April 29, 2010

Over-the-year metro area employment changes, March 2010

Percentage change in nonfarm payroll employment, selected metropolitan areas, March 2009�March 2010
Metropolitan area	Percent change in employment, March 2009�March 2010 (P)
Lawrence, KS	5.9
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	5.5
Ocean City, NJ	3.6
Manhattan, KS	3.4
Yakima, WA	3.2
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA	-3.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	-3.9
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	-4.5
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI	-4.7
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV	-5.7
Grand Junction, CO	-6.6
Yuma, AZ	-6.6
Farmington, NM	-6.8
Odessa, TX	-6.8
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	-7.4
Footnotes: (P) Data for the most recent month are preliminary.

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