Top ten largest over-the-year employment gains and losses by metropolitan area, March 2019
May 10, 2019
In March, 41 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment and 348 were essentially unchanged. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey, and Reno, Nevada (+5.8 percent each).
| Metropolitan area | March 2018 | March 2019 (p) | Employment change | Percent change | Significant? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
124,600 | 131,800 | 7,200 | 5.8% | Yes |
|
Reno, NV |
237,700 | 251,600 | 13,900 | 5.8 | Yes |
|
Ocean City, NJ |
35,000 | 37,000 | 2,000 | 5.7 | No |
|
Wheeling, WV-OH |
65,200 | 68,800 | 3,600 | 5.5 | No |
|
Midland, TX |
104,700 | 110,200 | 5,500 | 5.3 | No |
|
St. George, UT |
67,200 | 70,500 | 3,300 | 4.9 | No |
|
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
167,300 | 174,800 | 7,500 | 4.5 | Yes |
|
Walla Walla, WA |
27,600 | 28,800 | 1,200 | 4.3 | No |
|
Odessa, TX |
78,900 | 82,100 | 3,200 | 4.1 | No |
|
Fresno, CA |
350,100 | 363,600 | 13,500 | 3.9 | Yes |
|
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
42,900 | 42,400 | -500 | -1.2 | No |
|
Panama City, FL |
84,800 | 83,800 | -1,000 | -1.2 | No |
|
Iowa City, IA |
101,800 | 100,400 | -1,400 | -1.4 | No |
|
Morgantown, WV |
71,000 | 70,000 | -1,000 | -1.4 | No |
|
Rocky Mount, NC |
56,500 | 55,700 | -800 | -1.4 | No |
|
Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
41,200 | 40,600 | -600 | -1.5 | No |
|
Williamsport, PA |
53,600 | 52,800 | -800 | -1.5 | No |
|
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
218,900 | 215,500 | -3,400 | -1.6 | No |
|
Bloomington, IL |
93,300 | 91,700 | -1,600 | -1.7 | No |
|
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
56,100 | 55,100 | -1,000 | -1.8 | No |
|
Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
86,800 | 84,300 | -2,500 | -2.9 | No |
| Footnotes: (p) Preliminary |
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The largest over-the-year percentage employment declines occurred in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana (–2.9 percent), Grand Forks, North Dakota-Minnesota (–1.8 percent), and Bloomington, Illinois (–1.7 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 — March 2019." Also see Charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.
SUGGESTED CITATION
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Top ten largest over-the-year employment gains and losses by metropolitan area, March 2019 on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/top-ten-largest-over-the-year-employment-gains-and-losses-by-metropolitan-area-march-2019.htm (visited August 19, 2019).
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