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Highest unemployment, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). El Centro, CA leads at 12.5%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

USUnited States334,922,4995.2%–

01El Centro, CACA181,41112.5%−1.2 pts

02Nogales, AZAZ50,02012.2%+3.8 pts

03Clearlake, CACA67,77211.1%+0.5 pts

04Selma, ALAL35,14011.0%+0.6 pts

05Laurinburg, NCNC33,32210.9%−0.8 pts

06Hanford, CACA154,32710.8%+2.4 pts

07Merced, CACA297,26010.6%−0.1 pts

08Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31910.4%−2.7 pts

09Middlesborough, KYKY22,82910.1%+0.5 pts

10Clarksdale, MSMS19,8499.9%−2.1 pts

11Bogalusa, LALA44,9379.9%+0.4 pts

12Rockingham, NCNC42,0419.8%+1.6 pts

13Eufaula, ALAL26,8619.5%+1.4 pts

14Arcadia, FLFL37,0789.5%+0.7 pts

15Visalia, CACA485,1469.3%−0.6 pts

16Vernon, TXTX12,4819.3%+2.3 pts

17Forrest City, ARAR21,8009.2%+3.2 pts

18Gallup, NMNM68,1199.0%−3.4 pts

19Kinston, NCNC55,8379.0%+0.1 pts

20Ukiah, CACA88,1229.0%+0.4 pts

21Eureka, CACA131,6479.0%−0.0 pts

22Greenwood, MSMS34,9129.0%−1.5 pts

23Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0259.0%+2.1 pts

24Huntsville, TXTX83,8428.9%+5.5 pts

25Fresno, CACA1,203,3838.9%−0.1 pts

26Show Low, AZAZ109,9468.8%−2.2 pts

27Bay City, TXTX36,4638.7%+2.3 pts

28Bakersfield, CACA927,0688.6%−0.5 pts

29Alamogordo, NMNM70,3688.6%−0.6 pts

30Silver City, NMNM27,2528.4%+0.3 pts

31Susanville, CACA28,1178.3%+2.2 pts

32Orangeburg, SCSC83,1778.3%−1.6 pts

33Sonora, CACA53,1608.2%+0.9 pts

34Henderson, NCNC42,6388.2%+0.2 pts

35Alice, TXTX45,3838.2%+4.9 pts

36Pahrump, NVNV57,3368.1%−0.6 pts

37Flint, MIMI401,0938.1%−0.9 pts

38Newport, OROR50,6368.0%+0.9 pts

39Modesto, CACA557,7198.0%−0.8 pts

40Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0477.9%−0.3 pts

41Macomb, ILIL25,9167.9%−1.3 pts

42Boone, NCNC54,7867.9%−0.9 pts

43Elk City, OKOK22,1597.9%+3.5 pts

44Greenville, NCNC182,9367.8%−0.3 pts

45Statesboro, GAGA97,9777.8%−1.1 pts

46Albany, GAGA145,5107.8%−0.6 pts

47Safford, AZAZ40,1577.7%+0.8 pts

48Hinesville, GAGA91,8707.7%−2.2 pts

49Kingsville, TXTX30,3157.7%+1.7 pts

50The Dalles, OROR26,3107.7%+1.1 pts

51Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8237.7%−0.0 pts

52Taos, NMNM34,5647.6%−0.6 pts

53McAllen, TXTX921,5497.6%+0.3 pts

54Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2267.6%+0.6 pts

55Shreveport, LALA383,4747.6%+1.0 pts

56Natchez, MSMS54,7227.6%−1.7 pts

57Stockton, CACA823,8157.6%+0.3 pts

58Raymondville, TXTX19,9717.5%−2.9 pts

59Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2117.5%−0.5 pts

60Fayetteville, NCNC395,4127.5%−0.3 pts

61Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8087.5%−0.4 pts

62Carbondale, ILIL52,5017.5%−1.4 pts

63Cordele, GAGA19,2377.5%−4.5 pts

64Chico, CACA209,2117.5%+0.0 pts

65Elkins, WVWV26,8827.4%+0.3 pts

66Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3327.4%+0.6 pts

67Riverton, WYWY39,4647.4%−0.0 pts

68Clovis, NMNM65,2707.4%−0.7 pts

69Palatka, FLFL77,7347.4%−1.1 pts

70Rexburg, IDID69,3807.4%+0.2 pts

71Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5997.4%+3.1 pts

72Zapata, TXTX13,7537.3%−1.0 pts

73Yakima, WAWA259,1857.3%+0.9 pts

74Rockford, ILIL337,2427.3%−0.5 pts

75Farmington, NMNM120,3407.3%−1.0 pts

76New Iberia, LALA66,8467.3%−1.5 pts

77Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1027.3%−0.4 pts

78Angola, ININ34,7997.2%+1.5 pts

79Jesup, GAGA32,4817.2%+1.8 pts

80Klamath Falls, OROR70,2747.2%−0.3 pts

81Cleveland, MSMS28,2627.1%−0.3 pts

82Payson, AZAZ53,8017.1%+0.7 pts

83Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0357.0%−0.6 pts

84Yuba City, CACA187,4787.0%−0.4 pts

85Aberdeen, WAWA78,1447.0%+0.6 pts

86Vermillion, SDSD15,0317.0%−1.5 pts

87Corvallis, OROR97,7287.0%+0.9 pts

88Pullman, WAWA48,5127.0%−1.2 pts

89Yuma, AZAZ224,4496.9%−1.7 pts

90Lawton, OKOK127,5906.9%+0.2 pts

91Blytheville, ARAR37,8286.9%−2.0 pts

92East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1796.9%+0.7 pts

93Monroe, LALA222,3906.9%+1.5 pts

94New Orleans, LALA970,8496.9%+0.0 pts

95Hobbs, NMNM74,7496.9%−0.0 pts

96Sumter, SCSC105,0676.9%−1.6 pts

97Gulfport, MSMS431,3296.9%−1.7 pts

98New York, NYNY20,112,4486.8%+0.9 pts

99DeRidder, LALA36,6736.8%−1.0 pts

100Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4416.8%+0.7 pts

101Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.8%−0.5 pts

102Binghamton, NYNY243,1896.8%−0.5 pts

103Decatur, ILIL99,3006.8%−0.9 pts

104Moscow, IDID41,8426.8%+1.4 pts

105Vineland, NJNJ157,1486.8%−1.2 pts

106Las Cruces, NMNM229,0916.8%−0.9 pts

107Talladega, ALAL91,7646.8%+0.2 pts

108Indiana, PAPA82,8786.7%−0.5 pts

109Killeen, TXTX511,4976.7%−0.6 pts

110Springfield, OHOH135,3406.7%−0.1 pts

111Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4596.7%+0.8 pts

112Canton, ILIL32,9016.7%−0.1 pts

113Columbus, MSMS67,1446.7%−1.6 pts

114Port Townsend, WAWA33,9706.6%−0.3 pts

115Ozark, ALAL49,9126.6%−2.4 pts

116Shelton, WAWA71,1656.6%+0.2 pts

117Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2196.6%+1.5 pts

118Peru, ININ34,4876.6%+1.7 pts

119Detroit, MIMI4,390,9136.5%−0.1 pts

120Athens, OHOH63,1976.5%+0.7 pts

121Moses Lake, WAWA105,7276.5%+0.7 pts

122Memphis, TNTN1,341,4126.5%−0.4 pts

123Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5536.5%−0.0 pts

124Baton Rouge, LALA888,6996.5%−0.0 pts

125Vallejo, CACA455,3766.5%+0.6 pts

126Muskegon, MIMI177,9016.4%−0.8 pts

127Eugene, OROR381,5846.4%−0.7 pts

128Santa Maria, CACA442,0656.4%+0.7 pts

129Battle Creek, MIMI133,4086.4%+0.0 pts

130Saginaw, MIMI187,6886.4%−0.1 pts

131Grants Pass, OROR87,8676.4%−1.1 pts

132Crescent City, CACA26,4106.4%+0.0 pts

133Cleveland, TNTN134,0576.4%+0.9 pts

134Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6916.4%−0.9 pts

135Lufkin, TXTX88,1546.4%−0.3 pts

136Oneonta, NYNY60,5896.4%+0.6 pts

137Sebring, FLFL111,1226.4%−2.1 pts

138Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6666.4%−1.5 pts

139Forest City, NCNC65,7456.3%−0.4 pts

140Bainbridge, GAGA29,4326.3%−0.1 pts

141Sayre, PAPA59,6006.3%+1.6 pts

142Opelousas, LALA80,7656.3%+1.1 pts

143Mountain Home, ARAR42,9826.3%+0.9 pts

144Marion, OHOH65,1156.3%+0.3 pts

145Redding, CACA181,6486.3%+0.4 pts

146Trenton, NJNJ399,2896.3%+0.3 pts

147Ellensburg, WAWA48,8036.3%+0.2 pts

148Greenville, MSMS40,4466.3%−3.8 pts

149Augusta, GAGA641,2316.3%−0.9 pts

150Marion, ININ66,5246.3%−1.0 pts

151Gaffney, SCSC58,2756.3%−0.2 pts

152Walla Walla, WAWA62,3616.2%+0.7 pts

153Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4866.2%−1.6 pts

154Madisonville, KYKY45,1276.2%−0.2 pts

155Columbus, GAGA324,8306.2%−1.6 pts

156Salisbury, MDMD131,8726.2%−2.0 pts

157Woodward, OKOK19,8276.2%+2.0 pts

158Alpena, MIMI28,8536.2%−1.3 pts

159Houston, TXTX7,904,6276.2%+0.3 pts

160Niles, MIMI152,4446.2%+0.0 pts

161Charleston, WVWV200,1706.2%−0.5 pts

162Milledgeville, GAGA44,0296.2%−1.2 pts

163Chicago, ILIL9,434,1236.2%−0.0 pts

164Sacramento, CACA2,477,2746.2%+0.3 pts

165Elmira, NYNY80,4156.1%+0.3 pts

166Danville, ILIL71,2596.1%+0.3 pts

167Pikeville, KYKY89,1226.1%−2.3 pts

168Danville, KYKY56,9856.1%−0.4 pts

169Beaumont, TXTX399,3106.1%+0.9 pts

170Santa Cruz, CACA258,8526.1%+0.0 pts

171Charleston, ILIL46,6076.1%−0.7 pts

172San Diego, CACA3,282,2486.1%−0.1 pts

173Picayune, MSMS59,3636.1%+0.2 pts

174Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7916.1%+0.3 pts

175Weirton, WVWV112,4686.1%+0.2 pts

176Mountain Home, IDID29,4656.0%−0.5 pts

177New Haven, CTCT578,7416.0%–

178McComb, MSMS52,6406.0%−0.5 pts

179Meridian, MSMS85,4196.0%+0.8 pts

180Springfield, MAMA464,3386.0%−0.2 pts

181El Paso, TXTX881,2916.0%−0.2 pts

182Albany, OROR132,8436.0%−0.8 pts

183Hilo, HIHI210,0436.0%−0.3 pts

184Bridgeport, CTCT978,1796.0%–

185Putnam, CTCT98,0966.0%–

186Coos Bay, OROR63,9926.0%−1.0 pts

187Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6666.0%−0.2 pts

188Sweetwater, TXTX14,1176.0%−1.9 pts

189Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1936.0%+1.5 pts

190Waterbury, CTCT463,3496.0%–

191Oxford, ALAL115,8346.0%−1.3 pts

192Corning, NYNY91,8556.0%+0.3 pts

193Vernal, UTUT38,2786.0%−1.0 pts

194Lumberton, NCNC119,9416.0%−1.4 pts

195Hammond, LALA141,3466.0%−1.1 pts

196Palestine, TXTX59,8056.0%+2.6 pts

197Del Rio, TXTX47,8355.9%+1.9 pts

198Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2455.9%+0.3 pts

199Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1185.9%−0.2 pts

200Florence, SCSC201,3925.9%−0.0 pts

201Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4045.9%+0.1 pts

202Jamestown, NYNY124,1265.9%+0.4 pts

203Starkville, MSMS62,0635.9%−2.1 pts

204Brownsville, TXTX433,9465.9%+0.3 pts

205Longview, WAWA114,8855.9%−0.6 pts

206DuBois, PAPA78,1005.9%−1.5 pts

207Gadsden, ALAL103,8865.9%+0.2 pts

208Sturgis, MIMI60,9685.9%+1.7 pts

209Cedartown, GAGA45,5145.9%+0.6 pts

210McMinnville, TNTN43,7175.9%+2.1 pts

211Price, UTUT20,6805.9%−0.8 pts

212Odessa, TXTX173,8015.9%−0.7 pts

213Seneca, SCSC83,7755.9%−0.2 pts

214Paragould, ARAR47,4115.9%−1.6 pts

215Watertown, NYNY111,5405.9%+0.1 pts

216Centralia, ILIL36,3825.9%−2.9 pts

217Jackson, TNTN184,5695.9%−0.5 pts

218Portsmouth, OHOH71,3655.9%−1.1 pts

219Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2015.9%−0.8 pts

220Red Bluff, CACA64,6655.9%−3.0 pts

221Monticello, NYNY80,5865.8%−1.4 pts

222Jackson, MSMS609,8475.8%−1.5 pts

223Kokomo, ININ83,9045.8%+0.5 pts

224Searcy, ARAR80,0855.8%+0.9 pts

225Brainerd, MNMN100,5625.8%+1.2 pts

226Savannah, GAGA438,3145.8%−1.3 pts

227Ponca City, OKOK43,4905.8%−0.8 pts

228Winnemucca, NVNV17,2675.8%+2.0 pts

229Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1475.8%−0.4 pts

230Muncie, ININ113,1065.8%−0.6 pts

231Dover, DEDE194,7865.8%−0.4 pts

232Brookings, OROR22,6215.8%−2.9 pts

233Campbellsville, KYKY38,4075.8%+0.7 pts

234Lima, OHOH100,8815.7%+0.1 pts

235Cadillac, MIMI49,7195.7%−0.9 pts

236McAlester, OKOK43,3205.7%−0.9 pts

237Stillwater, OKOK83,8895.7%+1.9 pts

238Greeneville, TNTN73,8315.7%+0.8 pts

239La Grande, OROR25,9005.7%+0.3 pts

240Toledo, OHOH599,3765.7%−0.7 pts

241Oxnard, CACA830,8515.7%+0.6 pts

242San Francisco, CACA4,630,0415.7%+1.0 pts

243Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8505.7%−0.8 pts

244Cambridge, MDMD33,6285.7%−1.5 pts

245Jonesboro, ARAR139,4405.7%+0.1 pts

246Santa Rosa, CACA486,4445.7%+1.1 pts

247Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7215.7%+0.5 pts

248Stephenville, TXTX43,9115.7%+0.7 pts

249Hot Springs, ARAR99,6955.7%−0.6 pts

250Providence, RIRI1,708,1615.7%+0.2 pts

251Coldwater, MIMI45,9935.7%+0.5 pts

252Muskogee, OKOK66,7085.7%−0.8 pts

253Corbin, KYKY150,0405.7%−0.6 pts

254St. Marys, PAPA29,9265.7%−0.4 pts

255Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3685.6%−2.4 pts

256Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705.6%−0.1 pts

257Wilson, NCNC81,1505.6%−3.0 pts

258Granbury, TXTX70,5015.6%−0.3 pts

259Pottsville, PAPA145,0855.6%+0.4 pts

260Baker City, OROR16,6585.6%−1.2 pts

261Natchitoches, LALA36,0895.6%−7.5 pts

262Oil City, PAPA49,3465.6%−1.0 pts

263Rock Springs, WYWY41,2675.6%−0.7 pts

264Altus, OKOK24,7645.6%+1.7 pts

265Youngstown, OHOH423,6785.6%−0.9 pts

266Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0145.6%−2.5 pts

267Storm Lake, IAIA20,4495.5%−0.3 pts

268Ithaca, NYNY104,0475.5%+1.5 pts

269Jackson, MIMI159,5525.5%−0.8 pts

270Houghton, MIMI40,0285.5%−0.3 pts

271Dublin, GAGA60,3515.5%−0.6 pts

272Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7755.5%−0.7 pts

273Carson, NVNV58,5715.5%+0.9 pts

274Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7955.5%−0.7 pts

275Albuquerque, NMNM925,2795.5%−0.5 pts

276Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6855.5%−1.3 pts

277Carlsbad, NMNM62,5095.5%+1.2 pts

278Columbia, SCSC879,9185.5%−0.1 pts

279Laredo, TXTX281,2245.5%−0.2 pts

280Kahului, HIHI160,6745.5%+0.4 pts

281San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3675.5%+1.0 pts

282El Dorado, ARAR36,9265.5%+1.6 pts

283Tallahassee, FLFL397,4425.5%−0.4 pts

284San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1405.5%−0.0 pts

285The Villages, FLFL157,7725.4%+0.8 pts

286Blackfoot, IDID51,1535.4%−0.0 pts

287Hudson, NYNY60,1685.4%−0.2 pts

288Cumberland, MDMD93,6405.4%−2.0 pts

289Sterling, COCO20,6545.4%+0.2 pts

290Truckee, CACA101,9115.4%+1.5 pts

291Texarkana, TXTX146,8165.4%−0.6 pts

292Lansing, MIMI479,7225.4%−0.3 pts

293Reading, PAPA440,0725.4%−0.2 pts

294Scranton, PAPA574,4185.4%+0.1 pts

295Allentown, PAPA887,6155.4%−0.1 pts

296Richmond, ININ66,1695.4%+1.0 pts

297Winchester, VAVA152,3325.4%+1.1 pts

298Syracuse, NYNY652,2735.4%−0.3 pts

299Grand Junction, COCO162,8455.4%−1.5 pts

300Deming, NMNM25,4075.4%−4.1 pts

301Kingston, NYNY183,3305.4%+0.0 pts

302Torrington, CTCT114,6905.4%–

303Salem, OROR445,8145.4%+0.0 pts

304Mansfield, OHOH124,8935.4%−0.3 pts

305Erie, PAPA265,8325.4%−0.0 pts

306Summerville, GAGA25,3005.4%+0.5 pts

307Coshocton, OHOH37,1885.4%−0.7 pts

308Plainview, TXTX36,7005.4%+1.3 pts

309Greenfield, MAMA70,6985.4%−0.0 pts

310Kingsland, GAGA60,1435.4%−1.2 pts

311Roseburg, OROR111,9515.4%−0.6 pts

312Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3775.4%+0.5 pts

313Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2125.4%−0.5 pts

314Pampa, TXTX21,7865.4%+0.4 pts

315Morgan City, LALA46,5525.4%−1.4 pts

316Big Spring, TXTX30,5045.4%−1.4 pts

317Jacksonville, NCNC217,1755.4%−2.6 pts

318Colorado Springs, COCO781,7965.4%−0.5 pts

319Medford, OROR221,7955.4%+0.2 pts

320Pittsfield, MAMA128,2245.4%+0.2 pts

321Toccoa, GAGA27,8545.4%−1.0 pts

322Kennewick, WAWA324,3345.4%−0.1 pts

323Wheeling, WVWV134,0895.4%+0.1 pts

324Pensacola, FLFL544,9495.3%−0.7 pts

325Lafayette, LALA423,7585.3%−1.0 pts

326Hermitage, PAPA107,8605.3%−0.5 pts

327Lebanon, MOMO36,9435.3%−1.0 pts

328Centralia, WAWA88,0625.3%−1.3 pts

329Parkersburg, WVWV87,2645.3%+0.3 pts

330Seaford, DEDE277,1405.3%+0.5 pts

331Spokane, WAWA608,0125.3%−0.1 pts

332Lake City, FLFL74,0945.3%−3.4 pts

333Fallon, NVNV25,8515.3%−0.6 pts

334Warner Robins, GAGA208,0915.3%−0.8 pts

335Springfield, ILIL206,0335.3%+0.4 pts

336Fort Morgan, COCO30,3065.3%+1.1 pts

337Fairbanks, AKAK93,9725.3%−1.8 pts

338Reno, NVNV578,7345.3%−0.2 pts

339Shawnee, OKOK75,1025.3%−1.0 pts

340Lake Charles, LALA244,6555.3%−0.7 pts

341Worcester, MAMA888,5025.3%+0.4 pts

342Brownwood, TXTX38,7115.3%+0.9 pts

343Mobile, ALAL411,6585.3%−0.4 pts

344Massena, NYNY105,4885.3%−1.6 pts

345Santa Fe, NMNM156,9075.3%+0.4 pts

346Cambridge, OHOH38,3795.3%+0.2 pts

347LaGrange, GAGA107,0975.2%+0.2 pts

348Camden, ARAR26,3635.2%−2.3 pts

349Duncan, OKOK44,3105.2%−1.3 pts

350Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815.2%−3.8 pts

351Kingsport, TNTN314,8345.2%−0.9 pts

352Richmond, KYKY131,8065.2%−2.0 pts

353Clarksville, TNTN349,0015.2%−1.2 pts

354Goldsboro, NCNC122,2785.2%−0.2 pts

355Beeville, TXTX32,5155.2%−3.1 pts

356Dixon, ILIL32,9145.2%+1.9 pts

357Jacksonville, TXTX53,3375.2%−1.3 pts

358Napa, CACA132,9495.2%+0.7 pts

359Salinas, CACA433,7295.2%+0.1 pts

360Beckley, WVWV109,9405.2%−1.9 pts

361Shelby, NCNC103,3255.2%−2.2 pts

362South Bend, ININ324,5385.2%+0.1 pts

363Bloomington, ININ165,2315.2%−1.1 pts

364Orlando, FLFL2,957,6725.2%−0.3 pts

365Defiance, OHOH38,2925.2%+0.7 pts

366Lacey, WAWA304,2615.2%−1.0 pts

367Minden, LALA34,9485.1%+0.3 pts

368Vidalia, GAGA36,1805.1%−2.2 pts

369Tahlequah, OKOK49,1965.1%−2.5 pts

370Williamsport, PAPA112,5875.1%+0.1 pts

371Akron, OHOH701,7805.1%−0.7 pts

372Monroe, MIMI156,0045.1%+0.2 pts

373Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2735.1%−0.2 pts

374Americus, GAGA33,3945.1%−1.6 pts

375Johnson City, TNTN216,4165.1%−0.1 pts

376Galesburg, ILIL47,7675.1%−0.1 pts

377Greenwood, SCSC95,2155.1%−0.7 pts

378Port Angeles, WAWA78,2025.1%−1.5 pts

379Enterprise, ALAL56,9535.1%−0.4 pts

380Montgomery, ALAL388,7475.1%−0.4 pts

381Miami, FLFL6,391,0725.1%−0.5 pts

382Dayton, OHOH826,5545.1%−0.7 pts

383Terre Haute, ININ169,2415.1%−0.6 pts

384Ruidoso, NMNM19,8445.1%+0.0 pts

385Burlington, NCNC186,1775.1%−0.2 pts

386Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6535.1%+0.2 pts

387Ottawa, ILIL145,9025.1%−0.6 pts

388Dodge City, KSKS33,9935.1%+0.4 pts

389Crossville, TNTN66,3005.1%−1.2 pts

390Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1825.0%−0.2 pts

391Danville, VAVA101,1375.0%−1.0 pts

392Rochelle, ILIL51,3995.0%−1.1 pts

393Portland, OROR2,542,2825.0%+0.2 pts

394Lubbock, TXTX368,4315.0%+0.5 pts

395Jacksonville, ILIL37,3815.0%−0.2 pts

396Roswell, NMNM63,3645.0%−0.2 pts

397Hartford, CTCT1,171,4265.0%–

398North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2335.0%−0.3 pts

399Barnstable, MAMA233,5395.0%+1.0 pts

400Clewiston, FLFL61,5465.0%−2.8 pts

401Meadville, PAPA81,7925.0%−0.8 pts

402Norwich, CTCT284,0155.0%–

403Marion, ILIL67,2255.0%−0.2 pts

404Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9925.0%−0.1 pts

405Dalton, GAGA147,8195.0%−1.1 pts

406Amherst, MAMA164,0655.0%−0.6 pts

407Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1915.0%−0.9 pts

408Bonham, TXTX39,2655.0%+0.3 pts

409Athens, TNTN71,5905.0%−1.7 pts

410Olean, NYNY75,3905.0%−0.6 pts

411West Plains, MOMO40,7985.0%+0.5 pts

412Fort Smith, ARAR234,1405.0%−0.1 pts

413Morristown, TNTN128,8675.0%−2.0 pts

414Alexander City, ALAL40,9534.9%−6.0 pts

415Liberal, KSKS21,0734.9%+1.3 pts

416Somerset, KYKY67,3844.9%−1.1 pts

417Kankakee, ILIL105,5254.9%−0.5 pts

418Alexandria, LALA147,9524.9%−0.6 pts

419College Station, TXTX287,4764.9%+0.3 pts

420Thomasville, GAGA72,9584.9%−0.1 pts

421Española, NMNM39,8324.9%−2.1 pts

422Bowling Green, KYKY197,1804.9%−0.4 pts

423Valdosta, GAGA153,2764.9%−0.8 pts

424Somerset, PAPA72,0044.9%+0.1 pts

425Anchorage, AKAK405,8214.9%−1.6 pts

426Bend, OROR266,3764.9%−1.0 pts

427Athens, TXTX88,5954.9%−1.4 pts

428Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9144.9%−3.3 pts

429San Jose, CACA1,984,4734.9%+0.5 pts

430Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5514.9%−1.1 pts

431Boston, MAMA5,034,2214.9%+0.0 pts

432Bradford, PAPA38,9844.9%−1.6 pts

433Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9754.9%−0.3 pts

434Huntington, WVWV365,9654.9%−0.6 pts

435Enid, OKOK61,7794.9%−0.2 pts

436El Campo, TXTX42,0604.9%−0.4 pts

437Morgantown, WVWV141,9954.9%−2.4 pts

438Grenada, MSMS30,2224.9%−1.3 pts

439Wichita, KSKS663,8094.9%−0.1 pts

440Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2134.8%−0.7 pts

441Ocala, FLFL442,6604.8%−2.1 pts

442Palm Bay, FLFL663,9824.8%−0.3 pts

443Pinehurst, NCNC110,6194.8%+0.2 pts

444Peoria, ILIL363,5054.8%−0.9 pts

445Seattle, WAWA4,161,8834.8%+0.4 pts

446Paris, TNTN32,8964.8%+0.2 pts

447Boulder, COCO328,5604.8%+0.3 pts

448Lakeland, FLFL874,7904.8%−0.6 pts

449Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9044.8%−2.1 pts

450Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8384.8%+1.7 pts

451Sandpoint, IDID54,4204.8%+0.8 pts

452Vicksburg, MSMS41,7594.8%−1.9 pts

453Clarksburg, WVWV88,1424.8%−1.6 pts

454Michigan City, ININ111,2944.8%−0.7 pts

455Fairmont, WVWV55,5844.8%−0.9 pts

456Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.8%−0.1 pts

457Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0414.8%+0.9 pts

458Pueblo, COCO169,2774.8%−2.1 pts

459Bellingham, WAWA236,3924.8%−0.4 pts

460Greeley, COCO378,4264.8%−0.3 pts

461Urbana, OHOH38,8204.8%−1.0 pts

462Slidell, LALA279,1084.8%−0.6 pts

463Tupelo, MSMS133,1674.8%+0.1 pts

464Kennett, MOMO26,8554.8%−2.8 pts

465Brattleboro, VTVT45,2044.8%+0.4 pts

466Fort Collins, COCO377,2924.8%−0.3 pts

467Marietta, OHOH58,3894.8%+0.2 pts

468Albany, NYNY915,8354.7%−0.0 pts

469Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8134.7%+0.2 pts

470Edwards, COCO54,2914.7%+0.8 pts

471Fayetteville, TNTN36,8534.7%+0.9 pts

472Amsterdam, NYNY50,0464.7%−1.3 pts

473Frankfort, KYKY77,8744.7%−0.5 pts

474Warrensburg, MOMO56,6704.7%+0.1 pts

475Russellville, ARAR84,9324.7%−0.5 pts

476Adrian, MIMI97,7794.7%−0.1 pts

477Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4424.7%−0.1 pts

478Bucyrus, OHOH41,8964.7%−0.8 pts

479Astoria, OROR40,9264.7%+0.4 pts

480Honolulu, HIHI988,7034.7%+0.5 pts

481Rochester, NYNY1,056,1494.7%−0.2 pts

482Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1374.7%−1.9 pts

483Hermiston, OROR93,7214.7%−1.8 pts

484Waycross, GAGA57,6704.7%+0.2 pts

485Bemidji, MNMN47,0554.7%−1.4 pts

486Dyersburg, TNTN36,3204.7%−1.5 pts

487Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9384.7%−0.6 pts

488Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2064.7%−0.4 pts

489Bremerton, WAWA283,3744.7%+0.3 pts

490Glens Falls, NYNY124,3734.7%−0.1 pts

491Louisville, KYKY1,402,5094.7%−0.2 pts

492Las Vegas, NMNM30,3114.7%−1.5 pts

493Johnstown, PAPA128,9684.7%−0.5 pts

494Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014.6%−0.7 pts

495Salina, KSKS59,1214.6%+0.8 pts

496Corinth, MSMS34,5694.6%−1.6 pts

497Weatherford, OKOK39,0594.6%+1.0 pts

498Dallas, TXTX8,477,1574.6%−0.0 pts

499Marquette, MIMI68,0644.6%−1.2 pts

500Tampa, FLFL3,418,8954.6%−0.8 pts

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest unemployment rate?

El Centro, CA ranks #1 with 12.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by unemployment rate?

El Centro, CA, Nogales, AZ, Clearlake, CA, Selma, AL, Laurinburg, NC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is unemployment rate measured?

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