Metropolitan division nonfarm employment, March 2013 to March 2014

Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in March 2014 for 32 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twenty-eight of the 32 metropolitan divisions had over-the-year employment gains and 4 had losses.

The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California (+87,500), followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York-New Jersey (+83,200), and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+72,600). The over-the- year decreases in employment occurred in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan (-6,200), Edison- New Brunswick, New Jersey (-4,900), Camden, New Jersey (-4,000), and Gary, Indiana (-2,100).

The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+3.4 percent), followed by Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida (+3.3 percent), and Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida (+3.1 percent). The over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan (-0.9 percent), Camden, New Jersey, and Gary, Indiana (-0.8 percent each), and Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey (-0.5 percent).

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program. Data for the most recent month (March 2014) are preliminary and subject to revision. The data are not seasonally adjusted. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — March 2014" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑0699.