Unemployment Rate by Metropolitan Area

The September 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	September 2018 Unemployment Rate	1 Month Unemployment Rate Change	September 2018 Unemployed	1 Month Unemployed Change
Anniston, AL	4.7%	0.0%	2,177	-6
Auburn, AL	3.7%	0.1%	2,747	50
Birmingham, AL	3.6%	0.1%	19,392	390
Daphne, AL	3.6%	0.0%	3,402	-26
Decatur, AL	3.7%	0.1%	2,577	37
Dothan, AL	4.1%	0.0%	2,583	-11
Florence, AL	4.4%	0.0%	2,852	-27
Gadsden, AL	4.1%	-0.1%	1,754	-41
Huntsville, AL	3.5%	0.1%	7,897	141
Mobile, AL	4.7%	0.0%	8,864	118
Montgomery, AL	3.8%	0.0%	6,673	55
Tuscaloosa, AL	3.7%	-0.1%	4,263	-117
Anchorage, AK	5.6%	-0.1%	11,189	-102
Fairbanks, AK	5.5%	0.1%	2,522	67
Flagstaff, AZ	5.3%	-0.2%	4,175	-23
Lake Havasu City, AZ	5.7%	0.0%	4,879	81
Phoenix, AZ	4.2%	-0.1%	99,613	-893
Prescott, AZ	4.6%	0.1%	4,777	165
Sierra Vista, AZ	5.7%	0.0%	2,766	42
Tucson, AZ	4.4%	0.0%	21,347	207
Yuma, AZ	16.8%	0.1%	15,976	273
Fayetteville, AR	2.6%	0.1%	6,984	143
Fort Smith, AR	3.7%	0.0%	4,350	-18
Hot Springs, AR	3.8%	0.1%	1,524	42
Jonesboro, AR	3.0%	0.1%	1,939	62
Little Rock, AR	3.1%	0.1%	10,937	310
Pine Bluff, AR	4.9%	0.3%	1,685	107
Bakersfield, CA	7.9%	-0.2%	30,413	-286
Chico, CA	4.9%	0.2%	5,151	236
El Centro, CA	17.4%	0.1%	12,876	209
Fresno, CA	7.2%	-0.1%	32,767	-63
Hanford, CA	7.9%	0.0%	4,502	3
Los Angeles, CA	4.3%	0.1%	289,154	7,697
Madera, CA	7.0%	0.1%	4,309	60
Merced, CA	8.1%	0.1%	9,505	86
Modesto, CA	6.4%	0.0%	15,603	76
Napa, CA	3.0%	0.1%	2,185	78
Oxnard, CA	3.5%	0.0%	15,009	132
Redding, CA	5.2%	0.2%	3,882	126
Riverside, CA	4.0%	0.1%	82,423	2,537
Sacramento, CA	3.6%	0.0%	39,309	618
Salinas, CA	5.9%	0.0%	13,185	136
San Diego, CA	3.1%	0.0%	50,198	1,291
San Francisco, CA	2.6%	0.0%	67,508	1,767
San Jose, CA	2.5%	0.0%	27,449	746
San Luis Obispo, CA	2.8%	0.0%	4,026	93
Santa Cruz, CA	5.0%	0.1%	7,244	188
Santa Maria, CA	3.8%	0.0%	8,263	97
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6%	0.1%	7,063	338
Stockton, CA	5.8%	0.0%	19,183	241
Vallejo, CA	3.8%	0.1%	7,890	170
Visalia, CA	9.2%	-0.1%	19,132	-48
Yuba City, CA	7.3%	0.0%	5,430	65
Boulder, CO	3.0%	-0.1%	5,759	-174
Colorado Springs, CO	4.0%	-0.1%	14,320	-275
Denver, CO	3.3%	0.0%	53,346	-1,559
Fort Collins, CO	2.9%	-0.1%	5,944	-87
Grand Junction, CO	3.9%	-0.2%	2,917	-160
Greeley, CO	3.1%	-0.1%	5,097	-105
Pueblo, CO	5.0%	0.0%	3,764	-40
Bridgeport, CT	4.1%	0.1%	19,119	721
Danbury, CT	3.5%	0.2%	3,758	187
Hartford, CT	4.1%	0.2%	25,684	1,248
New Haven, CT	4.1%	0.2%	13,210	518
Norwich, CT	3.8%	0.1%	5,515	170
Waterbury, CT	5.1%	0.0%	5,682	70
Dover, DE	4.6%	0.0%	3,669	-39
Salisbury, MD	5.3%	0.0%	9,856	6
Washington, DC	3.3%	-0.1%	113,100	-1,745
Cape Coral, FL	2.8%	-0.5%	9,614	-1,722
Crestview, FL	2.5%	-0.4%	3,213	-481
Deltona, FL	3.2%	-0.5%	9,600	-1,457
Gainesville, FL	2.8%	-0.4%	3,991	-594
Homosassa Springs, FL	4.5%	-0.6%	2,142	-297
Jacksonville, FL	2.8%	-0.5%	22,147	-3,273
Lakeland, FL	3.3%	-0.5%	9,733	-1,647
Miami, FL	3.1%	-0.4%	97,820	-13,186
Naples, FL	2.7%	-0.6%	4,615	-1,015
North Port, FL	2.7%	-0.6%	10,076	-1,980
Ocala, FL	3.6%	-0.7%	4,922	-835
Orlando, FL	2.7%	-0.5%	36,861	-6,272
Palm Bay, FL	3.0%	-0.5%	8,150	-1,296
Panama City, FL	3.0%	-0.4%	2,871	-452
Pensacola, FL	3.0%	-0.4%	6,740	-930
Port St Lucie, FL	3.2%	-0.5%	6,716	-1,233
Punta Gorda, FL	3.4%	-0.6%	2,394	-448
Sebastian, FL	3.2%	-0.6%	2,036	-357
Sebring, FL	3.7%	-0.7%	1,339	-252
Tallahassee, FL	3.0%	-0.4%	5,771	-828
Tampa, FL	2.9%	-0.5%	45,029	-7,209
The Villages, FL	4.5%	-0.8%	1,390	-220
Albany, GA	4.1%	-0.3%	2,789	-212
Athens, GA	3.0%	-0.2%	3,130	-230
Atlanta, GA	3.2%	-0.2%	98,687	-6,919
Augusta, GA	3.7%	-0.2%	9,946	-559
Brunswick, GA	3.2%	-0.2%	1,734	-117
Columbus, GA	4.2%	-0.2%	5,230	-283
Dalton, GA	4.2%	-0.2%	2,584	-116
Gainesville, GA	2.7%	-0.1%	2,774	-131
Hinesville, GA	3.6%	-0.3%	1,223	-99
Macon, GA	3.6%	-0.2%	3,790	-277
Rome, GA	3.7%	-0.2%	1,655	-98
Savannah, GA	3.2%	-0.2%	6,007	-414
Valdosta, GA	3.5%	-0.2%	2,280	-155
Warner Robins, GA	3.6%	-0.1%	3,038	-152
Kahului, HI	2.2%	0.1%	1,933	81
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.2%	0.1%	10,192	392
Boise City, ID	2.4%	-0.1%	8,433	-317
Coeur dAlene, ID	3.1%	-0.1%	2,410	-92
Idaho Falls, ID	2.1%	-0.1%	1,444	-54
Lewiston, ID	3.0%	0.1%	948	8
Pocatello, ID	2.3%	-0.1%	965	-60
Bloomington, IL	3.9%	0.0%	3,759	-14
Carbondale, IL	4.6%	0.0%	2,718	-9
Champaign, IL	4.0%	0.0%	4,903	-11
Chicago, IL	4.0%	0.1%	195,581	7,799
Danville, IL	5.4%	-0.2%	1,869	-23
Davenport, IA	4.0%	0.0%	7,631	49
Decatur, IL	5.0%	-0.2%	2,494	-89
Kankakee, IL	4.7%	-0.1%	2,801	5
Peoria, IL	4.7%	-0.1%	8,337	-214
Rockford, IL	4.9%	-0.2%	8,137	-226
Springfield, IL	4.0%	0.0%	4,395	-11
Bloomington, IN	3.9%	-0.2%	2,974	-178
Columbus, IN	2.6%	-0.2%	1,197	-113
Elkhart, IN	2.5%	-0.2%	2,966	-241
Evansville, IN	3.3%	-0.1%	5,474	-174
Fort Wayne, IN	3.0%	-0.3%	6,517	-657
Indianapolis, IN	3.3%	-0.1%	34,948	-1,766
Kokomo, IN	3.3%	-0.1%	1,304	-60
Lafayette, IN	2.9%	-0.3%	3,271	-355
Michigan City, IN	4.5%	0.0%	2,120	-35
Muncie, IN	3.9%	-0.1%	2,154	-97
South Bend, IN	3.7%	-0.1%	5,976	-62
Terre Haute, IN	4.7%	0.0%	3,624	-86
Ames, IA	1.4%	0.0%	833	4
Cedar Rapids, IA	2.6%	-0.1%	3,779	-63
Des Moines, IA	2.3%	0.0%	8,081	-101
Dubuque, IA	2.4%	0.1%	1,280	9
Iowa City, IA	1.8%	0.0%	1,785	35
Sioux City, IA	2.4%	-0.1%	2,150	-96
Waterloo, IA	2.5%	-0.2%	2,202	-154
Lawrence, KS	2.8%	-0.1%	1,866	-17
Manhattan, KS	2.6%	-0.1%	1,258	-30
Topeka, KS	3.2%	-0.2%	3,803	-266
Wichita, KS	3.5%	-0.1%	10,682	-398
Bowling Green, KY	3.8%	-0.1%	3,220	-90
Elizabethtown, KY	4.4%	0.2%	2,988	142
Lexington, KY	3.5%	0.1%	9,466	72
Louisville, KY	4.2%	0.3%	28,297	2,320
Owensboro, KY	4.0%	-0.1%	2,261	-31
Alexandria, LA	5.5%	-0.2%	3,527	-118
Baton Rouge, LA	4.5%	-0.2%	18,810	-1,108
Hammond, LA	5.5%	-0.2%	3,027	-138
Houma, LA	5.1%	-0.1%	4,444	-154
Lafayette, LA	5.0%	-0.2%	10,597	-402
Lake Charles, LA	3.8%	-0.1%	4,348	-190
Monroe, LA	5.3%	-0.1%	4,238	-62
New Orleans, LA	4.6%	-0.1%	27,449	-1,120
Shreveport, LA	5.4%	-0.2%	10,051	-415
Bangor, ME	3.6%	0.0%	2,508	-39
Lewiston, ME	3.5%	0.1%	1,959	29
Portland, ME	2.7%	0.1%	5,707	90
Baltimore, MD	4.1%	-0.1%	61,694	-1,712
California, MD	4.0%	-0.1%	2,190	-104
Cumberland, MD	5.8%	0.0%	2,550	-34
Hagerstown, MD	4.3%	-0.1%	5,654	-94
Barnstable Town, MA	4.0%	-0.3%	5,216	-293
Boston, MA	3.1%	-0.2%	86,486	-7,173
Leominster, MA	3.8%	-0.4%	3,096	-297
New Bedford, MA	5.1%	-0.6%	4,521	-451
Pittsfield, MA	4.0%	-0.3%	1,800	-119
Springfield, MA	4.1%	-0.3%	15,793	-940
Worcester, MA	3.6%	-0.3%	13,209	-947
Ann Arbor, MI	2.8%	0.1%	5,449	199
Battle Creek, MI	3.9%	0.2%	2,455	149
Bay City, MI	4.5%	0.2%	2,245	96
Detroit, MI	4.0%	-0.2%	84,471	-3,592
Flint, MI	4.5%	0.0%	8,198	10
Grand Rapids, MI	2.9%	0.2%	17,070	1,228
Jackson, MI	3.7%	0.2%	2,717	156
Kalamazoo, MI	3.5%	0.2%	5,810	297
Lansing, MI	3.3%	0.1%	8,292	340
Midland, MI	3.8%	0.2%	1,511	71
Monroe, MI	3.8%	-0.4%	2,929	-295
Muskegon, MI	4.2%	0.3%	3,261	244
Niles, MI	4.1%	0.3%	2,963	180
Saginaw, MI	4.4%	0.1%	3,885	113
Duluth, MN	3.6%	-0.1%	5,095	-151
Mankato, MN	2.2%	0.1%	1,384	70
Minneapolis, MN	2.4%	0.0%	48,695	-511
Rochester, MN	2.3%	-0.1%	2,825	-84
St Cloud, MN	2.8%	0.0%	3,204	1
Gulfport, MS	4.9%	-0.1%	8,037	-180
Hattiesburg, MS	4.1%	-0.1%	2,818	-74
Jackson, MS	4.1%	0.0%	11,185	-130
Cape Girardeau, MO	2.8%	-0.1%	1,344	-48
Columbia, MO	2.1%	-0.1%	2,051	-83
Jefferson City, MO	2.5%	-0.1%	1,845	-41
Joplin, MO	2.6%	-0.2%	2,186	-137
Kansas City, MO	3.1%	-0.1%	35,196	-840
St Joseph, MO	2.6%	-0.2%	1,722	-97
St Louis, MO	3.1%	-0.2%	46,108	-2,283
Springfield, MO	2.5%	-0.1%	5,791	-270
Billings, MT	3.3%	0.1%	2,869	103
Great Falls, MT	3.6%	0.1%	1,371	52
Missoula, MT	3.4%	0.2%	2,081	97
Grand Island, NE	2.9%	-0.1%	1,265	-32
Lincoln, NE	2.5%	-0.1%	4,628	-54
Omaha, NE	2.8%	-0.1%	13,871	-130
Carson City, NV	4.6%	-0.1%	1,215	-24
Las Vegas, NV	4.7%	-0.1%	52,023	-870
Reno, NV	3.7%	-0.2%	9,183	-521
Dover, NH	2.3%	-0.1%	2,021	-99
Manchester, NH	2.4%	-0.1%	2,879	-147
Portsmouth, NH	2.3%	-0.1%	1,804	-72
Atlantic City, NJ	5.8%	-0.2%	7,198	-235
Ocean City, NJ	8.4%	-0.2%	3,975	-51
Trenton, NJ	3.8%	-0.1%	7,582	-212
Vineland, NJ	6.6%	0.0%	4,352	-36
Albuquerque, NM	4.4%	0.1%	19,055	291
Farmington, NM	5.1%	0.2%	2,706	109
Las Cruces, NM	5.6%	0.1%	5,204	159
Santa Fe, NM	3.8%	0.0%	2,857	3
Albany, NY	3.6%	-0.2%	16,525	-550
Binghamton, NY	4.6%	-0.4%	4,946	-373
Buffalo, NY	4.3%	-0.2%	23,808	-1,156
Elmira, NY	4.5%	-0.4%	1,604	-110
Glens Falls, NY	4.3%	-0.2%	2,590	-120
Ithaca, NY	3.5%	-0.1%	1,794	-49
Kingston, NY	3.7%	-0.2%	3,318	-146
New York, NY	3.9%	-0.1%	397,756	-4,286
Rochester, NY	4.0%	-0.3%	21,276	-1,103
Syracuse, NY	4.1%	-0.2%	12,600	-706
Utica, NY	4.4%	-0.3%	5,730	-283
Watertown, NY	5.4%	-0.3%	2,424	-114
Asheville, NC	2.8%	-0.2%	6,370	-603
Burlington, NC	3.2%	-0.3%	2,566	-215
Charlotte, NC	3.2%	-0.2%	42,459	-3,352
Durham, NC	3.0%	-0.2%	8,912	-767
Fayetteville, NC	4.5%	-0.4%	6,582	-637
Goldsboro, NC	4.0%	-0.2%	2,061	-146
Greensboro, NC	3.5%	-0.4%	13,000	-1,205
Greenville, NC	3.7%	-0.3%	3,281	-272
Hickory, NC	3.2%	-0.2%	5,518	-429
Jacksonville, NC	4.2%	0.0%	2,651	-76
New Bern, NC	3.7%	-0.3%	1,882	-185
Raleigh, NC	2.9%	-0.3%	20,835	-1,966
Rocky Mount, NC	5.2%	-0.4%	3,291	-285
Wilmington, NC	3.5%	0.0%	4,907	-263
Winston, NC	3.2%	-0.3%	10,567	-979
Bismarck, ND	3.0%	0.2%	2,029	94
Fargo, ND	2.5%	0.1%	3,384	36
Grand Forks, ND	2.8%	0.1%	1,546	44
Akron, OH	4.4%	-0.1%	15,777	-450
Canton, OH	4.7%	-0.1%	9,294	-138
Cincinnati, OH	3.9%	0.0%	42,917	-709
Cleveland, OH	5.1%	0.0%	53,044	-77
Columbus, OH	3.7%	-0.1%	39,449	-1,098
Dayton, OH	4.2%	-0.1%	16,359	-158
Lima, OH	4.2%	-0.2%	1,990	-127
Mansfield, OH	4.5%	-0.2%	2,362	-131
Springfield, OH	4.5%	0.0%	2,809	-52
Toledo, OH	4.8%	-0.1%	14,343	-240
Weirton, WV	5.9%	-0.1%	2,943	-59
Youngstown, OH	5.6%	-0.1%	13,253	-356
Lawton, OK	3.7%	-0.6%	1,940	-290
Oklahoma City, OK	3.0%	-0.2%	20,258	-2,026
Tulsa, OK	3.2%	-0.3%	15,425	-1,773
Albany, OR	4.3%	-0.1%	2,534	-14
Bend, OR	3.8%	0.1%	3,595	40
Corvallis, OR	2.9%	0.1%	1,409	64
Eugene, OR	4.2%	0.0%	7,736	39
Grants Pass, OR	5.5%	0.1%	1,978	43
Medford, OR	4.4%	0.0%	4,621	47
Portland, OR	3.7%	0.1%	49,267	1,430
Salem, OR	4.3%	0.2%	8,583	298
Allentown, PA	4.5%	0.0%	19,753	213
Altoona, PA	4.3%	-0.1%	2,592	-41
Bloomsburg, PA	4.4%	0.2%	1,879	75
Chambersburg, PA	3.7%	0.0%	2,822	-8
East Stroudsburg, PA	5.2%	0.0%	4,243	40
Erie, PA	4.5%	0.2%	5,851	300
Gettysburg, PA	3.3%	0.3%	1,854	173
Harrisburg, PA	3.6%	0.0%	10,810	283
Johnstown, PA	5.2%	0.1%	3,109	54
Lancaster, PA	3.4%	0.1%	9,514	111
Lebanon, PA	3.8%	-0.1%	2,691	-22
Philadelphia, PA	4.2%	0.0%	131,560	-167
Pittsburgh, PA	4.1%	0.1%	49,710	1,895
Reading, PA	4.2%	0.0%	9,045	167
Scranton, PA	4.9%	0.1%	13,810	250
State College, PA	3.3%	0.4%	2,541	270
Williamsport, PA	5.0%	0.2%	2,773	81
York, PA	3.8%	0.1%	8,835	28
Providence, RI	3.9%	0.0%	27,425	121
Charleston, SC	2.8%	0.1%	10,389	42
Columbia, SC	3.1%	0.0%	12,325	-107
Florence, SC	3.9%	0.0%	3,697	32
Greenville, SC	3.0%	0.0%	12,580	34
Hilton Head Island, SC	3.1%	0.0%	2,649	-75
Myrtle Beach, SC	4.5%	-0.1%	8,750	-376
Spartanburg, SC	3.1%	0.0%	4,921	44
Sumter, SC	3.9%	0.0%	1,691	-9
Rapid City, SD	3.1%	0.0%	2,290	-29
Sioux Falls, SD	2.4%	-0.1%	3,691	-51
Chattanooga, TN	3.5%	-0.1%	9,701	-144
Clarksville, TN	4.5%	0.0%	5,055	-3
Cleveland, TN	3.9%	0.2%	2,242	74
Jackson, TN	4.1%	0.2%	2,638	110
Johnson City, TN	4.1%	0.1%	3,736	119
Kingsport, TN	3.8%	0.1%	5,210	109
Knoxville, TN	3.5%	0.1%	14,687	428
Memphis, TN	4.4%	0.1%	27,981	229
Morristown, TN	4.1%	0.1%	2,146	64
Nashville, TN	2.9%	0.1%	30,162	972
Abilene, TX	3.3%	0.1%	2,487	56
Amarillo, TX	2.7%	0.0%	3,548	-3
Austin, TX	2.9%	0.1%	33,950	389
Beaumont, TX	5.9%	-0.1%	10,088	-218
Brownsville, TX	5.9%	-0.1%	9,768	-136
College Station, TX	2.9%	0.0%	3,865	-11
Corpus Christi, TX	4.7%	-0.1%	9,724	-202
Dallas, TX	3.4%	0.1%	131,747	1,603
El Paso, TX	4.2%	0.0%	15,079	85
Houston, TX	4.0%	-0.1%	137,704	-434
Killeen, TX	4.0%	0.1%	7,014	29
Laredo, TX	3.7%	0.0%	4,298	55
Longview, TX	3.9%	0.1%	3,754	88
Lubbock, TX	3.0%	0.1%	4,924	130
McAllen, TX	6.4%	0.1%	21,971	415
Midland, TX	2.1%	0.0%	2,147	31
Odessa, TX	2.7%	0.0%	2,187	14
San Angelo, TX	3.2%	0.1%	1,748	60
San Antonio, TX	3.2%	0.0%	38,292	474
Sherman, TX	3.1%	0.1%	1,959	60
Texarkana, TX	5.1%	0.3%	3,302	182
Tyler, TX	3.4%	0.0%	3,698	-19
Victoria, TX	3.7%	0.0%	1,665	5
Waco, TX	3.4%	0.1%	4,251	75
Wichita Falls, TX	3.3%	0.0%	2,153	-5
Logan, UT	2.7%	0.0%	1,898	-14
Ogden, UT	3.3%	0.0%	10,768	-66
Provo, UT	3.0%	0.0%	9,042	-43
St George, UT	3.6%	-0.2%	2,664	-95
Salt Lake City, UT	3.2%	0.0%	21,097	-54
Burlington, VT	2.3%	0.0%	2,850	11
Blacksburg, VA	3.1%	0.1%	2,805	78
Charlottesville, VA	2.5%	-0.1%	3,054	-96
Harrisonburg, VA	2.8%	0.0%	1,839	-6
Lynchburg, VA	3.3%	0.0%	4,030	-123
Richmond, VA	3.0%	0.0%	20,229	-471
Roanoke, VA	2.8%	0.0%	4,381	-55
Staunton, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	1,632	-49
Virginia Beach, VA	3.2%	0.0%	26,807	-482
Winchester, VA	2.7%	-0.1%	1,966	-47
Bellingham, WA	4.3%	-0.2%	4,793	-184
Bremerton, WA	4.3%	-0.1%	5,271	-44
Kennewick, WA	5.2%	-0.1%	7,164	-148
Longview, WA	5.3%	-0.3%	2,463	-111
Mount Vernon, WA	5.0%	0.0%	2,988	5
Olympia, WA	4.5%	0.0%	6,075	-94
Seattle, WA	3.7%	0.1%	77,421	2,270
Spokane, WA	5.1%	-0.1%	13,194	-355
Walla Walla, WA	4.4%	-0.1%	1,389	-36
Wenatchee, WA	4.6%	-0.1%	3,048	-18
Yakima, WA	6.0%	0.0%	7,722	32
Beckley, WV	5.5%	0.1%	2,461	39
Charleston, WV	5.0%	-0.1%	4,674	-77
Huntington, WV	5.2%	0.0%	7,585	14
Morgantown, WV	4.2%	0.1%	2,893	86
Parkersburg, WV	5.2%	0.0%	1,980	7
Wheeling, WV	5.0%	-0.3%	3,216	-135
Appleton, WI	2.8%	0.0%	3,691	-120
Eau Claire, WI	3.0%	0.0%	2,842	40
Fond du Lac, WI	2.6%	-0.2%	1,522	-73
Green Bay, WI	3.0%	-0.1%	5,323	-208
Janesville, WI	3.1%	-0.2%	2,626	-192
La Crosse, WI	2.4%	-0.2%	1,905	-177
Madison, WI	2.1%	-0.2%	8,367	-713
Milwaukee, WI	3.3%	-0.1%	27,290	-880
Oshkosh, WI	2.6%	-0.2%	2,480	-177
Racine, WI	4.0%	0.0%	4,003	41
Sheboygan, WI	2.5%	-0.1%	1,577	-83
Wausau, WI	2.6%	-0.1%	2,000	-75
Casper, WY	4.8%	0.2%	1,839	72
Cheyenne, WY	4.0%	0.0%	1,875	22