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Ames, Iowa, has lowest April unemployment rate, at 1.5 percent
June 08, 2018
In April 2018, Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.5 percent. Yuma, Arizona, had the highest unemployment rate, 15.7 percent. Eighty-eight areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and three areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent.
Lowest and highest metropolitan area unemployment rates, April 2018, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area
Unemployment rate
Ames, IA
1.5%
Iowa City, IA
1.9
Madison, WI
1.9
Urban Honolulu, HI
1.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
2.0
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
2.0
Midland, TX
2.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
2.2
Columbus, IN
2.2
Fort Collins, CO
2.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.2
Sheboygan, WI
2.2
Madera, CA
7.3
Yuba City, CA
7.3
Fresno, CA
7.5
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
8.0
Bakersfield, CA
8.3
Merced, CA
8.7
Visalia-Porterville, CA
9.2
Ocean City, NJ
10.1
El Centro, CA
14.4
Yuma, AZ
15.7
A total of 204 metropolitan areas had April jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.7 percent, 167 areas had rates above it, and 17 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. In addition to Ames, Iowa, other areas with low unemployment rates include Iowa City, Iowa; Madison, Wisconsin; and Urban Honolulu, Hawaii, (1.9 percent each). After Yuma, Arizona, El Centro, California (14.4 percent), Ocean City, New Jersey (10.1 percent), and Visalia-Porterville, California (9.2 percent), had the highest unemployment rates in April.
United States Department of Labor
