Metro area	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
1. Seattle- Tacoma-Bremerton	12.48%	12.44%	12.02%	11.58%	11.10%	11.00%	11.59%	12.25%	12.29%	11.74%	11.22%
2. San Diego	11.30%	11.38%	11.30%	11.03%	10.78%	10.58%	10.39%	10.28%	10.26%	10.18%	10.21%
3. Denver- Boulder-Greeley	10.23%	9.95%	9.82%	9.44%	9.28%	9.59%	9.80%	9.62%	9.67%	9.72%	9.80%
4. Minneapolis-St. Paul	9.49%	9.41%	9.15%	9.06%	8.97%	9.05%	9.21%	9.38%	9.33%	9.25%	9.23%
5. Milwaukee- Racine	9.58%	9.39%	9.32%	9.16%	9.31%	9.29%	9.26%	9.31%	9.20%	9.07%	9.03%
6. Phoenix-Mesa	9.61%	9.43%	9.10%	8.82%	8.59%	8.46%	8.49%	8.71%	8.73%	8.82%	8.97%
7. Cincinnati- Hamilton	9.23%	9.30%	9.29%	8.90%	8.47%	8.15%	8.42%	8.91%	8.93%	8.95%	8.93%
8. Portland-Salem	7.15%	6.83%	6.94%	7.12%	7.50%	8.22%	8.60%	8.80%	8.84%	8.80%	8.87%
9. St. Louis	10.28%	9.94%	9.70%	9.19%	8.95%	8.99%	9.08%	8.97%	8.83%	8.59%	8.40%
10. Tampa-St. Petersburg	5.99%	5.75%	6.00%	6.44%	6.42%	6.53%	6.98%	7.72%	7.90%	8.14%	8.34%
11. Cleveland- Akron	8.02%	7.75%	7.64%	7.62%	7.49%	7.57%	7.76%	8.13%	8.16%	8.21%	8.24%
12. Atlanta	6.83%	6.92%	7.05%	7.20%	7.15%	7.21%	7.24%	7.26%	7.40%	7.49%	7.46%
13. Pittsburgh	6.45%	6.34%	6.33%	6.33%	6.32%	6.42%	6.56%	6.93%	7.03%	7.03%	7.12%
14. Kansas City	6.96%	6.76%	6.75%	6.67%	6.74%	6.92%	6.98%	7.05%	7.08%	7.03%	6.95%
15. Miami-Ft. Laurderdale	4.28%	4.22%	4.22%	4.35%	4.42%	4.50%	4.64%	4.47%	4.61%	4.84%	5.07%
Source: WEFA with information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.