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Employment up in 8 metro areas, down in 4, over year ended May 2026

July 07, 2026

From May 2025 to May 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 metropolitan areas, decreased in 4 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 375 areas.

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12-month changes in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, statistically significant gains and losses, not seasonally adjusted, May 2026
Metropolitan area	Employment change	Percent change
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	24,500	2.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	17,800	2.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	17,600	1.5
Raleigh-Cary, NC	16,700	2.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	10,600	2.2
Fresno, CA	9,100	2.0
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	7,700	2.5
Athens-Clarke County, GA	3,200	3.0
Ames, IA	-2,600	-4.0
Bloomington, IN	-5,500	-6.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	-35,000	-2.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	-100,500	-3.0

The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, Nevada (+24,500), Salt Lake City-Murray, Utah (+17,800), and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (+17,600). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia (+3.0 percent), Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas (+2.5 percent), and Greenville-Anderson-Greer, South Carolina, and Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina (+2.2 percent each).

The over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (−100,500, or −3.0 percent), Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon-Washington (−35,000, or −2.8 percent), Bloomington, Indiana (−5,500, or −6.6 percent), and Ames, Iowa (−2,600, or −4.0 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 — May 2026." We also have charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up in 8 metro areas, down in 4, over year ended May 2026 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/employment-up-in-8-metro-areas-down-in-4-over-year-ended-may-2026.htm (visited July 08, 2026).

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