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| Place | Unemployment | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Portland, Maine | 2.7% | 2026-08 |
| 2nd | Savannah | 2.9% | 2026-08 |
| 2nd | Honolulu | 2.9% | 2026-08 |
| 2nd | Madison | 2.9% | 2026-08 |
| 2nd | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2.9% | 2026-08 |
| 6th | Huntsville, AL | 3% | 2026-08 |
| 6th | Omaha | 3% | 2026-08 |
| 6th | Jackson, Mississippi | 3% | 2026-08 |
| 9th | Nashville | 3.1% | 2026-08 |
| 9th | Asheville | 3.1% | 2026-08 |
| 9th | Raleigh | 3.1% | 2026-08 |
| 9th | Cleveland | 3.1% | 2026-07 |
| 13th | Knoxville | 3.2% | 2026-08 |
| 14th | Indianapolis | 3.3% | 2026-08 |
| 14th | Columbus | 3.3% | 2026-08 |
| 14th | Durham | 3.3% | 2026-08 |
| 14th | Boise, Idaho | 3.3% | 2026-08 |
| 18th | Chattanooga | 3.4% | 2026-08 |
| 18th | Atlanta, Georgia | 3.4% | 2026-08 |
| 18th | Birmingham | 3.4% | 2026-08 |
| 21st | Reno | 3.5% | 2026-08 |
| 21st | Baton Rouge | 3.5% | 2026-08 |
| 23rd | Richmond | 3.6% | 2026-08 |
| 23rd | Cincinnati | 3.6% | 2026-08 |
| 23rd | Little Rock | 3.6% | 2026-08 |
| 23rd | Ogden | 3.6% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Miami | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Salt Lake City | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Des Moines | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Harrisburg | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Dayton | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Akron | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Winston-Salem | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Virginia Beach | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Charleston | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 27th | Charlotte, NC | 3.7% | 2026-08 |
| 37th | Milwaukee | 3.8% | 2026-08 |
| 37th | Washington DC | 3.8% | 2026-08 |
| 37th | Albany | 3.8% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Baltimore | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Kansas City | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Greenville, SC | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Austin | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | St. Louis | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Pittsburgh | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | Oklahoma City | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 40th | New Orleans | 3.9% | 2026-08 |
| 48th | Greensboro | 4% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Boston | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Louisville | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Tulsa | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Syracuse | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Provo | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Poughkeepsie | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 49th | Augusta, Georgia | 4.1% | 2026-08 |
| 56th | Spokane | 4.2% | 2026-08 |
| 56th | Grand Rapids | 4.2% | 2026-08 |
| 56th | Columbia, South Carolina | 4.2% | 2026-08 |
| 56th | Providence | 4.2% | 2026-08 |
| 56th | Rochester, New York | 4.2% | 2026-08 |
| 61st | San Jose, California | 4.3% | 2026-08 |
| 61st | Allentown | 4.3% | 2026-08 |
| 61st | Toledo | 4.3% | 2026-08 |
| 64th | Dallas, Texas | 4.4% | 2026-08 |
| 64th | Philadelphia | 4.4% | 2026-08 |
| 66th | San Antonio, Texas | 4.5% | 2026-08 |
| 66th | Buffalo | 4.5% | 2026-08 |
| 66th | Bridgeport | 4.5% | 2026-08 |
| 66th | Worcester | 4.5% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | Denver | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | Memphis | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | San Francisco | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | El Paso | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | Wichita | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 70th | Orlando, Florida | 4.6% | 2026-08 |
| 76th | Tampa | 4.7% | 2026-08 |
| 76th | Colorado Springs | 4.7% | 2026-08 |
| 76th | Minneapolis | 4.7% | 2026-08 |
| 76th | New York | 4.7% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Seattle | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Las Vegas | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Albuquerque | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Los Angeles, California | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Hartford | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Jacksonville, Florida | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 80th | Melbourne | 4.8% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | Vancouver, Washington | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | Phoenix | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | Sarasota | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | Portland | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | San Diego | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 87th | New Haven | 4.9% | 2026-08 |
| 93rd | Houston, Texas | 5% | 2026-08 |
| 93rd | Oxnard | 5% | 2026-08 |
| 95th | Sacramento | 5.2% | 2026-08 |
| 95th | Cape Coral | 5.2% | 2026-08 |
| 95th | Chicago | 5.2% | 2026-08 |
| 98th | Daytona Beach | 5.3% | 2026-08 |
| 99th | Lakeland | 5.6% | 2026-08 |
| 100th | Tucson | 5.7% | 2026-08 |
| 100th | Detroit | 5.7% | 2026-08 |
| 102nd | Riverside | 5.9% | 2026-08 |
| 103rd | McAllen | 6.3% | 2026-08 |
| 104th | Stockton | 6.5% | 2026-08 |
| 105th | Fresno | 7.8% | 2026-08 |
| 106th | Bakersfield | 8.4% | 2026-08 |
The Honest Local, Unemployment across America, every city and state, October 2026, https://thehonestlocal.com/map/unemployment_rate
Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Data last moved October 5, 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.