Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The March 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	March 2020 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	March 2020 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.4%	0.2%	1,521	56
Auburn, AL	2.6%	0.2%	1,960	83
Birmingham, AL	2.5%	0.1%	13,779	493
Daphne, AL	2.5%	0.2%	2,376	82
Decatur, AL	2.5%	0.1%	1,773	55
Dothan, AL	2.9%	0.2%	1,820	66
Florence, AL	3.2%	0.1%	2,079	74
Gadsden, AL	3.6%	0.3%	1,532	119
Huntsville, AL	2.4%	0.2%	5,304	158
Mobile, AL	3.6%	0.2%	6,702	293
Montgomery, AL	3.0%	0.2%	5,026	264
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.7%	0.1%	3,239	136
Anchorage, AK	5.1%	-0.1%	9,807	-252
Fairbanks, AK	4.9%	-0.2%	2,147	-81
Flagstaff, AZ	6.9%	1.6%	5,288	1,104
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.7%	1.3%	5,912	1,065
Phoenix, AZ	4.8%	0.9%	119,550	21,315
Prescott, AZ	5.2%	1.0%	5,483	935
Sierra Vista, AZ	6.4%	1.0%	3,345	537
Tucson, AZ	5.2%	0.9%	25,856	4,392
Yuma, AZ	18.4%	2.0%	18,987	2,536
Fayetteville, AR	3.5%	1.0%	10,096	3,064
Fort Smith, AR	4.4%	0.9%	5,258	1,038
Hot Springs, AR	4.9%	1.3%	2,053	574
Jonesboro, AR	3.9%	1.1%	2,656	781
Little Rock, AR	4.4%	1.2%	15,921	4,285
Pine Bluff, AR	6.9%	1.7%	2,446	633
Bakersfield, CA	10.2%	2.7%	40,277	10,716
Chico, CA	6.0%	1.4%	5,941	1,385
El Centro, CA	22.3%	3.8%	16,698	3,418
Fresno, CA	9.3%	2.4%	42,524	11,222
Hanford, CA	10.3%	2.6%	6,152	1,678
Los Angeles, CA	5.7%	1.8%	371,718	104,010
Madera, CA	8.9%	2.2%	5,649	1,465
Merced, CA	10.5%	2.7%	12,389	3,273
Modesto, CA	7.3%	1.6%	18,218	4,225
Napa, CA	3.6%	1.0%	2,632	667
Oxnard, CA	4.6%	1.2%	19,205	4,593
Redding, CA	5.8%	1.5%	4,283	1,057
Riverside, CA	5.0%	1.1%	103,625	23,518
Sacramento, CA	4.5%	1.1%	48,816	11,104
Salinas, CA	7.3%	1.5%	16,671	3,586
San Diego, CA	4.0%	1.0%	62,801	14,344
San Francisco, CA	3.3%	0.8%	84,071	19,048
San Jose, CA	3.2%	0.7%	34,979	7,778
San Luis Obispo, CA	3.5%	0.8%	5,005	1,109
Santa Cruz, CA	6.1%	1.7%	8,733	2,401
Santa Maria, CA	4.8%	1.3%	10,462	2,902
Santa Rosa, CA	3.4%	0.9%	8,692	2,048
Stockton, CA	7.4%	1.7%	24,343	5,764
Vallejo, CA	4.7%	1.2%	9,788	2,378
Visalia, CA	12.2%	2.8%	25,692	6,436
Yuba City, CA	8.4%	2.0%	6,533	1,556
Boulder, CO	3.8%	1.6%	7,405	3,101
Colorado Springs, CO	5.4%	2.5%	19,247	8,748
Denver, CO	4.3%	1.9%	72,348	31,052
Fort Collins, CO	3.9%	1.7%	8,075	3,522
Grand Junction, CO	5.7%	2.5%	4,287	1,864
Greeley, CO	4.3%	1.9%	7,229	3,023
Pueblo, CO	6.5%	2.7%	4,947	2,063
Bridgeport, CT	3.8%	0.0%	17,868	-1
Danbury, CT	3.2%	0.0%	3,474	-16
Hartford, CT	3.7%	-0.1%	23,779	-180
New Haven, CT	3.6%	0.0%	12,001	-70
Norwich, CT	3.7%	0.1%	5,297	69
Waterbury, CT	4.7%	0.0%	5,265	-10
Dover, DE	5.7%	1.4%	4,430	1,010
Salisbury, MD	5.2%	0.8%	10,126	1,429
Washington, DC	3.3%	0.4%	116,204	14,797
Cape Coral, FL	4.3%	1.4%	15,114	4,882
Crestview, FL	3.7%	1.2%	4,750	1,544
Deltona, FL	5.0%	1.7%	14,911	4,965
Gainesville, FL	4.0%	1.3%	5,830	1,835
Homosassa Springs, FL	6.7%	2.2%	3,175	1,057
Jacksonville, FL	4.4%	1.5%	34,366	11,172
Lakeland, FL	5.1%	1.7%	15,568	4,973
Miami, FL	4.1%	1.7%	127,747	50,211
Naples, FL	4.3%	1.3%	7,830	2,417
North Port, FL	4.3%	1.4%	15,959	5,174
Ocala, FL	5.3%	1.8%	7,258	2,349
Orlando, FL	4.2%	1.4%	57,480	18,931
Palm Bay, FL	4.5%	1.5%	12,675	4,135
Panama City, FL	4.5%	1.5%	4,048	1,319
Pensacola, FL	4.4%	1.5%	10,038	3,281
Port St Lucie, FL	5.2%	1.7%	11,455	3,757
Punta Gorda, FL	4.9%	1.5%	3,566	1,107
Sebastian, FL	5.3%	1.7%	3,497	1,154
Sebring, FL	6.2%	1.9%	2,290	729
Tallahassee, FL	4.3%	1.4%	8,394	2,678
Tampa, FL	4.4%	1.5%	68,038	21,919
The Villages, FL	6.2%	1.9%	2,039	624
Albany, GA	5.2%	1.2%	3,536	883
Athens, GA	4.3%	1.3%	4,214	1,243
Atlanta, GA	4.1%	1.1%	126,809	33,229
Augusta, GA	4.2%	0.9%	11,286	2,401
Brunswick, GA	4.4%	1.2%	2,283	612
Columbus, GA	4.9%	1.3%	6,019	1,599
Dalton, GA	4.5%	0.1%	2,684	72
Gainesville, GA	3.5%	1.0%	3,540	925
Hinesville, GA	4.6%	1.1%	1,599	405
Macon, GA	4.6%	1.2%	4,740	1,194
Rome, GA	4.6%	1.0%	2,057	448
Savannah, GA	4.1%	1.1%	7,612	1,979
Valdosta, GA	4.5%	1.2%	2,831	708
Warner Robins, GA	4.3%	1.2%	3,672	1,008
Kahului, HI	2.5%	-0.1%	2,215	-83
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.5%	0.0%	11,247	-311
Boise City, ID	2.4%	-0.1%	9,277	-345
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.2%	-0.1%	2,562	-106
Idaho Falls, ID	2.1%	-0.1%	1,585	-48
Lewiston, ID	2.9%	-0.1%	911	-40
Pocatello, ID	2.6%	0.0%	1,122	-18
Bloomington, IL	3.2%	0.0%	2,862	-212
Carbondale, IL	3.5%	0.0%	1,949	-122
Champaign, IL	3.2%	0.0%	3,721	-254
Chicago, IL	4.8%	1.4%	237,032	73,892
Danville, IL	4.4%	-0.1%	1,372	-111
Davenport, IA	4.0%	0.1%	7,491	-218
Decatur, IL	4.8%	0.0%	2,190	-103
Kankakee, IL	4.4%	-0.1%	2,356	-168
Peoria, IL	4.3%	0.0%	7,024	-372
Rockford, IL	5.4%	-0.2%	8,540	-638
Springfield, IL	3.4%	-0.1%	3,510	-222
Bloomington, IN	3.2%	0.1%	2,473	-25
Columbus, IN	2.3%	0.0%	1,009	-37
Elkhart, IN	2.8%	0.0%	3,088	-44
Evansville, IN	3.0%	0.1%	4,788	-3
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.1%	6,638	-67
Indianapolis, IN	2.8%	0.0%	29,384	-459
Kokomo, IN	3.7%	0.2%	1,317	17
Lafayette, IN	2.8%	0.1%	3,176	20
Michigan City, IN	3.9%	0.0%	1,814	-45
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.1%	1,969	-14
South Bend, IN	3.6%	0.1%	5,563	-90
Terre Haute, IN	4.0%	0.1%	2,886	-78
Ames, IA	2.1%	0.1%	1,221	21
Cedar Rapids, IA	3.9%	0.9%	5,718	1,227
Des Moines, IA	3.2%	0.5%	11,711	1,562
Dubuque, IA	3.0%	0.2%	1,679	66
Iowa City, IA	2.7%	0.5%	2,629	435
Sioux City, IA	3.6%	0.7%	3,303	548
Waterloo, IA	3.7%	0.2%	3,276	93
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,902	-17
Manhattan, KS	2.7%	0.0%	1,272	-22
Topeka, KS	3.2%	-0.1%	3,880	-45
Wichita, KS	3.5%	0.0%	11,057	95
Bowling Green, KY	5.1%	1.1%	4,275	868
Elizabethtown, KY	5.6%	1.5%	3,744	932
Lexington, KY	4.2%	0.8%	11,362	2,017
Louisville, KY	4.6%	1.1%	30,644	6,603
Owensboro, KY	4.9%	1.1%	2,655	503
Alexandria, LA	6.6%	0.9%	4,274	664
Baton Rouge, LA	5.8%	1.0%	24,761	4,483
Hammond, LA	7.2%	1.2%	4,018	685
Houma, LA	5.9%	1.0%	5,314	934
Lafayette, LA	6.4%	1.2%	13,816	2,644
Lake Charles, LA	5.9%	1.2%	6,450	1,326
Monroe, LA	7.2%	1.3%	5,836	1,123
New Orleans, LA	6.0%	1.2%	36,793	7,668
Shreveport, LA	7.0%	1.6%	13,381	3,254
Bangor, ME	3.1%	0.0%	2,257	16
Lewiston, ME	2.9%	-0.1%	1,650	-33
Portland, ME	2.5%	0.0%	5,270	-35
Baltimore, MD	3.4%	0.0%	51,462	140
California, MD	3.0%	-0.1%	1,761	-5
Cumberland, MD	5.0%	-0.1%	2,275	-26
Hagerstown, MD	3.4%	0.0%	4,510	-79
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.2%	4,447	109
Boston, MA	2.7%	0.2%	73,783	1,822
Leominster, MA	3.5%	0.2%	2,772	64
New Bedford, MA	4.6%	0.5%	3,835	244
Pittsfield, MA	3.6%	0.2%	1,483	16
Springfield, MA	3.6%	0.1%	13,210	40
Worcester, MA	3.2%	0.1%	11,409	179
Ann Arbor, MI	2.6%	0.0%	5,052	-71
Battle Creek, MI	3.7%	0.0%	2,238	-69
Bay City, MI	4.3%	0.0%	2,086	-79
Detroit, MI	4.9%	1.0%	107,039	23,339
Flint, MI	4.4%	-0.1%	7,998	-292
Grand Rapids, MI	2.6%	0.0%	14,701	-524
Jackson, MI	3.4%	0.0%	2,477	-62
Kalamazoo, MI	3.2%	0.0%	5,232	-166
Lansing, MI	3.0%	-0.1%	7,427	-301
Midland, MI	3.4%	-0.1%	1,363	-34
Monroe, MI	3.6%	0.1%	2,648	-22
Muskegon, MI	3.9%	0.0%	2,981	-64
Niles, MI	3.6%	0.0%	2,619	-69
Saginaw, MI	4.3%	-0.1%	3,635	-138
Duluth, MN	4.0%	-0.1%	5,792	-107
Mankato, MN	2.5%	0.0%	1,555	-6
Minneapolis, MN	2.9%	0.1%	57,852	-21
Rochester, MN	2.7%	0.0%	3,322	-36
St Cloud, MN	3.2%	0.0%	3,626	-45
Gulfport, MS	5.3%	-0.1%	8,717	-135
Hattiesburg, MS	4.7%	0.0%	3,186	-29
Jackson, MS	4.7%	0.0%	12,461	-118
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.5%	0.1%	1,698	61
Columbia, MO	2.7%	0.0%	2,670	41
Jefferson City, MO	3.1%	0.1%	2,331	64
Joplin, MO	3.6%	0.1%	3,073	101
Kansas City, MO	3.3%	0.0%	38,088	723
St Joseph, MO	3.3%	0.1%	2,085	70
St Louis, MO	3.6%	0.1%	52,380	717
Springfield, MO	3.4%	0.1%	8,015	190
Billings, MT	3.2%	0.0%	2,803	-6
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	1,275	-13
Missoula, MT	3.2%	0.0%	2,083	0
Grand Island, NE	4.2%	0.7%	1,860	312
Lincoln, NE	3.9%	1.2%	7,359	2,307
Omaha, NE	4.3%	1.4%	21,759	7,366
Carson City, NV	6.6%	3.2%	1,764	868
Las Vegas, NV	6.8%	3.1%	78,312	35,765
Reno, NV	5.1%	2.2%	13,259	5,566
Dover, NH	2.4%	0.0%	1,998	-53
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,924	-56
Portsmouth, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,769	-23
Atlantic City, NJ	5.3%	-0.1%	6,514	-36
Ocean City, NJ	7.3%	0.0%	3,443	14
Trenton, NJ	3.4%	0.0%	7,012	-75
Vineland, NJ	5.8%	-0.1%	3,816	-42
Albuquerque, NM	5.5%	1.0%	24,251	4,441
Farmington, NM	7.2%	1.3%	3,799	716
Las Cruces, NM	7.3%	1.7%	7,249	1,739
Santa Fe, NM	4.7%	0.9%	3,531	645
Albany, NY	3.6%	0.0%	16,297	133
Binghamton, NY	4.7%	0.1%	4,971	65
Buffalo, NY	4.5%	0.1%	24,229	328
Elmira, NY	4.3%	0.0%	1,526	15
Glens Falls, NY	4.2%	0.0%	2,496	5
Ithaca, NY	3.6%	0.1%	1,748	-6
Kingston, NY	3.7%	0.0%	3,321	47
New York, NY	3.6%	0.1%	359,201	5,668
Rochester, NY	4.2%	0.1%	21,919	175
Syracuse, NY	4.3%	0.1%	13,146	118
Utica, NY	4.3%	0.0%	5,551	11
Watertown, NY	5.9%	0.0%	2,641	20
Asheville, NC	3.1%	0.2%	7,173	189
Burlington, NC	3.8%	0.3%	3,006	78
Charlotte, NC	3.5%	0.2%	47,147	1,347
Durham, NC	3.3%	0.1%	9,919	195
Fayetteville, NC	5.1%	0.3%	7,303	199
Goldsboro, NC	4.1%	0.3%	2,065	55
Greensboro, NC	4.0%	0.2%	14,577	368
Greenville, NC	4.3%	0.3%	3,708	73
Hickory, NC	3.6%	0.2%	6,124	154
Jacksonville, NC	4.5%	0.2%	2,837	33
New Bern, NC	3.9%	0.3%	1,930	51
Raleigh, NC	3.3%	0.1%	23,914	541
Rocky Mount, NC	5.1%	0.3%	3,144	65
Wilmington, NC	3.5%	0.2%	5,279	176
Winston, NC	3.7%	0.2%	11,892	327
Bismarck, ND	2.3%	-0.1%	1,588	-26
Fargo, ND	2.1%	0.0%	2,889	-57
Grand Forks, ND	2.5%	0.0%	1,330	-17
Akron, OH	5.3%	1.0%	18,808	3,479
Canton, OH	5.0%	0.3%	9,771	427
Cincinnati, OH	3.9%	0.2%	43,321	1,724
Cleveland, OH	7.0%	2.9%	71,109	28,784
Columbus, OH	3.8%	0.2%	41,332	1,597
Dayton, OH	4.2%	0.2%	16,336	494
Lima, OH	5.4%	1.2%	2,540	517
Mansfield, OH	5.5%	0.9%	2,889	488
Springfield, OH	4.8%	0.2%	3,032	122
Toledo, OH	4.6%	0.3%	13,757	615
Weirton, WV	5.8%	0.1%	2,974	63
Youngstown, OH	6.1%	0.3%	14,108	393
Lawton, OK	3.1%	-0.1%	1,591	-67
Oklahoma City, OK	2.7%	-0.1%	18,878	-693
Tulsa, OK	3.0%	-0.1%	14,572	-527
Albany, OR	3.8%	0.0%	2,261	39
Bend, OR	3.3%	-0.1%	3,233	-4
Corvallis, OR	2.6%	0.0%	1,246	5
Eugene, OR	3.5%	0.0%	6,409	104
Grants Pass, OR	4.2%	-0.1%	1,514	-7
Medford, OR	3.8%	0.1%	3,889	49
Portland, OR	3.1%	-0.1%	41,914	-188
Salem, OR	3.5%	0.0%	7,040	-29
Allentown, PA	5.8%	1.1%	25,784	4,790
Altoona, PA	6.0%	1.2%	3,592	685
Bloomsburg, PA	6.3%	1.4%	2,723	634
Chambersburg, PA	5.0%	0.8%	3,931	623
East Stroudsburg, PA	7.2%	1.4%	6,028	1,118
Erie, PA	6.5%	1.4%	8,308	1,738
Gettysburg, PA	4.2%	0.7%	2,350	413
Harrisburg, PA	4.8%	0.8%	14,439	2,322
Johnstown, PA	7.4%	1.6%	4,412	1,012
Lancaster, PA	4.5%	0.8%	12,781	2,164
Lebanon, PA	5.0%	0.8%	3,675	587
Philadelphia, PA	5.2%	0.8%	162,608	24,710
Pittsburgh, PA	6.0%	1.3%	73,583	16,146
Reading, PA	5.8%	1.2%	12,435	2,325
Scranton, PA	7.1%	1.3%	20,198	4,103
State College, PA	4.6%	1.0%	3,683	752
Williamsport, PA	6.9%	1.6%	3,980	953
York, PA	5.0%	0.9%	11,743	1,908
Providence, RI	4.8%	1.5%	33,422	10,238
Charleston, SC	2.3%	0.2%	9,112	552
Columbia, SC	2.5%	0.1%	10,359	620
Florence, SC	3.2%	0.5%	3,127	527
Greenville, SC	2.5%	0.2%	10,931	673
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.4%	0.2%	2,182	107
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.0%	0.7%	8,184	1,330
Spartanburg, SC	2.5%	0.1%	4,226	240
Sumter, SC	3.3%	0.2%	1,443	82
Rapid City, SD	3.4%	-0.1%	2,577	-50
Sioux Falls, SD	2.8%	-0.1%	4,426	-74
Chattanooga, TN	3.4%	0.1%	9,565	272
Clarksville, TN	4.4%	0.2%	5,176	160
Cleveland, TN	3.6%	0.1%	2,200	49
Jackson, TN	3.6%	0.1%	2,330	22
Johnson City, TN	3.8%	0.1%	3,519	66
Kingsport, TN	3.8%	0.1%	5,232	123
Knoxville, TN	3.3%	0.1%	14,207	267
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.1%	26,820	308
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.0%	2,083	9
Nashville, TN	2.7%	0.1%	29,539	564
Abilene, TX	4.1%	1.1%	3,198	838
Amarillo, TX	3.4%	0.8%	4,515	1,104
Austin, TX	3.6%	1.0%	44,206	11,576
Beaumont, TX	7.8%	2.3%	13,545	3,986
Brownsville, TX	7.6%	1.9%	12,680	3,170
College Station, TX	3.8%	1.0%	5,153	1,388
Corpus Christi, TX	5.8%	1.5%	11,952	3,015
Dallas, TX	4.4%	1.2%	172,592	45,431
El Paso, TX	5.1%	1.3%	18,427	4,475
Houston, TX	5.2%	1.4%	179,595	48,043
Killeen, TX	4.9%	1.2%	8,816	2,264
Laredo, TX	5.1%	1.3%	6,020	1,513
Longview, TX	5.3%	1.4%	5,147	1,282
Lubbock, TX	3.7%	0.9%	5,909	1,252
McAllen, TX	8.8%	2.3%	31,451	8,030
Midland, TX	3.0%	0.8%	3,311	821
Odessa, TX	4.2%	1.1%	3,630	870
San Angelo, TX	4.1%	1.1%	2,250	567
San Antonio, TX	4.2%	1.2%	50,718	13,517
Sherman, TX	4.3%	1.2%	2,760	743
Texarkana, TX	5.5%	1.4%	3,584	911
Tyler, TX	4.6%	1.3%	4,837	1,287
Victoria, TX	5.1%	1.5%	2,298	616
Waco, TX	4.6%	1.3%	5,789	1,610
Wichita Falls, TX	4.2%	1.1%	2,677	663
Logan, UT	2.7%	0.7%	1,940	481
Ogden, UT	3.5%	1.1%	11,793	3,655
Provo, UT	3.3%	1.0%	10,463	3,164
St George, UT	3.8%	0.9%	2,989	776
Salt Lake City, UT	3.5%	1.1%	23,867	7,532
Burlington, VT	2.6%	0.7%	3,210	795
Blacksburg, VA	4.0%	1.0%	3,634	844
Charlottesville, VA	2.9%	0.6%	3,668	748
Harrisonburg, VA	2.6%	0.1%	1,757	69
Lynchburg, VA	3.3%	0.2%	4,041	162
Richmond, VA	2.9%	0.1%	20,148	804
Roanoke, VA	2.9%	0.2%	4,561	189
Staunton, VA	2.5%	0.2%	1,483	35
Virginia Beach, VA	3.6%	0.7%	31,410	6,161
Winchester, VA	2.6%	0.1%	1,910	42
Bellingham, WA	4.7%	0.0%	5,364	-107
Bremerton, WA	3.9%	-0.1%	5,151	-103
Kennewick, WA	4.9%	0.0%	7,089	-169
Longview, WA	5.5%	0.1%	2,605	-24
Mount Vernon, WA	5.2%	0.0%	3,244	-64
Olympia, WA	4.4%	0.0%	6,236	-110
Seattle, WA	5.3%	2.2%	113,034	45,075
Spokane, WA	4.9%	0.0%	13,557	-319
Walla Walla, WA	4.3%	-0.2%	1,396	-55
Wenatchee, WA	4.5%	-0.1%	3,038	-103
Yakima, WA	5.9%	-0.2%	7,975	-292
Beckley, WV	6.3%	1.2%	3,044	606
Charleston, WV	5.8%	1.0%	5,552	1,090
Huntington, WV	5.9%	1.0%	8,840	1,536
Morgantown, WV	4.5%	0.8%	3,234	623
Parkersburg, WV	6.5%	1.3%	2,622	543
Wheeling, WV	6.9%	1.0%	4,589	721
Appleton, WI	2.8%	-0.2%	3,692	-194
Eau Claire, WI	3.3%	-0.2%	3,042	-158
Fond du Lac, WI	2.9%	-0.1%	1,675	-66
Green Bay, WI	3.0%	-0.2%	5,255	-337
Janesville, WI	4.0%	-0.1%	3,383	-100
La Crosse, WI	2.9%	-0.1%	2,192	-77
Madison, WI	2.5%	-0.1%	9,724	-338
Milwaukee, WI	3.5%	-0.1%	28,557	-1,224
Oshkosh, WI	3.0%	-0.1%	2,710	-126
Racine, WI	4.1%	-0.2%	4,037	-212
Sheboygan, WI	2.8%	-0.1%	1,732	-66
Wausau, WI	2.8%	-0.2%	2,070	-119
Casper, WY	4.2%	0.1%	1,638	20
Cheyenne, WY	3.7%	0.3%	1,814	140