Metropolitan Statistical Area Definitions
CES publishes employment data for most MSAs and most metropolitan divisions, and
has retained the NECTA
definitions for metropolitan areas in the New England states
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont). In addition, CES publishes employment series for nine non-standard areas,
including the previous Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York Cities.
Employment estimates are not made for micropolitan and combined
statistical areas because the CES sample cannot support estimates at those
levels.
Within the Bureau of Labor Statistics, information on the publication
plans of employment and unemployment programs that produce data for
statistical areas is shown below.
More information
Links to other BLS data on Metropolitan Areas
Links to Census Bureau information about Metropolitan Areas
New definitions:
Comparison of geographic coverage between the 2000 and 1990
definitions:
- Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions
- United States: Maps of 2000 Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas vs.
1990 Metropolitan Areas (HTML) (PDF 550K)
- New England: Maps of 2000 Metropolitan and Micropolitan NECTAs vs.
1990 Metropolitan Areas (HTML) (PDF 126K)
- States: Maps of 1990 Metropolitan Areas (PDF 2.4MB)
- States: Maps of 2000 Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas (PDF 2.7MB)
Last Modified Date: May 6, 2010
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