February 04, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment declines in metropolitan divisions, December 2008–December 2009

Change in nonfarm payroll employment, selected metropolitan divisions, December 2008–December 2009
Metropolitan area and division	Change in employment, December 2008 – December 2009 (P)
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet	-163,200
Gary	-5,100
Lake County-Kenosha County	-14,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale	-115,300
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine	-48,900
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY
Edison-New Brunswick	-13,100
Nassau-Suffolk	-24,600
New York-White Plains-Wayne	-103,500
Newark-Union	-9,200
Footnotes: (P) Data for December 2009 are preliminary.

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