U.S. unemployment rates, metro and nonmetro areas, 2007-18

Unemployment rate (percent)

Line Bar combo chart with 12 groups, 2 lines, and 0 bars per group.

Group 1, 2007.
Line 1, Nonmetro 4.8.
Line 2, Metro 4.6.
Group 2, 2008.
Line 1, Nonmetro 5.6.
Line 2, Metro 5.8.
Group 3, 2009.
Line 1, Nonmetro 9.
Line 2, Metro 9.3.
Group 4, 2010.
Line 1, Nonmetro 9.2.
Line 2, Metro 9.7.
Group 5, 2011.
Line 1, Nonmetro 8.4.
Line 2, Metro 9.
Group 6, 2012.
Line 1, Nonmetro 7.7.
Line 2, Metro 8.1.
Group 7, 2013.
Line 1, Nonmetro 7.6.
Line 2, Metro 7.3.
Group 8, 2014.
Line 1, Nonmetro 6.2.
Line 2, Metro 6.2.
Group 9, 2015.
Line 1, Nonmetro 5.7.
Line 2, Metro 5.2.
Group 10, 2016.
Line 1, Nonmetro 5.3.
Line 2, Metro 4.8.
Group 11, 2017.
Line 1, Nonmetro 4.9.
Line 2, Metro 4.3.
Group 12, 2018.
Line 1, Nonmetro 4.2.
Line 2, Metro 3.9.

Note: Metro delineations were revised in 2015. Shaded area indicates recession period.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.