Internet Address: http://www.bls.gov/ro2/ Media Contact: Michael L. Dolfman,(212) 337-2500 Information: Martin Kohli,(646) 264-3620 FOR RELEASE: April 6, 2009
NEW YORK AREA EMPLOYMENT, FEBRUARY 2009
Job Count Declined by 193,000 over the Year
Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long
Island Metropolitan Statistical Area fell sharply (-193,000) in February
2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
reported today. Michael L. Dolfman, the Bureau's regional commissioner,
noted the 2.3-percent drop in employment was the area's sharpest over-the-
year decline since January 2002. In New York City, employment shrank by
79,900 or 2.1 percent from February 2008 to February 2009. (See table
1.) Nationally, employment fell 3.1 percent during the same period.
(See chart A. 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. All four divisions lost employment over the year.
Over half of the jobs lost, 110,300, occurred in the New York-White
Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division, which includes New York City. Edison-
New Brunswick dropped 41,800 jobs, the largest 12-month loss since the
division's employment series began in 1990. The Nassau-Suffolk and
Newark-Union Metropolitan Divisions recorded declines of 20,600 and
20,300, respectively. With a job loss of 4.1 percent, Edison-New
Brunswick was the only division to suffer a percentage decline sharper
than that for the nation. (See chart 1.) Nassau-Suffolk was the only
division to record a contraction of less than 2 percent.
Industry employment
In the New York area, employment in two supersectors fell by more than
50,000 over the past year: professional and business services lost
58,600 jobs, and trade, transportation and utilities dropped 51,600. In
both of these supersectors, the New York-White Plains-Wayne Division
accounted for roughly half of the area's losses. In professional and
business services, employment in Edison-New Brunswick shrank by 18,500,
the largest loss in the history of the series. For the area as a whole,
employment in professional and business services contracted by 4.5
percent and in trade, transportation, and utilities, by 3.2 percent.
Nationally, the rates of decline in these supersectors were even
sharper-5.4 and 3.9 percent, respectively. (See table 2 and chart B.)
Three other supersectors in the New York area had employment declines
of over 30,000 since February 2008. Financial activities shed 35,100
jobs, a 4.4-percent contraction, larger than the national decline
of 3.7 percent. Almost half of the 12-month job reduction in financial
activities occurred in New York City's securities, commodity contracts,
and investments industry. Manufacturing employment dropped by 33,800,
the largest over-the-year decrease since 2002. Employment in mining,
logging, and construction retreated by 32,500. In New York City,
employment in this supersector declined by 13,800, the largest drop
since 1991.
In contrast, two area supersectors added jobs over the year.
Employment in education and health services rose by 24,300, with much of
the increase coming in ambulatory care, up 11,100 jobs. Although
employment in the area supersector expanded, the 1.7-percent increase
lagged behind that of the nation, 2.6 percent. The other services
supersector picked up 2,100 jobs.
Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas
All 12 of the largest metropolitan statistical areas in the nation
experienced over-the-year job declines in February 2009. (See chart C
and table 2.) The last over-the-year period for which all 12 areas
reported job declines was December 1991 when the nation was emerging from
the 1990-1991 recession. Nationally, employment declined 3.1 percent
from February 2008 to February 2009.
Of these 12 metropolitan areas, five-Detroit-Warren-Livonia (-7.4
percent), Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta (-4.6 percent), Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (-4.1 percent), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
(-3.6 percent), and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (-3.5
percent)-experienced employment declines at a faster-than-average pace.
Job losses in Chicago-Naperville-Joliet occurred at the same rate as that
for the nation.
Six metropolitan areas had a percentage loss in jobs that fell below
the national average. Four of these areas experienced declines in the
2.5- to 1.0-percent range-Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Boston-
Cambridge-Quincy, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, and Dallas-
Fort Worth-Arlington. Percentage losses in the remaining areas of
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (-0.2 percent) and Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria (-0.1 percent) were considerably smaller.
Five metropolitan areas experienced employment declines of over
100,000 from February a year ago, led by Los Angeles (-202,300) and New
York (-193,000). Another four areas had job losses of 50,000 or more.
Washington had the smallest decline in jobs, down 3,300 over the year.
In 7 of the 12 areas, professional and business services experienced
the largest employment losses over the 12-month period.
NYLS -7372 Labor - New York
4/2/09
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 for state CES data
at the supersector level are available online at
http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent benchmark
revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at
www.bls.gov/sae/.
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 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 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, 2008. A detailed list of the
geographic definitions is available at
http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
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)
Feb. 2008 to
Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. 2009 p
Area 2008 2008 2009 2009 p Net Percent
change change
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New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm 8,520.4 8,604.4 8,336.9 8,327.4 -193.0 -2.3
Mining, logging, and construction 344.6 348.8 318.9 312.1 -32.5 -9.4
Manufacturing 434.8 416.1 403.2 401.0 -33.8 -7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,593.2 1,626.3 1,563.8 1,541.6 -51.6 -3.2
Information 284.4 283.6 276.3 278.2 -6.2 -2.2
Financial activities 791.0 774.0 759.6 755.9 -35.1 -4.4
Professional and business services 1,303.9 1,298.0 1,250.1 1,245.3 -58.6 -4.5
Education and health services 1,469.3 1,505.2 1,478.8 1,493.6 24.3 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 626.5 659.4 628.8 626.3 -0.2 0.0
Other services 366.6 373.7 367.4 368.7 2.1 0.6
Government 1,306.1 1,319.3 1,290.0 1,304.7 -1.4 -0.1
Edison-New Brunswick Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,019.7 1,020.6 979.4 977.9 -41.8 -4.1
Mining, logging, and construction 42.3 43.7 36.7 36.3 -6.0 -14.2
Manufacturing 71.3 69.0 67.5 67.0 -4.3 -6.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities 227.6 226.7 219.3 216.7 -10.9 -4.8
Information 30.1 29.4 28.9 28.8 -1.3 -4.3
Financial activities 61.9 62.7 60.9 60.4 -1.5 -2.4
Professional and business services 172.4 166.9 155.8 153.9 -18.5 -10.7
Education and health services 141.0 145.6 143.0 144.0 3.0 2.1
Leisure and hospitality 74.2 78.7 74.0 73.9 -0.3 -0.4
Other services 45.7 47.1 46.0 46.6 0.9 2.0
Government 153.2 150.8 147.3 150.3 -2.9 -1.9
Nassau-Suffolk Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,239.5 1,269.1 1,219.7 1,218.9 -20.6 -1.7
Mining, logging, and construction 68.0 70.0 63.9 63.6 -4.4 -6.5
Manufacturing 81.6 80.6 78.6 78.2 -3.4 -4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities 269.3 276.5 264.1 259.9 -9.4 -3.5
Information 26.8 26.5 25.6 25.7 -1.1 -4.1
Financial activities 76.1 74.1 73.3 72.9 -3.2 -4.2
Professional and business services 158.9 162.5 155.3 154.6 -4.3 -2.7
Education and health services 214.3 220.8 215.7 218.3 4.0 1.9
Leisure and hospitality 88.8 96.3 90.0 89.6 0.8 0.9
Other services 52.2 53.8 52.5 52.6 0.4 0.8
Government 203.5 208.0 200.7 203.5 0.0 0.0
New York-White Plains-Wayne Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 5,234.1 5,282.4 5,131.6 5,123.8 -110.3 -2.1
Mining, logging, and construction 194.6 192.9 178.6 174.6 -20.0 -10.8
Manufacturing 197.6 186.1 179.7 178.9 -18.7 -9.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities 885.7 907.1 872.8 858.8 -26.9 -3.0
Information 205.7 206.4 200.7 202.6 -3.1 -1.5
Financial activities 577.9 564.4 552.1 549.4 -28.5 -4.9
Professional and business services 805.4 802.9 779.7 778.0 -27.4 -3.4
Education and health services 966.6 990.9 972.7 983.1 16.5 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 396.8 411.2 393.0 390.5 -6.3 -1.6
Other services 221.9 227.1 225.1 224.4 2.5 1.1
Government 781.9 793.4 777.2 783.5 1.6 0.2
New York City
Total nonfarm 3,763.8 3,792.8 3,685.6 3,683.9 -79.9 -2.1
Mining, logging, and construction 128.2 124.4 116.1 114.4 -13.8 -10.8
Manufacturing 96.9 89.1 84.9 84.7 -12.2 -12.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 567.1 578.8 555.8 547.8 -19.3 -3.4
Information 166.1 168.8 163.6 165.7 -0.4 -0.2
Financial activities 467.3 456.7 446.7 444.0 -23.3 -5.0
Professional and business services 599.6 600.9 583.9 582.5 -17.1 -2.9
Education and health services 721.3 738.5 723.1 732.6 11.3 1.6
Leisure and hospitality 297.5 307.0 294.1 293.5 -4.0 -1.3
Other services 159.0 164.0 161.7 161.1 2.1 1.3
Government 560.8 564.6 555.7 557.6 -3.2 -0.6
Newark-Union Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm 1,027.1 1,032.3 1,006.2 1,006.8 -20.3 -2.0
Mining, logging, and construction 39.7 42.2 39.7 37.6 -2.1 -5.3
Manufacturing 84.3 80.4 77.4 76.9 -7.4 -8.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 210.6 216.0 207.6 206.2 -4.4 -2.1
Information 21.8 21.3 21.1 21.1 -0.7 -3.2
Financial activities 75.1 72.8 73.3 73.2 -1.9 -2.5
Professional and business services 167.2 165.7 159.3 158.8 -8.4 -5.0
Education and health services 147.4 147.9 147.4 148.2 0.8 0.5
Leisure and hospitality 66.7 73.2 71.8 72.3 5.6 8.4
Other services 46.8 45.7 43.8 45.1 -1.7 -3.6
Government 167.5 167.1 164.8 167.4 -0.1 -0.1
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p=preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2008 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 statistical areas, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Feb. 2008 to
Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. 2009 p
Area 2008 2008 2009 2009 p Net Percent
change change
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United States
Total nonfarm 136,356.0 135,917.0 132,302.0 132,130.0 -4,226.0 -3.1
Mining and logging 731.0 786.0 766.0 754.0 23.0 3.1
Construction 6,983.0 6,739.0 6,295.0 6,152.0 -831.0 -11.9
Manufacturing 13,578.0 12,944.0 12,519.0 12,344.0 -1,234.0 -9.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 26,246.0 26,475.0 25,534.0 25,212.0 -1,034.0 -3.9
Information 3,014.0 2,954.0 2,895.0 2,903.0 -111.0 -3.7
Financial activities 8,163.0 8,009.0 7,901.0 7,863.0 -300.0 -3.7
Professional and business services 17,695.0 17,406.0 16,877.0 16,741.0 -954.0 -5.4
Education and health services 18,757.0 19,242.0 19,013.0 19,239.0 482.0 2.6
Leisure and hospitality 12,971.0 13,013.0 12,667.0 12,678.0 -293.0 -2.3
Other services 5,482.0 5,455.0 5,388.0 5,400.0 -82.0 -1.5
Government 22,736.0 22,894.0 22,447.0 22,844.0 108.0 0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
Total nonfarm 2,444.0 2,381.3 2,341.5 2,332.7 -111.3 -4.6
Mining and logging 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 -0.3 -16.7
Construction 133.3 115.9 113.2 112.0 -21.3 -16.0
Manufacturing 172.1 159.4 157.2 154.5 -17.6 -10.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities 557.9 550.4 534.2 528.3 -29.6 -5.3
Information 83.7 82.5 81.6 81.1 -2.6 -3.1
Financial activities 157.8 151.4 150.0 149.4 -8.4 -5.3
Professional and business services 410.2 392.2 382.3 379.8 -30.4 -7.4
Education and health services 259.0 264.3 262.8 263.5 4.5 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 229.8 227.7 224.8 223.7 -6.1 -2.7
Other services 98.3 95.8 95.5 96.9 -1.4 -1.4
Government 340.1 340.2 338.4 342.0 1.9 0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Total nonfarm 2,467.0 2,479.8 2,412.9 2,409.2 -57.8 -2.3
Mining and logging 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -14.3
Construction 88.7 88.3 79.6 76.7 -12.0 -13.5
Manufacturing 217.5 212.3 210.5 209.0 -8.5 -3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities 411.6 420.4 406.4 397.4 -14.2 -3.4
Information 75.2 74.5 73.7 73.1 -2.1 -2.8
Financial activities 185.6 178.5 176.5 176.0 -9.6 -5.2
Professional and business services 408.9 405.7 391.0 387.7 -21.2 -5.2
Education and health services 476.5 487.2 477.2 488.5 12.0 2.5
Leisure and hospitality 206.4 210.9 202.2 203.2 -3.2 -1.6
Other services 88.0 88.8 86.9 86.1 -1.9 -2.2
Government 307.9 312.5 308.3 310.9 3.0 1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm 4,468.8 4,488.5 4,354.3 4,331.7 -137.1 -3.1
Mining and logging 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 0.1 5.6
Construction 184.9 188.7 169.2 165.9 -19.0 -10.3
Manufacturing 474.2 459.6 453.0 444.3 -29.9 -6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 918.0 932.6 895.9 887.5 -30.5 -3.3
Information 90.6 89.1 88.2 87.6 -3.0 -3.3
Financial activities 318.6 312.2 306.5 306.1 -12.5 -3.9
Professional and business services 724.8 721.0 695.1 686.9 -37.9 -5.2
Education and health services 602.4 618.0 608.7 611.0 8.6 1.4
Leisure and hospitality 386.3 393.7 378.2 376.4 -9.9 -2.6
Other services 197.2 199.2 195.8 195.5 -1.7 -0.9
Government 570.0 572.3 561.7 568.6 -1.4 -0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm 2,965.5 3,003.8 2,936.7 2,934.0 -31.5 -1.1
Mining, logging, and construction 192.9 189.5 185.4 186.9 -6.0 -3.1
Manufacturing 290.8 281.8 280.4 279.9 -10.9 -3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities 624.6 642.8 618.3 613.0 -11.6 -1.9
Information 89.2 87.7 87.5 87.3 -1.9 -2.1
Financial activities 232.8 235.6 231.0 230.7 -2.1 -0.9
Professional and business services 446.4 455.1 435.3 430.0 -16.4 -3.7
Education and health services 323.8 336.7 335.0 338.3 14.5 4.5
Leisure and hospitality 277.9 280.7 275.6 278.0 0.1 0.0
Other services 103.4 104.0 101.4 98.9 -4.5 -4.4
Government 383.7 389.9 386.8 391.0 7.3 1.9
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
Total nonfarm 1,911.8 1,852.3 1,767.7 1,769.4 -142.4 -7.4
Mining, logging, and construction 58.6 58.8 51.8 50.8 -7.8 -13.3
Manufacturing 249.1 225.6 195.3 197.7 -51.4 -20.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities 358.3 354.7 339.9 337.2 -21.1 -5.9
Information 32.8 31.5 30.9 30.5 -2.3 -7.0
Financial activities 108.2 102.0 100.5 100.4 -7.8 -7.2
Professional and business services 341.0 312.9 299.7 298.5 -42.5 -12.5
Education and health services 280.6 285.6 281.4 283.5 2.9 1.0
Leisure and hospitality 173.3 175.6 168.7 168.6 -4.7 -2.7
Other services 86.0 84.7 84.2 84.0 -2.0 -2.3
Government 223.9 220.9 215.3 218.2 -5.7 -2.5
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Total nonfarm 2,580.8 2,628.1 2,576.8 2,574.5 -6.3 -0.2
Mining and logging 87.0 93.7 93.0 93.0 6.0 6.9
Construction 204.5 203.9 199.5 200.4 -4.1 -2.0
Manufacturing 238.0 244.1 241.2 240.6 2.6 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 525.5 545.1 523.0 518.3 -7.2 -1.4
Information 36.8 36.1 35.5 35.6 -1.2 -3.3
Financial activities 144.5 143.9 141.3 141.6 -2.9 -2.0
Professional and business services 379.4 384.7 378.3 367.5 -11.9 -3.1
Education and health services 281.7 289.9 288.2 291.4 9.7 3.4
Leisure and hospitality 227.1 229.0 222.4 227.3 0.2 0.1
Other services 90.7 90.2 89.7 90.5 -0.2 -0.2
Government 365.6 367.5 364.7 368.3 2.7 0.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Total nonfarm 5,583.3 5,492.3 5,369.4 5,381.0 -202.3 -3.6
Mining and logging 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 243.3 220.6 211.5 207.4 -35.9 -14.8
Manufacturing 616.3 587.9 578.8 576.7 -39.6 -6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,085.0 1,065.5 1,033.6 1,024.6 -60.4 -5.6
Information 234.8 238.8 217.3 226.6 -8.2 -3.5
Financial activities 356.1 340.1 337.2 336.3 -19.8 -5.6
Professional and business services 859.8 843.4 823.7 822.0 -37.8 -4.4
Education and health services 652.7 662.5 652.3 663.6 10.9 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 566.3 562.6 554.5 556.0 -10.3 -1.8
Other services 193.3 193.6 189.6 191.0 -2.3 -1.2
Government 770.7 772.3 765.9 771.8 1.1 0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
Total nonfarm 2,413.9 2,350.0 2,319.8 2,316.0 -97.9 -4.1
Mining and logging 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.1 -14.3
Construction 144.8 123.5 121.4 118.3 -26.5 -18.3
Manufacturing 96.5 90.3 90.0 89.5 -7.0 -7.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities 550.3 539.1 527.6 524.6 -25.7 -4.7
Information 51.5 49.4 48.9 48.9 -2.6 -5.0
Financial activities 176.5 168.4 166.9 166.9 -9.6 -5.4
Professional and business services 363.3 351.9 343.6 342.6 -20.7 -5.7
Education and health services 326.1 337.0 332.4 331.9 5.8 1.8
Leisure and hospitality 266.4 254.3 255.7 259.2 -7.2 -2.7
Other services 104.5 104.3 102.3 102.4 -2.1 -2.0
Government 333.3 331.1 330.4 331.1 -2.2 -0.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm 8,520.4 8,604.4 8,336.9 8,327.4 -193.0 -2.3
Mining, logging, and construction 344.6 348.8 318.9 312.1 -32.5 -9.4
Manufacturing 434.8 416.1 403.2 401.0 -33.8 -7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,593.2 1,626.3 1,563.8 1,541.6 -51.6 -3.2
Information 284.4 283.6 276.3 278.2 -6.2 -2.2
Financial activities 791.0 774.0 759.6 755.9 -35.1 -4.4
Professional and business services 1,303.9 1,298.0 1,250.1 1,245.3 -58.6 -4.5
Education and health services 1,469.3 1,505.2 1,478.8 1,493.6 24.3 1.7
Leisure and hospitality 626.5 659.4 628.8 626.3 -0.2 0.0
Other services 366.6 373.7 367.4 368.7 2.1 0.6
Government 1,306.1 1,319.3 1,290.0 1,304.7 -1.4 -0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm 2,789.8 2,804.2 2,729.8 2,722.4 -67.4 -2.4
Mining, logging, and construction 118.6 115.2 107.6 104.3 -14.3 -12.1
Manufacturing 218.6 211.1 207.9 205.4 -13.2 -6.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities 522.2 532.0 511.1 503.5 -18.7 -3.6
Information 57.8 56.0 55.6 55.4 -2.4 -4.2
Financial activities 218.0 214.7 212.5 211.0 -7.0 -3.2
Professional and business services 424.3 421.9 409.2 404.0 -20.3 -4.8
Education and health services 540.9 548.7 539.8 550.6 9.7 1.8
Leisure and hospitality 209.8 218.7 208.6 207.8 -2.0 -1.0
Other services 121.7 123.2 121.8 121.6 -0.1 -0.1
Government 357.9 362.7 355.7 358.8 0.9 0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Total nonfarm 2,030.6 2,006.9 1,960.5 1,959.1 -71.5 -3.5
Mining and logging 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
Construction 110.8 100.4 95.4 94.1 -16.7 -15.1
Manufacturing 137.6 133.6 131.6 131.2 -6.4 -4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities 357.1 357.6 343.2 338.5 -18.6 -5.2
Information 68.3 66.8 66.4 66.3 -2.0 -2.9
Financial activities 145.8 138.8 137.3 136.7 -9.1 -6.2
Professional and business services 372.3 369.4 362.0 361.5 -10.8 -2.9
Education and health services 234.6 237.2 232.6 236.7 2.1 0.9
Leisure and hospitality 210.3 212.2 205.0 204.5 -5.8 -2.8
Other services 74.7 74.6 72.9 73.3 -1.4 -1.9
Government 317.7 314.9 312.7 314.9 -2.8 -0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm 2,968.1 3,015.2 2,955.3 2,964.8 -3.3 -0.1
Mining, logging, and construction 172.3 167.1 160.3 157.5 -14.8 -8.6
Manufacturing 61.2 59.8 59.2 59.1 -2.1 -3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities 395.3 402.3 387.0 381.5 -13.8 -3.5
Information 92.4 90.4 88.7 88.6 -3.8 -4.1
Financial activities 154.6 152.2 149.1 148.8 -5.8 -3.8
Professional and business services 672.8 685.1 680.2 686.3 13.5 2.0
Education and health services 334.8 345.0 340.7 345.5 10.7 3.2
Leisure and hospitality 246.5 258.3 252.5 250.8 4.3 1.7
Other services 181.2 184.9 182.1 183.0 1.8 1.0
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p=preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March
2008 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and
will be revised when new information becomes available.
Last Modified Date: April 6, 2009
