Nonfarm employment increases in 80 percent of metropolitan areas over the year ended May 2016
July 01, 2016
For the year ended May 2016, 311 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 70 had decreases, and 6 had no change. The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in St. George, Utah (+7.1 percent), followed by Madera, California, and State College, Pennsylvania. (+6.7 percent each). The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+154,500), New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+143,800), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+125,300).
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Over-the-year percent change in metropolitan area employment, May 2015–May 2016
Metropolitan area
Over-the-year percent change (p)
Abilene, TX
0.3
Akron, OH
1.5
Albany, GA
2.8
Albany, OR
1.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
-0.7
Albuquerque, NM
1.4
Alexandria, LA
0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
0.0
Altoona, PA
1.3
Amarillo, TX
2.1
Ames, IA
0.9
Anchorage, AK
0.2
Ann Arbor, MI
5.0
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville
-1.1
Appleton, WI
1.1
Asheville, NC
1.6
Athens-Clarke County, GA
4.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
3.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
-0.6
Auburn-Opelika, AL
2.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA
0.8
Austin-Round Rock, TX
3.9
Bakersfield, CA
1.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
2.1
Bangor, ME NECTA
-0.2
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
1.7
Baton Rouge, LA
1.4
Battle Creek, MI
0.8
Bay City, MI
0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
-0.2
Beckley, WV
-0.2
Bellingham, WA
1.5
Bend-Redmond, OR
5.3
Billings, MT
2.1
Binghamton, NY
-1.0
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.0
Bismarck, ND
0.0
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
-1.4
Bloomington, IL
-2.9
Bloomington, IN
-0.5
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
1.2
Boise City, ID
2.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
1.2
Boulder, CO
2.9
Bowling Green, KY
1.5
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
1.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
0.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
2.3
Brunswick, GA
3.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
0.6
Burlington, NC
2.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
1.6
California-Lexington Park, MD
0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH
0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
4.1
Cape Girardeau, MO
0.7
Carbondale-Marion, IL
-1.6
Carson City, NV
0.4
Casper, WY
-6.6
Cedar Rapids, IA
1.1
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
2.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL
0.2
Charleston, WV
-0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
2.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
2.0
Charlottesville, VA
3.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA
1.9
Cheyenne, WY
-0.8
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
1.3
Chico, CA
1.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
1.3
Clarksville, TN-KY
2.4
Cleveland, TN
4.1
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
1.0
Coeur d'Alene, ID
3.0
College Station-Bryan, TX
3.7
Colorado Springs, CO
2.6
Columbia, MO
3.2
Columbia, SC
2.5
Columbus, GA
1.0
Columbus, IN
2.7
Columbus, OH
1.9
Corpus Christi, TX
2.1
Corvallis, OR
0.7
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
0.7
Cumberland, MD-WV
-1.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3.7
Dalton, GA
1.8
Danbury, CT NECTA
-0.1
Danville, IL
-1.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
2.9
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
-1.5
Dayton, OH
1.7
Decatur, AL
0.0
Decatur, IL
-0.6
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
3.7
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
3.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
1.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
1.8
Dothan, AL
0.3
Dover, DE
1.7
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
1.5
Dubuque, IA
0.3
Duluth, MN
-1.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
1.7
East Stroudsburg, PA
1.1
Eau Claire, WI
0.2
El Centro, CA
4.1
El Paso, TX
2.7
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
3.9
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
-0.9
Elmira, NY
-2.1
Erie, PA
-1.2
Eugene, OR
1.8
Evansville, IN-KY
-1.4
Fairbanks, AK
-2.0
Fargo, ND-MN
1.3
Farmington, NM
-0.2
Fayetteville, NC
1.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
4.0
Flagstaff, AZ
0.3
Flint, MI
0.4
Florence, SC
1.0
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
1.4
Fond du Lac, WI
1.7
Fort Collins, CO
3.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK
0.0
Fort Wayne, IN
2.2
Fresno, CA
3.3
Gadsden, AL
2.7
Gainesville, FL
1.7
Gainesville, GA
3.5
Gettysburg, PA
1.5
Glens Falls, NY
0.0
Goldsboro, NC
0.7
Grand Forks, ND-MN
-0.3
Grand Island, NE
1.7
Grand Junction, CO
0.5
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
2.7
Grants Pass, OR
2.4
Great Falls, MT
-1.1
Greeley, CO
1.8
Green Bay, WI
0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC
1.0
Greenville, NC
-0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
2.4
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
-0.1
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
0.9
Hammond, LA
0.0
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
1.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
0.8
Harrisonburg, VA
-0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
1.0
Hattiesburg, MS
2.7
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
-0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
3.4
Hinesville, GA
-0.5
Homosassa Springs, FL
0.6
Hot Springs, AR
2.1
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
-4.6
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
1.3
Huntsville, AL
1.2
Idaho Falls, ID
3.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1.4
Iowa City, IA
1.1
Ithaca, NY
-0.4
Jackson, MI
-2.3
Jackson, MS
0.8
Jackson, TN
0.8
Jacksonville, FL
3.6
Jacksonville, NC
0.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI
5.5
Jefferson City, MO
0.8
Johnson City, TN
1.9
Johnstown, PA
-2.1
Jonesboro, AR
3.0
Joplin, MO
-0.5
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
3.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
2.5
Kankakee, IL
-1.1
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.4
Kennewick-Richland, WA
2.5
Killeen-Temple, TX
2.7
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
1.6
Kingston, NY
0.6
Knoxville, TN
2.6
Kokomo, IN
1.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
0.8
Lafayette, LA
-3.7
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
2.2
Lake Charles, LA
3.2
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
1.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
2.5
Lancaster, PA
0.7
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
-0.4
Laredo, TX
2.2
Las Cruces, NM
0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
2.1
Lawrence, KS
-0.2
Lawton, OK
-0.6
Lebanon, PA
0.8
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
0.8
Lewiston, ID
2.5
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
1.4
Lexington-Fayette, KY
1.7
Lima, OH
3.4
Lincoln, NE
1.5
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.0
Logan, UT-ID
2.9
Longview, TX
-0.2
Longview, WA
2.6
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
2.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
2.1
Lubbock, TX
3.3
Lynchburg, VA
0.4
Macon, GA
2.4
Madera, CA
6.7
Madison, WI
1.9
Manchester, NH NECTA
2.3
Manhattan, KS
4.1
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
1.1
Mansfield, OH
-0.8
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
2.4
Medford, OR
2.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
1.6
Merced, CA
3.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.6
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
-2.1
Midland, MI
-1.0
Midland, TX
-2.0
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1.5
Missoula, MT
1.5
Mobile, AL
1.0
Modesto, CA
3.9
Monroe, LA
0.8
Monroe, MI
3.3
Montgomery, AL
0.5
Morgantown, WV
1.8
Morristown, TN
2.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
1.8
Muncie, IN
0.2
Muskegon, MI
2.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.1
Napa, CA
3.4
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
2.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
2.7
New Bedford, MA NECTA
0.3
New Bern, NC
2.0
New Haven, CT NECTA
0.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.5
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
1.4
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
2.4
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT NECTA
0.7
Ocala, FL
2.1
Ocean City, NJ
5.2
Odessa, TX
-3.2
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
4.3
Oklahoma City, OK
1.1
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.9
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
1.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
4.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
0.6
Owensboro, KY
2.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
1.3
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
0.7
Panama City, FL
1.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
0.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
0.7
Peoria, IL
-1.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
3.1
Pine Bluff, AR
-1.2
Pittsburgh, PA
-0.4
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
2.1
Pocatello, ID
2.5
Port St. Lucie, FL
2.5
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
2.7
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
2.7
Prescott, AZ
3.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
0.3
Provo-Orem, UT
4.8
Pueblo, CO
1.6
Punta Gorda, FL
1.7
Racine, WI
-0.4
Raleigh, NC
3.3
Rapid City, SD
-0.1
Reading, PA
1.1
Redding, CA
1.7
Reno, NV
3.4
Richmond, VA
3.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
3.3
Roanoke, VA
1.1
Rochester, MN
1.5
Rochester, NY
-0.2
Rockford, IL
1.6
Rocky Mount, NC
-1.6
Rome, GA
1.5
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.0
Saginaw, MI
3.0
Salem, OR
3.5
Salinas, CA
2.7
Salisbury, MD-DE
2.5
Salt Lake City, UT
3.0
San Angelo, TX
1.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.9
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
2.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2.9
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
3.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
2.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
2.7
Santa Fe, NM
0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
2.5
Santa Rosa, CA
1.8
Savannah, GA
3.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
3.6
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
2.5
Sebring, FL
3.6
Sheboygan, WI
0.7
Sherman-Denison, TX
1.5
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
-1.0
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
-1.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
0.8
Sioux Falls, SD
3.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
1.6
Spartanburg, SC
2.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
2.1
Springfield, IL
0.9
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
0.2
Springfield, MO
2.3
Springfield, OH
1.4
St. Cloud, MN
1.3
St. George, UT
7.1
St. Joseph, MO-KS
-0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL
1.9
State College, PA
6.7
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
-0.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA
4.7
Sumter, SC
1.3
Syracuse, NY
-0.1
Tallahassee, FL
2.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
3.7
Terre Haute, IN
-0.4
Texarkana, TX-AR
1.0
The Villages, FL
2.7
Toledo, OH
2.4
Topeka, KS
-1.1
Trenton, NJ
2.9
Tucson, AZ
3.5
Tulsa, OK
0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL
1.4
Tyler, TX
2.3
Urban Honolulu, HI
1.4
Utica-Rome, NY
0.5
Valdosta, GA
1.6
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
3.1
Victoria, TX
0.7
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
0.2
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
0.5
Visalia-Porterville, CA
3.0
Waco, TX
2.4
Walla Walla, WA
1.5
Warner Robins, GA
1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
1.9
Waterbury, CT NECTA
1.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
-0.9
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
1.4
Wausau, WI
1.1
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
0.2
Wenatchee, WA
0.9
Wheeling, WV-OH
-0.7
Wichita Falls, TX
0.7
Wichita, KS
1.2
Williamsport, PA
-3.9
Wilmington, NC
-0.1
Winchester, VA-WV
4.4
Winston-Salem, NC
0.3
Worcester, MA NECTA
1.2
Yakima, WA
2.1
York-Hanover, PA
2.3
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-0.7
Yuba City, CA
3.2
Yuma, AZ
1.3
For the year ended May 2016, the largest percentage decreases in employment occurred in Casper, Wyoming (-6.6 percent), Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana. (-4.6 percent), and Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (-3.9 percent). The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Lafayette, Louisiana. (-8,100), Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana. (-4,500), and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (-4,200).
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 — May 2016” (HTML ) (PDF ).
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