The unemployment rate for the D.C. metro region fell to 5.1% in July, down from 5.6% in June and 8.4% a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Baltimore metro unemployment rate in July was 5.4%, down from 6.4% the previous month and 8.3% a year earlier.
A total of 31 metro areas had jobless rates of less than 3% in July, while seven metros had rates of at least 10%. The national unemployment rate in July was 5.7%.
Logan, Utah, and Lincoln, Nebraska, had the lowest metro unemployment rates in July, at 1.8% and 1.9%, respectively. Yuma, Arizona, had the highest, at 20.1%. .
Among metro areas with a population of at least 1 million, Salt Lake City and Oklahoma City retained the lowest unemployment rates in July, at 2.8% and 2.9%, respectively. Las Vegas had the highest big city unemployment rate at 9.4%, followed by Los Angeles at 9.3%.
The D.C. metro continues to regain jobs, adding 38,305 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in July, ending July with 3.42 million.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics .
