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Employment up in 4 large metro areas, down in 1, over year ended November 2025

January 27, 2026

From November 2024 to November 2025, nonfarm employment increased in 4 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 51 areas.
Over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area November 2024 employment November 2025 employment Percent change (%)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

 3,135,700 3,146,100 0.3

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

 1,377,300 1,389,200 0.9

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 1,468,500 1,468,200 0.0

Birmingham, AL

 572,000 575,600 0.6

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

 2,780,800 2,771,800 -0.3

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

 562,600 567,400 0.9

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

 1,393,200 1,431,000 2.7

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

 4,770,100 4,788,000 0.4

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

 1,172,100 1,169,400 -0.2

Cleveland, OH

 1,101,600 1,100,300 -0.1

Columbus, OH

 1,183,100 1,196,400 1.1

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 4,317,400 4,335,900 0.4

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

 1,645,100 1,645,700 0.0

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

 2,073,700 2,074,000 0.0

Fresno, CA

 449,500 450,500 0.2

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

 607,900 612,200 0.7

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

 617,400 620,200 0.5

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

 3,471,800 3,490,300 0.5

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

 1,190,200 1,194,000 0.3

Jacksonville, FL

 816,400 826,900 1.3

Kansas City, MO-KS

 1,156,300 1,156,500 0.0

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

 1,161,000 1,159,300 -0.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

 6,346,300 6,362,900 0.3

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

 725,200 727,100 0.3

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

 665,200 664,900 0.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

 3,002,600 3,021,000 0.6

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

 868,100 858,700 -1.1

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

 2,005,400 2,021,300 0.8

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

 1,196,900 1,216,900 1.7

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

 482,700 483,800 0.2

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

 10,085,000 10,171,800 0.9

Oklahoma City, OK

 719,100 722,300 0.4

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

 1,523,000 1,530,200 0.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 3,141,600 3,182,000 1.3

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

 2,479,900 2,496,600 0.7

Pittsburgh, PA

 1,213,600 1,228,700 1.2

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

 1,257,600 1,246,600 -0.9

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

 745,300 742,700 -0.3

Raleigh-Cary, NC

 756,800 767,100 1.4

Richmond, VA

 731,000 733,900 0.4

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

 1,737,900 1,741,900 0.2

Rochester, NY

 521,400 523,400 0.4

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

 1,098,700 1,099,600 0.1

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

 836,600 849,500 1.5

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

 1,199,900 1,212,000 1.0

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

 1,572,600 1,584,400 0.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

 2,456,200 2,446,300 -0.4

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

 1,160,900 1,154,600 -0.5

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

 2,156,600 2,161,800 0.2

St. Louis, MO-IL

 1,440,500 1,442,900 0.2

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

 1,562,800 1,581,400 1.2

Tucson, AZ

 404,200 405,400 0.3

Tulsa, OK

 485,200 491,900 1.4

Urban Honolulu, HI

 467,800 475,300 1.6

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

 830,500 821,000 -1.1

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

 3,429,200 3,380,700 -1.4

The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (+2.7 percent), followed by Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN (+1.7 percent), and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+1.3 percent). The over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Washington-Arlington Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (-1.4 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 — November 2025." 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, Employment up in 4 large metro areas, down in 1, over year ended November 2025 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/employment-up-in-4-large-metro-areas-down-in-1-over-year-ended-november-2025.htm (visited January 27, 2026).