Current and Year-Ago Unemployment Rates For Metropolitan Statistical Areas | GBNX.com

The table below shows the unemployment rates for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. The data includes the most recent month available, the preceding month and the year-ago unemployment rate. The unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted.

 

Alabama

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Anniston-Oxford10.710.75.7
Auburn-Opelika8.79.05.2
Birmingham-Hoover9.910.14.9
Decatur11.210.55.0
Dothan9.29.05.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals10.910.76.2
Gadsden10.611.05.9
Huntsville8.38.14.1
Mobile10.810.75.6
Montgomery10.010.05.5
Tuscaloosa10.012.55.1
 

Alaska

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Anchorage7.27.85.5
Fairbanks6.87.65.7
 

Arizona

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Flagstaff8.07.55.6
Lake Havasu City-Kingman10.39.87.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale8.78.35.3
Prescott9.89.25.8
Tucson8.68.25.6
Yuma26.223.021.9
 

Arkansas

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers6.26.14.2
Fort Smith7.77.85.0
Hot Springs7.17.05.4
Jonesboro7.37.25.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway6.76.64.6
Pine Bluff9.99.57.5
 

California

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bakersfield14.414.79.7
Chico13.213.28.9
El Centro30.229.425.9
Fresno15.015.310.0
Hanford-Corcoran14.515.410.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana11.710.87.6
Madera-Chowchilla13.913.99.3
Merced17.617.412.3
Modesto16.316.511.1
Napa8.88.84.8
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura10.910.36.6
Redding15.615.410.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario14.313.98.9
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville11.811.77.2
Salinas10.210.36.6
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos10.310.26.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont10.510.36.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara11.811.96.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles9.59.06.2
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta8.48.25.3
Santa Cruz-Watsonville10.810.66.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma10.310.26.0
Stockton16.015.510.5
Vallejo-Fairfield11.511.37.1
Visalia-Porterville15.314.710.6
Yuba City17.218.011.8
 

Colorado

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Boulder6.66.64.3
Colorado Springs8.28.35.8
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield8.07.95.0
Fort Collins-Loveland6.56.64.3
Grand Junction9.19.04.0
Greeley8.68.85.3
Pueblo8.88.96.4
 

Connecticut

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk7.67.65.6
Danbury7.17.05.0
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford8.28.16.2
New Haven8.17.96.4
Norwich-New London7.67.85.9
Waterbury10.610.58.2
 

Delaware

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Dover8.28.65.0
 

District of Columbia

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria6.26.54.0
 

Florida

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice11.811.77.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers13.213.18.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach11.211.37.1
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin7.17.24.8
Gainesville7.87.65.0
Jacksonville10.510.66.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven12.311.67.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach10.810.86.2
Naples-Marco Island12.111.57.8
Ocala12.612.68.1
Orlando-Kissimmee11.010.96.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville10.910.87.0
Palm Coast15.915.610.9
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach8.79.05.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent9.99.96.4
Port St Lucie13.513.19.0
Punta Gorda12.011.98.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach15.014.29.3
Tallahassee7.97.75.2
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater11.311.26.9
 

Georgia

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Albany10.610.16.7
Athens-Clarke County7.77.65.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta10.710.66.5
Augusta-Richmond County10.210.26.8
Brunswick9.19.15.3
Columbus9.89.76.6
Dalton13.212.97.6
Gainesville9.59.65.5
Hinesville-Fort Stewart8.58.26.1
Macon10.310.16.5
Rome11.311.37.2
Savannah10.08.65.9
Valdosta8.58.45.6
Warner Robins7.67.65.5
 

Hawaii

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Honolulu6.16.83.9
 

Idaho

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Boise City-Nampa9.79.35.1
Coeur d�Alene8.68.44.7
Idaho Falls6.15.43.1
Lewiston6.86.04.6
Pocatello7.37.74.5
 

Illinois

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bloomington-Normal7.26.75.5
Champaign-Urbana8.37.96.3
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet10.611.06.8
Danville11.410.98.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island7.77.55.0
Decatur13.711.27.8
Kankakee-Bradley11.711.18.6
Peoria12.39.65.9
Rockford15.114.09.0
Springfield7.46.96.3
 

Indiana

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Anderson11.311.46.9
Bloomington7.57.65.1
Columbus9.39.94.6
Elkhart-Goshen16.716.89.7
Evansville8.68.85.3
Fort Wayne10.711.36.4
Indianapolis-Carmel8.78.75.0
Kokomo14.419.19.1
Lafayette10.410.45.1
Michigan City-La Porte11.411.65.4
Muncie10.911.77.4
South Bend-Mishawaka11.611.27.1
Terre Haute10.810.86.9
 

Iowa

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Ames4.74.93.2
Cedar Rapids6.06.04.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines5.55.63.6
Dubuque6.26.43.8
Iowa City4.84.73.4
Sioux City5.25.43.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls6.35.63.8
 

Kansas

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Lawrence6.16.14.6
Manhattan5.54.74.4
Topeka7.06.75.2
Wichita9.98.54.7
 

Kentucky

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bowling Green11.111.56.3
Elizabethtown11.010.97.2
Lexington-Fayette9.19.15.5
Louisville-Jefferson County10.210.66.2
Owensboro10.510.96.2
 

Louisiana

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Alexandria7.57.54.8
Baton Rouge7.37.44.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux4.95.32.9
Lafayette6.26.33.4
Lake Charles7.37.34.5
Monroe9.19.05.3
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner7.47.34.5
Shreveport-Bossier City8.98.25.8
 

Maine

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bangor7.67.85.4
Lewiston-Auburn8.99.15.3
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford6.66.74.0
 

Maryland

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Baltimore-Towson8.07.95.0
Cumberland8.69.05.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg9.610.15.1
Salisbury8.38.55.3
 

Massachusetts

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Barnstable Town7.27.74.4
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy8.48.35.0
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner11.610.97.0
New Bedford11.911.57.3
Pittsfield8.38.34.8
Springfield9.49.16.1
Worcester9.79.35.9
 

Michigan

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Ann Arbor10.310.67.1
Battle Creek13.613.58.7
Bay City13.313.68.5
Detroit-Warren-Livonia17.717.19.3
Flint17.617.512.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming12.712.88.2
Holland-Grand Haven13.914.07.8
Jackson15.915.59.6
Kalamazoo-Portage12.212.17.9
Lansing-East Lansing12.712.47.6
Monroe17.017.010.9
Muskegon-Norton Shores16.916.810.0
Niles-Benton Harbor14.014.09.0
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North14.514.79.5
 

Minnesota

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Duluth9.410.46.2
Mankato-North Mankato6.87.14.7
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington7.98.55.2
Rochester6.37.04.4
St Cloud7.68.25.4
 

Mississippi

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Gulfport-Biloxi8.57.96.5
Hattiesburg8.97.86.9
Jackson8.37.96.5
Pascagoula9.38.97.3
 

Missouri

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Cape Girardeau-Jackson7.77.65.6
Columbia6.76.95.0
Jefferson City7.87.85.4
Joplin8.58.66.1
Kansas City8.98.76.0
St Joseph8.68.75.3
St Louis9.99.97.1
Springfield8.58.75.4
 

Montana

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Billings4.95.03.5
Great Falls5.15.13.9
Missoula5.86.14.1
 

Nebraska

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Lincoln4.64.83.4
Omaha-Council Bluffs5.35.43.8
 

Nevada

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Carson City11.711.56.6
Las Vegas-Paradise13.112.36.9
Reno-Sparks12.211.76.7
 

New Hampshire

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Manchester6.87.03.7
Portsmouth5.66.13.4
Rochester-Dover6.97.33.9
 

New Jersey

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Atlantic City-Hammonton11.811.86.8
Ocean City8.08.55.1
Trenton-Ewing8.47.95.5
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton13.012.18.2
 

New Mexico

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Albuquerque7.87.64.8
Farmington8.27.74.7
Las Cruces7.47.35.1
Santa Fe6.36.13.9
 

New York

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Albany-Schenectady-Troy7.17.35.0
Binghamton8.38.55.5
Buffalo-Niagara Falls8.68.96.0
Elmira9.29.65.6
Glens Falls7.07.44.8
Ithaca6.36.74.6
Kingston8.18.25.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island9.18.85.6
New York City9.89.35.7
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown8.18.35.5
Rochester8.28.45.6
Syracuse8.18.65.6
Utica-Rome7.27.75.2
 

North Carolina

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Asheville9.09.35.2
Burlington12.612.56.9
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord12.412.56.7
Durham-Chapel Hill8.38.45.4
Fayetteville9.59.46.7
Goldsboro9.89.46.6
Greensboro-High Point11.912.07.0
Greenville10.911.37.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton15.115.38.2
Jacksonville8.88.86.5
Raleigh-Cary9.19.15.2
Rocky Mount14.114.39.2
Wilmington10.210.35.9
Winston-Salem10.310.46.3
 

North Dakota

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bismarck3.13.82.6
Fargo4.24.82.8
Grand Forks4.65.33.8
 

Ohio

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Akron10.710.66.5
Canton-Massillon12.312.37.0
Cincinnati-Middletown10.310.16.2
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor9.310.16.7
Columbus9.39.15.9
Dayton12.212.17.5
Lima11.711.78.4
Mansfield14.314.17.7
Sandusky10.810.87.5
Springfield11.711.37.0
Toledo14.014.28.6
Weirton-Steubenville12.813.16.4
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman14.214.47.6
 

Oklahoma

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Lawton5.35.63.9
Oklahoma City5.96.03.8
Tulsa6.86.83.8
 

Oregon

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bend13.914.66.8
Corvallis9.08.14.7
Eugene-Springfield12.712.66.6
Medford13.313.47.6
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton11.511.55.7
Salem11.011.36.0
 

Pennsylvania

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton9.29.15.7
Altoona7.47.55.3
Erie9.79.75.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle7.77.54.7
Johnstown9.49.06.7
Lancaster7.57.44.3
Lebanon6.97.04.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington8.88.65.6
Pittsburgh7.87.75.3
Reading9.29.35.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre9.19.06.3
State College6.06.04.5
Williamsport9.09.15.8
York-Hanover8.89.15.0
 

Rhode Island

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Providence-Fall River-Warwick12.712.18.0
 

South Carolina

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Anderson12.513.16.9
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville9.810.25.9
Columbia9.39.86.2
Florence12.312.87.9
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley10.510.96.0
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway10.411.36.0
Spartanburg12.713.17.4
Sumter13.614.28.8
 

South Dakota

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Rapid City4.24.62.6
Sioux Falls4.54.72.5
 

Tennessee

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Chattanooga9.59.75.9
Clarksville10.911.17.7
Cleveland10.110.37.1
Jackson10.811.26.7
Johnson City9.79.96.1
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol9.910.26.0
Knoxville9.09.35.6
Memphis10.310.37.0
Morristown12.713.28.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-- Franklin9.610.05.7
 

Texas

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Abilene6.46.34.2
Amarillo5.85.73.9
Austin-Round Rock7.37.14.7
Beaumont-Port Arthur10.610.16.8
Brownsville-Harlingen10.710.47.1
College Station-Bryan6.56.54.6
Corpus Christi8.07.75.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington8.38.25.3
El Paso9.69.56.7
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown8.48.05.1
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood7.27.15.4
Laredo9.49.46.0
Longview8.58.04.7
Lubbock6.16.04.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission11.611.08.1
Midland6.36.13.1
Odessa9.59.23.7
San Angelo6.96.84.5
San Antonio7.16.95.0
Sherman-Denison8.68.35.7
Texarkana6.76.54.8
Tyler8.07.95.3
Victoria8.07.74.4
Waco7.27.15.1
Wichita Falls8.08.14.9
 

Utah

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Logan4.84.83.0
Ogden-Clearfield6.36.03.6
Provo-Orem5.75.53.5
St George7.67.54.6
Salt Lake City6.05.93.4
 

Vermont

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Burlington-South Burlington5.96.44.0
 

Virginia

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford8.89.45.8
Charlottesville5.96.43.6
Danville12.712.77.8
Harrisonburg6.37.04.2
Lynchburg7.68.24.5
Richmond8.08.34.4
Roanoke7.67.84.1
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News7.07.44.3
Winchester8.08.54.1
 

Washington

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Bellingham7.88.35.1
Bremerton-Silverdale7.38.05.1
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland6.16.75.1
Longview12.913.18.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes9.19.75.4
Olympia7.17.65.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue8.99.24.5
Spokane8.38.95.5
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee5.97.64.2
Yakima7.28.06.2
 

West Virginia

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Charleston7.38.13.2
Huntington-Ashland8.59.05.1
Morgantown5.36.42.6
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna10.010.64.9
Wheeling9.19.44.9
 

Wisconsin

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Appleton8.48.94.2
Eau Claire7.17.84.0
Fond du Lac9.29.54.4
Green Bay8.48.94.5
Janesville12.813.26.1
La Crosse6.87.54.0
Madison6.16.63.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis9.59.84.9
Oshkosh-Neenah7.98.34.1
Racine10.810.85.6
Sheboygan9.39.74.7
Wausau8.89.34.2
 

Wyoming

Metropolitan Statistical AreaJul
2009
Jun
2009
Jul
2008
Casper6.66.22.8
Cheyenne6.15.93.6