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## Metropolitan area unemployment, January 2013

Unemployment rates were lower in January than a year earlier in 227 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 124 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas. Twelve areas had jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, and 13 areas had rates of less than 5.0 percent.

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Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, January 2013AreaUnemployment rate (in percent) (p)Unemployment rate compared to the U.S. rate of 8.5 percent
Alabama
  
  Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA
8.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Decatur, AL MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Dothan, AL MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Gadsden, AL MSA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Huntsville, AL MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Mobile, AL MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Montgomery, AL MSA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
Alaska
  
  Anchorage, AK MSA
6.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fairbanks, AK MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
Arizona
  
  Flagstaff, AZ MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ MSA
10.4Above U.S. rate
  Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Prescott, AZ MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Tucson, AZ MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Yuma, AZ MSA
26.5Above U.S. rate
Arkansas
  
  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Hot Springs, AR MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Jonesboro, AR MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR MSA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Pine Bluff, AR MSA
10.5Above U.S. rate
California
  
  Bakersfield-Delano, CA MSA
14.1Above U.S. rate
  Chico, CA MSA
12.7Above U.S. rate
  El Centro, CA MSA
25.8Above U.S. rate
  Fresno, CA MSA
16.0Above U.S. rate
  Hanford-Corcoran, CA MSA
16.7Above U.S. rate
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
  Madera-Chowchilla, CA MSA
13.8Above U.S. rate
  Merced, CA MSA
18.4Above U.S. rate
  Modesto, CA MSA
15.6Above U.S. rate
  Napa, CA MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Redding, CA MSA
13.6Above U.S. rate
  Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA
11.5Above U.S. rate
  Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
  Salinas, CA MSA
14.3Above U.S. rate
  San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA
12.6Above U.S. rate
  Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Stockton, CA MSA
15.5Above U.S. rate
  Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
  Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA
16.8Above U.S. rate
  Yuba City, CA MSA
18.0Above U.S. rate
Colorado
  
  Boulder, CO MSA
5.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Colorado Springs, CO MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO MSA
7.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Grand Junction, CO MSA
9.2Above U.S. rate
  Greeley, CO MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Pueblo, CO MSA
10.7Above U.S. rate
Connecticut
  
  Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA
11.5Above U.S. rate
Delaware
  
  Dover, DE MSA
8.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
District of Columbia
  
  Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
5.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
Florida
  
  Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL MSA
6.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Gainesville, FL MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Jacksonville, FL MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL MSA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Ocala, FL MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA
8.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Palm Coast, FL MSA
11.0Above U.S. rate
  Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Port St. Lucie, FL MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Punta Gorda, FL MSA
8.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL MSA
9.5Above U.S. rate
  Tallahassee, FL MSA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
Georgia
  
  Albany, GA MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Brunswick, GA MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
  Columbus, GA-AL MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Dalton, GA MSA
11.9Above U.S. rate
  Gainesville, GA MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA
9.3Above U.S. rate
  Macon, GA MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Rome, GA MSA
10.2Above U.S. rate
  Savannah, GA MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Valdosta, GA MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  Warner Robins, GA MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
Hawaii
  
  Honolulu, HI MSA
4.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
Idaho
  
  Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA
7.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Coeur d'Alene, ID MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Idaho Falls, ID MSA
6.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lewiston, ID-WA MSA
7.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Pocatello, ID MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
Illinois
  
  Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
9.9Above U.S. rate
  Danville, IL MSA
11.8Above U.S. rate
  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Decatur, IL MSA
14.0Above U.S. rate
  Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA
12.8Above U.S. rate
  Peoria, IL MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
  Rockford, IL MSA
13.0Above U.S. rate
  Springfield, IL MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
Indiana
  
  Anderson, IN MSA
11.6Above U.S. rate
  Bloomington, IN MSA
8.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Columbus, IN MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
  Evansville, IN-KY MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fort Wayne, IN MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Indianapolis-Carmel, IN MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Kokomo, IN MSA
10.7Above U.S. rate
  Lafayette, IN MSA
9.2Above U.S. rate
  Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
12.0Above U.S. rate
  Muncie, IN MSA
10.4Above U.S. rate
  South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA
10.5Above U.S. rate
  Terre Haute, IN MSA
11.8Above U.S. rate
Iowa
  
  Ames, IA MSA
4.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Cedar Rapids, IA MSA
6.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA MSA
6.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Dubuque, IA MSA
6.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Iowa City, IA MSA
4.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
6.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kansas
  
  Lawrence, KS MSA
5.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Manhattan, KS MSA
5.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Topeka, KS MSA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Wichita, KS MSA
7.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
Kentucky
  
  Bowling Green, KY MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Elizabethtown, KY MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Owensboro, KY MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
Louisiana
  
  Alexandria, LA MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Baton Rouge, LA MSA
7.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA
5.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lafayette, LA MSA
5.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lake Charles, LA MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Monroe, LA MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
Maine
  
  Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
Maryland
  
  Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Salisbury, MD MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
Massachusetts
  
  Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA
9.2Above U.S. rate
  Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA
6.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA
11.9Above U.S. rate
  Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
Michigan
  
  Ann Arbor, MI MSA
5.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Battle Creek, MI MSA
7.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Bay City, MI MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA
11.3Above U.S. rate
  Flint, MI MSA
9.9Above U.S. rate
  Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Jackson, MI MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Monroe, MI MSA
8.9Above U.S. rate
  Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
Minnesota
  
  Duluth, MN-WI MSA
8.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Mankato-North Mankato, MN MSA
5.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Rochester, MN MSA
5.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  St. Cloud, MN MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
Mississippi
  
  Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA
10.1Above U.S. rate
  Hattiesburg, MS MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Jackson, MS MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  Pascagoula, MS MSA
11.5Above U.S. rate
Missouri
  
  Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Columbia, MO MSA
5.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Jefferson City, MO MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Joplin, MO MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Kansas City, MO-KS MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA
5.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Springfield, MO MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
Montana
  
  Billings, MT MSA
4.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Great Falls, MT MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Missoula, MT MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
Nebraska
  
  Lincoln, NE MSA
4.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA
5.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
Nevada
  
  Carson City, NV MSA
11.2Above U.S. rate
  Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA
10.2Above U.S. rate
  Reno-Sparks, NV MSA
10.6Above U.S. rate
New Hampshire
  
  Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA
6.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA
6.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
New Jersey
  
  Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ MSA
16.1Above U.S. rate
  Ocean City, NJ MSA
20.0Above U.S. rate
  Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA
15.8Above U.S. rate
New Mexico
  
  Albuquerque, NM MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Farmington, NM MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Las Cruces, NM MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Santa Fe, NM MSA
5.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
New York
  
  Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Binghamton, NY MSA
10.2Above U.S. rate
  Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA
9.6Above U.S. rate
  Elmira, NY MSA
10.5Above U.S. rate
  Glens Falls, NY MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
  Ithaca, NY MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Kingston, NY MSA
9.9Above U.S. rate
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Rochester, NY MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Syracuse, NY MSA
9.8Above U.S. rate
  Utica-Rome, NY MSA
10.2Above U.S. rate
North Carolina
  
  Asheville, NC MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Burlington, NC MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
  Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA
10.0Above U.S. rate
  Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fayetteville, NC MSA
10.8Above U.S. rate
  Goldsboro, NC MSA
9.8Above U.S. rate
  Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
10.6Above U.S. rate
  Greenville, NC MSA
9.9Above U.S. rate
  Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA
11.5Above U.S. rate
  Jacksonville, NC MSA
9.6Above U.S. rate
  Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Rocky Mount, NC MSA
14.1Above U.S. rate
  Wilmington, NC MSA
11.1Above U.S. rate
  Winston-Salem, NC MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
North Dakota
  
  Bismarck, ND MSA
4.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fargo, ND-MN MSA
4.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA
5.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
Ohio
  
  Akron, OH MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Columbus, OH MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Dayton, OH MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Lima, OH MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Mansfield, OH MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  Sandusky, OH MSA
10.2Above U.S. rate
  Springfield, OH MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA
11.8Above U.S. rate
  Toledo, OH MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
Oklahoma
  
  Lawton, OK MSA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Oklahoma City, OK MSA
5.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Tulsa, OK MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
Oregon
  
  Bend, OR MSA
12.4Above U.S. rate
  Corvallis, OR MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA
9.1Above U.S. rate
  Medford, OR MSA
11.6Above U.S. rate
  Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA
8.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Salem, OR MSA
10.1Above U.S. rate
Pennsylvania
  
  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
9.5Above U.S. rate
  Altoona, PA MSA
8.8Above U.S. rate
  Erie, PA MSA
9.2Above U.S. rate
  Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Johnstown, PA MSA
10.8Above U.S. rate
  Lancaster, PA MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lebanon, PA MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
9.4Above U.S. rate
  Pittsburgh, PA MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  Reading, PA MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
11.2Above U.S. rate
  State College, PA MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Williamsport, PA MSA
9.5Above U.S. rate
  York-Hanover, PA MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
Rhode Island
  
  Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA
10.6Above U.S. rate
South Carolina
  
  Anderson, SC MSA
8.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Columbia, SC MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Florence, SC MSA
10.1Above U.S. rate
  Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC MSA
12.4Above U.S. rate
  Spartanburg, SC MSA
8.9Above U.S. rate
  Sumter, SC MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
South Dakota
  
  Rapid City, SD MSA
5.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Sioux Falls, SD MSA
4.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
Tennessee
  
  Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
9.0Above U.S. rate
  Cleveland, TN MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Jackson, TN MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Johnson City, TN MSA
7.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Knoxville, TN MSA
6.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
9.7Above U.S. rate
  Morristown, TN MSA
10.3Above U.S. rate
  Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
Texas
  
  Abilene, TX MSA
5.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Amarillo, TX MSA
4.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
5.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
10.8Above U.S. rate
  Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
11.0Above U.S. rate
  College Station-Bryan, TX MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Corpus Christi, TX MSA
6.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  El Paso, TX MSA
9.5Above U.S. rate
  Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA
6.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Laredo, TX MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Longview, TX MSA
6.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lubbock, TX MSA
5.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA
11.6Above U.S. rate
  Midland, TX MSA
3.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Odessa, TX MSA
4.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  San Angelo, TX MSA
5.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Sherman-Denison, TX MSA
7.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Tyler, TX MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Victoria, TX MSA
5.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Waco, TX MSA
6.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Wichita Falls, TX MSA
6.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
Utah
  
  Logan, UT-ID MSA
4.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA
5.9Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Provo-Orem, UT MSA
5.5Equal to or below U.S. rate
  St. George, UT MSA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Salt Lake City, UT MSA
5.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
Vermont
  
  Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA
4.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
Virginia
  
  Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
8.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Charlottesville, VA MSA
5.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Danville, VA MSA
8.7Above U.S. rate
  Harrisonburg, VA MSA
5.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Lynchburg, VA MSA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Richmond, VA MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Roanoke, VA MSA
6.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
6.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Winchester, VA-WV MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
Washington
  
  Bellingham, WA MSA
8.6Above U.S. rate
  Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA
8.0Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA MSA
11.0Above U.S. rate
  Longview, WA MSA
11.9Above U.S. rate
  Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA MSA
10.4Above U.S. rate
  Olympia, WA MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Spokane, WA MSA
9.8Above U.S. rate
  Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA MSA
9.8Above U.S. rate
  Yakima, WA MSA
12.7Above U.S. rate
West Virginia
  
  Charleston, WV MSA
7.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Morgantown, WV MSA
6.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH MSA
8.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
9.3Above U.S. rate
Wisconsin
  
  Appleton, WI MSA
7.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Eau Claire, WI MSA
7.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Fond du Lac, WI MSA
7.7Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Green Bay, WI MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Janesville, WI MSA
9.5Above U.S. rate
  La Crosse, WI-MN MSA
6.6Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Madison, WI MSA
5.8Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA
8.2Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA
7.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Racine, WI MSA
9.8Above U.S. rate
  Sheboygan, WI MSA
7.3Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Wausau, WI MSA
8.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
Wyoming
  
  Casper, WY MSA
5.1Equal to or below U.S. rate
  Cheyenne, WY MSA
6.4Equal to or below U.S. rate
(p) PreliminaryNote: An MSA is a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Areas in the six New England states are metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTA). 

 

In January, 80 metropolitan areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, down from 85 areas a year earlier, while 99 areas had rates below 7.0 percent, up from 81 areas in January 2012.

Yuma, Arizona, and El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rates in January 2013, at 26.5 and 25.8 percent, respectively. Seven of the remaining 10 areas with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent were located in California, while the other 3 areas were located in New Jersey. Midland, Texas, had the lowest unemployment rate, 3.4 percent, followed by Bismarck, North Dakota, and Odessa, Texas, 4.1 percent each.

Among the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California, and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., had the highest unemployment rates in January, 11.5 and 11.3 percent, respectively. Five additional large areas had rates of 10.0 percent or more. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, had the lowest jobless rate among the large areas, 5.2 percent, followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 5.8 percent each.

These metropolitan area data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program; these data are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — January 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news releaseUSDL−13−0480.

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