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Employment by state and metropolitan area, July 2013

August 29, 2013

From July 2012 to July 2013, 319 metropolitan areas had increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 48 had decreases, and 5 had no change. The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia. (+7.4 percent), followed by Midland, Texas (+6.2 percent), and Naples-Marco Island, Florida. (+5.7 percent).

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Over-the-year percent change in nonfarm employment, states and metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2012–July 2013

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Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area
State	Area	Change from July 2012 to July 2013
Alabama	Alabama	1.0
Alabama	Anniston-Oxford	-0.4
Alabama	Auburn-Opelika	1.8
Alabama	Birmingham-Hoover	0.3
Alabama	Decatur	1.7
Alabama	Dothan	1.6
Alabama	Florence-Muscle Shoals	2.0
Alabama	Gadsden	1.7
Alabama	Huntsville	0.0
Alabama	Mobile	0.7
Alabama	Montgomery	1.0
Alabama	Tuscaloosa	3.4
Alaska	Alaska	-0.3
Alaska	Anchorage	1.2
Alaska	Fairbanks	1.0
Arizona	Arizona	2.8
Arizona	Flagstaff	2.4
Arizona	Lake Havasu City-Kingman	-0.9
Arizona	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale	3.1
Arizona	Prescott	-0.6
Arizona	Tucson	2.4
Arizona	Yuma	-1.2
Arkansas	Arkansas	1.3
Arkansas	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers	5.2
Arkansas	Fort Smith	2.5
Arkansas	Hot Springs	0.5
Arkansas	Jonesboro	4.6
Arkansas	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	2.4
Arkansas	Pine Bluff	-1.1
California	California	1.7
California	Bakersfield-Delano	1.3
California	Chico	1.3
California	El Centro	3.4
California	Fresno	1.7
California	Hanford-Corcoran	1.4
California	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	1.7
California	Madera-Chowchilla	2.1
California	Merced	1.7
California	Modesto	1.0
California	Napa	4.4
California	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	1.8
California	Redding	0.2
California	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	0.4
California	Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville	0.7
California	Salinas	1.0
California	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	1.6
California	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	1.5
California	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	2.9
California	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	2.7
California	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	1.9
California	Santa Cruz-Watsonville	5.4
California	Santa Rosa-Petaluma	0.6
California	Stockton	2.1
California	Vallejo-Fairfield	2.8
California	Visalia-Porterville	2.1
California	Yuba City	3.0
Colorado	Colorado	2.7
Colorado	Boulder	2.4
Colorado	Colorado Springs	1.1
Colorado	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield	2.7
Colorado	Fort Collins-Loveland	2.6
Colorado	Grand Junction	0.8
Colorado	Greeley	1.9
Colorado	Pueblo	1.2
Connecticut	Connecticut	1.5
Connecticut	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	1.8
Connecticut	Danbury	1.8
Connecticut	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	1.9
Connecticut	New Haven	0.8
Connecticut	Norwich-New London	-0.8
Connecticut	Waterbury	-0.6
Delaware	Delaware	2.2
Delaware	Dover	1.1
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	0.2
District of Columbia	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	1.7
Florida	Florida	2.1
Florida	Cape Coral-Fort Myers	1.4
Florida	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	3.5
Florida	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	1.7
Florida	Gainesville	2.7
Florida	Jacksonville	3.0
Florida	Lakeland-Winter Haven	0.4
Florida	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach	1.7
Florida	Naples-Marco Island	5.7
Florida	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	0.9
Florida	Ocala	3.2
Florida	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	2.3
Florida	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	1.6
Florida	Palm Coast	-1.5
Florida	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach	-2.8
Florida	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	1.2
Florida	Port St Lucie	2.4
Florida	Punta Gorda	1.7
Florida	Sebastian-Vero Beach	3.2
Florida	Tallahassee	2.5
Florida	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater	3.7
Georgia	Georgia	2.9
Georgia	Albany	0.3
Georgia	Athens-Clarke County	2.3
Georgia	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	3.1
Georgia	Augusta-Richmond County	2.1
Georgia	Brunswick	0.5
Georgia	Columbus	0.7
Georgia	Dalton	0.3
Georgia	Gainesville	1.5
Georgia	Hinesville-Fort Stewart	1.0
Georgia	Macon	1.5
Georgia	Rome	0.3
Georgia	Savannah	0.4
Georgia	Valdosta	1.3
Georgia	Warner Robins	0.0
Hawaii	Hawaii	1.3
Hawaii	Honolulu	1.1
Idaho	Idaho	2.7
Idaho	Boise City-Nampa	2.9
Idaho	Coeur d’Alene	2.4
Idaho	Idaho Falls	1.6
Idaho	Lewiston	0.8
Idaho	Pocatello	0.9
Illinois	Illinois	1.1
Illinois	Bloomington-Normal	-0.6
Illinois	Champaign-Urbana	2.4
Illinois	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	1.6
Illinois	Danville	-1.4
Illinois	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	0.2
Illinois	Decatur	-4.0
Illinois	Kankakee-Bradley	0.5
Illinois	Peoria	-2.0
Illinois	Rockford	-0.5
Illinois	Springfield	-0.2
Indiana	Indiana	2.1
Indiana	Anderson	2.8
Indiana	Bloomington	-0.1
Indiana	Columbus	3.3
Indiana	Elkhart-Goshen	1.2
Indiana	Evansville	0.5
Indiana	Fort Wayne	0.4
Indiana	Indianapolis-Carmel	2.0
Indiana	Kokomo	1.9
Indiana	Lafayette	2.4
Indiana	Michigan City-La Porte	-1.2
Indiana	Muncie	0.4
Indiana	South Bend-Mishawaka	-0.8
Indiana	Terre Haute	1.7
Iowa	Iowa	1.6
Iowa	Ames	0.9
Iowa	Cedar Rapids	0.6
Iowa	Des Moines-West Des Moines	2.9
Iowa	Dubuque	1.4
Iowa	Iowa City	1.7
Iowa	Sioux City	2.9
Iowa	Waterloo-Cedar Falls	2.3
Kansas	Kansas	1.6
Kansas	Lawrence	1.7
Kansas	Manhattan	3.2
Kansas	Topeka	0.8
Kansas	Wichita	0.9
Kentucky	Kentucky	1.2
Kentucky	Bowling Green	0.2
Kentucky	Elizabethtown	-0.6
Kentucky	Lexington-Fayette	4.5
Kentucky	Louisville-Jefferson County	2.3
Kentucky	Owensboro	2.3
Louisiana	Louisiana	1.5
Louisiana	Alexandria	0.3
Louisiana	Baton Rouge	1.7
Louisiana	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	2.5
Louisiana	Lafayette	2.7
Louisiana	Lake Charles	3.2
Louisiana	Monroe	-0.1
Louisiana	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	0.8
Louisiana	Shreveport-Bossier City	-1.3
Maine	Maine	1.1
Maine	Bangor	0.6
Maine	Lewiston-Auburn	0.8
Maine	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	1.6
Maryland	Maryland	1.8
Maryland	Baltimore-Towson	1.9
Maryland	Cumberland	0.0
Maryland	Hagerstown-Martinsburg	0.8
Maryland	Salisbury	-2.1
Massachusetts	Massachusetts	1.7
Massachusetts	Barnstable Town	1.1
Massachusetts	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	2.4
Massachusetts	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	-0.4
Massachusetts	New Bedford	2.1
Massachusetts	Pittsfield	1.4
Massachusetts	Springfield	-0.9
Massachusetts	Worcester	1.4
Michigan	Michigan	1.8
Michigan	Ann Arbor	1.7
Michigan	Battle Creek	0.7
Michigan	Bay City	0.5
Michigan	Detroit-Warren-Livonia	0.7
Michigan	Flint	1.2
Michigan	Grand Rapids-Wyoming	5.0
Michigan	Holland-Grand Haven	2.7
Michigan	Jackson	0.4
Michigan	Kalamazoo-Portage	1.0
Michigan	Lansing-East Lansing	0.0
Michigan	Monroe	-1.8
Michigan	Muskegon-Norton Shores	3.7
Michigan	Niles-Benton Harbor	-0.5
Michigan	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North	-1.1
Minnesota	Minnesota	2.6
Minnesota	Duluth	0.7
Minnesota	Mankato-North Mankato	1.9
Minnesota	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	3.7
Minnesota	Rochester	0.6
Minnesota	St Cloud	3.1
Mississippi	Mississippi	2.3
Mississippi	Gulfport-Biloxi	-0.8
Mississippi	Hattiesburg	1.2
Mississippi	Jackson	1.3
Mississippi	Pascagoula	4.1
Missouri	Missouri	1.6
Missouri	Cape Girardeau-Jackson	1.2
Missouri	Columbia	2.0
Missouri	Jefferson City	0.4
Missouri	Joplin	0.5
Missouri	Kansas City	1.4
Missouri	St Joseph	2.3
Missouri	St Louis1	1.0
Missouri	Springfield	2.2
Montana	Montana	2.0
Montana	Billings	2.2
Montana	Great Falls	0.6
Montana	Missoula	1.3
Nebraska	Nebraska	1.1
Nebraska	Lincoln	1.9
Nebraska	Omaha-Council Bluffs	1.0
Nevada	Nevada	1.1
Nevada	Carson City	-1.4
Nevada	Las Vegas-Paradise	1.6
Nevada	Reno-Sparks	-0.3
New Hampshire	New Hampshire	1.3
New Hampshire	Manchester	0.9
New Hampshire	Portsmouth	1.7
New Hampshire	Rochester-Dover	1.7
New Jersey	New Jersey	2.3
New Jersey	Atlantic City-Hammonton	1.8
New Jersey	Ocean City	-1.7
New Jersey	Trenton-Ewing	2.7
New Jersey	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton	1.8
New Mexico	New Mexico	1.1
New Mexico	Albuquerque	2.0
New Mexico	Farmington	0.4
New Mexico	Las Cruces	0.4
New Mexico	Santa Fe	-0.6
New York	New York	1.4
New York	Albany-Schenectady-Troy	1.0
New York	Binghamton	-0.5
New York	Buffalo-Niagara Falls	1.2
New York	Elmira	-0.5
New York	Glens Falls	0.5
New York	Ithaca	2.4
New York	Kingston	0.3
New York	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	2.2
New York	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	0.1
New York	Rochester	0.1
New York	Syracuse	1.3
New York	Utica-Rome	0.7
North Carolina	North Carolina	1.8
North Carolina	Asheville	3.1
North Carolina	Burlington	3.0
North Carolina	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	2.7
North Carolina	Durham-Chapel Hill	0.8
North Carolina	Fayetteville	1.3
North Carolina	Goldsboro	2.4
North Carolina	Greensboro-High Point	1.2
North Carolina	Greenville	2.3
North Carolina	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	0.5
North Carolina	Jacksonville	1.9
North Carolina	Raleigh-Cary	1.0
North Carolina	Rocky Mount	0.0
North Carolina	Wilmington	2.0
North Carolina	Winston-Salem	1.3
North Dakota	North Dakota	3.2
North Dakota	Bismarck	3.0
North Dakota	Fargo	3.2
North Dakota	Grand Forks	1.1
Ohio	Ohio	1.0
Ohio	Akron	2.5
Ohio	Canton-Massillon	2.0
Ohio	Cincinnati-Middletown	1.4
Ohio	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor	-0.4
Ohio	Columbus	1.7
Ohio	Dayton	0.4
Ohio	Lima	-0.6
Ohio	Mansfield	-1.5
Ohio	Sandusky	1.5
Ohio	Springfield	0.0
Ohio	Steubenville-Weirton	-1.8
Ohio	Toledo	1.9
Ohio	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman	1.1
Oklahoma	Oklahoma	0.8
Oklahoma	Lawton	0.7
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	3.1
Oklahoma	Tulsa	1.8
Oregon	Oregon	1.8
Oregon	Bend	0.5
Oregon	Corvallis	2.5
Oregon	Eugene-Springfield	-0.2
Oregon	Medford	0.5
Oregon	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	2.4
Oregon	Salem	1.4
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	0.6
Pennsylvania	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	3.0
Pennsylvania	Altoona	0.8
Pennsylvania	Erie	0.8
Pennsylvania	Harrisburg-Carlisle	0.2
Pennsylvania	Johnstown	0.9
Pennsylvania	Lancaster	1.8
Pennsylvania	Lebanon	0.4
Pennsylvania	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington	1.2
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	1.5
Pennsylvania	Reading	1.4
Pennsylvania	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre	1.2
Pennsylvania	State College	0.7
Pennsylvania	Williamsport	1.3
Pennsylvania	York-Hanover	0.6
Rhode Island	Rhode Island	0.7
Rhode Island	Providence-Fall River-Warwick	1.0
South Carolina	South Carolina	2.2
South Carolina	Anderson	2.2
South Carolina	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	1.9
South Carolina	Columbia	2.6
South Carolina	Florence	0.2
South Carolina	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	1.7
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	1.9
South Carolina	Spartanburg	1.4
South Carolina	Sumter	1.4
South Dakota	South Dakota	1.7
South Dakota	Rapid City	1.4
South Dakota	Sioux Falls	2.2
Tennessee	Tennessee	1.8
Tennessee	Chattanooga	1.3
Tennessee	Clarksville	1.1
Tennessee	Cleveland	0.9
Tennessee	Jackson	1.3
Tennessee	Johnson City	-0.5
Tennessee	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	0.9
Tennessee	Knoxville	2.8
Tennessee	Memphis	1.2
Tennessee	Morristown	-1.1
Tennessee	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	4.0
Texas	Texas	2.8
Texas	Abilene	2.1
Texas	Amarillo	1.5
Texas	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	3.5
Texas	Beaumont-Port Arthur	1.3
Texas	Brownsville-Harlingen	1.7
Texas	College Station-Bryan	2.0
Texas	Corpus Christi	3.7
Texas	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	3.7
Texas	El Paso	0.9
Texas	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	3.6
Texas	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood	1.5
Texas	Laredo	2.7
Texas	Longview	2.6
Texas	Lubbock	2.7
Texas	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	1.8
Texas	Midland	6.2
Texas	Odessa	5.2
Texas	San Angelo	2.8
Texas	San Antonio-New Braunfels	1.4
Texas	Sherman-Denison	1.4
Texas	Texarkana	1.8
Texas	Tyler	0.1
Texas	Victoria	2.1
Texas	Waco	2.1
Texas	Wichita Falls	0.0
Utah	Utah	3.5
Utah	Logan	1.2
Utah	Ogden-Clearfield	2.5
Utah	Provo-Orem	4.1
Utah	St George	3.5
Utah	Salt Lake City	4.2
Vermont	Vermont	1.6
Vermont	Burlington-South Burlington	1.2
Virginia	Virginia	1.5
Virginia	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	3.2
Virginia	Charlottesville	-2.9
Virginia	Danville	1.8
Virginia	Harrisonburg	2.8
Virginia	Lynchburg	0.6
Virginia	Richmond	0.8
Virginia	Roanoke	1.3
Virginia	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	2.8
Virginia	Winchester	7.4
Washington	Washington	2.4
Washington	Bellingham	0.2
Washington	Bremerton-Silverdale	-0.6
Washington	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	1.2
Washington	Longview	-1.1
Washington	Mount Vernon-Anacortes	0.9
Washington	Olympia	1.2
Washington	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	3.0
Washington	Spokane	2.4
Washington	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	2.5
Washington	Yakima	1.8
West Virginia	West Virginia	1.0
West Virginia	Charleston	0.5
West Virginia	Huntington-Ashland	-0.1
West Virginia	Morgantown	3.5
West Virginia	Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna	0.9
West Virginia	Wheeling	0.5
Wisconsin	Wisconsin	1.5
Wisconsin	Appleton	3.1
Wisconsin	Eau Claire	2.2
Wisconsin	Fond du Lac	3.3
Wisconsin	Green Bay	2.1
Wisconsin	Janesville	1.1
Wisconsin	La Crosse	2.2
Wisconsin	Madison	0.7
Wisconsin	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	1.0
Wisconsin	Oshkosh-Neenah	1.8
Wisconsin	Racine	-0.8
Wisconsin	Sheboygan	-0.5
Wisconsin	Wausau	0.2
Wyoming	Wyoming	1.5
Wyoming	Casper	0.7
Wyoming	Cheyenne	5.3
Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	-3.7
Puerto Rico	Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian	-1.9
Puerto Rico	Fajardo	-1.3
Puerto Rico	Guayama	3.8
Puerto Rico	Mayaguez	-10.7
Puerto Rico	Ponce	-4.1
Puerto Rico	San German-Cabo Rojo	-6.8
Puerto Rico	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo	-3.6
Puerto Rico	Yauco	-7.4
Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	-2.0

Over-the-year percent change in nonfarm employment, states and metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted, July 2012–July 2013
Area	Percent change from July 2012 to July 2013 ^(p)
Alabama	1.0
Anniston-Oxford	-0.4
Auburn-Opelika	1.8
Birmingham-Hoover	0.3
Decatur	1.7
Dothan	1.6
Florence-Muscle Shoals	2.0
Gadsden	1.7
Huntsville	0.0
Mobile	0.7
Montgomery	1.0
Tuscaloosa	3.4
Alaska	-0.3
Anchorage	1.2
Fairbanks	1.0
Arizona	2.8
Flagstaff	2.4
Lake Havasu City-Kingman	-0.9
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale	3.1
Prescott	-0.6
Tucson	2.4
Yuma	-1.2
Arkansas	1.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers	5.2
Fort Smith	2.5
Hot Springs	0.5
Jonesboro	4.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway	2.4
Pine Bluff	-1.1
California	1.7
Bakersfield-Delano	1.3
Chico	1.3
El Centro	3.4
Fresno	1.7
Hanford-Corcoran	1.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana	1.7
Madera-Chowchilla	2.1
Merced	1.7
Modesto	1.0
Napa	4.4
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura	1.8
Redding	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario	0.4
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville	0.7
Salinas	1.0
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos	1.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont	1.5
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara	2.9
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles	2.7
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta	1.9
Santa Cruz-Watsonville	5.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma	0.6
Stockton	2.1
Vallejo-Fairfield	2.8
Visalia-Porterville	2.1
Yuba City	3.0
Colorado	2.7
Boulder	2.4
Colorado Springs	1.1
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield	2.7
Fort Collins-Loveland	2.6
Grand Junction	0.8
Greeley	1.9
Pueblo	1.2
Connecticut	1.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	1.8
Danbury	1.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford	1.9
New Haven	0.8
Norwich-New London	-0.8
Waterbury	-0.6
Delaware	2.2
Dover	1.1
District of Columbia	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	1.7
Florida	2.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers	1.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin	3.5
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach	1.7
Gainesville	2.7
Jacksonville	3.0
Lakeland-Winter Haven	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach	1.7
Naples-Marco Island	5.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota	0.9
Ocala	3.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford	2.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville	1.6
Palm Coast	-1.5
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach	-2.8
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent	1.2
Port St Lucie	2.4
Punta Gorda	1.7
Sebastian-Vero Beach	3.2
Tallahassee	2.5
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater	3.7
Georgia	2.9
Albany	0.3
Athens-Clarke County	2.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta	3.1
Augusta-Richmond County	2.1
Brunswick	0.5
Columbus	0.7
Dalton	0.3
Gainesville	1.5
Hinesville-Fort Stewart	1.0
Macon	1.5
Rome	0.3
Savannah	0.4
Valdosta	1.3
Warner Robins	0.0
Hawaii	1.3
Honolulu	1.1
Idaho	2.7
Boise City-Nampa	2.9
Coeur d’Alene	2.4
Idaho Falls	1.6
Lewiston	0.8
Pocatello	0.9
Illinois	1.1
Bloomington-Normal	-0.6
Champaign-Urbana	2.4
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville	1.6
Danville	-1.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	0.2
Decatur	-4.0
Kankakee-Bradley	0.5
Peoria	-2.0
Rockford	-0.5
Springfield	-0.2
Indiana	2.1
Anderson	2.8
Bloomington	-0.1
Columbus	3.3
Elkhart-Goshen	1.2
Evansville	0.5
Fort Wayne	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel	2.0
Kokomo	1.9
Lafayette	2.4
Michigan City-La Porte	-1.2
Muncie	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka	-0.8
Terre Haute	1.7
Iowa	1.6
Ames	0.9
Cedar Rapids	0.6
Des Moines-West Des Moines	2.9
Dubuque	1.4
Iowa City	1.7
Sioux City	2.9
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	2.3
Kansas	1.6
Lawrence	1.7
Manhattan	3.2
Topeka	0.8
Wichita	0.9
Kentucky	1.2
Bowling Green	0.2
Elizabethtown	-0.6
Lexington-Fayette	4.5
Louisville-Jefferson County	2.3
Owensboro	2.3
Louisiana	1.5
Alexandria	0.3
Baton Rouge	1.7
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	2.5
Lafayette	2.7
Lake Charles	3.2
Monroe	-0.1
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	0.8
Shreveport-Bossier City	-1.3
Maine	1.1
Bangor	0.6
Lewiston-Auburn	0.8
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	1.6
Maryland	1.8
Baltimore-Towson	1.9
Cumberland	0.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg	0.8
Salisbury	-2.1
Massachusetts	1.7
Barnstable Town	1.1
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy	2.4
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner	-0.4
New Bedford	2.1
Pittsfield	1.4
Springfield	-0.9
Worcester	1.4
Michigan	1.8
Ann Arbor	1.7
Battle Creek	0.7
Bay City	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Livonia	0.7
Flint	1.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming	5.0
Holland-Grand Haven	2.7
Jackson	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing	0.0
Monroe	-1.8
Muskegon-Norton Shores	3.7
Niles-Benton Harbor	-0.5
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North	-1.1
Minnesota	2.6
Duluth	0.7
Mankato-North Mankato	1.9
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington	3.7
Rochester	0.6
St Cloud	3.1
Mississippi	2.3
Gulfport-Biloxi	-0.8
Hattiesburg	1.2
Jackson	1.3
Pascagoula	4.1
Missouri	1.6
Cape Girardeau-Jackson	1.2
Columbia	2.0
Jefferson City	0.4
Joplin	0.5
Kansas City	1.4
St Joseph	2.3
St Louis	1.0
Springfield	2.2
Montana	2.0
Billings	2.2
Great Falls	0.6
Missoula	1.3
Nebraska	1.1
Lincoln	1.9
Omaha-Council Bluffs	1.0
Nevada	1.1
Carson City	-1.4
Las Vegas-Paradise	1.6
Reno-Sparks	-0.3
New Hampshire	1.3
Manchester	0.9
Portsmouth	1.7
Rochester-Dover	1.7
New Jersey	2.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton	1.8
Ocean City	-1.7
Trenton-Ewing	2.7
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton	1.8
New Mexico	1.1
Albuquerque	2.0
Farmington	0.4
Las Cruces	0.4
Santa Fe	-0.6
New York	1.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	1.0
Binghamton	-0.5
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	1.2
Elmira	-0.5
Glens Falls	0.5
Ithaca	2.4
Kingston	0.3
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	2.2
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	0.1
Rochester	0.1
Syracuse	1.3
Utica-Rome	0.7
North Carolina	1.8
Asheville	3.1
Burlington	3.0
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill	2.7
Durham-Chapel Hill	0.8
Fayetteville	1.3
Goldsboro	2.4
Greensboro-High Point	1.2
Greenville	2.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton	0.5
Jacksonville	1.9
Raleigh-Cary	1.0
Rocky Mount	0.0
Wilmington	2.0
Winston-Salem	1.3
North Dakota	3.2
Bismarck	3.0
Fargo	3.2
Grand Forks	1.1
Ohio	1.0
Akron	2.5
Canton-Massillon	2.0
Cincinnati-Middletown	1.4
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor	-0.4
Columbus	1.7
Dayton	0.4
Lima	-0.6
Mansfield	-1.5
Sandusky	1.5
Springfield	0.0
Steubenville-Weirton	-1.8
Toledo	1.9
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman	1.1
Oklahoma	0.8
Lawton	0.7
Oklahoma City	3.1
Tulsa	1.8
Oregon	1.8
Bend	0.5
Corvallis	2.5
Eugene-Springfield	-0.2
Medford	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro	2.4
Salem	1.4
Pennsylvania	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	3.0
Altoona	0.8
Erie	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle	0.2
Johnstown	0.9
Lancaster	1.8
Lebanon	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington	1.2
Pittsburgh	1.5
Reading	1.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre	1.2
State College	0.7
Williamsport	1.3
York-Hanover	0.6
Rhode Island	0.7
Providence-Fall River-Warwick	1.0
South Carolina	2.2
Anderson	2.2
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville	1.9
Columbia	2.6
Florence	0.2
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley	1.7
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway	1.9
Spartanburg	1.4
Sumter	1.4
South Dakota	1.7
Rapid City	1.4
Sioux Falls	2.2
Tennessee	1.8
Chattanooga	1.3
Clarksville	1.1
Cleveland	0.9
Jackson	1.3
Johnson City	-0.5
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	0.9
Knoxville	2.8
Memphis	1.2
Morristown	-1.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	4.0
Texas	2.8
Abilene	2.1
Amarillo	1.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos	3.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur	1.3
Brownsville-Harlingen	1.7
College Station-Bryan	2.0
Corpus Christi	3.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington	3.7
El Paso	0.9
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown	3.6
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood	1.5
Laredo	2.7
Longview	2.6
Lubbock	2.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission	1.8
Midland	6.2
Odessa	5.2
San Angelo	2.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels	1.4
Sherman-Denison	1.4
Texarkana	1.8
Tyler	0.1
Victoria	2.1
Waco	2.1
Wichita Falls	0.0
Utah	3.5
Logan	1.2
Ogden-Clearfield	2.5
Provo-Orem	4.1
St George	3.5
Salt Lake City	4.2
Vermont	1.6
Burlington-South Burlington	1.2
Virginia	1.5
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	3.2
Charlottesville	-2.9
Danville	1.8
Harrisonburg	2.8
Lynchburg	0.6
Richmond	0.8
Roanoke	1.3
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	2.8
Winchester	7.4
Washington	2.4
Bellingham	0.2
Bremerton-Silverdale	-0.6
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland	1.2
Longview	-1.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes	0.9
Olympia	1.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue	3.0
Spokane	2.4
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee	2.5
Yakima	1.8
West Virginia	1.0
Charleston	0.5
Huntington-Ashland	-0.1
Morgantown	3.5
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna	0.9
Wheeling	0.5
Wisconsin	1.5
Appleton	3.1
Eau Claire	2.2
Fond du Lac	3.3
Green Bay	2.1
Janesville	1.1
La Crosse	2.2
Madison	0.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis	1.0
Oshkosh-Neenah	1.8
Racine	-0.8
Sheboygan	-0.5
Wausau	0.2
Wyoming	1.5
Casper	0.7
Cheyenne	5.3
Footnotes: ^(p) = Preliminary

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The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Decatur, Illinois. (-4.0 percent), Charlottesville, Virginia. (-2.9 percent), and Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida. (-2.8 percent).

These metropolitan area data are from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — July 2013" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑13‑1772.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment by state and metropolitan area, July 2013 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2013/ted_20130829.htm (visited April 19, 2024).

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