Lowest Unemployment Cities in America

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Top 100 — Lowest Unemployment Cities in America

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS

#	City	Population	Unemployment Rate
1	Oak Creek, WI	36,473	0.8%
2	Syracuse, UT	34,009	1.0%
3	West Fargo, ND	39,325	1.1%
4	Central, LA	29,603	1.2%
5	Prior Lake, MN	27,832	1.2%
6	Eagle, ID	31,490	1.3%
7	Spring Hill, TN	53,585	1.4%
8	Avon Lake, OH	25,456	1.4%
9	Chamblee, GA	30,369	1.4%
10	Forest Hills, MI	28,494	1.5%
11	Brownsburg, IN	30,310	1.5%
12	Leawood, KS	33,844	1.5%
13	Washington, UT	30,686	1.6%
14	Short Pump, VA	28,177	1.6%
15	Oxford, MS	26,086	1.7%
16	Vestavia Hills, AL	38,704	1.7%
17	Cleburne, TX	32,966	1.8%
18	Trussville, AL	26,182	1.8%
19	De Pere, WI	25,368	1.8%
20	Fleming Island, FL	29,351	1.8%
21	Mechanicsville, VA	38,437	1.9%
22	Dunwoody, GA	51,563	1.9%
23	Westerville, OH	38,543	1.9%
24	Spanish Fork, UT	43,632	1.9%
25	Fitchburg, WI	31,566	1.9%
26	Key West, FL	25,824	2.0%
27	Clayton, NC	28,043	2.0%
28	Coppell, TX	42,029	2.0%
29	Bettendorf, IA	39,297	2.0%
30	Gahanna, OH	35,438	2.0%
31	Upper Arlington, OH	36,319	2.0%
32	Wauwatosa, WI	47,718	2.0%
33	Plymouth, MN	79,526	2.0%
34	Prattville, AL	38,850	2.0%
35	Bartlett, IL	40,531	2.0%
36	Draper, UT	50,159	2.0%
37	Daphne, AL	28,673	2.0%
38	Brunswick, OH	35,284	2.0%
39	Sun Prairie, WI	36,455	2.1%
40	Saratoga Springs, UT	44,070	2.1%
41	Mequon, WI	25,259	2.1%
42	Homewood, AL	27,697	2.1%
43	Holland, MI	34,266	2.1%
44	Westfield, IN	51,109	2.2%
45	Matthews, NC	29,959	2.2%
46	Maryland Heights, MO	27,981	2.2%
47	Menomonee Falls, WI	38,963	2.2%
48	South Jordan, UT	80,331	2.2%
49	Ballwin, MO	30,835	2.2%
50	Ankeny, IA	70,542	2.2%
51	McLean, VA	50,232	2.2%
52	Minnetonka, MN	53,256	2.2%
53	Greer, SC	39,191	2.2%
54	Perry Hall, MD	28,908	2.2%
55	Bluffton, SC	31,323	2.3%
56	Brentwood, TN	45,272	2.3%
57	Ilchester, MD	27,552	2.3%
58	Layton, UT	82,512	2.3%
59	Saratoga Springs, NY	28,542	2.3%
60	Sioux Falls, SD	197,642	2.3%
61	Fort Mill, SC	28,281	2.3%
62	Logan, UT	53,923	2.3%
63	Hilliard, OH	36,560	2.3%
64	Prairieville, LA	35,010	2.3%
65	St. Charles, MO	71,048	2.3%
66	Lakeville, MN	72,480	2.3%
67	Kiryas Joel, NY	36,572	2.3%
68	St. Peters, MO	58,200	2.3%
69	Kaysville, UT	32,861	2.3%
70	Roy, UT	39,021	2.4%
71	Franklin, TN	85,575	2.4%
72	Kyle, TX	52,439	2.4%
73	Chaska, MN	28,146	2.4%
74	Mason, OH	35,148	2.4%
75	Oakton, VA	36,776	2.4%
76	Meridian, ID	124,865	2.4%
77	Hilton Head Island, SC	37,805	2.4%
78	Oakleaf Plantation, FL	30,737	2.4%
79	Olive Branch, MS	46,538	2.5%
80	Mercer Island, WA	25,282	2.5%
81	Madison, AL	58,335	2.5%
82	Avon, OH	25,082	2.5%
83	Andover, MN	32,825	2.5%
84	Buffalo Grove, IL	42,824	2.5%
85	South San Francisco, CA	64,487	2.5%
86	Springville, UT	35,474	2.5%
87	Sandy, UT	94,723	2.5%
88	La Vergne, TN	38,944	2.5%
89	Mountain House, CA	25,108	2.5%
90	Greenwood, IN	64,237	2.5%
91	University City, MO	34,655	2.5%
92	West Des Moines, IA	69,893	2.5%
93	Kuna, ID	25,960	2.5%
94	Fruit Cove, FL	35,609	2.5%
95	Sheboygan, WI	49,812	2.5%
96	Neenah, WI	27,409	2.5%
97	The Hammocks, FL	58,548	2.5%
98	Bloomington, IL	78,703	2.6%
99	Farmers Branch, TX	36,254	2.6%
100	Woodstock, GA	36,297	2.6%

Oak Creek, WI ranks #1 among the lowest unemployment cities in america with populations over 25,000, with a value of 0.8%. Rounding out the top cities are Syracuse, UT, West Fargo, ND, Central, LA. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 25,000. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS.

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