Unemployment rates for Southern US cities
Unemployment rates for Southern US states and cities in November, at a glance
Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, evidence that steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that rates fell in November from October in 215 of the 372 largest metro areas. Rates were unchanged in 33 and rose in 124.
Rates dropped below 7 percent in 192 cities. That's the first time since the recession ended that more than half of large cities had rates below that threshold.
Here are unemployment rates in November for states and cities in the South:
Metro Area Unemployment Rates, South | |||
Unemployment rates by state and city | |||
Figures in percentages | |||
Nov. 2012 | Oct. 2012 | Nov. 2011 | |
Alabama | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
Anniston-Oxford | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
Auburn-Opelika | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
Birmingham-Hoover | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Decatur | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Dothan | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Gadsden | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
Huntsville | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Mobile | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
Montgomery | 6.9 | 8 | 7.9 |
Tuscaloosa | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
Arkansas | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | 4.6 | 5 | 5.4 |
Fort Smith | 7.6 | 8 | 8.1 |
Hot Springs | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
Jonesboro | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | 5.8 | 6 | 6.3 |
Pine Bluff | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
Delaware | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Dover | 6.6 | 7 | 6.6 |
Washington, D.C. | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.9 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria-Md. | 5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Florida | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 8.3 | 8.5 | 10.5 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | 8.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
Gainesville | 6.4 | 6.2 | 7.8 |
Jacksonville | 7.6 | 7.7 | 9.5 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven | 9 | 9.2 | 11.1 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
Naples-Marco Island | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.6 |
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | 8.1 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
Ocala | 9.2 | 9.1 | 11.7 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9.9 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | 8.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 |
Palm Coast | 11.4 | 11.3 | 13.8 |
Panama City-Lynn Haven | 8.2 | 7.8 | 10.1 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | 7.8 | 7.7 | 9.6 |
Port St Lucie | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.7 |
Punta Gorda | 8.4 | 8.5 | 10.2 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach | 9.6 | 10.1 | 11.8 |
Tallahassee | 6.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 |
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | 8.1 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
Georgia | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
Albany | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
Athens-Clarke County | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | 8 | 8.2 | 8.9 |
Augusta-Richmond County | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
Brunswick | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
Columbus | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
Dalton | 11 | 11.3 | 12.1 |
Gainesville | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Hinesville-Fort Stewart | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
Macon | 8.7 | 9 | 9.4 |
Rome | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.6 |
Savannah | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
Valdosta | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
Warner Robins | 7 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Kentucky | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
Bowling Green | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
Elizabethtown | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.6 |
Lexington-Fayette | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
Louisville-Jefferson County | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.8 |
Owensboro | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Louisiana | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.6 |
Alexandria | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Baton Rouge | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
Lafayette | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
Lake Charles | 4.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
Monroe | 4.9 | 6.7 | 7 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Shreveport-Bossier City | 4.8 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
Maryland | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Baltimore-Towson | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Cumberland | 7 | 6.9 | 7 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
Salisbury | 8.6 | 8 | 8.7 |
Mississippi | 7.5 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
Gulfport-Biloxi | 7 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
Hattiesburg | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
Jackson | 6 | 6.7 | 7.9 |
Pascagoula | 7.8 | 8.5 | 11 |
North Carolina | 9 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
Asheville | 7.1 | 6.8 | 8 |
Burlington | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | 9 | 9 | 10.2 |
Durham-Chapel Hill | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 |
Fayetteville | 9.5 | 9.4 | 10 |
Goldsboro | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
Greensboro-High Point | 9.3 | 9.1 | 10.5 |
Greenville | 9.1 | 9.2 | 10 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | 10.2 | 10 | 12.2 |
Jacksonville | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
Raleigh-Cary | 7.2 | 7 | 8.2 |
Rocky Mount | 11.7 | 11.7 | 13.7 |
Wilmington | 9.3 | 9 | 10.5 |
Winston-Salem | 8.4 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
Oklahoma | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6 |
Lawton | 6.4 | 7 | 7 |
Oklahoma City | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
Tulsa | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
South Carolina | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
Anderson | 8 | 7.9 | 9.4 |
Charleston-Summerville | 6.8 | 6.7 | 7.8 |
Columbia | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
Florence | 9 | 9 | 10.3 |
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway | 9.7 | 9 | 11.1 |
Spartanburg | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 |
Sumter | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.8 |
Tennessee | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
Chattanooga | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Clarksville | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
Cleveland | 7 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
Jackson | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
Johnson City | 6.1 | 7 | 7.3 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Knoxville | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Memphis | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
Morristown | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7 |
Texas | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
Abilene | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
Amarillo | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Brownsville-Harlingen | 9.7 | 10.1 | 11 |
College Station-Bryan | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
Corpus Christi | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
El Paso | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | 6.5 | 7 | 7.8 |
Laredo | 6 | 6.3 | 7 |
Longview | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
Lubbock | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
Midland | 3 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
Odessa | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
San Angelo | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels | 5.6 | 6 | 6.9 |
Sherman-Denison | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
Texarkana | 5.6 | 6 | 6.8 |
Tyler | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 |
Victoria | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
Waco | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
Wichita Falls | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
Virginia | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Charlottesville | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Danville | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
Harrisonburg | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Lynchburg | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.5 |
Richmond | 5.9 | 6 | 6.5 |
Roanoke | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | 6 | 6 | 6.7 |
Winchester | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
West Virginia | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
Charleston | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Huntington-Ashland | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Morgantown | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
Wheeling | 7 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
