June 04, 2010

Metropolitan area employment, April 2010

Percent change in nonfarm payroll employment, April 2009�April 2010, selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)	Percent change in employment (P)
Ocean City, NJ	7.9
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA	4.1
Jacksonville, NC	4.0
Manhattan, KS	3.9
St. Joseph, MO-KS	3.8
Grand Junction, CO	-5.0
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	-5.1
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV	-5.1
Sumter, SC	-5.2
Farmington, NM	-5.3
Monroe, MI	-5.6
Footnotes: (P) =preliminary.

These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area employment, April 2010.

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