Unemployment rates for US cities in the West
Unemployment rates for US cities in the West 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 West:
Metro Unemployment, West | |||
Unemployment rates by state and city | |||
Figures in percentages | |||
Feb. 2013 | Jan. 2013 | Feb. 2012 | |
Alaska | 7.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Anchorage | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
Fairbanks | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Arizona | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
Flagstaff | 8 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
Prescott | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
Tucson | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
Yuma | 25.6 | 26.5 | 22.5 |
California | 9.7 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
Bakersfield-Delano | 13.6 | 14.2 | 15.1 |
Chico | 11.7 | 12.6 | 13.4 |
El Centro | 24.2 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
Fresno | 15.4 | 16 | 17.3 |
Hanford-Corcoran | 15.6 | 16.6 | 17.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | 9.4 | 10 | 10.7 |
Madera-Chowchilla | 13.2 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
Merced | 17.8 | 18.4 | 19.9 |
Modesto | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.8 |
Napa | 7 | 8 | 8.9 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | 8.1 | 9 | 9.5 |
Redding | 13 | 13.7 | 15.2 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade | 9.6 | 10.3 | 11.2 |
Salinas | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.9 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | 8 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | 7 | 7.5 | 8.8 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville | 11.8 | 12.5 | 14 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
Stockton | 14.7 | 15.5 | 16.8 |
Vallejo-Fairfield | 9.3 | 10 | 11 |
Visalia-Porterville | 15.9 | 16.8 | 17.6 |
Yuba City | 17.6 | 18 | 20.1 |
Colorado | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
Boulder | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
Colorado Springs | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.9 |
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.7 |
Fort Collins-Loveland | 6.5 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
Grand Junction | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
Greeley | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
Pueblo | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11 |
Hawaii | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
Honolulu | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
Idaho | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
Boise City-Nampa | 6.5 | 7 | 8 |
Coeur d'Alene | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.6 |
Idaho Falls | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
Lewiston | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
Pocatello | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
Montana | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
Billings | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Great Falls | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Missoula | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7 |
Nevada | 9.8 | 10.2 | 12 |
Carson City | 10.7 | 11.2 | 12.6 |
Las Vegas-Paradise | 9.8 | 10.2 | 12.1 |
Reno-Sparks | 10.1 | 10.5 | 12.2 |
New Mexico | 7.3 | 7 | 7.4 |
Albuquerque | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
Farmington | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Las Cruces | 8 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Santa Fe | 6 | 5.6 | 6 |
Oregon | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
Bend | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.8 |
Corvallis | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
Eugene-Springfield | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
Medford | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.5 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9 |
Salem | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Utah | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
Logan | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Ogden-Clearfield | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
Provo-Orem | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
St George | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
Salt Lake City | 5 | 5.3 | 6 |
Washington | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.3 |
Bellingham | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Bremerton-Silverdale | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
Longview | 12 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
Olympia | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 6.6 | 7.1 | 8.3 |
Spokane | 10 | 9.7 | 10.1 |
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | 9.8 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
Yakima | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
Wyoming | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
Casper | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
Cheyenne | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
