They list the metropolitan areas from best to worst with these being the ten worst unemployment rates of the almost 400 metropolitan statistical areas.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 29:
Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 8.8 | 379 |
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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.8 | 379 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area |
8.9 | 382 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.1 | 383 |
Merced, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.4 | 384 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
9.5 | 385 |
Bakersfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.0 | 386 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
10.5 | 387 |
Yuma, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area |
18.2 | 388 |
El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | 19.4 | 389 |
These are the five lowest unemployment rates:
United States | 5.3 | |
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Lincoln, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1.7 | 1 |
Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area |
1.9 | 2 |
Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2.0 | 3 |
Idaho Falls, ID Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2.1 | 4 |
Gainesville, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
2.2 | 5 |
Last Modified Date: September 29, 2021
Here is the press release.
