Unemployment rates rose in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in June, mostly because of seasonal trends. Many young graduates launch job searches in the summer that can push up unemployment.
The metro data isn’t seasonally adjusted for such trends.
Here are unemployment rates for states and cities in the Northeast:
Metro Area Unemployment Rates, Northeast | |||
Unemployment rates by state and city | |||
Figures in percentages | |||
June 2012 | May 2012 | June 2011 | |
Connecticut | 8.4 | 8 | 9.1 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
Danbury | 6.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | 8.5 | 8 | 9.2 |
New Haven | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
Norwich-New London | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
Waterbury | 10.8 | 10.4 | 12 |
Maine | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Bangor | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
Lewiston-Auburn | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Massachusetts | 6.3 | 5.8 | 7.6 |
Barnstable Town | 5.7 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7 |
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | 8.5 | 8 | 10.3 |
New Bedford | 9.4 | 8.9 | 10.7 |
Pittsfield | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.4 |
Springfield | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 |
Worcester | 7 | 6.4 | 8.3 |
New Hampshire | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
Manchester | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
Portsmouth | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
Rochester-Dover | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
New Jersey | 10.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Ocean City | 10.3 | 11.9 | 9.4 |
Trenton-Ewing | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8 |
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | 14 | 13 | 13.3 |
New York | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
Binghamton | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Buffalo-Niagara Falls | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
Elmira | 9.2 | 8.9 | 7.8 |
Glens Falls | 7.7 | 8 | 7.1 |
Ithaca | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Kingston | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island | 9.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
Rochester | 8.4 | 8 | 7.7 |
Syracuse | 9 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
Utica-Rome | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
Pennsylvania | 8 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 8.7 | 8 | 9 |
Altoona | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
Erie | 7.7 | 7 | 8.4 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
Johnstown | 9.3 | 7.9 | 9.3 |
Lancaster | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
Lebanon | 6.5 | 6 | 6.8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.9 |
Pittsburgh | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
Reading | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.5 |
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 |
State College | 6.4 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
Williamsport | 8 | 7.5 | 7.9 |
York-Hanover | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
Rhode Island | 10.3 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
Providence-Fall River-Warwick | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11 |
Vermont | 5.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
Burlington-South Burlington | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
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