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To those living in California and Florida, reports of lost jobs and rising unemployment do not come as a surprise. At the other end of the spectrum, job losses have not been nearly as bad in Texas. What gives?

A recent study by the Brookings Institute examines the economic health of the 100 largest metropolitan areas based on a variety of factors including employment, unemployment, wages, housing prices, output and foreclosures. Together, these areas contain two-thirds of the nation's jobs and produce three-quarters of its GDP.

Which metropolitan areas have weathered this crisis the best, and maintained the least bad unemployment rates? Click through to see the top 10.

*All data from the Brookings Institution and the US Census Bureau. Read the full Brookings report here.