Bureau of Labor Statistics
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THE GREATER NEW YORK AREA JOB COUNT IN OCTOBER 2007 ROSE 77,500
OVER THE YEAR
Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island Metropolitan Statistical Area1 stood at 8,595,700 in October 2007,
77,500 above its year-ago level, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Regional Commissioner Michael
L. Dolfman pointed out that the October increase was in line with gains
over the previous seven months. New York City accounted for most of the
area's job growth, adding 57,000 jobs over the year. The City also
outpaced the greater New York area in its percentage increase in jobs
from October a year ago-1.5 percent versus 0.9 percent. This situation
is not unusual, however, as a faster rate of employment growth in the
City has been evident for years. Nationally, employment increased 1.2
percent from October a year ago, and while the City has generally kept
pace with or exceeded the national average during 2007, the greater New
York area has lagged behind. (See chart A. All data in this release are
not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used
throughout.)
Industry employment in the greater New York area
In the greater New York area, employment advanced strongly in all but
two industry supersectors from October 2006 to October 2007, and two
added more than 20,000 jobs. Professional and business services added
21,900 jobs over the year-slightly higher than the gains recorded over
the previous seven months. Most of these jobs were in professional,
scientific, and technical services, which increased by 17,900. The job
count in the education and health services supersector rose by a similar
amount, 21,700, over the year; however, this was the second smallest gain
posted since August 2005. Another supersector, leisure and hospitality,
added 13,400 jobs from October a year ago, and five others (government;
financial activities; natural resources, mining, and construction; other
services; and trade, transportation, and utilities) had increases between
5,000 and 10,000. In contrast to these widespread gains, employment
losses were confined to manufacturing, which shed 15,400 jobs over the
year.
Although leisure and hospitality had the third largest numeric
increase in jobs in the greater metropolitan area, it had the largest
over-the-year percentage gain, 2.1 percent. Two supersectors, natural
resources, mining, and construction and professional and business
services, had the next highest rate of job growth, 1.7 percent. Three
other supersectors (education and health, other services, and financial
activities) had employment growth of 1.0 percent or more.
Growth rates by industry supersector were generally higher at the
national level. The natural resources and mining supersector, published
separately from construction at the national level, recorded the sharpest
growth in employment, up 4.2 percent from October a year ago. Two
supersectors, education and health services and leisure and hospitality,
had the next highest percentage gain, both at 3.2 percent, followed by
professional and business services at 2.0 percent.
Two supersectors in the United States lost jobs over the year. In
manufacturing, employment contracted by 1.5 percent from October 2006.
(In comparison, the rate of job loss in this supersector was much higher
in the New York area, -3.3 percent.) Construction employment at the
national level was also down from October a year ago, shrinking 1.4
percent, the seventh consecutive month of over-the-year job losses.
Metropolitan divisions
The greater New York area contains four metropolitan divisions,
essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a
metropolitan area. Each of these divisions added jobs from October 2006
to October 2007. Not unexpectedly, the New York-White Plains-Wayne
Metropolitan Division, comprising over 60 percent of the area workforce,
experienced the largest employment gain, 62,300. This was in line with
over-the-year increases during the previous seven months, which had
ranged from 53,100 to 64,400. The Edison Metropolitan Division posted
the next largest increase, 8,900, its biggest 12-month gain since
January. The Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division added 5,300 jobs,
while Newark-Union inched up 1,000, its smallest increase since December
2005
The New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division consists of New
York City and two three-county areas: Putnam-Rockland-Westchester in New
York and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic in New Jersey. Of these three components,
New York City accounted for most of the division's, not to mention
metropolitan area's, over-the-year increase in employment with the
addition of 57,000 jobs in October. Putnam-Rockland-Westchester posted a
job gain of 6,000, while Bergen-Hudson-Passiac saw little change in its
job count.
October 2007 job growth in New York City was led by professional and
business services, which expanded by 14,700. The next largest increase
occurred in financial activities (13,000), followed by education and
health services (10,200). Not surprisingly, these three supersectors
were also among the top job gainers in the New York-White Plains-Wayne
Metropolitan Division and the greater New York area.
Among the four metropolitan divisions in the greater New York area,
only New York-White Plains-Wayne matched the nation in employment growth,
expanding 1.2 percent over the year. (See chart 1.) Edison added jobs
at a 0.9-percent pace, slightly below the national average. Jobs in
Nassau-Suffolk advanced more slowly, 0.4 percent, and in Newark-Union
hardly at all, 0.1 percent.
Table A. Nonfarm employment, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
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| | | | | Change from
Area | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | Oct. 2006
| Oct. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. p |to Oct. p 2007
___________________________________________|________|________|________|_________|_______________
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 8,518.2 8,511.6 8,535.4 8,595.7 77.5
Edison 1,031.4 1,043.5 1,037.5 1,040.3 8.9
Nassau-Suffolk 1,266.4 1,256.7 1,257.5 1,271.7 5.3
New York-White Plains-Wayne 5,181.2 5,175.3 5,201.9 5,243.5 62.3
Bergen-Hudson-Passaic 911.1 893.8 904.6 910.4 -0.7
New York City 3,696.2 3,706.9 3,723.2 3,753.2 57.0
Putnam-Rockland-Westchester 573.9 574.6 574.1 579.9 6.0
Newark-Union 1,039.2 1,036.1 1,038.5 1,040.2 1.0
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p = preliminary.
NOTE: The Edison Metropolitan Division consists of Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Somerset
Counties in New Jersey. The Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division consists of Nassau and Suffolk
Counties in New York. The New York-Wayne-White Plains Metropolitan Division consists of New York
City and Westchester, Rockland,and Putnam Counties in New York; and Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic
Counties in New Jersey. The Newark-Union Metropolitan Division consists of Essex, Hunterdon,
Morris, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.
Industry supersectors. In October 2007, employment growth in the New
York division was brisk in natural resources, mining, and construction,
up 3.3 percent, and even faster paced in New York City, up 5.4 percent.
(See table 1.) Within this supersector, job gains were particularly
robust in special trade contractors in the City, up 5.6 percent over the
year-this industry's largest percentage gain since February 2001.
Relatively strong growth in the New York division also occurred in
leisure and hospitality (3.1 percent) and financial activities (2.1
percent). The division's growth in finance compared favorably with the
supersector's 0.4-percent growth at the national level. In the City, the
increase in financial activities, 2.8 percent, was driven largely by the
securities industry, which advanced 4.7 percent. Employment in
professional and business services in the New York division increased 1.9
percent. A driving force in this supersector was the advertising
industry in the City which expanded by 7.7 percent from October a year
ago-the largest gain since November 2000.
In contrast, employment in manufacturing was down 4.6 percent over the
year in the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division, declining
more rapidly than the national rate of 1.5 percent. Manufacturing jobs
declined in two of the three county components-New York City, down 5.6
percent, and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, down 4.3 percent.
In the Edison Metropolitan Division other services, which added more
jobs than any supersector, had the fastest rate of job growth at 8.1
percent, well above the supersector's percentage increase at the national
level. Other job gainers included government, and education and health
services, with percentage growth of 2.3 percent each. Job losses were
largest in manufacturing and trade, transportation, and utilities, which
experienced rates of decline of 1.4 and 1.5 percent, respectively.
In the Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division, employment growth was led
by professional and business services, with a 1.9-percent gain, almost
matching the supersector's 2.0-percent rise nationwide. Leisure and
hospitality had the next highest increase, 1.7 percent. On the other
hand, jobs in financial activities were down 2.9 percent and in
manufacturing, 1.6 percent. October was the 33rd consecutive month of
over-the-year job loss in both of these supersectors.
In the Newark-Union Metropolitan Division, education and health
services experienced the fastest rate of job growth from October 2006 to
October 2007, with employment increasing 1.5 percent. No other
supersector in Newark had a percentage increase in jobs of 1.0 percent or
more. However, in one supersector, manufacturing, employment declined by
3.4 percent over the year.
Employment in the 12 largest areas
The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area was 1 of the
nation's 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in October 2007. Five
of these 12 areas experienced over-the-year job growth greater than the
national increase of 1.2 percent. The top three high-growth areas had
employment gains greater than 2.0 percent-Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta,
Ga. (2.3 percent); Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Tex. (2.2 percent);
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Tex. (2.1 percent). Two other areas also
exceeded the national increase: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-
Va.-Md.-W.Va. (1.4 percent) and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
(1.3 percent). (See chart B and table 2.) All five of these high-growth
areas were located in the South region of the country.
Seven metropolitan areas had employment growth rates less than the
U.S. average. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. and Boston-Cambridge-
Quincy, Mass.-N.H., both at 1.1 percent, fell just short of the national
rate. Three other areas had employment growth of 0.9 percent-Chicago-
Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa., and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-
Md. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., was the only area of the 12 to lose
jobs over the year, dropping 1.9 percent of its employment.
The fastest growing supersector from October 2006 to October 2007
often varied by metropolitan area but two stood out. Among those
industries adding at least 1,000 jobs over the year, education and health
services had the highest percentage increase in employment in four areas
(Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Miami) while professional and business
services was the growth leader in four areas (Boston, Chicago, San
Francisco, and Washington, D.C.). Among those industries losing at least
1,000 jobs from October a year ago, manufacturing had the largest decline
in 4 of the 12 areas-Chicago, Miami, New York and Philadelphia-and
construction in 2 others-Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Of the 12 metropolitan areas, New York had the largest increase in
jobs from October a year ago, 77,500. Three other areas added at least
50,000 jobs during the 12-month period, Dallas, Atlanta, and Houston. In
six of the areas-Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York, San Francisco and
Washington-professional and business services added the most jobs; in
four areas-Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia-education and
health services had the largest numeric increase.
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1The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan
Statistical Area (MSA) consists of New York City, Nassau, Putnam,
Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex,
Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset,
Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County, Pennsylvania.
For convenience, the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA is
referred to as the greater New York area throughout this release.
NYLS - 7308 Labor - New York
11/27/07
Technical Note
This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the
Current Employment Statistics (CES) program for the New York-Northern New
Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area and the 12 largest
metropolitan areas. The rankings were based on population estimates by
the U.S. Census Bureau in 2000. The CES program is a Federal-State
cooperative endeavor.
Employment
Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment
payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes
the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work
rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than
one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on
the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002
version of the North American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link
relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month
employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of
establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment
for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the
previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the
official estimators for the approximately 10 percent of CES published
series.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state
unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to
adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding
one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark
month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of
employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes
in the level for the subsequent months.
Reliability of the estimates
The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and
administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of
errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability--that is,
variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire
population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling
errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection
and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample
surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special
estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always
equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are available for
state CES data at the NAICS supersector level and for metropolitan area
CES data at the total nonfarm level. Information on recent benchmark
revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at
(http://www.bls.gov/sae/).
Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release
reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget on December 5, 2005. A detailed list of the
geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of
Employment and Earnings.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings,
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U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-
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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, New York-Northern New Jersey-
Long Island and United States, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Change from
Oct. 2006 to
2006 2007 2007 2007 Oct. p 2007
Area and industry supersector Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. p Number Percent
United States
Total nonfarm 137,643.0 137,909.0 138,502.0 139,261.0 1,618.0 1.2
Natural resources and mining 709.0 743.0 736.0 739.0 30.0 4.2
Construction 7,905.0 7,930.0 7,838.0 7,792.0 -113.0 -1.4
Manufacturing 14,193.0 14,096.0 14,053.0 13,983.0 -210.0 -1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 26,325.0 26,484.0 26,445.0 26,541.0 216.0 0.8
Information 3,046.0 3,094.0 3,078.0 3,080.0 34.0 1.1
Financial activities 8,404.0 8,515.0 8,437.0 8,439.0 35.0 0.4
Professional and business services 17,836.0 18,115.0 18,100.0 18,188.0 352.0 2.0
Education and health services 18,152.0 18,126.0 18,432.0 18,736.0 584.0 3.2
Leisure and hospitality 13,188.0 14,194.0 13,790.0 13,612.0 424.0 3.2
Other services 5,431.0 5,519.0 5,456.0 5,456.0 25.0 0.5
Government 22,454.0 21,093.0 22,137.0 22,695.0 241.0 1.1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm 8,518.2 8,511.6 8,535.4 8,595.7 77.5 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 360.2 369.3 369.8 366.4 6.2 1.7
Manufacturing 465.2 449.7 451.1 449.8 -15.4 -3.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,601.4 1,584.0 1,596.7 1,606.5 5.1 0.3
Information 294.6 294.5 292.8 294.7 0.1 0.0
Financial activities 796.3 810.6 804.8 805.6 9.3 1.2
Professional and business services 1,281.8 1,305.7 1,302.2 1,303.7 21.9 1.7
Education and health services 1,427.0 1,395.5 1,421.2 1,448.7 21.7 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 629.4 674.3 656.4 642.8 13.4 2.1
Other services 368.0 373.9 372.3 373.7 5.7 1.5
Government 1,294.3 1,254.1 1,268.1 1,303.8 9.5 0.7
Edison Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,031.4 1,043.5 1,037.5 1,040.3 8.9 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 49.8 50.2 49.8 49.3 -0.5 -1.0
Manufacturing 76.3 75.8 75.4 75.2 -1.1 -1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 226.9 222.9 222.3 223.6 -3.3 -1.5
Information 30.6 31.4 31.0 30.9 0.3 1.0
Financial activities 65.0 65.8 65.2 65.5 0.5 0.8
Professional and business services 171.7 176.0 175.8 174.3 2.6 1.5
Education and health services 134.0 135.0 135.8 137.1 3.1 2.3
Leisure and hospitality 78.5 90.6 82.9 78.5 0.0 0.0
Other services 48.1 53.0 51.8 52.0 3.9 8.1
Government 150.5 142.8 147.5 153.9 3.4 2.3
Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,266.4 1,256.7 1,257.5 1,271.7 5.3 0.4
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 72.3 74.8 74.1 73.2 0.9 1.2
Manufacturing 86.0 84.3 84.8 84.6 -1.4 -1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 272.9 270.9 272.0 274.1 1.2 0.4
Information 30.3 30.2 30.1 30.3 0.0 0.0
Financial activities 80.0 78.2 77.8 77.7 -2.3 -2.9
Professional and business services 166.5 169.1 168.8 169.7 3.2 1.9
Education and health services 207.5 200.5 202.5 209.3 1.8 0.9
Leisure and hospitality 96.0 110.6 102.6 97.6 1.6 1.7
Other services 52.3 52.7 52.3 52.7 0.4 0.8
Government 202.6 185.4 192.5 202.5 -0.1 0.0
New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 5,181.2 5,175.3 5,201.9 5,243.5 62.3 1.2
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 192.2 198.9 200.4 198.6 6.4 3.3
Manufacturing 212.9 202.4 203.6 203.1 -9.8 -4.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 887.7 877.1 888.6 893.2 5.5 0.6
Information 208.9 207.9 206.9 208.6 -0.3 -0.1
Financial activities 573.7 588.5 584.4 585.5 11.8 2.1
Professional and business services 780.1 794.8 792.5 795.0 14.9 1.9
Education and health services 943.4 919.3 940.6 958.0 14.6 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 389.8 404.3 403.6 401.7 11.9 3.1
Other services 219.0 218.8 219.5 220.7 1.7 0.8
Government 773.5 763.3 761.8 779.1 5.6 0.7
New York City
Total nonfarm 3,696.2 3,706.9 3,723.2 3,753.2 57.0 1.5
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 121.7 128.1 129.8 128.3 6.6 5.4
Manufacturing 106.4 99.5 100.2 100.4 -6.0 -5.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 560.4 557.5 565.6 567.5 7.1 1.3
Information 167.5 166.8 165.7 167.5 0.0 0.0
Financial activities 462.1 477.6 474.2 475.1 13.0 2.8
Professional and business services 576.0 591.1 588.3 590.7 14.7 2.6
Education and health services 704.7 684.6 701.8 714.9 10.2 1.4
Leisure and hospitality 287.4 293.8 296.4 296.3 8.9 3.1
Other services 155.6 153.2 154.0 155.3 -0.3 -0.2
Government 554.4 554.7 547.2 557.2 2.8 0.5
Newark-Union Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,039.2 1,036.1 1,038.5 1,040.2 1.0 0.1
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 45.9 45.4 45.5 45.3 -0.6 -1.3
Manufacturing 90.0 87.2 87.3 86.9 -3.1 -3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 213.9 213.1 213.8 215.6 1.7 0.8
Information 24.8 25.0 24.8 24.9 0.1 0.4
Financial activities 77.6 78.1 77.4 76.9 -0.7 -0.9
Professional and business services 163.5 165.8 165.1 164.7 1.2 0.7
Education and health services 142.1 140.7 142.3 144.3 2.2 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 65.1 68.8 67.3 65.0 -0.1 -0.2
Other services 48.6 49.4 48.7 48.3 -0.3 -0.6
Government 167.7 162.6 166.3 168.3 0.6 0.4
p =preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
will be revised when new information becomes available.
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan
statistical areas, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Change from
Oct. 2006 to
2006 2007 2007 2007 Oct. p 2007
Area and industry supersector Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. p Number Percent
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Total nonfarm 2,421.2 2,460.8 2,466.8 2,477.1 55.9 2.3
Natural resources and mining 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 0.3 14.3
Construction 142.0 144.2 143.6 144.3 2.3 1.6
Manufacturing 178.1 176.6 176.5 176.6 -1.5 -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 551.3 560.6 562.6 565.4 14.1 2.6
Information 89.1 89.6 89.7 90.4 1.3 1.5
Financial activities 163.7 163.9 162.8 162.3 -1.4 -0.9
Professional and business services 402.4 409.8 411.6 413.1 10.7 2.7
Education and health services 245.8 251.3 252.5 254.8 9.0 3.7
Leisure and hospitality 227.4 237.6 234.6 234.7 7.3 3.2
Other services 96.8 97.0 95.8 96.1 -0.7 -0.7
Government 322.5 327.9 334.8 337.0 14.5 4.5
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Total nonfarm 2,478.2 2,469.4 2,492.8 2,504.8 26.6 1.1
Natural resources and mining 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.1 8.3
Construction 104.3 106.9 104.7 102.6 -1.7 -1.6
Manufacturing 222.3 222.7 221.4 221.1 -1.2 -0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 420.9 417.5 416.4 421.0 0.1 0.0
Information 74.3 76.4 75.5 75.3 1.0 1.3
Financial activities 187.7 192.5 190.5 189.6 1.9 1.0
Professional and business services 401.3 413.2 413.0 412.7 11.4 2.8
Education and health services 461.4 449.9 463.4 474.2 12.8 2.8
Leisure and hospitality 214.4 229.2 222.0 218.7 4.3 2.0
Other services 86.8 87.3 85.1 84.5 -2.3 -2.6
Government 303.6 272.4 299.5 303.8 0.2 0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm 4,562.2 4,598.5 4,599.7 4,604.6 42.4 0.9
Natural resources and mining 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 -0.2 -7.1
Construction 226.6 234.9 233.4 231.7 5.1 2.3
Manufacturing 488.5 482.9 481.9 481.4 -7.1 -1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 923.8 923.8 923.8 926.1 2.3 0.2
Information 90.5 90.4 90.3 90.7 0.2 0.2
Financial activities 333.4 337.9 334.4 334.6 1.2 0.4
Professional and business services 743.5 761.7 762.8 767.4 23.9 3.2
Education and health services 584.9 579.6 587.6 592.4 7.5 1.3
Leisure and hospitality 403.0 426.8 418.8 410.8 7.8 1.9
Other services 196.5 202.7 199.1 198.0 1.5 0.8
Government 568.7 555.2 565.0 568.9 0.2 0.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm 2,901.7 2,949.5 2,956.9 2,966.3 64.6 2.2
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 180.1 187.9 186.7 186.4 6.3 3.5
Manufacturing 300.0 304.2 302.3 300.4 0.4 0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 615.9 620.6 619.2 623.5 7.6 1.2
Information 91.9 92.8 93.1 93.6 1.7 1.8
Financial activities 232.3 240.3 239.9 239.5 7.2 3.1
Professional and business services 423.3 436.9 436.7 437.7 14.4 3.4
Education and health services 306.3 312.3 315.9 317.5 11.2 3.7
Leisure and hospitality 272.4 284.8 283.2 283.6 11.2 4.1
Other services 107.7 110.4 109.7 108.6 0.9 0.8
Government 371.8 359.3 370.2 375.5 3.7 1.0
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Total nonfarm 2,011.7 1,959.0 1,967.7 1,973.9 -37.8 -1.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 79.7 73.9 72.6 71.7 -8.0 -10.0
Manufacturing 263.3 259.6 260.9 254.6 -8.7 -3.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 370.7 361.5 360.2 363.5 -7.2 -1.9
Information 33.4 33.4 33.0 33.0 -0.4 -1.2
Financial activities 113.8 112.0 111.4 111.6 -2.2 -1.9
Professional and business services 364.5 362.1 360.3 359.9 -4.6 -1.3
Education and health services 277.2 276.9 278.1 282.1 4.9 1.8
Leisure and hospitality 183.6 188.9 184.7 181.5 -2.1 -1.1
Other services 90.9 90.9 90.7 90.6 -0.3 -0.3
Government 234.6 199.8 215.8 225.4 -9.2 -3.9
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Total nonfarm 2,487.4 2,518.5 2,536.3 2,540.3 52.9 2.1
Natural resources and mining 80.5 85.7 86.0 86.5 6.0 7.5
Construction 186.2 192.2 194.5 195.2 9.0 4.8
Manufacturing 225.2 226.6 227.0 225.5 0.3 0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 507.3 508.3 508.3 509.9 2.6 0.5
Information 35.7 36.1 35.7 35.4 -0.3 -0.8
Financial activities 141.4 144.1 144.2 144.6 3.2 2.3
Professional and business services 363.2 375.1 374.2 375.2 12.0 3.3
Education and health services 274.9 281.6 283.1 285.0 10.1 3.7
Leisure and hospitality 220.0 232.4 229.2 226.4 6.4 2.9
Other services 96.1 100.6 99.9 96.3 0.2 0.2
Government 356.9 335.8 354.2 360.3 3.4 1.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Total nonfarm 5,653.0 5,626.0 5,668.7 5,683.1 30.1 0.5
Natural resources and mining 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 0.0 0.0
Construction 267.8 264.1 261.7 259.5 -8.3 -3.1
Manufacturing 644.0 638.2 637.9 635.7 -8.3 -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,091.8 1,083.0 1,086.4 1,092.3 0.5 0.0
Information 238.2 240.3 250.9 242.0 3.8 1.6
Financial activities 385.8 383.6 382.0 381.2 -4.6 -1.2
Professional and business services 877.7 885.8 884.7 885.6 7.9 0.9
Education and health services 635.9 630.3 645.6 652.8 16.9 2.7
Leisure and hospitality 561.1 578.4 573.7 571.1 10.0 1.8
Other services 194.8 196.5 197.5 197.2 2.4 1.2
Government 751.3 721.2 743.7 761.1 9.8 1.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Total nonfarm 2,424.1 2,438.3 2,443.1 2,455.8 31.7 1.3
Natural resources and mining 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
Construction 161.6 160.3 160.5 160.3 -1.3 -0.8
Manufacturing 99.6 98.9 98.6 97.9 -1.7 -1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities 538.9 546.2 545.1 548.7 9.8 1.8
Information 53.6 53.4 53.5 53.5 -0.1 -0.2
Financial activities 183.1 186.4 186.1 188.1 5.0 2.7
Professional and business services 400.8 399.8 399.6 403.3 2.5 0.6
Education and health services 308.7 312.3 316.6 317.4 8.7 2.8
Leisure and hospitality 246.5 250.8 250.4 252.0 5.5 2.2
Other services 102.9 102.1 102.3 102.9 0.0 0.0
Government 327.8 327.5 329.8 331.1 3.3 1.0
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm 8,518.2 8,511.6 8,535.4 8,595.7 77.5 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 360.2 369.3 369.8 366.4 6.2 1.7
Manufacturing 465.2 449.7 451.1 449.8 -15.4 -3.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,601.4 1,584.0 1,596.7 1,606.5 5.1 0.3
Information 294.6 294.5 292.8 294.7 0.1 0.0
Financial activities 796.3 810.6 804.8 805.6 9.3 1.2
Professional and business services 1,281.8 1,305.7 1,302.2 1,303.7 21.9 1.7
Education and health services 1,427.0 1,395.5 1,421.2 1,448.7 21.7 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 629.4 674.3 656.4 642.8 13.4 2.1
Other services 368.0 373.9 372.3 373.7 5.7 1.5
Government 1,294.3 1,254.1 1,268.1 1,303.8 9.5 0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm 2,823.0 2,811.3 2,828.0 2,848.5 25.5 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 133.9 139.2 137.4 137.1 3.2 2.4
Manufacturing 228.0 224.5 223.1 222.3 -5.7 -2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 535.8 537.2 537.6 540.6 4.8 0.9
Information 55.5 54.9 55.3 55.7 0.2 0.4
Financial activities 218.8 221.1 218.4 218.0 -0.8 -0.4
Professional and business services 423.8 430.5 429.0 431.8 8.0 1.9
Education and health services 524.1 509.3 521.8 533.0 8.9 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 219.7 234.4 228.0 223.9 4.2 1.9
Other services 124.9 128.0 127.2 127.0 2.1 1.7
Government 358.5 332.2 350.2 359.1 0.6 0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Total nonfarm 2,029.1 2,038.4 2,045.5 2,052.1 23.0 1.1
Natural resources and mining 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.7 0.2 13.3
Construction 120.9 115.1 113.9 113.3 -7.6 -6.3
Manufacturing 141.4 143.0 143.4 143.5 2.1 1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 358.6 361.4 361.5 362.0 3.4 0.9
Information 67.5 67.9 67.4 67.4 -0.1 -0.1
Financial activities 158.4 158.4 157.8 157.0 -1.4 -0.9
Professional and business services 350.8 360.3 358.9 359.8 9.0 2.6
Education and health services 229.5 229.8 233.1 235.1 5.6 2.4
Leisure and hospitality 209.3 216.5 215.7 213.6 4.3 2.1
Other services 74.0 74.9 74.6 74.5 0.5 0.7
Government 317.2 309.4 317.6 324.2 7.0 2.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm 2,982.3 3,015.0 3,012.0 3,024.2 41.9 1.4
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 193.5 198.4 196.8 195.8 2.3 1.2
Manufacturing 62.8 63.5 63.0 62.6 -0.2 -0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 405.0 408.5 407.3 410.4 5.4 1.3
Information 98.2 98.8 98.1 97.7 -0.5 -0.5
Financial activities 161.2 165.3 164.1 163.5 2.3 1.4
Professional and business services 672.3 693.9 690.3 692.5 20.2 3.0
Education and health services 321.7 310.5 318.9 323.2 1.5 0.5
Leisure and hospitality 249.2 263.8 257.0 253.8 4.6 1.8
Other services 175.1 179.7 178.0 178.6 3.5 2.0
Government 643.3 632.6 638.5 646.1 2.8 0.4
p =preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
will be revised when new information becomes available.
Last Modified Date: April 9, 2008
