Figure 4

U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to December 2020

Unemployment rate (percent)

Line chart with 24 groups and 2 lines.

Group 1, Jan-2019.
Line 1, Metro 4.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.1.
Group 2, Feb-2019.
Line 1, Metro 4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.7.
Group 3, Mar-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.5.
Group 4, Apr-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.7.
Group 5, May-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.7.
Group 6, Jun-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.2.
Group 7, Jul-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.3.
Group 8, Aug-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.
Group 9, Sep-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.5.
Group 10, Oct-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.6.
Group 11, Nov-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.7.
Group 12, Dec-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.
Group 13, Jan-2020.
Line 1, Metro 3.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.8.
Group 14, Feb-2020.
Line 1, Metro 3.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.5.
Group 15, Mar-2020.
Line 1, Metro 4.5.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.9.
Group 16, Apr-2020.
Line 1, Metro 14.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 13.6.
Group 17, May-2020.
Line 1, Metro 13.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 11.
Group 18, Jun-2020.
Line 1, Metro 11.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.7.
Group 19, Jul-2020.
Line 1, Metro 10.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.1.
Group 20, Aug-2020.
Line 1, Metro 8.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.8.
Group 21, Sep-2020.
Line 1, Metro 7.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.
Group 22, Oct-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.3.
Group 23, Nov-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.3.
Group 24, Dec-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.5.

Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted. Unemployment rate estimates for December 2020 are preliminary. Data for metro and nonmetro areas are based on the 2013 definition of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties, as determined by the Office of Management and Budget. Economic type is based on the 2015 classification by USDA, Economic Research Service.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (accessed February 3, 2021).