Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The August 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	August 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	August 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.7%	-0.2%	1,703	-106
Auburn, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	2,105	-170
Birmingham, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	15,568	-977
Daphne, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	2,748	-162
Decatur, AL	2.7%	-0.2%	1,993	-127
Dothan, AL	3.2%	-0.2%	2,069	-122
Florence, AL	3.6%	-0.2%	2,371	-154
Gadsden, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	1,513	-81
Huntsville, AL	2.6%	-0.2%	5,998	-421
Mobile, AL	3.8%	-0.2%	7,215	-483
Montgomery, AL	3.0%	-0.3%	5,269	-450
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.0%	-0.2%	3,549	-218
Anchorage, AK	5.5%	-0.1%	10,895	-114
Fairbanks, AK	5.4%	-0.1%	2,446	-33
Flagstaff, AZ	5.9%	0.1%	4,556	43
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.1%	0.1%	5,370	89
Phoenix, AZ	4.4%	0.1%	108,962	1,686
Prescott, AZ	4.8%	0.1%	5,132	100
Sierra Vista, AZ	6.1%	0.1%	3,085	61
Tucson, AZ	4.7%	0.0%	23,724	330
Yuma, AZ	17.0%	0.3%	17,091	430
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	6,907	-7
Fort Smith, AR	3.6%	0.1%	4,236	54
Hot Springs, AR	3.6%	0.0%	1,509	4
Jonesboro, AR	2.8%	0.0%	1,854	21
Little Rock, AR	3.1%	0.0%	11,162	62
Pine Bluff, AR	5.1%	0.0%	1,790	-1
Bakersfield, CA	8.0%	0.0%	31,330	-15
Chico, CA	5.0%	-0.1%	5,151	-58
El Centro, CA	18.5%	0.0%	12,984	31
Fresno, CA	7.4%	0.0%	33,526	-215
Hanford, CA	8.0%	0.0%	4,670	-13
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	-0.1%	270,520	-3,327
Madera, CA	7.2%	0.0%	4,413	-6
Merced, CA	8.3%	0.0%	9,562	-4
Modesto, CA	6.2%	0.0%	15,051	17
Napa, CA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,194	-35
Oxnard, CA	3.7%	0.0%	15,439	-399
Redding, CA	4.8%	-0.1%	3,570	-14
Riverside, CA	4.1%	-0.1%	83,789	-1,460
Sacramento, CA	3.7%	0.0%	40,395	-523
Salinas, CA	6.1%	-0.1%	13,788	-194
San Diego, CA	3.2%	-0.1%	51,142	-1,132
San Francisco, CA	2.6%	0.0%	67,494	-1,062
San Jose, CA	2.6%	0.0%	27,952	-377
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.9%	0.0%	4,039	-67
Santa Cruz, CA	4.9%	0.0%	7,026	-6
Santa Maria, CA	3.8%	-0.1%	8,246	-185
Santa Rosa, CA	2.7%	-0.1%	7,092	-126
Stockton, CA	6.0%	0.0%	19,633	-61
Vallejo, CA	3.9%	0.0%	7,993	-153
Visalia, CA	9.8%	0.0%	20,056	-63
Yuba City, CA	7.1%	0.1%	5,287	42
Boulder, CO	2.4%	0.0%	4,750	-92
Colorado Springs, CO	3.3%	-0.1%	11,855	-164
Denver, CO	2.7%	-0.1%	45,617	-781
Fort Collins, CO	2.4%	-0.1%	4,961	-112
Grand Junction, CO	3.6%	-0.1%	2,781	-78
Greeley, CO	2.6%	0.0%	4,353	-53
Pueblo, CO	4.2%	-0.1%	3,223	-66
Bridgeport, CT	3.6%	0.0%	16,638	-220
Danbury, CT	3.0%	0.0%	3,192	-49
Hartford, CT	3.6%	0.0%	22,416	-366
New Haven, CT	3.4%	-0.1%	11,267	-186
Norwich, CT	3.5%	0.0%	4,918	-111
Waterbury, CT	4.4%	-0.1%	4,934	-75
Dover, DE	3.9%	0.2%	3,111	198
Salisbury, MD	4.5%	0.0%	8,745	149
Washington, DC	3.1%	-0.1%	108,529	-1,160
Cape Coral, FL	3.2%	0.0%	11,164	-67
Crestview, FL	2.8%	0.0%	3,579	-7
Deltona, FL	3.6%	0.0%	10,824	-70
Gainesville, FL	3.1%	0.0%	4,508	-6
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.9%	0.0%	2,342	-18
Jacksonville, FL	3.2%	0.0%	24,651	-231
Lakeland, FL	3.8%	0.0%	11,409	-172
Miami, FL	3.2%	0.0%	101,994	-1,216
Naples, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	5,579	-182
North Port, FL	3.2%	0.0%	11,722	-98
Ocala, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	5,422	-35
Orlando, FL	3.0%	0.0%	41,440	-133
Palm Bay, FL	3.3%	0.0%	9,290	-59
Panama City, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	3,599	-128
Pensacola, FL	3.2%	0.0%	7,262	-31
Port St Lucie, FL	3.7%	-0.1%	8,105	-286
Punta Gorda, FL	3.8%	0.0%	2,710	-16
Sebastian, FL	3.7%	-0.2%	2,434	-131
Sebring, FL	4.6%	-0.3%	1,673	-67
Tallahassee, FL	3.2%	0.0%	6,341	-7
Tampa, FL	3.3%	0.0%	50,279	-219
The Villages, FL	4.9%	0.0%	1,547	2
Albany, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	2,816	-66
Athens, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	3,331	-78
Atlanta, GA	3.4%	0.0%	103,818	-1,605
Augusta, GA	3.8%	-0.1%	10,194	-325
Brunswick, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	1,847	-22
Columbus, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	5,188	-131
Dalton, GA	4.4%	-0.1%	2,698	-48
Gainesville, GA	2.8%	-0.1%	2,921	-62
Hinesville, GA	4.0%	0.0%	1,362	2
Macon, GA	3.9%	0.0%	4,020	-51
Rome, GA	3.8%	-0.1%	1,690	-50
Savannah, GA	3.4%	0.0%	6,317	-43
Valdosta, GA	3.6%	0.0%	2,307	-32
Warner Robins, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	3,148	-53
Kahului, HI	2.7%	0.0%	2,229	-74
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.6%	0.0%	11,604	-252
Boise City, ID	2.7%	0.0%	10,207	190
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,814	34
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.0%	1,685	21
Lewiston, ID	3.4%	0.1%	1,062	19
Pocatello, ID	2.8%	0.0%	1,193	-2
Bloomington, IL	3.8%	-0.2%	3,616	-199
Carbondale, IL	4.1%	-0.2%	2,457	-138
Champaign, IL	3.9%	-0.2%	4,652	-302
Chicago, IL	3.7%	-0.1%	182,631	-3,193
Danville, IL	5.2%	-0.2%	1,718	-67
Davenport, IA	4.1%	0.0%	7,956	-105
Decatur, IL	5.2%	-0.2%	2,616	-106
Kankakee, IL	4.8%	-0.3%	2,692	-152
Peoria, IL	4.6%	-0.2%	8,325	-372
Rockford, IL	5.8%	-0.2%	9,878	-205
Springfield, IL	3.9%	-0.2%	4,328	-255
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	-0.1%	2,672	-21
Columbus, IN	2.4%	0.0%	1,106	-15
Elkhart, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	3,527	-69
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,065	-48
Fort Wayne, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	6,669	-97
Indianapolis, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	32,332	-480
Kokomo, IN	4.1%	-0.2%	1,543	-89
Lafayette, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	3,300	-79
Michigan City, IN	4.4%	-0.1%	2,077	-54
Muncie, IN	3.8%	-0.1%	2,066	-37
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	6,057	-26
Terre Haute, IN	4.1%	-0.1%	3,160	-79
Ames, IA	1.6%	0.0%	974	27
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.7%	0.1%	3,955	123
Des Moines, IA	2.5%	0.1%	9,062	150
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.1%	1,345	50
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.0%	1,873	27
Sioux City, IA	2.6%	0.0%	2,469	43
Waterloo, IA	2.9%	0.2%	2,675	210
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	-0.1%	1,906	-18
Manhattan, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,356	-15
Topeka, KS	3.4%	0.0%	4,056	-88
Wichita, KS	3.5%	-0.1%	10,955	-109
Bowling Green, KY	4.1%	0.1%	3,492	82
Elizabethtown, KY	4.3%	0.1%	2,900	62
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,458	183
Louisville, KY	3.9%	0.0%	26,346	278
Owensboro, KY	4.0%	0.1%	2,231	17
Alexandria, LA	4.8%	0.1%	3,000	34
Baton Rouge, LA	4.1%	0.1%	16,923	248
Hammond, LA	5.0%	0.0%	2,723	13
Houma, LA	4.3%	0.0%	3,677	17
Lafayette, LA	4.3%	0.0%	9,096	49
Lake Charles, LA	3.6%	0.1%	4,069	41
Monroe, LA	4.9%	0.0%	3,832	-14
New Orleans, LA	4.0%	0.0%	24,162	-54
Shreveport, LA	4.7%	0.0%	8,726	59
Bangor, ME	2.9%	-0.1%	2,013	-89
Lewiston, ME	2.9%	0.0%	1,590	-41
Portland, ME	2.3%	-0.1%	4,850	-212
Baltimore, MD	3.8%	0.0%	57,539	306
California, MD	3.5%	0.0%	1,975	30
Cumberland, MD	5.5%	0.3%	2,462	109
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	0.0%	4,971	40
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.0%	4,683	7
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	73,726	-419
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,731	-33
New Bedford, MA	4.5%	0.1%	3,894	74
Pittsfield, MA	3.7%	0.1%	1,606	32
Springfield, MA	3.5%	0.0%	13,727	-2
Worcester, MA	3.2%	0.0%	11,552	-66
Ann Arbor, MI	3.0%	0.0%	5,855	-9
Battle Creek, MI	4.1%	0.0%	2,617	36
Bay City, MI	4.6%	0.0%	2,328	25
Detroit, MI	4.5%	-0.1%	97,607	-2,032
Flint, MI	5.0%	0.0%	9,288	21
Grand Rapids, MI	2.9%	0.0%	17,224	474
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.0%	2,842	22
Kalamazoo, MI	3.6%	0.0%	6,166	89
Lansing, MI	3.3%	0.0%	8,369	182
Midland, MI	3.8%	0.1%	1,528	18
Monroe, MI	4.1%	-0.1%	3,117	-69
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,314	15
Niles, MI	4.2%	0.1%	3,074	39
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	0.0%	4,146	14
Duluth, MN	4.1%	0.1%	5,824	86
Mankato, MN	2.8%	0.0%	1,739	14
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	61,178	-293
Rochester, MN	2.9%	0.0%	3,596	1
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.0%	3,774	-30
Gulfport, MS	5.3%	0.2%	8,665	278
Hattiesburg, MS	4.5%	0.1%	3,186	92
Jackson, MS	4.6%	0.2%	12,418	389
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,493	4
Columbia, MO	2.3%	-0.1%	2,280	-39
Jefferson City, MO	2.7%	0.0%	1,971	-21
Joplin, MO	2.9%	-0.1%	2,488	-69
Kansas City, MO	3.2%	-0.1%	37,007	-669
St Joseph, MO	3.0%	-0.1%	1,901	-49
St Louis, MO	3.3%	-0.1%	48,299	-1,259
Springfield, MO	2.7%	0.0%	6,365	41
Billings, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,694	-42
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,245	-11
Missoula, MT	3.0%	-0.1%	1,939	-23
Grand Island, NE	3.2%	0.0%	1,428	2
Lincoln, NE	2.8%	0.0%	5,233	66
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.0%	15,204	145
Carson City, NV	4.2%	0.1%	1,113	28
Las Vegas, NV	4.3%	0.0%	48,606	693
Reno, NV	3.3%	0.1%	8,705	130
Dover, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,961	14
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.1%	2,882	40
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,737	10
Atlantic City, NJ	4.7%	0.0%	5,655	5
Ocean City, NJ	6.6%	-0.1%	3,161	-8
Trenton, NJ	2.9%	0.0%	5,750	-30
Vineland, NJ	5.0%	-0.1%	3,275	-13
Albuquerque, NM	4.7%	0.0%	20,532	-21
Farmington, NM	5.5%	0.0%	2,939	0
Las Cruces, NM	5.7%	0.0%	5,583	9
Santa Fe, NM	4.1%	0.0%	3,075	-6
Albany, NY	3.5%	0.1%	15,655	452
Binghamton, NY	4.5%	0.2%	4,729	164
Buffalo, NY	4.2%	0.2%	22,567	809
Elmira, NY	4.1%	0.2%	1,430	54
Glens Falls, NY	4.2%	0.2%	2,490	85
Ithaca, NY	3.4%	0.1%	1,725	54
Kingston, NY	3.5%	0.0%	3,156	75
New York, NY	3.6%	-0.1%	361,248	-1,756
Rochester, NY	4.0%	0.2%	20,464	626
Syracuse, NY	4.0%	0.1%	12,385	366
Utica, NY	4.3%	0.1%	5,537	178
Watertown, NY	5.4%	0.3%	2,357	88
Asheville, NC	3.3%	0.0%	8,088	69
Burlington, NC	4.0%	0.0%	3,265	6
Charlotte, NC	3.7%	-0.1%	51,529	-185
Durham, NC	3.7%	0.0%	11,162	5
Fayetteville, NC	5.3%	-0.1%	8,076	-5
Goldsboro, NC	4.4%	0.0%	2,341	-2
Greensboro, NC	4.3%	0.0%	16,054	50
Greenville, NC	4.5%	0.0%	4,085	12
Hickory, NC	4.0%	0.1%	6,986	73
Jacksonville, NC	4.9%	0.0%	3,238	34
New Bern, NC	4.4%	0.0%	2,294	-4
Raleigh, NC	3.6%	0.0%	26,406	48
Rocky Mount, NC	5.5%	0.0%	3,600	41
Wilmington, NC	3.9%	0.0%	5,966	-8
Winston, NC	3.9%	0.0%	13,020	55
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,754	-16
Fargo, ND	2.4%	0.0%	3,239	-25
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,475	-20
Akron, OH	4.2%	0.1%	15,187	325
Canton, OH	4.4%	0.1%	8,777	147
Cincinnati, OH	3.6%	0.0%	41,564	956
Cleveland, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	44,068	-515
Columbus, OH	3.5%	0.1%	38,073	976
Dayton, OH	4.0%	0.1%	15,376	430
Lima, OH	3.9%	0.0%	1,901	40
Mansfield, OH	4.3%	0.1%	2,302	39
Springfield, OH	4.1%	0.1%	2,607	43
Toledo, OH	4.3%	-0.1%	13,168	-35
Weirton, WV	5.3%	0.0%	2,684	34
Youngstown, OH	5.6%	0.1%	13,439	216
Lawton, OK	3.6%	0.0%	1,863	36
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	0.1%	20,408	223
Tulsa, OK	3.3%	0.1%	15,537	124
Albany, OR	4.7%	0.1%	2,744	33
Bend, OR	4.2%	0.0%	4,061	42
Corvallis, OR	3.2%	0.1%	1,545	32
Eugene, OR	4.4%	0.1%	7,981	163
Grants Pass, OR	5.3%	0.1%	1,924	47
Medford, OR	4.7%	0.0%	5,010	46
Portland, OR	3.9%	0.1%	51,342	1,432
Salem, OR	4.3%	0.1%	8,748	246
Allentown, PA	4.0%	0.1%	17,638	446
Altoona, PA	4.1%	0.2%	2,502	142
Bloomsburg, PA	4.0%	0.0%	1,716	7
Chambersburg, PA	3.5%	0.2%	2,733	109
East Stroudsburg, PA	4.9%	0.2%	4,026	121
Erie, PA	4.1%	0.1%	5,259	81
Gettysburg, PA	2.9%	0.0%	1,622	31
Harrisburg, PA	3.4%	0.1%	10,164	381
Johnstown, PA	4.8%	0.1%	2,837	109
Lancaster, PA	3.2%	0.1%	9,031	336
Lebanon, PA	3.5%	0.1%	2,526	97
Philadelphia, PA	3.7%	0.0%	116,841	2,950
Pittsburgh, PA	3.9%	0.1%	46,794	784
Reading, PA	4.0%	0.2%	8,537	333
Scranton, PA	4.8%	0.1%	13,222	258
State College, PA	2.9%	0.0%	2,346	-14
Williamsport, PA	4.3%	0.1%	2,447	83
York, PA	3.5%	0.1%	8,176	199
Providence, RI	3.6%	0.0%	24,949	254
Charleston, SC	2.7%	-0.1%	10,449	-658
Columbia, SC	3.0%	-0.2%	12,022	-799
Florence, SC	3.5%	-0.2%	3,420	-181
Greenville, SC	2.8%	-0.2%	12,339	-742
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.0%	-0.1%	2,699	-136
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.4%	-0.1%	9,126	-97
Spartanburg, SC	2.9%	-0.2%	4,740	-254
Sumter, SC	3.7%	-0.1%	1,647	-87
Rapid City, SD	3.1%	0.0%	2,367	36
Sioux Falls, SD	2.5%	0.1%	3,874	46
Chattanooga, TN	3.4%	0.0%	9,465	-24
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	0.0%	4,990	36
Cleveland, TN	3.7%	0.1%	2,146	9
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,346	2
Johnson City, TN	3.8%	0.0%	3,553	-4
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	-0.1%	5,159	-25
Knoxville, TN	3.3%	0.0%	14,261	-55
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.0%	27,652	251
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.0%	2,084	24
Nashville, TN	2.7%	0.0%	28,722	-134
Abilene, TX	2.9%	-0.1%	2,257	-21
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,290	-16
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	31,345	-342
Beaumont, TX	5.4%	0.1%	9,439	61
Brownsville, TX	5.3%	0.0%	8,709	-65
College Station, TX	2.6%	-0.1%	3,557	-22
Corpus Christi, TX	4.1%	-0.1%	8,596	-83
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	123,295	-1,147
El Paso, TX	3.7%	0.0%	13,429	-62
Houston, TX	3.6%	0.0%	123,860	-937
Killeen, TX	3.6%	-0.1%	6,428	-90
Laredo, TX	3.5%	-0.1%	4,176	-19
Longview, TX	3.5%	-0.1%	3,409	-45
Lubbock, TX	2.7%	0.0%	4,370	-54
McAllen, TX	5.9%	0.0%	20,726	55
Midland, TX	2.0%	0.1%	2,096	28
Odessa, TX	2.4%	0.0%	2,110	41
San Angelo, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,600	-14
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.0%	35,593	-260
Sherman, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,845	-1
Texarkana, TX	4.2%	-0.1%	2,723	-52
Tyler, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	3,505	-48
Victoria, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	1,488	-22
Waco, TX	3.1%	-0.1%	3,968	-48
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,018	-11
Logan, UT	2.3%	-0.1%	1,667	-31
Ogden, UT	2.8%	-0.1%	9,462	-195
Provo, UT	2.6%	0.0%	8,010	-92
St George, UT	3.2%	0.0%	2,431	15
Salt Lake City, UT	2.8%	0.0%	18,385	-159
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,149	2
Blacksburg, VA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,628	-44
Charlottesville, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	3,109	-72
Harrisonburg, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	1,794	-46
Lynchburg, VA	3.2%	-0.1%	3,987	-47
Richmond, VA	2.9%	-0.1%	20,089	-359
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	4,362	-83
Staunton, VA	2.6%	0.0%	1,568	-5
Virginia Beach, VA	3.1%	0.0%	26,459	-525
Winchester, VA	2.7%	0.0%	1,969	-36
Bellingham, WA	5.3%	0.1%	6,186	185
Bremerton, WA	5.0%	0.0%	6,448	135
Kennewick, WA	5.9%	0.0%	8,670	109
Longview, WA	6.6%	0.1%	3,130	73
Mount Vernon, WA	5.9%	0.2%	3,688	107
Olympia, WA	5.2%	0.1%	7,456	176
Seattle, WA	3.6%	0.0%	76,824	-374
Spokane, WA	5.9%	0.1%	16,354	327
Walla Walla, WA	5.4%	0.2%	1,731	50
Wenatchee, WA	5.3%	0.1%	3,657	97
Yakima, WA	7.5%	0.1%	9,946	71
Beckley, WV	4.9%	0.0%	2,232	7
Charleston, WV	4.5%	0.0%	4,192	-16
Huntington, WV	4.9%	0.0%	7,165	14
Morgantown, WV	3.7%	-0.1%	2,554	-36
Parkersburg, WV	5.0%	0.0%	1,930	-21
Wheeling, WV	4.8%	0.0%	3,279	3
Appleton, WI	2.8%	0.2%	3,598	154
Eau Claire, WI	3.1%	0.2%	2,865	164
Fond du Lac, WI	2.7%	0.1%	1,563	92
Green Bay, WI	3.0%	0.2%	5,260	360
Janesville, WI	3.4%	0.1%	2,922	135
La Crosse, WI	2.7%	0.0%	2,146	42
Madison, WI	2.4%	0.1%	9,123	293
Milwaukee, WI	3.3%	0.2%	26,974	1,190
Oshkosh, WI	2.7%	0.1%	2,537	122
Racine, WI	3.8%	0.3%	3,743	233
Sheboygan, WI	2.5%	0.1%	1,586	80
Wausau, WI	2.7%	0.1%	1,990	91
Casper, WY	3.9%	0.0%	1,545	19
Cheyenne, WY	3.6%	0.1%	1,703	31