Description of Chart: U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2007 to October 2020 Unemployment rate (percent)

Figure 4

U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2007 to October 2020

Unemployment rate (percent)

Line chart with 166 groups, 2 lines, and 1 bar.

Group 1, 2007.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.87.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.
Group 2, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.89.
Group 3, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.38.
Group 4, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.19.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.96.
Group 5, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.17.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.75.
Group 6, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.65.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.17.
Group 7, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.82.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.23.
Group 8, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.57.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.88.
Group 9, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.49.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.76.
Group 10, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.39.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.63.
Group 11, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.43.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.83.
Group 12, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 4.69.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.41.
Group 13, 2008.
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.24.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.18.
Group 14, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.13.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.07.
Group 15, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.13.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.91.
Group 16, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 4.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.25.
Group 17, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.19.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.53.
Group 18, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.97.
Group 19, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 6.01.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.19.
Group 20, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 6.09.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.13.
Group 21, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 5.95.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.94.
Group 22, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 6.1.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.12.
Group 23, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 6.42.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.77.
Group 24, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 7.02.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.73.
Group 25, 2009.
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.31.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.47.
Group 26, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.73.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.97.
Group 27, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.87.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.03.
Group 28, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.49.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.33.
Group 29, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.97.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.56.
Group 30, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 9.62.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.01.
Group 31, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.88.
Group 32, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.56.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.58.
Group 33, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.47.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.37.
Group 34, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.47.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.44.
Group 35, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.36.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.53.
Group 36, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.58.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.1.
Group 37, 2010.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 10.4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 11.48.
Group 38, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 10.28.
Line 2, Nonmetro 11.39.
Group 39, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 10.08.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.95.
Group 40, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.43.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.87.
Group 41, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.56.
Group 42, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.74.
Group 43, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.76.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.71.
Group 44, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.56.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.44.
Group 45, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.22.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.04.
Group 46, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.07.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.93.
Group 47, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.28.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.4.
Group 48, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.08.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.52.
Group 49, 2011.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.68.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.45.
Group 50, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.42.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.17.
Group 51, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.11.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.69.
Group 52, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.62.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.94.
Group 53, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.72.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.93.
Group 54, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.32.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.37.
Group 55, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.33.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.31.
Group 56, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 9.1.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.98.
Group 57, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.66.
Group 58, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.52.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.4.
Group 59, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.2.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.28.
Group 60, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.23.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.56.
Group 61, 2012.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.74.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.33.
Group 62, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.64.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.2.
Group 63, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.31.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.69.
Group 64, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.72.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.85.
Group 65, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.92.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.93.
Group 66, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.43.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.42.
Group 67, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.57.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.51.
Group 68, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.19.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.09.
Group 69, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.59.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.48.
Group 70, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.54.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.5.
Group 71, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.34.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.52.
Group 72, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.58.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.07.
Group 73, 2013.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 8.4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 9.24.
Group 74, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.97.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.79.
Group 75, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.55.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.24.
Group 76, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.05.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.53.
Group 77, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.22.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.51.
Group 78, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.76.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.
Group 79, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.66.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.83.
Group 80, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.34.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.38.
Group 81, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.02.
Group 82, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.95.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.99.
Group 83, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.58.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.91.
Group 84, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.39.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.94.
Group 85, 2014.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.92.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.71.
Group 86, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.92.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.72.
Group 87, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.69.
Line 2, Nonmetro 7.3.
Group 88, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.81.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.2.
Group 89, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.03.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.24.
Group 90, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.27.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.47.
Group 91, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.53.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.62.
Group 92, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 6.27.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.21.
Group 93, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.76.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.67.
Group 94, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.55.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.48.
Group 95, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.5.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.65.
Group 96, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.75.
Group 97, 2015.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.99.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.68.
Group 98, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.72.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.45.
Group 99, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.46.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.14.
Group 100, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.03.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.47.
Group 101, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.26.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.59.
Group 102, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.45.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.82.
Group 103, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.52.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.8.
Group 104, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.16.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.36.
Group 105, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.85.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.01.
Group 106, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.01.
Group 107, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.75.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.2.
Group 108, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.42.
Group 109, 2016.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.15.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.13.
Group 110, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.06.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.06.
Group 111, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.99.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.86.
Group 112, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.59.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.21.
Group 113, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.47.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.96.
Group 114, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.02.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.52.
Group 115, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.09.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.52.
Group 116, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.96.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.28.
Group 117, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.77.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.
Group 118, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.62.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.9.
Group 119, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.37.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.81.
Group 120, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.42.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.13.
Group 121, 2017.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 5.01.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.96.
Group 122, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.83.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.68.
Group 123, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.47.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.14.
Group 124, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.05.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.46.
Group 125, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.07.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.34.
Group 126, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.46.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.73.
Group 127, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.57.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.77.
Group 128, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.52.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.6.
Group 129, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.07.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.09.
Group 130, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.89.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.9.
Group 131, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.89.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.1.
Group 132, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.87.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.32.
Group 133, 2018.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.1.
Group 134, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.98.
Group 135, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.05.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.64.
Group 136, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.63.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.02.
Group 137, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.52.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.78.
Group 138, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.14.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.41.
Group 139, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.08.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.28.
Group 140, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.92.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.
Group 141, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.55.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.6.
Group 142, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.54.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.62.
Group 143, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.44.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.69.
Group 144, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.65.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.14.
Group 145, 2019.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 4.31.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.07.
Group 146, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.97.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.74.
Group 147, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.83.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.51.
Group 148, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.26.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.72.
Group 149, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.34.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.67.
Group 150, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.78.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.18.
Group 151, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.93.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.29.
Group 152, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.75.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.99.
Group 153, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.53.
Group 154, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.31.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.58.
Group 155, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.25.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.71.
Group 156, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.26.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.
Group 157, 2020.
Bar 1, Recession Bar No data.
Line 1, Metro 3.85.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.82.
Group 158, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 3.68.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.52.
Group 159, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 4.48.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.89.
Group 160, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 14.56.
Line 2, Nonmetro 13.64.
Group 161, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 13.28.
Line 2, Nonmetro 11.03.
Group 162, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 11.61.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.74.
Group 163, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 10.81.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.09.
Group 164, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 8.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.79.
Group 165, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 7.92.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.01.
Group 166, .
Bar 1, Recession Bar 16.
Line 1, Metro 6.79.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.29.

Notes: Data are not seasonally adjusted. Unemployment rate estimates for October 2020 are preliminary. Shaded area indicates recession period. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (accessed December 3, 2020).