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Metro Areas by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 935 metro areas ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Metro Areas Unemployment Rate ↑
101 Jackson, WY-ID Micro Area 2.1%
102 ZIP Code 47240 2.2%
103 Cody, WY Micro Area 2.2%
104 ZIP Code 25260 2.2%
105 ZIP Code 43340 2.2%
106 ZIP Code 36740 2.2%
107 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Metro Area 2.2%
108 Heber, UT Micro Area 2.2%
109 ZIP Code 21120 2.2%
110 ZIP Code 35620 2.2%
111 ZIP Code 22620 2.2%
112 ZIP Code 31020 2.2%
113 Dumas, TX Micro Area 2.2%
114 Selinsgrove, PA Micro Area 2.3%
115 Columbus, NE Micro Area 2.3%
116 Andrews, TX Micro Area 2.3%
117 ZIP Code 49460 2.3%
118 ZIP Code 46540 2.3%
119 Logan, UT-ID Metro Area 2.3%
120 Effingham, IL Micro Area 2.3%
121 Sheboygan, WI Metro Area 2.4%
122 ZIP Code 38920 2.4%
123 Spirit Lake, IA Micro Area 2.4%
124 Ottawa, KS Micro Area 2.4%
125 ZIP Code 40220 2.4%
126 ZIP Code 46180 2.4%
127 Emporia, KS Micro Area 2.4%
128 ZIP Code 46580 2.5%
129 Laconia, NH Micro Area 2.5%
130 Huron, SD Micro Area 2.5%
131 Mount Vernon, OH Micro Area 2.5%
132 Vincennes, IN Micro Area 2.5%
133 Wapakoneta, OH Micro Area 2.5%
134 Williston, ND Micro Area 2.5%
135 Guymon, OK Micro Area 2.5%
136 Madison, WI Metro Area 2.6%
137 Kearney, NE Micro Area 2.6%
138 Bismarck, ND Metro Area 2.6%
139 ZIP Code 46140 2.6%
140 Baraboo, WI Micro Area 2.6%
141 Greensburg, IN Micro Area 2.6%
142 Worthington, MN Micro Area 2.6%
143 Brenham, TX Micro Area 2.6%
144 Greenville, OH Micro Area 2.7%
145 ZIP Code 39480 2.7%
146 Thomaston, GA Micro Area 2.7%
147 Abilene, TX Metro Area 2.7%
148 ZIP Code 36830 2.7%
149 Mason City, IA Micro Area 2.7%
150 ZIP Code 14420 2.7%
151 ZIP Code 14580 2.7%
152 Sheridan, WY Micro Area 2.7%
153 ZIP Code 22580 2.7%
154 Alexandria, MN Micro Area 2.7%
155 Appleton, WI Metro Area 2.8%
156 Platteville, WI Micro Area 2.8%
157 ZIP Code 49780 2.8%
158 ZIP Code 32420 2.8%
159 Sparta, WI Micro Area 2.8%
160 ZIP Code 48820 2.8%
161 ZIP Code 46220 2.8%
162 Plymouth, IN Micro Area 2.8%
163 ZIP Code 49010 2.8%
164 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area 2.9%
165 Kerrville, TX Micro Area 2.9%
166 Warsaw, IN Micro Area 2.9%
167 ZIP Code 13780 2.9%
168 Bloomington, IL Metro Area 3.0%
169 Holland, MI Micro Area 3.0%
170 Kalispell, MT Micro Area 3.0%
171 ZIP Code 17220 3.0%
172 ZIP Code 12580 3.0%
173 North Platte, NE Micro Area 3.0%
174 Hailey, ID Micro Area 3.0%
175 Great Falls, MT Metro Area 3.0%
176 ZIP Code 35580 3.0%
177 ZIP Code 44060 3.0%
178 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT Micro Area 3.0%
179 Martin, TN Micro Area 3.0%
180 Winona, MN Micro Area 3.0%
181 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area 3.0%
182 ZIP Code 33140 3.0%
183 Dickinson, ND Micro Area 3.0%
184 ZIP Code 11980 3.0%
185 ZIP Code 42420 3.0%
186 Rice Lake, WI Micro Area 3.1%
187 Seymour, IN Micro Area 3.1%
188 ZIP Code 49620 3.1%
189 Owatonna, MN Micro Area 3.1%
190 Concord, NH Micro Area 3.1%
191 Gettysburg, PA Metro Area 3.1%
192 ZIP Code 47460 3.1%
193 Fremont, NE Micro Area 3.1%
194 ZIP Code 15940 3.1%
195 Lincoln, NE Metro Area 3.1%
196 Fond du Lac, WI Metro Area 3.1%
197 ZIP Code 45140 3.1%
198 ZIP Code 16260 3.1%
199 Durango, CO Micro Area 3.1%
200 Brigham City, UT-ID Micro Area 3.1%