METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Civilian labor force--unemployment Metropolitan area rate, 1996 -------------------- Rate Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 4.9 127 Albany, GA MSA 6.0 64 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 4.6 149 Albuquerque, NM MSA 5.3 97 Alexandria, LA MSA 6.8 38 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 5.5 91 Altoona, PA MSA 5.7 78 Amarillo, TX MSA 3.9 197 Anchorage, AK MSA 5.5 89 Anniston, AL MSA 6.2 57 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 2.8 262 Asheville, NC MSA 3.4 225 Athens, GA MSA 3.1 242 Atlanta, GA MSA 3.8 203 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 6.7 40 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 3.0 249 Bakersfield, CA MSA 12.7 10 Bangor, ME NECMA 5.3 100 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 5.8 70 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 5.8 76 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 9.1 19 Bellingham, WA MSA 7.5 31 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 6.0 66 Billings, MT MSA 4.4 163 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 5.2 106 Binghamton, NY MSA 4.4 160 Birmingham, AL MSA 3.2 238 Bismarck, ND MSA 2.9 256 Bloomington, IN MSA 2.7 265 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 3.1 240 Boise City, ID MSA 3.9 196 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 4.2 175 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 12.6 11 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 2.5 268 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 5.1 115 Burlington, VT NECMA 3.5 223 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 5.4 96 Casper, WY MSA 6.4 52 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 2.9 253 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 3.1 241 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 5.5 85 Charleston, WV MSA 5.4 93 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 3.7 213 Charlottesville, VA MSA 2.6 267 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 4.6 148 Cheyenne, WY MSA 3.6 214 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 5.0 119 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 9.0 20 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 4.2 176 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 4.2 179 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 5.1 118 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 4.6 144 Columbia, MO MSA 1.7 272 Columbia, SC MSA 3.7 211 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 5.1 111 Columbus, OH MSA 3.1 244 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 8.4 24 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 8.0 27 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 4.0 188 Danville, VA MSA 7.4 32 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 4.4 165 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 4.5 155 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 4.2 180 Decatur, AL MSA 5.1 113 Decatur, IL MSA 8.1 26 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 3.9 198 Des Moines, IA MSA 2.8 261 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 4.5 157 Dothan, AL MSA 4.5 152 Dover, DE MSA 5.1 112 Dubuque, IA MSA 5.7 77 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 5.6 84 Eau Claire, WI MSA 3.7 208 El Paso, TX MSA 11.6 12 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 3.9 193 Elmira, NY MSA 4.3 174 Enid, OK MSA 3.4 227 Erie, PA MSA 5.8 75 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 5.8 74 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 4.5 156 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 2.5 269 Fayetteville, NC MSA 4.7 141 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 2.9 251 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 8.6 21 Florence, AL MSA 6.2 56 Florence, SC MSA 8.4 23 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 3.8 202 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 3.7 205 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 10.3 15 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 5.3 105 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 3.9 199 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 3.5 220 Fresno, CA MSA 13.1 8 Gadsden, AL MSA 5.3 104 Gainesville, FL MSA 2.8 264 Glens Falls, NY MSA 6.3 53 Goldsboro, NC MSA 4.8 137 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 3.4 226 Grand Junction, CO MSA 5.4 95 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 4.1 184 Great Falls, MT MSA 4.7 142 Green Bay, WI MSA 3.0 248 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 3.3 231 Greenville, NC MSA 5.0 120 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 4.3 172 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 3.4 229 Hartford, CT NECMA 6.1 61 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 4.0 186 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 4.0 187 Honolulu, HI MSA 5.3 102 Houma, LA MSA 4.6 147 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 5.5 90 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 7.1 37 Huntsville, AL MSA 3.5 224 Indianapolis, IN MSA 3.2 237 Iowa City, IA MSA 2.9 258 Jackson, MI MSA 5.1 116 Jackson, MS MSA 3.6 217 Jackson, TN MSA 4.9 128 Jacksonville, FL MSA 3.6 218 Jacksonville, NC MSA 4.1 182 Jamestown, NY MSA 5.2 109 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 3.8 200 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 4.9 124 Johnstown, PA MSA 7.9 28 Jonesboro, AR MSA 4.1 183 Joplin, MO MSA 4.3 170 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 4.4 164 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 4.1 181 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 4.8 130 Knoxville, TN MSA 4.2 177 Kokomo, IN MSA 3.6 216 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 3.1 245 Lafayette, LA MSA 6.0 65 Lafayette, IN MSA 2.9 259 Lake Charles, LA MSA 6.2 58 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 6.6 41 Lancaster, PA MSA 3.3 236 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 3.7 212 Laredo, TX MSA 12.7 9 Las Cruces, NM MSA 10.2 16 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 5.5 87 Lawrence, KS MSA 4.9 123 Lawton, OK MSA 4.6 143 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 5.7 79 Lexington, KY MSA 2.8 263 Lima, OH MSA 6.1 62 Lincoln, NE MSA 2.6 266 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 3.8 201 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 7.7 29 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 7.3 34 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 4.4 167 Lubbock, TX MSA 3.9 191 Lynchburg, VA MSA 3.7 210 Macon, GA MSA 4.8 139 Madison, WI MSA 1.7 273 Mansfield, OH MSA 6.1 60 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 19.0 2 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 8.3 25 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 5.4 92 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 4.4 166 Merced, CA MSA 16.2 3 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 6.4 49 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 3.5 222 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 3.1 246 Mobile, AL MSA 5.2 107 Modesto, CA MSA 14.0 6 Monroe, LA MSA 6.4 50 Montgomery, AL MSA 4.0 185 Muncie, IN MSA 4.6 145 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 5.5 88 Naples, FL MSA 5.8 72 Nashville, TN MSA 3.3 235 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 5.9 68 New Orleans, LA MSA 6.5 46 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 6.5 44 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 4.8 134 Ocala, FL MSA 4.9 129 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 5.7 80 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 3.4 230 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 3.0 250 Orlando, FL MSA 3.8 204 Owensboro, KY MSA 5.8 71 Panama City, FL MSA 5.9 67 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 6.2 55 Pensacola, FL MSA 3.9 192 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 6.1 59 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 5.7 82 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 3.7 207 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 7.7 29 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 5.0 121 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 4.9 126 Pocatello, ID MSA 5.3 103 Portland, ME NECMA 2.9 254 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 4.7 140 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 5.1 110 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 2.9 252 Pueblo, CO MSA 5.9 69 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 4.2 178 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 2.3 270 Rapid City, SD MSA 3.3 233 Reading, PA MSA 4.3 173 Redding, CA MSA 9.9 17 Reno, NV MSA 4.8 133 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 9.4 18 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 3.7 209 Roanoke, VA MSA 2.9 257 Rochester, MN MSA 3.0 247 Rochester, NY MSA 4.0 189 Rockford, IL MSA 4.8 138 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 8.5 22 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 6.0 63 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 4.9 125 St. Cloud, MN MSA 5.0 121 St. Joseph, MO MSA 6.6 42 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 4.5 153 Salinas, CA MSA 11.0 14 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 3.2 239 San Angelo, TX MSA 3.5 221 San Antonio, TX MSA 4.3 169 San Diego, CA MSA 5.3 99 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 4.6 146 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 5.5 86 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 5.7 83 Santa Fe, NM MSA 5.1 114 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 3.3 234 Savannah, GA MSA 4.8 134 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 7.1 36 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 5.4 94 Sharon, PA MSA 4.4 162 Sheboygan, WI MSA 2.8 260 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 4.8 132 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 7.2 35 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 3.6 215 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 2.1 271 South Bend, IN MSA 4.0 190 Spokane, WA MSA 5.8 72 Springfield, IL MSA 4.5 158 Springfield, MO MSA 3.4 228 Springfield, MA NECMA 4.5 154 State College, PA MSA 2.9 255 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 6.3 54 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 11.2 13 Sumter, SC MSA 6.5 43 Syracuse, NY MSA 4.8 130 Tallahassee, FL MSA 3.1 243 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 3.9 193 Terre Haute, IN MSA 6.5 47 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 7.4 33 Toledo, OH MSA 4.8 136 Topeka, KS MSA 5.2 108 Tucson, AZ MSA 3.7 206 Tulsa, OK MSA 3.3 232 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 3.6 219 Tyler, TX MSA 6.4 48 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 5.3 101 Victoria, TX MSA 5.1 117 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 15.9 4 Waco, TX MSA 4.5 159 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 4.4 161 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 4.6 150 Wausau, WI MSA 3.9 195 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 6.7 39 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 5.7 80 Wichita, KS MSA 4.3 171 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 4.5 151 Williamsport, PA MSA 6.5 45 Wilmington, NC MSA 5.3 98 Yakima, WA MSA 13.4 7 York, PA MSA 4.3 168 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 6.4 51 Yuba City, CA MSA 15.0 5 Yuma, AZ MSA 31.0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-8.