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Employment increased in 34 of 38 metropolitan divisions for year ending September 2017

November 03, 2017

From September 2016 to September 2017, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 34 of the 38 metropolitan divisions and fell in 4. The largest over-the-year percentage increases occurred in Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, Massachusetts-New Hampshire (2.8 percent), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (2.7 percent), and Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts, and Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (2.6 percent each). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in Gary, Indiana (−1.1 percent), and Elgin, Illinois (−0.7 percent).
Percent change in industry employment for metropolitan and NECTA divisions, not seasonally adjusted, September 2016–September 2017
Metropolitan and NECTA division Total nonfarm Mining and logging(p) Construction(p) Manufacturing(p) Trade, transportation, and utilities(p) Information(p) Financial activities(p)

California

              

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA

 0.4% 0.0% 7.9% -3.4% 0.1% 0.4% -0.1%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA

 1.2 -5.6 4.7 -1.3 0.0 1.1 0.5

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA

 1.1 0.0 4.0 -1.1 -0.7 1.9 2.3

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA

 1.7 0.0 9.1 0.8 1.9 0.8 2.7

San Rafael, CA

 2.1 (1) 5.8 12.8 1.6 0.0 0.0

District of Columbia

              

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD

 1.9 (1) 7.1 0.6 -0.1 -2.2 -2.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 1.3 (1) 1.4 0.3 1.8 -4.1 0.8

Florida

              

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL

 1.6 (1) 7.9 2.5 1.2 0.0 0.3

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL

 0.2 0.0 -5.7 -1.2 1.4 0.0 -0.1

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL

 0.8 (1) 7.6 0.0 -1.2 0.9 -2.3

Illinois

              

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL

 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.7 0.7 4.1

Elgin, IL

 -0.7 0.0 -2.2 -4.2 0.2 0.0 2.8

Gary, IN

 -1.1 0.0 1.7 -1.9 -1.4 0.0 0.0

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI

 1.3 0.0 1.4 2.5 -1.1 -2.7 -1.4

Massachusetts

              

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA

 2.6 (1) -0.4 0.5 1.4 0.2 3.2

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA

 0.9 (1) 11.8 -2.0 -2.4 -16.7 0.0

Framingham, MA

 1.4 (1) 6.5 -2.1 3.1 -1.8 1.9

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH

 2.8 (1) 4.0 3.1 2.2 0.0 5.0

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH

 -0.1 (1) 6.5 -2.2 0.6 -6.3 0.0

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH

 0.9 (1) 12.4 1.3 -0.8 -1.6 0.0

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead-MA

 2.2 (1) 6.7 -2.4 4.7 -33.3 0.0

Nashua, NH-MA

 2.5 (1) 5.6 -0.5 -0.7 5.6 0.0

Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA

 1.5 (1) 6.5 1.4 -4.9 0.0 -2.3

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA

 0.2 (1) 3.0 -1.8 0.6 -8.3 -5.3

Michigan

              

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI

 1.9 (1) 10.2 0.6 0.7 -2.5 8.0

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI

 1.7 (1) 8.6 0.8 -0.2 -1.9 0.0

New York

              

Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY

 0.3 (1) 6.0 -3.0 0.4 -10.0 0.0

Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY

 0.7 (1) -2.9 -2.5 -0.1 -2.6 -0.1

Newark, NJ-PA

 -0.1 (1) 1.9 2.8 -0.3 -2.1 -0.8

New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ

 1.1 (1) 1.4 0.2 -0.8 -3.0 1.2

Pennsylvania

              

Camden, NJ

 1.3 (1) 3.9 4.0 1.7 -2.9 -0.3

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA

 1.7 (1) 1.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.9 3.1

Philadelphia, PA

 1.1 (1) 4.6 -3.7 0.3 -0.7 2.0

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ

 1.6 (1) -1.7 -1.7 -1.5 0.0 2.8

Texas

              

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

 2.7 (1) 2.9 2.5 2.2 -1.1 3.8

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 2.6 (1) 2.0 4.3 1.3 -1.8 5.4

Washington

              

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

 2.3 0.0 1.5 -3.4 2.5 3.9 2.5

Tacoma-Lakewood, WA

 2.4 0.0 8.4 0.0 0.6 3.8 5.0
Footnotes:

 

(p) = preliminary.

(1) = Mining and logging is combined with construction.
Percent change in industry employment for metropolitan and NECTA divisions, not seasonally adjusted, September 2016–September 2017
Metropolitan and NECTA division Professional and business services(p) Education and health services(p) Leisure and hospitality(p) Other services(p) Government(p)

California

          

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA

 0.4% 0.2% 2.1% 3.4% -2.0%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA

 1.2 4.0 1.0 5.6 -1.0

Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA

 1.1 2.8 2.6 2.3 0.5

San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA

 1.7 3.2 4.3 6.1 1.0

San Rafael, CA

 2.1 6.8 -1.8 3.6 0.7

District of Columbia

          

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD

 1.9 2.5 3.9 1.4 2.0

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA

 1.3 1.1 2.7 1.3 0.0

Florida

          

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL

 1.6 4.4 -1.9 0.3 2.0

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL

 0.2 1.8 0.6 3.7 1.2

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL

 0.8 2.1 -1.7 0.0 1.9

Illinois

          

Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL

 0.3 0.8 -0.6 1.6 -0.7

Elgin, IL

 -0.7 -0.9 2.4 0.0 0.7

Gary, IL

 -1.1 0.4 -2.1 1.5 -3.9

Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI

 1.3 2.8 -5.1 0.8 0.4

Massachusetts

          

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA

 2.6 4.0 2.0 7.9 1.0

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA

 0.9 5.2 -1.5 2.3 -1.3

Framingham, MA

 1.4 4.2 0.7 3.8 1.7

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH

 2.8 0.9 4.8 0.0 5.5

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Sale, MA-NH

 -0.1 -1.8 1.3 3.3 -3.4

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH

 0.9 -0.8 3.0 4.1 0.9

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead-MA

 2.2 2.9 0.0 7.1 1.6

Nashua, NH-MA

 2.5 4.8 1.7 0.0 2.3

Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA

 1.5 6.6 3.7 2.6 0.0

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA

 0.2 3.5 -1.7 4.5 1.1

Michigan

          

Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI

 1.9 2.3 2.7 -1.7 1.8

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI

 1.7 0.3 2.7 -0.4 1.8

New York

          

Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY

 0.3 0.8 -0.7 4.3 0.4

Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY

 0.7 3.7 1.6 1.2 0.2

Newark, NJ-PA

 -0.1 0.3 4.5 3.3 -1.9

New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ

 1.1 2.4 1.8 1.2 0.8

Pennsylvania

          

Camden, NJ

 1.3 0.3 2.5 -1.6 0.8

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA

 1.7 1.3 3.9 -1.5 -1.3

Philadelphia, PA

 1.1 1.2 5.5 0.3 0.5

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ

 1.6 3.4 6.9 0.0 1.3

Texas

          

Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

 2.7 1.0 2.7 3.3 0.9

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 2.6 2.6 1.5 6.4 2.1

Washington

          

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA

 2.3 3.3 3.2 4.8 3.8

Tacoma-Lakewood, WA

 2.4 2.6 4.3 2.2 1.0
Footnotes:

 

(p) = preliminary.

(1) = Mining and logging is combined with construction.

San Rafael, California, experienced the largest increase in manufacturing employment (12.8 percent) among metropolitan divisions for the year ending September 2017. Over that period, Elgin, Illinois, recorded the largest decrease (−4.2 percent).

From September 2016 to September 2017, employment in professional and business services, education and health services, and leisure and hospitality increased for most metropolitan divisions. Employment within the information industry for Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, Massachusetts, decreased 33.3 percent over that period.

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 and may be revised. To learn more, see “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — September 2017” (HTML) (PDF).

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment increased in 34 of 38 metropolitan divisions for year ending September 2017 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2017/employment-increased-in-34-of-38-metropolitan-divisions-for-year-ending-september-2017.htm (visited April 19, 2024).

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