Bureau of Labor Statistics
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EMPLOYMENT IN THE NEW YORK AREA ROSE 0.9 PERCENT
OVER THE YEAR IN FEBRUARY 2008
Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island Metropolitan Statistical Area1 stood at 8,486,700 in February
2008, 74,400 or 0.9 percent 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 area's job growth
rate has been slowing down since peaking at 1.9 percent in December 2006.
In comparison, the nation has been growing at a slower rate since March
2006 when growth peaked at 2.1 percent.
New York City accounted for most of the area's job growth in February,
adding 46,900 jobs over the year, an increase of 1.3 percent. This was
the City's smallest percentage gain over a 12-month period since October
2005, when it was also 1.3 percent. (See chart A. All data in this
release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis
is used throughout.) Despite the slowdown in employment growth, New York
City, as well as the entire metropolitan area, surpassed the 0.6-percent
rate of increase for the nation in February 2008.
Industry employment in the New York area
In the New York area, employment advanced in all but two industry
supersectors from February 2007 to February 2008, with two supersectors
adding more than 15,000 jobs. The job count in the education and health
services supersector increased by 20,100 over the year; however, this was
the smallest gain posted since August 2005. Leisure and hospitality
followed with a gain of 18,000, and trade, transportation, and utilities
and professional and business services added 12,600 and 11,800 jobs,
respectively. For professional and business services, this was the
smallest advance since May 2005. Within this supersector, the slowdown
was particularly evident in the professional, scientific, and technical
services industry. From January 2006 through October 2007, the 12-month
gains in this industry were never less than 20,000. Since then, job
gains have slowed considerably, from 14,100 in November 2007 to 3,200 in
February 2008. Four supersectors (government; natural resources, mining,
and construction; other services; and information) had increases between
4,000 and 10,000. In contrast to these widespread gains, employment
losses were confined to financial activities and manufacturing, which
shed 2,300 and 16,100 jobs, respectively, over the year.
Leisure and hospitality had the second largest numeric increase in
jobs in the New York area in February 2008, but it had the largest over-
the-year percentage gain, 3.0 percent. Natural resources, mining, and
construction had the next highest rate of job growth, 2.7 percent,
followed by other services, 2.2 percent. Two additional
supersectors-information and education and health-had employment growth
of 1.5 and 1.4 percent, respectively.
At the national level, the natural resources and mining supersector,
published separately from construction, recorded the sharpest growth in
employment, up 4.9 percent from February a year ago. Education and
health had the next highest rate of job growth, 3.0 percent, followed by
leisure and hospitality, 2.5 percent. Two other supersectors,
professional and business services and government, had percentage
increases of 1.2 or 1.1 percent.
Four supersectors in the United States lost jobs from February 2007 to
February 2008. In construction, employment dropped 3.4 percent, the 11th
consecutive month of over-the-year job losses. Manufacturing jobs were
down 2.1 percent. Employment in financial activities and information
shrank by 1.4 and 0.6 percent, respectively. In comparison, employment
in manufacturing declined 3.6 percent in the greater New York area,
finance was down 0.3 percent, but information expanded by 1.5 percent.
Metropolitan divisions
The New York area contains four metropolitan divisions, essentially
separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area.
Each of these divisions added jobs from February 2007 to February 2008.
Not unexpectedly, the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division,
comprising over 60 percent of the area workforce, experienced the largest
employment gain, 56,400. Still, this was the smallest over-the-year
increase in 18 months-since August 2006; during this period, employment
gains reached a high of 109,600. The Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan
Division posted the next largest increase, 13,800, and the Newark-Union
Metropolitan Division followed with an increase of 3,000. The Edison-New
Brunswick Metropolitan Division recorded the smallest job gain, 1,200;
only one year earlier, the over-the-year increase had been 12,100.
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 the
metropolitan area's, over-the-year increase in employment with the
addition of 46,900 jobs in February. Putnam-Rockland-Westchester gained
6,300 jobs, and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, 3,200.
February 2008 job growth in New York City was led by trade,
transportation, and utilities, which expanded by 12,800. Education and
health services shared the next largest increase (9,200) with leisure and
hospitality. Not surprisingly, these three supersectors also added the
most jobs in the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division.
Among the four metropolitan divisions in the greater New York area,
both New York-White Plains-Wayne and Nassau-Suffolk exceeded the nation
in employment growth, with each expanding 1.1 percent over the year.
(See chart 1.) Growth in the two other divisions lagged the national
average-Newark-Union added jobs at a 0.3-percent pace, while Edison-New
Brunswick barely grew, at 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 | 2007 | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 | Feb. 2007
| Feb. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. p |to Feb. p 2008
___________________________________________|________|________|________|_________|_______________
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 8,412.3 8,737.4 8,474.8 8,486.7 74.4
Edison-New Brunswick 1,012.9 1,049.0 1,015.7 1,014.1 1.2
Nassau-Suffolk 1,232.0 1,296.4 1,246.7 1,245.8 13.8
New York-White Plains-Wayne 5,147.7 5,343.1 5,189.1 5,204.1 56.4
Bergen-Hudson-Passaic 894.2 924.5 897.3 897.4 3.2
New York City 3,690.3 3,826.7 3,721.9 3,737.2 46.9
Putnam-Rockland-Westchester 563.2 591.9 569.9 569.5 6.3
Newark-Union 1,019.7 1,048.9 1,023.3 1,022.7 3.0
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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 February 2008, employment growth in the New
York division was led by natural resources, mining, and construction, up
3.3 percent. (See table 1.) Despite relative strength, job growth
failed to keep pace with the over-the-year percentage increases in 2006
and 2007. This supersector's employment growth was fueled by a 3.9-
percent increase in New York City. Specifically, job gains in building
construction were up 6.8 percent over the year, though this was the
slowest pace recorded in the City since December 2005. Among the other
supersectors in the New York division, strong growth also occurred in
leisure and hospitality (2.9 percent) and information (2.6 percent).
Four additional supersectors (other services; trade, transportation, and
utilities; education and health; and financial activities) had job growth
rates over 1.0 percent. In the City, a 1.3-percent increase in financial
activities employment was driven largely by the securities industry,
which advanced 1.5 percent; still, this was its slowest rate of growth
since February 2004.
Manufacturing was the only supersector in the New York division to
experience a loss in jobs from February a year ago, declining 5.6
percent. Employment losses were concentrated in New York City (6,900)
and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic (4,300).
In the Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division, employment growth was led
by leisure and hospitality at 5.5 percent, followed closely by natural
resources, mining, and construction at 5.4 percent. Four other
supersectors (education and health, other services, professional and
business services, and government) posted job growth of 0.9 percent or
higher. Manufacturing (-2.3 percent) and financial activities (-4.0
percent) were the only two supersectors to record job losses.
In the Newark-Union Metropolitan Division, other services (3.9
percent), leisure and hospitality (2.0 percent), and education and health
services (1.8 percent) experienced the fastest rates of job growth from
February 2007 to February 2008. Manufacturing and financial activities
were the only supersectors to report job losses at 0.9 and 3.8 percent,
respectively.
In the Edison-New Brunswick Metropolitan Division, other services had
the fastest rate of job growth at 4.1 percent. Other job gainers
included professional and business services (2.4 percent), government
(1.7 percent), and leisure and hospitality (1.4 percent). Job losses in
Edison's other supersectors, however, nearly offset the gains.
With five supersectors shedding jobs in the Edison-New Brunswick
Metropolitan Division, losses were more widespread than in the New York
area's other divisions. Percentage declines were largest in information
(4.2 percent) and financial activities (4.0 percent). Manufacturing and
natural resources, mining, and construction reported employment declines
of 2.6 and 2.3 percent, respectively. The rate of job loss was smallest
in trade, transportation, and utilities, 0.9 percent.
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 February 2008.
Nine of these 12 areas experienced over-the-year job growth equal to or
greater than the national increase of 0.6 percent. The top two high-
growth areas experienced employment gains greater than 2.0
percent-Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Tex., (3.4 percent) and Dallas-Fort
Worth-Arlington, Tex. (2.5 percent). Seven areas had employment growth
in the range from 1.2 to 0.6 percent.
Three of the largest areas lost employment over the year. Detroit-
Warren-Livonia, Mich., had the sharpest decline (-2.2 percent). Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach, Fla., recorded smaller contractions of 0.7 and 0.4 percent,
respectively. (See chart B and table 2.)
For six of the largest metropolitan areas--Atlanta, Boston, Chicago,
Detroit, Miami, and Washington D.C.--the supersector, with the largest
percentage increase, among those industries adding at least 1,000 jobs
in February 2008, was education and health services. However, in Texas,
natural resources and mining was the fastest growing supersector in
Houston, and in Dallas, natural resources, mining, and construction was
the growth leader. Among those industries losing at least 1,000 jobs
from February a year ago, financial activities had the largest percentage
decline in 5 of the 12 areas-Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
and Washington, D.C.--and manufacturing in 4 others--Dallas, Detroit,
New York, and Philadelphia.
Of the 12 metropolitan areas, Houston had the largest increase in jobs
from February a year ago, 86,000. Both New York and Dallas added over
70,000 jobs. No other area had an employment increase over 30,000. By
contrast, both Los Angeles and Detroit shed more than 30,000 jobs.
NYLS -7327 Labor - New York
04/07/08
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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 New York area throughout this release.
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 2007. 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 that 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 2007 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 39 percent of CES published
series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a
complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax
reports that 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,
administrative data, and modeling 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 also are
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 specific 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 total nonfarm and supersector level and for
metropolitan area CES data. 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 November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the
geographic definitions is available at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop
these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings
Online.
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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
Feb. 2007 to
2007 2007 2008 2008 Feb. p 2008
Area and industry supersector Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. p Number Percent
United States
Total nonfarm 135,641.0 138,934.0 135,912.0 136,441.0 800.0 0.6
Natural resources and mining 694.0 735.0 727.0 728.0 34.0 4.9
Construction 7,173.0 7,353.0 7,012.0 6,932.0 -241.0 -3.4
Manufacturing 13,886.0 13,787.0 13,632.0 13,593.0 -293.0 -2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 26,132.0 27,328.0 26,456.0 26,185.0 53.0 0.2
Information 3,025.0 3,032.0 2,993.0 3,007.0 -18.0 -0.6
Financial activities 8,303.0 8,249.0 8,185.0 8,186.0 -117.0 -1.4
Professional and business services 17,549.0 18,163.0 17,726.0 17,765.0 216.0 1.2
Education and health services 18,218.0 18,741.0 18,502.0 18,764.0 546.0 3.0
Leisure and hospitality 12,790.0 13,358.0 13,031.0 13,112.0 322.0 2.5
Other services 5,426.0 5,486.0 5,437.0 5,473.0 47.0 0.9
Government 22,445.0 22,702.0 22,211.0 22,696.0 251.0 1.1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm 8,412.3 8,737.4 8,474.8 8,486.7 74.4 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 330.3 368.0 344.2 339.1 8.8 2.7
Manufacturing 453.3 445.0 437.0 437.2 -16.1 -3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,583.8 1,680.9 1,614.1 1,596.4 12.6 0.8
Information 287.0 294.1 290.5 291.2 4.2 1.5
Financial activities 789.9 798.2 787.9 787.6 -2.3 -0.3
Professional and business services 1,260.8 1,321.7 1,272.7 1,272.6 11.8 0.9
Education and health services 1,440.3 1,478.7 1,444.3 1,460.4 20.1 1.4
Leisure and hospitality 605.5 654.5 619.6 623.5 18.0 3.0
Other services 362.4 375.7 368.6 370.3 7.9 2.2
Government 1,299.0 1,320.6 1,295.9 1,308.4 9.4 0.7
Edison-New Brunswick Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,012.9 1,049.0 1,015.7 1,014.1 1.2 0.1
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 43.5 47.8 44.3 42.5 -1.0 -2.3
Manufacturing 74.2 73.2 72.4 72.3 -1.9 -2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 224.9 238.0 226.2 222.9 -2.0 -0.9
Information 30.9 30.4 29.9 29.6 -1.3 -4.2
Financial activities 62.5 60.4 60.5 60.0 -2.5 -4.0
Professional and business services 168.9 180.2 172.7 172.9 4.0 2.4
Education and health services 138.8 139.6 138.3 139.2 0.4 0.3
Leisure and hospitality 72.6 78.4 73.9 73.6 1.0 1.4
Other services 46.1 48.2 47.5 48.0 1.9 4.1
Government 150.5 152.8 150.0 153.1 2.6 1.7
Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,232.0 1,296.4 1,246.7 1,245.8 13.8 1.1
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 64.4 73.9 70.2 67.9 3.5 5.4
Manufacturing 84.2 83.6 82.2 82.3 -1.9 -2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 266.7 286.7 272.5 268.3 1.6 0.6
Information 28.0 27.9 27.9 28.0 0.0 0.0
Financial activities 79.6 78.9 76.9 76.4 -3.2 -4.0
Professional and business services 155.8 166.0 156.6 157.3 1.5 1.0
Education and health services 209.6 218.0 212.1 214.3 4.7 2.2
Leisure and hospitality 88.0 98.6 92.7 92.8 4.8 5.5
Other services 51.4 53.5 52.3 52.4 1.0 1.9
Government 204.3 209.3 203.3 206.1 1.8 0.9
New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 5,147.7 5,343.1 5,189.1 5,204.1 56.4 1.1
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 182.1 201.9 188.3 188.1 6.0 3.3
Manufacturing 206.9 200.3 195.3 195.4 -11.5 -5.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 881.0 934.3 901.2 893.8 12.8 1.5
Information 204.0 211.1 208.3 209.4 5.4 2.6
Financial activities 571.3 583.6 576.7 577.6 6.3 1.1
Professional and business services 779.4 813.5 786.2 785.3 5.9 0.8
Education and health services 947.9 972.9 947.9 960.3 12.4 1.3
Leisure and hospitality 380.4 409.9 387.3 391.3 10.9 2.9
Other services 218.8 225.6 221.1 222.0 3.2 1.5
Government 775.9 790.0 776.8 780.9 5.0 0.6
New York City
Total nonfarm 3,690.3 3,826.7 3,721.9 3,737.2 46.9 1.3
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 117.6 130.5 121.6 122.2 4.6 3.9
Manufacturing 102.2 97.7 95.0 95.3 -6.9 -6.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 559.9 594.5 576.1 572.7 12.8 2.3
Information 163.9 169.9 167.2 168.3 4.4 2.7
Financial activities 461.5 472.3 466.9 467.6 6.1 1.3
Professional and business services 580.4 603.1 584.0 583.8 3.4 0.6
Education and health services 707.6 726.3 706.9 716.8 9.2 1.3
Leisure and hospitality 283.9 305.9 288.9 293.1 9.2 3.2
Other services 156.2 160.6 157.7 158.3 2.1 1.3
Government 557.1 565.9 557.6 559.1 2.0 0.4
Newark-Union Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,019.7 1,048.9 1,023.3 1,022.7 3.0 0.3
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 40.3 44.4 41.4 40.6 0.3 0.7
Manufacturing 88.0 87.9 87.1 87.2 -0.8 -0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 211.2 221.9 214.2 211.4 0.2 0.1
Information 24.1 24.7 24.4 24.2 0.1 0.4
Financial activities 76.5 75.3 73.8 73.6 -2.9 -3.8
Professional and business services 156.7 162.0 157.2 157.1 0.4 0.3
Education and health services 144.0 148.2 146.0 146.6 2.6 1.8
Leisure and hospitality 64.5 67.6 65.7 65.8 1.3 2.0
Other services 46.1 48.4 47.7 47.9 1.8 3.9
Government 168.3 168.5 165.8 168.3 0.0 0.0
p =preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2007 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
Feb. 2007 to
2007 2007 2008 2008 Feb. p 2008
Area and industry supersector Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. p Number Percent
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Total nonfarm 2,432.8 2,494.6 2,454.9 2,462.7 29.9 1.2
Natural resources and mining 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0
Construction 138.7 138.5 136.2 137.2 -1.5 -1.1
Manufacturing 176.9 175.5 175.1 175.1 -1.8 -1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities 556.4 581.2 564.7 561.7 5.3 1.0
Information 88.0 88.1 88.2 88.0 0.0 0.0
Financial activities 163.6 161.1 160.0 160.6 -3.0 -1.8
Professional and business services 402.9 414.9 407.4 410.2 7.3 1.8
Education and health services 249.8 259.9 257.1 258.0 8.2 3.3
Leisure and hospitality 227.8 236.7 230.9 233.3 5.5 2.4
Other services 96.5 98.2 97.3 97.7 1.2 1.2
Government 329.7 338.0 335.5 338.4 8.7 2.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Total nonfarm 2,436.4 2,517.4 2,455.9 2,459.0 22.6 0.9
Natural resources and mining 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 25.0
Construction 88.9 99.0 90.8 87.5 -1.4 -1.6
Manufacturing 222.2 221.1 220.0 219.8 -2.4 -1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 411.1 434.7 417.9 410.5 -0.6 -0.1
Information 73.8 75.8 74.8 74.9 1.1 1.5
Financial activities 188.5 189.7 187.9 187.7 -0.8 -0.4
Professional and business services 395.3 412.4 401.6 402.9 7.6 1.9
Education and health services 463.8 474.8 466.6 475.7 11.9 2.6
Leisure and hospitality 201.5 215.2 206.2 205.1 3.6 1.8
Other services 86.6 87.9 86.3 86.7 0.1 0.1
Government 303.9 305.8 302.8 307.2 3.3 1.1
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm 4,450.3 4,596.7 4,479.6 4,478.9 28.6 0.6
Natural resources and mining 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.2 0.1 4.8
Construction 188.5 210.0 194.4 188.6 0.1 0.1
Manufacturing 483.3 482.4 480.2 478.9 -4.4 -0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 911.9 961.0 929.6 920.7 8.8 1.0
Information 90.5 91.2 90.6 90.9 0.4 0.4
Financial activities 329.4 328.5 325.6 325.3 -4.1 -1.2
Professional and business services 713.9 750.1 720.7 722.0 8.1 1.1
Education and health services 586.1 600.0 593.5 597.1 11.0 1.9
Leisure and hospitality 381.1 399.5 384.3 385.4 4.3 1.1
Other services 194.4 199.0 196.5 196.2 1.8 0.9
Government 568.5 572.6 562.0 571.6 3.1 0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm 2,889.5 2,991.8 2,944.0 2,960.4 70.9 2.5
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 179.9 190.4 188.6 191.6 11.7 6.5
Manufacturing 298.2 297.7 294.8 294.2 -4.0 -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 612.1 643.9 625.7 623.4 11.3 1.8
Information 88.4 89.2 89.1 90.2 1.8 2.0
Financial activities 230.3 234.5 233.5 234.6 4.3 1.9
Professional and business services 428.3 444.4 433.6 435.1 6.8 1.6
Education and health services 308.7 324.8 323.0 326.1 17.4 5.6
Leisure and hospitality 264.9 278.7 273.1 276.0 11.1 4.2
Other services 105.2 108.1 106.8 107.6 2.4 2.3
Government 373.5 380.1 375.8 381.6 8.1 2.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Total nonfarm 1,951.3 1,968.9 1,907.5 1,909.3 -42.0 -2.2
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 62.4 68.2 60.8 57.9 -4.5 -7.2
Manufacturing 265.7 254.1 243.1 243.6 -22.1 -8.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 361.2 374.7 361.0 356.3 -4.9 -1.4
Information 34.2 33.6 33.3 33.5 -0.7 -2.0
Financial activities 112.2 110.0 109.7 109.7 -2.5 -2.2
Professional and business services 346.2 347.8 335.4 336.2 -10.0 -2.9
Education and health services 276.3 283.7 280.2 282.9 6.6 2.4
Leisure and hospitality 173.7 178.6 172.2 171.5 -2.2 -1.3
Other services 87.6 87.9 85.7 85.5 -2.1 -2.4
Government 231.8 230.3 226.1 232.2 0.4 0.2
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Total nonfarm 2,495.0 2,612.8 2,566.0 2,581.0 86.0 3.4
Natural resources and mining 83.0 87.3 87.4 87.9 4.9 5.9
Construction 191.3 203.8 197.9 200.3 9.0 4.7
Manufacturing 228.8 236.7 234.3 233.7 4.9 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 504.4 541.5 522.4 519.7 15.3 3.0
Information 36.8 37.2 36.8 36.8 0.0 0.0
Financial activities 142.3 146.5 144.7 145.2 2.9 2.0
Professional and business services 366.6 390.0 384.1 387.1 20.5 5.6
Education and health services 276.6 289.3 287.7 290.1 13.5 4.9
Leisure and hospitality 218.9 229.0 225.3 227.0 8.1 3.7
Other services 92.4 94.5 93.7 94.8 2.4 2.6
Government 353.9 357.0 351.7 358.4 4.5 1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Total nonfarm 5,615.7 5,656.5 5,541.9 5,578.8 -36.9 -0.7
Natural resources and mining 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.1 2.0
Construction 257.9 253.3 245.9 245.3 -12.6 -4.9
Manufacturing 632.8 620.9 617.6 619.8 -13.0 -2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,085.3 1,123.3 1,090.3 1,089.5 4.2 0.4
Information 241.2 236.4 216.4 225.6 -15.6 -6.5
Financial activities 383.3 360.4 357.8 356.5 -26.8 -7.0
Professional and business services 875.9 881.7 869.2 873.3 -2.6 -0.3
Education and health services 630.6 643.9 629.7 640.3 9.7 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 553.3 569.9 557.0 562.0 8.7 1.6
Other services 192.6 196.1 193.7 195.8 3.2 1.7
Government 757.8 765.5 759.2 765.6 7.8 1.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Total nonfarm 2,447.4 2,468.3 2,430.5 2,436.6 -10.8 -0.4
Natural resources and mining 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 -0.1 -12.5
Construction 161.9 152.2 147.7 146.2 -15.7 -9.7
Manufacturing 100.2 95.7 94.6 94.4 -5.8 -5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 545.5 565.3 550.2 547.9 2.4 0.4
Information 51.9 52.3 51.5 51.8 -0.1 -0.2
Financial activities 182.8 180.9 178.6 177.1 -5.7 -3.1
Professional and business services 401.0 399.4 392.4 394.9 -6.1 -1.5
Education and health services 314.7 323.3 322.1 323.9 9.2 2.9
Leisure and hospitality 260.1 262.1 259.3 264.2 4.1 1.6
Other services 100.6 102.1 101.0 101.9 1.3 1.3
Government 327.9 334.3 332.4 333.6 5.7 1.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm 8,412.3 8,737.4 8,474.8 8,486.7 74.4 0.9
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 330.3 368.0 344.2 339.1 8.8 2.7
Manufacturing 453.3 445.0 437.0 437.2 -16.1 -3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,583.8 1,680.9 1,614.1 1,596.4 12.6 0.8
Information 287.0 294.1 290.5 291.2 4.2 1.5
Financial activities 789.9 798.2 787.9 787.6 -2.3 -0.3
Professional and business services 1,260.8 1,321.7 1,272.7 1,272.6 11.8 0.9
Education and health services 1,440.3 1,478.7 1,444.3 1,460.4 20.1 1.4
Leisure and hospitality 605.5 654.5 619.6 623.5 18.0 3.0
Other services 362.4 375.7 368.6 370.3 7.9 2.2
Government 1,299.0 1,320.6 1,295.9 1,308.4 9.4 0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm 2,771.8 2,856.4 2,780.4 2,788.2 16.4 0.6
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 117.9 128.4 121.1 118.5 0.6 0.5
Manufacturing 220.7 219.6 216.1 217.1 -3.6 -1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 521.3 555.2 531.7 524.3 3.0 0.6
Information 56.4 58.0 57.5 57.7 1.3 2.3
Financial activities 219.6 219.2 217.0 216.9 -2.7 -1.2
Professional and business services 418.3 435.7 422.8 422.8 4.5 1.1
Education and health services 528.1 533.8 524.6 536.1 8.0 1.5
Leisure and hospitality 209.7 221.2 212.7 211.9 2.2 1.0
Other services 121.6 125.2 123.3 123.7 2.1 1.7
Government 358.2 360.1 353.6 359.2 1.0 0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Total nonfarm 2,012.9 2,062.3 2,018.5 2,028.7 15.8 0.8
Natural resources and mining 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0
Construction 112.3 117.8 112.3 112.7 0.4 0.4
Manufacturing 137.8 137.7 136.5 136.7 -1.1 -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 358.7 373.7 360.7 356.9 -1.8 -0.5
Information 68.4 68.3 67.9 68.3 -0.1 -0.1
Financial activities 153.0 149.2 147.6 147.7 -5.3 -3.5
Professional and business services 349.8 363.0 355.8 358.2 8.4 2.4
Education and health services 230.2 233.0 228.2 232.9 2.7 1.2
Leisure and hospitality 204.4 213.4 207.5 209.1 4.7 2.3
Other services 73.4 75.6 74.0 74.9 1.5 2.0
Government 323.4 329.1 326.5 329.8 6.4 2.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm 2,949.1 3,027.9 2,968.2 2,977.2 28.1 1.0
Natural resources, mining, and
construction 178.9 182.4 177.2 175.1 -3.8 -2.1
Manufacturing 62.1 61.9 61.1 61.3 -0.8 -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 396.6 420.5 406.0 399.3 2.7 0.7
Information 94.6 92.9 92.6 92.4 -2.2 -2.3
Financial activities 160.6 157.2 155.8 156.4 -4.2 -2.6
Professional and business services 664.9 683.6 672.2 676.5 11.6 1.7
Education and health services 329.3 337.0 331.5 338.2 8.9 2.7
Leisure and hospitality 239.0 251.5 243.4 243.8 4.8 2.0
Other services 179.9 182.0 181.0 181.6 1.7 0.9
Government 643.2 658.9 647.4 652.6 9.4 1.5
p =preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
will be revised when new information becomes available.
Last Modified Date: April 8, 2008
