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Local Area Unemployment Statistics

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities

Unemployment Rates for the 50 Largest Cities, 2019 Annual Averages
[based on 2010 Census population]
City 2019
rate
Rank

San Francisco County/city, CA

2.2 1

Honolulu County/city, HI

2.4 2

Seattle city, WA

2.4 2

Austin city, TX

2.5 4

Nashville-Davidson (consolidated) city, TN

2.5 4

Denver County/city, CO

2.6 6

Boston city, MA

2.7 7

San Jose city, CA

2.7 7

Virginia Beach city, VA

2.7 7

Miami city, FL

2.8 10

Minneapolis city, MN

2.9 11

Oklahoma City city, OK

3.0 12

Colorado Springs city, CO

3.1 13

San Antonio city, TX

3.1 13

San Diego city, CA

3.1 13

Portland city, OR

3.2 16

Tulsa city, OK

3.2 16

Indianapolis (consolidated) city, IN

3.3 18

Fort Worth city, TX

3.4 19

Jacksonville city, FL

3.4 19

Oakland city, CA

3.4 19

Omaha city, NE

3.4 19

Dallas city, TX

3.5 23

Columbus city, OH

3.6 24

Kansas City city, MO

3.6 24

Raleigh city, NC

3.6 24

Wichita city, KS

3.6 24

Charlotte city, NC

3.7 28

El Paso city, TX

3.7 28

Atlanta city, GA

3.8 30

Houston city, TX

3.8 30

Sacramento city, CA

3.8 30

Louisville-Jefferson County (consolidated) city, KY

3.9 33

New York city, NY

4.0 34

Chicago city, IL

4.1 35

Mesa city, AZ

4.1 35

Phoenix city, AZ

4.2 37

Milwaukee city, WI

4.3 38

Memphis city, TN

4.4 39

Albuquerque city, NM

4.5 40

Las Vegas city, NV

4.5 40

Los Angeles city, CA

4.5 40

Long Beach city, CA

4.6 43

Tucson city, AZ

4.7 44

Baltimore city, MD

4.8 45

Cleveland city, OH

5.3 46

Philadelphia County/city, PA

5.5 47

Washington city, DC

5.5 47

Fresno city, CA

5.8 49

Detroit city, MI

8.6 50

Note: Rates shown are a percentage of the labor force. Data refer to place of residence.

 

Last Modified Date: April 19, 2024