Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The December 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	December 2018 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	December 2018 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.4%	0.0%	2,052	13
Auburn, AL	3.4%	0.0%	2,548	-20
Birmingham, AL	3.5%	0.0%	18,893	-51
Daphne, AL	3.4%	0.0%	3,201	-48
Decatur, AL	3.5%	-0.1%	2,442	-59
Dothan, AL	3.9%	0.0%	2,436	-9
Florence, AL	4.2%	0.0%	2,733	-14
Gadsden, AL	3.8%	0.0%	1,654	-4
Huntsville, AL	3.3%	0.0%	7,479	-109
Mobile, AL	4.5%	0.1%	8,512	85
Montgomery, AL	3.7%	0.1%	6,445	104
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.5%	0.0%	4,007	-73
Anchorage, AK	5.7%	0.0%	11,351	43
Fairbanks, AK	5.7%	0.1%	2,598	61
Flagstaff, AZ	5.9%	0.7%	4,671	597
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.2%	0.6%	5,436	629
Phoenix, AZ	4.5%	0.5%	108,657	12,052
Prescott, AZ	4.8%	0.4%	5,128	450
Sierra Vista, AZ	6.0%	0.5%	3,024	275
Tucson, AZ	4.7%	0.5%	23,357	2,502
Yuma, AZ	17.2%	0.6%	16,914	550
Fayetteville, AR	2.8%	0.0%	7,652	55
Fort Smith, AR	3.8%	0.1%	4,416	13
Hot Springs, AR	4.1%	-0.1%	1,652	-18
Jonesboro, AR	3.2%	-0.1%	2,100	-43
Little Rock, AR	3.5%	0.1%	12,523	237
Pine Bluff, AR	5.4%	-0.1%	1,864	-32
Bakersfield, CA	7.5%	0.0%	29,077	-32
Chico, CA	5.3%	0.6%	5,621	617
El Centro, CA	18.2%	0.2%	13,630	127
Fresno, CA	7.1%	0.1%	32,820	822
Hanford, CA	7.6%	0.2%	4,447	146
Los Angeles, CA	4.5%	0.2%	304,205	8,373
Madera, CA	6.6%	0.0%	4,146	48
Merced, CA	7.7%	0.1%	9,162	94
Modesto, CA	6.2%	0.1%	15,239	205
Napa, CA	2.8%	0.2%	2,046	100
Oxnard, CA	3.8%	0.2%	16,287	601
Redding, CA	4.8%	0.0%	3,668	20
Riverside, CA	4.2%	0.1%	88,693	3,311
Sacramento, CA	3.7%	0.1%	41,406	1,580
Salinas, CA	6.0%	0.1%	13,561	465
San Diego, CA	3.4%	0.2%	54,809	2,388
San Francisco, CA	2.8%	0.2%	73,306	4,102
San Jose, CA	2.6%	0.1%	29,570	1,440
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.9%	0.1%	4,239	178
Santa Cruz, CA	4.6%	0.0%	6,700	-78
Santa Maria, CA	3.7%	0.1%	8,105	152
Santa Rosa, CA	2.7%	0.1%	7,314	349
Stockton, CA	5.9%	0.2%	19,589	672
Vallejo, CA	3.9%	0.1%	8,296	331
Visalia, CA	9.1%	0.0%	19,097	-40
Yuba City, CA	7.0%	0.1%	5,277	148
Boulder, CO	3.3%	0.3%	6,508	670
Colorado Springs, CO	4.5%	0.4%	16,595	1,852
Denver, CO	3.7%	0.3%	61,530	5,810
Fort Collins, CO	3.3%	0.3%	6,727	624
Grand Junction, CO	4.5%	0.3%	3,457	275
Greeley, CO	3.5%	0.3%	5,873	550
Pueblo, CO	5.8%	0.6%	4,452	474
Bridgeport, CT	3.7%	0.1%	17,656	566
Danbury, CT	3.2%	0.1%	3,487	100
Hartford, CT	3.7%	0.1%	23,389	624
New Haven, CT	3.7%	0.2%	12,194	514
Norwich, CT	3.6%	0.2%	5,311	322
Waterbury, CT	4.7%	0.1%	5,235	58
Dover, DE	3.6%	0.0%	2,850	-40
Salisbury, MD	4.6%	0.0%	8,795	115
Washington, DC	3.1%	-0.1%	106,082	-3,168
Cape Coral, FL	3.3%	0.3%	11,374	1,150
Crestview, FL	2.8%	0.3%	3,643	298
Deltona, FL	3.6%	0.3%	10,864	947
Gainesville, FL	3.1%	0.3%	4,525	455
Homosassa Springs, FL	5.0%	0.4%	2,414	195
Jacksonville, FL	3.2%	0.2%	25,323	2,357
Lakeland, FL	3.8%	0.4%	11,463	1,182
Miami, FL	3.4%	0.2%	109,038	8,338
Naples, FL	3.4%	0.4%	6,019	807
North Port, FL	3.3%	0.4%	12,143	1,315
Ocala, FL	4.0%	0.3%	5,524	480
Orlando, FL	3.0%	0.3%	41,576	4,154
Palm Bay, FL	3.4%	0.3%	9,332	951
Panama City, FL	5.6%	0.5%	5,438	507
Pensacola, FL	3.3%	0.3%	7,581	717
Port St Lucie, FL	4.0%	0.5%	8,525	1,085
Punta Gorda, FL	3.9%	0.4%	2,801	288
Sebastian, FL	4.3%	0.5%	2,789	370
Sebring, FL	4.7%	0.7%	1,704	253
Tallahassee, FL	3.3%	0.2%	6,545	613
Tampa, FL	3.3%	0.3%	51,024	4,854
The Villages, FL	4.9%	0.4%	1,529	143
Albany, GA	4.7%	0.2%	3,207	145
Athens, GA	3.4%	0.2%	3,594	179
Atlanta, GA	3.6%	0.2%	111,354	7,541
Augusta, GA	4.0%	0.3%	10,685	580
Brunswick, GA	3.7%	0.2%	1,993	110
Columbus, GA	4.4%	0.2%	5,542	241
Dalton, GA	4.7%	0.4%	2,886	244
Gainesville, GA	3.0%	0.2%	3,098	164
Hinesville, GA	3.9%	0.1%	1,336	48
Macon, GA	4.2%	0.1%	4,446	141
Rome, GA	4.5%	0.5%	1,972	188
Savannah, GA	3.5%	0.1%	6,471	313
Valdosta, GA	3.8%	0.2%	2,484	116
Warner Robins, GA	4.1%	-0.2%	3,548	-175
Kahului, HI	2.6%	0.0%	2,212	-13
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.5%	0.1%	11,793	452
Boise City, ID	2.6%	0.2%	9,558	832
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.3%	0.2%	2,586	168
Idaho Falls, ID	2.3%	0.1%	1,583	46
Lewiston, ID	3.3%	0.2%	1,085	74
Pocatello, ID	2.6%	0.1%	1,121	60
Bloomington, IL	4.5%	0.3%	4,380	242
Carbondale, IL	5.2%	0.3%	3,076	170
Champaign, IL	4.5%	0.2%	5,467	130
Chicago, IL	4.2%	-0.1%	206,987	-4,088
Danville, IL	6.2%	0.5%	2,126	155
Davenport, IA	4.3%	0.3%	8,375	601
Decatur, IL	6.0%	0.4%	2,986	186
Kankakee, IL	5.6%	0.5%	3,333	276
Peoria, IL	5.5%	0.5%	9,713	753
Rockford, IL	6.9%	-1.4%	11,647	-2,589
Springfield, IL	4.8%	0.5%	5,296	512
Bloomington, IN	4.1%	-0.3%	3,077	-241
Columbus, IN	2.8%	-0.1%	1,287	-52
Elkhart, IN	2.9%	0.0%	3,397	-37
Evansville, IN	3.3%	-0.3%	5,401	-477
Fort Wayne, IN	3.1%	-0.2%	6,869	-384
Indianapolis, IN	3.3%	-0.3%	35,011	-3,258
Kokomo, IN	4.4%	-2.0%	1,789	-885
Lafayette, IN	3.1%	-0.2%	3,600	-163
Michigan City, IN	4.7%	-0.1%	2,227	-82
Muncie, IN	4.1%	-0.3%	2,289	-142
South Bend, IN	3.9%	-0.1%	6,276	-159
Terre Haute, IN	4.8%	-0.2%	3,765	-152
Ames, IA	1.5%	0.0%	904	20
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.6%	0.0%	3,772	38
Des Moines, IA	2.3%	0.1%	8,341	386
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.0%	1,276	-15
Iowa City, IA	1.9%	0.0%	1,866	38
Sioux City, IA	2.5%	0.3%	2,307	266
Waterloo, IA	2.4%	0.2%	2,130	232
Lawrence, KS	3.1%	0.1%	2,038	88
Manhattan, KS	3.0%	0.2%	1,430	87
Topeka, KS	3.6%	0.2%	4,342	318
Wichita, KS	3.6%	0.1%	11,295	394
Bowling Green, KY	3.6%	0.0%	2,991	-12
Elizabethtown, KY	4.0%	0.0%	2,715	-8
Lexington, KY	3.3%	0.0%	9,028	2
Louisville, KY	3.8%	-0.1%	25,484	-370
Owensboro, KY	3.7%	-0.1%	2,038	-104
Alexandria, LA	5.3%	-0.1%	3,377	-67
Baton Rouge, LA	4.2%	-0.1%	17,763	-377
Hammond, LA	5.3%	0.0%	2,968	19
Houma, LA	4.8%	-0.1%	4,133	-119
Lafayette, LA	4.9%	0.0%	10,241	-123
Lake Charles, LA	3.6%	-0.1%	4,219	-38
Monroe, LA	5.5%	0.0%	4,429	52
New Orleans, LA	4.5%	-0.1%	27,197	-254
Shreveport, LA	5.3%	0.0%	9,821	-80
Bangor, ME	3.5%	-0.1%	2,475	-27
Lewiston, ME	3.3%	-0.1%	1,839	-64
Portland, ME	2.8%	0.1%	5,904	131
Baltimore, MD	3.7%	0.0%	56,302	-94
California, MD	3.5%	-0.1%	1,936	-66
Cumberland, MD	5.3%	-0.1%	2,331	-74
Hagerstown, MD	3.9%	-0.2%	5,250	-190
Barnstable Town, MA	3.8%	0.0%	4,933	-7
Boston, MA	2.8%	0.0%	78,745	-1,002
Leominster, MA	3.6%	0.1%	2,930	48
New Bedford, MA	4.3%	-0.2%	3,809	-191
Pittsfield, MA	3.9%	0.0%	1,731	0
Springfield, MA	3.8%	0.0%	14,533	-89
Worcester, MA	3.3%	0.0%	12,131	-41
Ann Arbor, MI	3.2%	0.1%	6,259	209
Battle Creek, MI	4.4%	0.2%	2,762	104
Bay City, MI	4.8%	0.1%	2,401	11
Detroit, MI	4.1%	0.1%	87,233	2,448
Flint, MI	4.9%	0.1%	8,859	150
Grand Rapids, MI	3.1%	0.0%	18,286	181
Jackson, MI	4.1%	0.1%	3,032	104
Kalamazoo, MI	3.8%	0.1%	6,331	187
Lansing, MI	3.6%	-0.1%	9,025	-328
Midland, MI	4.0%	0.1%	1,597	36
Monroe, MI	4.5%	0.0%	3,422	-11
Muskegon, MI	4.7%	0.2%	3,625	142
Niles, MI	4.4%	0.2%	3,237	118
Saginaw, MI	4.8%	0.1%	4,214	109
Duluth, MN	4.0%	0.3%	5,757	451
Mankato, MN	2.4%	0.2%	1,533	125
Minneapolis, MN	2.7%	0.2%	55,335	4,157
Rochester, MN	2.7%	0.2%	3,252	236
St Cloud, MN	3.1%	0.2%	3,558	260
Gulfport, MS	4.9%	0.3%	8,045	560
Hattiesburg, MS	4.2%	0.3%	2,909	175
Jackson, MS	4.2%	0.2%	11,343	484
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.1%	0.2%	1,518	112
Columbia, MO	2.4%	0.2%	2,311	198
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	0.2%	2,062	157
Joplin, MO	3.0%	0.3%	2,524	223
Kansas City, MO	3.3%	0.1%	38,349	2,238
St Joseph, MO	3.0%	0.3%	2,002	200
St Louis, MO	3.6%	0.3%	52,709	4,301
Springfield, MO	2.8%	0.2%	6,583	612
Billings, MT	3.3%	0.0%	2,923	32
Great Falls, MT	3.5%	0.1%	1,335	42
Missoula, MT	3.4%	0.1%	2,156	86
Grand Island, NE	2.9%	0.0%	1,275	4
Lincoln, NE	2.5%	-0.1%	4,483	-247
Omaha, NE	2.9%	0.0%	14,033	-131
Carson City, NV	4.5%	0.1%	1,190	21
Las Vegas, NV	4.6%	0.1%	51,449	951
Reno, NV	3.6%	0.1%	9,280	134
Dover, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,936	11
Manchester, NH	2.3%	0.0%	2,712	6
Portsmouth, NH	2.2%	0.0%	1,704	-22
Atlantic City, NJ	5.2%	0.4%	6,403	532
Ocean City, NJ	7.5%	0.4%	3,560	185
Trenton, NJ	3.4%	0.2%	6,801	434
Vineland, NJ	5.9%	0.4%	3,862	268
Albuquerque, NM	4.7%	0.3%	20,832	1,403
Farmington, NM	5.6%	0.3%	3,043	209
Las Cruces, NM	6.1%	0.4%	5,751	348
Santa Fe, NM	4.3%	0.3%	3,174	181
Albany, NY	3.4%	0.0%	15,846	350
Binghamton, NY	4.2%	0.1%	4,619	138
Buffalo, NY	4.1%	0.1%	22,681	460
Elmira, NY	4.2%	0.2%	1,481	61
Glens Falls, NY	3.9%	0.1%	2,452	109
Ithaca, NY	3.2%	0.0%	1,695	12
Kingston, NY	3.5%	0.1%	3,222	119
New York, NY	3.9%	0.3%	391,306	26,400
Rochester, NY	3.9%	0.1%	20,634	641
Syracuse, NY	4.0%	0.1%	12,471	477
Utica, NY	4.2%	0.1%	5,474	137
Watertown, NY	5.0%	0.1%	2,283	47
Asheville, NC	3.2%	0.3%	7,307	611
Burlington, NC	3.7%	0.4%	2,943	257
Charlotte, NC	3.4%	0.2%	46,387	2,897
Durham, NC	3.3%	0.2%	9,997	719
Fayetteville, NC	4.9%	0.3%	7,341	557
Goldsboro, NC	4.3%	0.3%	2,263	166
Greensboro, NC	4.0%	0.3%	14,738	1,009
Greenville, NC	4.1%	0.2%	3,684	236
Hickory, NC	3.7%	0.5%	6,455	706
Jacksonville, NC	4.3%	0.1%	2,797	94
New Bern, NC	4.2%	0.2%	2,175	116
Raleigh, NC	3.3%	0.3%	23,516	1,815
Rocky Mount, NC	5.2%	0.2%	3,354	156
Wilmington, NC	3.8%	0.1%	5,560	211
Winston, NC	3.6%	0.2%	11,995	933
Bismarck, ND	2.6%	-0.2%	1,785	-101
Fargo, ND	2.3%	-0.1%	3,141	-126
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	0.0%	1,484	-23
Akron, OH	4.8%	0.3%	17,554	1,161
Canton, OH	5.2%	0.3%	10,454	695
Cincinnati, OH	4.2%	0.3%	46,510	2,855
Cleveland, OH	5.1%	0.0%	53,081	47
Columbus, OH	4.2%	0.4%	45,393	4,057
Dayton, OH	4.7%	0.3%	18,423	1,476
Lima, OH	4.6%	0.3%	2,218	187
Mansfield, OH	5.1%	0.4%	2,694	221
Springfield, OH	4.8%	0.3%	3,073	230
Toledo, OH	5.2%	0.2%	15,790	638
Weirton, WV	6.1%	0.1%	3,079	80
Youngstown, OH	6.0%	0.2%	14,463	713
Lawton, OK	3.5%	0.0%	1,811	8
Oklahoma City, OK	2.9%	0.1%	19,764	659
Tulsa, OK	3.2%	0.2%	15,212	523
Albany, OR	4.9%	0.1%	2,860	43
Bend, OR	4.4%	0.3%	4,225	242
Corvallis, OR	3.3%	0.0%	1,582	-8
Eugene, OR	4.6%	0.1%	8,312	102
Grants Pass, OR	5.9%	0.1%	2,122	40
Medford, OR	5.1%	0.2%	5,353	262
Portland, OR	4.1%	0.1%	53,833	613
Salem, OR	4.5%	0.0%	9,019	4
Allentown, PA	4.5%	0.1%	19,579	320
Altoona, PA	4.1%	-0.1%	2,481	-44
Bloomsburg, PA	4.5%	0.1%	1,937	56
Chambersburg, PA	3.5%	0.0%	2,751	27
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.4%	0.1%	4,433	81
Erie, PA	4.7%	0.1%	6,044	91
Gettysburg, PA	3.2%	0.0%	1,806	-17
Harrisburg, PA	3.7%	0.0%	11,040	108
Johnstown, PA	5.1%	0.0%	3,041	33
Lancaster, PA	3.4%	0.0%	9,609	79
Lebanon, PA	3.9%	0.1%	2,780	126
Philadelphia, PA	4.1%	0.1%	127,777	3,012
Pittsburgh, PA	4.2%	0.0%	51,540	989
Reading, PA	4.2%	0.1%	9,079	186
Scranton, PA	5.1%	0.1%	14,456	255
State College, PA	3.3%	0.1%	2,623	78
Williamsport, PA	4.9%	0.0%	2,775	53
York, PA	3.7%	0.0%	8,811	5
Providence, RI	4.0%	0.1%	27,902	572
Charleston, SC	2.9%	0.1%	11,203	428
Columbia, SC	3.2%	0.0%	12,993	321
Florence, SC	3.8%	-0.1%	3,631	-54
Greenville, SC	3.1%	0.0%	13,319	322
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.1%	0.1%	2,697	31
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.1%	-0.1%	8,291	-61
Spartanburg, SC	3.2%	0.0%	5,021	-19
Sumter, SC	3.8%	-0.1%	1,693	-11
Rapid City, SD	3.0%	-0.1%	2,269	-62
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	0.0%	3,664	-47
Chattanooga, TN	3.3%	-0.1%	8,979	-468
Clarksville, TN	4.0%	-0.2%	4,522	-322
Cleveland, TN	3.4%	-0.3%	2,056	-159
Jackson, TN	3.5%	-0.3%	2,271	-205
Johnson City, TN	3.7%	-0.3%	3,379	-285
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	-0.1%	5,068	-122
Knoxville, TN	3.1%	-0.3%	13,276	-1,261
Memphis, TN	3.8%	-0.3%	24,706	-1,650
Morristown, TN	3.6%	-0.3%	1,877	-186
Nashville, TN	2.6%	-0.3%	27,359	-2,378
Abilene, TX	3.4%	0.1%	2,655	147
Amarillo, TX	2.7%	0.1%	3,673	171
Austin, TX	2.9%	0.1%	35,490	1,690
Beaumont, TX	5.8%	0.3%	10,025	673
Brownsville, TX	5.9%	0.3%	9,870	559
College Station, TX	3.0%	0.2%	4,045	262
Corpus Christi, TX	4.6%	0.2%	9,632	419
Dallas, TX	3.5%	0.2%	137,848	6,519
El Paso, TX	4.2%	0.2%	15,053	576
Houston, TX	4.1%	0.2%	142,205	6,991
Killeen, TX	4.1%	0.2%	7,401	419
Laredo, TX	4.0%	0.3%	4,614	335
Longview, TX	4.2%	0.2%	4,111	202
Lubbock, TX	3.1%	0.1%	5,212	307
McAllen, TX	6.6%	0.3%	22,977	1,320
Midland, TX	2.3%	0.1%	2,318	138
Odessa, TX	2.9%	0.2%	2,309	154
San Angelo, TX	3.4%	0.2%	1,913	126
San Antonio, TX	3.4%	0.2%	40,401	2,236
Sherman, TX	3.2%	0.1%	2,083	83
Texarkana, TX	5.1%	0.1%	3,322	23
Tyler, TX	3.6%	0.2%	3,989	217
Victoria, TX	4.0%	0.3%	1,788	103
Waco, TX	3.6%	0.2%	4,593	267
Wichita Falls, TX	3.5%	0.2%	2,277	140
Logan, UT	2.8%	0.2%	1,979	109
Ogden, UT	3.2%	0.1%	10,310	161
Provo, UT	2.9%	0.0%	8,955	255
St George, UT	3.5%	0.1%	2,579	82
Salt Lake City, UT	3.1%	0.0%	20,390	278
Burlington, VT	2.1%	0.1%	2,670	125
Blacksburg, VA	3.0%	-0.2%	2,789	-145
Charlottesville, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	3,087	-71
Harrisonburg, VA	2.8%	-0.1%	1,883	-45
Lynchburg, VA	3.1%	-0.2%	3,910	-251
Richmond, VA	3.0%	-0.1%	20,441	-519
Roanoke, VA	2.7%	-0.2%	4,341	-228
Staunton, VA	2.6%	-0.2%	1,572	-118
Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	0.0%	27,201	-412
Winchester, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	1,988	-35
Bellingham, WA	4.9%	0.2%	5,568	224
Bremerton, WA	4.8%	0.1%	5,997	233
Kennewick, WA	5.4%	0.2%	7,670	258
Longview, WA	5.9%	0.4%	2,757	174
Mount Vernon, WA	5.3%	0.0%	3,246	51
Olympia, WA	5.0%	0.2%	6,877	268
Seattle, WA	3.9%	0.1%	84,408	3,802
Spokane, WA	5.6%	0.2%	15,036	638
Walla Walla, WA	4.7%	0.1%	1,506	42
Wenatchee, WA	5.0%	0.2%	3,405	142
Yakima, WA	6.3%	0.0%	8,563	96
Beckley, WV	5.6%	-0.1%	2,500	-37
Charleston, WV	5.2%	-0.1%	4,843	-89
Huntington, WV	5.3%	0.0%	7,809	68
Morgantown, WV	4.4%	0.1%	3,018	22
Parkersburg, WV	5.5%	0.0%	2,106	7
Wheeling, WV	5.2%	0.3%	3,360	195
Appleton, WI	2.7%	0.0%	3,547	-60
Eau Claire, WI	3.0%	-0.1%	2,769	-132
Fond du Lac, WI	2.6%	-0.1%	1,511	-30
Green Bay, WI	2.8%	-0.1%	4,848	-224
Janesville, WI	3.2%	-0.3%	2,688	-294
La Crosse, WI	2.5%	0.0%	1,979	50
Madison, WI	2.2%	0.0%	8,523	29
Milwaukee, WI	3.2%	-0.1%	25,929	-1,068
Oshkosh, WI	2.7%	0.1%	2,466	5
Racine, WI	3.6%	-0.3%	3,506	-315
Sheboygan, WI	2.4%	-0.1%	1,538	-38
Wausau, WI	2.6%	0.0%	1,923	-49
Casper, WY	4.3%	-0.2%	1,644	-75
Cheyenne, WY	3.7%	0.0%	1,747	-18