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| Place | Unemployment | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cleveland | 1.9% | 2026-09 |
| 2nd | Madison | 2.5% | 2026-09 |
| 3rd | Omaha | 2.6% | 2026-09 |
| 4th | Portland, Maine | 2.7% | 2026-09 |
| 4th | Raleigh | 2.7% | 2026-09 |
| 6th | Nashville | 2.8% | 2026-09 |
| 6th | Asheville | 2.8% | 2026-09 |
| 6th | Durham | 2.8% | 2026-09 |
| 9th | Knoxville | 2.9% | 2026-09 |
| 9th | Harrisburg | 2.9% | 2026-09 |
| 11th | Honolulu | 3% | 2026-09 |
| 11th | Pittsburgh | 3% | 2026-09 |
| 11th | Ogden | 3% | 2026-09 |
| 11th | Jackson, Mississippi | 3% | 2026-09 |
| 15th | Huntsville, AL | 3.1% | 2026-09 |
| 15th | Savannah | 3.1% | 2026-09 |
| 15th | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3.1% | 2026-09 |
| 15th | Boise, Idaho | 3.1% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Chattanooga | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Milwaukee | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Miami | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Salt Lake City | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Winston-Salem | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 19th | Charleston | 3.2% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Greenville, SC | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Spokane | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Columbus | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Des Moines | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Provo | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 25th | Charlotte, NC | 3.3% | 2026-09 |
| 31st | Kansas City | 3.4% | 2026-09 |
| 31st | St. Louis | 3.4% | 2026-09 |
| 31st | Indianapolis | 3.4% | 2026-09 |
| 31st | Greensboro | 3.4% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Baltimore | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Atlanta, Georgia | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Reno | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Birmingham | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Allentown | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 35th | Providence | 3.5% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Cincinnati | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Philadelphia | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Columbia, South Carolina | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Baton Rouge | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Little Rock | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 41st | Akron | 3.6% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Austin | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Washington DC | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Grand Rapids | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Albany | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Oklahoma City | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 47th | Dayton | 3.7% | 2026-09 |
| 53rd | Richmond | 3.8% | 2026-09 |
| 53rd | Virginia Beach | 3.8% | 2026-09 |
| 55th | Boston | 3.9% | 2026-09 |
| 55th | Tulsa | 3.9% | 2026-09 |
| 55th | Toledo | 3.9% | 2026-09 |
| 55th | New Orleans | 3.9% | 2026-09 |
| 59th | Syracuse | 4% | 2026-09 |
| 59th | Poughkeepsie | 4% | 2026-09 |
| 59th | Augusta, Georgia | 4% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Vancouver, Washington | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Dallas, Texas | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Memphis | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Portland | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Wichita | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 62nd | Rochester, New York | 4.1% | 2026-09 |
| 68th | Phoenix | 4.2% | 2026-09 |
| 68th | San Jose, California | 4.2% | 2026-09 |
| 68th | Buffalo | 4.2% | 2026-09 |
| 68th | Worcester | 4.2% | 2026-09 |
| 68th | Orlando, Florida | 4.2% | 2026-09 |
| 73rd | Denver | 4.3% | 2026-09 |
| 73rd | Tampa | 4.3% | 2026-09 |
| 73rd | San Antonio, Texas | 4.3% | 2026-09 |
| 73rd | El Paso | 4.3% | 2026-09 |
| 77th | Louisville | 4.4% | 2026-09 |
| 77th | Los Angeles, California | 4.4% | 2026-09 |
| 77th | San Francisco | 4.4% | 2026-09 |
| 77th | Chicago | 4.4% | 2026-09 |
| 81st | Colorado Springs | 4.5% | 2026-09 |
| 81st | Minneapolis | 4.5% | 2026-09 |
| 81st | New York | 4.5% | 2026-09 |
| 81st | Jacksonville, Florida | 4.5% | 2026-09 |
| 85th | Houston, Texas | 4.6% | 2026-09 |
| 85th | Melbourne | 4.6% | 2026-09 |
| 87th | Sarasota | 4.7% | 2026-09 |
| 87th | Albuquerque | 4.7% | 2026-09 |
| 87th | San Diego | 4.7% | 2026-09 |
| 90th | Las Vegas | 4.8% | 2026-09 |
| 90th | Tucson | 4.8% | 2026-09 |
| 90th | Cape Coral | 4.8% | 2026-09 |
| 93rd | Seattle | 4.9% | 2026-09 |
| 93rd | Bridgeport | 4.9% | 2026-09 |
| 93rd | Oxnard | 4.9% | 2026-09 |
| 93rd | Daytona Beach | 4.9% | 2026-09 |
| 97th | Sacramento | 5% | 2026-09 |
| 97th | Hartford | 5% | 2026-09 |
| 99th | Lakeland | 5.2% | 2026-09 |
| 99th | New Haven | 5.2% | 2026-09 |
| 101st | Detroit | 5.6% | 2026-09 |
| 101st | McAllen | 5.6% | 2026-09 |
| 103rd | Riverside | 5.7% | 2026-09 |
| 104th | Stockton | 6.2% | 2026-09 |
| 105th | Fresno | 7.3% | 2026-09 |
| 106th | Bakersfield | 7.9% | 2026-09 |
Flip it: Highest Unemployment by City, the same readings from the other end.
Flip it: Highest Unemployment by State, the same readings from the other end.
The Honest Local, Unemployment across America, every city and state, November 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/unemployment_rate
Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved November 6, 2026. Each number's source and period sit on its ranking page, one click from its rank.
The map reads the same tables as every ranking on this site: the live tape (Zillow, realtor.com by way of FRED, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AAA, AirNow, MERIC, the Census Bureau, the FBI, the EIA, the BEA), and The Honest Local's own scores (Sunshine, Heat, Cold, Snow, Clean Air, Bad Air, Disaster, Safety, Affordability), each a blend of at least two public sources. Cities and states rank on separate lists. A place with no reading is left grey rather than estimated.