Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The July 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	July 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	July 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.9%	-0.2%	1,811	-104
Auburn, AL	3.0%	-0.2%	2,277	-172
Birmingham, AL	3.0%	-0.2%	16,558	-1,002
Daphne, AL	3.0%	-0.2%	2,912	-169
Decatur, AL	2.9%	-0.2%	2,123	-149
Dothan, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	2,193	-121
Florence, AL	3.8%	-0.2%	2,528	-133
Gadsden, AL	3.6%	-0.2%	1,596	-72
Huntsville, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	6,425	-414
Mobile, AL	4.0%	-0.3%	7,705	-477
Montgomery, AL	3.3%	-0.2%	5,724	-424
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.2%	-0.1%	3,770	-173
Anchorage, AK	5.6%	-0.1%	11,012	-139
Fairbanks, AK	5.5%	-0.1%	2,479	-40
Flagstaff, AZ	5.8%	0.1%	4,515	51
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.0%	0.1%	5,281	131
Phoenix, AZ	4.3%	0.1%	107,309	2,236
Prescott, AZ	4.7%	0.1%	5,035	138
Sierra Vista, AZ	6.0%	0.1%	3,024	63
Tucson, AZ	4.7%	0.1%	23,403	490
Yuma, AZ	16.7%	0.2%	16,647	199
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	6,912	-87
Fort Smith, AR	3.5%	0.0%	4,180	14
Hot Springs, AR	3.6%	-0.1%	1,505	-6
Jonesboro, AR	2.8%	0.0%	1,834	6
Little Rock, AR	3.1%	0.0%	11,098	15
Pine Bluff, AR	5.1%	0.0%	1,790	-12
Bakersfield, CA	8.0%	0.0%	31,346	237
Chico, CA	5.1%	0.0%	5,214	-97
El Centro, CA	18.5%	-0.1%	12,937	-155
Fresno, CA	7.4%	-0.1%	33,770	-133
Hanford, CA	8.1%	0.1%	4,687	1
Los Angeles, CA	4.1%	0.0%	273,538	-3,317
Madera, CA	7.2%	0.1%	4,425	5
Merced, CA	8.3%	0.0%	9,573	16
Modesto, CA	6.2%	0.0%	15,045	-39
Napa, CA	3.0%	0.0%	2,229	-8
Oxnard, CA	3.7%	-0.1%	15,821	-347
Redding, CA	4.9%	0.0%	3,590	-18
Riverside, CA	4.2%	0.0%	85,183	-1,371
Sacramento, CA	3.7%	-0.1%	40,959	-497
Salinas, CA	6.2%	-0.1%	13,992	-127
San Diego, CA	3.3%	0.0%	52,253	-1,108
San Francisco, CA	2.6%	-0.1%	68,531	-1,074
San Jose, CA	2.6%	0.0%	28,330	-398
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.9%	-0.1%	4,111	-75
Santa Cruz, CA	4.9%	0.0%	7,034	43
Santa Maria, CA	3.9%	0.0%	8,434	-138
Santa Rosa, CA	2.8%	0.0%	7,216	-128
Stockton, CA	6.1%	0.1%	19,702	-60
Vallejo, CA	3.9%	-0.1%	8,147	-135
Visalia, CA	9.8%	0.0%	20,102	-35
Yuba City, CA	7.0%	0.0%	5,250	1
Boulder, CO	2.4%	-0.1%	4,843	-181
Colorado Springs, CO	3.4%	-0.1%	12,022	-362
Denver, CO	2.8%	-0.1%	46,408	-1,511
Fort Collins, CO	2.5%	-0.1%	5,073	-214
Grand Junction, CO	3.7%	-0.1%	2,860	-83
Greeley, CO	2.6%	-0.1%	4,407	-117
Pueblo, CO	4.3%	-0.2%	3,291	-106
Bridgeport, CT	3.6%	-0.1%	16,868	-489
Danbury, CT	3.0%	-0.1%	3,244	-106
Hartford, CT	3.6%	-0.2%	22,795	-778
New Haven, CT	3.5%	-0.1%	11,463	-358
Norwich, CT	3.5%	-0.2%	5,029	-183
Waterbury, CT	4.5%	-0.1%	5,015	-129
Dover, DE	3.7%	0.2%	2,910	139
Salisbury, MD	4.5%	0.1%	8,599	39
Washington, DC	3.2%	0.0%	109,737	-508
Cape Coral, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	11,229	-215
Crestview, FL	2.8%	0.0%	3,586	-49
Deltona, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	10,892	-168
Gainesville, FL	3.1%	0.0%	4,513	-24
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.9%	-0.1%	2,359	-43
Jacksonville, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	24,875	-427
Lakeland, FL	3.8%	-0.1%	11,580	-255
Miami, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	103,191	-2,552
Naples, FL	3.2%	-0.2%	5,761	-250
North Port, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	11,818	-243
Ocala, FL	4.0%	0.0%	5,456	-93
Orlando, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	41,563	-543
Palm Bay, FL	3.3%	-0.1%	9,346	-168
Panama City, FL	4.0%	-0.2%	3,727	-204
Pensacola, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	7,290	-134
Port St Lucie, FL	3.8%	-0.2%	8,391	-344
Punta Gorda, FL	3.8%	-0.1%	2,726	-61
Sebastian, FL	3.9%	-0.2%	2,565	-175
Sebring, FL	4.9%	-0.2%	1,740	-72
Tallahassee, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	6,348	-48
Tampa, FL	3.3%	0.0%	50,486	-845
The Villages, FL	4.9%	0.0%	1,545	-26
Albany, GA	4.3%	-0.2%	2,882	-125
Athens, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	3,403	-159
Atlanta, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	105,408	-3,386
Augusta, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	10,518	-394
Brunswick, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	1,868	-74
Columbus, GA	4.3%	-0.1%	5,319	-187
Dalton, GA	4.5%	-0.1%	2,747	-76
Gainesville, GA	2.9%	-0.1%	2,983	-114
Hinesville, GA	4.0%	-0.1%	1,359	-8
Macon, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	4,071	-138
Rome, GA	3.9%	-0.1%	1,740	-54
Savannah, GA	3.4%	-0.1%	6,359	-143
Valdosta, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	2,339	-79
Warner Robins, GA	3.7%	-0.1%	3,201	-103
Kahului, HI	2.7%	-0.1%	2,302	-68
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.6%	-0.1%	11,846	-294
Boise City, ID	2.7%	0.1%	10,018	199
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,779	28
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.0%	1,664	30
Lewiston, ID	3.3%	0.0%	1,048	22
Pocatello, ID	2.8%	0.1%	1,195	72
Bloomington, IL	4.0%	-0.2%	3,816	-160
Carbondale, IL	4.3%	-0.2%	2,596	-124
Champaign, IL	4.1%	-0.2%	4,955	-233
Chicago, IL	3.8%	0.0%	185,831	-2,100
Danville, IL	5.4%	-0.2%	1,785	-67
Davenport, IA	4.1%	-0.1%	8,062	-121
Decatur, IL	5.4%	-0.2%	2,722	-81
Kankakee, IL	5.1%	-0.2%	2,845	-136
Peoria, IL	4.8%	-0.2%	8,697	-363
Rockford, IL	5.9%	0.0%	10,083	176
Springfield, IL	4.1%	-0.2%	4,584	-233
Bloomington, IN	3.5%	0.0%	2,693	-54
Columbus, IN	2.5%	0.1%	1,121	-3
Elkhart, IN	3.1%	0.1%	3,597	79
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,115	36
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	0.0%	6,767	59
Indianapolis, IN	3.1%	0.0%	32,820	80
Kokomo, IN	4.3%	-0.1%	1,632	-50
Lafayette, IN	3.1%	0.0%	3,380	-56
Michigan City, IN	4.5%	0.0%	2,131	-5
Muncie, IN	3.9%	-0.1%	2,104	-30
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	6,083	34
Terre Haute, IN	4.2%	-0.1%	3,239	-55
Ames, IA	1.6%	0.1%	947	39
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.6%	0.1%	3,831	149
Des Moines, IA	2.4%	0.0%	8,912	233
Dubuque, IA	2.3%	0.1%	1,295	48
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.1%	1,846	59
Sioux City, IA	2.6%	0.1%	2,426	53
Waterloo, IA	2.7%	0.2%	2,465	192
Lawrence, KS	3.0%	0.0%	1,923	-38
Manhattan, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,370	-28
Topeka, KS	3.4%	-0.1%	4,152	-57
Wichita, KS	3.6%	0.0%	11,077	-141
Bowling Green, KY	4.0%	0.1%	3,402	153
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	0.2%	2,832	87
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.1%	9,257	287
Louisville, KY	3.9%	0.2%	25,995	777
Owensboro, KY	3.9%	0.1%	2,215	83
Alexandria, LA	4.7%	0.0%	2,966	38
Baton Rouge, LA	4.0%	0.1%	16,680	320
Hammond, LA	5.0%	0.1%	2,711	43
Houma, LA	4.3%	0.1%	3,660	35
Lafayette, LA	4.3%	0.1%	9,051	74
Lake Charles, LA	3.5%	0.0%	4,029	81
Monroe, LA	4.9%	0.0%	3,846	-12
New Orleans, LA	4.0%	0.0%	24,221	29
Shreveport, LA	4.7%	0.1%	8,669	76
Bangor, ME	3.0%	-0.2%	2,102	-134
Lewiston, ME	2.9%	-0.2%	1,631	-72
Portland, ME	2.4%	-0.2%	5,060	-304
Baltimore, MD	3.8%	0.0%	57,316	129
California, MD	3.5%	0.0%	1,945	17
Cumberland, MD	5.2%	0.1%	2,354	86
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	0.0%	4,934	22
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.0%	4,676	-44
Boston, MA	2.6%	-0.1%	74,133	-1,830
Leominster, MA	3.3%	-0.1%	2,762	-95
New Bedford, MA	4.4%	0.0%	3,820	-4
Pittsfield, MA	3.6%	-0.1%	1,574	-35
Springfield, MA	3.5%	-0.1%	13,729	-351
Worcester, MA	3.2%	-0.1%	11,615	-314
Ann Arbor, MI	3.0%	0.0%	5,865	10
Battle Creek, MI	4.1%	0.0%	2,582	1
Bay City, MI	4.6%	0.1%	2,304	14
Detroit, MI	4.6%	0.0%	99,643	1,374
Flint, MI	5.0%	0.0%	9,264	-19
Grand Rapids, MI	2.9%	0.1%	16,754	205
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.1%	2,819	17
Kalamazoo, MI	3.6%	0.1%	6,076	67
Lansing, MI	3.3%	0.0%	8,186	18
Midland, MI	3.7%	0.0%	1,510	17
Monroe, MI	4.2%	0.1%	3,186	83
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,298	4
Niles, MI	4.1%	0.0%	3,036	9
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	0.0%	4,131	-4
Duluth, MN	4.0%	0.1%	5,735	79
Mankato, MN	2.8%	0.0%	1,725	16
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	61,465	484
Rochester, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,591	46
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	-0.1%	3,804	-15
Gulfport, MS	5.1%	0.1%	8,381	193
Hattiesburg, MS	4.4%	0.1%	3,089	74
Jackson, MS	4.4%	0.0%	12,032	299
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,489	-4
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.0%	2,319	-11
Jefferson City, MO	2.7%	-0.1%	1,993	-16
Joplin, MO	3.0%	0.0%	2,559	2
Kansas City, MO	3.3%	0.0%	37,686	164
St Joseph, MO	3.1%	0.0%	1,951	-8
St Louis, MO	3.4%	0.0%	49,567	-973
Springfield, MO	2.7%	-0.1%	6,326	-72
Billings, MT	3.1%	-0.1%	2,736	-94
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	1,256	-41
Missoula, MT	3.1%	-0.1%	1,961	-67
Grand Island, NE	3.2%	0.0%	1,421	1
Lincoln, NE	2.8%	0.0%	5,167	70
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.0%	15,049	160
Carson City, NV	4.1%	0.1%	1,084	33
Las Vegas, NV	4.3%	0.1%	47,883	903
Reno, NV	3.2%	0.0%	8,569	163
Dover, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,947	-16
Manchester, NH	2.3%	0.0%	2,843	16
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,726	-15
Atlantic City, NJ	4.7%	-0.1%	5,658	-198
Ocean City, NJ	6.7%	-0.2%	3,170	-60
Trenton, NJ	2.9%	-0.2%	5,787	-306
Vineland, NJ	5.1%	-0.1%	3,293	-108
Albuquerque, NM	4.7%	0.0%	20,555	153
Farmington, NM	5.5%	-0.1%	2,940	-2
Las Cruces, NM	5.7%	0.1%	5,575	51
Santa Fe, NM	4.1%	0.0%	3,081	23
Albany, NY	3.4%	0.0%	15,224	29
Binghamton, NY	4.3%	0.1%	4,571	66
Buffalo, NY	4.0%	0.0%	21,791	216
Elmira, NY	3.9%	0.0%	1,378	15
Glens Falls, NY	4.0%	0.0%	2,408	30
Ithaca, NY	3.3%	0.0%	1,674	7
Kingston, NY	3.5%	0.1%	3,085	5
New York, NY	3.7%	0.0%	363,501	-7,632
Rochester, NY	3.8%	0.0%	19,865	107
Syracuse, NY	3.9%	0.0%	12,036	49
Utica, NY	4.2%	0.1%	5,366	70
Watertown, NY	5.1%	0.1%	2,272	34
Asheville, NC	3.3%	0.0%	8,018	50
Burlington, NC	4.0%	0.0%	3,258	13
Charlotte, NC	3.8%	0.0%	51,708	97
Durham, NC	3.7%	0.0%	11,156	13
Fayetteville, NC	5.3%	-0.1%	8,081	16
Goldsboro, NC	4.4%	0.0%	2,342	-7
Greensboro, NC	4.3%	0.0%	16,005	44
Greenville, NC	4.5%	0.1%	4,073	33
Hickory, NC	3.9%	0.0%	6,912	-3
Jacksonville, NC	4.9%	0.0%	3,203	23
New Bern, NC	4.4%	0.0%	2,298	3
Raleigh, NC	3.6%	0.0%	26,356	100
Rocky Mount, NC	5.5%	0.1%	3,559	30
Wilmington, NC	3.9%	0.0%	5,974	-8
Winston, NC	3.9%	0.0%	12,965	18
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,770	-20
Fargo, ND	2.4%	0.0%	3,264	19
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,494	23
Akron, OH	4.1%	0.0%	14,865	176
Canton, OH	4.3%	0.0%	8,631	30
Cincinnati, OH	3.6%	0.1%	40,601	1,007
Cleveland, OH	4.3%	0.1%	44,588	760
Columbus, OH	3.4%	0.1%	37,102	595
Dayton, OH	3.9%	0.1%	14,949	145
Lima, OH	3.8%	0.0%	1,861	21
Mansfield, OH	4.2%	0.0%	2,264	18
Springfield, OH	4.0%	0.0%	2,564	35
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.0%	13,204	-225
Weirton, WV	5.3%	0.0%	2,650	20
Youngstown, OH	5.5%	0.0%	13,219	75
Lawton, OK	3.6%	0.1%	1,826	26
Oklahoma City, OK	2.9%	0.0%	20,169	100
Tulsa, OK	3.2%	0.0%	15,402	113
Albany, OR	4.6%	0.0%	2,714	-8
Bend, OR	4.2%	0.0%	4,021	-53
Corvallis, OR	3.1%	-0.1%	1,515	-13
Eugene, OR	4.3%	0.0%	7,824	-51
Grants Pass, OR	5.2%	0.0%	1,878	-21
Medford, OR	4.7%	0.0%	4,964	24
Portland, OR	3.8%	0.1%	49,955	308
Salem, OR	4.2%	0.0%	8,509	27
Allentown, PA	3.9%	0.0%	17,142	182
Altoona, PA	3.9%	0.2%	2,351	136
Bloomsburg, PA	4.0%	0.0%	1,702	9
Chambersburg, PA	3.3%	0.1%	2,617	119
East Stroudsburg, PA	4.7%	0.1%	3,890	89
Erie, PA	4.0%	0.1%	5,167	85
Gettysburg, PA	2.9%	0.1%	1,588	29
Harrisburg, PA	3.3%	0.1%	9,749	296
Johnstown, PA	4.7%	0.2%	2,721	77
Lancaster, PA	3.1%	0.1%	8,670	308
Lebanon, PA	3.4%	0.1%	2,423	66
Philadelphia, PA	3.6%	0.0%	113,660	671
Pittsburgh, PA	3.8%	0.0%	45,892	414
Reading, PA	3.8%	0.1%	8,182	239
Scranton, PA	4.7%	0.1%	12,933	87
State College, PA	2.9%	0.0%	2,356	26
Williamsport, PA	4.1%	0.0%	2,356	26
York, PA	3.4%	0.1%	7,961	169
Providence, RI	3.6%	0.0%	24,672	-181
Charleston, SC	2.8%	-0.1%	11,105	-391
Columbia, SC	3.2%	-0.1%	12,821	-441
Florence, SC	3.7%	-0.1%	3,599	-103
Greenville, SC	3.0%	-0.1%	13,081	-372
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.1%	-0.1%	2,835	-58
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.5%	0.1%	9,223	104
Spartanburg, SC	3.1%	-0.1%	4,994	-146
Sumter, SC	3.8%	-0.2%	1,733	-47
Rapid City, SD	3.1%	0.0%	2,330	19
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	0.0%	3,828	3
Chattanooga, TN	3.4%	0.1%	9,501	344
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	0.2%	4,948	209
Cleveland, TN	3.6%	0.1%	2,140	104
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.1%	2,348	95
Johnson City, TN	3.8%	0.1%	3,562	168
Kingsport, TN	3.7%	0.1%	5,188	172
Knoxville, TN	3.3%	0.2%	14,335	694
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.2%	27,432	1,382
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.2%	2,063	123
Nashville, TN	2.7%	0.1%	28,891	1,204
Abilene, TX	3.0%	0.0%	2,278	-46
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,306	-43
Austin, TX	2.6%	-0.1%	31,685	-600
Beaumont, TX	5.3%	0.0%	9,377	31
Brownsville, TX	5.3%	-0.1%	8,775	-130
College Station, TX	2.7%	0.0%	3,580	-48
Corpus Christi, TX	4.2%	-0.1%	8,680	-177
Dallas, TX	3.1%	-0.1%	124,446	-2,173
El Paso, TX	3.7%	-0.1%	13,491	-182
Houston, TX	3.6%	-0.1%	124,795	-2,192
Killeen, TX	3.7%	0.0%	6,519	-129
Laredo, TX	3.6%	0.0%	4,196	-46
Longview, TX	3.6%	-0.1%	3,454	-102
Lubbock, TX	2.7%	-0.1%	4,424	-100
McAllen, TX	5.9%	0.0%	20,672	-30
Midland, TX	1.9%	0.0%	2,068	-12
Odessa, TX	2.4%	0.0%	2,068	3
San Angelo, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,614	-31
San Antonio, TX	3.0%	0.0%	35,853	-658
Sherman, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,846	-35
Texarkana, TX	4.3%	-0.1%	2,775	-78
Tyler, TX	3.3%	0.0%	3,553	-62
Victoria, TX	3.3%	0.0%	1,510	-40
Waco, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	4,016	-106
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,029	-18
Logan, UT	2.4%	0.0%	1,698	-13
Ogden, UT	2.9%	0.0%	9,656	-93
Provo, UT	2.6%	0.0%	8,103	28
St George, UT	3.2%	0.1%	2,412	36
Salt Lake City, UT	2.8%	0.0%	18,544	93
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,146	-30
Blacksburg, VA	3.0%	0.0%	2,671	-32
Charlottesville, VA	2.6%	-0.1%	3,182	-34
Harrisonburg, VA	2.8%	0.0%	1,840	-47
Lynchburg, VA	3.3%	0.0%	4,034	5
Richmond, VA	3.0%	0.0%	20,453	-141
Roanoke, VA	2.8%	0.0%	4,445	-35
Staunton, VA	2.6%	0.0%	1,573	-2
Virginia Beach, VA	3.1%	-0.1%	26,996	-344
Winchester, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	2,005	-14
Bellingham, WA	5.2%	0.1%	6,011	150
Bremerton, WA	5.0%	0.1%	6,320	133
Kennewick, WA	5.9%	0.1%	8,571	88
Longview, WA	6.5%	0.1%	3,063	72
Mount Vernon, WA	5.7%	0.1%	3,584	94
Olympia, WA	5.1%	0.1%	7,290	157
Seattle, WA	3.6%	-0.1%	77,319	-1,570
Spokane, WA	5.8%	0.1%	16,059	289
Walla Walla, WA	5.2%	0.1%	1,683	47
Wenatchee, WA	5.2%	0.1%	3,564	63
Yakima, WA	7.4%	0.0%	9,887	85
Beckley, WV	4.9%	0.0%	2,224	3
Charleston, WV	4.5%	-0.1%	4,210	-32
Huntington, WV	4.9%	0.0%	7,149	49
Morgantown, WV	3.8%	-0.1%	2,590	-44
Parkersburg, WV	5.0%	-0.1%	1,951	-28
Wheeling, WV	4.8%	0.0%	3,277	-10
Appleton, WI	2.6%	0.1%	3,441	132
Eau Claire, WI	2.9%	0.1%	2,701	141
Fond du Lac, WI	2.6%	0.2%	1,469	58
Green Bay, WI	2.8%	0.2%	4,894	320
Janesville, WI	3.3%	0.2%	2,786	91
La Crosse, WI	2.7%	0.0%	2,103	34
Madison, WI	2.3%	0.1%	8,825	190
Milwaukee, WI	3.1%	0.1%	25,759	863
Oshkosh, WI	2.6%	0.1%	2,411	77
Racine, WI	3.5%	0.1%	3,507	171
Sheboygan, WI	2.4%	0.1%	1,506	58
Wausau, WI	2.6%	0.1%	1,896	82
Casper, WY	3.9%	0.0%	1,526	10
Cheyenne, WY	3.5%	0.1%	1,671	27