Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas

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

Over-the-Year Change in Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Monthly Rankings
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Apr. 2012Apr. 2013p
RankMetropolitan AreaRateRateChange
1 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 9.6 -2.0
1 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 8.3 -2.0
3 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 5.2 -1.9
3 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 6.7 -1.9
5 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 6.4 -1.8
5 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 6.6 -1.8
7 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 6.3 -1.7
7 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.3 9.6 -1.7
7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.2 -1.7
10 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 7.0 -1.6
11 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 8.4 -1.4
12 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 6.7 -1.2
12 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.2 9.0 -1.2
14 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.2 -1.1
15 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 7.1 -1.0
16 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 7.6 -0.9
16 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 7.5 -0.9
18 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.4 -0.8
19 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 5.9 -0.7
20 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 7.7 -0.6
20 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 8.4 -0.6
20 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 5.4 -0.6
20 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 7.2 -0.6
24 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 5.1 -0.5
24 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 5.2 -0.5
24 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 6.5 -0.5
24 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.0 -0.5
24 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 8.9 -0.5
24 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 7.4 -0.5
30 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 5.7 -0.4
30 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 7.1 6.7 -0.4
32 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 4.9 -0.3
32 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 7.7 -0.3
32 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 5.9 -0.3
35 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 6.6 -0.2
36 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.6 -0.1
36 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 7.4 -0.1
36 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 6.1 -0.1
36 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.4 -0.1
36 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 4.1 -0.1
36 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 6.4 -0.1
36 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 5.0 -0.1
43 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 6.7 0.0
43 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 5.7 0.0
43 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.8 7.8 0.0
46 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 7.5 0.1
46 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 6.2 0.1
48 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 9.1 0.4
49 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 9.0 0.5

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: May 29, 2013