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Unemployment rates for US cities in the Midwest
Posted: Jan 8, 2013 1:52 PM
Updated: Jan 8, 2013 1:53 PM
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 |
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