The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area of Maryland posted the lowest jobless rate among the 51 largest US metro areas in August at 1.8%, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Las Vegas area posted the highest rate at 6.1% among large metro areas.

Among metro areas of all sizes, the lowest unemployment rate in August was in Bismarck, North Dakota, at 1.5%. The next lowest rate was in Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota, at 1.6%. A total of nine areas had jobless rates of less than 2.0%, while five areas had rates of at least 8.0%.

El Centro, California, had the highest jobless rate among metropolitan areas of all sizes in August at 19.7%.

According to the BLS, 11 of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers. Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, Maryland, had the lowest division unemployment rate at 1.6% in August.

On the other hand, Elgin, Illinois, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California, had the highest rates among the divisions at 5.8% each.