Unemployment rates decline in 345 metropolitan areas over the year ending September 2017
November 13, 2017
Unemployment rates were lower in September 2017 than a year earlier in 345 of the 388 metropolitan areas, higher in 33 areas, and unchanged in 10 areas. Sixty-four areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent in September 2017, and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September, not seasonally adjusted, down from 4.8 percent a year earlier.
Over-the-year change in metropolitan area unemployment rates, September 2016 to September 2017
Metropolitan area |
September 2016 unemployment rate |
September 2017 unemployment rate(p) |
Over-the-year change (in percentage points)(p) |
Mobile, AL
|
7.1% |
4.0% |
-3.1 |
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
|
6.8 |
3.8 |
-3.0 |
El Centro, CA
|
25.6 |
22.6 |
-3.0 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
|
6.6 |
3.6 |
-3.0 |
Odessa, TX
|
6.7 |
3.7 |
-3.0 |
Gadsden, AL
|
6.3 |
3.4 |
-2.9 |
Tuscaloosa, AL
|
6.0 |
3.1 |
-2.9 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
|
5.9 |
3.1 |
-2.8 |
Decatur, AL
|
6.0 |
3.2 |
-2.8 |
Dothan, AL
|
6.1 |
3.4 |
-2.7 |
Montgomery, AL
|
5.9 |
3.3 |
-2.6 |
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
|
5.5 |
3.0 |
-2.5 |
Johnson City, TN
|
5.7 |
3.2 |
-2.5 |
Morristown, TN
|
5.6 |
3.1 |
-2.5 |
The Villages, FL
|
7.2 |
4.7 |
-2.5 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL
|
5.3 |
2.9 |
-2.4 |
Huntsville, AL
|
5.3 |
2.9 |
-2.4 |
Cleveland, TN
|
5.1 |
2.8 |
-2.3 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
|
6.8 |
4.5 |
-2.3 |
Sebring, FL
|
7.0 |
4.7 |
-2.3 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA
|
5.4 |
3.2 |
-2.2 |
Farmington, NM
|
9.1 |
6.9 |
-2.2 |
Jackson, TN
|
5.3 |
3.1 |
-2.2 |
Knoxville, TN
|
4.9 |
2.7 |
-2.2 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
|
5.7 |
3.5 |
-2.2 |
Homosassa Springs, FL
|
6.9 |
4.8 |
-2.1 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
|
5.5 |
3.4 |
-2.1 |
Longview, TX
|
6.7 |
4.6 |
-2.1 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA
|
6.1 |
4.1 |
-2.0 |
Casper, WY
|
6.5 |
4.5 |
-2.0 |
Clarksville, TN-KY
|
5.9 |
3.9 |
-2.0 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
|
6.0 |
4.0 |
-2.0 |
Ocala, FL
|
6.0 |
4.0 |
-2.0 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
|
4.2 |
2.3 |
-1.9 |
Lafayette, LA
|
7.4 |
5.6 |
-1.8 |
Longview, WA
|
7.2 |
5.4 |
-1.8 |
Midland, TX
|
4.6 |
2.8 |
-1.8 |
Punta Gorda, FL
|
5.7 |
3.9 |
-1.8 |
Columbus, GA-AL
|
6.6 |
4.9 |
-1.7 |
Port St. Lucie, FL
|
5.7 |
4.0 |
-1.7 |
Rome, GA
|
6.4 |
4.7 |
-1.7 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
|
5.3 |
3.7 |
-1.6 |
Grand Junction, CO
|
4.6 |
3.0 |
-1.6 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
|
6.3 |
4.7 |
-1.6 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
|
5.5 |
3.9 |
-1.6 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
|
4.9 |
3.3 |
-1.6 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
|
5.2 |
3.6 |
-1.6 |
Panama City, FL
|
4.9 |
3.3 |
-1.6 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
|
4.9 |
3.3 |
-1.6 |
Tallahassee, FL
|
4.9 |
3.3 |
-1.6 |
Beckley, WV
|
6.4 |
4.9 |
-1.5 |
Erie, PA
|
6.4 |
4.9 |
-1.5 |
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
|
7.0 |
5.5 |
-1.5 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
|
4.7 |
3.2 |
-1.5 |
Peoria, IL
|
6.2 |
4.7 |
-1.5 |
Rockford, IL
|
6.5 |
5.0 |
-1.5 |
Rocky Mount, NC
|
7.3 |
5.8 |
-1.5 |
Savannah, GA
|
5.4 |
3.9 |
-1.5 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
|
4.8 |
3.3 |
-1.5 |
Albany, GA
|
6.5 |
5.1 |
-1.4 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
|
5.8 |
4.4 |
-1.4 |
Bloomington, IL
|
5.0 |
3.6 |
-1.4 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
|
4.9 |
3.5 |
-1.4 |
Decatur, IL
|
6.5 |
5.1 |
-1.4 |
Gainesville, FL
|
4.5 |
3.1 |
-1.4 |
Jacksonville, FL
|
4.8 |
3.4 |
-1.4 |
Joplin, MO
|
4.5 |
3.1 |
-1.4 |
Kankakee, IL
|
6.1 |
4.7 |
-1.4 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
|
5.3 |
3.9 |
-1.4 |
Springfield, OH
|
5.8 |
4.4 |
-1.4 |
Wheeling, WV-OH
|
6.2 |
4.8 |
-1.4 |
Williamsport, PA
|
6.3 |
4.9 |
-1.4 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
|
5.3 |
4.0 |
-1.3 |
Baton Rouge, LA
|
5.8 |
4.5 |
-1.3 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL
|
5.6 |
4.3 |
-1.3 |
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
|
5.1 |
3.8 |
-1.3 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
|
4.1 |
2.8 |
-1.3 |
Duluth, MN-WI
|
5.0 |
3.7 |
-1.3 |
Kennewick-Richland, WA
|
5.9 |
4.6 |
-1.3 |
Laredo, TX
|
4.9 |
3.6 |
-1.3 |
Warner Robins, GA
|
5.7 |
4.4 |
-1.3 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
|
7.1 |
5.8 |
-1.3 |
Bellingham, WA
|
5.7 |
4.5 |
-1.2 |
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
|
4.8 |
3.6 |
-1.2 |
Danville, IL
|
7.1 |
5.9 |
-1.2 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
|
5.5 |
4.3 |
-1.2 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
|
5.6 |
4.4 |
-1.2 |
Fayetteville, NC
|
6.3 |
5.1 |
-1.2 |
Flagstaff, AZ
|
5.6 |
4.4 |
-1.2 |
Goldsboro, NC
|
5.7 |
4.5 |
-1.2 |
Hammond, LA
|
7.0 |
5.8 |
-1.2 |
Hattiesburg, MS
|
5.3 |
4.1 |
-1.2 |
Hinesville, GA
|
5.8 |
4.6 |
-1.2 |
Macon-Bibb County, GA
|
6.0 |
4.8 |
-1.2 |
St. Louis, MO-IL
|
4.7 |
3.5 |
-1.2 |
San Angelo, TX
|
4.6 |
3.4 |
-1.2 |
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
|
5.9 |
4.7 |
-1.2 |
Springfield, MO
|
4.1 |
2.9 |
-1.2 |
Valdosta, GA
|
5.4 |
4.2 |
-1.2 |
Victoria, TX
|
5.8 |
4.6 |
-1.2 |
Wenatchee, WA
|
4.8 |
3.6 |
-1.2 |
Yakima, WA
|
5.7 |
4.5 |
-1.2 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
|
5.7 |
4.6 |
-1.1 |
Columbia, MO
|
3.4 |
2.3 |
-1.1 |
Dalton, GA
|
6.1 |
5.0 |
-1.1 |
Gainesville, GA
|
4.6 |
3.5 |
-1.1 |
Johnstown, PA
|
6.3 |
5.2 |
-1.1 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
|
6.5 |
5.4 |
-1.1 |
Pittsburgh, PA
|
5.5 |
4.4 |
-1.1 |
Wichita Falls, TX
|
4.5 |
3.4 |
-1.1 |
Wilmington, NC
|
4.7 |
3.6 |
-1.1 |
Bakersfield, CA
|
9.1 |
8.1 |
-1.0 |
Boise City, ID
|
3.5 |
2.5 |
-1.0 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
|
7.4 |
6.4 |
-1.0 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL
|
4.8 |
3.8 |
-1.0 |
Charleston, WV
|
5.5 |
4.5 |
-1.0 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID
|
4.0 |
3.0 |
-1.0 |
El Paso, TX
|
5.2 |
4.2 |
-1.0 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC
|
5.2 |
4.2 |
-1.0 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
|
5.9 |
4.9 |
-1.0 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
|
5.9 |
4.9 |
-1.0 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI
|
4.3 |
3.3 |
-1.0 |
Jefferson City, MO
|
3.8 |
2.8 |
-1.0 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
|
7.9 |
6.9 |
-1.0 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
|
5.3 |
4.3 |
-1.0 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
|
5.5 |
4.5 |
-1.0 |
Racine, WI
|
4.8 |
3.8 |
-1.0 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS
|
4.1 |
3.1 |
-1.0 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
|
6.7 |
5.7 |
-1.0 |
Tyler, TX
|
4.8 |
3.8 |
-1.0 |
Burlington, NC
|
4.6 |
3.7 |
-0.9 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
|
4.7 |
3.8 |
-0.9 |
Cumberland, MD-WV
|
5.4 |
4.5 |
-0.9 |
East Stroudsburg, PA
|
6.3 |
5.4 |
-0.9 |
Florence, SC
|
5.2 |
4.3 |
-0.9 |
Greeley, CO
|
3.0 |
2.1 |
-0.9 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
|
4.7 |
3.8 |
-0.9 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
|
5.7 |
4.8 |
-0.9 |
Jacksonville, NC
|
5.5 |
4.6 |
-0.9 |
Kansas City, MO-KS
|
4.3 |
3.4 |
-0.9 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
|
5.2 |
4.3 |
-0.9 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
|
4.3 |
3.4 |
-0.9 |
New Bern, NC
|
5.1 |
4.2 |
-0.9 |
Pocatello, ID
|
3.3 |
2.4 |
-0.9 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
|
4.7 |
3.8 |
-0.9 |
Redding, CA
|
6.2 |
5.3 |
-0.9 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
|
6.0 |
5.1 |
-0.9 |
Waterbury, CT NECTA
|
5.8 |
4.9 |
-0.9 |
Winston-Salem, NC
|
4.7 |
3.8 |
-0.9 |
Alexandria, LA
|
6.6 |
5.8 |
-0.8 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
|
5.4 |
4.6 |
-0.8 |
Altoona, PA
|
5.1 |
4.3 |
-0.8 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
|
4.6 |
3.8 |
-0.8 |
Carson City, NV
|
5.6 |
4.8 |
-0.8 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
|
4.1 |
3.3 |
-0.8 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
|
5.5 |
4.7 |
-0.8 |
College Station-Bryan, TX
|
3.7 |
2.9 |
-0.8 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
|
4.4 |
3.6 |
-0.8 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
|
3.3 |
2.5 |
-0.8 |
Greenville, NC
|
5.2 |
4.4 |
-0.8 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
|
4.3 |
3.5 |
-0.8 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
|
4.4 |
3.6 |
-0.8 |
Jackson, MS
|
4.9 |
4.1 |
-0.8 |
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
|
3.3 |
2.5 |
-0.8 |
Killeen-Temple, TX
|
4.6 |
3.8 |
-0.8 |
Lewiston, ID-WA
|
3.5 |
2.7 |
-0.8 |
Madera, CA
|
7.4 |
6.6 |
-0.8 |
Modesto, CA
|
7.3 |
6.5 |
-0.8 |
Monroe, LA
|
6.2 |
5.4 |
-0.8 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
|
5.8 |
5.0 |
-0.8 |
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
|
4.7 |
3.9 |
-0.8 |
Pine Bluff, AR
|
5.3 |
4.5 |
-0.8 |
Pueblo, CO
|
4.3 |
3.5 |
-0.8 |
Raleigh, NC
|
4.3 |
3.5 |
-0.8 |
Reading, PA
|
5.0 |
4.2 |
-0.8 |
St. Cloud, MN
|
3.6 |
2.8 |
-0.8 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
|
5.8 |
5.0 |
-0.8 |
Spartanburg, SC
|
4.5 |
3.7 |
-0.8 |
Tucson, AZ
|
5.0 |
4.2 |
-0.8 |
Walla Walla, WA
|
5.0 |
4.2 |
-0.8 |
Amarillo, TX
|
3.4 |
2.7 |
-0.7 |
Asheville, NC
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
-0.7 |
Evansville, IN-KY
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
-0.7 |
Grand Island, NE
|
3.2 |
2.5 |
-0.7 |
Green Bay, WI
|
3.5 |
2.8 |
-0.7 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
|
8.2 |
7.5 |
-0.7 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
|
4.5 |
3.8 |
-0.7 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
|
3.3 |
2.6 |
-0.7 |
Lake Charles, LA
|
4.9 |
4.2 |
-0.7 |
Lebanon, PA
|
4.4 |
3.7 |
-0.7 |
Morgantown, WV
|
4.1 |
3.4 |
-0.7 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
|
3.3 |
2.6 |
-0.7 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
|
5.4 |
4.7 |
-0.7 |
Prescott, AZ
|
4.9 |
4.2 |
-0.7 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
|
3.9 |
3.2 |
-0.7 |
Sherman-Denison, TX
|
3.9 |
3.2 |
-0.7 |
Springfield, IL
|
4.6 |
3.9 |
-0.7 |
State College, PA
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
-0.7 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA
|
7.3 |
6.6 |
-0.7 |
Terre Haute, IN
|
4.9 |
4.2 |
-0.7 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
-0.7 |
Wichita, KS
|
4.7 |
4.0 |
-0.7 |
Abilene, TX
|
4.1 |
3.5 |
-0.6 |
Appleton, WI
|
3.2 |
2.6 |
-0.6 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
|
4.3 |
3.7 |
-0.6 |
Bloomington, IN
|
4.1 |
3.5 |
-0.6 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
|
4.8 |
4.2 |
-0.6 |
California-Lexington Park, MD
|
3.9 |
3.3 |
-0.6 |
Canton-Massillon, OH
|
5.4 |
4.8 |
-0.6 |
Chico, CA
|
5.8 |
5.2 |
-0.6 |
Colorado Springs, CO
|
3.3 |
2.7 |
-0.6 |
Columbia, SC
|
4.5 |
3.9 |
-0.6 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
|
4.0 |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
|
2.8 |
2.2 |
-0.6 |
Enid, OK
|
4.3 |
3.7 |
-0.6 |
Fond du Lac, WI
|
3.1 |
2.5 |
-0.6 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
-0.6 |
Fresno, CA
|
8.1 |
7.5 |
-0.6 |
Grants Pass, OR
|
5.9 |
5.3 |
-0.6 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
|
4.2 |
3.6 |
-0.6 |
Idaho Falls, ID
|
2.9 |
2.3 |
-0.6 |
Lancaster, PA
|
4.0 |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
Lawrence, KS
|
3.5 |
2.9 |
-0.6 |
Lincoln, NE
|
2.9 |
2.3 |
-0.6 |
Lubbock, TX
|
3.5 |
2.9 |
-0.6 |
Medford, OR
|
5.2 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
3.5 |
2.9 |
-0.6 |
Napa, CA
|
3.8 |
3.2 |
-0.6 |
New Haven, CT NECTA
|
4.7 |
4.1 |
-0.6 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
|
3.4 |
2.8 |
-0.6 |
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
|
5.3 |
4.7 |
-0.6 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
-0.6 |
Reno, NV
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
-0.6 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
|
6.0 |
5.4 |
-0.6 |
Rochester, MN
|
3.1 |
2.5 |
-0.6 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
|
4.0 |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
Sumter, SC
|
5.5 |
4.9 |
-0.6 |
Texarkana, TX-AR
|
4.8 |
4.2 |
-0.6 |
Topeka, KS
|
4.0 |
3.4 |
-0.6 |
Urban Honolulu, HI
|
2.9 |
2.3 |
-0.6 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
|
5.2 |
4.6 |
-0.6 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
|
4.7 |
4.1 |
-0.6 |
Wausau, WI
|
3.3 |
2.7 |
-0.6 |
York-Hanover, PA
|
4.6 |
4.0 |
-0.6 |
Yuba City, CA
|
7.4 |
6.8 |
-0.6 |
Albany, OR
|
5.3 |
4.8 |
-0.5 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX
|
3.4 |
2.9 |
-0.5 |
Boulder, CO
|
2.4 |
1.9 |
-0.5 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
|
4.5 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
Charlottesville, VA
|
3.6 |
3.1 |
-0.5 |
Corpus Christi, TX
|
6.3 |
5.8 |
-0.5 |
Danbury, CT NECTA
|
3.7 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
Dubuque, IA
|
3.2 |
2.7 |
-0.5 |
Elmira, NY
|
5.7 |
5.2 |
-0.5 |
Fort Collins, CO
|
2.4 |
1.9 |
-0.5 |
Gettysburg, PA
|
3.7 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
Harrisonburg, VA
|
4.0 |
3.5 |
-0.5 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
|
4.6 |
4.1 |
-0.5 |
Hot Springs, AR
|
4.3 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
|
3.6 |
3.1 |
-0.5 |
Lima, OH
|
5.1 |
4.6 |
-0.5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
|
5.0 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
Madison, WI
|
2.8 |
2.3 |
-0.5 |
Manhattan, KS
|
3.2 |
2.7 |
-0.5 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
|
2.9 |
2.4 |
-0.5 |
Merced, CA
|
8.0 |
7.5 |
-0.5 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
5.1 |
4.6 |
-0.5 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
|
4.5 |
4.0 |
-0.5 |
Richmond, VA
|
4.3 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
Roanoke, VA
|
4.1 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
|
5.0 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
Salem, OR
|
4.8 |
4.3 |
-0.5 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
|
4.6 |
4.1 |
-0.5 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
3.8 |
3.3 |
-0.5 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
|
4.1 |
3.6 |
-0.5 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
|
5.2 |
4.7 |
-0.5 |
Santa Rosa, CA
|
3.7 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
Sheboygan, WI
|
3.2 |
2.7 |
-0.5 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
|
4.3 |
3.8 |
-0.5 |
Tulsa, OK
|
5.1 |
4.6 |
-0.5 |
Winchester, VA-WV
|
3.7 |
3.2 |
-0.5 |
Akron, OH
|
5.0 |
4.6 |
-0.4 |
Albuquerque, NM
|
6.2 |
5.8 |
-0.4 |
Bend-Redmond, OR
|
4.4 |
4.0 |
-0.4 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
|
2.8 |
2.4 |
-0.4 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
|
4.3 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
Columbus, IN
|
3.1 |
2.7 |
-0.4 |
Columbus, OH
|
4.2 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
Corvallis, OR
|
3.9 |
3.5 |
-0.4 |
Dayton, OH
|
4.8 |
4.4 |
-0.4 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
|
3.2 |
2.8 |
-0.4 |
Eau Claire, WI
|
3.2 |
2.8 |
-0.4 |
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
|
4.5 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
Eugene, OR
|
5.0 |
4.6 |
-0.4 |
Fargo, ND-MN
|
2.2 |
1.8 |
-0.4 |
Fort Wayne, IN
|
3.8 |
3.4 |
-0.4 |
Jonesboro, AR
|
3.3 |
2.9 |
-0.4 |
Kokomo, IN
|
4.0 |
3.6 |
-0.4 |
Las Cruces, NM
|
6.9 |
6.5 |
-0.4 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
|
5.6 |
5.2 |
-0.4 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
|
3.5 |
3.1 |
-0.4 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
|
4.1 |
3.7 |
-0.4 |
Lynchburg, VA
|
4.6 |
4.2 |
-0.4 |
Mansfield, OH
|
5.3 |
4.9 |
-0.4 |
Muncie, IN
|
4.7 |
4.3 |
-0.4 |
Oklahoma City, OK
|
4.3 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
Salinas, CA
|
5.1 |
4.7 |
-0.4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
|
3.7 |
3.3 |
-0.4 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
|
4.5 |
4.1 |
-0.4 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA
|
9.9 |
9.5 |
-0.4 |
Waco, TX
|
4.2 |
3.8 |
-0.4 |
Ames, IA
|
2.3 |
2.0 |
-0.3 |
Bangor, ME NECTA
|
3.4 |
3.1 |
-0.3 |
Bismarck, ND
|
2.2 |
1.9 |
-0.3 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
|
2.9 |
2.6 |
-0.3 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN
|
2.4 |
2.1 |
-0.3 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
|
3.7 |
3.4 |
-0.3 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
-0.3 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY
|
3.6 |
3.3 |
-0.3 |
Ocean City, NJ
|
6.3 |
6.0 |
-0.3 |
Owensboro, KY
|
4.3 |
4.0 |
-0.3 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
|
3.2 |
2.9 |
-0.3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
|
3.9 |
3.6 |
-0.3 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
|
5.6 |
5.3 |
-0.3 |
Binghamton, NY
|
5.2 |
5.0 |
-0.2 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
|
5.1 |
4.9 |
-0.2 |
Cedar Rapids, IA
|
3.5 |
3.3 |
-0.2 |
Cheyenne, WY
|
3.5 |
3.3 |
-0.2 |
Glens Falls, NY
|
4.5 |
4.3 |
-0.2 |
Kingston, NY
|
4.5 |
4.3 |
-0.2 |
Logan, UT-ID
|
2.7 |
2.5 |
-0.2 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
|
4.9 |
4.7 |
-0.2 |
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
|
2.7 |
2.5 |
-0.2 |
Salisbury, MD-DE
|
4.7 |
4.5 |
-0.2 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
4.4 |
4.2 |
-0.2 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
|
6.9 |
6.7 |
-0.2 |
Yuma, AZ
|
20.1 |
19.9 |
-0.2 |
Billings, MT
|
3.2 |
3.1 |
-0.1 |
Brunswick, GA
|
5.6 |
5.5 |
-0.1 |
Iowa City, IA
|
2.6 |
2.5 |
-0.1 |
Lawton, OK
|
4.8 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
Rochester, NY
|
4.8 |
4.7 |
-0.1 |
Santa Fe, NM
|
5.4 |
5.3 |
-0.1 |
Syracuse, NY
|
4.9 |
4.8 |
-0.1 |
Trenton, NJ
|
4.4 |
4.3 |
-0.1 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
|
4.2 |
4.2 |
0.0 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
|
6.6 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
|
2.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
Ithaca, NY
|
4.3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
Manchester, NH NECTA
|
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.0 |
Missoula, MT
|
3.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
Provo-Orem, UT
|
2.8 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
St. George, UT
|
3.2 |
3.2 |
0.0 |
Utica-Rome, NY
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.0 |
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
|
3.7 |
3.7 |
0.0 |
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
|
3.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
Great Falls, MT
|
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
|
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.1 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
|
4.5 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
|
3.1 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
Salt Lake City, UT
|
2.9 |
3.0 |
0.1 |
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
|
4.1 |
4.2 |
0.1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
|
3.1 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
Jackson, MI
|
4.4 |
4.6 |
0.2 |
New Bedford, MA NECTA
|
4.9 |
5.1 |
0.2 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
|
2.3 |
2.5 |
0.2 |
Ann Arbor, MI
|
3.6 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
|
3.3 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
|
4.0 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
Midland, MI
|
4.1 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
Toledo, OH
|
4.9 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
Battle Creek, MI
|
4.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
Bay City, MI
|
4.6 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
|
5.3 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Dover, DE
|
4.7 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
Muskegon, MI
|
4.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
|
3.7 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
Bowling Green, KY
|
3.7 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
Fairbanks, AK
|
5.3 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
Rapid City, SD
|
2.7 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
Saginaw, MI
|
4.6 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
Sioux Falls, SD
|
2.1 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
Anchorage, AK
|
5.7 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
Flint, MI
|
5.0 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
|
3.7 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
|
7.2 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
|
6.2 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
Monroe, MI
|
4.2 |
5.5 |
1.3 |
Mobile, Alabama, had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in September 2017 (–3.1 percentage points). An additional 129 areas had rate declines of at least 1.0 percentage point. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Monroe, Michigan (+1.3 percentage points).
Among the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, 48 had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases and 3 had increases. The largest rate decrease occurred in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama (–2.8 percentage points). The largest over-the-year rate increase was in Cleveland-Elyria, Ohio (+0.4 percentage point).
These data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — September 2017” (HTML) (PDF).
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