U.S. monthly unemployment rates in metro and nonmetro areas, January 2019 to April 2021

Unemployment rate (percent)

Line Bar combo chart with 28 groups and 2 lines.

Group 1, Jan-2019.
Line 1, Metro 4.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.
Group 2, Feb-2019.
Line 1, Metro 4.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.7.
Group 3, Mar-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.5.
Group 4, Apr-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.7.
Group 5, May-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.6.
Group 6, Jun-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.1.
Group 7, Jul-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.3.
Group 8, Aug-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.9.
Group 9, Sep-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.5.
Group 10, Oct-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.5.
Group 11, Nov-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.6.
Group 12, Dec-2019.
Line 1, Metro 3.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 3.9.
Group 13, Jan-2020.
Line 1, Metro 3.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.7.
Group 14, Feb-2020.
Line 1, Metro 3.7.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.5.
Group 15, Mar-2020.
Line 1, Metro 4.5.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.1.
Group 16, Apr-2020.
Line 1, Metro 14.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 13.6.
Group 17, May-2020.
Line 1, Metro 13.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 10.9.
Group 18, Jun-2020.
Line 1, Metro 11.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.8.
Group 19, Jul-2020.
Line 1, Metro 10.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 8.2.
Group 20, Aug-2020.
Line 1, Metro 8.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.6.
Group 21, Sep-2020.
Line 1, Metro 7.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.9.
Group 22, Oct-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.8.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.2.
Group 23, Nov-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.2.
Group 24, Dec-2020.
Line 1, Metro 6.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.7.
Group 25, Jan-2021.
Line 1, Metro 6.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 6.1.
Group 26, Feb-2021.
Line 1, Metro 6.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.9.
Group 27, Mar-2021.
Line 1, Metro 6.3.
Line 2, Nonmetro 5.5.
Group 28, Apr-2021.
Line 1, Metro 5.9.
Line 2, Nonmetro 4.9.

Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted. Unemployment rate estimates for April 2021 are preliminary. Data for metro and nonmetro areas are based on the Office of Management and Budget 2013 definition of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (accessed June 3, 2021).