Unemployment rates decreased in 269 metropolitan areas for year ending April 2016
June 09, 2016
Unemployment rates were lower in April 2016 than a year earlier in 269 of 387 U.S. metropolitan areas, higher in 94 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas. Twenty-five areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 7 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. El Centro, California, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease (−4.0 percentage points), while Casper, Wyoming (+2.9 percentage points), had the largest increase. The national unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in April 2016, down from 5.1 percent a year earlier.
Change in U.S. unemployment rate: 0.4 percentage point.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Change in unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, April 2015–April 2016
Metropolitan area
Apr. 2015 unemployment rate
Apr. 2016 unemployment rate(p)
Change(p)
El Centro, CA
24.1
20.1
-4.0
Yuma, AZ
22.3
18.7
-3.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
10.1
7.4
-2.7
Pine Bluff, AR
6.9
4.6
-2.3
Hot Springs, AR
5.5
3.5
-2.0
Jonesboro, AR
4.7
2.8
-1.9
Morristown, TN
6.0
4.2
-1.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
4.7
3.0
-1.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
6.2
4.5
-1.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
6.0
4.4
-1.6
Ocean City, NJ
12.7
11.1
-1.6
Bend-Redmond, OR
5.9
4.4
-1.5
Cleveland, TN
5.2
3.7
-1.5
Jackson, TN
5.6
4.1
-1.5
Johnson City, TN
5.6
4.1
-1.5
Medford, OR
7.1
5.6
-1.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.8
2.4
-1.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK
5.5
4.1
-1.4
Grants Pass, OR
7.7
6.3
-1.4
Knoxville, TN
5.0
3.6
-1.4
New Bedford, MA NECTA
7.0
5.6
-1.4
Albany, OR
6.8
5.5
-1.3
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
8.9
7.6
-1.3
Eugene, OR
5.8
4.6
-1.2
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
5.3
4.1
-1.2
Madera, CA
10.9
9.7
-1.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
4.3
3.1
-1.2
Reno, NV
6.6
5.4
-1.2
Salem, OR
5.9
4.7
-1.2
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
5.9
4.8
-1.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA
5.2
4.1
-1.1
Clarksville, TN-KY
5.5
4.4
-1.1
Dalton, GA
6.6
5.5
-1.1
Dover, DE
5.4
4.3
-1.1
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
5.8
4.7
-1.1
Sebring, FL
6.8
5.7
-1.1
Charlottesville, VA
3.7
2.7
-1.0
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
5.5
4.5
-1.0
Harrisonburg, VA
4.2
3.2
-1.0
Kansas City, MO-KS
4.9
3.9
-1.0
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
4.4
3.4
-1.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
6.6
5.6
-1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
5.8
4.8
-1.0
Richmond, VA
4.5
3.5
-1.0
Roanoke, VA
4.3
3.3
-1.0
Wichita, KS
4.8
3.8
-1.0
Winchester, VA-WV
4.2
3.2
-1.0
Yuba City, CA
10.7
9.7
-1.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
5.6
4.7
-0.9
Fayetteville, NC
7.2
6.3
-0.9
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
5.5
4.6
-0.9
Homosassa Springs, FL
7.2
6.3
-0.9
Jefferson City, MO
4.4
3.5
-0.9
Lynchburg, VA
4.6
3.7
-0.9
Manchester, NH NECTA
3.4
2.5
-0.9
Modesto, CA
9.9
9.0
-0.9
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
5.7
4.8
-0.9
Pocatello, ID
4.1
3.2
-0.9
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
3.7
2.8
-0.9
Redding, CA
7.9
7.0
-0.9
Salisbury, MD-DE
6.4
5.5
-0.9
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
4.1
3.2
-0.9
Texarkana, TX-AR
4.7
3.8
-0.9
Topeka, KS
4.3
3.4
-0.9
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
5.1
4.2
-0.9
Boise City, ID
4.2
3.4
-0.8
Brunswick, GA
6.0
5.2
-0.8
Carson City, NV
7.5
6.7
-0.8
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
3.1
2.3
-0.8
Flint, MI
5.7
4.9
-0.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
10.8
10.0
-0.8
Jacksonville, FL
5.1
4.3
-0.8
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
7.7
6.9
-0.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
5.8
5.0
-0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
4.1
3.3
-0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
6.9
6.1
-0.8
Lawrence, KS
3.7
2.9
-0.8
Macon, GA
6.2
5.4
-0.8
Manhattan, KS
3.4
2.6
-0.8
Muskegon, MI
5.4
4.6
-0.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
6.6
5.8
-0.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
5.3
4.5
-0.8
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
6.3
5.5
-0.8
Ocala, FL
6.1
5.3
-0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.9
4.1
-0.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
5.2
4.4
-0.8
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
3.1
2.3
-0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
6.4
5.6
-0.8
Saginaw, MI
5.4
4.6
-0.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
7.3
6.5
-0.8
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
5.6
4.8
-0.8
Springfield, MO
4.5
3.7
-0.8
St. Joseph, MO-KS
4.6
3.8
-0.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA
8.9
8.1
-0.8
Syracuse, NY
5.5
4.7
-0.8
Trenton, NJ
4.9
4.1
-0.8
Utica-Rome, NY
5.9
5.1
-0.8
Valdosta, GA
5.7
4.9
-0.8
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
7.3
6.5
-0.8
Albany, GA
6.7
6.0
-0.7
Albuquerque, NM
5.8
5.1
-0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA
5.3
4.6
-0.7
Bangor, ME NECTA
4.4
3.7
-0.7
Bay City, MI
5.6
4.9
-0.7
Binghamton, NY
6.0
5.3
-0.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
4.3
3.6
-0.7
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
4.2
3.5
-0.7
Charleston, WV
6.8
6.1
-0.7
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
4.9
4.2
-0.7
Florence, SC
6.6
5.9
-0.7
Fresno, CA
10.4
9.7
-0.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
5.5
4.8
-0.7
Hinesville, GA
6.0
5.3
-0.7
Joplin, MO
4.6
3.9
-0.7
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.9
3.2
-0.7
Merced, CA
11.9
11.2
-0.7
New Bern, NC
5.9
5.2
-0.7
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
4.8
4.1
-0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
5.7
5.0
-0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL
5.5
4.8
-0.7
Punta Gorda, FL
5.6
4.9
-0.7
Rome, GA
6.3
5.6
-0.7
Savannah, GA
5.4
4.7
-0.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
6.2
5.5
-0.7
Spartanburg, SC
5.8
5.1
-0.7
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
5.0
4.3
-0.7
The Villages, FL
7.3
6.6
-0.7
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
6.0
5.3
-0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
4.2
3.5
-0.7
Alexandria, LA
6.3
5.7
-0.6
Ann Arbor, MI
3.3
2.7
-0.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
5.4
4.8
-0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
5.1
4.5
-0.6
Battle Creek, MI
4.7
4.1
-0.6
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
5.6
5.0
-0.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
2.7
2.1
-0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
4.7
4.1
-0.6
Colorado Springs, CO
4.7
4.1
-0.6
Columbia, MO
3.5
2.9
-0.6
Columbus, GA-AL
6.6
6.0
-0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
3.5
2.9
-0.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI
5.2
4.6
-0.6
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
4.3
3.7
-0.6
Kingston, NY
4.9
4.3
-0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
5.4
4.8
-0.6
Midland, MI
4.6
4.0
-0.6
Monroe, MI
4.2
3.6
-0.6
Panama City, FL
5.1
4.5
-0.6
Pueblo, CO
5.8
5.2
-0.6
Rapid City, SD
3.4
2.8
-0.6
Rochester, NY
5.3
4.7
-0.6
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
5.7
5.1
-0.6
Tallahassee, FL
4.9
4.3
-0.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
4.7
4.1
-0.6
Visalia-Porterville, CA
11.4
10.8
-0.6
Bowling Green, KY
4.4
3.9
-0.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
5.0
4.5
-0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
5.3
4.8
-0.5
Chico, CA
7.0
6.5
-0.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID
5.0
4.5
-0.5
Corvallis, OR
3.8
3.3
-0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
4.3
3.8
-0.5
Cumberland, MD-WV
6.7
6.2
-0.5
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.8
3.3
-0.5
Glens Falls, NY
5.7
5.2
-0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC
5.6
5.1
-0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
5.2
4.7
-0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
5.8
5.3
-0.5
Hattiesburg, MS
5.1
4.6
-0.5
Idaho Falls, ID
3.5
3.0
-0.5
Jackson, MI
4.9
4.4
-0.5
Jackson, MS
4.7
4.2
-0.5
Lake Charles, LA
5.2
4.7
-0.5
Las Cruces, NM
7.2
6.7
-0.5
Monroe, LA
6.4
5.9
-0.5
Morgantown, WV
5.2
4.7
-0.5
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
4.6
4.1
-0.5
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
4.7
4.2
-0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
5.0
4.5
-0.5
Prescott, AZ
5.4
4.9
-0.5
Rocky Mount, NC
8.1
7.6
-0.5
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
5.0
4.5
-0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
4.4
3.9
-0.5
Santa Fe, NM
5.0
4.5
-0.5
Santa Rosa, CA
4.3
3.8
-0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL1
5.0
4.5
-0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI
3.4
2.9
-0.5
Warner Robins, GA
5.8
5.3
-0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
4.4
4.0
-0.4
Asheville, NC
4.3
3.9
-0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
5.9
5.5
-0.4
Baton Rouge, LA
5.2
4.8
-0.4
Boulder, CO
3.3
2.9
-0.4
California-Lexington Park, MD
4.5
4.1
-0.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
4.7
4.3
-0.4
Columbia, SC
5.2
4.8
-0.4
Fond du Lac, WI
4.0
3.6
-0.4
Fort Collins, CO
3.4
3.0
-0.4
Gainesville, FL
4.3
3.9
-0.4
Gainesville, GA
4.6
4.2
-0.4
Goldsboro, NC
5.9
5.5
-0.4
Hammond, LA
6.9
6.5
-0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
5.4
5.0
-0.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY
3.8
3.4
-0.4
Missoula, MT
3.8
3.4
-0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
5.7
5.3
-0.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
5.2
4.8
-0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
4.1
3.7
-0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
4.1
3.7
-0.4
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
7.9
7.5
-0.4
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
6.6
6.2
-0.4
Sioux Falls, SD
2.6
2.2
-0.4
Wilmington, NC
5.1
4.7
-0.4
Winston-Salem, NC
5.1
4.7
-0.4
Beckley, WV
8.1
7.8
-0.3
Burlington, NC
5.0
4.7
-0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3.8
3.5
-0.3
El Paso, TX
4.8
4.5
-0.3
Elmira, NY
5.9
5.6
-0.3
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
6.5
6.2
-0.3
Greenville, NC
5.7
5.4
-0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
4.4
4.1
-0.3
Napa, CA
4.2
3.9
-0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
4.2
3.9
-0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
5.0
4.7
-0.3
Raleigh, NC
4.5
4.2
-0.3
Salinas, CA
7.8
7.5
-0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
4.8
4.5
-0.3
Tucson, AZ
5.3
5.0
-0.3
Waterbury, CT NECTA
7.1
6.8
-0.3
Ames, IA
2.2
2.0
-0.2
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
6.3
6.1
-0.2
Decatur, AL
5.6
5.4
-0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
4.6
4.4
-0.2
Flagstaff, AZ
5.9
5.7
-0.2
Gadsden, AL
5.5
5.3
-0.2
Gettysburg, PA
3.9
3.7
-0.2
Greeley, CO
3.9
3.7
-0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
6.2
6.0
-0.2
Ithaca, NY
3.8
3.6
-0.2
Killeen-Temple, TX
4.3
4.1
-0.2
Lewiston, ID-WA
4.0
3.8
-0.2
Lima, OH
4.6
4.4
-0.2
Madison, WI
3.2
3.0
-0.2
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
7.4
7.2
-0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
4.8
4.6
-0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
5.1
4.9
-0.2
Rochester, MN
3.2
3.0
-0.2
Sumter, SC
6.5
6.3
-0.2
Toledo, OH
4.8
4.6
-0.2
Appleton, WI
3.9
3.8
-0.1
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.0
2.9
-0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
6.8
6.7
-0.1
Danbury, CT NECTA
4.6
4.5
-0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
3.4
3.3
-0.1
Dothan, AL
5.5
5.4
-0.1
Green Bay, WI
4.1
4.0
-0.1
Huntsville, AL
4.9
4.8
-0.1
Iowa City, IA
2.5
2.4
-0.1
Jacksonville, NC
5.6
5.5
-0.1
Montgomery, AL
5.3
5.2
-0.1
New Haven, CT NECTA
5.6
5.5
-0.1
Racine, WI
5.5
5.4
-0.1
Sheboygan, WI
3.7
3.6
-0.1
Sherman-Denison, TX
3.6
3.5
-0.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
3.3
3.2
-0.1
Waco, TX
3.7
3.6
-0.1
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
4.4
4.3
-0.1
Wausau, WI
4.0
3.9
-0.1
Abilene, TX
3.5
3.5
0.0
Amarillo, TX
2.7
2.7
0.0
Bakersfield, CA
10.6
10.6
0.0
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
6.1
6.1
0.0
Bismarck, ND
2.7
2.7
0.0
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
5.4
5.4
0.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
4.2
4.2
0.0
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
4.8
4.8
0.0
Columbus, OH
3.9
3.9
0.0
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
4.8
4.8
0.0
Dayton, OH
4.5
4.5
0.0
Fargo, ND-MN
2.4
2.4
0.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN
3.1
3.1
0.0
Great Falls, MT
3.6
3.6
0.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
5.7
5.7
0.0
Longview, WA
7.5
7.5
0.0
Lubbock, TX
3.0
3.0
0.0
Mobile, AL
6.2
6.2
0.0
Owensboro, KY
4.2
4.2
0.0
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
3.4
3.4
0.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
4.7
4.7
0.0
St. Cloud, MN
3.7
3.7
0.0
Tyler, TX
4.1
4.1
0.0
York-Hanover, PA
4.4
4.4
0.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
5.0
5.1
0.1
Billings, MT
3.1
3.2
0.1
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
5.0
5.1
0.1
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
4.8
4.9
0.1
Cedar Rapids, IA
3.6
3.7
0.1
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.1
3.2
0.1
Dubuque, IA
3.3
3.4
0.1
East Stroudsburg, PA
6.1
6.2
0.1
Eau Claire, WI
4.0
4.1
0.1
Lebanon, PA
4.1
4.2
0.1
Mansfield, OH
5.3
5.4
0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
3.3
3.4
0.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
3.1
3.2
0.1
Akron, OH
4.7
4.9
0.2
Auburn-Opelika, AL
4.5
4.7
0.2
Columbus, IN
3.3
3.5
0.2
Grand Island, NE
3.1
3.3
0.2
Grand Junction, CO
5.7
5.9
0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
4.0
4.2
0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
4.3
4.5
0.2
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
3.5
3.7
0.2
Lancaster, PA
3.7
3.9
0.2
Laredo, TX
4.4
4.6
0.2
Lincoln, NE
2.5
2.7
0.2
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
2.7
2.9
0.2
Oklahoma City, OK
3.5
3.7
0.2
Provo-Orem, UT
3.0
3.2
0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
5.9
6.1
0.2
Terre Haute, IN
5.7
5.9
0.2
Walla Walla, WA
5.6
5.8
0.2
Wichita Falls, TX
3.9
4.1
0.2
Muncie, IN
5.3
5.6
0.3
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
3.4
3.7
0.3
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
5.7
6.0
0.3
Reading, PA
4.5
4.8
0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
4.3
4.6
0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
6.3
6.6
0.3
Springfield, OH
4.6
4.9
0.3
Tuscaloosa, AL
5.0
5.3
0.3
Anchorage, AK
5.7
6.1
0.4
Fort Wayne, IN
4.1
4.5
0.4
Kokomo, IN
4.7
5.1
0.4
Lawton, OK
3.8
4.2
0.4
Logan, UT-ID
2.8
3.2
0.4
Salt Lake City, UT
3.2
3.6
0.4
St. George, UT
3.6
4.0
0.4
Altoona, PA
4.6
5.1
0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
5.4
5.9
0.5
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
4.3
4.8
0.5
Cheyenne, WY
3.5
4.0
0.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
3.4
3.9
0.5
Evansville, IN-KY
3.9
4.4
0.5
Johnstown, PA
6.0
6.5
0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
3.6
4.1
0.5
San Angelo, TX
3.8
4.3
0.5
State College, PA
3.3
3.8
0.5
Tulsa, OK
3.8
4.3
0.5
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
5.7
6.2
0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH
5.0
5.6
0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
5.6
6.2
0.6
Corpus Christi, TX
4.7
5.3
0.6
Fairbanks, AK
5.3
5.9
0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA
6.5
7.1
0.6
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
6.3
6.9
0.6
Bellingham, WA
5.5
6.2
0.7
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
4.1
4.8
0.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
5.8
6.5
0.7
Pittsburgh, PA
4.7
5.4
0.7
Springfield, IL
4.4
5.1
0.7
Yakima, WA
7.7
8.4
0.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
5.0
5.8
0.8
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
5.5
6.3
0.8
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
7.4
8.2
0.8
Bloomington, IN
4.3
5.2
0.9
Kankakee, IL
5.9
6.8
0.9
Lafayette, LA
6.0
6.9
0.9
Longview, TX
4.5
5.4
0.9
Rockford, IL
6.0
6.9
0.9
Wheeling, WV-OH
6.5
7.5
1.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL
4.2
5.3
1.1
Victoria, TX
3.7
4.8
1.1
Williamsport, PA
5.7
6.8
1.1
Decatur, IL
5.9
7.1
1.2
Midland, TX
3.1
4.3
1.2
Carbondale-Marion, IL
5.0
6.3
1.3
Wenatchee, WA
5.8
7.1
1.3
Duluth, MN-WI
4.8
6.2
1.4
Farmington, NM
6.4
7.8
1.4
Bloomington, IL
3.9
5.4
1.5
Danville, IL
6.0
7.5
1.5
Erie, PA
5.0
6.5
1.5
Peoria, IL
5.3
6.9
1.6
Odessa, TX
4.1
6.2
2.1
Casper, WY
4.6
7.5
2.9
El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate (20.1 percent) in April 2016. Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate (2.0 percent). A total of 195 areas had April 2016 jobless rates that were below the U.S. rate of 4.7 percent, 177 areas had rates above it, and 15 areas had rates equal to that of the nation.
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and 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 — April 2016” (HTML ) (PDF ).
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