Unemployment rates in Midwestern metro areas in August, at a glance
By APWednesday, September 29, 2010
Unemployment rates in Midwestern metro areas
The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of the nation’s 372 metro areas last month, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s an improvement from July, when the rate fell in only 152 areas. Below are the unemployment rates for metro areas in the Midwest region.
Unemployment by state and metro area
Figures are percentages
| Aug-09 | Jul-10 | Aug-10 | |
| Illinois | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.9 |
| Bloomington-Normal | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Champaign-Urbana | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville | 10.1 | 10.5 | 9.8 |
| Danville | 12.6 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Decatur | 12.6 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
| Kankakee-Bradley | 12.6 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| Peoria | 11.6 | 10.5 | 10 |
| Rockford | 16.1 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
| Springfield | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Indiana | 10 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Anderson | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Bloomington | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Columbus | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Elkhart-Goshen | 16.9 | 13.9 | 13.4 |
| Evansville | 8.2 | 9 | 8.9 |
| Fort Wayne | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| Kokomo | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| Lafayette | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| Michigan City-La Porte | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
| Muncie | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | 11.4 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| Terre Haute | 10.4 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| Iowa | 6 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Ames | 5 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Cedar Rapids | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| Dubuque | 6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Iowa City | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Sioux City | 5.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Kansas | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Lawrence | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 |
| Manhattan | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
| Topeka | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Wichita | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| Michigan | 13.8 | 14 | 12.9 |
| Ann Arbor | 9 | 10 | 8.8 |
| Battle Creek | 11.6 | 13 | 11.3 |
| Bay City | 11.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Flint | 14.7 | 15.4 | 13.9 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | 11.4 | 11.9 | 10.7 |
| Holland-Grand Haven | 12.2 | 12.6 | 11.3 |
| Jackson | 14 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage | 10.8 | 12.2 | 10.9 |
| Lansing-East Lansing | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| Monroe | 14.1 | 14.4 | 12.9 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.5 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor | 12.6 | 14 | 12.4 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North | 11.9 | 13.1 | 11.8 |
| Minnesota | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Duluth | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Mankato-North Mankato | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | 7.9 | 6.9 | 7 |
| Rochester | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| St Cloud | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Missouri | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Columbia | 7.2 | 7 | 6.9 |
| Jefferson City | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Joplin | 9.1 | 9 | 8.9 |
| Kansas City | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| St Joseph | 9.2 | 8 | 8.1 |
| St Louis (1) | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| Springfield | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Nebraska | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Lincoln | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| North Dakota | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Bismarck | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Fargo | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Grand Forks | 5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Ohio | 10.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Akron | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.3 |
| Canton-Massillon | 11.6 | 11.5 | 10.6 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| Columbus | 8.6 | 9 | 8.3 |
| Dayton | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| Lima | 10.9 | 11 | 10.3 |
| Mansfield | 12.2 | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| Sandusky | 9.8 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Springfield | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10 |
| Steubenville-Weirton | 12.5 | 13.4 | 13 |
| Toledo | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | 12.6 | 11.8 | 11.1 |
| South Dakota | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Rapid City | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Sioux Falls | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Wisconsin | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Appleton | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Eau Claire | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Fond du Lac | 9 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Green Bay | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Janesville | 12.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| La Crosse | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
| Madison | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Racine | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Sheboygan | 9.2 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Wausau | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
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