Washington Metropolitan Area Job Count – September 2009 (PDF)

Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,968,900 in September 2009, down 37,000, or 1.2 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count fell 4.2 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that September’s local decrease marked the 10th consecutive month of over-the-year job losses, which extended back to December 2008, one year after the start of the current recession. (See chart 1 and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Chart 1. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year net change in the Washington metropolitan area and its components, September 1999-September 2009

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of two metropolitan divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. The larger Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division, (which accounted for 80 percent of the area’s employment), was responsible for the entire job loss in the metropolitan area, with employment decreasing by 42,700 jobs over the year. On the other hand, the Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division, (which represented the remaining 20 percent of the local workforce), gained 5,700 jobs since September 2008.

Industry employment

In the greater Washington metropolitan area, the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector lost 15,800 jobs from September 2008 to September 2009, more than any other industry in the area. The 4.0-percent decrease in local trade, transportation, and utilities employment compared to a national decline of 4.4 percent. Retail trade, down 13,700 jobs since last September, dominated the overall decline in the supersector.

Employment in mining, logging, and construction fell by 15,600 over the last 12 months, a 9.0-percent decrease. The Washington division accounted for most of the decline, shedding 13,700 jobs in this industry. (See chart 2.)

Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in employment by selected industry supersector, United States and the Washington metropolitan area, September 2009

Five other industries in the Washington area experienced job losses of less than 6,000:  financial activities, information, leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, and other services. Of these five, only information lost jobs at a faster rate in the metropolitan area than nationwide.

Three supersectors added jobs in the Washington area from September 2008 to September 2009. Government experienced the largest increase, up 7,300 or 1.1 percent. Nationally, public sector employment fell by 0.7 percent. Education and health services added the second-highest number of jobs in the area, up 4,400 or 1.3 percent. Nationwide, this was the only supersector to add jobs, increasing at a 1.8-percent pace. Professional and business services, the largest supersector in the Washington area accounting for nearly one-fourth of total employment, added 4,200 jobs over the year. All of the gain in this industry was located in the Bethesda division, which expanded by 10,900; in contrast, the Washington division lost 6,700 jobs. Overall, professional and business services in the metropolitan area grew 0.6 percent, in contrast to the 6.2-percent decline experienced nationally.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in September 2009. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job losses. (See chart 3 and table 2.)  Of the 12 areas, Washington had the smallest rate of decline and Detroit the largest. Nationally, employment was down 4.2 percent from September 2008 to September 2009.

Chart 3. Over-the-year percent change in employment, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, September 2009

Four of the 12 areas—Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont—experienced employment losses steeper than the national rate of decline.  In fact, Detroit’s rate of job loss, at 7.8 percent, was nearly double the national average.

The other eight metropolitan areas had smaller-than-average percentage losses. Seven of these areas experienced declines in the 4.0- to 2.2-percent range—Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. As noted, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area posted the smallest percentage loss, 1.2 percent.

Three metropolitan areas experienced employment declines of over 200,000 from September a year ago—Los Angeles (-220,000), New York (-216,400), and Chicago (-207,800). Two additional areas (Detroit and Atlanta) had job losses exceeding 100,000. Washington was the only area to lose fewer than 50,000 jobs during this 12-month period.

In 7 of the 12 areas, trade, transportation, and utilities recorded the largest loss of jobs from September 2008, while professional and business services registered the largest loss in 3 additional areas.  Conversely, education and health services added the most jobs in 8 of the 12 areas. Four areas—Chicago, Detroit, Miami, and San Francisco—failed to add at least 1,000 jobs in any supersector. 

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.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which 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 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 which 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 and administrative data 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 are also 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 special 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 on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm . Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/ .

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).

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 Mid-Atlantic Information Office at 215-597-3282 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

• The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division (MD)includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, and Prince George's Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
• The Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Sep 2008	Jul 2009	Aug 2009	Sep 2009	Sep 2008 to Sep 2009
						Net change	Percent change
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		3,005.9	2,996.9	2,977.2	(P) 2,968.9	(P) -37.0	(P) -1.2
Mining, logging, and construction		173.4	159.6	158.6	(P) 157.8	(P) -15.6	(P) -9.0
Manufacturing		60.5	58.0	57.9	(P) 57.4	(P) -3.1	(P) -5.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.0	384.7	381.8	(P) 380.2	(P) -15.8	(P) -4.0
Information		90.6	85.0	85.1	(P) 84.7	(P) -5.9	(P) -6.5
Financial activities		153.0	147.6	147.9	(P) 147.1	(P) -5.9	(P) -3.9
Professional and business services		683.9	693.3	692.4	(P) 688.1	(P) 4.2	(P) 0.6
Education and health services		340.4	336.2	335.5	(P) 344.8	(P) 4.4	(P) 1.3
Leisure and hospitality		265.6	271.4	269.5	(P) 261.8	(P) -3.8	(P) -1.4
Other services		185.0	184.5	182.8	(P) 182.2	(P) -2.8	(P) -1.5
Government		657.5	676.6	665.7	(P) 664.8	(P) 7.3	(P) 1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		2,430.9	2,422.1	2,402.8	(P) 2,388.2	(P) -42.7	(P) -1.8
Mining, logging, and construction		133.5	121.2	120.3	(P) 119.8	(P) -13.7	(P) -10.3
Manufacturing		40.5	38.3	38.2	(P) 37.9	(P) -2.6	(P) -6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		315.7	308.9	305.3	(P) 304.4	(P) -11.3	(P) -3.6
Information		74.0	68.4	68.6	(P) 68.2	(P) -5.8	(P) -7.8
Financial activities		109.9	105.7	106.6	(P) 106.1	(P) -3.8	(P) -3.5
Professional and business services		559.7	561.8	558.0	(P) 553.0	(P) -6.7	(P) -1.2
Education and health services		266.9	265.2	264.2	(P) 270.7	(P) 3.8	(P) 1.4
Leisure and hospitality		218.2	221.0	220.3	(P) 213.9	(P) -4.3	(P) -2.0
Other services		153.9	152.5	151.6	(P) 151.2	(P) -2.7	(P) -1.8
Government		558.6	579.1	569.7	(P) 563.0	(P) 4.4	(P) 0.8
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		575.0	574.8	574.4	(P) 580.7	(P) 5.7	(P) 1.0
Mining, logging, and construction		39.9	38.4	38.3	(P) 38.0	(P) -1.9	(P) -4.8
Manufacturing		20.0	19.7	19.7	(P) 19.5	(P) -0.5	(P) -2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		80.3	75.8	76.5	(P) 75.8	(P) -4.5	(P) -5.6
Information		16.6	16.6	16.5	(P) 16.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.6
Financial activities		43.1	41.9	41.3	(P) 41.0	(P) -2.1	(P) -4.9
Professional and business services		124.2	131.5	134.4	(P) 135.1	(P) 10.9	(P) 8.8
Education and health services		73.5	71.0	71.3	(P) 74.1	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.8
Leisure and hospitality		47.4	50.4	49.2	(P) 47.9	(P) 0.5	(P) 1.1
Other services		31.1	32.0	31.2	(P) 31.0	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.3
Government		98.9	97.5	96.0	(P) 101.8	(P) 2.9	(P) 2.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Sep 2008	Jul 2009	Aug 2009	Sep 2009	Sep 2008 to Sep 2009
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		137,119	131,127	(P) 131,003	(P) 131,306	(P) -5,813	(P) -4.2
Mining and logging		807	725	(P) 718	(P) 719	(P) -88	(P) -10.9
Construction		7,388	6,439	(P) 6,406	(P) 6,287	(P) -1,101	(P) -14.9
Manufacturing		13,413	11,849	(P) 11,866	(P) 11,831	(P) -1,582	(P) -11.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		26,233	25,173	(P) 25,155	(P) 25,076	(P) -1,157	(P) -4.4
Information		2,975	2,847	(P) 2,831	(P) 2,816	(P) -159	(P) -5.3
Financial activities		8,115	7,803	(P) 7,761	(P) 7,707	(P) -408	(P) -5.0
Professional and business services		17,824	16,744	(P) 16,754	(P) 16,727	(P) -1,097	(P) -6.2
Education and health services		18,884	18,965	(P) 19,000	(P) 19,221	(P) 337	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		13,599	13,849	(P) 13,785	(P) 13,336	(P) -263	(P) -1.9
Other services		5,523	5,489	(P) 5,451	(P) 5,388	(P) -135	(P) -2.4
Government		22,358	21,244	(P) 21,276	(P) 22,198	(P) -160	(P) -0.7
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,412.8	2,283.0	2,280.0	(P) 2,270.0	(P) -142.8	(P) -5.9
Mining and logging		1.5	1.4	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) -0.1	(P) -6.7
Construction		125.9	104.4	101.4	(P) 98.1	(P) -27.8	(P) -22.1
Manufacturing		165.8	147.5	145.7	(P) 145.8	(P) -20.0	(P) -12.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		548.9	513.6	509.8	(P) 505.6	(P) -43.3	(P) -7.9
Information		83.1	79.2	78.6	(P) 77.8	(P) -5.3	(P) -6.4
Financial activities		153.6	144.0	141.8	(P) 143.0	(P) -10.6	(P) -6.9
Professional and business services		405.5	372.4	369.8	(P) 370.9	(P) -34.6	(P) -8.5
Education and health services		261.1	262.8	266.5	(P) 267.3	(P) 6.2	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		234.8	237.6	235.2	(P) 230.8	(P) -4.0	(P) -1.7
Other services		96.9	97.7	97.2	(P) 95.7	(P) -1.2	(P) -1.2
Government		335.7	322.4	332.6	(P) 333.6	(P) -2.1	(P) -0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,502.2	2,430.8	2,422.1	(P) 2,438.4	(P) -63.8	(P) -2.5
Mining and logging		0.8	0.8	0.7	(P) 0.7	(P) -0.1	(P) -12.5
Construction		100.2	86.4	84.8	(P) 83.0	(P) -17.2	(P) -17.2
Manufacturing		215.0	206.1	206.4	(P) 205.0	(P) -10.0	(P) -4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		414.3	401.6	402.3	(P) 400.2	(P) -14.1	(P) -3.4
Information		75.9	73.7	74.0	(P) 74.0	(P) -1.9	(P) -2.5
Financial activities		185.3	177.1	176.5	(P) 174.3	(P) -11.0	(P) -5.9
Professional and business services		415.6	398.2	399.0	(P) 396.6	(P) -19.0	(P) -4.6
Education and health services		475.0	477.1	475.4	(P) 485.2	(P) 10.2	(P) 2.1
Leisure and hospitality		225.1	238.4	238.2	(P) 229.0	(P) 3.9	(P) 1.7
Other services		89.5	90.9	90.7	(P) 88.1	(P) -1.4	(P) -1.6
Government		305.5	280.5	274.1	(P) 302.3	(P) -3.2	(P) -1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,541.3	4,356.4	4,348.5	(P) 4,333.5	(P) -207.8	(P) -4.6
Mining and logging		2.2	2.1	2.1	(P) 2.1	(P) -0.1	(P) -4.5
Construction		212.6	184.8	184.5	(P) 182.3	(P) -30.3	(P) -14.3
Manufacturing		468.5	426.6	427.9	(P) 425.9	(P) -42.6	(P) -9.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		915.9	888.9	886.4	(P) 881.6	(P) -34.3	(P) -3.7
Information		89.5	83.8	83.8	(P) 83.0	(P) -6.5	(P) -7.3
Financial activities		314.0	298.8	297.0	(P) 294.9	(P) -19.1	(P) -6.1
Professional and business services		741.9	701.7	705.6	(P) 700.2	(P) -41.7	(P) -5.6
Education and health services		609.8	602.6	601.5	(P) 604.6	(P) -5.2	(P) -0.9
Leisure and hospitality		417.0	412.0	411.8	(P) 402.0	(P) -15.0	(P) -3.6
Other services		199.9	201.5	200.4	(P) 193.4	(P) -6.5	(P) -3.3
Government		570.0	553.6	547.5	(P) 563.5	(P) -6.5	(P) -1.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,988.5	2,929.9	2,924.9	(P) 2,924.0	(P) -64.5	(P) -2.2
Mining, logging, and construction		195.9	188.3	186.8	(P) 185.6	(P) -10.3	(P) -5.3
Manufacturing		285.6	273.1	273.8	(P) 274.9	(P) -10.7	(P) -3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		626.8	605.2	605.8	(P) 603.2	(P) -23.6	(P) -3.8
Information		86.3	83.7	82.6	(P) 82.6	(P) -3.7	(P) -4.3
Financial activities		235.6	232.4	231.2	(P) 229.3	(P) -6.3	(P) -2.7
Professional and business services		453.2	432.2	433.4	(P) 428.1	(P) -25.1	(P) -5.5
Education and health services		333.1	353.5	352.6	(P) 355.1	(P) 22.0	(P) 6.6
Leisure and hospitality		285.6	286.6	286.2	(P) 283.0	(P) -2.6	(P) -0.9
Other services		105.1	104.7	102.0	(P) 101.8	(P) -3.3	(P) -3.1
Government		381.3	370.2	370.5	(P) 380.4	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,893.5	1,728.5	1,731.0	(P) 1,745.3	(P) -148.2	(P) -7.8
Mining, logging, and construction		67.3	54.4	53.8	(P) 51.9	(P) -15.4	(P) -22.9
Manufacturing		232.7	180.8	188.8	(P) 192.4	(P) -40.3	(P) -17.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		354.2	334.3	334.3	(P) 331.7	(P) -22.5	(P) -6.4
Information		31.8	28.8	28.8	(P) 28.5	(P) -3.3	(P) -10.4
Financial activities		104.5	99.3	98.3	(P) 97.1	(P) -7.4	(P) -7.1
Professional and business services		333.7	288.7	287.3	(P) 287.8	(P) -45.9	(P) -13.8
Education and health services		281.9	280.8	279.9	(P) 281.1	(P) -0.8	(P) -0.3
Leisure & hospitality		183.3	179.7	179.6	(P) 176.0	(P) -7.3	(P) -4.0
Other services		87.1	84.1	84.1	(P) 84.1	(P) -3.0	(P) -3.4
Government		217.0	197.6	196.1	(P) 214.7	(P) -2.3	(P) -1.1
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,593.3	2,520.7	2,510.4	(P) 2,516.6	(P) -76.7	(P) -3.0
Mining and logging		91.7	90.6	90.0	(P) 90.1	(P) -1.6	(P) -1.7
Construction		202.8	184.7	183.6	(P) 183.4	(P) -19.4	(P) -9.6
Manufacturing		242.3	228.5	227.0	(P) 226.1	(P) -16.2	(P) -6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		530.2	503.4	504.1	(P) 498.2	(P) -32.0	(P) -6.0
Information		35.9	34.9	34.5	(P) 34.4	(P) -1.5	(P) -4.2
Financial activities		143.1	141.7	141.7	(P) 141.8	(P) -1.3	(P) -0.9
Professional and business services		380.5	366.6	367.0	(P) 365.0	(P) -15.5	(P) -4.1
Education and health services		287.2	292.1	293.2	(P) 294.3	(P) 7.1	(P) 2.5
Leisure and hospitality		229.3	237.9	237.8	(P) 233.6	(P) 4.3	(P) 1.9
Other services		90.7	90.5	89.3	(P) 88.9	(P) -1.8	(P) -2.0
Government		359.6	349.8	342.2	(P) 360.8	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,518.5	5,289.2	5,273.5	(P) 5,298.5	(P) -220.0	(P) -4.0
Mining and logging		5.0	4.9	4.9	(P) 4.9	(P) -0.1	(P) -2.0
Construction		233.8	205.9	206.3	(P) 205.6	(P) -28.2	(P) -12.1
Manufacturing		603.9	562.1	558.6	(P) 557.0	(P) -46.9	(P) -7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,067.1	1,016.1	1,013.2	(P) 1,014.1	(P) -53.0	(P) -5.0
Information		244.0	220.6	225.8	(P) 223.0	(P) -21.0	(P) -8.6
Financial activities		344.6	333.3	333.3	(P) 333.1	(P) -11.5	(P) -3.3
Professional and business services		845.8	807.5	807.7	(P) 807.4	(P) -38.4	(P) -4.5
Education and health services		651.4	645.7	647.1	(P) 664.3	(P) 12.9	(P) 2.0
Leisure and hospitality		576.7	566.8	564.7	(P) 559.2	(P) -17.5	(P) -3.0
Other services		194.6	188.7	187.9	(P) 187.9	(P) -6.7	(P) -3.4
Government		751.6	737.6	724.0	(P) 742.0	(P) -9.6	(P) -1.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,334.7	2,231.1	2,259.8	(P) 2,257.4	(P) -77.3	(P) -3.3
Mining and logging		0.7	0.6	0.6	(P) 0.6	(P) -0.1	(P) -14.3
Construction		129.2	110.4	110.0	(P) 107.7	(P) -21.5	(P) -16.6
Manufacturing		91.8	85.1	84.6	(P) 84.7	(P) -7.1	(P) -7.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		532.2	516.3	515.5	(P) 512.1	(P) -20.1	(P) -3.8
Information		49.5	47.6	47.7	(P) 47.5	(P) -2.0	(P) -4.0
Financial activities		169.3	163.2	162.6	(P) 162.3	(P) -7.0	(P) -4.1
Professional and business services		350.2	341.4	340.9	(P) 342.1	(P) -8.1	(P) -2.3
Education and health services		330.5	324.7	328.7	(P) 330.7	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Leisure and hospitality		248.7	243.3	243.6	(P) 240.8	(P) -7.9	(P) -3.2
Other services		102.6	101.1	100.4	(P) 100.9	(P) -1.7	(P) -1.7
Government		330.0	297.4	325.2	(P) 328.0	(P) -2.0	(P) -0.6
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,592.4	8,493.6	8,452.1	(P) 8,376.0	(P) -216.4	(P) -2.5
Mining, logging, and construction		372.2	344.3	346.0	(P) 340.5	(P) -31.7	(P) -8.5
Manufacturing		429.7	398.1	396.7	(P) 398.4	(P) -31.3	(P) -7.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,606.0	1,523.5	1,521.9	(P) 1,536.1	(P) -69.9	(P) -4.4
Information		284.1	274.1	272.3	(P) 269.8	(P) -14.3	(P) -5.0
Financial activities		781.3	748.8	743.2	(P) 740.6	(P) -40.7	(P) -5.2
Professional and business services		1,326.8	1,286.3	1,287.1	(P) 1,278.8	(P) -48.0	(P) -3.6
Education and health services		1,462.5	1,482.7	1,475.6	(P) 1,483.2	(P) 20.7	(P) 1.4
Leisure and hospitality		681.3	724.2	717.0	(P) 688.8	(P) 7.5	(P) 1.1
Other services		375.4	382.6	380.2	(P) 374.9	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.1
Government		1,273.1	1,329.0	1,312.1	(P) 1,264.9	(P) -8.2	(P) -0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,803.5	2,707.6	2,696.0	(P) 2,712.7	(P) -90.8	(P) -3.2
Mining, logging, and construction		125.3	110.6	110.7	(P) 108.1	(P) -17.2	(P) -13.7
Manufacturing		214.9	203.2	202.1	(P) 201.3	(P) -13.6	(P) -6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		522.9	501.5	499.7	(P) 498.8	(P) -24.1	(P) -4.6
Information		56.2	54.4	54.2	(P) 53.9	(P) -2.3	(P) -4.1
Financial activities		215.6	209.3	208.6	(P) 207.2	(P) -8.4	(P) -3.9
Professional and business services		430.0	410.7	412.6	(P) 407.3	(P) -22.7	(P) -5.3
Education and health services		538.2	533.2	530.8	(P) 544.0	(P) 5.8	(P) 1.1
Leisure and hospitality		227.2	225.4	222.4	(P) 220.2	(P) -7.0	(P) -3.1
Other services		123.6	123.6	122.7	(P) 121.4	(P) -2.2	(P) -1.8
Government		349.6	335.7	332.2	(P) 350.5	(P) 0.9	(P) 0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		2,016.3	1,928.8	1,923.9	(P) 1,927.5	(P) -88.8	(P) -4.4
Mining and logging		1.4	1.4	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		109.7	93.4	93.0	(P) 93.4	(P) -16.3	(P) -14.9
Manufacturing		134.9	128.4	128.8	(P) 128.9	(P) -6.0	(P) -4.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		353.5	332.9	331.6	(P) 331.7	(P) -21.8	(P) -6.2
Information		67.4	64.3	64.5	(P) 64.1	(P) -3.3	(P) -4.9
Financial activities		140.6	134.6	134.1	(P) 134.0	(P) -6.6	(P) -4.7
Professional and business services		372.0	358.2	357.8	(P) 355.7	(P) -16.3	(P) -4.4
Education and health services		234.0	231.3	230.5	(P) 233.9	(P) -0.1	(P) 0.0
Leisure and hospitality		217.8	210.4	210.4	(P) 208.4	(P) -9.4	(P) -4.3
Other services		75.1	72.7	72.1	(P) 71.8	(P) -3.3	(P) -4.4
Government		309.9	301.2	299.7	(P) 304.2	(P) -5.7	(P) -1.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,005.9	2,996.9	2,977.2	(P) 2,968.9	(P) -37.0	(P) -1.2
Mining, logging, and construction		173.4	159.6	158.6	(P) 157.8	(P) -15.6	(P) -9.0
Manufacturing		60.5	58.0	57.9	(P) 57.4	(P) -3.1	(P) -5.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.0	384.7	381.8	(P) 380.2	(P) -15.8	(P) -4.0
Information		90.6	85.0	85.1	(P) 84.7	(P) -5.9	(P) -6.5
Financial activities		153.0	147.6	147.9	(P) 147.1	(P) -5.9	(P) -3.9
Professional and business services		683.9	693.3	692.4	(P) 688.1	(P) 4.2	(P) 0.6
Education and health services		340.4	336.2	335.5	(P) 344.8	(P) 4.4	(P) 1.3
Leisure and hospitality		265.6	271.4	269.5	(P) 261.8	(P) -3.8	(P) -1.4
Other services		185.0	184.5	182.8	(P) 182.2	(P) -2.8	(P) -1.5
Government		657.5	676.6	665.7	(P) 664.8	(P) 7.3	(P) 1.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary