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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Metro areas by unemployment rate

387 metro areas ranked by unemployment rate (#1 = lowest). Click any column to re-sort; type to filter.

Unemployment rateBEA · BLS
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#Metro areaUnemployment ratePopulation
1Rapid City, SD2.0%156.2K
2Sioux Falls, SD-MN2.0%308.3K
3Urban Honolulu, HI2.3%998.7K
4Burlington-South Burlington, VT2.4%229.4K
5Decatur, AL2.4%159.7K
6Huntsville, AL2.4%542.3K
7Bismarck, ND2.5%139.2K
8Bozeman, MT2.5%127K
9Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL2.5%261.6K
10Auburn-Opelika, AL2.6%206K
11Madison, WI2.6%707.6K
12Birmingham, AL2.7%1.2M
13Fargo, ND-MN2.7%267.8K
14Iowa City, IA2.7%182.7K
15Kahului-Wailuku, HI2.7%163.8K
16Minot, ND2.7%75.9K
17Appleton, WI2.8%249K
18Dothan, AL2.8%154.8K
19Gainesville, GA2.8%221.7K
20Grand Forks, ND-MN2.8%104.2K
21Lincoln, NE2.8%350.6K
22Portland-South Portland, ME2.8%571.5K
23Sheboygan, WI2.8%118.3K
24Wausau, WI2.8%139.1K
25Ames, IA2.9%129.2K
26Green Bay, WI2.9%334.7K
27La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN2.9%170.8K
28Montgomery, AL2.9%387.9K
29Oshkosh-Neenah, WI2.9%173.3K
30Savannah, GA2.9%431.6K
31Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA2.9%128.5K
32Brunswick-St. Simons, GA3.0%117.1K
33Charlottesville, VA3.0%227.3K
34Fond du Lac, WI3.0%104.3K
35Gadsden, AL3.0%103.2K
36Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN3.0%2.2M
37Amarillo, TX3.1%274.6K
38Athens-Clarke County, GA3.1%223.7K
39Enid, OK3.1%62K
40Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL3.1%156.3K
41Helena, MT3.1%96.7K
42Idaho Falls, ID3.1%171.2K
43Logan, UT-ID3.1%161.1K
44Midland, TX3.1%188.8K
45Tuscaloosa, AL3.1%282K
46Warner Robins, GA3.1%204.1K
47Anniston-Oxford, AL3.2%116.4K
48Eau Claire, WI3.2%176.2K
49Harrisonburg, VA3.2%138.8K
50Knoxville, TN3.2%957.6K
51Missoula, MT3.2%127.7K
52Oklahoma City, OK3.2%1.5M
53Omaha, NE-IA3.2%1M
54Raleigh-Cary, NC3.2%1.6M
55Winchester, VA-WV3.2%149.7K
56Billings, MT3.3%192.5K
57Chattanooga, TN-GA3.3%588K
58Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR3.3%605.6K
59Great Falls, MT3.3%84.5K
60Jefferson City, MO3.3%151.5K
61Mankato, MN3.3%105.2K
62Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3.3%6.5M
63Roanoke, VA3.3%315.7K
64Rochester, MN3.3%230.7K
65San Angelo, TX3.3%121.6K
66Sioux City, IA-NE-SD3.3%146K
67State College, PA3.3%159.8K
68Tulsa, OK3.3%1.1M
69Abilene, TX3.4%184.3K
70Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY3.4%913.5K
71Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3.4%6.4M
72Bloomington, IN3.4%162.6K
73Boise City, ID3.4%845.9K
74Casper, WY3.4%80.4K
75Cheyenne, WY3.4%101.8K
76Columbia, MO3.4%219.4K
77Durham-Chapel Hill, NC3.4%620.5K
78Evansville, IN3.4%271.8K
79Fort Wayne, IN3.4%463K
80Grand Island, NE3.4%77.3K
81Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN3.4%2.2M
82Kenosha, WI3.4%168.8K
83Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN3.4%229.7K
84Lancaster, PA3.4%563.3K
85Ogden, UT3.4%667.7K
86Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC3.4%108.4K
87Richmond, VA3.4%1.4M
88Twin Falls, ID3.4%122.6K
89Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX3.5%2.6M
90Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA3.5%753.9K
91Dubuque, IA3.5%99.2K
92Hattiesburg, MS3.5%156.6K
93Ithaca, NY3.5%105.6K
94Jackson, MS3.5%606.2K
95Janesville-Beloit, WI3.5%165.5K
96Lawrence, KS3.5%122K
97Lewiston-Auburn, ME3.5%115.3K
98Lexington Park, MD3.5%211.4K
99Lubbock, TX3.5%367.1K
100Manchester-Nashua, NH3.5%430.5K
101Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI3.5%1.6M
102Mobile, AL3.5%412.3K
103Rome, GA3.5%101.4K
104St. George, UT3.5%207.9K
105Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC3.5%1.8M
106College Station-Bryan, TX3.6%287.5K
107Columbus, IN3.6%84.7K
108Glens Falls, NY3.6%125.1K
109Gulfport-Biloxi, MS3.6%426.8K
110Johnson City, TN3.6%214.9K
111Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA3.6%313.9K
112Kingston, NY3.6%183K
113Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY3.6%711.7K
114Lewiston, ID-WA3.6%65.4K
115Morgantown, WV3.6%142.8K
116Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT3.6%760.5K
117Salt Lake City-Murray, UT3.6%1.3M
118Bangor, ME3.7%156.8K
119Cape Girardeau, MO-IL3.7%98.9K
120Gettysburg, PA3.7%107.9K
121Lafayette, LA3.7%419.7K
122Lawton, OK3.7%126.9K
123Lynchburg, VA3.7%266.4K
124Manhattan, KS3.7%134.9K
125Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI3.7%3.8M
126Morristown, TN3.7%126.9K
127Odessa, TX3.7%170K
128Rochester, NY3.7%1.1M
129Santa Fe, NM3.7%157.8K
130Springfield, MO3.7%497K
131Syracuse, NY3.7%655.2K
132Cedar Rapids, IA3.8%278.7K
133Chambersburg, PA3.8%159.3K
134Charleston-North Charleston, SC3.8%869.9K
135Cleveland, TN3.8%132.1K
136Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL3.8%310.1K
137Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC3.8%373K
138Hinesville, GA3.8%89K
139Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA3.8%199.2K
140Joplin, MO-KS3.8%207.1K
141Lexington-Fayette, KY3.8%533.4K
142Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ3.8%5.2M
143Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI3.8%198.7K
144Terre Haute, IN3.8%168.9K
145Topeka, KS3.8%232.6K
146Valdosta, GA3.8%152.6K
147Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3.8%6.6M
148Wichita Falls, TX3.8%149.9K
149Wilmington, NC3.8%480.5K
150Alexandria, LA3.9%148K
151Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD3.9%2.9M
152Bloomington, IL3.9%172.1K
153Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT3.9%972.7K
154Burlington, NC3.9%183K
155Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC3.9%2.9M
156Columbus, GA-AL3.9%324.3K
157Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3.9%8.3M
158Dalton, GA3.9%146.4K
159Elkhart-Goshen, IN3.9%207.4K
160Elmira, NY3.9%81.1K
161Fort Collins-Loveland, CO3.9%374.6K
162Goldsboro, NC3.9%120.3K
163Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV3.9%311.3K
164Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA3.9%615.4K
165Jackson, TN3.9%183.7K
166Kansas City, MO-KS3.9%2.3M
167Lebanon, PA3.9%145.3K
168Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR3.9%769.3K
169Macon-Bibb County, GA3.9%237.6K
170Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT3.9%282.6K
171Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL3.9%2.9M
172Sherman-Denison, TX3.9%150.5K
173Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA3.9%277.6K
174Utica-Rome, NY3.9%287.9K
175Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA3.9%170.1K
176Winston-Salem, NC3.9%705.2K
177Albuquerque, NM4.0%926.3K
178Boulder, CO4.0%330.3K
179Cleveland, OH4.0%2.2M
180Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO4.0%3.1M
181Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT4.0%1.2M
182Jacksonville, NC4.0%213K
183Jonesboro, AR4.0%138.2K
184Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL4.0%226.2K
185Pocatello, ID4.0%91K
186St. Louis, MO-IL4.0%2.8M
187San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX4.0%2.8M
188Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL4.0%3.4M
189Tyler, TX4.0%249.1K
190Waco, TX4.0%307.1K
191Altoona, PA4.1%120.3K
192Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC4.1%636.8K
193Baton Rouge, LA4.1%882.7K
194Binghamton, NY4.1%244K
195Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA4.1%182K
196Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY4.1%1.2M
197Champaign-Urbana, IL4.1%242.5K
198Clarksville, TN-KY4.1%346K
199Colorado Springs, CO4.1%777.6K
200Fairbanks-College, AK4.1%95K
201Fort Smith, AR-OK4.1%232.8K
202Greensboro-High Point, NC4.1%800.7K
203Greenville, NC4.1%180.8K
204Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC4.1%996.7K
205Jacksonville, FL4.1%1.8M
206Michigan City-La Porte, IN4.1%111.3K
207Muncie, IN4.1%113K
208Naples-Marco Island, FL4.1%416.2K
209New Haven, CT4.1%576.7K
210Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ4.1%252K
211St. Cloud, MN4.1%205.9K
212St. Joseph, MO-KS4.1%119.1K
213Tallahassee, FL4.1%397.7K
214Walla Walla, WA4.1%62.1K
215Wichita, KS4.1%661.2K
216York-Hanover, PA4.1%471.2K
217Albany, GA4.2%145.5K
218Amherst Town-Northampton, MA4.2%165.4K
219Anchorage, AK4.2%407.2K
220Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4.2%5M
221Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA4.2%281.4K
222Carson City, NV4.2%58.1K
223Grand Junction, CO4.2%161.3K
224Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC4.2%237.4K
225Hot Springs, AR4.2%99.9K
226Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN4.2%1.4M
227North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL4.2%935K
228Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL4.2%658.4K
229Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL4.2%538.9K
230Pittsburgh, PA4.2%2.4M
231Shreveport-Bossier City, LA4.2%383.3K
232Victoria, TX4.2%99.2K
233Ann Arbor, MI4.3%373.9K
234Bowling Green, KY4.3%195.2K
235Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL4.3%861K
236Charleston, WV4.3%202.1K
237Columbia, SC4.3%870.2K
238Columbus, OH4.3%2.2M
239Corvallis, OR4.3%98.9K
240Greeley, CO4.3%369.7K
241Napa, CA4.3%132.7K
242Owensboro, KY4.3%113.6K
243San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA4.3%2M
244South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI4.3%325.3K
245Tucson, AZ4.3%1.1M
246Bellingham, WA4.4%235K
247Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN4.4%2.3M
248Corpus Christi, TX4.4%450.2K
249El Paso, TX4.4%879.4K
250Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI4.4%1.2M
251Memphis, TN-MS-AR4.4%1.3M
252New Orleans-Metairie, LA4.4%966.2K
253Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA4.4%302.9K
254Parkersburg-Vienna, WV4.4%87.7K
255Pittsfield, MA4.4%128.7K
256Port St. Lucie, FL4.4%556.3K
257Reading, PA4.4%439.1K
258Reno, NV4.4%575.1K
259Salisbury, MD4.4%131.6K
260San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4.4%4.6M
261San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA4.4%281.8K
262Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA4.4%485.4K
263Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA4.4%605K
264Springfield, IL4.4%206.3K
265Texarkana, TX-AR4.4%145.6K
266Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ4.5%886.4K
267Asheville, NC4.5%422.3K
268Beckley, WV4.5%111K
269Coeur d'Alene, ID4.5%188.3K
270Erie, PA4.5%267.8K
271Farmington, NM4.5%120.8K
272Gainesville, FL4.5%359.8K
273Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4.5%7.8M
274Lake Charles, LA4.5%243K
275Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4.5%6.3M
276Waterbury-Shelton, CT4.5%462.2K
277Watertown-Fort Drum, NY4.5%113.1K
278Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL4.6%739.5K
279Kalamazoo-Portage, MI4.6%264.8K
280Killeen-Temple, TX4.6%509.5K
281Laredo, TX4.6%272.8K
282Longview, TX4.6%295.5K
283Paducah, KY-IL4.6%102.4K
284San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA4.6%3.3M
285Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4.6%4.1M
286Spartanburg, SC4.6%395.9K
287Traverse City, MI4.6%156.6K
288Worcester, MA4.6%881.2K
289Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4.7%9.4M
290Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL4.7%381.8K
291Duluth, MN-WI4.7%281.8K
292Fayetteville, NC4.7%393.8K
293Flagstaff, AZ4.7%145.2K
294Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA4.7%132.7K
295Providence-Warwick, RI-MA4.7%1.7M
296Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL4.7%172.1K
297Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA4.7%127K
298Williamsport, PA4.7%113.2K
299Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH4.8%821.7K
300Elizabethtown, KY4.8%128K
301Florence, SC4.8%200.5K
302Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH4.8%366.9K
303Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL4.8%852.9K
304Lansing-East Lansing, MI4.8%480K
305Lima, OH4.8%100.9K
306Monroe, LA4.8%221.9K
307New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ4.8%19.9M
308Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA4.8%835.4K
309Peoria, IL4.8%364.6K
310Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA4.8%444.5K
311Akron, OH4.9%702.2K
312Canton-Massillon, OH4.9%400.6K
313Kennewick-Richland, WA4.9%319.4K
314Las Cruces, NM4.9%229.4K
315Midland, MI4.9%84K
316Ocala, FL4.9%428.9K
317Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA4.9%2.5M
318Punta Gorda, FL4.9%212.1K
319Wheeling, WV-OH4.9%135.1K
320Bend, OR5.0%264.4K
321Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI5.0%4.4M
322Hammond, LA5.0%139.8K
323Johnstown, PA5.0%130.1K
324Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA5.0%2.5M
325Salem, OR5.0%443.4K
326Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA5.0%574K
327Eugene-Springfield, OR5.1%382.4K
328Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ5.1%226.5K
329Rocky Mount, NC5.1%147.1K
330Barnstable Town, MA5.2%232.6K
331Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC5.2%413.4K
332Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ5.2%125.8K
333Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX5.3%398.7K
334Dover, DE5.3%192.7K
335Longview-Kelso, WA5.3%114K
336Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA5.3%12.9M
337Mansfield, OH5.3%124.9K
338Niles, MI5.3%152.7K
339Springfield, OH5.3%135K
340Trenton-Princeton, NJ5.3%392.1K
341Vallejo, CA5.3%455.1K
342Jackson, MI5.4%160.2K
343Rockford, IL5.4%337.1K
344Sumter, SC5.4%104.8K
345Albany, OR5.5%132.5K
346Kankakee, IL5.5%106.4K
347Monroe, MI5.5%156K
348Pueblo, CO5.5%169.9K
349Redding, CA5.5%181.1K
350Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA5.5%4.7M
351Springfield, MA5.5%464.2K
352Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH5.5%113.2K
353Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV5.6%2.4M
354Sebring, FL5.6%109.8K
355Toledo, OH5.6%601.4K
356Youngstown-Warren, OH5.6%426.1K
357Battle Creek, MI5.7%133.8K
358Medford, OR5.7%221.3K
359Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI5.7%177.4K
360Decatur, IL5.8%100.7K
361Homosassa Springs, FL5.8%170.2K
362Sandusky, OH5.8%113.5K
363Yakima, WA5.9%258.5K
364Bay City, MI6.1%102.7K
365Chico, CA6.2%208.3K
366Kokomo, IN6.2%84.1K
367McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX6.3%914.8K
368Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA6.3%262.4K
369Flint, MI6.4%402.3K
370Saginaw, MI6.5%187.7K
371Stockton-Lodi, CA6.7%816.1K
372Wildwood-The Villages, FL6.8%154.7K
373Brownsville-Harlingen, TX6.9%431.9K
374Grants Pass, OR7.1%88.3K
375Modesto, CA7.2%557K
376Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ7.3%373K
377Salinas, CA7.9%436.3K
378Vineland, NJ8.1%155.7K
379Yuba City, CA8.1%186K
380Fresno, CA8.4%1.2M
381Bakersfield-Delano, CA9.0%922.5K
382Hanford-Corcoran, CA9.3%154.9K
383Eagle Pass, TX9.4%58.8K
384Merced, CA10.2%296.8K
385Visalia, CA10.8%483.5K
386Yuma, AZ14.0%220.3K
387El Centro, CA18.9%181.7K

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