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From May 2017 to May 2018, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 332 metropolitan areas, decreased in 52 areas, and was unchanged in 4 areas.
The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Midland, Texas (+11.3 percent), Ocean City, New Jersey (+7.4 percent), and Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana (+7.0 percent).
Metropolitan area | Percent change | Employment change |
---|---|---|
Midland, TX |
11.3% | 10,400 |
Ocean City, NJ |
7.4 | 3,200 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
7.0 | 7,000 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
5.9 | 8,100 |
Walla Walla, WA |
5.7 | 1,600 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
4.5 | 5,100 |
College Station-Bryan, TX |
4.5 | 5,300 |
Gainesville, GA |
4.5 | 4,000 |
Odessa, TX |
4.4 | 3,200 |
St. George, UT |
4.4 | 2,800 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL |
-1.2 | -700 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
-1.3 | -800 |
Bismarck, ND |
-1.3 | -1,000 |
Goldsboro, NC |
-1.4 | -600 |
Danville, IL |
-1.4 | -400 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
-1.6 | -2,400 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
-1.8 | -600 |
Sebring, FL |
-2.3 | -600 |
Enid, OK |
-2.3 | -600 |
Victoria, TX |
-2.4 | -1,000 |
Over the year ending May 2018, the largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+122,000), New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania (+116,200), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+81,200).
The largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment occurred in Victoria, Texas (−2.4 percent), followed by Enid, Oklahoma, and Sebring, Florida (−2.3 percent each). The largest over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Ohio- Pennsylvania (−2,500), followed by Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida (−2,400), and Corpus Christi, Texas (−1,800).
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 2018." Also see Charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Midland, Texas leads employment gains in year ending May 2018 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/midland-texas-leads-employment-gains-in-year-ending-may-2018.htm (visited October 31, 2024).