Source: WalletHub
With inflation staying high but the U.S. gaining 372,000 jobs in June, WalletHub today released updated rankings for its report on Changes in Unemployment Rate by City as a follow-up to our report on the States Where Unemployment Claims Are Decreasing the Most.The U.S. job market has healed a lot from the damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the national unemployment rate is currently at 3.6%, which is 76% lower than the peak of 14.7% during April 2020. Unfortunately, high levels of inflation and the threat of a recession on the horizon could cause a surge in unemployment in the near future. Some cities’ jobs have weathered the storm better than others, though.
In order to identify where workers have been most affected by the coronavirus pandemic, WalletHub compared 180 cities based on five key metrics. We looked at the change in each city’s unemployment during the latest month for which data was available (June 2022) compared to May 2022, June 2021, June 2020 and June 2019. We also considered each city’s overall unemployment rate.
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| Overall Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (June 2022) | Change in Unemployment (June 2022 vs May 2022) | Change in Unemployment (June 2022 vs June 2021) | Change in Unemployment (June 2022 vs June 2020) | Change in Unemployment (June 2022 vs June 2019) |
| 1 | Miami, FL | 2.00% | -9.46% | -63.75% | -74.88% | -28.82% |
| 2 | Hialeah, FL | 2.20% | -7.22% | -67.82% | -73.68% | -30.79% |
| 3 | Springfield, MO | 2.00% | -17.21% | -51.79% | -76.98% | -24.34% |
| 4 | Manchester, NH | 2.00% | 6.26% | -49.94% | -82.14% | -27.33% |
| 5 | Kansas City, MO | 2.70% | -16.45% | -60.76% | -73.55% | -26.44% |
| 6 | Warwick, RI | 2.30% | 3.20% | -64.51% | -80.07% | -14.42% |
| 7 | San Francisco, CA | 2.20% | 15.82% | -61.12% | -81.79% | -9.25% |
| 8 | Nashua, NH | 2.20% | 9.66% | -47.50% | -80.17% | -22.53% |
| 9 | San Jose, CA | 2.40% | 19.54% | -60.26% | -80.64% | -17.77% |
| 10 | St. Louis, MO | 3.30% | -13.73% | -55.62% | -75.08% | -21.36% |
| 11 | Fremont, CA | 2.40% | 18.11% | -56.68% | -76.10% | -16.10% |
| 12 | Santa Rosa, CA | 2.70% | 13.80% | -57.81% | -77.57% | -9.66% |
| 13 | Garden Grove, CA | 3.10% | 15.90% | -64.66% | -83.77% | -7.50% |
| 14 | Minneapolis, MN | 2.40% | 39.65% | -47.41% | -81.08% | -31.49% |
| 15 | Huntington Beach, CA | 2.80% | 13.93% | -56.64% | -78.36% | -6.95% |
| 16 | Anaheim, CA | 3.10% | 14.47% | -60.81% | -81.00% | -4.22% |
| 17 | St. Paul, MN | 2.60% | 40.71% | -47.58% | -79.54% | -32.09% |
| 18 | Santa Ana, CA | 3.00% | 13.71% | -56.60% | -77.96% | -5.49% |
| 19 | Oceanside, CA | 3.20% | 18.56% | -58.18% | -78.53% | -13.62% |
| 20 | San Diego, CA | 3.00% | 17.22% | -56.21% | -77.24% | -8.36% |
| 21 | Providence, RI | 3.50% | 2.32% | -50.60% | -78.41% | -13.48% |
| 22 | Des Moines, IA | 3.00% | 10.53% | -52.74% | -69.67% | -11.25% |
| 23 | Pembroke Pines, FL | 2.70% | 21.87% | -42.03% | -78.14% | -13.46% |
| 24 | Oxnard, CA | 3.50% | 12.52% | -55.63% | -71.99% | -20.84% |
| 25 | Portland, ME | 2.50% | 1.56% | -51.30% | -70.85% | 23.60% |
| 26 | Oakland, CA | 3.40% | 14.85% | -57.58% | -78.31% | -6.49% |
| 27 | Cape Coral, FL | 2.80% | 18.07% | -40.14% | -73.68% | -14.79% |
| 28 | Irvine, CA | 2.90% | 21.66% | -53.34% | -73.15% | -3.75% |
| 29 | Salt Lake City, UT | 2.30% | 12.71% | -24.39% | -70.39% | -11.92% |
| 30 | Tampa, FL | 2.90% | 21.11% | -41.03% | -74.96% | -14.67% |
| 31 | St. Petersburg, FL | 2.80% | 21.78% | -41.21% | -74.74% | -10.46% |
| 32 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 3.00% | 18.09% | -51.60% | -72.80% | -0.40% |
| 33 | Virginia Beach, VA | 2.80% | -1.65% | -32.99% | -70.88% | 2.59% |
| 34 | Scottsdale, AZ | 2.70% | 20.89% | -31.27% | -66.15% | -24.86% |
| 35 | Juneau, AK | 3.20% | 8.61% | -37.43% | -69.01% | -17.90% |
| 36 | Port St. Lucie, FL | 3.00% | 19.77% | -40.37% | -70.39% | -16.10% |
| 37 | Sioux Falls, SD | 2.10% | 11.46% | -29.63% | -57.23% | -5.00% |
| 38 | Seattle, WA | 2.40% | 26.08% | -38.08% | -76.27% | 6.99% |
| 39 | West Valley City, UT | 2.50% | 12.70% | -28.74% | -65.30% | -10.30% |
| 40 | Ontario, CA | 3.50% | 14.47% | -55.22% | -72.78% | -2.92% |
| 41 | Riverside, CA | 3.50% | 17.24% | -53.64% | -71.62% | -7.46% |
| 42 | Bakersfield, CA | 4.10% | 17.46% | -54.82% | -73.48% | -24.80% |
| 43 | Rapid City, SD | 2.40% | 15.09% | -29.38% | -57.95% | -13.09% |
| 44 | Chula Vista, CA | 3.70% | 15.88% | -55.89% | -75.94% | -1.51% |
| 45 | Chesapeake, VA | 3.00% | -1.82% | -32.83% | -68.17% | 2.27% |
| 46 | Orlando, FL | 3.30% | 16.45% | -43.77% | -83.11% | 7.46% |
| 47 | Bismarck, ND | 2.20% | 19.54% | -34.78% | -59.42% | 1.03% |
| 48 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 3.30% | 17.26% | -42.02% | -79.23% | 0.36% |
| 49 | Fontana, CA | 3.60% | 17.88% | -56.30% | -71.54% | -2.73% |
| 50 | Sacramento, CA | 3.80% | 13.57% | -54.00% | -71.93% | -4.33% |
| 51 | Peoria, AZ | 3.20% | 14.42% | -36.84% | -61.48% | -19.93% |
| 52 | Jersey City, NJ | 3.80% | 4.58% | -54.69% | -75.38% | 12.98% |
| 53 | Boise, ID | 2.40% | 21.59% | -28.96% | -68.53% | 3.49% |
| 54 | Moreno Valley, CA | 4.10% | 11.84% | -56.64% | -70.63% | -10.35% |
| 55 | Phoenix, AZ | 3.40% | 15.05% | -39.23% | -64.08% | -20.27% |
| 56 | Overland Park, KS | 2.50% | 13.37% | -20.34% | -60.76% | -12.38% |
| 57 | Boston, MA | 3.50% | 11.55% | -46.31% | -77.82% | 11.98% |
| 58 | Colorado Springs, CO | 3.40% | 7.80% | -47.40% | -68.24% | 11.88% |
| 59 | Chandler, AZ | 3.00% | 20.56% | -31.60% | -61.28% | -18.58% |
| 60 | Gilbert, AZ | 2.80% | 22.51% | -27.24% | -60.23% | -19.47% |
| 61 | Norfolk, VA | 3.80% | -4.63% | -40.55% | -71.73% | 6.35% |
| 62 | Glendale, AZ | 3.50% | 19.18% | -40.58% | -62.24% | -21.05% |
| 63 | Richmond, VA | 3.70% | -3.94% | -39.20% | -73.82% | 11.30% |
| 64 | Anchorage, AK | 3.90% | 3.49% | -40.11% | -63.89% | -16.38% |
| 65 | Burlington, VT | 2.40% | 55.32% | -35.89% | -72.12% | -7.74% |
| 66 | Denver, CO | 3.30% | 1.98% | -48.99% | -72.13% | 34.36% |
| 67 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 3.30% | 18.30% | -48.20% | -63.85% | 4.40% |
| 68 | Wichita, KS | 3.50% | 10.95% | -37.01% | -69.23% | -3.30% |
| 69 | South Burlington, VT | 2.10% | 44.12% | -33.24% | -68.18% | 11.87% |
| 70 | Fargo, ND | 2.20% | 26.46% | -31.46% | -64.59% | 20.45% |
| 71 | Modesto, CA | 4.60% | 15.24% | -51.08% | -69.34% | -24.97% |
| 72 | Missoula, MT | 2.80% | 17.21% | -21.10% | -65.34% | -2.40% |
| 73 | Newport News, VA | 3.90% | -4.53% | -37.66% | -71.80% | 10.97% |
| 74 | Omaha, NE | 2.80% | 25.06% | -20.18% | -59.41% | -18.24% |
| 75 | Fort Wayne, IN | 3.30% | 25.23% | -32.21% | -71.89% | -1.94% |
| 76 | Reno, NV | 3.30% | 16.01% | -29.70% | -71.14% | 3.91% |
| 77 | Tempe, AZ | 3.30% | 27.08% | -32.32% | -62.24% | -17.28% |
| 78 | Aurora, CO | 3.70% | 2.51% | -51.02% | -72.13% | 34.69% |
| 79 | Mesa, AZ | 3.40% | 21.42% | -32.00% | -60.14% | -17.62% |
| 80 | Jacksonville, FL | 3.30% | 26.64% | -34.25% | -64.72% | -8.90% |
| 81 | Yonkers, NY | 4.10% | 7.80% | -39.31% | -73.29% | 0.07% |
| 82 | Atlanta, GA | 3.70% | 20.01% | -37.24% | -67.37% | -8.92% |
| 83 | Cheyenne, WY | 3.20% | 14.94% | -30.34% | -53.60% | -12.48% |
| 84 | Portland, OR | 3.60% | 18.04% | -39.67% | -72.20% | 9.47% |
| 85 | Fresno, CA | 4.60% | 22.63% | -50.47% | -67.76% | -24.78% |
| 86 | Casper, WY | 4.00% | 6.48% | -40.19% | -63.61% | -3.41% |
| 87 | Charleston, SC | 2.80% | 10.78% | -22.76% | -67.07% | 19.56% |
| 88 | Billings, MT | 2.90% | 25.14% | -19.41% | -58.04% | -17.25% |
| 89 | Louisville, KY | 3.70% | -10.04% | -37.81% | -36.49% | -14.57% |
| 90 | Lincoln, NE | 2.50% | 29.01% | -11.31% | -55.92% | -19.23% |
| 91 | Tallahassee, FL | 3.40% | 23.99% | -33.31% | -61.01% | -8.68% |
| 92 | Pittsburgh, PA | 4.30% | 8.14% | -39.13% | -66.83% | -9.58% |
| 93 | Madison, WI | 2.80% | 30.41% | -22.88% | -60.87% | -5.72% |
| 94 | Indianapolis, IN | 3.50% | 24.80% | -35.00% | -69.27% | 3.06% |
| 95 | Irving, TX | 3.60% | 11.65% | -35.77% | -65.86% | 10.92% |
| 96 | Austin, TX | 2.90% | 16.09% | -27.94% | -64.37% | 20.70% |
| 97 | San Bernardino, CA | 4.80% | 11.49% | -55.08% | -69.37% | -2.91% |
| 98 | Raleigh, NC | 3.60% | 10.75% | -25.22% | -63.00% | -4.19% |
| 99 | Oklahoma City, OK | 3.40% | 19.52% | -36.74% | -61.03% | 10.03% |
| 100 | Durham, NC | 3.50% | 12.20% | -24.76% | -60.49% | -0.91% |
| 101 | Worcester, MA | 4.60% | 9.85% | -44.31% | -74.46% | 10.29% |
| 102 | Plano, TX | 3.30% | 15.05% | -27.25% | -58.93% | 10.42% |
| 103 | Jackson, MS | 5.00% | 16.54% | -39.55% | -65.96% | -29.44% |
| 104 | Charleston, WV | 4.00% | 26.18% | -32.67% | -65.41% | -8.99% |
| 105 | Tucson, AZ | 4.30% | 17.35% | -35.24% | -58.98% | -15.52% |
| 106 | Arlington, TX | 3.90% | 10.44% | -33.63% | -64.04% | 14.24% |
| 107 | Columbus, OH | 3.90% | 27.03% | -33.71% | -65.87% | 0.70% |
| 108 | Spokane, WA | 4.50% | 3.56% | -20.86% | -62.65% | -19.80% |
| 109 | Glendale, CA | 4.90% | 15.24% | -53.97% | -74.66% | 16.78% |
| 110 | Nashville, TN | 3.50% | 22.10% | -29.15% | -71.17% | 25.59% |
| 111 | Garland, TX | 3.80% | 11.24% | -30.58% | -61.00% | 13.36% |
| 112 | Tulsa, OK | 3.70% | 19.27% | -33.86% | -60.40% | 12.96% |
| 113 | Albuquerque, NM | 4.40% | 20.04% | -41.76% | -53.07% | -13.98% |
| 114 | Gulfport, MS | 4.80% | 23.10% | -33.51% | -64.19% | -27.14% |
| 115 | Charlotte, NC | 4.00% | 12.58% | -27.25% | -62.67% | 5.02% |
| 116 | Amarillo, TX | 3.20% | 16.22% | -26.14% | -53.53% | 18.87% |
| 117 | Huntington, WV | 4.20% | 26.15% | -28.05% | -62.06% | -15.69% |
| 118 | Fort Smith, AR | 3.50% | 19.20% | -19.36% | -55.37% | -2.29% |
| 119 | Vancouver, WA | 4.60% | 6.80% | -25.53% | -64.16% | -9.45% |
| 120 | Nampa, ID | 3.20% | 28.08% | -18.91% | -58.44% | 5.44% |
| 121 | Huntsville, AL | 3.00% | 43.00% | -14.47% | -63.79% | -1.51% |
| 122 | Lewiston, ME | 3.70% | 14.55% | -44.33% | -51.58% | 27.39% |
| 123 | Dallas, TX | 4.00% | 13.15% | -33.23% | -61.57% | 16.46% |
| 124 | Salem, OR | 3.90% | 25.59% | -32.35% | -57.33% | -0.59% |
| 125 | Aurora, IL | 4.50% | 5.59% | -29.60% | -65.46% | 6.34% |
| 126 | Honolulu, HI | 4.00% | 17.78% | -32.72% | -73.65% | 30.27% |
| 127 | Stockton, CA | 5.70% | 11.50% | -49.02% | -65.97% | -17.49% |
| 128 | Montgomery, AL | 4.10% | 26.48% | -35.23% | -69.96% | 16.73% |
| 128 | Birmingham, AL | 4.10% | 32.47% | -30.77% | -69.78% | 3.57% |
| 130 | Buffalo, NY | 5.20% | 6.21% | -37.01% | -69.53% | 1.48% |
| 131 | Newark, NJ | 5.90% | 2.73% | -52.08% | -71.60% | 2.28% |
| 132 | Rochester, NY | 5.30% | 4.36% | -37.82% | -66.43% | -2.00% |
| 133 | Columbus, GA | 4.50% | 20.32% | -27.39% | -57.19% | -15.84% |
| 134 | Little Rock, AR | 4.10% | 15.20% | -31.26% | -59.48% | 14.77% |
| 135 | Long Beach, CA | 5.30% | 13.86% | -49.31% | -70.51% | 11.59% |
| 136 | Mobile, AL | 4.60% | 26.87% | -32.52% | -70.25% | 1.75% |
| 137 | Tacoma, WA | 5.10% | 4.71% | -24.45% | -66.93% | -7.98% |
| 138 | San Antonio, TX | 4.00% | 15.58% | -30.05% | -60.23% | 22.97% |
| 139 | Toledo, OH | 5.10% | 21.70% | -36.84% | -69.26% | -1.77% |
| 140 | Los Angeles, CA | 5.30% | 14.32% | -47.20% | -70.47% | 15.06% |
| 141 | Grand Prairie, TX | 4.20% | 14.64% | -31.17% | -60.28% | 21.53% |
| 142 | Baton Rouge, LA | 5.10% | 31.05% | -39.62% | -62.48% | -11.20% |
| 143 | Cincinnati, OH | 4.60% | 32.60% | -28.87% | -65.78% | -3.60% |
| 144 | Santa Clarita, CA | 5.10% | 20.39% | -43.88% | -69.25% | 16.33% |
| 145 | Fort Worth, TX | 4.20% | 18.66% | -32.23% | -58.16% | 21.68% |
| 146 | Columbia, SC | 4.10% | 5.36% | -19.59% | -49.96% | 12.19% |
| 147 | Winston-Salem, NC | 4.60% | 12.92% | -25.20% | -58.43% | 4.85% |
| 148 | Greensboro, NC | 4.80% | 10.58% | -25.85% | -61.72% | 5.58% |
| 149 | Akron, OH | 5.00% | 30.42% | -33.45% | -66.20% | -6.40% |
| 150 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3.50% | 22.05% | -24.24% | -28.20% | -4.60% |
| 151 | Augusta, GA | 4.60% | 21.43% | -26.35% | -50.79% | -11.75% |
| 152 | Lubbock, TX | 3.80% | 26.24% | -28.64% | -50.81% | 20.17% |
| 153 | Laredo, TX | 4.70% | 12.22% | -33.17% | -58.57% | 19.17% |
| 154 | New Haven, CT | 5.10% | 7.89% | -43.39% | -55.81% | 18.80% |
| 155 | Houston, TX | 4.70% | 12.43% | -30.79% | -60.85% | 21.47% |
| 156 | Henderson, NV | 5.10% | 8.96% | -30.29% | -71.68% | 28.51% |
| 157 | El Paso, TX | 4.70% | 12.36% | -29.62% | -56.78% | 20.60% |
| 158 | Knoxville, TN | 4.00% | 33.12% | -14.49% | -58.07% | 7.38% |
| 159 | Milwaukee, WI | 5.40% | 12.22% | -33.88% | -59.02% | 5.56% |
| 160 | Chattanooga, TN | 4.80% | 29.48% | -31.66% | -60.19% | 11.06% |
| 161 | Shreveport, LA | 5.60% | 22.69% | -35.25% | -58.20% | -7.74% |
| 162 | Grand Rapids, MI | 5.30% | 14.22% | -26.51% | -67.78% | 18.01% |
| 163 | Philadelphia, PA | 6.20% | 6.83% | -39.91% | -64.71% | 5.51% |
| 164 | Las Cruces, NM | 4.90% | 45.71% | -34.50% | -45.76% | -19.75% |
| 165 | Washington, DC | 5.40% | 12.43% | -33.17% | -39.71% | -9.36% |
| 166 | Las Vegas, NV | 5.90% | 8.49% | -35.74% | -73.02% | 26.94% |
| 167 | Bridgeport, CT | 6.30% | 5.66% | -42.46% | -62.15% | 20.33% |
| 168 | Chicago, IL | 5.70% | 17.31% | -38.19% | -62.03% | 26.61% |
| 169 | Corpus Christi, TX | 5.40% | 13.59% | -28.91% | -52.63% | 25.37% |
| 170 | New York, NY | 6.10% | 6.83% | -44.46% | -66.02% | 47.72% |
| 171 | New Orleans, LA | 6.50% | 21.18% | -39.49% | -64.20% | 15.94% |
| 172 | Baltimore, MD | 6.10% | 21.54% | -27.93% | -44.73% | 11.55% |
| 173 | Fayetteville, NC | 6.40% | 12.51% | -22.78% | -51.38% | 12.99% |
| 174 | North Las Vegas, NV | 6.90% | 10.98% | -31.81% | -69.15% | 46.21% |
| 175 | Wilmington, DE | 7.20% | 16.08% | -27.14% | -63.66% | 20.13% |
| 176 | Memphis, TN | 6.90% | 25.71% | -30.20% | -56.95% | 36.48% |
| 177 | Cleveland, OH | 7.70% | 7.98% | -22.36% | -61.90% | 24.90% |
| 178 | Brownsville, TX | 7.10% | 16.36% | -24.38% | -43.92% | 22.81% |
| 179 | Dover, DE | 8.00% | 17.80% | -33.11% | -60.70% | 27.83% |
| 180 | Detroit, MI | 10.10% | -3.49% | -38.19% | -72.23% | 8.77% |