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Unemployment rate lower than the U.S. rate in 213 metropolitan areas in October

November 30, 2012

In October, a total of 213 metropolitan areas recorded unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 7.5 percent, 149 areas reported rates above it, and 10 areas had rates equal to that of the nation.

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Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, October 2012

Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, October 2012
Area	Unemployment rate (in percent) (p)	Unemployment rate compared to the U.S. rate of 7.5 percent
Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.4	Above U.S. rate
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area	29.8	Above U.S. rate
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12.2	Above U.S. rate
Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.0	Above U.S. rate
El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	28.1	Above U.S. rate
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.9	Above U.S. rate
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.9	Above U.S. rate
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.6	Above U.S. rate
Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	12.5	Above U.S. rate
Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	14.7	Above U.S. rate
Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.9	Above U.S. rate
Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.6	Above U.S. rate
Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.5	Above U.S. rate
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.7	Above U.S. rate
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.8	Above U.S. rate
Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.8	Above U.S. rate
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.6	Above U.S. rate
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.6	Above U.S. rate
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	14.4	Above U.S. rate
Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area	15.3	Above U.S. rate
Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.8	Above U.S. rate
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA	8.6	Above U.S. rate
New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA	11.1	Above U.S. rate
Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.4	Above U.S. rate
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.3	Above U.S. rate
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.2	Above U.S. rate
Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.2	Above U.S. rate
Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.6	Above U.S. rate
Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.3	Above U.S. rate
Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Coeur d'Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.9	Above U.S. rate
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.2	Above U.S. rate
Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.8	Above U.S. rate
Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA	8.2	Above U.S. rate
New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.5	Above U.S. rate
Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.7	Above U.S. rate
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.1	Above U.S. rate
Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.6	Above U.S. rate
Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	4.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	12.9	Above U.S. rate
Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.8	Above U.S. rate
Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	13.3	Above U.S. rate
Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.8	Above U.S. rate
Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.5	Above U.S. rate
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.8	Above U.S. rate
Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.2	Above U.S. rate
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.0	Above U.S. rate
Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	11.7	Above U.S. rate
Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.9	Above U.S. rate
Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	2.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.4	Above U.S. rate
Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.0	Above U.S. rate
Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.4	Above U.S. rate
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA	9.7	Above U.S. rate
Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.0	Above U.S. rate
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.0	Above U.S. rate
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.1	Above U.S. rate
Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.5	Above U.S. rate
Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.7	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.3	Above U.S. rate
Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.9	Above U.S. rate
Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.2	Above U.S. rate
Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.6	Above U.S. rate
Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.3	Above U.S. rate
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.8	Above U.S. rate
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.1	Above U.S. rate
College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.7	Above U.S. rate
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	10.1	Above U.S. rate
Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area	3.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA	3.8	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.7	Above U.S. rate
Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	9.9	Above U.S. rate
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	8.1	Above U.S. rate
Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.6	Above U.S. rate
Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.5	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.9	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	6.3	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.2	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	7.0	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.4	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.6	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	4.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area	5.1	Equal to or below U.S. rate
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary.

In October, 35 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, down from 80 areas a year earlier, while 180 areas posted rates below 7.0 percent, up from 107 areas in October of last year.

Yuma, Arizona, and El Centro, California, recorded the highest unemployment rates in October, 29.8 and 28.1 percent, respectively. Bismarck, North Dakota, registered the lowest unemployment rate, 2.2 percent.

Among the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, the highest unemployment rates in October were registered in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California, and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada, 11.7 and 11.1 percent, respectively. The lowest jobless rate among the large areas was recorded in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 4.9 percent.

These metropolitan area data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program; these data are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — October 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-12-2324.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Unemployment rate lower than the U.S. rate in 213 metropolitan areas in October at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20121130.htm (visited October 13, 2024).

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