Unemployment Rises in Majority of U.S. Cities; D.C. Rate Up to 3% in February

Unemployment rates in February were higher than a year ago in 247 out of 389 metro areas, including Washington D.C.

The D.C. metro unemployment rate in February was 3%, up from 2.8% in January and February 2023.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson's unemployment rate was 2.8% in February.

13 metro areas had unemployment rates of at least 8% in February.

Ames, Iowa had the lowest unemployment rate at 1.9%, while El Centro, California had the highest at 17.2%.