Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The March 2018 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 2018 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	March 2018 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.5%	0.0%	2,070	1
Auburn, AL	3.6%	0.1%	2,691	104
Birmingham, AL	3.4%	0.1%	18,500	700
Daphne, AL	3.5%	0.2%	3,222	154
Decatur, AL	3.7%	0.2%	2,523	105
Dothan, AL	3.9%	-0.1%	2,438	-14
Florence, AL	4.3%	0.3%	2,753	165
Gadsden, AL	4.0%	-0.1%	1,742	-4
Huntsville, AL	3.3%	0.0%	7,281	157
Mobile, AL	4.7%	0.1%	8,764	136
Montgomery, AL	3.9%	0.1%	6,721	202
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.7%	-0.1%	4,285	2
Anchorage, AK	6.6%	-0.1%	13,430	-173
Fairbanks, AK	6.3%	0.0%	2,923	-36
Flagstaff, AZ	5.4%	-0.2%	4,158	-188
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.7%	-0.2%	4,786	-221
Phoenix, AZ	4.2%	-0.2%	99,768	-5,029
Prescott, AZ	4.4%	-0.2%	4,558	-205
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.7%	-0.2%	2,803	-97
Tucson, AZ	4.6%	-0.1%	21,964	-908
Yuma, AZ	17.4%	0.3%	16,503	200
Fayetteville, AR	2.9%	0.1%	7,840	239
Fort Smith, AR	4.2%	0.1%	4,963	74
Hot Springs, AR	4.3%	0.2%	1,743	78
Jonesboro, AR	3.2%	0.1%	2,072	53
Little Rock, AR	3.5%	0.1%	12,609	423
Pine Bluff, AR	5.3%	0.3%	1,872	122
Bakersfield, CA	8.0%	-0.2%	30,790	-924
Chico, CA	4.7%	-0.2%	4,759	-237
El Centro, CA	17.3%	-0.6%	12,442	-543
Fresno, CA	7.4%	-0.2%	33,287	-927
Hanford, CA	7.4%	-0.3%	4,318	-147
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	-0.2%	269,809	-11,246
Madera, CA	6.8%	-0.3%	4,181	-202
Merced, CA	8.1%	-0.1%	9,358	-100
Modesto, CA	6.2%	-0.2%	15,031	-624
Napa, CA	2.9%	-0.2%	2,148	-110
Oxnard, CA	3.7%	-0.2%	15,863	-823
Redding, CA	4.6%	0.0%	3,402	-50
Riverside, CA	4.2%	-0.2%	84,911	-5,232
Sacramento, CA	3.7%	-0.1%	39,677	-1,642
Salinas, CA	6.4%	-0.2%	14,247	-315
San Diego, CA	3.2%	-0.2%	51,353	-3,220
San Francisco, CA	2.6%	-0.2%	67,804	-5,335
San Jose, CA	2.6%	-0.2%	28,363	-1,981
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.8%	-0.2%	4,017	-323
Santa Cruz, CA	4.4%	-0.1%	6,395	-103
Santa Maria, CA	3.9%	-0.1%	8,383	-250
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6%	-0.2%	6,954	-445
Stockton, CA	5.9%	-0.2%	19,234	-729
Vallejo, CA	3.8%	-0.2%	8,025	-426
Visalia, CA	9.4%	-0.3%	19,336	-608
Yuba City, CA	6.8%	-0.2%	5,079	-135
Boulder, CO	2.4%	-0.2%	4,666	-270
Colorado Springs, CO	3.2%	-0.3%	11,245	-922
Denver, CO	2.6%	-0.2%	42,497	-3,658
Fort Collins, CO	2.3%	-0.2%	4,667	-322
Grand Junction, CO	3.7%	-0.3%	2,824	-181
Greeley, CO	2.5%	-0.2%	3,993	-347
Pueblo, CO	4.2%	-0.3%	3,148	-250
Bridgeport, CT	4.4%	-0.1%	20,331	-731
Danbury, CT	3.6%	-0.1%	3,811	-157
Hartford, CT	4.5%	-0.2%	27,906	-1,413
New Haven, CT	4.4%	-0.2%	14,260	-600
Norwich, CT	4.5%	-0.1%	6,421	-305
Waterbury, CT	5.6%	-0.3%	6,245	-273
Dover, DE	4.3%	-0.2%	3,390	-134
Salisbury, MD	5.4%	0.0%	10,281	-87
Washington, DC	3.6%	0.1%	122,647	3,407
Cape Coral, FL	3.6%	0.0%	12,384	108
Crestview, FL	3.1%	0.0%	4,061	70
Deltona, FL	4.1%	0.1%	12,316	156
Gainesville, FL	3.6%	0.0%	5,151	15
Homosassa Springs, FL	5.5%	0.1%	2,629	29
Jacksonville, FL	3.6%	0.0%	28,108	200
Lakeland, FL	4.5%	0.1%	13,320	144
Miami, FL	4.3%	0.1%	134,755	761
Naples, FL	3.9%	0.0%	6,805	14
North Port, FL	3.6%	0.0%	13,147	17
Ocala, FL	4.6%	0.1%	6,178	47
Orlando, FL	3.5%	0.0%	46,394	104
Palm Bay, FL	3.9%	0.0%	10,561	151
Panama City, FL	3.8%	0.1%	3,618	9
Pensacola, FL	3.8%	0.0%	8,556	-9
Port St Lucie, FL	4.7%	0.0%	10,021	84
Punta Gorda, FL	4.2%	0.0%	2,985	34
Sebastian, FL	5.1%	0.1%	3,266	52
Sebring, FL	5.6%	0.1%	1,974	11
Tallahassee, FL	3.8%	0.1%	7,297	114
Tampa, FL	3.7%	0.1%	56,856	688
The Villages, FL	5.5%	0.0%	1,678	-2
Albany, GA	5.0%	-0.1%	3,441	-77
Athens, GA	4.0%	-0.1%	4,226	-52
Atlanta, GA	4.1%	-0.1%	127,695	-2,012
Augusta, GA	4.7%	-0.1%	12,960	-116
Brunswick, GA	4.2%	-0.1%	2,279	-23
Columbus, GA	5.1%	-0.1%	6,454	-132
Dalton, GA	5.3%	-0.2%	3,297	-135
Gainesville, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	3,550	-117
Hinesville, GA	4.8%	0.0%	1,629	-13
Macon, GA	4.7%	-0.1%	5,034	-118
Rome, GA	4.5%	-0.2%	2,032	-76
Savannah, GA	4.0%	-0.1%	7,490	-192
Valdosta, GA	4.3%	-0.1%	2,868	-40
Warner Robins, GA	4.4%	-0.2%	3,832	-126
Kahului, HI	2.0%	-0.1%	1,732	-60
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.0%	0.0%	9,467	90
Boise City, ID	2.7%	0.0%	9,427	-245
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.4%	-0.1%	2,583	-77
Idaho Falls, ID	2.4%	0.0%	1,648	1
Lewiston, ID	3.0%	-0.1%	976	-14
Pocatello, ID	2.6%	-0.2%	1,095	-96
Bloomington, IL	3.6%	0.3%	3,488	330
Carbondale, IL	4.4%	0.5%	2,568	295
Champaign, IL	3.8%	0.3%	4,559	375
Chicago, IL	4.3%	-0.4%	209,604	-23,082
Danville, IL	5.5%	0.4%	1,887	184
Davenport, IA	3.8%	0.1%	7,334	240
Decatur, IL	5.0%	0.4%	2,478	186
Kankakee, IL	4.5%	0.4%	2,599	269
Peoria, IL	4.7%	0.2%	8,430	491
Rockford, IL	4.5%	0.3%	7,492	511
Springfield, IL	3.8%	0.3%	4,169	374
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	-0.1%	2,572	-46
Columbus, IN	2.1%	-0.2%	963	-85
Elkhart, IN	2.2%	-0.1%	2,563	-90
Evansville, IN	2.8%	-0.1%	4,562	-84
Fort Wayne, IN	2.8%	-0.2%	6,075	-291
Indianapolis, IN	2.8%	-0.1%	29,813	-686
Kokomo, IN	3.1%	-0.1%	1,235	-20
Lafayette, IN	3.0%	-0.1%	3,317	-122
Michigan City, IN	3.9%	0.0%	1,858	-11
Muncie, IN	3.6%	-0.1%	1,970	-60
South Bend, IN	3.4%	-0.1%	5,451	-88
Terre Haute, IN	3.8%	-0.2%	2,926	-136
Ames, IA	1.7%	0.0%	984	-2
Cedar Rapids, IA	3.0%	-0.1%	4,272	-189
Des Moines, IA	2.7%	0.0%	9,227	-180
Dubuque, IA	2.6%	-0.1%	1,390	-70
Iowa City, IA	2.1%	-0.1%	2,072	-58
Sioux City, IA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,628	-123
Waterloo, IA	3.0%	-0.2%	2,625	-167
Lawrence, KS	3.1%	0.1%	2,016	45
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.1%	1,310	28
Topeka, KS	3.3%	0.0%	3,952	-27
Wichita, KS	3.9%	0.1%	11,760	114
Bowling Green, KY	3.6%	0.0%	3,031	2
Elizabethtown, KY	3.9%	0.0%	2,635	6
Lexington, KY	3.2%	0.1%	8,665	158
Louisville, KY	3.4%	0.0%	22,748	246
Owensboro, KY	3.9%	0.0%	2,229	52
Alexandria, LA	4.9%	0.2%	3,195	135
Baton Rouge, LA	4.0%	0.2%	17,042	903
Hammond, LA	4.8%	0.2%	2,742	117
Houma, LA	4.5%	0.2%	4,009	103
Lafayette, LA	4.6%	0.2%	9,932	383
Lake Charles, LA	3.4%	0.1%	4,028	172
Monroe, LA	4.8%	0.3%	3,910	228
New Orleans, LA	4.2%	0.2%	25,192	926
Shreveport, LA	4.7%	0.3%	9,078	681
Bangor, ME	2.5%	-0.1%	1,777	-75
Lewiston, ME	2.3%	0.0%	1,262	-21
Portland, ME	2.2%	0.0%	4,516	-7
Baltimore, MD	4.6%	0.2%	68,851	2,253
California, MD	4.5%	0.1%	2,482	51
Cumberland, MD	5.9%	0.3%	2,622	120
Hagerstown, MD	4.5%	0.0%	5,895	-57
Barnstable Town, MA	4.3%	0.1%	5,432	86
Boston, MA	3.2%	0.0%	88,861	2,088
Leominster, MA	4.2%	0.1%	3,330	43
New Bedford, MA	5.3%	0.0%	4,575	77
Pittsfield, MA	4.4%	0.1%	1,910	35
Springfield, MA	4.3%	0.1%	16,217	522
Worcester, MA	3.8%	0.0%	13,824	275
Ann Arbor, MI	3.4%	-0.4%	6,660	-637
Battle Creek, MI	4.9%	-0.2%	3,118	-145
Bay City, MI	5.5%	-0.3%	2,827	-144
Detroit, MI	4.5%	0.0%	94,183	-724
Flint, MI	5.7%	-0.2%	10,361	-476
Grand Rapids, MI	3.3%	-0.4%	19,146	-2,155
Jackson, MI	4.5%	-0.3%	3,389	-233
Kalamazoo, MI	4.4%	-0.2%	7,422	-451
Lansing, MI	3.9%	-0.5%	9,781	-1,294
Midland, MI	4.8%	-0.2%	1,928	-89
Monroe, MI	4.4%	-0.6%	3,361	-462
Muskegon, MI	5.3%	-0.3%	4,183	-185
Niles, MI	5.0%	-0.2%	3,715	-167
Saginaw, MI	5.5%	-0.3%	4,794	-266
Duluth, MN	3.9%	-0.1%	5,659	-226
Mankato, MN	2.6%	0.0%	1,621	14
Minneapolis, MN	2.9%	0.0%	57,753	-82
Rochester, MN	2.7%	-0.1%	3,313	-166
St Cloud, MN	3.2%	-0.1%	3,641	-61
Gulfport, MS	4.6%	0.0%	7,524	61
Hattiesburg, MS	3.9%	0.0%	2,714	10
Jackson, MS	4.0%	0.1%	10,788	158
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.3%	0.0%	1,585	17
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.0%	2,333	-39
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	0.0%	2,062	-17
Joplin, MO	3.0%	-0.1%	2,545	-56
Kansas City, MO	3.4%	-0.1%	38,869	-520
St Joseph, MO	3.1%	0.1%	2,007	73
St Louis, MO	3.4%	0.0%	50,380	1,427
Springfield, MO	2.9%	0.0%	6,655	-8
Billings, MT	3.7%	-0.1%	3,247	-100
Great Falls, MT	4.0%	-0.1%	1,532	-36
Missoula, MT	3.6%	-0.3%	2,265	-136
Grand Island, NE	2.9%	-0.2%	1,288	-81
Lincoln, NE	2.4%	0.1%	4,282	145
Omaha, NE	2.8%	0.1%	13,375	434
Carson City, NV	5.1%	0.0%	1,344	22
Las Vegas, NV	5.2%	0.0%	56,594	-130
Reno, NV	3.9%	0.1%	9,557	111
Dover, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,913	56
Manchester, NH	2.5%	0.1%	2,923	72
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.1%	1,717	68
Atlantic City, NJ	6.4%	0.0%	7,801	39
Ocean City, NJ	9.1%	0.1%	4,364	69
Trenton, NJ	3.9%	0.0%	7,787	-80
Vineland, NJ	7.0%	0.1%	4,603	6
Albuquerque, NM	4.9%	-0.2%	21,053	-729
Farmington, NM	5.7%	-0.2%	3,010	-153
Las Cruces, NM	6.2%	-0.3%	5,819	-229
Santa Fe, NM	4.3%	-0.2%	3,171	-121
Albany, NY	4.5%	0.0%	20,086	-23
Binghamton, NY	5.7%	-0.1%	6,138	-98
Buffalo, NY	5.4%	0.0%	29,622	-76
Elmira, NY	5.6%	0.0%	1,971	-7
Glens Falls, NY	5.1%	-0.1%	3,078	-62
Ithaca, NY	4.3%	0.0%	2,174	-27
Kingston, NY	4.7%	0.0%	4,125	-49
New York, NY	4.3%	0.1%	433,783	5,491
Rochester, NY	5.1%	0.0%	26,492	50
Syracuse, NY	5.3%	0.0%	15,966	-35
Utica, NY	5.4%	0.0%	6,921	10
Watertown, NY	6.7%	-0.1%	3,035	-48
Asheville, NC	3.4%	0.1%	8,027	222
Burlington, NC	4.1%	0.0%	3,314	13
Charlotte, NC	4.2%	0.0%	55,872	276
Durham, NC	3.9%	0.0%	11,644	97
Fayetteville, NC	5.7%	0.0%	8,386	10
Goldsboro, NC	4.9%	0.1%	2,602	14
Greensboro, NC	4.6%	0.0%	17,225	33
Greenville, NC	4.9%	0.0%	4,380	-15
Hickory, NC	3.9%	0.2%	6,815	310
Jacksonville, NC	5.0%	0.1%	3,197	47
New Bern, NC	4.6%	0.1%	2,392	38
Raleigh, NC	3.9%	0.1%	27,322	239
Rocky Mount, NC	6.4%	0.0%	4,160	-16
Wilmington, NC	4.2%	0.1%	6,127	170
Winston, NC	4.2%	0.0%	13,784	174
Bismarck, ND	2.9%	0.0%	2,003	-14
Fargo, ND	2.5%	0.0%	3,459	-2
Grand Forks, ND	2.6%	-0.2%	1,485	-68
Akron, OH	4.2%	0.0%	15,231	-163
Canton, OH	4.6%	0.1%	9,214	118
Cincinnati, OH	3.6%	0.0%	39,610	-336
Cleveland, OH	4.9%	-0.2%	50,546	-1,984
Columbus, OH	3.3%	-0.1%	36,480	-656
Dayton, OH	3.7%	-0.2%	14,730	-448
Lima, OH	4.1%	-0.1%	2,015	-26
Mansfield, OH	4.6%	-0.1%	2,474	-52
Springfield, OH	3.8%	0.0%	2,446	8
Toledo, OH	4.4%	-0.1%	13,234	-286
Weirton, WV	6.0%	-0.1%	3,050	-15
Youngstown, OH	5.4%	-0.3%	13,134	-847
Lawton, OK	4.2%	0.1%	2,227	84
Oklahoma City, OK	3.6%	0.1%	24,598	669
Tulsa, OK	3.9%	0.0%	19,026	244
Albany, OR	4.7%	-0.1%	2,806	-54
Bend, OR	4.3%	0.1%	4,110	43
Corvallis, OR	3.1%	0.0%	1,513	-13
Eugene, OR	4.3%	0.0%	8,045	37
Grants Pass, OR	5.3%	0.3%	1,889	104
Medford, OR	4.8%	0.0%	5,141	-26
Portland, OR	3.7%	0.1%	49,313	1,334
Salem, OR	4.0%	0.0%	8,254	124
Allentown, PA	4.6%	-0.1%	19,852	-787
Altoona, PA	4.1%	-0.1%	2,396	-108
Bloomsburg, PA	4.7%	-0.3%	2,015	-138
Chambersburg, PA	3.8%	-0.3%	2,910	-229
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.7%	-0.2%	4,599	-217
Erie, PA	5.0%	-0.3%	6,492	-450
Gettysburg, PA	3.3%	-0.2%	1,803	-161
Harrisburg, PA	3.7%	-0.3%	10,876	-955
Johnstown, PA	5.2%	-0.2%	3,039	-174
Lancaster, PA	3.3%	-0.3%	9,254	-764
Lebanon, PA	3.8%	-0.3%	2,628	-246
Philadelphia, PA	4.5%	-0.1%	137,619	-5,037
Pittsburgh, PA	4.5%	-0.2%	53,671	-3,569
Reading, PA	4.2%	-0.2%	8,723	-645
Scranton, PA	5.1%	-0.3%	14,142	-784
State College, PA	3.3%	-0.4%	2,605	-278
Williamsport, PA	5.2%	-0.1%	2,914	-92
York, PA	4.0%	-0.3%	9,164	-783
Providence, RI	4.3%	-0.2%	29,978	-1,146
Charleston, SC	3.7%	-0.1%	14,122	-470
Columbia, SC	4.2%	-0.2%	17,085	-747
Florence, SC	4.8%	-0.1%	4,577	-77
Greenville, SC	3.9%	-0.1%	16,721	-429
Hilton Head Island, SC	4.0%	-0.2%	3,547	-134
Myrtle Beach, SC	5.1%	0.0%	10,013	-90
Spartanburg, SC	4.0%	-0.2%	6,456	-193
Sumter, SC	5.4%	0.0%	2,370	-29
Rapid City, SD	3.3%	-0.2%	2,437	-185
Sioux Falls, SD	2.7%	-0.2%	4,125	-201
Chattanooga, TN	3.5%	-0.1%	9,618	-197
Clarksville, TN	4.1%	0.1%	4,601	69
Cleveland, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,047	1
Jackson, TN	3.8%	0.0%	2,420	-36
Johnson City, TN	3.7%	0.0%	3,342	-22
Kingsport, TN	3.7%	0.1%	5,110	102
Knoxville, TN	3.2%	0.0%	13,625	124
Memphis, TN	3.9%	0.0%	25,217	120
Morristown, TN	3.4%	-0.2%	1,787	-94
Nashville, TN	2.7%	0.0%	27,964	508
Abilene, TX	3.6%	0.1%	2,761	82
Amarillo, TX	3.0%	0.2%	3,931	206
Austin, TX	3.1%	0.1%	36,747	1,710
Beaumont, TX	6.9%	0.0%	12,059	-29
Brownsville, TX	6.5%	0.1%	10,927	267
College Station, TX	3.2%	0.1%	4,231	140
Corpus Christi, TX	5.6%	0.1%	11,631	147
Dallas, TX	3.7%	0.2%	142,850	5,396
El Paso, TX	4.5%	0.1%	16,368	412
Houston, TX	4.7%	0.0%	159,035	1,109
Killeen, TX	4.2%	0.2%	7,412	248
Laredo, TX	3.9%	0.1%	4,522	164
Longview, TX	4.6%	0.1%	4,488	81
Lubbock, TX	3.4%	0.3%	5,600	467
McAllen, TX	6.9%	0.0%	24,012	345
Midland, TX	2.5%	0.1%	2,401	50
Odessa, TX	3.2%	0.0%	2,574	-2
San Angelo, TX	3.4%	0.1%	1,880	65
San Antonio, TX	3.5%	0.1%	41,500	1,514
Sherman, TX	3.5%	0.2%	2,205	100
Texarkana, TX	4.7%	0.2%	3,087	158
Tyler, TX	3.8%	0.1%	4,123	113
Victoria, TX	4.4%	0.1%	2,006	25
Waco, TX	3.8%	0.0%	4,824	93
Wichita Falls, TX	3.7%	0.2%	2,411	127
Logan, UT	2.6%	0.0%	1,865	54
Ogden, UT	3.1%	0.0%	10,379	270
Provo, UT	2.8%	0.1%	8,571	384
St George, UT	3.4%	0.2%	2,457	146
Salt Lake City, UT	3.0%	0.2%	20,026	1,142
Burlington, VT	2.2%	0.0%	2,760	-62
Blacksburg, VA	3.2%	0.0%	2,899	22
Charlottesville, VA	2.9%	0.0%	3,580	53
Harrisonburg, VA	3.2%	0.0%	2,121	16
Lynchburg, VA	3.7%	0.0%	4,533	-7
Richmond, VA	3.4%	0.1%	23,108	459
Roanoke, VA	3.3%	0.1%	5,124	161
Staunton, VA	2.8%	-0.1%	1,691	1
Virginia Beach, VA	3.5%	0.1%	29,844	652
Winchester, VA	3.0%	0.0%	2,206	15
Bellingham, WA	5.0%	0.0%	5,507	24
Bremerton, WA	5.1%	0.1%	6,158	114
Kennewick, WA	5.8%	0.2%	8,083	322
Longview, WA	6.4%	0.2%	2,922	87
Mount Vernon, WA	5.4%	0.1%	3,191	98
Olympia, WA	5.1%	0.1%	6,861	155
Seattle, WA	3.9%	-0.2%	81,430	-5,931
Spokane, WA	5.9%	0.1%	15,356	223
Walla Walla, WA	4.9%	0.1%	1,549	30
Wenatchee, WA	5.1%	0.2%	3,347	124
Yakima, WA	6.5%	0.2%	8,448	401
Beckley, WV	5.9%	0.2%	2,689	105
Charleston, WV	5.4%	0.1%	5,141	45
Huntington, WV	5.4%	0.1%	7,916	46
Morgantown, WV	4.3%	0.2%	2,923	77
Parkersburg, WV	5.6%	0.0%	2,163	-18
Wheeling, WV	5.5%	-0.2%	3,596	-93
Appleton, WI	2.4%	0.1%	3,186	82
Eau Claire, WI	2.3%	0.1%	2,130	57
Fond du Lac, WI	2.2%	0.0%	1,314	32
Green Bay, WI	2.3%	0.0%	4,067	-34
Janesville, WI	3.1%	0.0%	2,701	-20
La Crosse, WI	2.6%	0.0%	2,086	1
Madison, WI	2.2%	0.0%	8,703	216
Milwaukee, WI	2.8%	0.0%	23,942	648
Oshkosh, WI	2.4%	0.0%	2,342	75
Racine, WI	3.0%	0.0%	3,007	-41
Sheboygan, WI	2.2%	0.1%	1,403	37
Wausau, WI	2.3%	0.1%	1,772	106
Casper, WY	4.4%	-0.2%	1,741	-63
Cheyenne, WY	3.5%	-0.1%	1,682	-28