	3.6%	-0.1%	1,999	-28
Cumberland, MD	5.0%	0.0%	2,205	-27
Hagerstown, MD	3.8%	-0.1%	5,070	-130
Barnstable Town, MA	3.5%	0.0%	4,596	-4
Boston, MA	2.7%	0.0%	75,492	-871
Leominster, MA	3.4%	-0.1%	2,839	-26
New Bedford, MA	4.2%	0.0%	3,667	-42
Pittsfield, MA	3.6%	0.0%	1,574	-23
Springfield, MA	3.6%	-0.1%	13,948	-172
Worcester, MA	3.2%	-0.1%	11,822	-151
Ann Arbor, MI	3.1%	0.1%	5,974	29
Battle Creek, MI	4.1%	0.0%	2,577	11
Bay City, MI	4.5%	0.0%	2,271	-10
Detroit, MI	4.3%	0.2%	91,752	3,314
Flint, MI	4.7%	0.0%	8,635	62
Grand Rapids, MI	2.9%	0.0%	16,844	24
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.0%	2,824	7
Kalamazoo, MI	3.5%	0.0%	5,975	26
Lansing, MI	3.5%	0.0%	8,617	-85
Midland, MI	3.6%	0.0%	1,472	0
Monroe, MI	4.1%	-0.1%	3,144	-29
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,328	-5
Niles, MI	4.1%	0.0%	3,019	4
Saginaw, MI	4.6%	-0.1%	4,058	8
Duluth, MN	3.9%	0.0%	5,634	-11
Mankato, MN	2.7%	0.1%	1,654	27
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.1%	59,508	706
Rochester, MN	2.7%	0.0%	3,441	41
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.0%	3,789	50
Gulfport, MS	5.0%	0.1%	8,154	104
Hattiesburg, MS	4.3%	0.1%	2,977	55
Jackson, MS	4.3%	0.1%	11,610	262
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,482	10
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.0%	2,331	6
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	0.0%	2,015	2
Joplin, MO	3.0%	0.0%	2,564	16
Kansas City, MO	3.4%	0.0%	38,317	59
St Joseph, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,988	22
St Louis, MO	3.6%	0.1%	52,137	408
Springfield, MO	2.8%	0.0%	6,452	1
Billings, MT	3.4%	0.0%	2,940	-55
Great Falls, MT	3.5%	-0.1%	1,340	-26
Missoula, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	2,131	-47
Grand Island, NE	3.2%	0.1%	1,395	11
Lincoln, NE	2.6%	0.0%	4,798	87
Omaha, NE	2.9%	0.0%	14,369	169
Carson City, NV	3.9%	-0.2%	1,011	-51
Las Vegas, NV	4.2%	-0.1%	46,338	-1,714
Reno, NV	3.2%	-0.1%	8,354	-331
Dover, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,968	33
Manchester, NH	2.3%	0.0%	2,763	30
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,730	18
Atlantic City, NJ	5.3%	-0.1%	6,401	-206
Ocean City, NJ	7.4%	-0.2%	3,425	-99
Trenton, NJ	3.4%	-0.2%	6,829	-291
Vineland, NJ	5.8%	-0.2%	3,717	-132
Albuquerque, NM	4.7%	-0.1%	20,542	-197
Farmington, NM	5.8%	-0.1%	3,073	-78
Las Cruces, NM	5.8%	0.0%	5,649	-87
Santa Fe, NM	4.1%	-0.1%	3,080	-22
Albany, NY	3.4%	0.0%	15,508	-63
Binghamton, NY	4.2%	0.0%	4,537	-2
Buffalo, NY	4.0%	-0.1%	21,956	-219
Elmira, NY	3.9%	0.0%	1,373	-11
Glens Falls, NY	3.9%	0.0%	2,353	10
Ithaca, NY	3.4%	0.0%	1,718	10
Kingston, NY	3.5%	0.0%	3,122	-12
New York, NY	3.8%	-0.1%	383,173	-4,933
Rochester, NY	3.8%	0.0%	20,080	-62
Syracuse, NY	3.9%	0.0%	12,201	-9
Utica, NY	4.0%	-0.1%	5,245	-42
Watertown, NY	5.0%	0.0%	2,227	-8
Asheville, NC	3.2%	0.0%	7,597	87
Burlington, NC	3.9%	0.1%	3,148	34
Charlotte, NC	3.7%	0.1%	49,930	641
Durham, NC	3.6%	0.1%	10,763	121
Fayetteville, NC	5.2%	0.0%	7,846	41
Goldsboro, NC	4.3%	0.0%	2,302	-2
Greensboro, NC	4.2%	0.0%	15,537	112
Greenville, NC	4.4%	0.1%	3,933	11
Hickory, NC	3.8%	0.1%	6,622	85
Jacksonville, NC	4.8%	0.0%	3,100	5
New Bern, NC	4.3%	0.0%	2,240	2
Raleigh, NC	3.5%	0.0%	25,360	238
Rocky Mount, NC	5.3%	0.0%	3,443	-7
Wilmington, NC	3.9%	0.0%	5,844	2
Winston, NC	3.8%	0.0%	12,576	94
Bismarck, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,810	3
Fargo, ND	2.3%	0.0%	3,210	31
Grand Forks, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,422	-2
Akron, OH	4.3%	-0.2%	15,538	-772
Canton, OH	4.6%	-0.2%	9,156	-475
Cincinnati, OH	3.6%	-0.2%	41,184	-1,782
Cleveland, OH	4.5%	-0.2%	46,549	-1,914
Columbus, OH	3.6%	-0.2%	38,993	-2,265
Dayton, OH	4.0%	-0.2%	15,546	-851
Lima, OH	4.0%	-0.3%	1,953	-116
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	-0.3%	2,397	-129
Springfield, OH	4.2%	-0.2%	2,697	-131
Toledo, OH	4.6%	-0.2%	13,882	-706
Weirton, WV	5.5%	-0.3%	2,761	-131
Youngstown, OH	5.6%	-0.2%	13,488	-397
Lawton, OK	3.6%	-0.1%	1,858	-23
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	0.0%	20,582	-36
Tulsa, OK	3.3%	0.0%	15,629	-66
Albany, OR	4.9%	0.0%	2,865	-30
Bend, OR	4.4%	-0.1%	4,318	-36
Corvallis, OR	3.3%	0.0%	1,608	-9
Eugene, OR	4.6%	0.0%	8,341	-92
Grants Pass, OR	5.6%	-0.1%	2,015	-43
Medford, OR	4.9%	-0.1%	5,219	-63
Portland, OR	3.9%	0.0%	51,406	-544
Salem, OR	4.4%	0.0%	8,890	-100
Allentown, PA	4.0%	-0.1%	17,397	-490
Altoona, PA	3.6%	-0.1%	2,174	-55
Bloomsburg, PA	4.0%	-0.1%	1,691	-43
Chambersburg, PA	3.2%	-0.1%	2,497	-68
East Stroudsburg, PA	4.7%	-0.1%	3,848	-114
Erie, PA	4.0%	-0.1%	5,173	-171
Gettysburg, PA	2.9%	-0.1%	1,589	-48
Harrisburg, PA	3.2%	-0.1%	9,509	-272
Johnstown, PA	4.5%	-0.1%	2,631	-70
Lancaster, PA	3.0%	0.0%	8,386	-219
Lebanon, PA	3.3%	-0.1%	2,383	-78
Philadelphia, PA	3.7%	-0.2%	116,538	-3,159
Pittsburgh, PA	3.8%	-0.1%	45,941	-1,013
Reading, PA	3.7%	-0.1%	7,945	-209
Scranton, PA	4.7%	-0.1%	12,991	-337
State College, PA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,360	-56
Williamsport, PA	4.2%	-0.1%	2,396	-68
York, PA	3.4%	-0.1%	7,906	-290
Providence, RI	3.6%	-0.1%	24,896	-770
Charleston, SC	2.9%	0.0%	11,362	288
Columbia, SC	3.3%	0.1%	13,090	288
Florence, SC	3.7%	0.1%	3,581	98
Greenville, SC	3.1%	0.1%	13,168	241
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.1%	0.1%	2,782	67
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.2%	0.1%	8,590	179
Spartanburg, SC	3.1%	0.1%	5,002	125
Sumter, SC	3.8%	0.0%	1,724	47
Rapid City, SD	3.0%	0.0%	2,267	-16
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	0.0%	3,752	28
Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	0.0%	9,016	-78
Clarksville, TN	3.9%	0.0%	4,521	24
Cleveland, TN	3.4%	0.0%	1,981	-12
Jackson, TN	3.4%	0.0%	2,193	3
Johnson City, TN	3.5%	0.0%	3,247	11
Kingsport, TN	3.5%	0.0%	4,874	-9
Knoxville, TN	3.0%	-0.1%	13,057	-31
Memphis, TN	3.9%	0.0%	24,984	193
Morristown, TN	3.5%	0.0%	1,820	14
Nashville, TN	2.5%	0.0%	26,866	-103
Abilene, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	2,508	-64
Amarillo, TX	2.7%	-0.1%	3,600	-112
Austin, TX	2.9%	0.0%	34,644	-844
Beaumont, TX	5.5%	-0.2%	9,806	-302
Brownsville, TX	5.7%	-0.2%	9,506	-267
College Station, TX	2.9%	-0.1%	3,868	-121
Corpus Christi, TX	4.5%	-0.2%	9,490	-292
Dallas, TX	3.4%	-0.1%	135,422	-3,172
El Paso, TX	4.0%	-0.2%	14,637	-487
Houston, TX	4.0%	-0.1%	136,005	-3,815
Killeen, TX	4.0%	-0.1%	7,149	-201
Laredo, TX	3.8%	-0.1%	4,501	-124
Longview, TX	4.0%	-0.1%	3,884	-103
Lubbock, TX	3.0%	-0.1%	4,947	-155
McAllen, TX	6.2%	-0.2%	21,691	-689
Midland, TX	2.1%	0.0%	2,239	-77
Odessa, TX	2.5%	-0.1%	2,191	-80
San Angelo, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	1,780	-54
San Antonio, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	39,046	-899
Sherman, TX	3.1%	-0.1%	2,012	-50
Texarkana, TX	4.8%	-0.2%	3,136	-120
Tyler, TX	3.5%	-0.1%	3,845	-71
Victoria, TX	3.6%	-0.1%	1,676	-45
Waco, TX	3.5%	-0.1%	4,452	-95
Wichita Falls, TX	3.3%	-0.1%	2,172	-59
Logan, UT	2.5%	0.0%	1,765	-39
Ogden, UT	3.0%	-0.1%	10,004	-210
Provo, UT	2.7%	0.0%	8,231	-176
St George, UT	3.2%	0.0%	2,395	-48
Salt Lake City, UT	2.8%	0.0%	18,429	-267
Burlington, VT	1.8%	-0.1%	2,250	-101
Blacksburg, VA	3.0%	0.0%	2,680	-13
Charlottesville, VA	2.7%	0.0%	3,195	10
Harrisonburg, VA	2.9%	0.0%	1,924	0
Lynchburg, VA	3.2%	0.0%	3,973	-22
Richmond, VA	3.0%	-0.1%	20,692	-67
Roanoke, VA	2.8%	0.0%	4,447	11
Staunton, VA	2.6%	0.0%	1,554	-7
Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	0.0%	27,461	38
Winchester, VA	2.8%	0.0%	2,026	-10
Bellingham, WA	5.0%	0.1%	5,748	121
Bremerton, WA	4.8%	0.0%	6,106	98
Kennewick, WA	5.8%	0.1%	8,431	175
Longview, WA	6.2%	0.1%	2,903	70
Mount Vernon, WA	5.5%	0.1%	3,391	61
Olympia, WA	5.0%	0.1%	7,028	155
Seattle, WA	3.9%	0.0%	84,206	-273
Spokane, WA	5.6%	0.1%	15,537	353
Walla Walla, WA	4.9%	0.1%	1,585	36
Wenatchee, WA	5.1%	0.1%	3,489	45
Yakima, WA	7.2%	0.1%	9,603	260
Beckley, WV	5.1%	-0.2%	2,298	-119
Charleston, WV	4.8%	-0.3%	4,474	-228
Huntington, WV	5.0%	-0.2%	7,301	-220
Morgantown, WV	4.1%	-0.1%	2,774	-130
Parkersburg, WV	5.3%	-0.2%	2,044	-72
Wheeling, WV	4.9%	-0.1%	3,372	-64
Appleton, WI	2.5%	0.0%	3,225	-83
Eau Claire, WI	2.7%	0.0%	2,481	-71
Fond du Lac, WI	2.4%	0.0%	1,370	-38
Green Bay, WI	2.4%	-0.1%	4,279	-126
Janesville, WI	3.1%	-0.1%	2,662	-72
La Crosse, WI	2.6%	0.0%	2,017	-12
Madison, WI	2.2%	0.0%	8,420	-98
Milwaukee, WI	3.0%	0.0%	24,372	-584
Oshkosh, WI	2.5%	0.0%	2,282	-44
Racine, WI	3.3%	-0.1%	3,262	-115
Sheboygan, WI	2.2%	-0.1%	1,402	-31
Wausau, WI	2.4%	0.0%	1,753	-38
Casper, WY	4.0%	-0.2%	1,556	-73
Cheyenne, WY	3.5%	-0.1%	1,671	-49