Comparing Metropolitan Area 2013 Unemployment Rates

Ever wonder how Jacksonville's unemployment rates compare with the rest of the country? This April 2013 list of large metropolitan area unemployment rates provides you with an answer.

Large Metro Areas, April 2013 Unemployment Rate

Oklahoma City 4.1%

Salt Lake City 4.2%

Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 4.9%

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 5.0%

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 5.1%

Birmingham-Hoover 5.2%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 5.2%

Richmond 5.4%

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 5.4%

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 5.7%

Columbus 5.7%

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 5.9%

San Antonio-New Braunfels 5.9%

Dallas-Ft Worth-Arlington 6.0%

Kansas City 6.1%

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 6.2%

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 6.2%

Jacksonville 6.3%

Nashville-Davidson-MUfreesboro-Franklin 6.4%

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 6.4%

Pittsburgh 6.4%

Cincinnati-Middletown 6.5%

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 6.6%

Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 6.6%

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 6.6%

Baltimore-Towson 6.7%

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 6.7%

St Louis 6.7%

Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 6.7%

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 7.0%

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 7.1%

Miami-Ft Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 7.2%

Rochester 7.2%

Indianapolis-Carmel 7.4%

Louisville-Jefferson County 7.4%

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 7.5%

New York-Northern NJ-Long Island 7.5%

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta 7.6%

Buffalo-Niagara Falls 7.7%

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 7.7%

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 7.8%

Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville 8.3%

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 8.4%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 8.4%

Detroit-Warren-Livonia 8.9%

Memphis 9.0%

Providence-Fall River-Warwick 9.0%

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 9.1%

Las vegas-Paradise 9.6%

Riverside-San Bernardino 9.6%

Source: the Bureau of Labor Statistics


Update by Ennis Davis. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com

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