Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The November 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	November 2018 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	November 2018 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.4%	-0.2%	2,039	-99
Auburn, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	2,568	-140
Birmingham, AL	3.5%	-0.1%	18,946	-588
Daphne, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	3,248	-142
Decatur, AL	3.6%	-0.1%	2,499	-105
Dothan, AL	3.9%	-0.3%	2,444	-177
Florence, AL	4.2%	-0.2%	2,745	-139
Gadsden, AL	3.8%	-0.3%	1,659	-117
Huntsville, AL	3.3%	-0.2%	7,589	-342
Mobile, AL	4.4%	-0.3%	8,428	-453
Montgomery, AL	3.6%	-0.2%	6,343	-344
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.5%	-0.2%	4,081	-199
Anchorage, AK	5.7%	0.0%	11,310	-23
Fairbanks, AK	5.6%	0.0%	2,538	-11
Flagstaff, AZ	5.2%	-0.1%	4,074	21
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.6%	0.2%	4,806	171
Phoenix, AZ	4.0%	0.0%	96,640	1,641
Prescott, AZ	4.4%	0.1%	4,679	111
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.5%	0.0%	2,749	62
Tucson, AZ	4.2%	0.0%	20,858	250
Yuma, AZ	16.6%	-0.3%	16,359	49
Fayetteville, AR	2.8%	0.1%	7,597	124
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	-0.1%	4,405	-56
Hot Springs, AR	4.2%	0.1%	1,670	33
Jonesboro, AR	3.3%	0.1%	2,141	41
Little Rock, AR	3.4%	0.1%	12,284	348
Pine Bluff, AR	5.5%	0.2%	1,897	39
Bakersfield, CA	7.5%	-0.3%	29,135	-869
Chico, CA	4.7%	-0.3%	4,995	-255
El Centro, CA	18.0%	0.3%	13,516	354
Fresno, CA	7.0%	-0.1%	32,037	-120
Hanford, CA	7.4%	-0.2%	4,299	-53
Los Angeles, CA	4.3%	0.0%	295,510	2,778
Madera, CA	6.6%	-0.4%	4,090	-205
Merced, CA	7.6%	-0.4%	9,087	-363
Modesto, CA	6.1%	-0.2%	15,070	-317
Napa, CA	2.6%	-0.3%	1,948	-219
Oxnard, CA	3.6%	0.0%	15,596	116
Redding, CA	4.8%	-0.3%	3,654	-208
Riverside, CA	4.1%	0.0%	85,441	1,195
Sacramento, CA	3.6%	0.0%	39,897	189
Salinas, CA	5.9%	-0.1%	13,100	-267
San Diego, CA	3.2%	0.0%	52,398	950
San Francisco, CA	2.6%	-0.1%	69,192	-322
San Jose, CA	2.5%	-0.1%	28,158	-93
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	4,071	-58
Santa Cruz, CA	4.6%	-0.3%	6,786	-430
Santa Maria, CA	3.6%	-0.2%	7,945	-262
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6%	0.0%	6,981	-107
Stockton, CA	5.7%	-0.1%	18,947	-217
Vallejo, CA	3.8%	0.0%	7,980	-23
Visalia, CA	9.1%	0.0%	19,140	124
Yuba City, CA	6.9%	-0.3%	5,130	-277
Boulder, CO	3.0%	0.1%	5,840	241
Colorado Springs, CO	4.1%	0.2%	14,747	593
Denver, CO	3.4%	0.2%	55,726	3,111
Fort Collins, CO	3.0%	0.1%	6,103	288
Grand Junction, CO	4.2%	0.3%	3,182	220
Greeley, CO	3.2%	0.1%	5,324	261
Pueblo, CO	5.2%	0.2%	3,978	180
Bridgeport, CT	3.6%	-0.6%	17,096	-2,562
Danbury, CT	3.1%	-0.4%	3,386	-446
Hartford, CT	3.6%	-0.6%	22,778	-3,845
New Haven, CT	3.5%	-0.6%	11,686	-1,833
Norwich, CT	3.4%	-0.5%	4,993	-690
Waterbury, CT	4.6%	-0.7%	5,178	-726
Dover, DE	3.6%	-0.5%	2,887	-369
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	-0.3%	8,704	-584
Washington, DC	3.2%	-0.1%	109,408	-3,067
Cape Coral, FL	3.0%	0.1%	10,222	374
Crestview, FL	2.6%	0.1%	3,342	95
Deltona, FL	3.3%	0.1%	9,915	163
Gainesville, FL	2.8%	-0.1%	4,070	-68
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.6%	0.1%	2,218	24
Jacksonville, FL	2.9%	0.0%	22,955	255
Lakeland, FL	3.4%	0.1%	10,276	269
Miami, FL	3.2%	0.0%	100,641	1,521
Naples, FL	3.0%	0.3%	5,212	463
North Port, FL	2.9%	0.1%	10,825	599
Ocala, FL	3.7%	0.1%	5,042	77
Orlando, FL	2.7%	0.0%	37,402	346
Palm Bay, FL	3.1%	0.1%	8,378	241
Panama City, FL	4.9%	2.0%	4,794	1,984
Pensacola, FL	3.0%	0.0%	6,856	27
Port St Lucie, FL	3.5%	0.2%	7,440	447
Punta Gorda, FL	3.5%	0.2%	2,513	136
Sebastian, FL	3.8%	0.4%	2,419	232
Sebring, FL	4.0%	0.2%	1,451	83
Tallahassee, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	5,926	24
Tampa, FL	3.0%	0.1%	46,147	790
The Villages, FL	4.5%	0.1%	1,386	41
Albany, GA	4.5%	0.3%	3,063	164
Athens, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	3,417	14
Atlanta, GA	3.4%	0.1%	103,822	246
Augusta, GA	3.7%	0.0%	10,103	73
Brunswick, GA	3.5%	0.0%	1,883	24
Columbus, GA	4.2%	0.0%	5,299	-38
Dalton, GA	4.3%	-0.1%	2,633	-63
Gainesville, GA	2.8%	0.0%	2,936	17
Hinesville, GA	3.8%	0.0%	1,288	0
Macon, GA	4.1%	0.2%	4,306	197
Rome, GA	4.0%	0.0%	1,785	27
Savannah, GA	3.4%	0.0%	6,157	-73
Valdosta, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	2,370	-69
Warner Robins, GA	4.3%	0.5%	3,724	430
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,214	-6
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.4%	0.1%	11,307	454
Boise City, ID	2.4%	-0.1%	8,731	-70
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.1%	0.0%	2,419	-8
Idaho Falls, ID	2.2%	0.0%	1,536	-23
Lewiston, ID	3.1%	0.1%	1,013	46
Pocatello, ID	2.5%	0.1%	1,056	56
Bloomington, IL	4.2%	0.0%	4,140	39
Carbondale, IL	4.9%	0.1%	2,905	13
Champaign, IL	4.3%	0.0%	5,340	-1
Chicago, IL	4.3%	-0.1%	211,121	-2,912
Danville, IL	5.7%	0.0%	1,972	10
Davenport, IA	4.0%	0.0%	7,763	-18
Decatur, IL	5.6%	0.2%	2,801	86
Kankakee, IL	5.1%	0.1%	3,060	47
Peoria, IL	5.0%	0.1%	8,962	107
Rockford, IL	8.3%	3.0%	14,240	5,345
Springfield, IL	4.3%	0.0%	4,786	82
Bloomington, IN	4.4%	0.1%	3,320	14
Columbus, IN	2.9%	0.0%	1,341	6
Elkhart, IN	2.9%	0.1%	3,436	136
Evansville, IN	3.6%	0.0%	5,873	-164
Fort Wayne, IN	3.3%	0.0%	7,258	92
Indianapolis, IN	3.6%	0.1%	38,275	821
Kokomo, IN	6.5%	2.9%	2,675	1,237
Lafayette, IN	3.3%	0.0%	3,765	-6
Michigan City, IN	4.9%	0.1%	2,310	50
Muncie, IN	4.4%	0.1%	2,430	34
South Bend, IN	4.0%	0.0%	6,435	-9
Terre Haute, IN	5.0%	-0.1%	3,920	-40
Ames, IA	1.5%	0.1%	884	52
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.6%	0.0%	3,728	-45
Des Moines, IA	2.2%	-0.1%	7,960	-153
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.0%	1,291	10
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.1%	1,830	64
Sioux City, IA	2.2%	-0.1%	2,037	-48
Waterloo, IA	2.2%	-0.1%	1,898	-114
Lawrence, KS	3.0%	0.0%	1,958	-13
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	0.0%	1,349	7
Topeka, KS	3.4%	0.1%	4,033	32
Wichita, KS	3.5%	0.0%	10,942	-8
Bowling Green, KY	3.6%	-0.5%	2,999	-461
Elizabethtown, KY	4.0%	-0.5%	2,719	-331
Lexington, KY	3.3%	-0.4%	9,028	-1,005
Louisville, KY	3.9%	-0.3%	25,831	-2,339
Owensboro, KY	3.8%	-0.5%	2,139	-256
Alexandria, LA	5.4%	0.0%	3,448	-11
Baton Rouge, LA	4.3%	-0.1%	18,151	-194
Hammond, LA	5.3%	0.0%	2,948	2
Houma, LA	4.9%	0.0%	4,255	-52
Lafayette, LA	4.9%	0.0%	10,367	2
Lake Charles, LA	3.7%	0.0%	4,263	-21
Monroe, LA	5.5%	0.1%	4,379	95
New Orleans, LA	4.6%	0.0%	27,459	110
Shreveport, LA	5.4%	0.1%	9,906	69
Bangor, ME	3.6%	-0.1%	2,500	-144
Lewiston, ME	3.4%	-0.2%	1,902	-115
Portland, ME	2.7%	-0.1%	5,770	-184
Baltimore, MD	3.8%	-0.2%	56,600	-3,115
California, MD	3.6%	-0.2%	2,005	-89
Cumberland, MD	5.4%	-0.2%	2,398	-93
Hagerstown, MD	4.1%	-0.2%	5,445	-238
Barnstable Town, MA	3.8%	-0.2%	4,937	-293
Boston, MA	2.8%	-0.2%	79,733	-5,437
Leominster, MA	3.5%	-0.3%	2,881	-244
New Bedford, MA	4.5%	-0.5%	4,010	-403
Pittsfield, MA	3.9%	-0.1%	1,730	-74
Springfield, MA	3.8%	-0.3%	14,617	-1,140
Worcester, MA	3.3%	-0.3%	12,184	-987
Ann Arbor, MI	3.1%	0.1%	6,042	129
Battle Creek, MI	4.2%	0.1%	2,656	44
Bay City, MI	4.7%	0.0%	2,392	7
Detroit, MI	4.0%	0.0%	84,758	675
Flint, MI	4.8%	0.1%	8,703	95
Grand Rapids, MI	3.1%	-0.1%	18,101	-395
Jackson, MI	4.0%	0.1%	2,926	43
Kalamazoo, MI	3.7%	0.0%	6,137	11
Lansing, MI	3.7%	0.2%	9,346	505
Midland, MI	3.9%	0.0%	1,559	-22
Monroe, MI	4.4%	0.2%	3,407	159
Muskegon, MI	4.5%	0.0%	3,486	-17
Niles, MI	4.2%	-0.1%	3,121	-38
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	0.0%	4,103	19
Duluth, MN	3.7%	0.0%	5,297	-13
Mankato, MN	2.2%	-0.1%	1,408	-11
Minneapolis, MN	2.5%	-0.1%	51,131	-309
Rochester, MN	2.5%	0.1%	3,015	53
St Cloud, MN	2.9%	0.0%	3,296	-36
Gulfport, MS	4.6%	-0.1%	7,482	-119
Hattiesburg, MS	3.9%	0.0%	2,733	8
Jackson, MS	4.0%	0.1%	10,865	107
Cape Girardeau, MO	2.9%	0.1%	1,408	41
Columbia, MO	2.2%	0.0%	2,115	5
Jefferson City, MO	2.6%	0.1%	1,908	31
Joplin, MO	2.7%	0.1%	2,305	101
Kansas City, MO	3.2%	0.1%	36,162	1,082
St Joseph, MO	2.7%	0.0%	1,804	51
St Louis, MO	3.3%	0.1%	48,450	1,387
Springfield, MO	2.6%	0.1%	5,976	123
Billings, MT	3.3%	0.0%	2,891	-7
Great Falls, MT	3.4%	-0.1%	1,293	-44
Missoula, MT	3.3%	-0.1%	2,065	-26
Grand Island, NE	2.9%	0.0%	1,267	-9
Lincoln, NE	2.6%	-0.1%	4,735	-109
Omaha, NE	2.9%	0.0%	14,134	-239
Carson City, NV	4.4%	-0.2%	1,171	-35
Las Vegas, NV	4.5%	0.0%	50,485	-341
Reno, NV	3.5%	-0.1%	9,127	72
Dover, NH	2.2%	-0.1%	1,928	-21
Manchester, NH	2.3%	0.0%	2,708	-25
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	-0.1%	1,728	-42
Atlantic City, NJ	4.8%	-0.6%	5,882	-725
Ocean City, NJ	7.1%	-0.8%	3,379	-379
Trenton, NJ	3.2%	-0.3%	6,377	-687
Vineland, NJ	5.5%	-0.6%	3,598	-379
Albuquerque, NM	4.4%	0.0%	19,421	271
Farmington, NM	5.3%	0.1%	2,837	70
Las Cruces, NM	5.7%	0.1%	5,398	128
Santa Fe, NM	4.0%	0.1%	2,994	91
Albany, NY	3.4%	-0.1%	15,495	-615
Binghamton, NY	4.1%	-0.3%	4,479	-300
Buffalo, NY	4.0%	-0.2%	22,222	-920
Elmira, NY	4.0%	-0.4%	1,420	-136
Glens Falls, NY	3.8%	-0.3%	2,342	-182
Ithaca, NY	3.2%	-0.2%	1,683	-77
Kingston, NY	3.4%	-0.2%	3,103	-131
New York, NY	3.6%	-0.2%	364,974	-14,991
Rochester, NY	3.8%	-0.1%	19,993	-622
Syracuse, NY	3.9%	-0.1%	11,993	-299
Utica, NY	4.1%	-0.2%	5,335	-222
Watertown, NY	4.9%	-0.2%	2,234	-83
Asheville, NC	2.9%	0.0%	6,696	4
Burlington, NC	3.3%	0.0%	2,687	49
Charlotte, NC	3.2%	0.0%	43,472	337
Durham, NC	3.1%	0.0%	9,278	104
Fayetteville, NC	4.6%	0.0%	6,782	40
Goldsboro, NC	4.0%	0.0%	2,095	-18
Greensboro, NC	3.7%	0.1%	13,725	292
Greenville, NC	3.9%	0.1%	3,450	32
Hickory, NC	3.3%	0.1%	5,752	85
Jacksonville, NC	4.2%	-0.2%	2,699	-156
New Bern, NC	4.0%	-0.1%	2,045	-38
Raleigh, NC	3.0%	0.0%	21,682	107
Rocky Mount, NC	5.0%	-0.2%	3,198	-94
Wilmington, NC	3.6%	-0.2%	5,336	-212
Winston, NC	3.4%	0.1%	11,058	86
Bismarck, ND	2.8%	-0.1%	1,886	-107
Fargo, ND	2.4%	-0.1%	3,266	-147
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	-0.1%	1,507	-59
Akron, OH	4.5%	-0.1%	16,403	-294
Canton, OH	4.9%	-0.1%	9,759	-181
Cincinnati, OH	3.9%	-0.2%	43,663	-2,274
Cleveland, OH	5.1%	0.0%	53,037	2
Columbus, OH	3.8%	-0.1%	41,345	-1,061
Dayton, OH	4.4%	-0.1%	16,953	-492
Lima, OH	4.3%	-0.1%	2,033	-77
Mansfield, OH	4.7%	0.0%	2,476	-22
Springfield, OH	4.5%	-0.2%	2,845	-129
Toledo, OH	5.0%	-0.1%	15,140	58
Weirton, WV	6.0%	-0.1%	3,000	-78
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	0.0%	13,757	-149
Lawton, OK	3.5%	-0.1%	1,800	-69
Oklahoma City, OK	2.8%	-0.1%	19,074	-443
Tulsa, OK	3.0%	-0.1%	14,653	-330
Albany, OR	4.8%	0.1%	2,801	47
Bend, OR	4.1%	0.1%	3,964	76
Corvallis, OR	3.3%	0.0%	1,592	11
Eugene, OR	4.5%	-0.1%	8,192	-205
Grants Pass, OR	5.8%	-0.1%	2,074	-38
Medford, OR	4.8%	0.0%	5,091	42
Portland, OR	4.0%	0.0%	53,177	-116
Salem, OR	4.4%	-0.2%	8,988	-296
Allentown, PA	4.4%	-0.2%	19,254	-751
Altoona, PA	4.2%	-0.2%	2,519	-94
Bloomsburg, PA	4.4%	-0.1%	1,881	-28
Chambersburg, PA	3.5%	-0.2%	2,722	-102
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.3%	0.0%	4,357	38
Erie, PA	4.6%	-0.1%	5,952	-152
Gettysburg, PA	3.2%	-0.2%	1,822	-111
Harrisburg, PA	3.7%	0.0%	10,922	-160
Johnstown, PA	5.1%	-0.2%	3,008	-149
Lancaster, PA	3.4%	-0.1%	9,517	-262
Lebanon, PA	3.8%	-0.1%	2,653	-82
Philadelphia, PA	4.0%	-0.2%	124,731	-5,414
Pittsburgh, PA	4.2%	0.0%	50,539	-832
Reading, PA	4.1%	-0.2%	8,890	-274
Scranton, PA	5.0%	-0.1%	14,201	-262
State College, PA	3.2%	-0.2%	2,544	-114
Williamsport, PA	4.8%	-0.1%	2,722	-41
York, PA	3.7%	-0.1%	8,803	-148
Providence, RI	3.9%	0.2%	27,309	1,899
Charleston, SC	2.8%	0.0%	10,764	142
Columbia, SC	3.2%	0.1%	12,662	187
Florence, SC	3.9%	0.0%	3,684	-29
Greenville, SC	3.1%	0.0%	12,984	69
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.1%	0.0%	2,664	-11
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.2%	-0.3%	8,342	-596
Spartanburg, SC	3.2%	0.0%	5,035	37
Sumter, SC	3.9%	0.0%	1,702	10
Rapid City, SD	3.1%	0.0%	2,316	-31
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	-0.1%	3,683	-87
Chattanooga, TN	3.4%	-0.3%	9,450	-749
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	-0.4%	4,845	-339
Cleveland, TN	3.8%	-0.2%	2,215	-99
Jackson, TN	3.8%	-0.3%	2,477	-215
Johnson City, TN	4.0%	-0.2%	3,664	-185
Kingsport, TN	3.7%	-0.1%	5,192	-117
Knoxville, TN	3.4%	-0.2%	14,542	-673
Memphis, TN	4.1%	-0.3%	26,365	-1,849
Morristown, TN	3.9%	-0.3%	2,064	-123
Nashville, TN	2.9%	-0.1%	29,755	-1,370
Abilene, TX	3.3%	0.1%	2,511	29
Amarillo, TX	2.6%	0.0%	3,503	15
Austin, TX	2.8%	0.0%	33,802	409
Beaumont, TX	5.4%	-0.1%	9,355	-94
Brownsville, TX	5.6%	-0.1%	9,316	-137
College Station, TX	2.8%	0.0%	3,783	-10
Corpus Christi, TX	4.4%	-0.1%	9,210	-105
Dallas, TX	3.3%	0.0%	131,330	822
El Paso, TX	4.0%	-0.1%	14,479	-236
Houston, TX	3.9%	0.0%	135,223	428
Killeen, TX	3.9%	0.0%	6,983	27
Laredo, TX	3.7%	0.0%	4,280	-21
Longview, TX	4.0%	0.1%	3,906	67
Lubbock, TX	3.0%	0.0%	4,906	-16
McAllen, TX	6.3%	0.0%	21,657	-157
Midland, TX	2.2%	0.0%	2,179	15
Odessa, TX	2.7%	0.0%	2,158	14
San Angelo, TX	3.2%	0.0%	1,787	34
San Antonio, TX	3.2%	0.0%	38,168	335
Sherman, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,001	7
Texarkana, TX	5.0%	-0.1%	3,299	-24
Tyler, TX	3.4%	0.1%	3,773	132
Victoria, TX	3.7%	0.0%	1,686	37
Waco, TX	3.4%	0.0%	4,328	71
Wichita Falls, TX	3.3%	0.1%	2,139	29
Logan, UT	2.6%	0.1%	1,870	90
Ogden, UT	3.1%	0.0%	10,150	137
Provo, UT	2.8%	0.0%	8,698	218
St George, UT	3.4%	0.1%	2,494	53
Salt Lake City, UT	3.1%	0.1%	20,107	469
Burlington, VT	2.0%	0.0%	2,548	33
Blacksburg, VA	3.2%	0.0%	2,939	66
Charlottesville, VA	2.6%	0.1%	3,160	41
Harrisonburg, VA	2.9%	0.1%	1,932	73
Lynchburg, VA	3.3%	0.0%	4,165	16
Richmond, VA	3.1%	0.0%	21,022	17
Roanoke, VA	2.9%	0.0%	4,569	12
Staunton, VA	2.8%	0.0%	1,691	13
Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	0.0%	27,684	94
Winchester, VA	2.8%	0.0%	2,025	8
Bellingham, WA	4.7%	0.3%	5,351	382
Bremerton, WA	4.7%	0.3%	5,776	325
Kennewick, WA	5.3%	0.1%	7,424	156
Longview, WA	5.5%	0.1%	2,586	98
Mount Vernon, WA	5.3%	0.1%	3,200	69
Olympia, WA	4.8%	0.3%	6,632	406
Seattle, WA	3.8%	0.2%	80,763	3,530
Spokane, WA	5.4%	0.2%	14,427	789
Walla Walla, WA	4.6%	0.1%	1,466	40
Wenatchee, WA	4.8%	0.1%	3,264	100
Yakima, WA	6.3%	0.1%	8,484	372
Beckley, WV	5.7%	-0.1%	2,532	-67
Charleston, WV	5.2%	0.0%	4,929	7
Huntington, WV	5.3%	-0.2%	7,736	-259
Morgantown, WV	4.3%	-0.1%	2,998	-15
Parkersburg, WV	5.5%	0.0%	2,101	11
Wheeling, WV	5.0%	-0.1%	3,167	-119
Appleton, WI	2.7%	-0.1%	3,608	-88
Eau Claire, WI	3.1%	-0.1%	2,901	-122
Fond du Lac, WI	2.7%	0.0%	1,541	-25
Green Bay, WI	2.9%	-0.2%	5,067	-363
Janesville, WI	3.5%	0.4%	2,983	385
La Crosse, WI	2.4%	-0.1%	1,923	-36
Madison, WI	2.2%	0.0%	8,500	-140
Milwaukee, WI	3.3%	0.0%	26,999	-560
Oshkosh, WI	2.6%	-0.1%	2,457	-83
Racine, WI	3.9%	-0.2%	3,820	-211
Sheboygan, WI	2.5%	0.0%	1,577	-33
Wausau, WI	2.6%	-0.1%	1,972	-95
Casper, WY	4.4%	-0.2%	1,718	-70
Cheyenne, WY	3.7%	-0.1%	1,764	-28