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Table 2. Employment and location quotients for brokerage clerks in major U.S. metropolitan areas, May 2009
Area	Area Employment	Occupational employment	Location Quotient
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,857,820	630	0.46
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	5,395,280	1,910	0.73
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,904,030	1,170	0.83
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	1,766,340	740	0.88
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL	2,207,330	970	0.92
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,670,200	800	1.00
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,672,070	1,600	1.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,973,500	1,590	1.67
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI	4,319,720	3,900	1.88
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH	2,457,180	3,800	3.23
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA	8,245,760	14,520	3.67

Last Modified Date: April 4, 2011