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242 out of 389 metropolitan areas had decreases in employment for the year ended November 2020
January 07, 2021
From November 2019 to November 2020, 242 metropolitan areas had over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll employment and 147 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year employment decreases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (−999,600), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (−514,900), and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (−341,000). The largest over-the-year percentage losses in employment occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (−24.8 percent); Flagstaff, Arizona (−16.9 percent); and Monroe, Michigan (−15.5 percent).
Change in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, November 2019 to November 2020, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area
Percent change
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
-24.8%
Flagstaff, AZ
-16.9
Monroe, MI
-15.5
Yuba City, CA
-14.6
Urban Honolulu, HI
-13.3
Lake Charles, LA
-13.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
-12.9
Bay City, MI
-12.7
Brunswick, GA
-12.7
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
-12.7
East Stroudsburg, PA
-12.5
Wheeling, WV-OH
-12.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
-12.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
-12.0
Springfield, MA-CT
-11.6
Midland, TX
-11.5
Odessa, TX
-11.5
Williamsport, PA
-11.1
Barnstable Town, MA
-11.0
Portsmouth, NH-ME
-11.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
-10.9
Muskegon, MI
-10.9
Chico, CA
-10.8
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
-10.5
Battle Creek, MI
-10.4
Leominster-Gardner, MA
-10.3
Santa Fe, NM
-10.3
Syracuse, NY
-10.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
-10.1
Waterbury, CT
-10.1
Pittsfield, MA
-10.0
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-10.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
-9.9
Saginaw, MI
-9.9
Asheville, NC
-9.8
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
-9.7
Salinas, CA
-9.7
Flint, MI
-9.6
Peoria, IL
-9.6
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
-9.5
Corvallis, OR
-9.5
State College, PA
-9.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
-9.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
-9.3
Rochester, NY
-9.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
-9.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
-9.2
Napa, CA
-9.2
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
-9.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
-9.1
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
-9.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
-9.1
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
-9.0
Santa Rosa, CA
-9.0
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
-9.0
Erie, PA
-8.9
Duluth, MN-WI
-8.8
Mayaguez, PR
-8.8
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
-8.8
Glens Falls, NY
-8.7
Goldsboro, NC
-8.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
-8.6
Modesto, CA
-8.6
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
-8.6
El Centro, CA
-8.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
-8.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-8.5
Salem, OR
-8.5
Bakersfield, CA
-8.4
Akron, OH
-8.3
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
-8.3
Manchester, NH
-8.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
-8.1
Rockford, IL
-8.1
Bowling Green, KY
-8.0
Grants Pass, OR
-8.0
Greensboro-High Point, NC
-8.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
-8.0
Jackson, MI
-8.0
California-Lexington Park, MD
-7.9
Manhattan, KS
-7.9
Winchester, VA-WV
-7.9
Corpus Christi, TX
-7.8
Cumberland, MD-WV
-7.8
Elmira, NY
-7.8
Wilmington, NC
-7.8
Janesville-Beloit, WI
-7.7
New Bedford, MA
-7.7
Rocky Mount, NC
-7.7
Tallahassee, FL
-7.7
Lewiston, ID-WA
-7.6
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
-7.6
Appleton, WI
-7.5
Fayetteville, NC
-7.5
Las Cruces, NM
-7.5
Greenville, NC
-7.4
Utica-Rome, NY
-7.4
Decatur, IL
-7.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
-7.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
-7.3
Wenatchee, WA
-7.3
Boulder, CO
-7.2
Midland, MI
-7.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
-7.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
-7.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
-7.1
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
-7.1
Enid, OK
-7.1
Farmington, NM
-7.1
Lawrence, KS
-7.1
Merced, CA
-7.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
-7.1
Pittsburgh, PA
-7.1
San Angelo, TX
-7.1
Canton-Massillon, OH
-7.0
Fort Collins, CO
-7.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
-7.0
Longview, TX
-7.0
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
-7.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
-7.0
Sumter, SC
-7.0
Toledo, OH
-7.0
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
-7.0
Muncie, IN
-6.9
Ocean City, NJ
-6.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
-6.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
-6.8
Madison, WI
-6.8
New Bern, NC
-6.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
-6.8
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
-6.7
Portland-South Portland, ME
-6.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-6.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
-6.7
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
-6.6
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
-6.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
-6.6
Lima, OH
-6.6
Lynchburg, VA
-6.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA
-6.6
Worcester, MA-CT
-6.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
-6.5
Ponce, PR
-6.5
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
-6.5
Bend-Redmond, OR
-6.4
Columbus, OH
-6.4
Johnstown, PA
-6.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
-6.4
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
-6.4
Binghamton, NY
-6.3
Bloomington, IL
-6.3
Gadsden, AL
-6.3
Cedar Rapids, IA
-6.2
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
-6.2
Laredo, TX
-6.2
Danbury, CT
-6.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
-6.1
Spartanburg, SC
-6.1
Terre Haute, IN
-6.1
Wausau, WI
-6.1
Victoria, TX
-6.0
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
-5.9
Harrisonburg, VA
-5.9
Redding, CA
-5.9
San German, PR
-5.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
-5.9
Trenton, NJ
-5.9
Ann Arbor, MI
-5.8
Bangor, ME
-5.8
Dover, DE
-5.8
Fresno, CA
-5.8
Green Bay, WI
-5.8
Pocatello, ID
-5.8
Yuma, AZ
-5.8
Altoona, PA
-5.7
Amarillo, TX
-5.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
-5.7
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
-5.7
Dubuque, IA
-5.7
Homosassa Springs, FL
-5.7
Owensboro, KY
-5.7
Winston-Salem, NC
-5.7
Casper, WY
-5.6
Lebanon, PA
-5.6
Anchorage, AK
-5.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
-5.5
Eau Claire, WI
-5.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
-5.4
Columbus, GA-AL
-5.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
-5.4
Fairbanks, AK
-5.4
Greeley, CO
-5.4
Raleigh, NC
-5.4
Springfield, IL
-5.4
Visalia-Porterville, CA
-5.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
-5.3
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
-5.3
Salisbury, MD-DE
-5.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
-5.3
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
-5.2
Charleston, WV
-5.2
Johnson City, TN
-5.2
Madera, CA
-5.2
Reno, NV
-5.2
Tulsa, OK
-5.2
Bloomington, IN
-5.1
Carson City, NV
-5.1
Guayama, PR
-5.1
Kingston, NY
-5.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
-5.1
Rochester, MN
-5.1
Albany, GA
-5.0
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
-5.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
-5.0
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-5.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN
-5.0
New Haven, CT
-5.0
Rapid City, SD
-5.0
Dayton, OH
-4.9
Hammond, LA
-4.9
Kankakee, IL
-4.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
-4.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
-4.8
St. Louis, MO-IL
-4.8
Beckley, WV
-4.7
Bismarck, ND
-4.7
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
-4.7
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
-4.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
-4.6
Gainesville, FL
-4.6
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
-4.6
Kokomo, IN
-4.6
Medford, OR
-4.6
Richmond, VA
-4.6
Yakima, WA
-4.6
Baton Rouge, LA
-4.5
Cleveland, TN
-4.5
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
-4.5
Warner Robins, GA
-4.5
Wichita Falls, TX
-4.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
-4.4
Jackson, TN
-4.4
Lafayette, LA
-4.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-4.4
York-Hanover, PA
-4.4
Iowa City, IA
-4.3
Ithaca, NY
-4.3
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
-4.3
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
-4.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
-4.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
-4.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
-4.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
-4.2
Montgomery, AL
-4.2
Tuscaloosa, AL
-4.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
-4.2
Wichita, KS
-4.2
Columbus, IN
-4.1
Great Falls, MT
-4.1
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
-4.1
Jackson, MS
-4.1
Lawton, OK
-4.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
-4.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
-4.1
Walla Walla, WA
-4.1
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
-4.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL
-4.0
Cheyenne, WY
-4.0
El Paso, TX
-4.0
Pine Bluff, AR
-4.0
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
-4.0
Fargo, ND-MN
-3.9
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
-3.9
Mobile, AL
-3.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
-3.9
Albany, OR
-3.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL
-3.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
-3.8
Jacksonville, FL
-3.8
Kansas City, MO-KS
-3.8
Lubbock, TX
-3.8
Sheboygan, WI
-3.8
St. Cloud, MN
-3.8
Columbia, SC
-3.7
Pueblo, CO
-3.7
Roanoke, VA
-3.7
Tucson, AZ
-3.7
Burlington, NC
-3.6
Danville, IL
-3.6
Fort Wayne, IN
-3.6
Longview, WA
-3.6
Dalton, GA
-3.5
Fort Smith, AR-OK
-3.5
Killeen-Temple, TX
-3.5
Mansfield, OH
-3.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
-3.5
Coeur d'Alene, ID
-3.4
Columbia, MO
-3.4
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
-3.4
Athens-Clarke County, GA
-3.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
-3.3
Decatur, AL
-3.3
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
-3.3
Eugene, OR
-3.3
Grand Island, NE
-3.3
Morgantown, WV
-3.3
Carbondale-Marion, IL
-3.2
Sioux Falls, SD
-3.2
Bellingham, WA
-3.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
-3.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
-3.1
Morristown, TN
-3.1
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
-3.1
Abilene, TX
-3.0
Albuquerque, NM
-3.0
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
-3.0
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
-3.0
Panama City, FL
-3.0
Alexandria, LA
-2.9
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-2.9
Lancaster, PA
-2.9
Oklahoma City, OK
-2.9
Dothan, AL
-2.8
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
-2.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
-2.8
Billings, MT
-2.7
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
-2.7
Colorado Springs, CO
-2.7
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
-2.6
Fond du Lac, WI
-2.6
Gainesville, GA
-2.6
Jefferson City, MO
-2.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
-2.6
Savannah, GA
-2.6
Springfield, OH
-2.6
Topeka, KS
-2.6
Charlottesville, VA
-2.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
-2.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
-2.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
-2.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA
-2.4
Springfield, MO
-2.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS
-2.4
College Station-Bryan, TX
-2.3
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
-2.3
Joplin, MO
-2.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
-2.2
Jacksonville, NC
-2.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
-2.1
Huntsville, AL
-2.1
Arecibo, PR
-2.0
Clarksville, TN-KY
-2.0
Florence, SC
-2.0
Port St. Lucie, FL
-2.0
Knoxville, TN
-1.9
Tyler, TX
-1.9
Salt Lake City, UT
-1.8
Racine, WI
-1.5
Gettysburg, PA
-1.4
Lincoln, NE
-1.4
Evansville, IN-KY
-1.3
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
-1.3
Hot Springs, AR
-1.3
Austin-Round Rock, TX
-1.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA
-1.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
-1.1
Ames, IA
-0.9
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
-0.9
Missoula, MT
-0.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
-0.9
Hattiesburg, MS
-0.7
Kennewick-Richland, WA
-0.6
Punta Gorda, FL
-0.6
Texarkana, TX-AR
-0.6
The Villages, FL
-0.6
Waco, TX
-0.6
Reading, PA
-0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
-0.4
Prescott, AZ
-0.4
Sherman-Denison, TX
-0.4
Boise City, ID
-0.3
Provo-Orem, UT
-0.3
Rome, GA
-0.2
Grand Junction, CO
0.3
St. George, UT
0.3
Sebring, FL
0.7
Logan, UT-ID
0.9
Monroe, LA
0.9
Jonesboro, AR
1.3
Hinesville, GA
1.4
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
1.4
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
1.7
Ocala, FL
1.8
Twin Falls, ID
1.9
Valdosta, GA
3.0
Idaho Falls, ID
4.2
Over the year ended November 2020, nonfarm employment declined in 50 of the metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, while employment was essentially unchanged in 1 area. The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (−10.1 percent); New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (−9.9 percent); followed by Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan; Orlando Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida; Rochester, New York; and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California (−9.3 percent each).
United States Department of Labor
