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From August 2019 to August 2020, 254 metropolitan areas had decreases in nonfarm payroll employment. Employment was essentially unchanged in 135 areas. The largest over-the-year employment decreases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (−1,176,100), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (−633,000), and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI (−366,600). The largest over-the-year percentage losses in employment occurred in Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (−28.1 percent), Ocean City, New Jersey (−25.4 percent), and Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (−18.7 percent).
Metropolitan Area | Aug 2019 | Aug 2020 | Net change | Percent change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
80,000 | 57,500 | -22,500 | -28.1% |
Ocean City, NJ |
56,600 | 42,200 | -14,400 | -25.4 |
Barnstable Town, MA |
121,700 | 99,000 | -22,700 | -18.7 |
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ |
136,200 | 112,300 | -23,900 | -17.5 |
Glens Falls, NY |
59,000 | 49,500 | -9,500 | -16.1 |
Flagstaff, AZ |
68,300 | 57,700 | -10,600 | -15.5 |
Brunswick, GA |
45,500 | 38,600 | -6,900 | -15.2 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
42,200 | 36,200 | -6,000 | -14.2 |
Urban Honolulu, HI |
464,100 | 399,000 | -65,100 | -14.0 |
Pittsfield, MA |
43,000 | 37,100 | -5,900 | -13.7 |
Monroe, MI |
40,500 | 35,000 | -5,500 | -13.6 |
Midland, TX |
115,200 | 99,800 | -15,400 | -13.4 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
65,700 | 56,900 | -8,800 | -13.4 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
118,900 | 103,500 | -15,400 | -13.0 |
Muskegon, MI |
65,400 | 57,000 | -8,400 | -12.8 |
Williamsport, PA |
53,200 | 46,400 | -6,800 | -12.8 |
Yuba City, CA |
46,900 | 40,900 | -6,000 | -12.8 |
East Stroudsburg, PA |
59,900 | 52,300 | -7,600 | -12.7 |
Lake Charles, LA |
113,300 | 99,100 | -14,200 | -12.5 |
Bay City, MI |
35,300 | 30,900 | -4,400 | -12.5 |
Springfield, MA-CT |
332,600 | 291,200 | -41,400 | -12.4 |
Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
126,300 | 110,600 | -15,700 | -12.4 |
Battle Creek, MI |
57,400 | 50,300 | -7,100 | -12.4 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,034,800 | 908,500 | -126,300 | -12.2 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
216,400 | 189,900 | -26,500 | -12.2 |
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
130,600 | 114,700 | -15,900 | -12.2 |
Odessa, TX |
83,300 | 73,100 | -10,200 | -12.2 |
Rochester, NY |
534,000 | 470,500 | -63,500 | -11.9 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,928,700 | 8,752,600 | -1,176,100 | -11.8 |
Syracuse, NY |
321,700 | 283,600 | -38,100 | -11.8 |
Salinas, CA |
145,600 | 128,600 | -17,000 | -11.7 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
580,300 | 513,700 | -66,600 | -11.5 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,494,700 | 2,213,100 | -281,600 | -11.3 |
Saginaw, MI |
87,800 | 77,900 | -9,900 | -11.3 |
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
104,500 | 92,800 | -11,700 | -11.2 |
Santa Fe, NM |
65,400 | 58,100 | -7,300 | -11.2 |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,089,200 | 969,700 | -119,500 | -11.0 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
181,600 | 161,600 | -20,000 | -11.0 |
Peoria, IL |
172,500 | 153,500 | -19,000 | -11.0 |
Flint, MI |
142,800 | 127,100 | -15,700 | -11.0 |
Bowling Green, KY |
76,400 | 68,100 | -8,300 | -10.9 |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
2,043,700 | 1,825,200 | -218,500 | -10.7 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
404,500 | 361,100 | -43,400 | -10.7 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,817,000 | 2,518,000 | -299,000 | -10.6 |
Madison, WI |
411,000 | 367,400 | -43,600 | -10.6 |
Utica-Rome, NY |
128,900 | 115,500 | -13,400 | -10.4 |
Portsmouth, NH-ME |
97,100 | 87,100 | -10,000 | -10.3 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,211,800 | 5,578,800 | -633,000 | -10.2 |
Asheville, NC |
198,100 | 177,900 | -20,200 | -10.2 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
154,800 | 139,000 | -15,800 | -10.2 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
143,800 | 129,200 | -14,600 | -10.2 |
Napa, CA |
76,400 | 68,600 | -7,800 | -10.2 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
261,600 | 235,100 | -26,500 | -10.1 |
Erie, PA |
127,400 | 114,500 | -12,900 | -10.1 |
Jackson, MI |
58,200 | 52,300 | -5,900 | -10.1 |
Akron, OH |
340,200 | 307,200 | -33,000 | -9.7 |
Grants Pass, OR |
27,800 | 25,100 | -2,700 | -9.7 |
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
187,100 | 169,100 | -18,000 | -9.6 |
Salisbury, MD-DE |
175,700 | 158,900 | -16,800 | -9.6 |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY |
563,500 | 509,700 | -53,800 | -9.5 |
Wilmington, NC |
134,900 | 122,100 | -12,800 | -9.5 |
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
44,400 | 40,200 | -4,200 | -9.5 |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
468,700 | 424,500 | -44,200 | -9.4 |
Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
229,800 | 208,200 | -21,600 | -9.4 |
Bend-Redmond, OR |
88,400 | 80,100 | -8,300 | -9.4 |
Las Cruces, NM |
73,300 | 66,400 | -6,900 | -9.4 |
New Bedford, MA |
66,800 | 60,500 | -6,300 | -9.4 |
Goldsboro, NC |
40,700 | 36,900 | -3,800 | -9.3 |
Santa Rosa, CA |
211,900 | 192,400 | -19,500 | -9.2 |
Dover-Durham, NH-ME |
53,300 | 48,400 | -4,900 | -9.2 |
Corvallis, OR |
41,300 | 37,500 | -3,800 | -9.2 |
Rapid City, SD |
72,900 | 66,300 | -6,600 | -9.1 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,507,100 | 1,371,300 | -135,800 | -9.0 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,330,000 | 1,209,800 | -120,200 | -9.0 |
Bakersfield, CA |
273,300 | 249,100 | -24,200 | -8.9 |
Stockton-Lodi, CA |
250,000 | 227,700 | -22,300 | -8.9 |
Fayetteville, NC |
129,900 | 118,400 | -11,500 | -8.9 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
66,100 | 60,200 | -5,900 | -8.9 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC |
362,200 | 330,500 | -31,700 | -8.8 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
38,800 | 35,400 | -3,400 | -8.8 |
Midland, MI |
37,600 | 34,300 | -3,300 | -8.8 |
San Angelo, TX |
49,700 | 45,400 | -4,300 | -8.7 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,539,400 | 1,407,100 | -132,300 | -8.6 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,022,400 | 934,500 | -87,900 | -8.6 |
Raleigh, NC |
653,200 | 596,900 | -56,300 | -8.6 |
Modesto, CA |
181,900 | 166,200 | -15,700 | -8.6 |
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY |
57,100 | 52,200 | -4,900 | -8.6 |
Chico, CA |
79,700 | 72,900 | -6,800 | -8.5 |
Waterbury, CT |
66,900 | 61,200 | -5,700 | -8.5 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
1,192,000 | 1,091,600 | -100,400 | -8.4 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,154,300 | 1,057,700 | -96,600 | -8.4 |
Decatur, IL |
50,900 | 46,600 | -4,300 | -8.4 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
565,600 | 518,900 | -46,700 | -8.3 |
Salem, OR |
170,200 | 156,100 | -14,100 | -8.3 |
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
163,900 | 150,300 | -13,600 | -8.3 |
Gadsden, AL |
37,400 | 34,300 | -3,100 | -8.3 |
Enid, OK |
25,400 | 23,300 | -2,100 | -8.3 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
137,400 | 126,100 | -11,300 | -8.2 |
Columbus, OH |
1,118,700 | 1,028,500 | -90,200 | -8.1 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
310,100 | 285,100 | -25,000 | -8.1 |
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA |
254,700 | 234,100 | -20,600 | -8.1 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
322,400 | 296,600 | -25,800 | -8.0 |
Portland-South Portland, ME |
218,200 | 200,800 | -17,400 | -8.0 |
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
77,900 | 71,700 | -6,200 | -8.0 |
California-Lexington Park, MD |
47,500 | 43,700 | -3,800 | -8.0 |
Casper, WY |
39,800 | 36,600 | -3,200 | -8.0 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,222,900 | 1,126,800 | -96,100 | -7.9 |
Canton-Massillon, OH |
173,600 | 159,800 | -13,800 | -7.9 |
Rockford, IL |
150,800 | 138,900 | -11,900 | -7.9 |
Duluth, MN-WI |
135,100 | 124,400 | -10,700 | -7.9 |
Appleton, WI |
128,400 | 118,200 | -10,200 | -7.9 |
Lima, OH |
53,300 | 49,100 | -4,200 | -7.9 |
Winston-Salem, NC |
269,500 | 248,500 | -21,000 | -7.8 |
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
189,300 | 174,500 | -14,800 | -7.8 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
141,900 | 130,900 | -11,000 | -7.8 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA |
129,100 | 119,000 | -10,100 | -7.8 |
Charleston, WV |
109,500 | 101,000 | -8,500 | -7.8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,961,900 | 2,733,500 | -228,400 | -7.7 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,797,000 | 4,430,400 | -366,600 | -7.6 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,714,400 | 2,507,400 | -207,000 | -7.6 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,110,600 | 1,950,800 | -159,800 | -7.6 |
Toledo, OH |
309,400 | 286,000 | -23,400 | -7.6 |
Boulder, CO |
200,400 | 185,200 | -15,200 | -7.6 |
Anchorage, AK |
180,400 | 166,600 | -13,800 | -7.6 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
104,900 | 96,900 | -8,000 | -7.6 |
Longview, TX |
100,200 | 92,600 | -7,600 | -7.6 |
Greenville, NC |
79,200 | 73,200 | -6,000 | -7.6 |
Janesville-Beloit, WI |
70,800 | 65,400 | -5,400 | -7.6 |
Leominster-Gardner, MA |
52,400 | 48,400 | -4,000 | -7.6 |
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH |
41,000 | 37,900 | -3,100 | -7.6 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,241,100 | 1,147,800 | -93,300 | -7.5 |
Johnstown, PA |
53,200 | 49,200 | -4,000 | -7.5 |
Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
41,600 | 38,500 | -3,100 | -7.5 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,049,900 | 1,897,700 | -152,200 | -7.4 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
378,600 | 350,600 | -28,000 | -7.4 |
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN |
104,700 | 97,000 | -7,700 | -7.4 |
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
63,100 | 58,400 | -4,700 | -7.4 |
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL |
47,300 | 43,800 | -3,500 | -7.4 |
Trenton, NJ |
279,500 | 259,000 | -20,500 | -7.3 |
Binghamton, NY |
102,000 | 94,600 | -7,400 | -7.3 |
Merced, CA |
70,200 | 65,100 | -5,100 | -7.3 |
Sheboygan, WI |
64,800 | 60,100 | -4,700 | -7.3 |
Dubuque, IA |
60,200 | 55,800 | -4,400 | -7.3 |
Victoria, TX |
41,700 | 38,700 | -3,000 | -7.2 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
878,900 | 816,300 | -62,600 | -7.1 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
194,100 | 180,400 | -13,700 | -7.1 |
Farmington, NM |
46,700 | 43,400 | -3,300 | -7.1 |
New Bern, NC |
45,300 | 42,100 | -3,200 | -7.1 |
Fairbanks, AK |
39,500 | 36,700 | -2,800 | -7.1 |
Fresno, CA |
361,700 | 336,500 | -25,200 | -7.0 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
145,600 | 135,400 | -10,200 | -7.0 |
Springfield, IL |
112,100 | 104,200 | -7,900 | -7.0 |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
597,600 | 556,200 | -41,400 | -6.9 |
Laredo, TX |
108,000 | 100,600 | -7,400 | -6.9 |
Eau Claire, WI |
87,100 | 81,100 | -6,000 | -6.9 |
Redding, CA |
69,300 | 64,500 | -4,800 | -6.9 |
Rocky Mount, NC |
55,300 | 51,500 | -3,800 | -6.9 |
Lebanon, PA |
53,800 | 50,100 | -3,700 | -6.9 |
Mansfield, OH |
51,900 | 48,300 | -3,600 | -6.9 |
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
375,900 | 350,200 | -25,700 | -6.8 |
Worcester, MA-CT |
287,000 | 267,400 | -19,600 | -6.8 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI |
148,000 | 138,000 | -10,000 | -6.8 |
Bloomington, IL |
91,400 | 85,200 | -6,200 | -6.8 |
Altoona, PA |
61,500 | 57,400 | -4,100 | -6.7 |
Owensboro, KY |
54,000 | 50,400 | -3,600 | -6.7 |
Lewiston, ID-WA |
28,300 | 26,400 | -1,900 | -6.7 |
Spartanburg, SC |
163,000 | 152,200 | -10,800 | -6.6 |
Wenatchee, WA |
47,300 | 44,200 | -3,100 | -6.6 |
Mobile, AL |
186,500 | 174,300 | -12,200 | -6.5 |
Manchester, NH |
114,800 | 107,300 | -7,500 | -6.5 |
Rochester, MN |
125,900 | 117,900 | -8,000 | -6.4 |
Amarillo, TX |
120,700 | 113,100 | -7,600 | -6.3 |
Danbury, CT |
77,400 | 72,500 | -4,900 | -6.3 |
Bangor, ME |
68,100 | 63,800 | -4,300 | -6.3 |
Muncie, IN |
49,100 | 46,000 | -3,100 | -6.3 |
Dayton, OH |
393,100 | 368,900 | -24,200 | -6.2 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
378,200 | 354,600 | -23,600 | -6.2 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA |
121,200 | 113,700 | -7,500 | -6.2 |
State College, PA |
79,100 | 74,200 | -4,900 | -6.2 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,051,800 | 987,200 | -64,600 | -6.1 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
278,400 | 261,400 | -17,000 | -6.1 |
Montgomery, AL |
177,200 | 166,400 | -10,800 | -6.1 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,345,900 | 3,144,500 | -201,400 | -6.0 |
York-Hanover, PA |
187,900 | 176,600 | -11,300 | -6.0 |
Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
88,200 | 82,900 | -5,300 | -6.0 |
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
52,900 | 49,700 | -3,200 | -6.0 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,425,600 | 1,342,000 | -83,600 | -5.9 |
Reno, NV |
247,500 | 233,000 | -14,500 | -5.9 |
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA |
180,600 | 169,900 | -10,700 | -5.9 |
Roanoke, VA |
162,800 | 153,200 | -9,600 | -5.9 |
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
120,300 | 113,200 | -7,100 | -5.9 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,150,300 | 2,967,500 | -182,800 | -5.8 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
656,700 | 618,900 | -37,800 | -5.8 |
Lafayette, LA |
204,000 | 192,100 | -11,900 | -5.8 |
Kingston, NY |
61,900 | 58,300 | -3,600 | -5.8 |
Columbus, IN |
53,800 | 50,700 | -3,100 | -5.8 |
El Centro, CA |
52,000 | 49,000 | -3,000 | -5.8 |
Albuquerque, NM |
400,300 | 377,400 | -22,900 | -5.7 |
Fort Collins, CO |
174,200 | 164,200 | -10,000 | -5.7 |
Greeley, CO |
114,000 | 107,500 | -6,500 | -5.7 |
Hammond, LA |
46,000 | 43,400 | -2,600 | -5.7 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,395,800 | 1,317,000 | -78,800 | -5.6 |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
677,200 | 639,000 | -38,200 | -5.6 |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT |
573,900 | 541,600 | -32,300 | -5.6 |
Tulsa, OK |
460,300 | 434,700 | -25,600 | -5.6 |
Green Bay, WI |
181,000 | 170,900 | -10,100 | -5.6 |
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
70,000 | 66,100 | -3,900 | -5.6 |
Decatur, AL |
57,400 | 54,200 | -3,200 | -5.6 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,118,700 | 1,057,100 | -61,600 | -5.5 |
Tallahassee, FL |
182,900 | 172,800 | -10,100 | -5.5 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
144,800 | 136,800 | -8,000 | -5.5 |
Warner Robins, GA |
77,500 | 73,200 | -4,300 | -5.5 |
Burlington, NC |
63,900 | 60,400 | -3,500 | -5.5 |
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
61,900 | 58,500 | -3,400 | -5.5 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
408,500 | 386,500 | -22,000 | -5.4 |
Columbia, SC |
404,500 | 382,700 | -21,800 | -5.4 |
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL |
309,500 | 292,800 | -16,700 | -5.4 |
Wausau, WI |
73,800 | 69,800 | -4,000 | -5.4 |
Wichita Falls, TX |
59,600 | 56,400 | -3,200 | -5.4 |
Springfield, OH |
49,700 | 47,000 | -2,700 | -5.4 |
Richmond, VA |
686,300 | 649,800 | -36,500 | -5.3 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
269,100 | 254,800 | -14,300 | -5.3 |
Grand Island, NE |
41,900 | 39,700 | -2,200 | -5.3 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR |
364,000 | 345,100 | -18,900 | -5.2 |
Morgantown, WV |
70,800 | 67,100 | -3,700 | -5.2 |
New Haven, CT |
285,900 | 271,300 | -14,600 | -5.1 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
67,100 | 63,700 | -3,400 | -5.1 |
Beckley, WV |
45,000 | 42,700 | -2,300 | -5.1 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
800,400 | 760,100 | -40,300 | -5.0 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
354,900 | 337,300 | -17,600 | -5.0 |
Savannah, GA |
186,600 | 177,200 | -9,400 | -5.0 |
Lubbock, TX |
150,800 | 143,200 | -7,600 | -5.0 |
Clarksville, TN-KY |
94,000 | 89,300 | -4,700 | -5.0 |
Johnson City, TN |
80,300 | 76,300 | -4,000 | -5.0 |
Dalton, GA |
66,400 | 63,100 | -3,300 | -5.0 |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
547,900 | 520,800 | -27,100 | -4.9 |
Wichita, KS |
303,900 | 289,100 | -14,800 | -4.9 |
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
242,200 | 230,300 | -11,900 | -4.9 |
Columbus, GA-AL |
121,600 | 115,700 | -5,900 | -4.9 |
Macon-Bibb County, GA |
103,000 | 98,000 | -5,000 | -4.9 |
Manhattan, KS |
41,000 | 39,000 | -2,000 | -4.9 |
Auburn-Opelika, AL |
67,300 | 64,100 | -3,200 | -4.8 |
Jackson, TN |
69,500 | 66,200 | -3,300 | -4.7 |
Carbondale-Marion, IL |
56,900 | 54,200 | -2,700 | -4.7 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,555,000 | 1,483,400 | -71,600 | -4.6 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
756,500 | 722,000 | -34,500 | -4.6 |
Lynchburg, VA |
105,400 | 100,600 | -4,800 | -4.6 |
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
77,500 | 73,900 | -3,600 | -4.6 |
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
96,400 | 92,100 | -4,300 | -4.5 |
Panama City, FL |
81,700 | 78,000 | -3,700 | -4.5 |
Jefferson City, MO |
78,100 | 74,600 | -3,500 | -4.5 |
Alexandria, LA |
61,900 | 59,100 | -2,800 | -4.5 |
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
57,200 | 54,600 | -2,600 | -4.5 |
Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
41,800 | 39,900 | -1,900 | -4.5 |
Carson City, NV |
31,000 | 29,600 | -1,400 | -4.5 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,852,700 | 2,726,200 | -126,500 | -4.4 |
El Paso, TX |
323,000 | 308,800 | -14,200 | -4.4 |
Jackson, MS |
279,100 | 266,700 | -12,400 | -4.4 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
223,900 | 214,100 | -9,800 | -4.4 |
Medford, OR |
88,200 | 84,300 | -3,900 | -4.4 |
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
52,400 | 50,100 | -2,300 | -4.4 |
Danville, IL |
27,100 | 25,900 | -1,200 | -4.4 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
1,383,000 | 1,324,000 | -59,000 | -4.3 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
1,080,100 | 1,033,200 | -46,900 | -4.3 |
Huntsville, AL |
245,400 | 234,800 | -10,600 | -4.3 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
228,700 | 218,900 | -9,800 | -4.3 |
Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
120,600 | 115,400 | -5,200 | -4.3 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL |
107,900 | 103,300 | -4,600 | -4.3 |
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
53,700 | 51,400 | -2,300 | -4.3 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
32,400 | 31,000 | -1,400 | -4.3 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,098,200 | 1,051,900 | -46,300 | -4.2 |
Topeka, KS |
112,100 | 107,400 | -4,700 | -4.2 |
Terre Haute, IN |
69,500 | 66,600 | -2,900 | -4.2 |
Lawrence, KS |
52,300 | 50,100 | -2,200 | -4.2 |
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
38,400 | 36,800 | -1,600 | -4.2 |
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
186,700 | 179,000 | -7,700 | -4.1 |
Bismarck, ND |
72,600 | 69,600 | -3,000 | -4.1 |
Albany, GA |
62,900 | 60,300 | -2,600 | -4.1 |
Grand Forks, ND-MN |
53,300 | 51,100 | -2,200 | -4.1 |
Kankakee, IL |
46,000 | 44,100 | -1,900 | -4.1 |
Sumter, SC |
39,400 | 37,800 | -1,600 | -4.1 |
Pocatello, ID |
36,800 | 35,300 | -1,500 | -4.1 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
273,000 | 262,200 | -10,800 | -4.0 |
Gainesville, FL |
144,300 | 138,600 | -5,700 | -4.0 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
508,500 | 488,700 | -19,800 | -3.9 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
134,200 | 129,000 | -5,200 | -3.9 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
112,800 | 108,500 | -4,300 | -3.8 |
Ithaca, NY |
61,200 | 58,900 | -2,300 | -3.8 |
Jacksonville, NC |
50,000 | 48,100 | -1,900 | -3.8 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,797,800 | 3,657,500 | -140,300 | -3.7 |
Gainesville, GA |
93,800 | 90,300 | -3,500 | -3.7 |
Abilene, TX |
72,500 | 69,800 | -2,700 | -3.7 |
Jacksonville, FL |
726,100 | 700,200 | -25,900 | -3.6 |
Racine, WI |
79,600 | 76,700 | -2,900 | -3.6 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,179,300 | 2,102,000 | -77,300 | -3.5 |
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
235,400 | 227,200 | -8,200 | -3.5 |
Athens-Clarke County, GA |
95,900 | 92,500 | -3,400 | -3.5 |
Joplin, MO |
80,700 | 77,900 | -2,800 | -3.5 |
Pueblo, CO |
63,500 | 61,300 | -2,200 | -3.5 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
57,300 | 55,300 | -2,000 | -3.5 |
Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
57,300 | 55,300 | -2,000 | -3.5 |
Tucson, AZ |
386,200 | 373,200 | -13,000 | -3.4 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
161,700 | 156,200 | -5,500 | -3.4 |
Tyler, TX |
106,400 | 102,800 | -3,600 | -3.4 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
88,700 | 85,700 | -3,000 | -3.4 |
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
81,500 | 78,700 | -2,800 | -3.4 |
St. Joseph, MO-KS |
62,200 | 60,100 | -2,100 | -3.4 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
50,700 | 49,000 | -1,700 | -3.4 |
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC |
432,500 | 418,200 | -14,300 | -3.3 |
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
150,700 | 145,700 | -5,000 | -3.3 |
Charlottesville, VA |
118,300 | 114,400 | -3,900 | -3.3 |
Iowa City, IA |
101,400 | 98,100 | -3,300 | -3.3 |
Columbia, MO |
97,900 | 94,700 | -3,200 | -3.3 |
Fond du Lac, WI |
49,000 | 47,400 | -1,600 | -3.3 |
Florence, SC |
92,500 | 89,500 | -3,000 | -3.2 |
Dothan, AL |
59,900 | 58,000 | -1,900 | -3.2 |
Gettysburg, PA |
34,800 | 33,700 | -1,100 | -3.2 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
653,900 | 633,600 | -20,300 | -3.1 |
St. Cloud, MN |
110,500 | 107,100 | -3,400 | -3.1 |
Knoxville, TN |
405,300 | 393,500 | -11,800 | -2.9 |
Killeen-Temple, TX |
144,800 | 140,600 | -4,200 | -2.9 |
Fort Smith, AR-OK |
112,600 | 109,300 | -3,300 | -2.9 |
Bellingham, WA |
94,300 | 91,600 | -2,700 | -2.9 |
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
86,100 | 83,600 | -2,500 | -2.9 |
Cheyenne, WY |
47,500 | 46,100 | -1,400 | -2.9 |
Albany, OR |
45,500 | 44,200 | -1,300 | -2.9 |
Kokomo, IN |
40,700 | 39,500 | -1,200 | -2.9 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
1,096,700 | 1,065,600 | -31,100 | -2.8 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL |
204,900 | 199,200 | -5,700 | -2.8 |
Billings, MT |
86,100 | 83,700 | -2,400 | -2.8 |
Madera, CA |
39,400 | 38,300 | -1,100 | -2.8 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
1,117,600 | 1,087,800 | -29,800 | -2.7 |
Eugene, OR |
161,100 | 156,800 | -4,300 | -2.7 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
88,000 | 85,600 | -2,400 | -2.7 |
Fargo, ND-MN |
143,500 | 139,700 | -3,800 | -2.6 |
Yakima, WA |
87,000 | 84,700 | -2,300 | -2.6 |
Springfield, MO |
215,000 | 209,600 | -5,400 | -2.5 |
Lawton, OK |
44,700 | 43,600 | -1,100 | -2.5 |
Hot Springs, AR |
39,400 | 38,400 | -1,000 | -2.5 |
Homosassa Springs, FL |
33,100 | 32,300 | -800 | -2.4 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
301,500 | 294,500 | -7,000 | -2.3 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
232,700 | 227,300 | -5,400 | -2.3 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
157,300 | 153,700 | -3,600 | -2.3 |
Yuma, AZ |
55,400 | 54,100 | -1,300 | -2.3 |
Sherman-Denison, TX |
48,600 | 47,500 | -1,100 | -2.3 |
Hattiesburg, MS |
64,700 | 63,300 | -1,400 | -2.2 |
Walla Walla, WA |
27,700 | 27,100 | -600 | -2.2 |
Lancaster, PA |
259,700 | 254,300 | -5,400 | -2.1 |
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
42,500 | 41,600 | -900 | -2.1 |
Kennewick-Richland, WA |
119,800 | 117,400 | -2,400 | -2.0 |
St. George, UT |
71,100 | 69,700 | -1,400 | -2.0 |
Cleveland, TN |
49,400 | 48,400 | -1,000 | -2.0 |
Great Falls, MT |
35,700 | 35,000 | -700 | -2.0 |
Port St. Lucie, FL |
154,500 | 151,600 | -2,900 | -1.9 |
Dover, DE |
70,000 | 68,700 | -1,300 | -1.9 |
Longview, WA |
41,200 | 40,400 | -800 | -1.9 |
Morristown, TN |
46,600 | 45,800 | -800 | -1.7 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
262,100 | 257,800 | -4,300 | -1.6 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA |
267,500 | 263,600 | -3,900 | -1.5 |
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
95,800 | 94,400 | -1,400 | -1.5 |
Texarkana, TX-AR |
60,000 | 59,100 | -900 | -1.5 |
Lincoln, NE |
192,100 | 189,600 | -2,500 | -1.3 |
Grand Junction, CO |
65,700 | 64,900 | -800 | -1.2 |
Valdosta, GA |
56,300 | 55,600 | -700 | -1.2 |
Waco, TX |
123,400 | 122,100 | -1,300 | -1.1 |
Evansville, IN-KY |
162,300 | 160,600 | -1,700 | -1.0 |
Reading, PA |
181,000 | 179,600 | -1,400 | -0.8 |
Missoula, MT |
63,000 | 62,500 | -500 | -0.8 |
Prescott, AZ |
66,100 | 65,600 | -500 | -0.8 |
Elmira, NY |
35,800 | 35,500 | -300 | -0.8 |
Punta Gorda, FL |
49,400 | 49,100 | -300 | -0.6 |
Sebring, FL |
25,800 | 25,700 | -100 | -0.4 |
Ocala, FL |
106,700 | 106,400 | -300 | -0.3 |
Bloomington, IN |
75,300 | 75,100 | -200 | -0.3 |
Boise City, ID |
347,800 | 348,300 | 500 | 0.1 |
Rome, GA |
41,800 | 41,900 | 100 | 0.2 |
The Villages, FL |
31,600 | 31,700 | 100 | 0.3 |
Jonesboro, AR |
59,500 | 59,700 | 200 | 0.3 |
Provo-Orem, UT |
267,300 | 268,300 | 1,000 | 0.4 |
Hinesville, GA |
21,500 | 21,600 | 100 | 0.5 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
269,900 | 271,700 | 1,800 | 0.7 |
Twin Falls, ID |
47,500 | 47,900 | 400 | 0.8 |
Monroe, LA |
77,500 | 78,100 | 600 | 0.8 |
College Station-Bryan, TX |
118,200 | 119,800 | 1,600 | 1.4 |
Logan, UT-ID |
61,000 | 61,900 | 900 | 1.5 |
Ames, IA |
48,600 | 49,700 | 1,100 | 2.3 |
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA |
51,500 | 52,700 | 1,200 | 2.3 |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
33,300 | 34,700 | 1,400 | 4.2 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
71,000 | 74,100 | 3,100 | 4.4 |
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 — August 2020." 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, Employment decreases in 254 metropolitan areas from August 2019 to August 2020 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/employment-decreases-in-254-metropolitan-areas-from-august-2019-to-august-2020.htm (visited October 31, 2024).