Unemployment rates rose in 275 of 387 U.S. metropolitan areas in September 2025 compared with the same month a year earlier. Rates were higher in 275 areas, lower in 83, unchanged in 29. 45 areas had rates under 3.0%, 8 had at least 8.0%. The national rate was 4.3%. The lowest metro rate was 1.8% in Sioux Falls, South Dakota-Minnesota; highest was 21.5% in El Centro, California. The largest year-over-year increase was 2.2 percentage points in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas; 51 other areas rose at least 1.0 point. The largest decreases were 1.5 points in Kahului-Wailuku, Hawaii, and Kokomo, Indiana. Data come from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Materials reproduced from www.bls.gov.
No endorsement by BLS is implied.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/unemployment-rates-higher-in-275-metro-areas-over-the-year-ended-september-2025.htm
Made by AI. If you spot anything of concern write us at contact@cybach.com. We’ll promptly correct irregularities.