Metro Area Unemployment Data from December 2011

Metro Area Unemployment February 2012 National Association of REALTORS® Research Division Compilation of Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data Highlights
While the unemployment rate is not yet back to normal in most areas, improvement is unmistakable and fairly well-spread geographically.
From one year ago, 24 metro areas have job gains. Of the 27 areas, Houston had the biggest percent growth in payrolls in the last year
Among the 27 metro areas reviewed, the Minneapolis area had the lowest unemployment rate, 5.5 percent in December, while Las Vegas continues to have the highest, at 12.7 percent in December. Both the Washington, DC and Boston areas had unemployment rates under 6 percent in December 2011.
Looking at changes in the last year, 25 large metro areas reviewed saw improvement in the unemployment rate. Among those reviewed, only the Chicago and New York metro areas saw an increase, or worsening, in the unemployment rate in that time period. By comparison, the unemployment rate in the US decreased by 0.8 percentage points in the year.
Las Vegas, NV had the greatest improvement in unemployment rate over the year. The unemployment rate there fell by 2.5 percentage points, from 15.2 percent to 12.7 percent. While Las Vegas saw an increase in the number of employed persons and a decline in the number of those unemployed, the balance was such that the labor force shrank slightly. By comparison, the US labor force was grew slightly in the same period.
Local unemployment rates are pictured in the graphs that follow.

Large Metros Unemployment Rate in December 2011

PHXR
Unemployment Rate, Phoenix-Mesa AZ
%
PHXR.EMF (EMPLR) PHXR 10512-11011

LASR
Unemployment Rate, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
%
LASR.EMF (EMPLR) LASR 10512-11011

SDIR
Unemployment Rate, San Diego CA
%
SDIR.EMF (EMPLR) SDIR 10512-11011

SFCR
Unemployment Rate, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
%
SFCR.EMF (EMPLR) SFCR 10512-11011

DNVR
Unemployment Rate, Denver-Aurora, CO
%
DNVR.EMF (EMPLR) DNVR 10512-11011

WAAR
Unemployment Rate, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MetDiv
%
WAAR.EMF (EMPLR) WAAR 10512-11011

ATLR
Unemployment Rate, Atlanta GA
%
ATLR.EMF (EMPLR) ATLR 10512-11011

CHIR
Unemployment Rate, Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
%
CHIR.EMF (EMPLR) CHIR 10512-11011

NORR
Unemployment Rate, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
%
NORR.EMF (EMPLR) NORR 10512-11011

BCQR
Unemployment Rate, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division
%
BCQR.EMF (EMPLR) BCQR 10512-11011

DWLR
Unemployment Rate, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
%
DWLR.EMF (EMPLR) DWLR 10512-11011

MSPR
Unemployment Rate, Minneapolis-St Paul MN-WI
%
MSPR.EMF (EMPLR) MSPR 10512-11011

STLR
Unemployment Rate, St Louis MO-IL
%
STLR.EMF (EMPLR) STLR 10512-11011

LPPR
Unemployment Rate, Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV CSA
%
LPPR.EMF (EMPLR) LPPR 10512-11011

NYLR
Unemployment Rate, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ
%
NYLR.EMF (EMPLR) NYLR 10512-11011

CGRR
Unemployment Rate, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill NC-SC
%
CGRR.EMF (EMPLR) CGRR 10512-11011

CMWR
Unemployment Rate, Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
%
CMWR.EMF (EMPLR) CMWR 10512-11011

CVLR
Unemployment Rate, Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
%
CVLR.EMF (EMPLR) CVLR 10512-11011

COLR
Unemployment Rate, Columbus OH
%
COLR.EMF (EMPLR) COLR 10512-11011

PORR
Unemployment Rate, Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton OR-WA
%
PORR.EMF (EMPLR) PORR 10512-11011

PCWR
Unemployment Rate, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
%
PCWR.EMF (EMPLR) PCWR 10512-11011

PITR
Unemployment Rate, Pittsburgh PA
%
PITR.EMF (EMPLR) PITR 10512-11011

MPHR
Unemployment Rate, Memphis TN-AR-MS
%
MPHR.EMF (EMPLR) MPHR 10512-11011

HTNR
Unemployment Rate, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
%
HTNR.EMF (EMPLR) HTNR 10512-11011

DFWR
Unemployment Rate, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
%
DFWR.EMF (EMPLR) DFWR 10512-11011

STWR
Unemployment Rate, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
%
STWR.EMF (EMPLR) STWR 10512-11011

MWKR
Unemployment Rate, Milwaukee-Waukesha WI
%
MWKR.EMF (EMPLR) MWKR 10512-11011

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