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In September 2012, 32 of the 34 metropolitan divisions for which unemployment data are available recorded over-the-year jobless rate decreases, while two registered increases. Twenty-nine of the 32 metropolitan divisions for which employment data are available reported over-the-year employment gains, while 3 reported losses.
In September 2012, Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan, registered the highest jobless rate among the divisions, 11.3 percent, followed by Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Massachusetts (10.9 percent) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California (10.2 percent). Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland, and Framingham, Massachusetts, reported the lowest division rates (5.0 percent each), followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (5.4 percent).
Metropolitan division | Unemployment rate (in percent) |
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Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI | 11.3 |
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA | 10.9 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA | 10.2 |
Camden, NJ | 9.8 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL | 9.2 |
Bethesda-Rockvillle-Frederick, MD | 5.0 |
Framingham, MA | 5.0 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 5.4 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 5.5 |
Nashua, NH-MA | 5.5 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan division employment and unemployment, September 2012.
In 5 of the 11 metropolitan areas that contain divisions, the ranges between the highest and lowest division jobless rates were 2.0 percentage points or more in September. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts-New Hampshire, recorded the largest rate difference among its divisions, 5.9 percentage points (Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Massachusetts-New Hampshire, 10.9 percent, compared with Framingham, Massachusetts, 5.0 percent).
From September 2011 to September 2012, the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions was reported in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington (+3.4 percent), followed by San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California (+3.1 percent), and Tacoma, Washington (+3.0 percent).
Metropolitan division | Percent change |
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Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 3.4 |
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA | 3.1 |
Tacoma, WA | 3.0 |
Peabody, MA | 2.8 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA | 2.7 |
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH | -2.1 |
Nashua, NH-MA | -1.4 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL | -0.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan division employment and unemployment, September 2012.
In September 2012, three metropolitan divisions reported an over-the-year percentage decrease in employment: Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, Massachusetts-New Hampshire (−2.1 percent), Nashua, New Hampshire-Massachusetts (−1.4 percent), and Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, Massachusetts-New Hampshire (−0.2 percent).
These metropolitan area data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Area) and Local Area Unemployment Statistics programs; these data are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. Metropolitan divisions are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — September 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-12-2161.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Metropolitan division employment and unemployment, September 2012 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20121101.htm (visited October 31, 2024).