A look at jobless rates across the nation’s largest metro areas

At a Glance: Jobless rates around the nation

A snapshot of unemployment rates across the nation’s largest metro areas in May:

THE HIGHEST:

— El Centro, Calif.: 27.5 percent.

A SAMPLING OF OTHER PLACES WITH DOUBLE DIGITS:

— Yuba City, Calif.: 19.3 percent.

— Merced, Calif.: 18.1 percent.

— Modesto, Calif.: 17.3 percent.

— Fresno, Calif.: 15.9 percent.

— Palm Coast, Fla.: 15.1 percent

— Flint, Mich.: 14.7 percent.

— Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.: 14.1 percent.

— Rockford, Ill., 13.9 percent.

— Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.: 13.7 percent.

— Ocala, Fla.: 13.6 percent.

THE LOWEST:

— Bismarck, N.D.: 3.1 percent

A SAMPLING OF OTHER PLACES WITH LOW RATES:

— Fargo, ND-MN.: 3.5 percent.

— Grand Forks, N.D.-MN.: 3.8 percent.

— Lincoln, Neb.: 4.2 percent.

— Iowa City, Iowa: 4.4 percent.

— Sioux Falls, S.D.: 4.6 percent.

— Rapid City, S.D.: 4.8 percent.

— Ames, Iowa: 4.8 percent.

— Burlington-South Burlington, Vt.: 4.8 percent.

— Manhattan, Kan.: 5.1 percent.

— Logan, Utah-Idaho: 5.1 percent.