Las Vegas ranked number three nationally in unemployment of the 49 metropolitan areas reported with a of 1 million or more.
At 13.9 percent, Las Vegas followed Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., which had the highest unemployment rate in September, 17.3 percent and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., 14.2 percent.
Sixteen additional large areas posted rates of 10.0 percent or more. The large areas with the lowest jobless rates in September were Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.9 percent; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., 6.2 percent; and Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C., 6.7 percent.
All 49 large areas registered over-the-year unemployment rate increases of at least 1.6 percentage points. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., had the largest jobless rate increase from a year earlier (+8.4 percentage points). The next largest rate increase occurred in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (+6.2 percentage points).