Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The October 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	October 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	October 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.3%	-0.2%	1,527	-83
Auburn, AL	2.4%	-0.2%	1,881	-105
Birmingham, AL	2.5%	-0.1%	14,060	-746
Daphne, AL	2.5%	-0.2%	2,460	-145
Decatur, AL	2.5%	-0.1%	1,812	-76
Dothan, AL	2.9%	-0.1%	1,825	-117
Florence, AL	3.2%	-0.2%	2,151	-103
Gadsden, AL	3.1%	-0.1%	1,379	-59
Huntsville, AL	2.3%	-0.2%	5,399	-281
Mobile, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	6,553	-306
Montgomery, AL	2.6%	-0.2%	4,671	-282
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.6%	-0.2%	3,157	-183
Anchorage, AK	5.5%	0.0%	10,731	-125
Fairbanks, AK	5.4%	0.0%	2,430	-18
Flagstaff, AZ	5.6%	-0.1%	4,389	-89
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.8%	-0.2%	5,155	-116
Phoenix, AZ	4.1%	-0.1%	104,130	-2,364
Prescott, AZ	4.5%	-0.1%	4,914	-110
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.8%	-0.2%	2,972	-64
Tucson, AZ	4.5%	-0.1%	22,603	-541
Yuma, AZ	16.9%	-0.2%	16,936	-307
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	6,964	65
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	0.1%	4,337	63
Hot Springs, AR	3.7%	0.0%	1,524	14
Jonesboro, AR	2.9%	0.0%	1,931	49
Little Rock, AR	3.2%	0.0%	11,482	198
Pine Bluff, AR	5.2%	0.1%	1,821	21
Bakersfield, CA	7.7%	-0.2%	30,048	-548
Chico, CA	4.8%	-0.1%	4,940	-73
El Centro, CA	19.2%	0.2%	13,739	297
Fresno, CA	7.1%	-0.1%	32,179	-611
Hanford, CA	7.8%	-0.1%	4,515	-69
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	0.0%	269,795	573
Madera, CA	6.9%	-0.1%	4,276	-68
Merced, CA	8.0%	-0.1%	9,322	-83
Modesto, CA	6.0%	-0.1%	14,592	-201
Napa, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	2,078	-50
Oxnard, CA	3.4%	-0.1%	14,457	-401
Redding, CA	4.7%	0.0%	3,447	-37
Riverside, CA	3.9%	0.0%	79,658	-1,621
Sacramento, CA	3.5%	-0.1%	38,114	-913
Salinas, CA	5.8%	-0.1%	13,125	-244
San Diego, CA	3.0%	-0.1%	48,185	-1,261
San Francisco, CA	2.5%	0.0%	64,213	-1,218
San Jose, CA	2.4%	-0.1%	26,625	-508
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.7%	-0.1%	3,815	-86
Santa Cruz, CA	4.8%	-0.1%	6,894	-52
Santa Maria, CA	3.6%	-0.1%	7,800	-191
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6%	0.0%	6,710	-165
Stockton, CA	5.8%	-0.1%	18,937	-256
Vallejo, CA	3.6%	-0.1%	7,544	-173
Visalia, CA	9.5%	-0.1%	19,411	-281
Yuba City, CA	6.9%	-0.1%	5,157	-51
Boulder, CO	2.3%	0.0%	4,509	-95
Colorado Springs, CO	3.2%	0.0%	11,382	-118
Denver, CO	2.6%	0.0%	43,363	-697
Fort Collins, CO	2.3%	0.0%	4,693	-105
Grand Junction, CO	3.3%	-0.1%	2,576	-78
Greeley, CO	2.5%	0.0%	4,177	-50
Pueblo, CO	4.0%	-0.1%	3,061	-53
Bridgeport, CT	3.6%	0.0%	16,943	294
Danbury, CT	3.0%	0.0%	3,260	64
Hartford, CT	3.7%	0.1%	22,947	450
New Haven, CT	3.5%	0.1%	11,496	215
Norwich, CT	3.5%	0.0%	5,001	83
Waterbury, CT	4.5%	0.1%	5,026	87
Dover, DE	4.2%	0.1%	3,351	120
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	0.0%	8,784	0
Washington, DC	3.0%	-0.1%	105,306	-1,379
Cape Coral, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	10,654	-227
Crestview, FL	2.6%	-0.1%	3,415	-85
Deltona, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	10,395	-192
Gainesville, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	4,386	-55
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.6%	-0.1%	2,236	-46
Jacksonville, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	23,868	-280
Lakeland, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	10,837	-233
Miami, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	98,120	-1,653
Naples, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	5,129	-172
North Port, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	11,023	-278
Ocala, FL	3.7%	-0.1%	5,165	-112
Orlando, FL	2.9%	-0.1%	40,042	-558
Palm Bay, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	8,899	-172
Panama City, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	3,326	-129
Pensacola, FL	3.1%	0.0%	7,036	-84
Port St Lucie, FL	3.4%	-0.1%	7,492	-227
Punta Gorda, FL	3.5%	-0.1%	2,560	-74
Sebastian, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	2,224	-66
Sebring, FL	4.1%	-0.3%	1,507	-70
Tallahassee, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	6,188	-66
Tampa, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	48,418	-811
The Villages, FL	4.5%	-0.2%	1,448	-50
Albany, GA	4.0%	-0.1%	2,665	-81
Athens, GA	3.1%	-0.1%	3,095	-99
Atlanta, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	97,512	-2,917
Augusta, GA	3.4%	-0.2%	9,164	-486
Brunswick, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	1,803	-39
Columbus, GA	3.9%	-0.2%	4,828	-191
Dalton, GA	4.3%	0.0%	2,624	8
Gainesville, GA	2.6%	-0.1%	2,718	-100
Hinesville, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	1,305	-39
Macon, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	3,747	-134
Rome, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	1,597	-40
Savannah, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	6,006	-162
Valdosta, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	2,183	-55
Warner Robins, GA	3.3%	-0.2%	2,895	-149
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,180	2
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.5%	0.0%	11,256	-152
Boise City, ID	2.7%	0.0%	10,289	49
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,814	6
Idaho Falls, ID	2.4%	0.1%	1,725	22
Lewiston, ID	3.4%	0.0%	1,065	7
Pocatello, ID	2.7%	-0.1%	1,175	-10
Bloomington, IL	3.7%	-0.1%	3,520	-41
Carbondale, IL	3.9%	-0.1%	2,392	-20
Champaign, IL	3.7%	-0.1%	4,466	-60
Chicago, IL	3.7%	0.0%	183,134	1,265
Danville, IL	5.1%	0.0%	1,692	-12
Davenport, IA	4.0%	-0.1%	7,920	-38
Decatur, IL	5.1%	0.0%	2,555	-27
Kankakee, IL	4.7%	0.0%	2,632	-9
Peoria, IL	4.5%	0.0%	8,048	-133
Rockford, IL	5.7%	-0.1%	9,566	-192
Springfield, IL	3.7%	-0.1%	4,144	-71
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	0.0%	2,660	34
Columbus, IN	2.4%	0.0%	1,112	13
Elkhart, IN	3.0%	0.0%	3,433	-43
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,118	62
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.1%	6,762	214
Indianapolis, IN	3.0%	0.0%	31,910	-67
Kokomo, IN	3.7%	-0.2%	1,392	-76
Lafayette, IN	2.9%	-0.1%	3,195	-25
Michigan City, IN	4.3%	0.0%	2,024	-31
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.0%	2,044	9
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	6,056	7
Terre Haute, IN	4.1%	0.0%	3,151	16
Ames, IA	1.7%	0.1%	1,007	22
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.8%	0.1%	4,119	98
Des Moines, IA	2.5%	0.1%	9,186	94
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.0%	1,409	37
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.0%	1,910	20
Sioux City, IA	2.6%	0.0%	2,529	47
Waterloo, IA	3.0%	0.1%	2,751	40
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,897	15
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.0%	1,344	4
Topeka, KS	3.2%	0.0%	3,838	-72
Wichita, KS	3.4%	-0.1%	10,636	-92
Bowling Green, KY	4.1%	0.0%	3,431	-20
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	0.0%	2,843	-36
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,330	-93
Louisville, KY	3.8%	-0.1%	25,595	-419
Owensboro, KY	3.9%	0.0%	2,185	-25
Alexandria, LA	5.0%	0.1%	3,127	80
Baton Rouge, LA	4.2%	0.1%	17,613	488
Hammond, LA	5.2%	0.1%	2,830	80
Houma, LA	4.5%	0.1%	3,813	94
Lafayette, LA	4.5%	0.2%	9,479	274
Lake Charles, LA	3.7%	0.1%	4,237	117
Monroe, LA	5.1%	0.2%	3,981	121
New Orleans, LA	4.1%	0.1%	24,847	635
Shreveport, LA	5.0%	0.2%	9,086	273
Bangor, ME	2.8%	0.0%	1,980	-1
Lewiston, ME	2.8%	0.0%	1,575	0
Portland, ME	2.3%	0.0%	4,713	-42
Baltimore, MD	3.6%	-0.1%	55,855	-898
California, MD	3.4%	-0.1%	1,919	-32
Cumberland, MD	5.7%	0.1%	2,575	38
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	0.0%	4,990	1
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	-0.1%	4,709	-10
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	74,067	-124
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,729	-5
New Bedford, MA	4.5%	0.0%	3,954	15
Pittsfield, MA	3.7%	0.0%	1,615	-1
Springfield, MA	3.6%	0.0%	13,876	19
Worcester, MA	3.2%	0.0%	11,598	-20
Ann Arbor, MI	2.9%	-0.1%	5,727	-125
Battle Creek, MI	4.2%	0.0%	2,621	-14
Bay City, MI	4.8%	0.1%	2,397	45
Detroit, MI	4.2%	-0.2%	90,360	-4,710
Flint, MI	5.1%	0.1%	9,368	158
Grand Rapids, MI	3.0%	0.0%	17,746	132
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.0%	2,845	-3
Kalamazoo, MI	3.7%	0.0%	6,202	-18
Lansing, MI	3.6%	0.2%	9,038	507
Midland, MI	3.8%	0.0%	1,540	-4
Monroe, MI	3.8%	-0.1%	2,847	-151
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,327	-13
Niles, MI	4.1%	-0.1%	3,025	-47
Saginaw, MI	4.9%	0.2%	4,268	129
Duluth, MN	4.1%	0.1%	5,854	65
Mankato, MN	2.7%	-0.1%	1,697	-19
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	60,126	33
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,496	-36
St Cloud, MN	3.2%	-0.1%	3,701	-21
Gulfport, MS	5.5%	0.1%	9,109	140
Hattiesburg, MS	4.7%	0.0%	3,341	43
Jackson, MS	4.8%	0.1%	12,986	179
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.0%	0.0%	1,474	12
Columbia, MO	2.2%	0.0%	2,194	2
Jefferson City, MO	2.5%	-0.1%	1,887	-3
Joplin, MO	2.8%	0.0%	2,398	5
Kansas City, MO	3.1%	0.0%	35,677	-316
St Joseph, MO	2.8%	-0.1%	1,812	-10
St Louis, MO	3.1%	0.0%	46,275	-308
Springfield, MO	2.7%	0.0%	6,281	68
Billings, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,707	13
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,250	7
Missoula, MT	3.1%	0.1%	1,980	18
Grand Island, NE	3.6%	0.4%	1,583	157
Lincoln, NE	2.9%	0.1%	5,308	44
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.0%	15,372	104
Carson City, NV	4.1%	-0.1%	1,111	-6
Las Vegas, NV	4.2%	-0.1%	48,002	-251
Reno, NV	3.2%	-0.1%	8,666	-39
Dover, NH	2.4%	0.1%	2,033	38
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,972	56
Portsmouth, NH	2.3%	0.1%	1,774	29
Atlantic City, NJ	4.8%	0.1%	5,864	164
Ocean City, NJ	6.6%	0.0%	3,213	35
Trenton, NJ	3.0%	0.1%	6,009	205
Vineland, NJ	5.2%	0.2%	3,428	125
Albuquerque, NM	4.5%	-0.1%	20,020	-206
Farmington, NM	5.5%	0.0%	2,961	26
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	0.0%	5,518	-23
Santa Fe, NM	3.9%	-0.1%	2,944	-61
Albany, NY	3.6%	0.0%	16,234	375
Binghamton, NY	4.6%	0.1%	4,898	105
Buffalo, NY	4.4%	0.2%	23,569	631
Elmira, NY	4.3%	0.1%	1,490	35
Glens Falls, NY	4.3%	0.0%	2,567	45
Ithaca, NY	3.5%	0.1%	1,823	57
Kingston, NY	3.6%	0.0%	3,243	59
New York, NY	3.7%	0.1%	363,549	4,818
Rochester, NY	4.1%	0.1%	21,275	500
Syracuse, NY	4.2%	0.1%	12,898	306
Utica, NY	4.4%	0.0%	5,701	89
Watertown, NY	5.6%	0.1%	2,473	56
Asheville, NC	3.2%	-0.1%	7,861	-100
Burlington, NC	3.8%	-0.1%	3,174	-45
Charlotte, NC	3.6%	0.0%	49,281	-1,041
Durham, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	10,822	-157
Fayetteville, NC	5.2%	-0.1%	7,832	-123
Goldsboro, NC	4.3%	0.0%	2,262	-34
Greensboro, NC	4.2%	0.0%	15,655	-192
Greenville, NC	4.4%	0.0%	4,007	-39
Hickory, NC	3.8%	-0.1%	6,805	-93
Jacksonville, NC	4.8%	-0.1%	3,137	-47
New Bern, NC	4.2%	-0.1%	2,159	-73
Raleigh, NC	3.5%	0.0%	25,628	-377
Rocky Mount, NC	5.5%	0.0%	3,563	-26
Wilmington, NC	3.6%	-0.2%	5,639	-152
Winston, NC	3.8%	0.0%	12,667	-161
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,746	-1
Fargo, ND	2.3%	-0.1%	3,230	-15
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,487	15
Akron, OH	4.4%	0.1%	15,894	299
Canton, OH	4.6%	0.1%	9,231	235
Cincinnati, OH	3.8%	0.1%	43,395	788
Cleveland, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	43,583	-953
Columbus, OH	3.7%	0.1%	40,361	1,011
Dayton, OH	4.2%	0.1%	16,511	590
Lima, OH	4.1%	0.1%	1,995	42
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	0.1%	2,392	35
Springfield, OH	4.5%	0.3%	2,880	193
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.0%	13,443	141
Weirton, WV	5.8%	0.2%	2,915	121
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	0.1%	13,785	143
Lawton, OK	3.6%	0.0%	1,877	-3
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	0.0%	20,587	63
Tulsa, OK	3.3%	0.0%	15,965	372
Albany, OR	4.7%	0.0%	2,742	-38
Bend, OR	4.1%	-0.1%	3,973	-89
Corvallis, OR	3.3%	0.0%	1,567	-15
Eugene, OR	4.4%	-0.1%	7,986	-94
Grants Pass, OR	5.4%	0.0%	1,953	-7
Medford, OR	4.6%	-0.1%	4,885	-118
Portland, OR	3.9%	0.0%	52,404	14
Salem, OR	4.4%	0.0%	8,904	-50
Allentown, PA	4.3%	0.2%	18,928	799
Altoona, PA	4.5%	0.2%	2,745	139
Bloomsburg, PA	4.2%	0.1%	1,819	66
Chambersburg, PA	3.7%	0.1%	2,943	136
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.2%	0.2%	4,361	202
Erie, PA	4.4%	0.2%	5,674	265
Gettysburg, PA	3.1%	0.1%	1,744	82
Harrisburg, PA	3.7%	0.2%	11,148	576
Johnstown, PA	5.2%	0.2%	3,071	138
Lancaster, PA	3.4%	0.1%	9,773	463
Lebanon, PA	3.8%	0.2%	2,775	135
Philadelphia, PA	4.0%	0.2%	124,935	5,183
Pittsburgh, PA	4.1%	0.1%	50,093	2,194
Reading, PA	4.3%	0.2%	9,273	436
Scranton, PA	5.0%	0.1%	14,021	520
State College, PA	3.1%	0.2%	2,533	126
Williamsport, PA	4.7%	0.3%	2,676	131
York, PA	3.7%	0.1%	8,742	376
Providence, RI	3.6%	0.0%	24,864	-240
Charleston, SC	2.1%	-0.3%	8,402	-841
Columbia, SC	2.4%	-0.2%	9,662	-1,005
Florence, SC	2.9%	-0.2%	2,798	-259
Greenville, SC	2.3%	-0.2%	10,044	-930
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.4%	-0.2%	2,171	-224
Myrtle Beach, SC	3.9%	-0.2%	8,057	-497
Spartanburg, SC	2.4%	-0.2%	3,925	-336
Sumter, SC	3.0%	-0.3%	1,354	-124
Rapid City, SD	3.2%	0.0%	2,435	36
Sioux Falls, SD	2.5%	0.0%	4,015	81
Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	-0.1%	9,188	-145
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	0.0%	4,978	20
Cleveland, TN	3.6%	0.0%	2,115	-25
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,348	-7
Johnson City, TN	3.7%	-0.1%	3,470	-48
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	0.0%	5,068	-41
Knoxville, TN	3.2%	0.0%	13,902	-167
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.0%	27,429	-313
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.0%	2,083	-3
Nashville, TN	2.6%	0.0%	28,389	45
Abilene, TX	2.9%	0.0%	2,267	21
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,295	20
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	31,471	220
Beaumont, TX	5.3%	0.0%	9,430	-4
Brownsville, TX	5.3%	0.0%	8,831	133
College Station, TX	2.7%	0.1%	3,597	50
Corpus Christi, TX	4.1%	0.0%	8,509	22
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	124,214	1,371
El Paso, TX	3.7%	0.0%	13,556	145
Houston, TX	3.6%	0.0%	124,180	1,154
Killeen, TX	3.6%	0.0%	6,389	21
Laredo, TX	3.6%	0.1%	4,214	55
Longview, TX	3.6%	0.1%	3,457	56
Lubbock, TX	2.7%	0.0%	4,451	88
McAllen, TX	6.0%	0.1%	21,384	463
Midland, TX	2.0%	0.0%	2,182	63
Odessa, TX	2.6%	0.1%	2,258	96
San Angelo, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,614	22
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.1%	35,795	338
Sherman, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,880	28
Texarkana, TX	4.1%	-0.1%	2,683	0
Tyler, TX	3.2%	0.0%	3,424	-37
Victoria, TX	3.2%	0.0%	1,496	20
Waco, TX	3.2%	0.1%	3,983	42
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,009	6
Logan, UT	2.0%	-0.2%	1,469	-104
Ogden, UT	2.5%	-0.2%	8,508	-542
Provo, UT	2.3%	-0.2%	7,229	-410
St George, UT	2.9%	-0.2%	2,225	-125
Salt Lake City, UT	2.5%	-0.1%	16,637	-975
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,164	-1
Blacksburg, VA	2.9%	0.0%	2,598	-10
Charlottesville, VA	2.4%	-0.1%	2,969	-65
Harrisonburg, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	1,696	-47
Lynchburg, VA	3.1%	-0.1%	3,898	-24
Richmond, VA	2.8%	0.0%	19,371	-200
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	0.0%	4,258	-24
Staunton, VA	2.5%	0.0%	1,535	-11
Virginia Beach, VA	3.0%	0.0%	25,499	-293
Winchester, VA	2.6%	0.0%	1,907	-23
Bellingham, WA	5.4%	0.0%	6,319	69
Bremerton, WA	5.0%	0.0%	6,405	-20
Kennewick, WA	5.9%	0.0%	8,617	-9
Longview, WA	6.6%	0.0%	3,114	1
Mount Vernon, WA	5.9%	0.0%	3,723	23
Olympia, WA	5.2%	0.0%	7,518	44
Seattle, WA	3.5%	0.0%	75,807	-593
Spokane, WA	5.8%	0.0%	16,311	9
Walla Walla, WA	5.5%	0.1%	1,762	12
Wenatchee, WA	5.3%	0.0%	3,681	6
Yakima, WA	7.3%	-0.1%	9,747	-98
Beckley, WV	5.0%	0.1%	2,332	69
Charleston, WV	4.6%	0.1%	4,344	113
Huntington, WV	5.0%	0.0%	7,293	95
Morgantown, WV	3.8%	0.1%	2,583	33
Parkersburg, WV	5.1%	0.1%	1,993	59
Wheeling, WV	5.1%	0.2%	3,517	166
Appleton, WI	2.9%	0.0%	3,829	69
Eau Claire, WI	3.4%	0.1%	3,126	108
Fond du Lac, WI	3.0%	0.1%	1,709	49
Green Bay, WI	3.2%	0.0%	5,736	162
Janesville, WI	3.6%	0.0%	3,125	70
La Crosse, WI	2.8%	0.0%	2,213	13
Madison, WI	2.5%	0.0%	9,546	123
Milwaukee, WI	3.5%	0.1%	28,986	723
Oshkosh, WI	3.0%	0.1%	2,726	66
Racine, WI	4.2%	0.2%	4,159	177
Sheboygan, WI	2.7%	0.1%	1,705	46
Wausau, WI	2.9%	0.1%	2,141	59
Casper, WY	4.0%	0.0%	1,562	4
Cheyenne, WY	3.6%	0.0%	1,723	-4