Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ro2/ Media Contact: Michael L. Dolfman,(212) 337-2500 Information: Martin Kohli,(646) 264-3620 FOR RELEASE: October 6, 2008
August 2008 Job Count for the New York Area up 33,600 over the Year Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 8,589,700 in August 2008, up 33,600 or 0.4 percent, over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. While employment expanded in the New York area, nationally employment contracted by 0.3 percent from August 2007 to August 2008. Michael L. Dolfman, the Bureau's regional commissioner, noted that over-the-year employment in New York City grew by 30,700 or 0.8 percent, also above the national rate. (See chart A and table 1; the Technical Note at end of this release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.) The New York metropolitan area is made up of four metropolitan divisions-separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. Virtually all of the area's job gain since last August occurred in the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division (33,900), which includes New York City and accounts for just over 60 percent of the area's workforce. The Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division, with 15 percent of the area's employment, added 7,900 jobs over the 12-month period. In contrast, the Newark-Union and Edison-New Brunswick divisions, each with about 12 percent of the workforce, lost 2,200 and 6,000 jobs, respectively. Industry employment In the New York area, the education and health services supersector experienced the largest employment gain, adding 27,900 jobs over the year. The New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division was responsible for 15,800 of these jobs, over half of the area's increase. Within New York City, ambulatory health care, up 3,700, and educational services, up 3,400, continued to expand. For the New York area, education and health services employment increased at a 2.0-percent pace, less than the national rate of 3.2 percent. (See table 1 and chart B.) Five other supersectors in the New York area had job increases exceeding 5,000. Leisure and hospitality gained 12,400 jobs, with 10,400 of this increase occurring in the New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division. Much of the division's increase in this supersector was due to the addition of 6,400 jobs in food services and drinking places in New York City. Employment in the area's trade, transportation, and utilities supersector expanded by 6,100, and other services followed closely behind, adding 5,900 jobs. Government and information payrolls increased by 5,400 and 5,300 employees, respectively. Among these five supersectors, four had percentage increases in jobs that were greater than their national rates of change, government being the exception. For the New York area, job losses were confined to two supersectors. Manufacturing had the largest decrease, down 20,600 jobs over the year. Financial activities lost 12,100 jobs since August 2007, with 5,300 losses in New York City. Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas Of the nation's 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas, half experienced over-the-year job declines in August 2008, 5 at a rate surpassing the national average (-0.3 percent). Detroit-Warren-Livonia suffered the sharpest over-the-year decline, down 3.0 percent. Employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach retreated by 1.0 percent. Atlanta- Sandy Springs-Marietta and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana reported losses of 0.8 percent each, followed closely by San Francisco-Oakland- Fremont, down 0.7 percent. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet (-0.1 percent) was the only area to lose jobs at a slower-than-average pace. (See chart C.) To put this in historical perspective, the last 12-month period when at least half of the 12 largest areas reported job declines was February 2004, when many areas were still emerging from the 2001 recession. Houston and Dallas led the large areas with job growth of 2.1 and 2.0 percent, respectively, while Washington-Arlington-Alexandria followed with an increase of 1.5 percent. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and New York posted smaller gains of 0.6 and 0.4 percent, respectively. In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, employment remained virtually unchanged. Detroit, the area with the largest percentage decline in employment in August 2008, also lost the most jobs, 58,900. Los Angeles followed with job losses of 43,400. Dallas, the area with the second fastest growth rate in August 2008, added the largest number of jobs over-the-year, 59,800, followed by Houston at 53,400, then Washington, D.C. with 44,600. NYLS -7349 Labor - New York 10/03/08 Technical Note This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal- State cooperative endeavor in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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 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 www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf. Additional information Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the CES program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/. For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the New York-New Jersey Information Office at (646) 264-3600 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. 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, dated November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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. The Edison-New Brunswick 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-White Plains-Wayne 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. Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Aug. 2007 to Aug. June July Aug. Aug. 2008 p Area 2007 2008 2008 2008 p Net Percent change change New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area Total nonfarm 8,556.1 8,706.3 8,637.7 8,589.7 33.6 0.4 Natural resources, mining, and construction 377.4 374.1 375.3 379.0 1.6 0.4 Manufacturing 450.3 435.9 430.2 429.7 -20.6 -4.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,595.4 1,628.3 1,605.8 1,601.5 6.1 0.4 Information 290.4 296.0 295.9 295.7 5.3 1.8 Financial activities 804.8 793.4 795.8 792.7 -12.1 -1.5 Professional and business services 1,321.8 1,323.2 1,321.5 1,323.5 1.7 0.1 Education and health services 1,401.4 1,459.8 1,438.3 1,429.3 27.9 2.0 Leisure and hospitality 683.5 694.9 700.2 695.9 12.4 1.8 Other services 370.9 381.2 378.0 376.8 5.9 1.6 Government 1,260.2 1,319.5 1,296.7 1,265.6 5.4 0.4 Edison-New Brunswick, N.J. Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm 1,054.2 1,060.6 1,052.4 1,048.2 -6.0 -0.6 Natural resources, mining, and construction 49.8 48.4 49.1 49.0 -0.8 -1.6 Manufacturing 74.9 72.4 71.9 71.2 -3.7 -4.9 Trade, transportation, and utilities 230.3 230.1 228.3 227.6 -2.7 -1.2 Information 30.5 29.9 29.7 29.6 -0.9 -3.0 Financial activities 63.2 61.2 61.8 61.6 -1.6 -2.5 Professional and business services 183.9 183.6 182.8 184.4 0.5 0.3 Education and health services 137.0 141.0 139.7 139.1 2.1 1.5 Leisure and hospitality 94.2 91.5 95.4 94.5 0.3 0.3 Other services 48.8 49.0 49.4 49.5 0.7 1.4 Government 141.6 153.5 144.3 141.7 0.1 0.1 Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y. Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm 1,263.2 1,298.6 1,281.5 1,271.1 7.9 0.6 Natural resources, mining, and construction 75.3 74.7 75.3 75.6 0.3 0.4 Manufacturing 83.9 82.5 81.2 81.1 -2.8 -3.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities 269.7 276.5 273.3 271.8 2.1 0.8 Information 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.5 0.1 0.4 Financial activities 79.8 78.2 78.3 77.6 -2.2 -2.8 Professional and business services 167.2 167.0 167.3 166.5 -0.7 -0.4 Education and health services 207.2 215.3 213.8 213.3 6.1 2.9 Leisure and hospitality 110.7 109.8 111.9 110.8 0.1 0.1 Other services 52.7 54.8 54.5 53.8 1.1 2.1 Government 188.3 211.4 197.5 192.1 3.8 2.0 New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm 5,205.1 5,299.7 5,267.1 5,239.0 33.9 0.7 Natural resources, mining, and construction 205.6 205.5 204.9 208.0 2.4 1.2 Manufacturing 203.5 194.5 191.5 191.8 -11.7 -5.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities 883.0 906.6 892.9 891.8 8.8 1.0 Information 207.1 213.1 213.3 213.1 6.0 2.9 Financial activities 585.3 580.4 581.8 579.6 -5.7 -1.0 Professional and business services 807.5 810.0 808.6 809.8 2.3 0.3 Education and health services 915.3 954.9 937.5 931.1 15.8 1.7 Leisure and hospitality 407.6 420.3 419.7 418.0 10.4 2.6 Other services 220.3 228.0 225.1 224.7 4.4 2.0 Government 769.9 786.4 791.8 771.1 1.2 0.2 New York City, N.Y. Total nonfarm 3,724.5 3,791.4 3,775.0 3,755.2 30.7 0.8 Natural resources, mining, and construction 131.1 131.9 130.8 133.2 2.1 1.6 Manufacturing 100.2 94.5 93.4 93.5 -6.7 -6.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities 562.0 581.1 573.3 572.6 10.6 1.9 Information 166.1 171.9 172.3 171.9 5.8 3.5 Financial activities 473.8 469.0 470.1 468.5 -5.3 -1.1 Professional and business services 597.1 600.0 599.3 599.0 1.9 0.3 Education and health services 680.3 710.4 695.8 691.7 11.4 1.7 Leisure and hospitality 298.6 309.6 307.7 307.4 8.8 2.9 Other services 155.9 161.4 158.6 158.3 2.4 1.5 Government 559.4 561.6 573.7 559.1 -0.3 -0.1 Newark-Union, N.J. Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm 1,033.6 1,047.4 1,036.7 1,031.4 -2.2 -0.2 Natural resources, mining, and construction 46.7 45.5 46.0 46.4 -0.3 -0.6 Manufacturing 88.0 86.5 85.6 85.6 -2.4 -2.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities 212.4 215.1 211.3 210.3 -2.1 -1.0 Information 24.4 24.6 24.5 24.5 0.1 0.4 Financial activities 76.5 73.6 73.9 73.9 -2.6 -3.4 Professional and business services 163.2 162.6 162.8 162.8 -0.4 -0.2 Education and health services 141.9 148.6 147.3 145.8 3.9 2.7 Leisure and hospitality 71.0 73.3 73.2 72.6 1.6 2.3 Other services 49.1 49.4 49.0 48.8 -0.3 -0.6 Government 160.4 168.2 163.1 160.7 0.3 0.2 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, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Aug. 2007 to Aug. June July Aug. Aug. 2008 p Area 2007 2008 2008 2008 p Net Percent change change United States1 Total nonfarm 137,524.0 138,676.0 137,208.0 137,121.0 -403.0 -0.3 Natural resources and mining 743.0 777.0 791.0 807.0 64.0 8.6 Construction 7,912.0 7,421.0 7,461.0 7,468.0 -444.0 -5.6 Manufacturing 13,934.0 13,627.0 13,524.0 13,510.0 -424.0 -3.0 Trade, transportation, and utilities 26,614.0 26,474.0 26,367.0 26,320.0 -294.0 -1.1 Information 3,031.0 3,021.0 2,997.0 2,989.0 -42.0 -1.4 Financial activities 8,363.0 8,274.0 8,281.0 8,259.0 -104.0 -1.2 Professional and business services 18,157.0 18,090.0 18,021.0 17,994.0 -163.0 -0.9 Education and health services 18,068.0 18,700.0 18,592.0 18,640.0 572.0 3.2 Leisure and hospitality 14,108.0 14,251.0 14,329.0 14,254.0 146.0 1.0 Other services 5,537.0 5,601.0 5,595.0 5,564.0 27.0 0.5 Government 21,057.0 22,440.0 21,250.0 21,316.0 259.0 1.2 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. Total nonfarm 2,469.9 2,467.9 2,439.9 2,449.8 -20.1 -0.8 Natural resources and mining 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 -0.1 -4.0 Construction 140.5 137.9 135.9 132.5 -8.0 -5.7 Manufacturing 175.8 172.1 169.4 167.7 -8.1 -4.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 562.5 565.0 561.0 559.7 -2.8 -0.5 Information 87.7 88.9 88.5 88.1 0.4 0.5 Financial activities 163.2 160.4 159.7 159.5 -3.7 -2.3 Professional and business services 413.6 409.9 408.5 410.4 -3.2 -0.8 Education and health services 254.4 258.5 257.1 260.2 5.8 2.3 Leisure and hospitality 240.9 244.8 241.3 241.0 0.1 0.0 Other services 99.5 100.1 99.6 99.5 0.0 0.0 Government 329.3 327.9 316.5 328.8 -0.5 -0.2 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA) Total nonfarm 2,475.7 2,529.2 2,499.6 2,491.5 15.8 0.6 Natural resources and mining 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.1 9.1 Construction 105.7 102.2 103.3 103.5 -2.2 -2.1 Manufacturing 222.7 221.1 219.9 220.1 -2.6 -1.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 417.0 421.9 417.3 416.6 -0.4 -0.1 Information 75.2 75.3 75.2 74.8 -0.4 -0.5 Financial activities 191.5 189.9 190.2 190.0 -1.5 -0.8 Professional and business services 416.3 422.9 422.5 424.5 8.2 2.0 Education and health services 452.9 465.1 466.0 463.2 10.3 2.3 Leisure and hospitality 230.1 234.2 233.7 233.9 3.8 1.7 Other services 90.8 90.0 90.4 90.3 -0.5 -0.6 Government 272.4 305.4 279.9 273.4 1.0 0.4 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Total nonfarm 4,593.6 4,612.7 4,593.4 4,587.9 -5.7 -0.1 Natural resources and mining 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 Construction 226.5 217.7 218.4 218.6 -7.9 -3.5 Manufacturing 483.0 480.3 477.8 477.3 -5.7 -1.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 928.9 939.5 935.5 934.1 5.2 0.6 Information 91.7 91.5 91.2 90.8 -0.9 -1.0 Financial activities 331.2 327.1 326.9 326.6 -4.6 -1.4 Professional and business services 757.8 758.5 757.3 759.7 1.9 0.3 Education and health services 584.4 597.4 593.2 593.0 8.6 1.5 Leisure and hospitality 426.2 424.3 425.4 426.1 -0.1 0.0 Other services 205.2 200.6 204.2 203.8 -1.4 -0.7 Government 555.6 573.3 561.0 555.4 -0.2 0.0 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas Total nonfarm 2,954.5 3,015.4 3,001.0 3,014.3 59.8 2.0 Natural resources, mining, and construction 191.5 198.9 199.3 200.0 8.5 4.4 Manufacturing 297.7 295.1 293.1 292.9 -4.8 -1.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 624.3 631.1 632.4 635.4 11.1 1.8 Information 90.2 90.2 88.7 88.8 -1.4 -1.6 Financial activities 235.8 238.3 238.0 238.0 2.2 0.9 Professional and business services 448.5 446.5 447.6 447.7 -0.8 -0.2 Education and health services 318.3 328.4 329.9 332.7 14.4 4.5 Leisure and hospitality 286.0 295.8 294.5 294.7 8.7 3.0 Other services 108.5 111.8 111.3 111.3 2.8 2.6 Government 353.7 379.3 366.2 372.8 19.1 5.4 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. Total nonfarm 1,954.7 1,954.3 1,892.9 1,895.8 -58.9 -3.0 Natural resources, mining, and construction 77.0 66.8 67.7 67.0 -10.0 -13.0 Manufacturing 257.9 243.2 227.1 229.0 -28.9 -11.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 365.3 363.9 358.1 357.7 -7.6 -2.1 Information 34.2 33.1 32.7 32.8 -1.4 -4.1 Financial activities 112.3 110.2 109.3 108.5 -3.8 -3.4 Professional and business services 354.4 348.8 340.9 345.0 -9.4 -2.7 Education and health services 273.9 283.9 281.3 281.4 7.5 2.7 Leisure and hospitality 188.0 189.7 186.8 187.1 -0.9 -0.5 Other services 89.1 87.2 86.7 86.4 -2.7 -3.0 Government 202.6 227.5 202.3 200.9 -1.7 -0.8 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas Total nonfarm 2,561.6 2,619.1 2,607.4 2,615.0 53.4 2.1 Natural resources and mining 85.7 90.4 91.3 92.0 6.3 7.4 Construction 197.3 203.5 202.9 203.7 6.4 3.2 Manufacturing 234.7 237.4 237.2 237.4 2.7 1.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 524.6 530.1 530.9 532.5 7.9 1.5 Information 37.0 37.1 37.0 36.9 -0.1 -0.3 Financial activities 146.3 147.7 148.4 148.8 2.5 1.7 Professional and business services 387.5 392.5 394.1 395.0 7.5 1.9 Education and health services 283.8 291.2 290.5 292.5 8.7 3.1 Leisure and hospitality 234.7 239.6 237.2 237.6 2.9 1.2 Other services 94.7 97.7 96.9 97.1 2.4 2.5 Government 335.3 351.9 341.0 341.5 6.2 1.8 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. Total nonfarm 5,595.2 5,611.6 5,554.2 5,551.8 -43.4 -0.8 Natural resources and mining 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 Construction 266.7 248.7 249.1 250.8 -15.9 -6.0 Manufacturing 624.1 619.4 615.0 614.3 -9.8 -1.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,094.7 1,082.3 1,084.1 1,082.8 -11.9 -1.1 Information 245.5 234.9 229.5 238.5 -7.0 -2.9 Financial activities 371.6 354.7 353.4 353.1 -18.5 -5.0 Professional and business services 881.6 874.9 870.9 873.0 -8.6 -1.0 Education and health services 613.5 637.3 627.2 628.0 14.5 2.4 Leisure and hospitality 578.1 581.1 582.8 582.0 3.9 0.7 Other services 194.5 198.5 197.1 195.9 1.4 0.7 Government 719.9 774.8 740.1 728.4 8.5 1.2 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. Total nonfarm 2,414.7 2,395.9 2,363.3 2,391.3 -23.4 -1.0 Natural resources and mining 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 Construction 156.7 143.0 139.9 138.7 -18.0 -11.5 Manufacturing 96.3 93.3 91.4 91.4 -4.9 -5.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities 541.6 542.6 538.7 536.2 -5.4 -1.0 Information 52.0 51.3 51.1 50.8 -1.2 -2.3 Financial activities 179.4 175.4 174.2 172.9 -6.5 -3.6 Professional and business services 396.8 392.6 390.2 389.4 -7.4 -1.9 Education and health services 316.4 328.7 324.3 327.6 11.2 3.5 Leisure and hospitality 248.2 260.0 250.3 251.4 3.2 1.3 Other services 100.2 102.8 101.5 101.1 0.9 0.9 Government 326.4 305.5 301.0 331.1 4.7 1.4 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. Total nonfarm 8,556.1 8,706.3 8,637.7 8,589.7 33.6 0.4 Natural resources, mining, and construction 377.4 374.1 375.3 379.0 1.6 0.4 Manufacturing 450.3 435.9 430.2 429.7 -20.6 -4.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,595.4 1,628.3 1,605.8 1,601.5 6.1 0.4 Information 290.4 296.0 295.9 295.7 5.3 1.8 Financial activities 804.8 793.4 795.8 792.7 -12.1 -1.5 Professional and business services 1,321.8 1,323.2 1,321.5 1,323.5 1.7 0.1 Education and health services 1,401.4 1,459.8 1,438.3 1,429.3 27.9 2.0 Leisure and hospitality 683.5 694.9 700.2 695.9 12.4 1.8 Other services 370.9 381.2 378.0 376.8 5.9 1.6 Government 1,260.2 1,319.5 1,296.7 1,265.6 5.4 0.4 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Total nonfarm 2,797.6 2,839.3 2,808.7 2,798.9 1.3 0.0 Natural resources, mining, and construction 133.5 128.7 129.8 130.5 -3.0 -2.2 Manufacturing 221.0 217.4 215.8 215.7 -5.3 -2.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 529.0 531.5 529.1 527.7 -1.3 -0.2 Information 57.9 57.6 57.5 57.7 -0.2 -0.3 Financial activities 221.4 217.6 217.7 217.2 -4.2 -1.9 Professional and business services 433.8 437.5 436.3 436.2 2.4 0.6 Education and health services 515.6 527.6 526.6 524.3 8.7 1.7 Leisure and hospitality 231.7 236.7 234.7 233.6 1.9 0.8 Other services 124.8 126.2 125.8 124.9 0.1 0.1 Government 328.9 358.5 335.4 331.1 2.2 0.7 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. Total nonfarm 2,036.6 2,039.5 2,025.3 2,023.3 -13.3 -0.7 Natural resources and mining 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.1 6.7 Construction 123.0 114.8 116.2 117.5 -5.5 -4.5 Manufacturing 137.7 136.4 136.5 136.6 -1.1 -0.8 Trade, transportation, and utilities 359.2 353.6 353.6 353.6 -5.6 -1.6 Information 69.1 67.9 67.8 67.8 -1.3 -1.9 Financial activities 152.4 147.2 146.9 147.1 -5.3 -3.5 Professional and business services 360.6 361.4 362.7 363.2 2.6 0.7 Education and health services 226.7 231.4 229.9 229.3 2.6 1.1 Leisure and hospitality 217.8 218.3 217.9 218.1 0.3 0.1 Other services 75.4 76.0 75.4 75.1 -0.3 -0.4 Government 313.2 330.9 316.8 313.4 0.2 0.1 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Total nonfarm 2,980.8 3,044.3 3,031.4 3,025.4 44.6 1.5 Natural resources, mining, and construction 189.1 183.9 183.3 183.5 -5.6 -3.0 Manufacturing 62.8 61.8 61.6 61.9 -0.9 -1.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 403.3 407.4 405.9 405.0 1.7 0.4 Information 94.0 92.3 92.6 92.2 -1.8 -1.9 Financial activities 159.2 157.2 156.9 156.6 -2.6 -1.6 Professional and business services 684.4 695.1 694.9 695.3 10.9 1.6 Education and health services 317.0 333.6 329.4 327.9 10.9 3.4 Leisure and hospitality 264.8 265.9 266.8 266.3 1.5 0.6 Other services 180.5 188.7 189.2 187.9 7.4 4.1 Government 625.7 658.4 650.8 648.8 23.1 3.7 1 July data for United States are preliminary. 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: October 6, 2008