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VOL. 37 | NO. 14 | Friday, April 5, 2013
Regional
Unemployment rates for US cities in the South
The Associated Press
Unemployment rates fell in more than 80 percent of large U.S. cities in February from January, suggesting that strong hiring that month benefited the vast majority of the country.
The Labor Department says rates fell in 311 of the nation's 372 largest metro areas. They rose in 45 and were unchanged in 16.
Nationwide, employers added 268,000 jobs in February, the most in a year. That pushed down the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent. But hiring slowed sharply last month, when employers added only 88,000 jobs.
Here are the unemployment rates for cities in the South:
| | Feb. 2013 | Jan. 2013 | Feb. 2012 |
Tennessee | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| Chattanooga | 7.5 | 8 | 7.7 |
| Clarksville | 8.6 | 9 | 9 |
| Cleveland | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Jackson | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Johnson City | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Knoxville | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Memphis | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
| Morristown | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
| Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| | | | |
Alabama | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Anniston-Oxford | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Auburn-Opelika | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Birmingham-Hoover | 7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Decatur | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Dothan | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Gadsden | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Huntsville | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Mobile | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Montgomery | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Tuscaloosa | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| | | | |
Arkansas | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Fort Smith | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| Hot Springs | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Jonesboro | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | 7 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Pine Bluff | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10 |
| | | | |
Florida | 7.5 | 8 | 9 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 7.4 | 7.9 | 9.3 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin | 5.5 | 6 | 6.9 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | 7.6 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| Gainesville | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Jacksonville | 7 | 7.5 | 8.9 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | 8.3 | 8.9 | 10.2 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Naples-Marco Island | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota | 7.2 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Ocala | 8.4 | 9.1 | 10.8 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | 7.1 | 7.7 | 9 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | 8 | 8.5 | 10 |
| Palm Coast | 10.3 | 11 | 12.5 |
| Panama City-Lynn Haven | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 |
| Port St Lucie | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| Punta Gorda | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.3 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach | 8.9 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| Tallahassee | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.7 |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | 7.4 | 8 | 9.4 |
| | | | |
Georgia | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Albany | 9.2 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Athens-Clarke County | 6.1 | 6.5 | 7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Augusta-Richmond County | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9 |
| Brunswick | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
| Columbus | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Dalton | 11 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
| Gainesville | 6.9 | 7.4 | 8 |
| Hinesville-Fort Stewart | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| Macon | 9 | 9.4 | 10 |
| Rome | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| Savannah | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Valdosta | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Warner Robins | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| | | | |
Kentucky | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
| Bowling Green | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8 |
| Elizabethtown | 7.8 | 8 | 9.2 |
| Lexington-Fayette | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.5 |
| Owensboro | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| | | | |
Louisiana | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Alexandria | 5.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| Baton Rouge | 5.5 | 7 | 6.8 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | 4 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| Lafayette | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Lake Charles | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Monroe | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | 5.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| | | | |
Mississippi | 9.9 | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.1 |
| Hattiesburg | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Jackson | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Pascagoula | 10.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 |
| | | | |
North Carolina | 9.5 | 10.2 | 10 |
| Asheville | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Burlington | 9.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | 9.4 | 10 | 10 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 7 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Fayetteville | 10 | 10.8 | 10 |
| Goldsboro | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9 |
| Greensboro-High Point | 9.9 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| Greenville | 9.1 | 10 | 9.3 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
| Jacksonville | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9 |
| Raleigh-Cary | 7.5 | 8 | 8.1 |
| Rocky Mount | 13.2 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
| Wilmington | 10.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| Winston-Salem | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| | | | |
Oklahoma | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Lawton | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7 |
| Oklahoma City | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Tulsa | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
| | | | |
South Carolina | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
| Anderson | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 |
| Charleston-Summerville | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8 |
| Columbia | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Florence | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.8 |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway | 11.2 | 12.4 | 13 |
| Spartanburg | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| Sumter | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| | | | |
Texas | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Abilene | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Amarillo | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | 9.9 | 10.9 | 10 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen | 10.4 | 11 | 11.1 |
| College Station-Bryan | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Corpus Christi | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| El Paso | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Laredo | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Longview | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6 |
| Lubbock | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | 11 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Midland | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Odessa | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
| San Angelo | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Sherman-Denison | 7 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Texarkana | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Tyler | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Victoria | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| Waco | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Wichita Falls | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| | | | |
Virginia | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | 7 | 8.3 | 6.5 |
| Charlottesville | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Danville | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9 |
| Harrisonburg | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| Lynchburg | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Richmond | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Roanoke | 6 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
| Winchester | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 |