Unemployment rates for US cities in the Midwest
Tuesday - 1/8/2013, 3:35pm EST
| Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, evidence that steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country. |
| The Labor Department said Tuesday that rates fell in November from October in 215 of the 372 largest metro areas. Rates were unchanged in 33 and rose in 124. |
| Rates dropped below 7 percent in 192 cities. That's the first time since the recession ended that more than half of large cities had rates below that threshold. |
| Here are unemployment rates in November for states and cities in the Midwest: |
| Metro Unemployment, Midwest |
| Unemployment rates by state and city |
| Figures in percentages |
| Nov. 2012 Oct. 2012 Nov. 2011 |
| Illinois 8.2 8.4 9.2 |
| Bloomington-Normal 6.1 6.6 6.8 |
| Champaign-Urbana 7.2 7.6 7.8 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 8.3 8.3 9.3 |
| Danville 9.8 9.9 9.9 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 6.4 6.9 7.4 |
| Decatur 10.2 10.1 9.8 |
| Kankakee-Bradley 10 10.3 11.1 |
| Peoria 7.7 7.7 8 |
| Rockford 10.5 10.8 11.8 |
| Springfield 6.8 7.1 7.4 |
| Indiana 8 7.4 8.6 |
| Anderson 9.5 8.8 10.1 |
| Bloomington 7 6.3 7.2 |
| Columbus 6 5.4 6.7 |
| Elkhart-Goshen 9 8.3 10.9 |
| Evansville 7.1 6.5 7.3 |
| Fort Wayne 7.4 6.8 9.4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel 7.6 7.1 8.1 |
| Kokomo 8.8 8.1 9.9 |
| Lafayette 7.3 6.4 7.3 |
| Michigan City-La Porte 9.7 8.9 9.8 |
| Muncie 8.9 8.3 10.1 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka 8.7 8.2 9.2 |
| Terre Haute 9.8 8.9 9.9 |
| Iowa 4.5 4.6 5.2 |
| Ames 3.1 3.3 3.8 |
| Cedar Rapids 4.8 4.8 5.5 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines 4.6 4.6 5.3 |
| Dubuque 4 3.9 4.7 |
| Iowa City 3.2 3.4 3.8 |
| Sioux City 4.7 4.7 5.2 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls 4.5 4.6 5 |
| Kansas 5.2 5.2 6.1 |
| Lawrence 4.8 4.7 5.4 |
| Manhattan 4.7 4.6 5.4 |
| Topeka 6.1 5.9 6.7 |
| Wichita 6 6.1 7.4 |
| Michigan 7.9 8.3 8.6 |
| Ann Arbor 4.3 4.6 5.2 |
| Battle Creek 5.9 6.1 7.1 |
| Bay City 6.8 6.9 7.8 |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia 9.7 10.5 9.6 |
| Flint 7.8 8.1 8.9 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming 5.4 5.6 6.7 |
| Holland-Grand Haven 5.3 5.5 6.6 |
| Jackson 6.8 7 8.1 |
| Kalamazoo-Portage 6 6.2 7.3 |
| Lansing-East Lansing 5.6 5.9 6.7 |
| Monroe 6.4 6.6 7.8 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores 7.5 7.6 8.5 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor 7.2 7.3 8.5 |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North 7 7.3 8 |
| Minnesota 5.1 5.2 5.3 |
| Duluth 6.1 5.9 6.2 |
| Mankato-North Mankato 4 4.4 4.2 |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 5 5.2 5.2 |
| Rochester 4.1 4.5 4.4 |
| St Cloud 4.8 5 5.2 |
| Missouri 6.4 6.6 7.6 |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson 5.9 6.1 6.8 |
| Columbia 4.3 4.6 4.9 |
| Jefferson City 5 5.2 5.9 |
| Joplin 5.4 5.7 6.6 |
| Kansas City 6.1 6.2 7.2 |
| St Joseph 5.2 5.4 6.2 |
| St Louis 6.9 7.2 8.2 |
| Springfield 5.5 5.7 6.8 |
| Nebraska 3.4 3.5 3.8 |
| Lincoln 3 3.2 3.4 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs 3.7 3.9 4.3 |
| North Dakota 2.8 2.4 2.9 |
| Bismarck 2.6 2.2 2.8 |
| Fargo 3 2.8 3.2 |
| Grand Forks 3.4 3.2 4.1 |
| Ohio 6.5 6.3 7.5 |
| Akron 6 5.9 7.2 |
| Canton-Massillon 6.4 6.3 7.9 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown 6.3 6.3 7.6 |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 6.7 6.1 6.8 |
| Columbus 5.5 5.5 6.5 |
| Dayton 6.7 6.6 8 |
| Lima 6.7 6.6 8.2 |
| Mansfield 7.5 7.5 9 |
| Sandusky 6.4 6.5 7.8 |
| Springfield 6.3 6.3 7.8 |
| Steubenville-Weirton 9.6 9.4 10.2 |
| Toledo 7.2 6.9 8.2 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman 7.4 7.3 8.1 |
| South Dakota 4.1 4 4 |
| Rapid City 4.4 4.2 4.2 |
| Sioux Falls 3.7 3.7 3.7 |
| Wisconsin 6.3 5.7 6.5 |
| Appleton 5.4 5 5.7 |
| Eau Claire 5.4 5 5.7 |
| Fond du Lac 5.6 5.1 6.2 |
| Green Bay 5.8 5.3 6.2 |
| Janesville 7.7 7.1 8.4 |
| La Crosse 4.8 4.4 4.9 |
| Madison 4.4 4.1 4.6 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 6.8 6.3 7.1 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah 5.6 5.2 5.7 |
| Racine 7.9 7 8 |
| Sheboygan 5.9 5.4 6.7 |
| Wausau 6.3 5.6 6.5 |
