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El Centro, California, has highest percentage decrease in manufacturing employment since 2006

March 24, 2016

From January 2006 to January 2016, employment in manufacturing decreased for most metropolitan areas. Over that period, El Centro, California, had the largest percentage decrease in manufacturing employment among areas (−60.0 percent). Lewiston, Idaho, had the largest percentage increase (41.9 percent).

Percent change in metropolitan area employment in manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted, January 2006–January 2016

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Percent change in metropolitan area employment in manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted, January 2006–January 2016
Metropolitan area	Percent change ^(p)	Jan. 2006 employment	Jan. 2016 employment ^(p)
Lewiston, ID	41.9%	3,100	4,400
Mobile, AL	37.2	14,500	19,900
Kennewick-Richland, WA	37.0	5,400	7,400
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	33.3	7,200	9,600
Midland, TX	33.3	2,700	3,600
Greeley, CO	30.0	10,000	13,000
Flagstaff, AZ	29.4	3,400	4,400
Savannah, GA	27.0	14,100	17,900
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	26.1	21,100	26,600
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	25.7	3,500	4,400
Odessa, TX	25.6	3,900	4,900
Columbus, IN	24.7	15,400	19,200
Idaho Falls, ID	24.2	3,300	4,100
Lake Charles, LA	22.7	8,800	10,800
Portsmouth, NH	22.4	6,700	8,200
Morgantown, WV	21.1	3,800	4,600
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	20.0	2,000	2,400
Madera, CA	15.6	3,200	3,700
Baton Rouge, LA	14.9	25,500	29,300
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	14.6	10,300	11,800
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	14.1	7,100	8,100
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	13.3	20,300	23,000
Coeur d'Alene, ID	13.0	4,600	5,200
Wenatchee, WA	13.0	2,300	2,600
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	11.5	5,200	5,800
Napa, CA	11.3	10,600	11,800
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	10.9	23,000	25,500
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10.2	214,900	236,900
Cleveland, TN	10.0	9,000	9,900
Pueblo, CO	9.8	4,100	4,500
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	9.5	6,300	6,900
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	9.4	3,200	3,500
Fort Collins, CO	9.2	11,900	13,000
Logan, UT	8.7	10,400	11,300
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	8.5	29,400	31,900
Bellingham, WA	8.1	8,600	9,300
Bakersfield, CA	7.9	12,700	13,700
Kankakee, IL	7.8	5,100	5,500
Medford, OR	6.9	7,200	7,700
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	6.7	3,000	3,200
Fargo, ND	6.7	9,000	9,600
Columbia, SC	6.5	31,000	33,000
Muskegon, MI	6.1	13,100	13,900
Walla Walla, WA	5.9	3,400	3,600
Anchorage, AK	5.3	1,900	2,000
Lafayette, LA	5.3	15,200	16,000
Waco, TX	5.1	15,600	16,400
Sioux Falls, SD	4.7	12,800	13,400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	4.6	177,400	185,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	4.2	106,600	111,100
Visalia-Porterville, CA	4.2	11,900	12,400
Amarillo, TX	4.1	12,200	12,700
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	3.6	103,300	107,000
Salt Lake City, UT	3.2	53,300	55,000
Grand Forks, ND	2.6	3,900	4,000
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE	2.5	32,300	33,100
Dover, DE	2.1	4,700	4,800
Merced, CA	2.1	9,500	9,700
Sioux City, IA	1.3	15,000	15,200
Appleton, WI	1.3	23,300	23,600
Provo-Orem, UT	1.1	18,000	18,200
Rockford, IL	0.9	31,700	32,000
Bowling Green, KY	0.9	11,500	11,600
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	0.7	54,900	55,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	0.5	19,700	19,800
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	0.0	6,300	6,300
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	0.0	17,400	17,400
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	-0.1	77,800	77,700
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	-0.6	16,100	16,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	-0.7	162,500	161,400
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	-0.8	47,200	46,800
Fond du Lac, WI	-0.9	10,700	10,600
Spartanburg, SC	-1.0	29,800	29,500
Bloomington, IN	-1.1	8,800	8,700
Yakima, WA	-1.2	8,400	8,300
Altoona, PA	-1.3	7,900	7,800
Cedar Rapids, IA	-1.5	20,600	20,300
Racine, WI	-1.6	19,100	18,800
Madison, WI	-1.7	35,100	34,500
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	-1.7	23,200	22,800
Raleigh, NC	-2.0	34,800	34,100
Tulsa, OK	-2.1	48,200	47,200
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR	-2.2	124,200	121,500
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	-2.2	13,500	13,200
Green Bay, WI	-2.3	29,800	29,100
Tuscaloosa, AL	-2.5	16,200	15,800
Panama City, FL	-2.6	3,900	3,800
Reading, PA	-2.8	32,000	31,100
Jackson, MI	-3.0	10,100	9,800
Santa Rosa, CA	-3.6	22,100	21,300
Trenton, NJ	-3.7	8,200	7,900
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	-3.8	44,600	42,900
Modesto, CA	-3.8	20,800	20,000
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	-3.9	71,700	68,900
East Stroudsburg, PA	-3.9	5,100	4,900
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	-4.0	19,800	19,000
Fresno, CA	-4.6	26,200	25,000
Oklahoma City, OK	-4.9	38,800	36,900
Cincinnati, OH	-5.1	121,500	115,300
Urban Honolulu, HI	-5.2	11,600	11,000
College Station-Bryan, TX	-5.3	5,700	5,400
Saginaw, MI	-5.3	13,300	12,600
Stockton-Lodi, CA	-5.4	20,300	19,200
Battle Creek, MI	-5.4	12,900	12,200
San Angelo, TX	-5.6	3,600	3,400
Fort Wayne, IN	-5.9	37,600	35,400
Kansas City, MO	-5.9	80,200	75,500
Montgomery, AL	-5.9	20,200	19,000
Barnstable Town, MA	-6.1	3,300	3,100
St. George, UT	-6.1	3,300	3,100
Asheville, NC	-6.1	21,200	19,900
Eau Claire, WI	-6.2	11,200	10,500
Abilene, TX	-6.5	3,100	2,900
Bay City, MI	-6.5	4,600	4,300
Hattiesburg, MS	-6.8	4,400	4,100
Boulder, CO	-7.0	18,700	17,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN	-7.0	206,600	192,100
Canton-Massillon, OH	-7.3	30,000	27,800
Lubbock, TX	-7.5	5,300	4,900
Topeka, KS	-7.7	7,800	7,200
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	-7.7	2,600	2,400
Toledo, OH	-7.7	48,100	44,400
Chico, CA	-8.1	3,700	3,400
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	-8.2	137,000	125,800
Gadsden, AL	-8.2	6,100	5,600
Auburn-Opelika, AL	-8.2	7,300	6,700
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-8.3	25,400	23,300
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	-8.4	11,900	10,900
Dover-Durham, NH	-8.5	5,900	5,400
Wausau, WI	-8.5	17,700	16,200
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	-8.6	65,000	59,400
Yuba City, CA	-8.7	2,300	2,100
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	-8.7	18,300	16,700
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	-9.1	262,300	238,400
Lincoln, NE	-9.2	15,200	13,800
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	-9.3	132,400	120,100
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA	-9.4	40,300	36,500
Longview, WA	-9.7	7,200	6,500
Decatur, IL	-9.9	11,100	10,000
Reno, NV	-10.0	14,000	12,600
Lawton, OK	-10.3	3,900	3,500
Columbus, OH	-10.3	79,900	71,700
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	-10.3	9,700	8,700
Glens Falls, NY	-10.4	6,700	6,000
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	-10.5	10,500	9,400
Prescott, AZ	-10.5	3,800	3,400
Sheboygan, WI	-10.5	22,800	20,400
Austin-Round Rock, TX	-10.6	63,200	56,500
Victoria, TX	-10.7	2,800	2,500
Terre Haute, IN	-10.7	12,100	10,800
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	-10.8	179,800	160,400
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI	-10.9	9,200	8,200
Huntington-Ashland, WV	-10.9	11,900	10,600
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	-11.1	23,500	20,900
Punta Gorda, FL	-11.1	900	800
Casper, WY	-11.1	1,800	1,600
Decatur, AL	-11.1	13,500	12,000
Chattanooga, TN	-11.2	34,900	31,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	-11.2	24,100	21,400
Lebanon, PA	-11.2	9,800	8,700
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA	-11.2	58,700	52,100
St. Cloud, MN	-11.3	16,800	14,900
Lima, OH	-11.3	10,600	9,400
Owensboro, KY	-11.6	9,500	8,400
Port St. Lucie, FL	-11.6	6,900	6,100
Elmira, NY	-11.7	6,000	5,300
Roanoke, VA	-11.7	18,800	16,600
Grants Pass, OR	-11.8	3,400	3,000
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	-11.8	92,000	81,100
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	-11.9	21,900	19,300
Salem, OR	-12.1	14,100	12,400
Jacksonville, FL	-12.1	33,900	29,800
Springfield, IL	-12.1	3,300	2,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	-12.2	295,000	259,000
Lexington-Fayette, KY	-12.2	35,200	30,900
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT	-12.5	18,400	16,100
Erie, PA	-12.6	24,600	21,500
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	-12.7	24,400	21,300
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	-12.8	138,000	120,400
State College, PA	-13.0	4,600	4,000
Greenville, NC	-13.0	6,900	6,000
Cheyenne, WY	-13.3	1,500	1,300
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	-13.4	14,900	12,900
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	-13.8	63,900	55,100
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	-13.8	35,400	30,500
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	-13.9	15,100	13,000
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	-13.9	19,400	16,700
Pittsburgh, PA	-14.1	99,100	85,100
Albany, OR	-14.3	8,400	7,200
Killeen-Temple, TX	-14.3	8,400	7,200
Portland-South Portland, ME	-14.5	14,500	12,400
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	-14.5	42,800	36,600
Salinas, CA	-14.5	6,200	5,300
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC	-14.5	121,800	104,100
Sherman-Denison, TX	-14.7	6,800	5,800
Pittsfield, MA	-14.9	4,700	4,000
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	-14.9	43,600	37,100
Gettysburg, PA	-15.0	8,000	6,800
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA	-15.0	222,700	189,200
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	-15.1	25,800	21,900
Grand Junction, CO	-15.2	3,300	2,800
Wilmington, NC	-15.2	6,600	5,600
Springfield, OH	-15.2	7,900	6,700
Salisbury, MD-DE	-15.3	16,300	13,800
Wichita, KS	-15.5	62,000	52,400
Akron, OH	-15.5	47,700	40,300
Greensboro-High Point, NC	-15.6	64,200	54,200
Corpus Christi, TX	-15.7	10,800	9,100
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	-15.8	19,600	16,500
Kokomo, IN	-15.9	14,500	12,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL	-15.9	488,900	411,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	-16.1	106,500	89,400
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN	-16.1	25,500	21,400
Carson City, NV	-16.1	3,100	2,600
Utica-Rome, NY	-16.3	13,500	11,300
York-Hanover, PA	-16.5	37,600	31,400
Jackson, TN	-16.5	12,100	10,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	-16.6	101,900	85,000
Boise City, ID	-16.6	30,700	25,600
Fairbanks, AK	-16.7	600	500
Bend-Redmond, OR	-16.7	6,000	5,000
Jackson, MS	-16.7	22,800	19,000
Gainesville, FL	-16.7	5,400	4,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	-17.0	148,500	123,200
Knoxville, TN	-17.1	44,400	36,800
Memphis, TN	-17.1	54,300	45,000
Lancaster, PA	-17.4	43,800	36,200
Ithaca, NY	-17.5	4,000	3,300
Worcester, MA	-17.6	33,500	27,600
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	-17.8	7,300	6,000
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	-17.8	7,300	6,000
Evansville, IN	-17.9	27,300	22,400
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	-18.1	62,600	51,300
Augusta-Richmond County, GA	-18.1	24,900	20,400
Santa Fe, NM	-18.2	1,100	900
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN	-18.3	20,800	17,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	-18.5	6,500	5,300
New Bedford, MA	-18.6	9,700	7,900
Charleston, WV	-18.6	4,300	3,500
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	-18.7	36,900	30,000
Springfield, MO	-18.8	17,600	14,300
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-18.9	9,500	7,700
Joplin, MO	-19.3	16,100	13,000
Danville, IL	-19.4	6,200	5,000
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	-19.4	25,300	20,400
Tucson, AZ	-19.6	28,500	22,900
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	-20.0	1,500	1,200
St. Louis, MO	-20.3	139,600	111,300
Johnstown, PA	-20.4	4,900	3,900
Charlottesville, VA	-20.4	4,900	3,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC	-20.5	65,300	51,900
Winston-Salem, NC	-20.9	41,600	32,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA	-21.0	229,100	181,100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	-21.0	122,300	96,600
Rome, GA	-21.1	7,600	6,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	-21.1	78,300	61,800
Rochester, MN	-21.2	13,700	10,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	-21.2	646,200	509,300
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	-21.3	7,500	5,900
Champaign-Urbana, IL	-21.4	10,300	8,100
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	-21.7	34,100	26,700
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	-21.7	2,300	1,800
Springfield, MA	-22.1	37,100	28,900
Fayetteville, NC	-22.2	9,900	7,700
Peoria, IL	-22.3	31,000	24,100
Duluth, MN	-22.4	8,500	6,600
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	-22.4	8,500	6,600
Burlington, NC	-22.4	11,600	9,000
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	-22.7	33,900	26,200
Dayton, OH	-22.8	52,100	40,200
Ocala, FL	-23.0	10,000	7,700
El Paso, TX	-23.1	22,100	17,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT	-23.1	40,200	30,900
Kingston, NY	-23.3	4,300	3,300
Redding, CA	-23.3	3,000	2,300
Morristown, TN	-23.6	14,400	11,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY	-23.7	482,000	367,700
Dalton, GA	-23.8	31,100	23,700
Providence-Warwick, RI	-23.9	68,700	52,300
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	-24.0	73,800	56,100
Columbus, GA	-24.1	13,300	10,100
Sumter, SC	-24.1	8,700	6,600
Rochester, NY	-24.2	77,600	58,800
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	-24.3	7,000	5,300
Syracuse, NY	-24.3	32,900	24,900
Manchester, NH	-24.5	9,800	7,400
Waterbury, CT	-24.5	10,200	7,700
Lynchburg, VA	-24.6	19,100	14,400
Texarkana, TX	-24.6	6,900	5,200
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	-24.8	52,400	39,400
Huntsville, AL	-26.0	31,900	23,600
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	-26.4	38,700	28,500
Rocky Mount, NC	-26.4	14,400	10,600
Clarksville, TN	-26.4	14,000	10,300
Pocatello, ID	-26.9	2,600	1,900
Monroe, LA	-27.0	8,900	6,500
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-27.5	4,000	2,900
Williamsport, PA	-27.5	10,900	7,900
Mansfield, OH	-27.9	13,600	9,800
New Haven, CT	-28.1	33,500	24,100
Richmond, VA	-28.7	42,900	30,600
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH	-28.7	40,800	29,100
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD	-28.8	11,100	7,900
Monroe, MI	-28.9	7,600	5,400
Rapid City, SD	-28.9	3,800	2,700
Colorado Springs, CO	-29.0	16,200	11,500
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	-29.0	6,200	4,400
Leominster-Gardner, MA	-29.2	8,900	6,300
Tyler, TX	-29.3	9,200	6,500
Wheeling, WV	-29.5	4,400	3,100
Johnson City, TN	-29.6	10,800	7,600
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	-29.9	7,700	5,400
Longview, TX	-30.1	13,600	9,500
Muncie, IN	-30.6	6,200	4,300
Las Cruces, NM	-31.3	3,200	2,200
Albuquerque, NM	-31.8	23,300	15,900
Yuma, AZ	-32.4	3,400	2,300
Ann Arbor, MI	-32.6	22,100	14,900
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	-32.9	16,100	10,800
Tallahassee, FL	-34.1	4,400	2,900
Eugene, OR	-34.2	20,200	13,300
Janesville-Beloit, WI	-34.5	14,800	9,700
Binghamton, NY	-34.9	17,500	11,400
Bangor, ME	-35.3	3,400	2,200
Bismarck, ND	-35.7	2,800	1,800
Fort Smith, AR	-36.7	28,100	17,800
Wichita Falls, TX	-36.7	7,900	5,000
Bloomington, IL	-37.1	7,000	4,400
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-37.5	800	500
Albany, GA	-38.6	7,000	4,300
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-38.6	4,400	2,700
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	-39.7	5,800	3,500
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	-40.7	9,100	5,400
Corvallis, OR	-40.8	4,900	2,900
Flint, MI	-43.1	20,900	11,900
Laredo, TX	-46.2	1,300	700
Dothan, AL	-47.6	8,200	4,300
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	-52.4	4,200	2,000
El Centro, CA	-60.0	2,500	1,000
Alexandria, LA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Ames, IA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Athens-Clarke County, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Beckley, WV	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Billings, MT	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Brunswick, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
California-Lexington Park, MD	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Cape Girardeau, MO	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Carbondale-Marion, IL	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Columbia, MO	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Cumberland, MD	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Danbury, CT	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Dubuque, IA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Farmington, NM	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Florence, SC	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Gainesville, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Goldsboro, NC	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Grand Island, NE	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Great Falls, MT	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Hammond, LA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Harrisonburg, VA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Hinesville, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Homosassa Springs, FL	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Hot Springs, AR	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Iowa City, IA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jacksonville, NC	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jefferson City, MO	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Jonesboro, AR	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Lawrence, KS	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Macon, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Manhattan, KS	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Midland, MI	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Missoula, MT	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
New Bern, NC	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Ocean City, NJ	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Pine Bluff, AR	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Sebring, FL	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
St. Joseph, MO	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
The Villages, FL	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Valdosta, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Warner Robins, GA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Winchester, VA	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾
Footnotes: ⁽¹⁾ Data not available. ^(p) Preliminary.

Other areas with decreases in manufacturing employment larger than 40 percent from January 2006 to January 2016 were Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey (−52.4 percent); Dothan, Alabama (−47.6 percent); Laredo, Texas (−46.2 percent); Flint, Michigan (−43.1 percent); Corvallis, Oregon (−40.8 percent); and Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia-Ohio (−40.7 percent).

From January 2006 to January 2016, other areas with an increase in manufacturing employment of more than 30 percent were Mobile, Alabama (37.2 percent); Kennewick-Richland, Washington (37.0 percent); Florence-Muscle-Shoals, Alabama (33.3 percent); and Midland, Texas (33.3 percent).

These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — January 2016" (HTML) (PDF).

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, El Centro, California, has highest percentage decrease in manufacturing employment since 2006 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/el-centro-california-has-highest-percentage-decrease-in-manufacturing-employment-since-2006.htm (visited February 28, 2026).

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