Metros with the lowest unemployment rate

Millions of Americans are without jobs and looking for work any given month in the U.S. Of course, that's notwithstanding seismic events that can send the number of unemployed workers skyrocketing into the tens of millions, as happened in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most regions of the U.S. have largely recovered from the last major spike in joblessness, and some have even reached previously unheard of levels of employment. Minnesota reported that just 1.8% of people looking for work were unemployed in June—the lowest unemployment rate any state has seen since the U.S. began tracking such statitistics, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Stacker compiled a list of the metros with the lowest unemployment using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Metros are ranked by the lowest percent unemployment rate in August 2022, a measure typically seen as positive for workers but difficult for employers seeking to increase productivity and output.