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Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro metro area employment down 32,600 from March 2025 to March 2026

May 26, 2026

From March 2025 to March 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 8 metropolitan areas, decreased in 8 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 371 areas.

Over-the-year percent change in total nonfarm employment for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted

Over-the-year change in total nonfarm employment for metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area March 2025 employment March 2026 employment Over-the-year net change Over-the-year percent change Statistically significant?

Barnstable Town, MA

86,900 91,300 4,400 5.1 Yes

Traverse City, MI

68,300 71,500 3,200 4.7 Yes

Sandusky, OH

48,600 50,500 1,900 3.9 No

Redding, CA

70,900 73,600 2,700 3.8 No

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

163,800 169,600 5,800 3.5 Yes

Merced, CA

75,100 77,700 2,600 3.5 Yes

Salinas, CA

145,200 149,800 4,600 3.2 Yes

Coeur d'Alene, ID

72,500 74,600 2,100 2.9 No

Yuba City, CA

51,000 52,500 1,500 2.9 No

Watertown-Fort Drum, NY

39,800 40,900 1,100 2.8 No

Wilmington, NC

193,200 198,000 4,800 2.5 No

Athens-Clarke County, GA

105,700 108,200 2,500 2.4 No

Lebanon, PA

56,700 58,000 1,300 2.3 No

Reno, NV

280,000 286,500 6,500 2.3 No

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

299,500 306,200 6,700 2.2 No

Napa, CA

73,100 74,700 1,600 2.2 No

Fresno, CA

438,700 448,000 9,300 2.1 Yes

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO

179,800 183,600 3,800 2.1 No

State College, PA

81,000 82,700 1,700 2.1 No

Raleigh-Cary, NC

754,700 770,100 15,400 2.0 Yes

Elkhart-Goshen, IN

130,300 132,900 2,600 2.0 No

Rapid City, SD

73,400 74,900 1,500 2.0 No

Binghamton, NY

99,300 101,100 1,800 1.8 No

Las Cruces, NM

82,700 84,200 1,500 1.8 No

Greenville, NC

84,200 85,600 1,400 1.7 No

Lake Charles, LA

104,600 106,400 1,800 1.7 No

Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

46,700 47,500 800 1.7 No

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

1,146,400 1,164,300 17,900 1.6 Yes

Wildwood-The Villages, FL

43,000 43,700 700 1.6 No

Auburn-Opelika, AL

81,400 82,600 1,200 1.5 No

Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV

1,147,300 1,164,100 16,800 1.5 No

Michigan City-La Porte, IN

41,100 41,700 600 1.5 No

Baton Rouge, LA

435,000 441,300 6,300 1.4 No

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA

49,000 49,700 700 1.4 No

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

154,100 156,300 2,200 1.4 No

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

201,600 204,400 2,800 1.4 No

Williamsport, PA

51,800 52,500 700 1.4 No

Abilene, TX

79,900 80,900 1,000 1.3 No

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

91,700 92,900 1,200 1.3 No

Kingston, NY

60,100 60,900 800 1.3 No

Niles, MI

62,500 63,300 800 1.3 No

Stockton-Lodi, CA

281,500 285,200 3,700 1.3 No

Bismarck, ND

72,400 73,300 900 1.2 No

Ithaca, NY

52,000 52,600 600 1.2 No

Monroe, LA

90,800 91,900 1,100 1.2 No

Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT

317,900 321,700 3,800 1.2 No

Saginaw, MI

83,400 84,400 1,000 1.2 No

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

101,000 102,200 1,200 1.2 No

Twin Falls, ID

50,900 51,500 600 1.2 No

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

1,395,700 1,411,500 15,800 1.1 No

Dothan, AL

62,700 63,400 700 1.1 No

Joplin, MO-KS

90,300 91,300 1,000 1.1 No

Kahului-Wailuku, HI

73,800 74,600 800 1.1 No

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI

62,900 63,600 700 1.1 No

Ocala, FL

125,200 126,600 1,400 1.1 No

Salem, OR

186,400 188,400 2,000 1.1 No

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT

831,600 840,600 9,000 1.1 No

Waco, TX

140,800 142,300 1,500 1.1 No

Bakersfield-Delano, CA

299,700 302,600 2,900 1.0 No

Huntsville, AL

289,800 292,700 2,900 1.0 No

Kennewick-Richland, WA

127,400 128,700 1,300 1.0 No

Lewiston, ID-WA

29,500 29,800 300 1.0 No

Modesto, CA

189,700 191,600 1,900 1.0 No

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

1,558,100 1,573,400 15,300 1.0 No

Winston-Salem, NC

276,300 279,000 2,700 1.0 No

Asheville, NC

183,300 184,900 1,600 0.9 No

Boise City, ID

404,900 408,700 3,800 0.9 No

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

1,371,500 1,383,600 12,100 0.9 No

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

4,279,500 4,319,000 39,500 0.9 No

Elmira, NY

33,900 34,200 300 0.9 No

Grand Forks, ND-MN

55,600 56,100 500 0.9 No

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

306,600 309,400 2,800 0.9 No

Sherman-Denison, TX

54,400 54,900 500 0.9 No

Syracuse, NY

315,800 318,600 2,800 0.9 No

Tyler, TX

119,500 120,600 1,100 0.9 No

Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

551,500 555,700 4,200 0.8 No

Columbia, MO

119,800 120,700 900 0.8 No

Gainesville, GA

108,500 109,400 900 0.8 No

Harrisonburg, VA

72,400 73,000 600 0.8 No

Knoxville, TN

453,200 456,700 3,500 0.8 No

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

1,185,300 1,195,200 9,900 0.8 No

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

1,495,700 1,508,100 12,400 0.8 No

St. George, UT

90,100 90,800 700 0.8 No

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

399,300 401,900 2,600 0.7 No

Birmingham, AL

563,300 567,100 3,800 0.7 No

Bowling Green, KY

83,900 84,500 600 0.7 No

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

131,000 131,900 900 0.7 No

Fort Wayne, IN

236,500 238,200 1,700 0.7 No

Greeley, CO

121,100 122,000 900 0.7 No

Jackson, MI

57,800 58,200 400 0.7 No

Jefferson City, MO

82,900 83,500 600 0.7 No

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

280,800 282,900 2,100 0.7 No

Laredo, TX

114,500 115,300 800 0.7 No

Logan, UT-ID

71,900 72,400 500 0.7 No

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

43,800 44,100 300 0.7 No

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

1,094,700 1,102,200 7,500 0.7 No

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA

100,000 100,700 700 0.7 No

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

471,600 474,600 3,000 0.6 No

Bay City, MI

34,800 35,000 200 0.6 No

Chambersburg, PA

63,200 63,600 400 0.6 No

Charlottesville, VA

125,100 125,900 800 0.6 No

Flint, MI

141,100 142,000 900 0.6 No

Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC

88,200 88,700 500 0.6 No

Minot, ND

34,500 34,700 200 0.6 No

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

126,900 127,600 700 0.6 No

Omaha, NE-IA

512,700 515,600 2,900 0.6 No

Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

187,100 188,200 1,100 0.6 No

Sheboygan, WI

61,800 62,200 400 0.6 No

Yakima, WA

88,500 89,000 500 0.6 No

Columbus, OH

1,177,700 1,183,500 5,800 0.5 No

Eagle Pass, TX

19,100 19,200 100 0.5 No

El Paso, TX

359,900 361,800 1,900 0.5 No

Greensboro-High Point, NC

370,700 372,700 2,000 0.5 No

Hanford-Corcoran, CA

43,300 43,500 200 0.5 No

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

3,468,500 3,487,400 18,900 0.5 No

Jonesboro, AR

64,300 64,600 300 0.5 No

Lancaster, PA

265,600 267,000 1,400 0.5 No

Lincoln, NE

196,300 197,200 900 0.5 No

Tallahassee, FL

203,200 204,300 1,100 0.5 No

Vallejo, CA

145,800 146,500 700 0.5 No

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

3,098,200 3,109,200 11,000 0.4 No

Clarksville, TN-KY

108,000 108,400 400 0.4 No

Farmington, NM

48,800 49,000 200 0.4 No

Lewiston-Auburn, ME

49,300 49,500 200 0.4 No

Lexington-Fayette, KY

299,700 300,900 1,200 0.4 No

Terre Haute, IN

67,700 68,000 300 0.4 No

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

230,200 230,800 600 0.3 No

El Centro, CA

60,300 60,500 200 0.3 No

Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC

479,900 481,500 1,600 0.3 No

Kenosha, WI

77,900 78,100 200 0.3 No

Lafayette, LA

187,100 187,700 600 0.3 No

Morgantown, WV

72,700 72,900 200 0.3 No

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

1,183,800 1,187,900 4,100 0.3 No

Victoria, TX

39,900 40,000 100 0.3 No

Anniston-Oxford, AL

46,100 46,200 100 0.2 No

Battle Creek, MI

58,200 58,300 100 0.2 No

Canton-Massillon, OH

169,300 169,700 400 0.2 No

Champaign-Urbana, IL

122,300 122,600 300 0.2 No

Cleveland, OH

1,071,200 1,073,200 2,000 0.2 No

Decatur, AL

63,200 63,300 100 0.2 No

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

59,600 59,700 100 0.2 No

Fond du Lac, WI

45,500 45,600 100 0.2 No

Green Bay, WI

179,000 179,400 400 0.2 No

Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA

128,500 128,800 300 0.2 No

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

6,265,800 6,279,400 13,600 0.2 No

Lubbock, TX

175,700 176,000 300 0.2 No

Medford, OR

89,700 89,900 200 0.2 No

Monroe, MI

42,800 42,900 100 0.2 No

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

52,900 53,000 100 0.2 No

Paducah, KY-IL

51,500 51,600 100 0.2 No

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

203,100 203,500 400 0.2 No

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

1,711,700 1,715,600 3,900 0.2 No

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

2,408,700 2,413,600 4,900 0.2 No

Savannah, GA

214,800 215,200 400 0.2 No

Springfield, MO

234,800 235,200 400 0.2 No

Texarkana, TX-AR

59,900 60,000 100 0.2 No

Worcester, MA

361,100 362,000 900 0.2 No

Amarillo, TX

130,100 130,200 100 0.1 No

Chico, CA

77,500 77,600 100 0.1 No

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

1,160,100 1,160,800 700 0.1 No

Corpus Christi, TX

201,600 201,800 200 0.1 No

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

87,600 87,700 100 0.1 No

Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN

112,200 112,300 100 0.1 No

North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL

359,600 360,000 400 0.1 No

Visalia, CA

144,000 144,100 100 0.1 No

Bend, OR

109,100 109,100 0 0.0 No

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

47,000 47,000 0 0.0 No

Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH

395,800 395,900 100 0.0 No

Grand Island, NE

40,100 40,100 0 0.0 No

Helena, MT

44,300 44,300 0 0.0 No

Kansas City, MO-KS

1,155,100 1,155,600 500 0.0 No

Lawrence, KS

55,100 55,100 0 0.0 No

Lynchburg, VA

104,200 104,200 0 0.0 No

Memphis, TN-MS-AR

652,500 652,300 -200 0.0 No

Midland, TX

127,400 127,400 0 0.0 No

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA

132,700 132,700 0 0.0 No

Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL

93,500 93,500 0 0.0 No

Portland-South Portland, ME

287,300 287,400 100 0.0 No

San Angelo, TX

53,400 53,400 0 0.0 No

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

266,100 266,100 0 0.0 No

Sebring, FL

28,700 28,700 0 0.0 No

St. Joseph, MO-KS

57,000 57,000 0 0.0 No

Tulsa, OK

481,700 481,600 -100 0.0 No

Tuscaloosa, AL

117,000 117,000 0 0.0 No

York-Hanover, PA

192,800 192,800 0 0.0 No

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

404,100 403,500 -600 -0.1 No

Burlington, NC

67,800 67,700 -100 -0.1 No

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

4,692,500 4,686,500 -6,000 -0.1 No

College Station-Bryan, TX

147,900 147,700 -200 -0.1 No

Erie, PA

125,200 125,100 -100 -0.1 No

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI

599,700 598,900 -800 -0.1 No

Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

170,300 170,100 -200 -0.1 No

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

616,500 615,800 -700 -0.1 No

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

144,500 144,300 -200 -0.1 No

Idaho Falls, ID

82,500 82,400 -100 -0.1 No

Janesville-Beloit, WI

71,600 71,500 -100 -0.1 No

Killeen-Temple, TX

157,100 156,900 -200 -0.1 No

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

394,200 393,700 -500 -0.1 No

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

1,963,800 1,961,900 -1,900 -0.1 No

New Haven, CT

285,900 285,500 -400 -0.1 No

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

730,800 730,100 -700 -0.1 No

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

2,111,100 2,109,200 -1,900 -0.1 No

Spartanburg, SC

178,800 178,700 -100 -0.1 No

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

264,500 264,300 -200 -0.1 No

Springfield, MA

205,200 205,000 -200 -0.1 No

Topeka, KS

117,100 117,000 -100 -0.1 No

Wichita, KS

313,700 313,400 -300 -0.1 No

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

169,800 169,400 -400 -0.2 No

Hammond, LA

49,500 49,400 -100 -0.2 No

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

361,900 361,000 -900 -0.2 No

Jacksonville, NC

54,800 54,700 -100 -0.2 No

Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY

279,400 278,800 -600 -0.2 No

Peoria, IL

169,000 168,700 -300 -0.2 No

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

2,481,400 2,475,800 -5,600 -0.2 No

Pittsfield, MA

57,300 57,200 -100 -0.2 No

Rochester, MN

124,600 124,300 -300 -0.2 No

Rochester, NY

515,400 514,300 -1,100 -0.2 No

Salisbury, MD

57,700 57,600 -100 -0.2 No

Santa Fe, NM

62,800 62,700 -100 -0.2 No

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

170,800 170,400 -400 -0.2 No

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

289,200 288,600 -600 -0.2 No

Utica-Rome, NY

123,200 122,900 -300 -0.2 No

Alexandria, LA

62,200 62,000 -200 -0.3 No

Appleton, WI

127,200 126,800 -400 -0.3 No

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

253,300 252,500 -800 -0.3 No

Carson City, NV

32,500 32,400 -100 -0.3 No

Columbia, SC

434,900 433,800 -1,100 -0.3 No

Homosassa Springs, FL

37,300 37,200 -100 -0.3 No

Macon-Bibb County, GA

101,800 101,500 -300 -0.3 No

Missoula, MT

68,700 68,500 -200 -0.3 No

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

3,121,400 3,111,800 -9,600 -0.3 No

Reading, PA

184,200 183,600 -600 -0.3 No

Roanoke, VA

169,200 168,700 -500 -0.3 No

Sioux Falls, SD-MN

179,600 179,000 -600 -0.3 No

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

1,560,000 1,554,900 -5,100 -0.3 No

Vineland, NJ

60,200 60,000 -200 -0.3 No

Winchester, VA-WV

71,500 71,300 -200 -0.3 No

Ann Arbor, MI

231,100 230,200 -900 -0.4 No

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

1,624,800 1,617,700 -7,100 -0.4 No

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

406,500 404,900 -1,600 -0.4 No

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

2,022,200 2,013,600 -8,600 -0.4 No

Gainesville, FL

169,200 168,600 -600 -0.4 No

Jackson, TN

90,000 89,600 -400 -0.4 No

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI

139,000 138,500 -500 -0.4 No

Urban Honolulu, HI

465,500 463,800 -1,700 -0.4 No

Bellingham, WA

96,900 96,400 -500 -0.5 No

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

1,170,100 1,164,600 -5,500 -0.5 No

Johnson City, TN

87,700 87,300 -400 -0.5 No

Mankato, MN

58,500 58,200 -300 -0.5 No

Montgomery, AL

184,400 183,500 -900 -0.5 No

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

260,300 259,000 -1,300 -0.5 No

Richmond, VA

724,400 720,900 -3,500 -0.5 No

Wichita Falls, TX

59,200 58,900 -300 -0.5 No

Youngstown-Warren, OH

165,200 164,400 -800 -0.5 No

Akron, OH

337,300 335,300 -2,000 -0.6 No

Bloomington, IL

92,800 92,200 -600 -0.6 No

Burlington-South Burlington, VT

124,500 123,800 -700 -0.6 No

Cleveland, TN

46,200 45,900 -300 -0.6 No

Gettysburg, PA

33,600 33,400 -200 -0.6 No

Longview, TX

123,200 122,400 -800 -0.6 No

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

3,004,400 2,985,600 -18,800 -0.6 No

New Orleans-Metairie, LA

474,400 471,500 -2,900 -0.6 No

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

10,025,100 9,961,500 -63,600 -0.6 No

Owensboro, KY

50,700 50,400 -300 -0.6 No

Pittsburgh, PA

1,196,800 1,189,500 -7,300 -0.6 No

St. Louis, MO-IL

1,422,800 1,414,600 -8,200 -0.6 No

Altoona, PA

61,200 60,800 -400 -0.7 No

Columbus, GA-AL

122,600 121,800 -800 -0.7 No

Florence, SC

96,500 95,800 -700 -0.7 No

Goldsboro, NC

41,100 40,800 -300 -0.7 No

Grants Pass, OR

26,700 26,500 -200 -0.7 No

Longview-Kelso, WA

42,000 41,700 -300 -0.7 No

Madison, WI

429,100 426,200 -2,900 -0.7 No

Manhattan, KS

56,700 56,300 -400 -0.7 No

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

828,900 823,400 -5,500 -0.7 No

Bangor, ME

73,400 72,800 -600 -0.8 No

Billings, MT

94,200 93,400 -800 -0.8 No

Charleston, WV

106,100 105,200 -900 -0.8 No

Charleston-North Charleston, SC

432,900 429,600 -3,300 -0.8 No

Colorado Springs, CO

325,300 322,600 -2,700 -0.8 No

Eau Claire, WI

89,500 88,800 -700 -0.8 No

Fargo, ND-MN

152,500 151,300 -1,200 -0.8 No

Iowa City, IA

104,000 103,200 -800 -0.8 No

Jacksonville, FL

805,000 798,800 -6,200 -0.8 No

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

132,700 131,600 -1,100 -0.8 No

Lima, OH

51,800 51,400 -400 -0.8 No

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

850,000 843,000 -7,000 -0.8 No

Morristown, TN

49,800 49,400 -400 -0.8 No

Odessa, TX

84,000 83,300 -700 -0.8 No

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

318,400 316,000 -2,400 -0.8 No

Pueblo, CO

63,000 62,500 -500 -0.8 No

Tucson, AZ

409,200 406,100 -3,100 -0.8 No

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

38,000 37,700 -300 -0.8 No

Amherst Town-Northampton, MA

70,500 69,900 -600 -0.9 No

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

2,724,200 2,700,500 -23,700 -0.9 No

Chattanooga, TN-GA

295,200 292,400 -2,800 -0.9 No

Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

358,000 354,600 -3,400 -0.9 No

Elizabethtown, KY

52,900 52,400 -500 -0.9 No

Gadsden, AL

35,100 34,800 -300 -0.9 No

Jackson, MS

301,600 298,800 -2,800 -0.9 No

Oklahoma City, OK

714,100 707,900 -6,200 -0.9 No

Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA

96,200 95,200 -1,000 -1.0 No

Dover, DE

73,300 72,600 -700 -1.0 No

Glens Falls, NY

50,800 50,300 -500 -1.0 No

Grand Junction, CO

68,700 68,000 -700 -1.0 No

Hot Springs, AR

41,000 40,600 -400 -1.0 No

Johnstown, PA

50,400 49,900 -500 -1.0 No

Muncie, IN

48,600 48,100 -500 -1.0 No

St. Cloud, MN

107,500 106,400 -1,100 -1.0 No

Wheeling, WV-OH

59,500 58,900 -600 -1.0 No

Beckley, WV

43,800 43,300 -500 -1.1 No

Corvallis, OR

45,800 45,300 -500 -1.1 No

Fort Smith, AR-OK

102,200 101,100 -1,100 -1.1 No

Rocky Mount, NC

55,600 55,000 -600 -1.1 No

Valdosta, GA

57,000 56,400 -600 -1.1 No

Waterbury-Shelton, CT

159,100 157,400 -1,700 -1.1 No

Boulder, CO

203,800 201,300 -2,500 -1.2 No

Eugene-Springfield, OR

163,900 162,000 -1,900 -1.2 No

Hattiesburg, MS

68,300 67,500 -800 -1.2 No

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

713,100 704,800 -8,300 -1.2 No

Mobile, AL

188,900 186,700 -2,200 -1.2 No

Oshkosh-Neenah, WI

96,900 95,700 -1,200 -1.2 No

Port St. Lucie, FL

180,600 178,400 -2,200 -1.2 No

Albuquerque, NM

420,900 415,600 -5,300 -1.3 No

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

322,200 318,100 -4,100 -1.3 No

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

183,900 181,600 -2,300 -1.3 No

Duluth, MN-WI

132,300 130,600 -1,700 -1.3 No

Evansville, IN

140,500 138,700 -1,800 -1.3 No

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

156,900 154,900 -2,000 -1.3 No

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

37,300 36,800 -500 -1.3 No

Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI

77,800 76,800 -1,000 -1.3 No

Rome, GA

47,300 46,700 -600 -1.3 No

Springfield, OH

47,500 46,900 -600 -1.3 No

Sumter, SC

37,900 37,400 -500 -1.3 No

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

1,448,400 1,427,400 -21,000 -1.4 No

Flagstaff, AZ

71,600 70,600 -1,000 -1.4 No

Walla Walla, WA

28,100 27,700 -400 -1.4 No

Ogden, UT

270,500 266,500 -4,000 -1.5 No

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

75,400 74,300 -1,100 -1.5 No

Warner Robins, GA

79,000 77,800 -1,200 -1.5 No

Anchorage, AK

179,900 177,100 -2,800 -1.6 No

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

162,100 159,500 -2,600 -1.6 No

Cheyenne, WY

49,300 48,500 -800 -1.6 No

Enid, OK

24,500 24,100 -400 -1.6 No

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

114,900 113,100 -1,800 -1.6 No

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

86,700 85,300 -1,400 -1.6 No

Kankakee, IL

42,700 42,000 -700 -1.6 No

Lawton, OK

44,100 43,400 -700 -1.6 No

Mansfield, OH

50,400 49,600 -800 -1.6 No

Rockford, IL

143,400 141,100 -2,300 -1.6 No

Ames, IA

63,800 62,700 -1,100 -1.7 No

Casper, WY

40,300 39,600 -700 -1.7 No

Decatur, IL

47,600 46,800 -800 -1.7 No

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

57,300 56,300 -1,000 -1.7 No

Dubuque, IA

59,600 58,500 -1,100 -1.8 No

Hinesville, GA

22,100 21,700 -400 -1.8 No

Kokomo, IN

36,400 35,700 -700 -1.9 No

Lansing-East Lansing, MI

247,200 242,500 -4,700 -1.9 No

Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ

73,500 72,100 -1,400 -1.9 No

Pocatello, ID

41,000 40,200 -800 -2.0 No

Punta Gorda, FL

60,900 59,700 -1,200 -2.0 No

Albany, OR

47,500 46,500 -1,000 -2.1 No

Dalton, GA

67,400 66,000 -1,400 -2.1 No

Fairbanks-College, AK

37,800 37,000 -800 -2.1 No

Fayetteville, NC

136,000 133,200 -2,800 -2.1 No

Naples-Marco Island, FL

182,600 178,800 -3,800 -2.1 No

Bozeman, MT

76,100 74,400 -1,700 -2.2 No

Wausau, WI

71,800 70,200 -1,600 -2.2 No

Columbus, IN

52,000 50,800 -1,200 -2.3 No

Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL

61,000 59,600 -1,400 -2.3 No

Manchester-Nashua, NH

205,600 200,700 -4,900 -2.4 Yes

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

83,800 81,700 -2,100 -2.5 No

Cedar Rapids, IA

139,500 136,000 -3,500 -2.5 No

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

1,235,200 1,202,600 -32,600 -2.6 Yes

Toledo, OH

303,800 296,000 -7,800 -2.6 Yes

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA

121,400 118,200 -3,200 -2.6 No

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

58,500 56,800 -1,700 -2.9 No

Springfield, IL

108,900 105,600 -3,300 -3.0 Yes

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

86,800 84,200 -2,600 -3.0 No

Bloomington, IN

83,600 81,000 -2,600 -3.1 Yes

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

3,383,700 3,275,800 -107,900 -3.2 Yes

Great Falls, MT

37,500 36,300 -1,200 -3.2 No

Albany, GA

61,300 59,300 -2,000 -3.3 No

Lexington Park, MD

74,000 71,400 -2,600 -3.5 No

Midland, MI

40,300 38,800 -1,500 -3.7 No

Yuma, AZ

63,600 61,000 -2,600 -4.1 Yes

Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ

35,100 33,300 -1,800 -5.1 Yes

The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara, California (+17,900), Raleigh–Cary, North Carolina (+15,400), and Fresno, California (+9,300). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (+5.1 percent), and Traverse City, Michigan (+4.7 percent), followed by Atlantic City–Hammonton, New Jersey, and Merced, California (+3.5 percent each).

The largest over-the-year employment decreases occurred in Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC‑VA‑MD‑WV (−107,900), Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, Oregon–Washington (−32,600), and Toledo, Ohio (−7,800). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases occurred in Sierra Vista–Douglas, Arizona (−5.1 percent), Yuma, Arizona (−4.1 percent), and Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC‑VA‑MD‑WV (−3.2 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 (State and Metro Area) — March 2026." We also have 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, Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro metro area employment down 32,600 from March 2025 to March 2026 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/portland-vancouver-hillsboro-metro-area-employment-down-32600-from-march-2025-to-march-2026.htm (visited May 28, 2026).