Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The February 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	February 2018 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	February 2018 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.6%	0.3%	2,080	151
Auburn, AL	3.5%	0.2%	2,604	188
Birmingham, AL	3.3%	0.1%	17,902	660
Daphne, AL	3.3%	0.1%	3,083	107
Decatur, AL	3.5%	0.0%	2,408	42
Dothan, AL	4.0%	0.1%	2,466	100
Florence, AL	4.1%	0.2%	2,605	76
Gadsden, AL	4.1%	0.2%	1,758	96
Huntsville, AL	3.3%	0.1%	7,168	289
Mobile, AL	4.7%	0.3%	8,677	505
Montgomery, AL	3.8%	0.2%	6,560	397
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.8%	0.2%	4,308	238
Anchorage, AK	6.7%	0.0%	13,642	76
Fairbanks, AK	6.4%	0.0%	2,959	-45
Flagstaff, AZ	5.6%	0.2%	4,337	235
Lake Havasu City, AZ	6.0%	0.1%	5,031	132
Phoenix, AZ	4.5%	0.1%	105,247	3,069
Prescott, AZ	4.6%	0.2%	4,794	240
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.9%	0.1%	2,893	51
Tucson, AZ	4.8%	0.2%	23,194	978
Yuma, AZ	17.8%	-0.3%	17,190	-390
Fayetteville, AR	2.7%	-0.2%	7,508	-351
Fort Smith, AR	4.1%	-0.1%	4,890	-102
Hot Springs, AR	4.1%	0.1%	1,654	10
Jonesboro, AR	3.1%	-0.1%	2,016	-21
Little Rock, AR	3.5%	0.0%	12,320	-147
Pine Bluff, AR	5.0%	0.1%	1,739	32
Bakersfield, CA	8.3%	0.1%	31,794	458
Chico, CA	4.9%	0.1%	5,067	114
El Centro, CA	18.4%	-0.3%	13,436	-200
Fresno, CA	7.7%	0.2%	34,897	1,019
Hanford, CA	7.7%	0.1%	4,457	78
Los Angeles, CA	4.2%	0.1%	282,750	2,746
Madera, CA	7.2%	0.1%	4,472	91
Merced, CA	8.3%	0.2%	9,641	383
Modesto, CA	6.3%	-0.2%	15,400	-379
Napa, CA	3.1%	0.0%	2,298	-17
Oxnard, CA	3.9%	0.0%	16,699	-68
Redding, CA	4.7%	0.1%	3,506	87
Riverside, CA	4.5%	0.0%	91,878	-492
Sacramento, CA	3.9%	0.0%	42,155	235
Salinas, CA	6.8%	0.4%	14,924	813
San Diego, CA	3.5%	0.0%	55,461	-68
San Francisco, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	73,592	-729
San Jose, CA	2.9%	0.0%	31,086	-64
San Luis Obispo, CA	3.0%	-0.1%	4,354	-14
Santa Cruz, CA	4.6%	0.1%	6,685	193
Santa Maria, CA	4.1%	0.0%	8,793	6
Santa Rosa, CA	2.8%	-0.1%	7,520	-118
Stockton, CA	6.3%	0.0%	20,392	290
Vallejo, CA	4.1%	0.0%	8,557	16
Visalia, CA	9.8%	0.2%	20,178	603
Yuba City, CA	7.1%	-0.1%	5,267	-101
Boulder, CO	2.5%	-0.1%	4,676	-260
Colorado Springs, CO	3.4%	-0.1%	11,935	-84
Denver, CO	2.7%	-0.2%	44,244	-2,079
Fort Collins, CO	2.4%	-0.1%	4,748	-272
Grand Junction, CO	3.9%	-0.2%	2,967	-69
Greeley, CO	2.6%	-0.2%	4,218	-219
Pueblo, CO	4.3%	-0.3%	3,263	-190
Bridgeport, CT	4.5%	-0.1%	21,141	-358
Danbury, CT	3.7%	-0.1%	3,952	-166
Hartford, CT	4.7%	0.0%	29,287	-147
New Haven, CT	4.5%	-0.2%	14,805	-379
Norwich, CT	4.6%	0.0%	6,721	46
Waterbury, CT	5.9%	0.0%	6,522	-67
Dover, DE	4.5%	-0.2%	3,522	-146
Salisbury, MD	5.4%	-0.2%	10,300	-370
Washington, DC	3.5%	-0.1%	118,330	-2,917
Cape Coral, FL	3.6%	0.0%	12,108	-26
Crestview, FL	3.0%	-0.1%	3,917	-2
Deltona, FL	4.0%	0.0%	12,071	-1
Gainesville, FL	3.5%	0.0%	5,024	42
Homosassa Springs, FL	5.4%	-0.1%	2,598	-18
Jacksonville, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	27,894	-403
Lakeland, FL	4.4%	0.0%	13,077	-3
Miami, FL	4.2%	0.0%	133,276	898
Naples, FL	3.9%	-0.1%	6,794	-117
North Port, FL	3.6%	0.0%	13,127	-6
Ocala, FL	4.6%	0.0%	6,132	-81
Orlando, FL	3.5%	0.0%	46,274	-274
Palm Bay, FL	3.8%	-0.1%	10,320	-125
Panama City, FL	3.6%	0.1%	3,436	80
Pensacola, FL	3.8%	-0.1%	8,492	-211
Port St Lucie, FL	4.7%	0.0%	9,946	88
Punta Gorda, FL	4.1%	0.0%	2,908	-23
Sebastian, FL	5.0%	0.0%	3,213	21
Sebring, FL	5.5%	0.1%	1,961	-1
Tallahassee, FL	3.7%	0.0%	7,157	31
Tampa, FL	3.6%	-0.1%	56,204	-376
The Villages, FL	5.5%	0.1%	1,680	21
Albany, GA	5.1%	0.0%	3,538	48
Athens, GA	4.2%	0.1%	4,309	136
Atlanta, GA	4.2%	0.0%	130,180	2,245
Augusta, GA	4.8%	-0.1%	13,096	-183
Brunswick, GA	4.3%	0.0%	2,310	25
Columbus, GA	5.2%	-0.1%	6,623	-42
Dalton, GA	5.5%	-0.3%	3,450	-182
Gainesville, GA	3.6%	0.1%	3,694	90
Hinesville, GA	4.8%	0.1%	1,653	66
Macon, GA	4.8%	-0.2%	5,170	-96
Rome, GA	4.7%	0.1%	2,120	75
Savannah, GA	4.1%	0.0%	7,729	156
Valdosta, GA	4.4%	0.1%	2,928	109
Warner Robins, GA	4.6%	-0.1%	3,983	-40
Kahului, HI	2.0%	-0.1%	1,741	-28
Urban Honolulu, HI	1.9%	-0.1%	9,107	-170
Boise City, ID	2.7%	-0.2%	9,457	-799
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.3%	-0.3%	2,575	-147
Idaho Falls, ID	2.4%	-0.2%	1,628	-126
Lewiston, ID	3.1%	0.0%	985	-15
Pocatello, ID	2.8%	-0.2%	1,188	-76
Bloomington, IL	3.3%	-0.4%	3,159	-325
Carbondale, IL	3.8%	-0.2%	2,271	-123
Champaign, IL	3.5%	-0.3%	4,188	-309
Chicago, IL	4.7%	-0.1%	231,892	-4,604
Danville, IL	5.1%	-0.3%	1,705	-88
Davenport, IA	3.7%	-0.1%	7,111	-121
Decatur, IL	4.7%	-0.1%	2,300	-58
Kankakee, IL	4.1%	-0.4%	2,323	-157
Peoria, IL	4.5%	-0.1%	7,960	-189
Rockford, IL	4.0%	-0.2%	6,628	-199
Springfield, IL	3.5%	-0.3%	3,791	-321
Bloomington, IN	3.4%	0.0%	2,605	43
Columbus, IN	2.3%	0.0%	1,036	2
Elkhart, IN	2.3%	0.1%	2,617	147
Evansville, IN	2.8%	0.1%	4,610	227
Fort Wayne, IN	2.7%	0.0%	5,685	19
Indianapolis, IN	2.9%	0.1%	30,320	1,395
Kokomo, IN	3.2%	0.0%	1,245	29
Lafayette, IN	3.1%	0.2%	3,374	216
Michigan City, IN	3.9%	0.0%	1,836	31
Muncie, IN	3.7%	0.1%	1,998	69
South Bend, IN	3.4%	0.1%	5,465	238
Terre Haute, IN	4.0%	0.1%	3,051	84
Ames, IA	1.8%	0.1%	1,034	40
Cedar Rapids, IA	3.2%	0.0%	4,551	54
Des Moines, IA	2.8%	0.1%	9,650	440
Dubuque, IA	2.8%	0.0%	1,496	-6
Iowa City, IA	2.3%	0.1%	2,201	101
Sioux City, IA	3.1%	0.0%	2,792	35
Waterloo, IA	3.2%	0.0%	2,801	-19
Lawrence, KS	3.0%	0.2%	1,981	128
Manhattan, KS	2.7%	0.0%	1,293	23
Topeka, KS	3.3%	0.1%	3,999	229
Wichita, KS	3.8%	0.2%	11,709	556
Bowling Green, KY	3.6%	0.2%	3,018	225
Elizabethtown, KY	3.7%	0.0%	2,485	58
Lexington, KY	3.2%	0.2%	8,797	551
Louisville, KY	3.4%	0.1%	22,560	623
Owensboro, KY	3.8%	0.0%	2,167	60
Alexandria, LA	4.7%	0.1%	3,067	28
Baton Rouge, LA	3.8%	0.1%	16,171	596
Hammond, LA	4.6%	0.0%	2,628	58
Houma, LA	4.4%	0.0%	3,922	-18
Lafayette, LA	4.5%	0.0%	9,585	25
Lake Charles, LA	3.3%	0.0%	3,867	65
Monroe, LA	4.5%	0.1%	3,701	135
New Orleans, LA	4.0%	0.0%	24,404	68
Shreveport, LA	4.4%	0.2%	8,413	362
Bangor, ME	2.7%	0.0%	1,870	-6
Lewiston, ME	2.3%	-0.2%	1,296	-77
Portland, ME	2.3%	0.0%	4,774	-2
Baltimore, MD	4.4%	0.1%	65,851	570
California, MD	4.3%	0.0%	2,403	8
Cumberland, MD	5.6%	0.0%	2,474	-28
Hagerstown, MD	4.4%	0.1%	5,881	258
Barnstable Town, MA	4.3%	0.2%	5,404	187
Boston, MA	3.2%	0.1%	86,963	2,587
Leominster, MA	4.2%	0.1%	3,315	149
New Bedford, MA	5.3%	0.1%	4,520	128
Pittsfield, MA	4.4%	0.2%	1,879	87
Springfield, MA	4.2%	0.2%	15,793	1,079
Worcester, MA	3.8%	0.1%	13,622	575
Ann Arbor, MI	3.7%	0.0%	7,232	55
Battle Creek, MI	5.1%	0.0%	3,249	28
Bay City, MI	5.8%	0.0%	2,943	-15
Detroit, MI	4.5%	0.0%	94,918	730
Flint, MI	5.9%	-0.3%	10,785	-476
Grand Rapids, MI	3.7%	0.0%	21,342	-156
Jackson, MI	4.8%	-0.1%	3,610	-42
Kalamazoo, MI	4.6%	0.0%	7,837	144
Lansing, MI	4.4%	-0.3%	11,094	-505
Midland, MI	5.0%	0.0%	1,998	14
Monroe, MI	4.9%	0.1%	3,765	82
Muskegon, MI	5.5%	0.0%	4,333	26
Niles, MI	5.2%	0.1%	3,870	94
Saginaw, MI	5.8%	0.0%	5,047	-23
Duluth, MN	4.0%	-0.1%	5,858	-167
Mankato, MN	2.6%	0.0%	1,588	-29
Minneapolis, MN	2.9%	0.0%	58,914	95
Rochester, MN	2.8%	-0.1%	3,480	-34
St Cloud, MN	3.2%	-0.2%	3,679	-120
Gulfport, MS	4.6%	0.3%	7,607	493
Hattiesburg, MS	4.0%	0.3%	2,748	226
Jackson, MS	4.0%	0.4%	10,820	1,204
Cape Girardeau, MO	3.3%	-0.4%	1,564	-142
Columbia, MO	2.4%	-0.3%	2,357	-256
Jefferson City, MO	2.8%	-0.4%	2,076	-246
Joplin, MO	3.1%	-0.3%	2,594	-235
Kansas City, MO	3.5%	-0.1%	39,348	-1,596
St Joseph, MO	3.0%	-0.2%	1,927	-161
St Louis, MO	3.4%	-0.2%	48,929	-2,502
Springfield, MO	2.9%	-0.2%	6,647	-557
Billings, MT	3.8%	0.2%	3,348	179
Great Falls, MT	4.1%	0.2%	1,566	91
Missoula, MT	3.9%	0.1%	2,405	65
Grand Island, NE	3.1%	-0.5%	1,355	-200
Lincoln, NE	2.4%	0.0%	4,258	20
Omaha, NE	2.7%	0.0%	12,951	-187
Carson City, NV	5.1%	0.3%	1,327	100
Las Vegas, NV	5.2%	0.0%	56,853	648
Reno, NV	3.9%	0.0%	9,503	-50
Dover, NH	2.2%	-0.1%	1,854	-55
Manchester, NH	2.4%	-0.1%	2,831	-103
Portsmouth, NH	2.1%	-0.1%	1,646	-79
Atlantic City, NJ	6.4%	-0.1%	7,734	-170
Ocean City, NJ	8.9%	-0.1%	4,293	-40
Trenton, NJ	3.9%	0.0%	7,809	-20
Vineland, NJ	6.9%	0.0%	4,593	-34
Albuquerque, NM	5.0%	-0.3%	21,640	-979
Farmington, NM	5.9%	-0.4%	3,148	-179
Las Cruces, NM	6.4%	0.0%	6,025	-68
Santa Fe, NM	4.5%	-0.2%	3,281	-131
Albany, NY	4.5%	0.2%	20,230	617
Binghamton, NY	5.8%	0.2%	6,280	237
Buffalo, NY	5.5%	0.1%	29,828	403
Elmira, NY	5.6%	0.2%	1,976	64
Glens Falls, NY	5.2%	0.0%	3,156	-44
Ithaca, NY	4.3%	0.2%	2,209	108
Kingston, NY	4.8%	0.1%	4,214	60
New York, NY	4.2%	-0.1%	429,439	-4,442
Rochester, NY	5.1%	0.1%	26,663	593
Syracuse, NY	5.3%	0.1%	16,144	240
Utica, NY	5.4%	0.1%	6,975	112
Watertown, NY	6.8%	0.1%	3,122	19
Asheville, NC	3.3%	-0.1%	7,740	-73
Burlington, NC	4.1%	0.0%	3,282	35
Charlotte, NC	4.1%	-0.1%	55,112	-232
Durham, NC	3.8%	0.0%	11,418	162
Fayetteville, NC	5.6%	0.1%	8,291	94
Goldsboro, NC	4.9%	-0.1%	2,589	-27
Greensboro, NC	4.6%	0.0%	17,064	2
Greenville, NC	4.9%	0.1%	4,356	119
Hickory, NC	3.7%	-0.2%	6,508	-303
Jacksonville, NC	4.8%	0.1%	3,080	41
New Bern, NC	4.5%	0.0%	2,333	19
Raleigh, NC	3.8%	0.0%	26,808	251
Rocky Mount, NC	6.4%	-0.1%	4,176	-44
Wilmington, NC	4.0%	-0.1%	5,911	-58
Winston, NC	4.2%	0.0%	13,532	4
Bismarck, ND	2.9%	0.1%	2,012	86
Fargo, ND	2.4%	0.0%	3,410	71
Grand Forks, ND	2.7%	-0.1%	1,547	-33
Akron, OH	4.2%	-0.2%	15,391	-540
Canton, OH	4.5%	-0.2%	9,080	-377
Cincinnati, OH	3.6%	-0.1%	39,948	-816
Cleveland, OH	5.1%	-0.2%	52,539	-1,957
Columbus, OH	3.4%	-0.2%	37,168	-1,245
Dayton, OH	3.9%	-0.1%	15,186	-292
Lima, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	2,034	-47
Mansfield, OH	4.7%	-0.2%	2,522	-105
Springfield, OH	3.8%	-0.2%	2,446	-69
Toledo, OH	4.5%	-0.1%	13,508	-392
Weirton, WV	6.0%	-0.3%	3,055	-140
Youngstown, OH	5.8%	-0.8%	14,216	-1,843
Lawton, OK	4.1%	-0.2%	2,145	-125
Oklahoma City, OK	3.5%	-0.2%	24,040	-725
Tulsa, OK	3.9%	-0.3%	18,725	-1,293
Albany, OR	4.8%	0.2%	2,890	184
Bend, OR	4.3%	0.2%	4,144	211
Corvallis, OR	3.1%	0.2%	1,536	118
Eugene, OR	4.3%	0.1%	7,996	228
Grants Pass, OR	4.9%	-0.1%	1,766	-9
Medford, OR	4.4%	0.1%	4,684	116
Portland, OR	3.6%	0.0%	47,878	41
Salem, OR	4.0%	0.2%	8,161	289
Allentown, PA	4.8%	0.0%	20,726	212
Altoona, PA	4.3%	0.0%	2,522	-5
Bloomsburg, PA	5.2%	0.1%	2,207	48
Chambersburg, PA	4.1%	0.0%	3,160	33
East Stroudsburg, PA	6.0%	0.0%	4,898	60
Erie, PA	5.4%	0.1%	7,060	146
Gettysburg, PA	3.6%	0.0%	2,006	19
Harrisburg, PA	4.0%	-0.1%	11,908	-23
Johnstown, PA	5.4%	0.0%	3,239	15
Lancaster, PA	3.6%	-0.1%	10,103	-101
Lebanon, PA	4.1%	0.0%	2,880	-4
Philadelphia, PA	4.7%	0.2%	143,688	3,687
Pittsburgh, PA	4.8%	-0.1%	58,466	-262
Reading, PA	4.4%	0.0%	9,424	149
Scranton, PA	5.5%	0.0%	15,295	-24
State College, PA	3.7%	0.1%	2,948	111
Williamsport, PA	5.3%	-0.1%	3,030	-43
York, PA	4.3%	0.0%	10,119	31
Providence, RI	4.5%	0.0%	31,447	737
Charleston, SC	3.8%	-0.2%	14,522	-522
Columbia, SC	4.4%	-0.2%	17,753	-867
Florence, SC	4.8%	-0.3%	4,649	-209
Greenville, SC	4.0%	-0.2%	17,105	-1,081
Hilton Head Island, SC	4.2%	-0.2%	3,679	-118
Myrtle Beach, SC	5.1%	0.0%	10,070	-25
Spartanburg, SC	4.1%	-0.3%	6,587	-383
Sumter, SC	5.4%	-0.1%	2,389	-64
Rapid City, SD	3.5%	0.0%	2,640	37
Sioux Falls, SD	2.9%	0.0%	4,343	-45
Chattanooga, TN	3.6%	0.0%	9,844	198
Clarksville, TN	4.0%	0.0%	4,523	87
Cleveland, TN	3.5%	0.2%	2,050	94
Jackson, TN	3.8%	0.3%	2,461	184
Johnson City, TN	3.7%	0.0%	3,369	78
Kingsport, TN	3.6%	0.0%	5,006	4
Knoxville, TN	3.2%	0.1%	13,518	460
Memphis, TN	4.0%	0.2%	25,181	1,236
Morristown, TN	3.7%	0.1%	1,899	60
Nashville, TN	2.7%	0.1%	27,493	973
Abilene, TX	3.5%	0.0%	2,659	15
Amarillo, TX	2.8%	0.1%	3,726	95
Austin, TX	2.9%	0.0%	34,682	1,064
Beaumont, TX	6.9%	0.0%	12,055	-50
Brownsville, TX	6.3%	0.0%	10,547	99
College Station, TX	3.1%	0.1%	4,067	77
Corpus Christi, TX	5.5%	0.0%	11,406	-37
Dallas, TX	3.5%	0.1%	136,348	4,192
El Paso, TX	4.4%	0.1%	15,762	244
Houston, TX	4.6%	0.0%	156,458	990
Killeen, TX	4.0%	0.1%	7,093	155
Laredo, TX	3.7%	0.0%	4,347	107
Longview, TX	4.5%	0.1%	4,382	47
Lubbock, TX	3.1%	0.0%	5,122	178
McAllen, TX	6.8%	-0.1%	23,395	-315
Midland, TX	2.4%	-0.1%	2,339	-20
Odessa, TX	3.2%	-0.1%	2,574	-23
San Angelo, TX	3.3%	0.0%	1,802	6
San Antonio, TX	3.3%	0.0%	39,610	1,161
Sherman, TX	3.3%	0.0%	2,102	34
Texarkana, TX	4.5%	0.1%	2,911	83
Tyler, TX	3.7%	0.0%	3,972	59
Victoria, TX	4.3%	0.0%	1,960	-19
Waco, TX	3.8%	0.0%	4,694	53
Wichita Falls, TX	3.5%	0.0%	2,268	42
Logan, UT	2.5%	0.0%	1,777	48
Ogden, UT	3.0%	0.0%	9,998	35
Provo, UT	2.7%	0.0%	8,376	247
St George, UT	3.2%	0.1%	2,296	41
Salt Lake City, UT	2.8%	0.0%	18,896	100
Burlington, VT	2.3%	0.1%	2,896	135
Blacksburg, VA	3.2%	-0.3%	2,883	-328
Charlottesville, VA	3.0%	-0.2%	3,591	-197
Harrisonburg, VA	3.2%	-0.2%	2,135	-146
Lynchburg, VA	3.7%	-0.4%	4,557	-400
Richmond, VA	3.3%	-0.3%	22,683	-1,672
Roanoke, VA	3.2%	-0.2%	4,999	-399
Staunton, VA	2.9%	-0.4%	1,705	-241
Virginia Beach, VA	3.5%	-0.2%	29,319	-2,037
Winchester, VA	3.1%	0.0%	2,226	15
Bellingham, WA	4.9%	0.1%	5,468	110
Bremerton, WA	5.0%	0.1%	6,001	102
Kennewick, WA	5.6%	0.2%	7,703	262
Longview, WA	6.1%	0.0%	2,824	31
Mount Vernon, WA	5.3%	0.2%	3,101	78
Olympia, WA	4.9%	0.0%	6,660	75
Seattle, WA	4.1%	-0.3%	86,953	-5,039
Spokane, WA	5.8%	0.2%	15,019	516
Walla Walla, WA	4.8%	0.2%	1,503	47
Wenatchee, WA	4.9%	0.1%	3,180	40
Yakima, WA	6.1%	0.1%	7,709	149
Beckley, WV	5.6%	0.1%	2,581	69
Charleston, WV	5.3%	0.0%	5,077	1
Huntington, WV	5.4%	0.0%	7,903	6
Morgantown, WV	4.1%	0.1%	2,847	124
Parkersburg, WV	5.6%	0.0%	2,183	16
Wheeling, WV	5.6%	0.0%	3,687	49
Appleton, WI	2.3%	-0.2%	3,033	-257
Eau Claire, WI	2.2%	-0.3%	2,063	-247
Fond du Lac, WI	2.2%	-0.1%	1,253	-84
Green Bay, WI	2.3%	-0.2%	4,058	-282
Janesville, WI	3.0%	0.0%	2,636	66
La Crosse, WI	2.6%	0.0%	2,058	17
Madison, WI	2.1%	0.0%	8,292	-85
Milwaukee, WI	2.7%	-0.2%	22,856	-1,266
Oshkosh, WI	2.3%	-0.2%	2,180	-172
Racine, WI	3.0%	-0.2%	3,031	-170
Sheboygan, WI	2.1%	-0.2%	1,334	-114
Wausau, WI	2.1%	-0.3%	1,628	-162
Casper, WY	4.6%	-0.1%	1,812	-21
Cheyenne, WY	3.6%	0.1%	1,712	53