Employment in 12 large metropolitan areas
Area | Back data |
Mar 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Mar 2008 to Mar 2009 |
|
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Net change |
Percent change |
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United States |
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Total nonfarm |
136,944 | 132,302 | (P) 132,130 | (P) 132,072 | (P) -4,872 | (P) -3.6 | |
Mining and logging |
741 | 766 | (P) 754 | (P) 736 | (P) -5 | (P) -0.7 | |
Construction |
7,047 | 6,295 | (P) 6,152 | (P) 6,113 | (P) -934 | (P) -13.3 | |
Manufacturing |
13,559 | 12,519 | (P) 12,344 | (P) 12,210 | (P) -1,349 | (P) -9.9 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
26,330 | 25,534 | (P) 25,212 | (P) 25,199 | (P) -1,131 | (P) -4.3 | |
Information |
3,016 | 2,895 | (P) 2,903 | (P) 2,904 | (P) -112 | (P) -3.7 | |
Financial activities |
8,171 | 7,901 | (P) 7,863 | (P) 7,823 | (P) -348 | (P) -4.3 | |
Professional and business services |
17,733 | 16,877 | (P) 16,741 | (P) 16,678 | (P) -1,055 | (P) -5.9 | |
Education and health services |
18,833 | 19,013 | (P) 19,239 | (P) 19,269 | (P) 436 | (P) 2.3 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
13,156 | 12,667 | (P) 12,678 | (P) 12,813 | (P) -343 | (P) -2.6 | |
Other services |
5,518 | 5,388 | (P) 5,400 | (P) 5,402 | (P) -116 | (P) -2.1 | |
Government |
22,840 | 22,447 | (P) 22,844 | (P) 22,925 | (P) 85 | (P) 0.4 | |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. |
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Total nonfarm |
2,445.6 | 2,341.5 | 2,330.6 | (P) 2,329.7 | (P) -115.9 | (P) -4.7 | |
Mining and logging |
1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (P) 1.4 | (P) -0.4 | (P) -22.2 | |
Construction |
132.2 | 113.2 | 111.6 | (P) 109.2 | (P) -23.0 | (P) -17.4 | |
Manufacturing |
171.7 | 157.2 | 155.1 | (P) 152.8 | (P) -18.9 | (P) -11.0 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
558.1 | 534.2 | 526.9 | (P) 529.1 | (P) -29.0 | (P) -5.2 | |
Information |
84.0 | 81.6 | 81.8 | (P) 80.7 | (P) -3.3 | (P) -3.9 | |
Financial activities |
157.3 | 150.0 | 148.8 | (P) 148.1 | (P) -9.2 | (P) -5.8 | |
Professional and business services |
407.9 | 382.3 | 379.8 | (P) 379.7 | (P) -28.2 | (P) -6.9 | |
Education and health services |
259.2 | 262.8 | 263.0 | (P) 262.0 | (P) 2.8 | (P) 1.1 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
233.4 | 224.8 | 223.7 | (P) 227.5 | (P) -5.9 | (P) -2.5 | |
Other services |
98.2 | 95.5 | 96.8 | (P) 96.1 | (P) -2.1 | (P) -2.1 | |
Government |
341.8 | 338.4 | 341.6 | (P) 343.1 | (P) 1.3 | (P) 0.4 | |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA) |
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Total nonfarm |
2,476.0 | 2,412.9 | 2,409.5 | (P) 2,413.1 | (P) -62.9 | (P) -2.5 | |
Mining and logging |
0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (P) 0.6 | (P) -0.1 | (P) -14.3 | |
Construction |
90.5 | 79.6 | 76.8 | (P) 77.3 | (P) -13.2 | (P) -14.6 | |
Manufacturing |
217.2 | 210.5 | 208.7 | (P) 208.6 | (P) -8.6 | (P) -4.0 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
412.0 | 406.4 | 397.6 | (P) 396.9 | (P) -15.1 | (P) -3.7 | |
Information |
75.4 | 73.7 | 73.1 | (P) 72.8 | (P) -2.6 | (P) -3.4 | |
Financial activities |
185.8 | 176.5 | 175.8 | (P) 175.9 | (P) -9.9 | (P) -5.3 | |
Professional and business services |
409.8 | 391.0 | 387.8 | (P) 387.0 | (P) -22.8 | (P) -5.6 | |
Education and health services |
478.9 | 477.2 | 488.2 | (P) 490.9 | (P) 12.0 | (P) 2.5 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
209.0 | 202.2 | 203.2 | (P) 205.1 | (P) -3.9 | (P) -1.9 | |
Other services |
88.5 | 86.9 | 86.0 | (P) 86.2 | (P) -2.3 | (P) -2.6 | |
Government |
308.2 | 308.3 | 311.7 | (P) 311.8 | (P) 3.6 | (P) 1.2 | |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. |
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Total nonfarm |
4,489.0 | 4,354.3 | 4,331.4 | (P) 4,331.4 | (P) -157.6 | (P) -3.5 | |
Mining and logging |
1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | (P) 1.8 | (P) -0.1 | (P) -5.3 | |
Construction |
190.0 | 169.2 | 166.1 | (P) 170.7 | (P) -19.3 | (P) -10.2 | |
Manufacturing |
474.7 | 453.0 | 444.4 | (P) 438.6 | (P) -36.1 | (P) -7.6 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
920.5 | 895.9 | 887.5 | (P) 888.1 | (P) -32.4 | (P) -3.5 | |
Information |
90.6 | 88.2 | 87.5 | (P) 87.2 | (P) -3.4 | (P) -3.8 | |
Financial activities |
318.6 | 306.5 | 305.8 | (P) 303.0 | (P) -15.6 | (P) -4.9 | |
Professional and business services |
724.4 | 695.1 | 686.9 | (P) 683.5 | (P) -40.9 | (P) -5.6 | |
Education and health services |
603.2 | 608.7 | 611.1 | (P) 611.8 | (P) 8.6 | (P) 1.4 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
394.0 | 378.2 | 376.1 | (P) 381.3 | (P) -12.7 | (P) -3.2 | |
Other services |
198.4 | 195.8 | 195.7 | (P) 196.7 | (P) -1.7 | (P) -0.9 | |
Government |
572.7 | 561.7 | 568.5 | (P) 568.7 | (P) -4.0 | (P) -0.7 | |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas |
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Total nonfarm |
2,975.9 | 2,936.7 | 2,934.2 | (P) 2,937.1 | (P) -38.8 | (P) -1.3 | |
Mining, logging, and construction |
195.2 | 185.4 | 185.7 | (P) 183.7 | (P) -11.5 | (P) -5.9 | |
Manufacturing |
289.7 | 280.4 | 280.1 | (P) 278.5 | (P) -11.2 | (P) -3.9 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
626.4 | 618.3 | 613.0 | (P) 617.1 | (P) -9.3 | (P) -1.5 | |
Information |
89.2 | 87.5 | 87.3 | (P) 86.9 | (P) -2.3 | (P) -2.6 | |
Financial activities |
233.0 | 231.0 | 231.8 | (P) 229.7 | (P) -3.3 | (P) -1.4 | |
Professional and business services |
448.5 | 435.3 | 429.2 | (P) 431.0 | (P) -17.5 | (P) -3.9 | |
Education and health services |
324.6 | 335.0 | 339.1 | (P) 338.5 | (P) 13.9 | (P) 4.3 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
281.1 | 275.6 | 277.6 | (P) 280.5 | (P) -0.6 | (P) -0.2 | |
Other services |
103.3 | 101.4 | 98.9 | (P) 98.5 | (P) -4.8 | (P) -4.6 | |
Government |
384.9 | 386.8 | 391.5 | (P) 392.7 | (P) 7.8 | (P) 2.0 | |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. |
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Total nonfarm |
1,907.5 | 1,767.7 | 1,773.0 | (P) 1,772.2 | (P) -135.3 | (P) -7.1 | |
Mining, logging, and construction |
58.6 | 51.8 | 50.3 | (P) 49.9 | (P) -8.7 | (P) -14.8 | |
Manufacturing |
243.2 | 195.3 | 200.2 | (P) 202.1 | (P) -41.1 | (P) -16.9 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
358.9 | 339.9 | 337.4 | (P) 337.4 | (P) -21.5 | (P) -6.0 | |
Information |
32.4 | 30.9 | 30.7 | (P) 30.2 | (P) -2.2 | (P) -6.8 | |
Financial activities |
107.6 | 100.5 | 100.3 | (P) 99.5 | (P) -8.1 | (P) -7.5 | |
Professional and business services |
339.6 | 299.7 | 297.4 | (P) 293.4 | (P) -46.2 | (P) -13.6 | |
Education and health services |
280.9 | 281.4 | 283.5 | (P) 283.8 | (P) 2.9 | (P) 1.0 | |
Leisure & hospitality |
175.7 | 168.7 | 168.7 | (P) 170.4 | (P) -5.3 | (P) -3.0 | |
Other services |
86.2 | 84.2 | 84.8 | (P) 84.8 | (P) -1.4 | (P) -1.6 | |
Government |
224.4 | 215.3 | 219.7 | (P) 220.7 | (P) -3.7 | (P) -1.6 | |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas |
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Total nonfarm |
2,592.0 | 2,576.8 | 2,571.4 | (P) 2,577.6 | (P) -14.4 | (P) -0.6 | |
Mining and logging |
87.2 | 93.0 | 92.3 | (P) 91.3 | (P) 4.1 | (P) 4.7 | |
Construction |
204.8 | 199.5 | 200.2 | (P) 198.0 | (P) -6.8 | (P) -3.3 | |
Manufacturing |
238.3 | 241.2 | 238.8 | (P) 237.3 | (P) -1.0 | (P) -0.4 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
528.1 | 523.0 | 517.5 | (P) 521.8 | (P) -6.3 | (P) -1.2 | |
Information |
36.7 | 35.5 | 35.6 | (P) 35.5 | (P) -1.2 | (P) -3.3 | |
Financial activities |
144.2 | 141.3 | 141.7 | (P) 142.2 | (P) -2.0 | (P) -1.4 | |
Professional and business services |
381.4 | 378.3 | 368.7 | (P) 367.9 | (P) -13.5 | (P) -3.5 | |
Education and health services |
281.0 | 288.2 | 289.8 | (P) 290.5 | (P) 9.5 | (P) 3.4 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
232.2 | 222.4 | 226.4 | (P) 231.5 | (P) -0.7 | (P) -0.3 | |
Other services |
90.9 | 89.7 | 90.3 | (P) 90.5 | (P) -0.4 | (P) -0.4 | |
Government |
367.2 | 364.7 | 370.1 | (P) 371.1 | (P) 3.9 | (P) 1.1 | |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. |
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Total nonfarm |
5,603.7 | 5,369.4 | 5,373.4 | (P) 5,382.4 | (P) -221.3 | (P) -3.9 | |
Mining and logging |
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | (P) 5.0 | (P) 0.0 | (P) 0.0 | |
Construction |
243.6 | 211.5 | 205.3 | (P) 204.8 | (P) -38.8 | (P) -15.9 | |
Manufacturing |
615.3 | 578.8 | 575.2 | (P) 573.8 | (P) -41.5 | (P) -6.7 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,080.7 | 1,033.6 | 1,025.4 | (P) 1,023.7 | (P) -57.0 | (P) -5.3 | |
Information |
243.4 | 217.3 | 227.8 | (P) 236.1 | (P) -7.3 | (P) -3.0 | |
Financial activities |
355.2 | 337.2 | 335.6 | (P) 335.3 | (P) -19.9 | (P) -5.6 | |
Professional and business services |
862.1 | 823.7 | 816.1 | (P) 815.2 | (P) -46.9 | (P) -5.4 | |
Education and health services |
655.3 | 652.3 | 667.0 | (P) 669.2 | (P) 13.9 | (P) 2.1 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
573.2 | 554.5 | 554.5 | (P) 553.2 | (P) -20.0 | (P) -3.5 | |
Other services |
194.5 | 189.6 | 190.4 | (P) 190.0 | (P) -4.5 | (P) -2.3 | |
Government |
775.4 | 765.9 | 771.1 | (P) 776.1 | (P) 0.7 | (P) 0.1 | |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. |
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Total nonfarm |
2,420.2 | 2,319.8 | 2,313.8 | (P) 2,306.8 | (P) -113.4 | (P) -4.7 | |
Mining and logging |
0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (P) 0.6 | (P) -0.2 | (P) -25.0 | |
Construction |
144.1 | 121.4 | 118.1 | (P) 113.6 | (P) -30.5 | (P) -21.2 | |
Manufacturing |
95.7 | 90.0 | 89.6 | (P) 88.4 | (P) -7.3 | (P) -7.6 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
550.3 | 527.6 | 524.4 | (P) 524.6 | (P) -25.7 | (P) -4.7 | |
Information |
51.5 | 48.9 | 48.9 | (P) 48.7 | (P) -2.8 | (P) -5.4 | |
Financial activities |
176.6 | 166.9 | 167.3 | (P) 166.0 | (P) -10.6 | (P) -6.0 | |
Professional and business services |
365.2 | 343.6 | 342.4 | (P) 339.2 | (P) -26.0 | (P) -7.1 | |
Education and health services |
328.0 | 332.4 | 332.0 | (P) 333.0 | (P) 5.0 | (P) 1.5 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
269.6 | 255.7 | 259.6 | (P) 261.6 | (P) -8.0 | (P) -3.0 | |
Other services |
105.4 | 102.3 | 102.2 | (P) 102.6 | (P) -2.8 | (P) -2.7 | |
Government |
333.0 | 330.4 | 328.7 | (P) 328.5 | (P) -4.5 | (P) -1.4 | |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. |
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Total nonfarm |
8,571.3 | 8,336.9 | 8,329.9 | (P) 8,351.6 | (P) -219.7 | (P) -2.6 | |
Mining, logging, and construction |
351.0 | 318.9 | 311.8 | (P) 317.0 | (P) -34.0 | (P) -9.7 | |
Manufacturing |
435.7 | 403.2 | 400.7 | (P) 397.8 | (P) -37.9 | (P) -8.7 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
1,599.6 | 1,563.8 | 1,541.7 | (P) 1,540.6 | (P) -59.0 | (P) -3.7 | |
Information |
284.6 | 276.3 | 278.0 | (P) 275.9 | (P) -8.7 | (P) -3.1 | |
Financial activities |
791.3 | 759.6 | 757.0 | (P) 755.1 | (P) -36.2 | (P) -4.6 | |
Professional and business services |
1,313.4 | 1,250.1 | 1,244.2 | (P) 1,249.8 | (P) -63.6 | (P) -4.8 | |
Education and health services |
1,478.1 | 1,478.8 | 1,496.6 | (P) 1,505.6 | (P) 27.5 | (P) 1.9 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
638.0 | 628.8 | 626.5 | (P) 633.7 | (P) -4.3 | (P) -0.7 | |
Other services |
368.6 | 367.4 | 370.0 | (P) 369.6 | (P) 1.0 | (P) 0.3 | |
Government |
1,311.0 | 1,290.0 | 1,303.4 | (P) 1,306.5 | (P) -4.5 | (P) -0.3 | |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. |
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Total nonfarm |
2,801.8 | 2,729.8 | 2,721.5 | (P) 2,724.6 | (P) -77.2 | (P) -2.8 | |
Mining, logging, and construction |
121.2 | 107.6 | 103.6 | (P) 103.6 | (P) -17.6 | (P) -14.5 | |
Manufacturing |
218.8 | 207.9 | 205.9 | (P) 205.1 | (P) -13.7 | (P) -6.3 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
523.9 | 511.1 | 503.1 | (P) 504.6 | (P) -19.3 | (P) -3.7 | |
Information |
57.6 | 55.6 | 55.3 | (P) 55.0 | (P) -2.6 | (P) -4.5 | |
Financial activities |
218.2 | 212.5 | 210.7 | (P) 209.8 | (P) -8.4 | (P) -3.8 | |
Professional and business services |
428.0 | 409.2 | 404.8 | (P) 406.4 | (P) -21.6 | (P) -5.0 | |
Education and health services |
538.5 | 539.8 | 549.5 | (P) 545.5 | (P) 7.0 | (P) 1.3 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
214.8 | 208.6 | 207.4 | (P) 211.6 | (P) -3.2 | (P) -1.5 | |
Other services |
121.6 | 121.8 | 121.7 | (P) 122.1 | (P) 0.5 | (P) 0.4 | |
Government |
359.2 | 355.7 | 359.5 | (P) 360.9 | (P) 1.7 | (P) 0.5 | |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. |
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Total nonfarm |
2,032.6 | 1,960.5 | 1,955.6 | (P) 1,953.0 | (P) -79.6 | (P) -3.9 | |
Mining and logging |
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (P) 1.4 | (P) 0.0 | (P) 0.0 | |
Construction |
109.8 | 95.4 | 93.9 | (P) 93.0 | (P) -16.8 | (P) -15.3 | |
Manufacturing |
137.5 | 131.6 | 130.7 | (P) 130.3 | (P) -7.2 | (P) -5.2 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
356.4 | 343.2 | 338.2 | (P) 336.1 | (P) -20.3 | (P) -5.7 | |
Information |
68.0 | 66.4 | 65.9 | (P) 65.6 | (P) -2.4 | (P) -3.5 | |
Financial activities |
145.6 | 137.3 | 136.1 | (P) 135.9 | (P) -9.7 | (P) -6.7 | |
Professional and business services |
373.1 | 362.0 | 361.1 | (P) 360.8 | (P) -12.3 | (P) -3.3 | |
Education and health services |
235.2 | 232.6 | 235.6 | (P) 235.8 | (P) 0.6 | (P) 0.3 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
211.5 | 205.0 | 204.0 | (P) 204.8 | (P) -6.7 | (P) -3.2 | |
Other services |
75.1 | 72.9 | 73.0 | (P) 72.7 | (P) -2.4 | (P) -3.2 | |
Government |
319.0 | 312.7 | 315.7 | (P) 316.6 | (P) -2.4 | (P) -0.8 | |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. |
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Total nonfarm |
2,985.9 | 2,955.3 | 2,961.6 | (P) 2,967.6 | (P) -18.3 | (P) -0.6 | |
Mining, logging, and construction |
173.6 | 160.3 | 156.9 | (P) 155.2 | (P) -18.4 | (P) -10.6 | |
Manufacturing |
61.2 | 59.2 | 58.7 | (P) 58.6 | (P) -2.6 | (P) -4.2 | |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
395.7 | 387.0 | 381.0 | (P) 379.9 | (P) -15.8 | (P) -4.0 | |
Information |
92.3 | 88.7 | 88.2 | (P) 87.2 | (P) -5.1 | (P) -5.5 | |
Financial activities |
154.5 | 149.1 | 148.6 | (P) 149.1 | (P) -5.4 | (P) -3.5 | |
Professional and business services |
676.4 | 680.2 | 686.4 | (P) 688.7 | (P) 12.3 | (P) 1.8 | |
Education and health services |
336.4 | 340.7 | 344.6 | (P) 346.7 | (P) 10.3 | (P) 3.1 | |
Leisure and hospitality |
252.3 | 252.5 | 250.6 | (P) 251.6 | (P) -0.7 | (P) -0.3 | |
Other services |
182.6 | 182.1 | 182.5 | (P) 184.2 | (P) 1.6 | (P) 0.9 | |
Government |
660.9 | 655.5 | 664.1 | (P) 666.4 | (P) 5.5 | (P) 0.8 | |
Footnotes |
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area |
Last Modified Date: April 21, 2009