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The D.C. metropolitan area’s unemployment rate amid the coronavirus pandemic fell to 9% in May, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
The rate was slightly down from 9.8% in April, WTOP reported Thursday. In comparison, the D.C. area’s jobless rate in May 2019 stood at 3%.
Nearby Baltimore had a May jobless rate of 9.5%, down from 10.1% in April.
The numbers come amid a better-than-expected national jobs report issued Thursday, which showed the U.S. unemployment rate falling to 11.1% in May.
Las Vegas had the highest rate among major metropolitan regions at 29%, followed by Detroit at 23.7% and Orlando at 22.6%. Phoenix had the country’s lowest rate at 8.3%.