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The columns for the November 2014 and November 2015 employment levels incorrectly showed the October 2014 and October 2015 levels. The table was corrected to show the November 2014 and 2015 levels.

Provo-Orem, Utah, has largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment

January 06, 2016

From November 2014 to November 2015, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 294 metropolitan areas, decreased in 82 areas, and was unchanged in 11 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Provo-Orem, Utah (+5.2 percent), followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (+5.1 percent), and Idaho Falls, Idaho (+5.0 percent).

12-month percent change in employment by metropolitan area, November 2014 to November 2015
Circle size indicates change. Blue represents positive change. Orange represents negative change.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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12-month percent change in employment by metropolitan area, November 2014 to November 2015
Metropolitan area	Percent change from November 2014 to November 2015^(p)	November 2014 employment	November 2015 employment^(p)	Numerical change from November 2014 to November 2015^(p)
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	-2.4	57,300	55,900	-1,400
Decatur, AL	0.2	53,900	54,000	100
Gadsden, AL	0.3	37,900	38,000	100
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	0.4	46,300	46,500	200
Huntsville, AL	0.5	219,700	220,900	1,200
Mobile, AL	0.8	175,400	176,800	1,400
Montgomery, AL	0.8	170,300	171,700	1,400
Dothan, AL	0.9	57,300	57,800	500
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	1.4	517,100	524,200	7,100
Auburn-Opelika, AL	1.8	61,100	62,200	1,100
Tuscaloosa, AL	2.6	104,600	107,300	2,700
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	3.1	67,100	69,200	2,100
Fairbanks, AK	0.3	38,000	38,100	100
Anchorage, AK	0.5	178,400	179,300	900
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	-1.4	35,000	34,500	-500
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	-1.3	46,500	45,900	-600
Yuma, AZ	0.2	52,400	52,500	100
Flagstaff, AZ	0.5	65,300	65,600	300
Prescott, AZ	1.8	61,500	62,600	1,100
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	2.6	1,906,400	1,956,000	49,600
Tucson, AZ	3.0	370,700	382,000	11,300
Pine Bluff, AR	-7.2	34,500	32,000	-2,500
Fort Smith, AR-OK	-1.7	114,700	112,800	-1,900
Hot Springs, AR	1.6	37,800	38,400	600
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO	1.9	229,000	233,400	4,400
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	1.9	348,800	355,300	6,500
Jonesboro, AR	3.3	54,900	56,700	1,800
Merced, CA	-1.2	65,400	64,600	-800
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	-0.1	96,800	96,700	-100
Yuba City, CA	0.2	40,900	41,000	100
Bakersfield, CA	0.3	264,100	264,800	700
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1.1	37,800	38,200	400
Madera, CA	1.1	36,600	37,000	400
Napa, CA	1.4	71,000	72,000	1,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA	1.4	117,600	119,200	1,600
Redding, CA	1.6	63,600	64,600	1,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1.9	5,844,800	5,957,000	112,200
Chico, CA	2.3	77,300	79,100	1,800
Fresno, CA	2.6	320,800	329,200	8,400
Santa Rosa, CA	2.6	195,100	200,200	5,100
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	2.7	904,700	929,100	24,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2.7	1,377,900	1,415,700	37,800
Modesto, CA	2.9	163,200	168,000	4,800
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	2.9	295,800	304,300	8,500
Salinas, CA	2.9	134,000	137,900	3,900
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	2.9	2,237,000	2,301,800	64,800
Stockton-Lodi, CA	2.9	213,700	219,900	6,200
El Centro, CA	3.1	54,800	56,500	1,700
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	3.1	180,800	186,400	5,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3.5	1,321,200	1,367,300	46,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	3.6	131,000	135,700	4,700
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	3.8	112,600	116,900	4,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5.1	1,029,700	1,082,000	52,300
Grand Junction, CO	0.0	62,500	62,500	0
Colorado Springs, CO	0.5	266,300	267,600	1,300
Pueblo, CO	0.7	60,900	61,300	400
Boulder, CO	0.8	180,400	181,800	1,400
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	2.0	1,368,900	1,396,200	27,300
Greeley, CO	3.8	102,000	105,900	3,900
Fort Collins, CO	3.9	150,100	155,900	5,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA	-0.4	128,700	128,200	-500
Danbury, CT NECTA	0.1	79,600	79,700	100
Waterbury, CT NECTA	0.3	68,800	69,000	200
New Haven, CT NECTA	0.7	284,300	286,400	2,100
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA	2.0	412,700	420,900	8,200
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA	2.0	575,200	586,800	11,600
Dover, DE	-1.2	68,500	67,700	-800
Salisbury, MD-DE	4.1	144,800	150,700	5,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2.0	3,158,700	3,220,600	61,900
Panama City, FL	-0.3	78,900	78,700	-200
Tallahassee, FL	0.0	176,900	176,900	0
Homosassa Springs, FL	0.6	32,600	32,800	200
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	0.8	48,200	48,600	400
Sebring, FL	0.8	25,700	25,900	200
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	1.6	103,700	105,400	1,700
Gainesville, FL	1.7	136,000	138,300	2,300
Ocala, FL	1.7	98,300	100,000	1,700
The Villages, FL	1.9	26,000	26,500	500
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	2.0	166,800	170,100	3,300
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	2.1	276,500	282,200	5,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2.3	2,488,000	2,545,900	57,900
Jacksonville, FL	2.6	633,900	650,200	16,300
Punta Gorda, FL	2.7	44,400	45,600	1,200
Port St. Lucie, FL	2.9	135,100	139,000	3,900
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	3.0	134,700	138,800	4,100
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	3.1	238,100	245,500	7,400
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	3.2	198,900	205,300	6,400
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	3.3	184,100	190,100	6,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	3.3	1,227,400	1,267,900	40,500
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	3.5	1,139,400	1,179,300	39,900
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	4.1	205,200	213,700	8,500
Valdosta, GA	-1.8	56,000	55,000	-1,000
Albany, GA	-1.6	62,000	61,000	-1,000
Warner Robins, GA	-1.1	71,000	70,200	-800
Macon, GA	-0.8	103,600	102,800	-800
Hinesville, GA	-0.5	20,000	19,900	-100
Brunswick, GA	0.7	41,800	42,100	300
Athens-Clarke County, GA	1.2	94,100	95,200	1,100
Rome, GA	1.2	40,600	41,100	500
Dalton, GA	1.3	67,600	68,500	900
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	1.4	229,000	232,100	3,100
Gainesville, GA	1.5	82,400	83,600	1,200
Columbus, GA-AL	1.9	124,000	126,300	2,300
Savannah, GA	2.4	169,900	173,900	4,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3.4	2,559,500	2,646,000	86,500
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	1.4	72,000	73,000	1,000
Urban Honolulu, HI	2.3	468,800	479,700	10,900
Lewiston, ID-WA	0.4	28,100	28,200	100
Boise City, ID	2.5	285,900	293,100	7,200
Pocatello, ID	2.8	35,700	36,700	1,000
Coeur d'Alene, ID	4.4	59,000	61,600	2,600
Idaho Falls, ID	5.0	60,600	63,600	3,000
Carbondale-Marion, IL	-1.8	56,100	55,100	-1,000
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	-1.7	184,600	181,400	-3,200
Decatur, IL	-1.2	51,600	51,000	-600
Kankakee, IL	-0.4	46,100	45,900	-200
Peoria, IL	-0.3	180,100	179,600	-500
Rockford, IL	-0.2	152,600	152,300	-300
Bloomington, IL	0.9	95,500	96,400	900
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1.0	4,566,800	4,613,800	47,000
Springfield, IL	1.2	112,100	113,500	1,400
Danville, IL	1.4	29,400	29,800	400
Champaign-Urbana, IL	1.5	110,100	111,800	1,700
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	-0.9	42,400	42,000	-400
Terre Haute, IN	-0.8	71,700	71,100	-600
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	0.1	139,300	139,500	200
Bloomington, IN	1.0	78,300	79,100	800
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	1.0	103,500	104,500	1,000
Evansville, IN-KY	1.6	159,200	161,700	2,500
Fort Wayne, IN	1.6	215,600	219,000	3,400
Muncie, IN	2.5	51,500	52,800	1,300
Kokomo, IN	2.7	40,800	41,900	1,100
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	3.0	1,014,900	1,045,000	30,100
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	3.4	124,900	129,100	4,200
Columbus, IN	3.7	51,900	53,800	1,900
Dubuque, IA	-0.7	61,000	60,600	-400
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	0.0	94,100	94,100	0
Ames, IA	0.7	55,100	55,500	400
Iowa City, IA	1.0	100,400	101,400	1,000
Cedar Rapids, IA	1.3	142,400	144,300	1,900
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1.4	88,700	89,900	1,200
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	3.2	348,500	359,800	11,300
Topeka, KS	0.2	112,700	112,900	200
Wichita, KS	0.8	297,000	299,500	2,500
Lawrence, KS	3.0	53,600	55,200	1,600
Manhattan, KS	4.0	45,500	47,300	1,800
Owensboro, KY	1.5	52,900	53,700	800
Lexington-Fayette, KY	1.9	270,600	275,800	5,200
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	2.0	54,700	55,800	1,100
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	2.3	645,800	660,800	15,000
Bowling Green, KY	2.6	72,900	74,800	1,900
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	-2.7	102,200	99,400	-2,800
Lafayette, LA	-2.3	223,300	218,200	-5,100
Monroe, LA	-1.3	79,000	78,000	-1,000
Alexandria, LA	-1.2	64,400	63,600	-800
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	-1.1	184,500	182,500	-2,000
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	-0.3	568,500	566,800	-1,700
Hammond, LA	0.0	45,000	45,000	0
Baton Rouge, LA	2.3	402,900	412,000	9,100
Lake Charles, LA	4.0	100,500	104,500	4,000
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA	0.2	51,100	51,200	100
Bangor, ME NECTA	1.3	67,200	68,100	900
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA	1.6	196,600	199,800	3,200
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	-0.6	104,000	103,400	-600
Cumberland, MD-WV	-0.2	40,400	40,300	-100
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2.3	1,364,900	1,396,500	31,600
California-Lexington Park, MD	2.5	44,500	45,600	1,100
Pittsfield, MA NECTA	0.5	41,800	42,000	200
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA	0.6	50,800	51,100	300
New Bedford, MA NECTA	1.1	66,600	67,300	700
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA	1.7	100,000	101,700	1,700
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA	1.8	2,628,100	2,676,000	47,900
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA	2.0	327,500	333,900	6,400
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA	2.1	278,700	284,500	5,800
Bay City, MI	0.3	37,600	37,700	100
Flint, MI	0.3	143,100	143,500	400
Jackson, MI	0.4	56,300	56,500	200
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	1.0	229,000	231,300	2,300
Midland, MI	1.1	38,000	38,400	400
Battle Creek, MI	1.2	59,400	60,100	700
Ann Arbor, MI	1.3	214,800	217,600	2,800
Saginaw, MI	1.6	89,900	91,300	1,400
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1.8	1,931,400	1,965,200	33,800
Muskegon, MI	2.4	63,500	65,000	1,500
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	2.6	142,900	146,600	3,700
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI	2.6	60,900	62,500	1,600
Monroe, MI	3.1	42,100	43,400	1,300
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	3.7	524,800	544,100	19,300
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	-1.4	57,300	56,500	-800
St. Cloud, MN	-0.6	108,100	107,500	-600
Rochester, MN	0.1	115,700	115,800	100
Duluth, MN-WI	0.9	135,700	136,900	1,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1.6	1,922,500	1,953,200	30,700
Hattiesburg, MS	-0.3	62,500	62,300	-200
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	-0.1	152,400	152,200	-200
Jackson, MS	1.5	273,600	277,800	4,200
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL	-3.5	45,300	43,700	-1,600
St. Joseph, MO-KS	-1.4	63,400	62,500	-900
Jefferson City, MO	-0.8	76,700	76,100	-600
St. Louis, MO-IL	0.7	1,325,600	1,335,300	9,700
Kansas City, MO-KS	1.2	1,033,800	1,046,100	12,300
Joplin, MO	1.8	81,700	83,200	1,500
Columbia, MO	1.9	100,300	102,200	1,900
Springfield, MO	2.1	206,300	210,600	4,300
Great Falls, MT	-1.9	36,000	35,300	-700
Missoula, MT	1.4	58,400	59,200	800
Billings, MT	1.8	84,000	85,500	1,500
Grand Island, NE	-1.2	43,300	42,800	-500
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	2.1	488,900	499,300	10,400
Lincoln, NE	2.4	187,500	192,000	4,500
Carson City, NV	0.0	28,000	28,000	0
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV	2.6	901,900	925,000	23,100
Reno, NV	2.6	206,000	211,300	5,300
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA	0.2	53,500	53,600	100
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA	1.1	84,800	85,700	900
Manchester, NH NECTA	1.9	108,600	110,700	2,100
Ocean City, NJ	-2.1	37,500	36,700	-800
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ	-0.7	56,900	56,500	-400
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	-0.2	132,200	131,900	-300
Trenton, NJ	2.9	254,700	262,200	7,500
Farmington, NM	-2.0	53,900	52,800	-1,100
Las Cruces, NM	-1.7	72,200	71,000	-1,200
Santa Fe, NM	-0.5	62,100	61,800	-300
Albuquerque, NM	1.9	383,200	390,400	7,200
Ithaca, NY	-1.8	72,700	71,400	-1,300
Binghamton, NY	-1.6	107,500	105,800	-1,700
Elmira, NY	-0.8	39,700	39,400	-300
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	0.2	42,000	42,100	100
Utica-Rome, NY	0.4	129,200	129,700	500
Kingston, NY	0.5	61,700	62,000	300
Syracuse, NY	0.7	321,700	324,000	2,300
Rochester, NY	0.8	533,800	538,200	4,400
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	1.2	461,900	467,400	5,500
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	1.2	563,400	570,300	6,900
Glens Falls, NY	1.5	54,000	54,800	800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	1.8	9,293,000	9,460,000	167,000
Goldsboro, NC	-1.9	42,900	42,100	-800
New Bern, NC	-1.1	44,300	43,800	-500
Jacksonville, NC	-0.6	50,200	49,900	-300
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	-0.4	148,300	147,700	-600
Fayetteville, NC	-0.2	128,800	128,600	-200
Rocky Mount, NC	0.0	58,400	58,400	0
Wilmington, NC	0.1	118,300	118,400	100
Greenville, NC	0.5	78,800	79,200	400
Burlington, NC	1.1	61,100	61,800	700
Asheville, NC	1.3	182,100	184,500	2,400
Raleigh, NC	1.4	574,700	583,000	8,300
Winston-Salem, NC	2.1	256,500	262,000	5,500
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	2.6	294,300	301,900	7,600
Greensboro-High Point, NC	3.0	355,200	365,900	10,700
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	3.3	1,089,900	1,125,400	35,500
Fargo, ND-MN	0.6	142,200	143,100	900
Grand Forks, ND-MN	1.7	58,900	59,900	1,000
Bismarck, ND	2.9	74,700	76,900	2,200
Springfield, OH	-0.8	52,600	52,200	-400
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA	-0.1	229,700	229,400	-300
Mansfield, OH	0.0	53,100	53,100	0
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	0.9	43,400	43,800	400
Dayton, OH	1.1	379,100	383,200	4,100
Canton-Massillon, OH	1.5	173,500	176,100	2,600
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1.6	1,060,100	1,076,900	16,800
Akron, OH	1.8	335,800	341,700	5,900
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	1.8	1,048,300	1,067,000	18,700
Toledo, OH	1.9	300,500	306,200	5,700
Columbus, OH	2.1	1,034,200	1,055,900	21,700
Lima, OH	3.6	52,700	54,600	1,900
Lawton, OK	-1.7	45,800	45,000	-800
Tulsa, OK	0.1	446,800	447,400	600
Oklahoma City, OK	1.7	629,200	639,900	10,700
Albany, OR	1.0	41,100	41,500	400
Corvallis, OR	1.5	40,700	41,300	600
Grants Pass, OR	1.6	24,900	25,300	400
Eugene, OR	2.0	150,800	153,800	3,000
Salem, OR	2.5	153,900	157,800	3,900
Medford, OR	2.9	82,900	85,300	2,400
Bend-Redmond, OR	3.0	70,700	72,800	2,100
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	3.3	1,098,400	1,134,900	36,500
Williamsport, PA	-3.5	57,400	55,400	-2,000
Lebanon, PA	-2.1	51,900	50,800	-1,100
Altoona, PA	-1.3	61,500	60,700	-800
Johnstown, PA	-1.2	58,500	57,800	-700
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	-0.5	356,500	354,800	-1,700
State College, PA	-0.5	80,600	80,200	-400
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA	-0.2	59,900	59,800	-100
York-Hanover, PA	0.0	181,900	181,900	0
East Stroudsburg, PA	0.2	55,300	55,400	100
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA	0.5	43,400	43,600	200
Gettysburg, PA	0.6	35,000	35,200	200
Reading, PA	0.6	177,900	179,000	1,100
Erie, PA	0.7	131,800	132,700	900
Pittsburgh, PA	1.0	1,177,900	1,189,900	12,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1.2	2,829,100	2,863,600	34,500
Lancaster, PA	1.9	242,500	247,100	4,600
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	2.1	263,900	269,400	5,500
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	2.8	332,100	341,300	9,200
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA	2.1	575,000	586,800	11,800
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	-0.1	72,600	72,500	-100
Sumter, SC	0.0	38,800	38,800	0
Florence, SC	0.2	86,000	86,200	200
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	1.4	152,300	154,400	2,100
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC	2.4	396,000	405,400	9,400
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	3.0	326,200	336,100	9,900
Spartanburg, SC	3.0	141,100	145,400	4,300
Columbia, SC	3.1	379,200	390,900	11,700
Rapid City, SD	0.8	65,600	66,100	500
Sioux Falls, SD	4.1	147,800	153,800	6,000
Cleveland, TN	-1.1	46,500	46,000	-500
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	0.8	624,200	629,500	5,300
Johnson City, TN	1.1	79,400	80,300	900
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1.9	242,900	247,600	4,700
Knoxville, TN	1.9	386,400	393,700	7,300
Jackson, TN	2.0	66,100	67,400	1,300
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA	2.0	122,700	125,100	2,400
Morristown, TN	2.5	44,600	45,700	1,100
Clarksville, TN-KY	2.6	88,400	90,700	2,300
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	3.0	897,200	924,100	26,900
Wichita Falls, TX	-1.7	58,500	57,500	-1,000
Texarkana, TX-AR	-1.0	59,500	58,900	-600
San Angelo, TX	-0.6	49,800	49,500	-300
Killeen-Temple, TX	0.2	136,400	136,700	300
Abilene, TX	0.4	69,100	69,400	300
Amarillo, TX	0.5	118,000	118,600	600
Tyler, TX	0.7	100,200	100,900	700
College Station-Bryan, TX	0.8	108,200	109,100	900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	0.8	2,982,700	3,006,400	23,700
Longview, TX	0.8	105,900	106,700	800
Sherman-Denison, TX	0.9	45,700	46,100	400
Waco, TX	1.3	112,200	113,700	1,500
Corpus Christi, TX	1.5	197,800	200,800	3,000
El Paso, TX	1.6	298,000	302,700	4,700
Midland, TX	1.6	98,600	100,200	1,600
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	2.0	137,900	140,600	2,700
Lubbock, TX	2.1	138,900	141,800	2,900
Odessa, TX	2.1	81,700	83,400	1,700
Laredo, TX	2.2	100,500	102,700	2,200
Victoria, TX	2.2	45,500	46,500	1,000
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	2.8	247,900	254,900	7,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	2.9	168,800	173,700	4,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3.0	3,341,900	3,443,100	101,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	3.7	964,200	999,500	35,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX	3.9	928,100	964,200	36,100
St. George, UT	2.2	55,100	56,300	1,200
Logan, UT-ID	2.6	58,700	60,200	1,500
Ogden-Clearfield, UT	2.6	236,400	242,600	6,200
Salt Lake City, UT	3.5	666,700	690,100	23,400
Provo-Orem, UT	5.2	219,400	230,800	11,400
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA	3.0	124,900	128,700	3,800
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	-1.4	49,200	48,500	-700
Roanoke, VA	-0.5	162,400	161,600	-800
Richmond, VA	0.0	643,500	643,800	300
Lynchburg, VA	0.1	104,400	104,500	100
Charlottesville, VA	0.5	114,500	115,100	600
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	0.7	759,400	764,900	5,500
Harrisonburg, VA	1.1	65,800	66,500	700
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	2.0	78,200	79,800	1,600
Winchester, VA-WV	2.1	61,100	62,400	1,300
Longview, WA	-1.3	39,700	39,200	-500
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	-1.2	48,800	48,200	-600
Walla Walla, WA	0.0	27,500	27,500	0
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	0.6	87,500	88,000	500
Wenatchee, WA	1.0	41,600	42,000	400
Kennewick-Richland, WA	1.5	105,500	107,100	1,600
Yakima, WA	1.5	81,600	82,800	1,200
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	1.7	108,900	110,800	1,900
Bellingham, WA	2.4	88,500	90,600	2,100
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	2.4	237,300	243,100	5,800
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2.9	1,875,300	1,930,400	55,100
Morgantown, WV	-1.0	71,400	70,700	-700
Charleston, WV	-0.6	124,200	123,500	-700
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	-0.5	43,600	43,400	-200
Wheeling, WV-OH	-0.4	69,700	69,400	-300
Beckley, WV	-0.2	47,400	47,300	-100
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	-0.1	142,900	142,800	-100
Racine, WI	-0.9	76,900	76,200	-700
Eau Claire, WI	0.0	87,100	87,100	0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	0.6	78,100	78,600	500
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	0.8	856,300	863,300	7,000
Fond du Lac, WI	1.0	48,700	49,200	500
Janesville-Beloit, WI	1.0	67,400	68,100	700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1.3	96,000	97,200	1,200
Sheboygan, WI	1.3	61,200	62,000	800
Wausau, WI	1.8	71,800	73,100	1,300
Green Bay, WI	2.2	174,900	178,800	3,900
Madison, WI	2.4	390,400	399,600	9,200
Appleton, WI	3.2	122,300	126,200	3,900
Casper, WY	-2.1	43,200	42,300	-900
Cheyenne, WY	1.3	47,000	47,600	600
Footnotes: ^(p) preliminary.

The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (−7.2 percent), followed by Cape Girardeau, Missouri-Illinois, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania (−3.5 percent each), and Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana (−2.7 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 — November 2015” (HTML) (PDF).

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