Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The September 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	September 2019 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	September 2019 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	3.5%	-0.2%	1,611	-92
Auburn, AL	2.6%	-0.2%	1,987	-116
Birmingham, AL	2.6%	-0.2%	14,814	-744
Daphne, AL	2.7%	-0.1%	2,607	-138
Decatur, AL	2.6%	-0.1%	1,889	-103
Dothan, AL	3.0%	-0.2%	1,943	-125
Florence, AL	3.4%	-0.2%	2,254	-116
Gadsden, AL	3.3%	-0.1%	1,439	-73
Huntsville, AL	2.5%	-0.1%	5,684	-308
Mobile, AL	3.6%	-0.2%	6,862	-348
Montgomery, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	4,957	-309
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.8%	-0.2%	3,343	-202
Anchorage, AK	5.5%	0.0%	10,857	-33
Fairbanks, AK	5.4%	0.0%	2,449	4
Flagstaff, AZ	5.7%	-0.2%	4,479	-77
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.0%	-0.1%	5,271	-98
Phoenix, AZ	4.3%	-0.1%	106,518	-2,418
Prescott, AZ	4.6%	-0.2%	5,025	-106
Sierra Vista, AZ	6.0%	-0.1%	3,036	-49
Tucson, AZ	4.6%	-0.1%	23,150	-566
Yuma, AZ	17.1%	0.0%	17,240	138
Fayetteville, AR	2.5%	0.0%	6,898	-8
Fort Smith, AR	3.6%	0.0%	4,273	35
Hot Springs, AR	3.7%	0.1%	1,510	1
Jonesboro, AR	2.9%	0.1%	1,882	28
Little Rock, AR	3.2%	0.1%	11,283	119
Pine Bluff, AR	5.1%	0.0%	1,799	9
Bakersfield, CA	7.9%	-0.1%	30,611	-656
Chico, CA	4.9%	-0.1%	5,016	-126
El Centro, CA	18.9%	0.0%	13,439	105
Fresno, CA	7.2%	-0.2%	32,803	-643
Hanford, CA	7.9%	-0.1%	4,585	-76
Los Angeles, CA	4.0%	0.0%	268,900	-2,096
Madera, CA	7.0%	-0.1%	4,345	-62
Merced, CA	8.1%	-0.1%	9,411	-123
Modesto, CA	6.1%	-0.1%	14,800	-207
Napa, CA	2.9%	0.0%	2,128	-63
Oxnard, CA	3.5%	-0.2%	14,835	-635
Redding, CA	4.7%	-0.1%	3,484	-74
Riverside, CA	3.9%	-0.2%	81,215	-2,603
Sacramento, CA	3.6%	-0.1%	39,038	-1,269
Salinas, CA	5.9%	-0.2%	13,374	-379
San Diego, CA	3.1%	-0.1%	49,386	-1,805
San Francisco, CA	2.5%	-0.1%	65,382	-2,207
San Jose, CA	2.5%	-0.1%	27,114	-839
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	3,899	-132
Santa Cruz, CA	4.9%	0.0%	6,945	-78
Santa Maria, CA	3.7%	-0.1%	7,989	-251
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6%	-0.1%	6,873	-213
Stockton, CA	5.9%	-0.1%	19,196	-406
Vallejo, CA	3.7%	-0.2%	7,716	-269
Visalia, CA	9.6%	-0.2%	19,698	-337
Yuba City, CA	7.0%	-0.1%	5,210	-59
Boulder, CO	2.3%	-0.1%	4,605	-144
Colorado Springs, CO	3.2%	-0.1%	11,501	-353
Denver, CO	2.6%	-0.1%	44,068	-1,544
Fort Collins, CO	2.3%	-0.1%	4,799	-161
Grand Junction, CO	3.4%	-0.2%	2,654	-126
Greeley, CO	2.5%	-0.1%	4,227	-125
Pueblo, CO	4.1%	-0.1%	3,114	-109
Bridgeport, CT	3.6%	0.0%	16,657	34
Danbury, CT	3.0%	0.0%	3,196	6
Hartford, CT	3.6%	0.0%	22,505	107
New Haven, CT	3.4%	0.0%	11,284	29
Norwich, CT	3.5%	0.0%	4,921	10
Waterbury, CT	4.4%	0.0%	4,948	15
Dover, DE	4.1%	0.2%	3,231	118
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	0.1%	8,788	45
Washington, DC	3.1%	0.0%	106,731	-1,773
Cape Coral, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	10,878	-285
Crestview, FL	2.7%	-0.1%	3,499	-80
Deltona, FL	3.5%	-0.1%	10,584	-243
Gainesville, FL	3.1%	0.0%	4,440	-67
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.7%	-0.2%	2,282	-60
Jacksonville, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	24,142	-511
Lakeland, FL	3.7%	-0.1%	11,069	-339
Miami, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	99,753	-2,246
Naples, FL	2.9%	-0.2%	5,300	-280
North Port, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	11,299	-423
Ocala, FL	3.8%	-0.1%	5,276	-145
Orlando, FL	3.0%	0.0%	40,591	-855
Palm Bay, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	9,069	-220
Panama City, FL	3.7%	-0.2%	3,454	-144
Pensacola, FL	3.1%	-0.1%	7,118	-145
Port St Lucie, FL	3.5%	-0.2%	7,717	-389
Punta Gorda, FL	3.6%	-0.2%	2,633	-77
Sebastian, FL	3.4%	-0.3%	2,289	-145
Sebring, FL	4.4%	-0.2%	1,577	-96
Tallahassee, FL	3.2%	0.0%	6,253	-89
Tampa, FL	3.2%	-0.1%	49,220	-1,060
The Villages, FL	4.7%	-0.2%	1,498	-50
Albany, GA	4.1%	-0.1%	2,746	-70
Athens, GA	3.2%	-0.1%	3,193	-138
Atlanta, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	100,414	-3,405
Augusta, GA	3.6%	-0.2%	9,648	-549
Brunswick, GA	3.4%	0.0%	1,841	-6
Columbus, GA	4.1%	-0.1%	5,019	-168
Dalton, GA	4.3%	-0.1%	2,615	-84
Gainesville, GA	2.7%	-0.1%	2,818	-103
Hinesville, GA	4.0%	0.0%	1,344	-19
Macon, GA	3.7%	-0.2%	3,881	-140
Rome, GA	3.7%	-0.1%	1,637	-53
Savannah, GA	3.3%	-0.1%	6,168	-149
Valdosta, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	2,237	-70
Warner Robins, GA	3.5%	-0.1%	3,044	-104
Kahului, HI	2.6%	-0.1%	2,176	-55
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.5%	-0.1%	11,395	-222
Boise City, ID	2.7%	0.0%	10,241	35
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.5%	0.0%	2,809	-4
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.0%	1,704	20
Lewiston, ID	3.4%	0.0%	1,062	1
Pocatello, ID	2.8%	0.0%	1,184	-10
Bloomington, IL	3.8%	0.0%	3,561	-54
Carbondale, IL	4.0%	-0.1%	2,412	-45
Champaign, IL	3.8%	-0.1%	4,527	-125
Chicago, IL	3.7%	0.0%	181,865	-760
Danville, IL	5.1%	-0.1%	1,703	-16
Davenport, IA	4.1%	0.0%	7,958	3
Decatur, IL	5.1%	-0.1%	2,582	-34
Kankakee, IL	4.7%	-0.1%	2,641	-51
Peoria, IL	4.5%	-0.1%	8,180	-145
Rockford, IL	5.8%	0.0%	9,759	-118
Springfield, IL	3.8%	-0.1%	4,215	-113
Bloomington, IN	3.3%	-0.1%	2,626	-45
Columbus, IN	2.4%	0.0%	1,099	-7
Elkhart, IN	3.0%	0.0%	3,477	-49
Evansville, IN	3.1%	0.0%	5,055	-13
Fort Wayne, IN	3.0%	0.0%	6,548	-119
Indianapolis, IN	3.0%	0.0%	31,981	-348
Kokomo, IN	3.9%	-0.2%	1,469	-74
Lafayette, IN	3.0%	0.0%	3,221	-78
Michigan City, IN	4.3%	-0.1%	2,055	-23
Muncie, IN	3.8%	0.0%	2,035	-30
South Bend, IN	3.7%	0.0%	6,049	-8
Terre Haute, IN	4.1%	0.0%	3,135	-25
Ames, IA	1.6%	0.0%	985	12
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.7%	0.0%	4,022	67
Des Moines, IA	2.4%	0.0%	9,093	32
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.0%	1,372	27
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.0%	1,891	18
Sioux City, IA	2.6%	0.0%	2,487	18
Waterloo, IA	2.9%	0.0%	2,711	36
Lawrence, KS	2.9%	0.0%	1,884	-21
Manhattan, KS	2.8%	-0.1%	1,340	-16
Topeka, KS	3.2%	-0.2%	3,914	-143
Wichita, KS	3.5%	0.0%	10,739	-204
Bowling Green, KY	4.1%	0.0%	3,446	-49
Elizabethtown, KY	4.2%	-0.1%	2,870	-34
Lexington, KY	3.4%	0.0%	9,406	-64
Louisville, KY	3.9%	0.0%	25,971	-422
Owensboro, KY	3.9%	-0.1%	2,207	-28
Alexandria, LA	4.9%	0.1%	3,048	49
Baton Rouge, LA	4.1%	0.0%	17,127	207
Hammond, LA	5.1%	0.1%	2,751	29
Houma, LA	4.4%	0.1%	3,720	44
Lafayette, LA	4.3%	0.0%	9,206	111
Lake Charles, LA	3.6%	0.0%	4,121	53
Monroe, LA	4.9%	0.0%	3,861	30
New Orleans, LA	4.0%	0.0%	24,217	60
Shreveport, LA	4.8%	0.1%	8,813	88
Bangor, ME	2.8%	-0.1%	1,981	-33
Lewiston, ME	2.8%	-0.1%	1,575	-15
Portland, ME	2.3%	0.0%	4,755	-97
Baltimore, MD	3.7%	-0.1%	56,844	-624
California, MD	3.5%	0.0%	1,954	-21
Cumberland, MD	5.6%	0.1%	2,540	77
Hagerstown, MD	3.7%	0.0%	4,991	19
Barnstable Town, MA	3.6%	0.0%	4,719	35
Boston, MA	2.6%	0.0%	74,180	430
Leominster, MA	3.3%	0.0%	2,733	1
New Bedford, MA	4.5%	0.0%	3,939	44
Pittsfield, MA	3.7%	0.0%	1,616	10
Springfield, MA	3.6%	0.1%	13,858	128
Worcester, MA	3.2%	0.0%	11,616	64
Ann Arbor, MI	3.0%	0.0%	5,853	-1
Battle Creek, MI	4.2%	0.0%	2,635	18
Bay City, MI	4.7%	0.1%	2,352	24
Detroit, MI	4.4%	-0.1%	95,078	-2,515
Flint, MI	5.0%	0.0%	9,210	-76
Grand Rapids, MI	3.0%	0.1%	17,616	396
Jackson, MI	3.8%	0.0%	2,848	6
Kalamazoo, MI	3.7%	0.1%	6,221	56
Lansing, MI	3.4%	0.1%	8,532	165
Midland, MI	3.8%	0.0%	1,544	16
Monroe, MI	3.9%	-0.2%	2,998	-119
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,341	28
Niles, MI	4.2%	0.0%	3,072	-2
Saginaw, MI	4.7%	0.0%	4,139	-7
Duluth, MN	4.0%	-0.1%	5,783	-43
Mankato, MN	2.8%	0.0%	1,715	-23
Minneapolis, MN	3.0%	0.0%	60,050	-1,134
Rochester, MN	2.8%	-0.1%	3,526	-74
St Cloud, MN	3.3%	0.0%	3,719	-54
Gulfport, MS	5.4%	0.1%	8,970	302
Hattiesburg, MS	4.7%	0.2%	3,293	102
Jackson, MS	4.7%	0.1%	12,814	399
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.0%	-0.1%	1,463	-30
Columbia, MO	2.3%	0.0%	2,193	-86
Jefferson City, MO	2.6%	-0.1%	1,891	-80
Joplin, MO	2.8%	-0.1%	2,393	-96
Kansas City, MO	3.1%	-0.1%	36,003	-993
St Joseph, MO	2.9%	-0.1%	1,824	-77
St Louis, MO	3.1%	-0.2%	46,591	-1,699
Springfield, MO	2.7%	0.0%	6,213	-150
Billings, MT	3.1%	0.0%	2,693	-2
Great Falls, MT	3.3%	0.0%	1,243	-2
Missoula, MT	3.0%	0.0%	1,961	21
Grand Island, NE	3.2%	0.0%	1,423	-4
Lincoln, NE	2.8%	0.0%	5,268	32
Omaha, NE	3.0%	0.0%	15,288	69
Carson City, NV	4.2%	0.0%	1,116	3
Las Vegas, NV	4.3%	0.0%	48,245	-383
Reno, NV	3.3%	0.0%	8,697	-13
Dover, NH	2.3%	0.0%	1,996	35
Manchester, NH	2.4%	0.0%	2,916	33
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,744	8
Atlantic City, NJ	4.7%	0.0%	5,702	51
Ocean City, NJ	6.6%	0.0%	3,178	17
Trenton, NJ	2.9%	0.0%	5,807	56
Vineland, NJ	5.0%	0.0%	3,306	34
Albuquerque, NM	4.6%	-0.1%	20,225	-299
Farmington, NM	5.5%	0.0%	2,934	-3
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	-0.1%	5,533	-52
Santa Fe, NM	4.0%	-0.1%	3,006	-69
Albany, NY	3.6%	0.1%	15,867	225
Binghamton, NY	4.5%	0.0%	4,795	69
Buffalo, NY	4.2%	0.0%	22,950	401
Elmira, NY	4.2%	0.1%	1,456	27
Glens Falls, NY	4.3%	0.1%	2,524	35
Ithaca, NY	3.4%	0.0%	1,767	43
Kingston, NY	3.6%	0.1%	3,186	33
New York, NY	3.6%	0.0%	358,938	-2,080
Rochester, NY	4.0%	0.1%	20,786	338
Syracuse, NY	4.1%	0.1%	12,599	223
Utica, NY	4.4%	0.1%	5,615	82
Watertown, NY	5.5%	0.2%	2,418	63
Asheville, NC	3.3%	0.0%	7,960	-128
Burlington, NC	3.9%	-0.1%	3,219	-45
Charlotte, NC	3.6%	-0.1%	50,315	-1,217
Durham, NC	3.6%	-0.1%	10,978	-183
Fayetteville, NC	5.3%	0.0%	7,954	-122
Goldsboro, NC	4.3%	-0.1%	2,296	-44
Greensboro, NC	4.2%	-0.1%	15,845	-209
Greenville, NC	4.4%	-0.1%	4,045	-39
Hickory, NC	3.9%	-0.1%	6,896	-90
Jacksonville, NC	4.9%	-0.1%	3,184	-55
New Bern, NC	4.3%	-0.1%	2,231	-63
Raleigh, NC	3.5%	-0.1%	26,002	-404
Rocky Mount, NC	5.5%	0.0%	3,588	-13
Wilmington, NC	3.8%	-0.1%	5,790	-177
Winston, NC	3.8%	-0.1%	12,826	-193
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	0.0%	1,746	-8
Fargo, ND	2.4%	0.0%	3,244	5
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,471	-4
Akron, OH	4.3%	0.1%	15,597	411
Canton, OH	4.5%	0.1%	8,997	220
Cincinnati, OH	3.7%	0.1%	42,593	1,019
Cleveland, OH	4.3%	0.1%	44,538	465
Columbus, OH	3.6%	0.1%	39,353	1,273
Dayton, OH	4.1%	0.1%	15,923	544
Lima, OH	4.0%	0.1%	1,953	52
Mansfield, OH	4.4%	0.1%	2,357	54
Springfield, OH	4.2%	0.1%	2,686	80
Toledo, OH	4.4%	0.1%	13,300	129
Weirton, WV	5.5%	0.1%	2,787	98
Youngstown, OH	5.7%	0.1%	13,643	202
Lawton, OK	3.6%	0.0%	1,880	16
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	0.0%	20,511	93
Tulsa, OK	3.3%	0.0%	15,585	39
Albany, OR	4.7%	0.0%	2,780	38
Bend, OR	4.2%	0.0%	4,063	7
Corvallis, OR	3.3%	0.1%	1,582	41
Eugene, OR	4.5%	0.1%	8,077	109
Grants Pass, OR	5.4%	0.1%	1,959	36
Medford, OR	4.7%	0.0%	5,004	3
Portland, OR	3.9%	0.0%	52,469	1,234
Salem, OR	4.4%	0.1%	8,949	218
Allentown, PA	4.1%	0.1%	18,114	429
Altoona, PA	4.3%	0.2%	2,606	101
Bloomsburg, PA	4.1%	0.1%	1,752	28
Chambersburg, PA	3.6%	0.1%	2,805	70
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.0%	0.1%	4,153	123
Erie, PA	4.2%	0.1%	5,405	141
Gettysburg, PA	3.0%	0.1%	1,665	43
Harrisburg, PA	3.5%	0.1%	10,563	374
Johnstown, PA	5.0%	0.2%	2,933	95
Lancaster, PA	3.3%	0.1%	9,306	271
Lebanon, PA	3.6%	0.1%	2,629	95
Philadelphia, PA	3.8%	0.1%	119,656	2,687
Pittsburgh, PA	4.0%	0.1%	47,817	984
Reading, PA	4.1%	0.1%	8,827	279
Scranton, PA	4.9%	0.1%	13,479	232
State College, PA	2.9%	0.0%	2,407	63
Williamsport, PA	4.5%	0.2%	2,545	92
York, PA	3.6%	0.1%	8,359	177
Providence, RI	3.6%	0.0%	25,089	117
Charleston, SC	2.4%	-0.3%	9,241	-1,219
Columbia, SC	2.6%	-0.4%	10,666	-1,367
Florence, SC	3.1%	-0.4%	3,057	-364
Greenville, SC	2.5%	-0.3%	10,974	-1,375
Hilton Head Island, SC	2.6%	-0.4%	2,394	-306
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.1%	-0.3%	8,551	-581
Spartanburg, SC	2.6%	-0.3%	4,261	-481
Sumter, SC	3.3%	-0.4%	1,478	-169
Rapid City, SD	3.2%	0.1%	2,398	32
Sioux Falls, SD	2.5%	0.0%	3,934	59
Chattanooga, TN	3.4%	0.0%	9,338	-120
Clarksville, TN	4.2%	0.0%	4,951	-41
Cleveland, TN	3.7%	0.0%	2,142	-3
Jackson, TN	3.5%	0.0%	2,357	14
Johnson City, TN	3.8%	0.0%	3,521	-28
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	0.0%	5,112	-44
Knoxville, TN	3.2%	-0.1%	14,079	-171
Memphis, TN	4.2%	0.0%	27,760	137
Morristown, TN	3.9%	0.0%	2,087	4
Nashville, TN	2.6%	-0.1%	28,364	-332
Abilene, TX	2.9%	0.0%	2,247	-11
Amarillo, TX	2.5%	0.0%	3,275	-14
Austin, TX	2.6%	0.0%	31,246	-106
Beaumont, TX	5.3%	-0.1%	9,435	-2
Brownsville, TX	5.3%	0.0%	8,702	-4
College Station, TX	2.6%	0.0%	3,547	-8
Corpus Christi, TX	4.1%	0.0%	8,488	-105
Dallas, TX	3.1%	0.0%	122,842	-459
El Paso, TX	3.7%	0.0%	13,410	-19
Houston, TX	3.6%	0.0%	123,029	-829
Killeen, TX	3.6%	0.0%	6,367	-63
Laredo, TX	3.5%	0.0%	4,158	-18
Longview, TX	3.5%	0.0%	3,402	-7
Lubbock, TX	2.7%	0.0%	4,365	-4
McAllen, TX	5.9%	0.0%	20,926	201
Midland, TX	2.0%	0.0%	2,119	23
Odessa, TX	2.5%	0.1%	2,163	54
San Angelo, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,592	-8
San Antonio, TX	2.9%	-0.1%	35,457	-136
Sherman, TX	2.9%	0.0%	1,853	8
Texarkana, TX	4.2%	0.0%	2,682	-42
Tyler, TX	3.2%	0.0%	3,460	-45
Victoria, TX	3.2%	0.0%	1,477	-12
Waco, TX	3.1%	0.0%	3,942	-25
Wichita Falls, TX	3.1%	0.0%	2,003	-14
Logan, UT	2.2%	-0.1%	1,573	-93
Ogden, UT	2.7%	-0.1%	9,049	-413
Provo, UT	2.5%	-0.1%	7,639	-370
St George, UT	3.1%	-0.1%	2,348	-85
Salt Lake City, UT	2.6%	-0.2%	17,613	-772
Burlington, VT	1.7%	0.0%	2,165	16
Blacksburg, VA	2.9%	0.0%	2,606	-21
Charlottesville, VA	2.5%	0.0%	3,034	-76
Harrisonburg, VA	2.6%	-0.1%	1,743	-51
Lynchburg, VA	3.2%	0.0%	3,921	-62
Richmond, VA	2.8%	-0.1%	19,582	-496
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	0.0%	4,280	-80
Staunton, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	1,546	-22
Virginia Beach, VA	3.0%	-0.1%	25,807	-647
Winchester, VA	2.6%	-0.1%	1,929	-38
Bellingham, WA	5.4%	0.1%	6,289	120
Bremerton, WA	5.0%	0.0%	6,458	25
Kennewick, WA	5.9%	0.0%	8,665	17
Longview, WA	6.6%	0.0%	3,134	13
Mount Vernon, WA	5.9%	0.0%	3,722	45
Olympia, WA	5.2%	0.0%	7,512	76
Seattle, WA	3.5%	0.0%	76,323	-295
Spokane, WA	5.9%	0.0%	16,403	92
Walla Walla, WA	5.5%	0.1%	1,759	31
Wenatchee, WA	5.4%	0.1%	3,691	42
Yakima, WA	7.4%	-0.1%	9,888	-33
Beckley, WV	4.9%	0.0%	2,264	32
Charleston, WV	4.5%	0.0%	4,230	37
Huntington, WV	5.0%	0.1%	7,199	32
Morgantown, WV	3.7%	0.0%	2,550	-6
Parkersburg, WV	5.0%	0.0%	1,932	2
Wheeling, WV	4.9%	0.1%	3,348	67
Appleton, WI	2.9%	0.1%	3,760	159
Eau Claire, WI	3.3%	0.2%	3,018	151
Fond du Lac, WI	2.9%	0.2%	1,660	96
Green Bay, WI	3.2%	0.2%	5,573	314
Janesville, WI	3.6%	0.2%	3,054	131
La Crosse, WI	2.8%	0.0%	2,200	51
Madison, WI	2.4%	0.0%	9,422	302
Milwaukee, WI	3.4%	0.1%	28,261	1,284
Oshkosh, WI	2.9%	0.2%	2,657	118
Racine, WI	4.0%	0.2%	3,982	238
Sheboygan, WI	2.6%	0.1%	1,659	73
Wausau, WI	2.8%	0.1%	2,082	92
Casper, WY	4.0%	0.1%	1,558	13
Cheyenne, WY	3.6%	0.0%	1,727	23