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
May 2009p
RankMetropolitan AreaRate
1 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7
2 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8
3 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0
4 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1
5 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2
6 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9
7 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0
8 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1
9 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
9 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3
11 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 7.5
11 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5
13 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6
14 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7
15 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8
16 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.9
17 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1
18 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
18 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2
20 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3
20 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3
22 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5
23 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6
24 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7
25 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8
26 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0
26 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area1 9.0
28 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3
29 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4
29 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4
29 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4
32 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6
33 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7
33 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7
33 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7
36 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0
37 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2
37 Orlando-Kissimmee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2
39 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5
40 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6
41 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7
42 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
42 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1
44 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2
45 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6
46 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.0
46 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 12.0
48 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.0
49 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.9

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: June 30, 2009