Unemployment rates for US cities in the Northeast
Unemployment rates for US cities in the Northeast in February, at a glance
Unemployment rates fell in more than 80 percent of large U.S. cities in February from January, suggesting that strong hiring that month benefited the vast majority of the country. The Labor Department says rates fell in 311 of the nation's 372 largest metro areas. They rose in 45 and were unchanged in 16.
Nationwide, employers added 268,000 jobs in February, the most in a year. That pushed down the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent. But hiring slowed sharply last month, when employers added only 88,000 jobs.
Here are the unemployment rates for cities in the Northeast:
Metro Area Unemployment Rates, Northeast | |||
Unemployment rates by state and city | |||
Figures in percentages | |||
Feb. 2013 | Jan. 2013 | Feb. 2012 | |
Connecticut | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | 7.9 | 8 | 8.2 |
Danbury | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
New Haven | 8.8 | 9 | 8.9 |
Norwich-New London | 8.6 | 9 | 8.9 |
Waterbury | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
Maine | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
Bangor | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
Lewiston-Auburn | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
Massachusetts | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
Barnstable Town | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | 6 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | 9.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
New Bedford | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
Pittsfield | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Springfield | 8 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Worcester | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
New Hampshire | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6 |
Manchester | 6 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
Portsmouth | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.3 |
Rochester-Dover | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6 |
New Jersey | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton | 14.8 | 16.2 | 14.3 |
Ocean City | 18.8 | 20 | 18.6 |
Trenton-Ewing | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | 14.8 | 15.8 | 14.9 |
New York | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
Binghamton | 9.6 | 10.2 | 9.6 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
Elmira | 10.2 | 10.4 | 9 |
Glens Falls | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Ithaca | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
Kingston | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
Rochester | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
Syracuse | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
Utica-Rome | 9.8 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
Pennsylvania | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
Altoona | 8 | 8.8 | 7.5 |
Erie | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
Johnstown | 9.8 | 10.8 | 9.1 |
Lancaster | 7.1 | 7.9 | 7 |
Lebanon | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.6 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 8.7 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
Pittsburgh | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
Reading | 8.4 | 9 | 8.5 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | 10.2 | 11.2 | 9.9 |
State College | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6 |
Williamsport | 8.9 | 9.6 | 7.9 |
York-Hanover | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
Rhode Island | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.7 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick | 10 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
Vermont | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Burlington-South Burlington | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 |