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Employment up at least 5.0 percent in three metro areas from July 2022 to July 2023 From July 2022 to July 2023, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 79 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 309 areas. Midland, Texas, had the largest significant percentage gain in employment (6.3 percent), followed by Las Cruces, New Mexico (5.4 percent), and Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina (5.0 percent).
The lone over-the-year decrease occurred in Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, at 4.3 percent (or −6,300 jobs). Chart Image Chart Data Statistically significant over-the-year percent changes in metropolitan area employment, selected areas, July 2022 to July 2023 Metropolitan area Percent change July 2022 employment July 2023 employment Change Midland, TX 6.3 113,500 120,600 7,100 Las Cruces, NM 5.4 72,700 76,600 3,900 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 5.0 398,700 418,700 20,000 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 4.9 118,100 123,900 5,800 Ann Arbor, MI 4.6 220,100 230,200 10,100 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 4.5 214,900 224,600 9,700 Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 4.5 1,078,100 1,127,000 48,900 Waco, TX 4.5 130,300 136,200 5,900 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4.4 4,098,000 4,276,600 178,600 Manchester, NH 4.4 111,600 116,500 4,900 Olympia-Tumwater, WA 4.4 126,000 131,600 5,600 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 4.3 284,900 297,100 12,200 Salinas, CA 4.3 143,500 149,600 6,100 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4.2 1,305,900 1,361,400 55,500 Idaho Falls, ID 4.2 79,500 82,800 3,300 Jacksonville, FL 4.2 769,400 802,000 32,600 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 4.1 292,600 304,500 11,900 Anchorage, AK 4.0 176,500 183,600 7,100 Boise City, ID 4.0 384,400 399,600 15,200 Elkhart-Goshen, IN -4.3 146,600 140,300 -6,300 In July 2023, a total of 233 areas had jobless rates below the U.S.
rate of 3.8 percent, 138 areas had rates above it, and 18 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. The lowest unemployment rates were in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1.4 percent), Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont (1.5 percent), and Rapid City, South Dakota (1.6 percent). Chart Image Chart Data Highest and lowest metropolitan area unemployment rates, July 2023 Metropolitan area July 2022 unemployment rate July 2023 unemployment rate Percentage point change El Centro, CA 15.2 17.7 2.5 Yuma, AZ 15.3 16.7 1.4 Visalia-Porterville, CA 8.0 9.8 1.8 Merced, CA 7.1 8.6 1.5 Bakersfield, CA 6.8 8.4 1.6 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 6.4 7.9 1.5 Madera, CA 5.9 7.2 1.3 Fresno, CA 6.0 7.1 1.1 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 6.8 7.0 0.2 Decatur, IL 5.5 6.9 1.4 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 4.9 6.9 2.0 Decatur, AL 2.5 1.9 -0.6 Dover-Durham, NH-ME 2.4 1.9 -0.5 Fargo, ND-MN 1.7 1.9 0.2 Huntsville, AL 2.5 1.9 -0.6 Bismarck, ND 1.9 1.8 -0.1 California-Lexington Park, MD 3.6 1.8 -1.8 Manchester, NH 2.4 1.8 -0.6 Portsmouth, NH-ME 2.0 1.8 -0.2 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3.4 1.7 -1.7 Rapid City, SD 1.7 1.6 -0.1 Burlington-South Burlington, VT 2.2 1.5 -0.7 Sioux Falls, SD 1.5 1.4 -0.1 Largest over-the-year increases and decreases in metropolitan area unemployment rates, July 2022 to July 2023 Metropolitan area July 2022 unemployment rate July 2023 unemployment rate Percentage point change El Centro, CA 15.2 17.7 2.5 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2.8 5.2 2.4 Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 4.9 6.9 2.0 Visalia-Porterville, CA 8.0 9.8 1.8 Danville, IL 4.9 6.6 1.7 Bakersfield, CA 6.8 8.4 1.6 Rockford, IL 5.2 6.8 1.6 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 6.4 7.9 1.5 Merced, CA 7.1 8.6 1.5 Decatur, IL 5.5 6.9 1.4 Kankakee, IL 4.7 6.1 1.4 Pocatello, ID 2.7 4.1 1.4 Yuma, AZ 15.3 16.7 1.4 Altoona, PA 5.2 3.8 -1.4 Cleveland-Elyria, OH 4.9 3.5 -1.4 Pine Bluff, AR 5.8 4.4 -1.4 East Stroudsburg, PA 6.2 4.7 -1.5 New Bedford, MA 5.3 3.8 -1.5 Williamsport, PA 5.2 3.7 -1.5 Cumberland, MD-WV 4.2 2.6 -1.6 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 6.0 4.4 -1.6 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 3.4 1.7 -1.7 California-Lexington Park, MD 3.6 1.8 -1.8 Johnstown, PA 6.5 4.7 -1.8 El Centro, California, had the highest unemployment rate, at 17.7 percent, followed by Yuma, Arizona (16.7 percent).
An additional three metropolitan areas had unemployment rates above 8.0 percent: Visalia-Porterville, California (9.8 percent), Merced, California (8.6 percent), and Bakersfield, California (8.4 percent). The largest unemployment rate increase from July 2022 to July 2023 also occurred in El Centro, California, at 2.5 percentage points.
Unemployment rates fell over the year by 1.8 percentage points in California-Lexington Park, Maryland (3.6 percent in July 2022 to 1.8 percent in July 2023), and Johnstown, Pennsylvania (6.5 percent to 4.7 percent). These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are not seasonally adjusted.
Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — July 2023." Also see charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.
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