Unemployment has been a huge topic and a huge problem in the last year. As we go into 2012 things seem like they are starting to look up just a little and some of the figures look promising. In December 2011 the unemployment rate dropped below 8.5% nationally which is the lowest in almost 3 years, nothing to be snubbed. Of course there are things that could explain that such as people not claiming unemployment and not being registered in the figures but I think it is best to try and stay positive about it all. Anyway, what are the local unemployment rate figures looking like right now? Local Unemployment Rate – Metropolitan Areas The table below is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the figures are from November 2011. I believe the next update is coming January 24th 2012 so it will be great to see how they perform. Unemployment Rates for Metropolitan Areas Monthly Rankings Not Seasonally Adjusted Nov. 2011 p Rank Metropolitan Area Rate United States 8.2 1 Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area 2.8 2 Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.1 3 Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.2 4 Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan NECTA 3.7 5 Ames, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5 Iowa City, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 5 Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.8 8 Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 3.9 9 Mankato-North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.0 10 Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 10 Midland, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 10 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 10 Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 14 Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.2 15 Portsmouth, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.4 16 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.5 17 Charlottesville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 17 Dubuque, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 17 Rochester-Dover, NH-ME Metropolitan NECTA 4.6 20 Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 20 Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.7 22 Manchester, NH Metropolitan NECTA 4.8 23 Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 23 Morgantown, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 23 State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 26 Columbia, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 26 La Crosse, WI-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 26 Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 26 Santa Fe, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 26 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 31 Amarillo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 31 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 31 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.1 34 Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 34 St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.2 36 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 36 Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 36 Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 36 Odessa, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.3 40 Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 40 Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 40 Ithaca, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 40 Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 40 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.4 45 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 45 Lubbock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 45 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.5 45 Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME Metropolitan NECTA 5.5 49 Casper, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 49 Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 49 Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.6 52 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Metropolitan NECTA 5.7 52 Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 52 San Angelo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.7 55 Appleton, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 55 College Station-Bryan, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 55 Eau Claire, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 55 Jefferson City, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 55 Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 55 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.8 61 Boulder, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 61 Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.9 63 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 63 Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 63 Roanoke, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 63 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 63 Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.0 68 Anchorage, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 68 Bangor, ME Metropolitan NECTA 6.1 68 Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 68 Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.1 72 Abilene, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 72 Alexandria, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 72 Fond du Lac, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 72 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.2 76 Danbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.3 76 Fairbanks, AK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 76 Farmington, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 76 Lancaster, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 76 Las Cruces, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 76 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.3 82 Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Jonesboro, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Longview, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Pittsfield, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.4 82 Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 82 Victoria, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.4 90 Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 90 Cheyenne, WY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 90 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 90 Holland-Grand Haven, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 90 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 90 Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.5 96 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Joplin, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Lawton, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Lewiston-Auburn, ME Metropolitan NECTA 6.6 96 Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 96 Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.6 108 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Baltimore-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Sheboygan, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 108 Wichita Falls, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.7 115 Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 115 Bloomington-Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 115 Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 115 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 115 Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.8 115 Worcester, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 6.8 121 Athens-Clarke County, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Barnstable Town, MA Metropolitan NECTA 6.9 121 Battle Creek, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 121 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 6.9 130 Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 130 Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 130 Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 130 Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 130 Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 130 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.0 136 Bloomington, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Corpus Christi, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Owensboro, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Waco, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 136 Williamsport, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.1 143 Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Laredo, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Warner Robins, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 143 Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.2 155 Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Lafayette, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 155 Springfield, MA-CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.3 155 York-Hanover, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.3 164 Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.4 164 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Johnson City, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Trenton-Ewing, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 164 Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.4 176 Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Elmira, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Kingston, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Olympia, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Reading, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 176 Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.5 186 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 186 Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.6 188 Binghamton, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Flagstaff, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Glens Falls, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 188 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.7 198 Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Fort Smith, AR-OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Jackson, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Johnstown, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 198 Raleigh-Cary, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.8 206 Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 206 Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 206 Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 206 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Metropolitan NECTA 7.9 206 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 206 Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 7.9 212 Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Pocatello, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Sherman-Denison, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 212 Springfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.0 219 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 219 Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 219 Lima, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 219 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 219 Spokane, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 219 Tyler, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.1 225 Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Indianapolis-Carmel, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Norwich-New London, CT-RI Metropolitan NECTA 8.2 225 Racine, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Salisbury, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 1 8.2 225 Tallahassee, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 225 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.2 236 Dayton, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 236 Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 236 New Haven, CT Metropolitan NECTA 8.3 236 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.3 240 Cleveland, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Goldsboro, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Janesville, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Savannah, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 240 Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.4 247 Boise City-Nampa, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 247 Danville, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 247 Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 247 Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 247 Jacksonville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.5 247 Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA Metropolitan NECTA 8.5 253 Columbus, GA-AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 253 Napa, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 253 Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 253 Valdosta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.6 257 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 257 Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 257 Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 257 Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 257 Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 257 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.7 263 Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 263 Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 263 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.8 266 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 266 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 266 Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 266 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 266 Winston-Salem, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 8.9 271 Clarksville, TN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.0 272 Anderson, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 272 Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 272 Prescott, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.1 275 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 275 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 275 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 275 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 275 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 275 Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.2 281 Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 281 Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 281 Mansfield, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 281 Pine Bluff, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 281 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.3 286 Fayetteville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 286 Macon, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 286 Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 286 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.4 290 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 290 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 290 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 290 New Bedford, MA Metropolitan NECTA 9.5 290 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.5 295 Burlington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 295 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 295 El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 295 Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 295 Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.6 300 Albany, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 300 Brunswick, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 300 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 300 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.7 304 Coeur d’Alene, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 304 Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 304 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.8 307 Danville, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Michigan City-La Porte, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Terre Haute, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 307 Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 9.9 315 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 315 Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 315 Naples-Marco Island, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.0 318 Morristown, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 318 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.1 320 Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.2 320 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan NECTA 10.2 320 Waterbury, CT Metropolitan NECTA 10.2 323 Anderson, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Sumter, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 323 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.3 330 Rome, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.4 331 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.5 332 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 332 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.6 334 Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 334 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.7 336 Kankakee-Bradley, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.8 337 Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 10.9 338 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 338 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 338 Salinas, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.0 341 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.1 342 Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2 342 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.2 344 Elkhart-Goshen, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.3 345 Port St. Lucie, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 345 Reno-Sparks, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.6 347 Carson City, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 347 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.7 349 Dalton, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 349 Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.8 351 Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 351 Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 351 Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 11.9 354 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.4 355 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5 355 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.5 357 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.6 358 Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 12.7 359 Redding, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.1 360 Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 13.4 361 Palm Coast, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.0 362 Ocean City, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.1 363 Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.3 364 Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 14.7 365 Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.0 366 Modesto, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.5 366 Stockton, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.5 368 Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 15.7 369 Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.8 370 Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 16.9 371 Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 23.7 372 El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 27.2 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. Table source: BLS So what is the rate in your area and have you seen an effect as result of a rise or fall in unemployment? Has it affected you directly and are you optimistic or pessimistic for the future of jobs in the USA? Related: Most Sought After Skills Thanks for reading and please do take the time to share thoughts and comments. -Local Unemployment Rate
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