Over-the-year percent change in metropolitan area employment

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Over-the-year percent change in metropolitan area employment, March 2024 to March 2025, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area	Percent change
Anniston-Oxford, AL	1.1
Auburn-Opelika, AL	0.5
Birmingham, AL	0.2
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	0.2
Decatur, AL	2.1
Dothan, AL	0.8
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	2.2
Gadsden, AL	1.4
Huntsville, AL	2.3
Mobile, AL	2.0
Montgomery, AL	1.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	1.2
Anchorage, AK	1.9
Fairbanks-College, AK	2.1
Flagstaff, AZ	0.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	-0.4
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	-1.9
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-2.3
Tucson, AZ	-0.9
Yuma, AZ	-4.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	2.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	1.1
Hot Springs, AR	-1.9
Jonesboro, AR	0.8
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1.1
Chico, CA	1.5
El Centro, CA	0.5
Fresno, CA	2.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	0.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-0.3
Merced, CA	2.5
Modesto, CA	2.5
Napa, CA	4.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	0.0
Redding, CA	2.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	0.6
Salinas, CA	2.8
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	-0.8
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	-0.2
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.9
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	-0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	-0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1.5
Vallejo, CA	-0.7
Visalia, CA	0.3
Yuba City, CA	3.0
Boulder, CO	-0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	-0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	-1.5
Grand Junction, CO	1.2
Greeley, CO	0.4
Pueblo, CO	-0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	0.3
New Haven, CT	-0.5
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	0.9
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	0.8
Dover, DE	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	0.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	-0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	0.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	0.3
Gainesville, FL	3.5
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	1.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1.1
Naples-Marco Island, FL	-0.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	0.8
Ocala, FL	1.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	2.0
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	1.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	1.7
Punta Gorda, FL	-0.3
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	-0.7
Sebring, FL	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	2.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1.0
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	1.0
Albany, GA	0.7
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	0.0
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	0.8
Columbus, GA-AL	0.1
Dalton, GA	-1.2
Gainesville, GA	0.6
Hinesville, GA	1.4
Macon-Bibb County, GA	0.0
Rome, GA	0.9
Savannah, GA	-0.5
Valdosta, GA	-0.5
Warner Robins, GA	0.3
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	1.9
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.0
Boise City, ID	2.8
Coeur d'Alene, ID	4.8
Idaho Falls, ID	3.6
Lewiston, ID-WA	-1.6
Pocatello, ID	2.0
Twin Falls, ID	3.6
Bloomington, IL	-2.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	0.3
Decatur, IL	-2.5
Kankakee, IL	0.2
Peoria, IL	-0.3
Rockford, IL	0.6
Springfield, IL	-0.2
Bloomington, IN	1.7
Columbus, IN	-0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	0.1
Evansville, IN	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	0.4
Kokomo, IN	-0.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	-0.5
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-0.2
Muncie, IN	1.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	1.9
Terre Haute, IN	0.3
Ames, IA	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	-1.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-1.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	-1.2
Dubuque, IA	-0.5
Iowa City, IA	1.6
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	-2.8
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	-1.9
Lawrence, KS	2.7
Manhattan, KS	1.6
Topeka, KS	0.1
Wichita, KS	0.4
Bowling Green, KY	1.8
Elizabethtown, KY	-0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	0.3
Owensboro, KY	1.2
Paducah, KY-IL	-0.2
Alexandria, LA	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	1.3
Hammond, LA	1.6
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	0.2
Lafayette, LA	2.0
Lake Charles, LA	1.0
Monroe, LA	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	1.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	1.6
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	2.6
Bangor, ME	-0.7
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	-1.6
Portland-South Portland, ME	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	-0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	-0.3
Lexington Park, MD	-0.8
Salisbury, MD	-0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	5.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	-0.3
Pittsfield, MA	-0.7
Springfield, MA	0.0
Worcester, MA	-0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	1.3
Battle Creek, MI	1.4
Bay City, MI	0.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	0.4
Flint, MI	1.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	-0.3
Jackson, MI	-0.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	0.8
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.4
Midland, MI	1.8
Monroe, MI	-0.7
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	1.2
Niles, MI	-0.3
Saginaw, MI	0.0
Traverse City, MI	3.4
Duluth, MN-WI	-0.5
Mankato, MN	-0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	0.6
Rochester, MN	4.7
St. Cloud, MN	0.3
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	-0.2
Hattiesburg, MS	0.0
Jackson, MS	1.7
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	0.9
Columbia, MO	0.8
Jefferson City, MO	1.7
Joplin, MO-KS	-0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	0.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	1.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.5
Springfield, MO	1.8
Billings, MT	-0.1
Bozeman, MT	-0.1
Great Falls, MT	-0.5
Helena, MT	0.5
Missoula, MT	1.6
Grand Island, NE	-1.2
Lincoln, NE	1.1
Omaha, NE-IA	0.1
Carson City, NV	1.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	0.0
Reno, NV	1.1
Manchester-Nashua, NH	0.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	3.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	0.8
Vineland, NJ	2.7
Albuquerque, NM	2.1
Farmington, NM	1.1
Las Cruces, NM	1.4
Santa Fe, NM	2.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.2
Binghamton, NY	0.5
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	0.8
Elmira, NY	0.9
Glens Falls, NY	0.8
Ithaca, NY	-0.4
Kingston, NY	1.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	1.0
Rochester, NY	1.3
Syracuse, NY	1.9
Utica-Rome, NY	-0.2
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	2.0
Asheville, NC	-0.7
Burlington, NC	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1.9
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1.8
Fayetteville, NC	-0.7
Goldsboro, NC	2.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	0.2
Greenville, NC	-0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	0.2
Jacksonville, NC	0.4
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	0.7
Raleigh-Cary, NC	1.9
Rocky Mount, NC	0.0
Wilmington, NC	1.7
Winston-Salem, NC	1.7
Bismarck, ND	1.3
Fargo, ND-MN	-0.5
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.8
Minot, ND	0.0
Akron, OH	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	0.9
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	0.7
Cleveland, OH	0.3
Columbus, OH	1.0
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	0.0
Lima, OH	0.4
Mansfield, OH	-0.4
Sandusky, OH	6.0
Springfield, OH	-2.4
Toledo, OH	0.7
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	-3.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	0.7
Enid, OK	-0.8
Lawton, OK	-0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	1.0
Tulsa, OK	1.1
Albany, OR	0.8
Bend, OR	3.0
Corvallis, OR	-0.7
Eugene-Springfield, OR	0.3
Grants Pass, OR	-0.7
Medford, OR	0.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	0.0
Salem, OR	2.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1.4
Altoona, PA	2.2
Chambersburg, PA	2.9
Erie, PA	0.9
Gettysburg, PA	-0.6
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	1.6
Johnstown, PA	-0.6
Lancaster, PA	0.6
Lebanon, PA	1.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	0.8
Pittsburgh, PA	0.7
Reading, PA	1.5
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	0.9
State College, PA	-0.1
Williamsport, PA	0.8
York-Hanover, PA	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	-0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	3.1
Columbia, SC	2.4
Florence, SC	1.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	2.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	1.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	3.3
Spartanburg, SC	2.7
Sumter, SC	0.8
Rapid City, SD	2.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	0.2
Clarksville, TN-KY	1.4
Cleveland, TN	-0.6
Jackson, TN	0.3
Johnson City, TN	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	0.2
Knoxville, TN	0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	-1.2
Morristown, TN	1.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	0.4
Abilene, TX	1.0
Amarillo, TX	1.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	1.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1.7
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1.0
College Station-Bryan, TX	2.9
Corpus Christi, TX	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1.3
Eagle Pass, TX	3.3
El Paso, TX	1.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	-0.6
Laredo, TX	2.2
Longview, TX	-0.9
Lubbock, TX	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1.3
Midland, TX	1.0
Odessa, TX	1.7
San Angelo, TX	1.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	1.7
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.6
Texarkana, TX-AR	1.2
Tyler, TX	1.4
Victoria, TX	1.5
Waco, TX	1.5
Wichita Falls, TX	-0.5
Logan, UT-ID	2.5
Ogden, UT	1.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	1.1
St. George, UT	3.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	1.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	1.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	-2.3
Charlottesville, VA	1.1
Harrisonburg, VA	-2.0
Lynchburg, VA	-0.7
Richmond, VA	1.0
Roanoke, VA	0.8
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	-0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	0.3
Winchester, VA-WV	0.7
Bellingham, WA	-0.5
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	1.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	3.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	1.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	2.7
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	1.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	0.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-0.3
Walla Walla, WA	2.9
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	2.9
Yakima, WA	1.2
Beckley, WV	0.5
Charleston, WV	-1.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	0.6
Morgantown, WV	0.8
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-0.3
Wheeling, WV-OH	1.2
Appleton, WI	0.8
Eau Claire, WI	0.2
Fond du Lac, WI	-1.1
Green Bay, WI	1.6
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.0
Kenosha, WI	1.6
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1.0
Madison, WI	-0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	-1.2
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	-1.8
Sheboygan, WI	1.3
Wausau, WI	-0.8
Casper, WY	0.5
Cheyenne, WY	0.0
Aguadilla, PR	-1.5
Arecibo, PR	-0.7
Guayama, PR	-1.4
Mayaguez, PR	-0.3
Ponce, PR	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	1.1