Local Area Unemployment Statistics
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Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not
Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more]
| Metropolitan area |
June 2022
rate |
June 2023
rate |
Over-the-year |
| Change |
Rank |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
1.7 |
-2.0 |
1 |
Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.8 |
3.8 |
-1.0 |
2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
| 3.6 |
2.7 |
-0.9 |
3 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.3 |
4.4 |
-0.9 |
3 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
2.5 |
-0.8 |
5 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 5.0 |
4.4 |
-0.6 |
6 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
3.3 |
-0.6 |
6 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
3.5 |
-0.5 |
8 |
Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
3.3 |
-0.5 |
8 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
2.5 |
-0.4 |
10 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.3 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
10 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.5 |
3.2 |
-0.3 |
12 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
3.4 |
-0.3 |
12 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
| 4.3 |
4.0 |
-0.3 |
12 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
3.0 |
-0.3 |
12 |
Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
2.8 |
-0.3 |
12 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.9 |
3.7 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 6.2 |
6.0 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.8 |
4.6 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
2.7 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
| 3.2 |
3.0 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
3.2 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
3.1 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
3.0 |
-0.2 |
17 |
Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.0 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.0 |
-0.1 |
25 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.0 |
3.9 |
-0.1 |
25 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
28 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
28 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.5 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
28 |
Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
28 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
28 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
28 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.3 |
3.4 |
0.1 |
34 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
34 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
34 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
3.8 |
0.1 |
34 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.8 |
3.9 |
0.1 |
34 |
Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.5 |
2.7 |
0.2 |
39 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.1 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
40 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.9 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
40 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
40 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.2 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
40 |
Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.5 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
44 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
44 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
44 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.7 |
4.4 |
0.7 |
47 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 3.0 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
47 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 4.1 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
49 |
St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.6 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
49 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| 2.7 |
3.7 |
1.0 |
51 |
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Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.
Estimates for the current month are subject to revision the following month.
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Last Modified Date: August 2, 2023
United States Department of Labor
