Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

(with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more)

Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Dec. 2014p
RankMetropolitan AreaRate
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.3
2 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.4
3 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.6
4 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.7
5 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8
6 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9
7 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0
8 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1
8 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1
10 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.3
11 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4
11 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.4
13 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5
14 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6
14 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6
16 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7
17 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8
17 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.8
19 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
19 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
19 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
19 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
19 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0
24 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1
25 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2
25 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2
27 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3
27 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3
29 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4
30 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
30 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5
32 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
32 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
32 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
32 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6
32 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 5.6
37 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7
38 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 5.8
38 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8
40 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0
41 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1
42 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.2
42 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2
44 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4
45 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7
45 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7
47 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2
49 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6

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: February 4, 2015