errata
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).
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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
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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