October 30, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Metropolitan area employment: September 2008–09

Largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment, metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2008, not seasonally adjusted, September 2008-09
Metropolitan Area	Percentage Change in Employment
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis.	-5.8
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	-5.8
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.	-5.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.	-5.9
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.	-6.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.	-7.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.	-8.0

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