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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas, Not Seasonally Adjusted
[with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more]
Metropolitan area June 2023(p)
rate
Rank

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

1.7 1

Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.5 2

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA

2.7 4

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 4

Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.7 4

Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area

2.8 7

Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA

3.0 8

Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.0 8

Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 15

Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.1 15

Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 17

Raleigh, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.2 17

Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 19

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 19

Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 19

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 19

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.3 19

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 24

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 24

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.4 24

Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 27

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.5 27

St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area(1)

3.5 27

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 30

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 30

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.7 30

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 33

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 33

Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.8 33

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 36

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 36

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 36

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

3.9 36

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA

4.0 40

San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.0 40

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 42

Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 42

Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.4 42

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 45

New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.5 45

Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 47

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.6 47

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

4.9 49

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area

5.0 50

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area

6.0 51

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(1) Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

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.

 

Last Modified Date: August 2, 2023