Unemployment rates in Western metro areas in August, at a glance
By APWednesday, September 29, 2010
Unemployment rates in Western 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 West region.
Unemployment by state and metro area
Figures are percentages.
| Aug-09 | Jul-10 | Aug-10 | |
| Alaska | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Anchorage | 7 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Fairbanks | 6.4 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Arizona | 9.7 | 10 | 10 |
| Flagstaff | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Prescott | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Tucson | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9 |
| Yuma | 25.9 | 28.8 | 30.2 |
| California | 12 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Bakersfield-Delano | 14.2 | 15.9 | 15.3 |
| Chico | 12.4 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| El Centro | 31.3 | 32.1 | 30.4 |
| Fresno | 14.2 | 16.1 | 15.4 |
| Hanford-Corcoran | 13.5 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| Madera-Chowchilla | 12.8 | 15.2 | 14.3 |
| Merced | 15.8 | 18.7 | 17.4 |
| Modesto | 15.3 | 17.5 | 16.4 |
| Napa | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| Redding | 14.2 | 15.5 | 15 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | 14.2 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville | 11.6 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Salinas | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles | 9.6 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville | 10.2 | 11.3 | 11 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma | 10.1 | 10.9 | 10.5 |
| Stockton | 15.2 | 17.3 | 16.6 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield | 11.2 | 12.3 | 12 |
| Visalia-Porterville | 14.6 | 16.8 | 15.9 |
| Yuba City | 15.7 | 19 | 17.6 |
| Colorado | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8 |
| Boulder | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Colorado Springs | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | 8 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Grand Junction | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Greeley | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| Pueblo | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Hawaii | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Honolulu | 6 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Idaho | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Boise City-Nampa | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Coeur d’Alene | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
| Idaho Falls | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Lewiston | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7 |
| Pocatello | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Montana | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Billings | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Great Falls | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Missoula | 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Nevada | 12.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| Carson City | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| Las Vegas-Paradise | 13 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Reno-Sparks | 11.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| New Mexico | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| Albuquerque | 8 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
| Farmington | 8.7 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Las Cruces | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Santa Fe | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Oregon | 11 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Bend | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13 |
| Corvallis | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Eugene-Springfield | 11.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
| Medford | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| Salem | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Utah | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Logan | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Ogden-Clearfield | 7 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Provo-Orem | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8 |
| St George | 9 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
| Salt Lake City | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
| Washington | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Bellingham | 8.4 | 8 | 8 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Longview | 13.2 | 12 | 11.9 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Olympia | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Spokane | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | 7.6 | 5.8 | 7.6 |
| Yakima | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Wyoming | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Casper | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Cheyenne | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
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