November 04, 2010
Metropolitan area employment, September 2010
Change in nonfarm employment, September 2009—September 2010, selected metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
| Metropolitan area |
Employment increase/decrease |
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, VA, DC, MD, WV |
56,100 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
28,000 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA, NH |
23,300 |
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX |
17,300 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA |
−33,900 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-
Long Island, NY, NJ, PA |
−35,300 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI |
−36,400 |
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL, IN, WI |
−69,300 |
These data featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area employment, September 2010.
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