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Forty-five metro areas had increases in nonfarm employment from December 2018 to December 2019, and 344 were essentially unchanged. The largest statistically significant over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Wilmington, North Carolina (4.8 percent each), and Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-North Carolina (4.7 percent).
Metropolitan area | Percent change | Employment change |
---|---|---|
Ocean City, NJ |
6.6% | 2,500 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
4.8 | 3,300 |
Wilmington, NC |
4.8 | 6,200 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
4.7 | 8,000 |
Yuba City, CA |
4.4 | 2,000 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
4.2 | 2,100 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
4.0 | 10,300 |
St. George, UT |
4.0 | 2,800 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
3.9 | 10,300 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
3.7 | 3,000 |
Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
-1.5 | -1,300 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
-1.6 | -2,900 |
Glens Falls, NY |
-1.8 | -1,000 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
-1.8 | -600 |
Akron, OH |
-1.9 | -6,400 |
Enid, OK |
-1.9 | -500 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
-2.0 | -800 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
-2.0 | -4,400 |
Bay City, MI |
-2.8 | -1,000 |
Cleveland, TN |
-5.0 | -2,600 |
The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (127,600), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (97,300), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (93,200).
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 — December 2019." 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, 45 metro areas had increases in nonfarm employment from December 2018 to December 2019 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/45-metro-areas-had-increases-in-nonfarm-employment-from-december-2018-to-december-2019.htm (visited October 31, 2024).