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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics > About > Notices

Upcoming Changes to Metropolitan Statistical Area Delineations

With the release of May 2024 estimates in April 2025, the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) metropolitan statistical area (MSA) estimates will be updated to reflect the delineations based on the 2020 Census, available at https://www.bls.gov/bls/omb-bulletin-23-01-revised-delineations-of-metropolitan-statistical-areas.pdf. As a result of this update, new MSAs will be added to publication, some existing MSAs will undergo name and/or compositional changes, and other existing MSAs will be dropped from publication. Some nonmetropolitan areas will also be added, dropped, or modified due to the new MSA delineations. For the six New England states, New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) will be discontinued, and OEWS will publish the MSAs and nonmetropolitan areas for these states.

Last Modified Date: November 25, 2024