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Employment in 12 large metropolitan areas
| Area | Back data | Dec 2020 | Oct 2021 | Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 to Dec 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change | Percent change | ||||||
| United States | |||||||
| Total nonfarm |  | 143,605 | 149,310 | 150,210 | (p)150,349 | (p)6,744 | (p)4.7 |
| Mining and logging | | 555 | 584 | 587 | (p)589 | (p)34 | (p)6.1 |
| Construction | | 7,282 | 7,636 | 7,582 | (p)7,445 | (p)163 | (p)2.2 |
| Manufacturing | | 12,223 | 12,485 | 12,530 | (p)12,576 | (p)353 | (p)2.9 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 28,031 | 28,100 | 28,705 | (p)29,054 | (p)1,023 | (p)3.6 |
| Information | | 2,730 | 2,897 | 2,914 | (p)2,924 | (p)194 | (p)7.1 |
| Financial activities | | 8,741 | 8,846 | 8,865 | (p)8,898 | (p)157 | (p)1.8 |
| Professional and business services | | 20,803 | 21,875 | 21,983 | (p)21,966 | (p)1,163 | (p)5.6 |
| Education and health services | | 23,495 | 24,048 | 24,155 | (p)24,091 | (p)596 | (p)2.5 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 12,467 | 14,805 | 14,755 | (p)14,795 | (p)2,328 | (p)18.7 |
| Other services | | 5,292 | 5,571 | 5,583 | (p)5,587 | (p)295 | (p)5.6 |
| Government | | 21,986 | 22,463 | 22,551 | (p)22,424 | (p)438 | (p)2.0 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,741.6 | 2,836.1 | 2,864.1 | (p)2,882.7 | (p)141.1 | (p)5.1 |
| Mining and logging | | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.7 | (p)0.0 | (p)0.0 |
| Construction | | 128.1 | 129.8 | 130.9 | (p)129.7 | (p)1.6 | (p)1.2 |
| Manufacturing | | 165.4 | 170.8 | 173.9 | (p)175.9 | (p)10.5 | (p)6.3 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 606.5 | 606.9 | 621.2 | (p)632.3 | (p)25.8 | (p)4.3 |
| Information | | 97.9 | 106.1 | 107.1 | (p)107.5 | (p)9.6 | (p)9.8 |
| Financial activities | | 181.8 | 182.3 | 183.4 | (p)183.7 | (p)1.9 | (p)1.0 |
| Professional and business services | | 535.6 | 574.0 | 573.9 | (p)577.8 | (p)42.2 | (p)7.9 |
| Education and health services | | 359.3 | 375.5 | 377.1 | (p)377.2 | (p)17.9 | (p)5.0 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 243.7 | 259.2 | 263.9 | (p)265.4 | (p)21.7 | (p)8.9 |
| Other services | | 91.9 | 95.7 | 95.4 | (p)96.3 | (p)4.4 | (p)4.8 |
| Government | | 329.7 | 334.1 | 335.6 | (p)335.2 | (p)5.5 | (p)1.7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA) | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,572.2 | 2,718.8 | 2,722.1 | (p)2,730.0 | (p)157.8 | (p)6.1 |
| Mining, logging, and construction | | 120.0 | 129.7 | 129.3 | (p)126.3 | (p)6.3 | (p)5.3 |
| Manufacturing | | 177.1 | 185.1 | 186.9 | (p)187.5 | (p)10.4 | (p)5.9 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 408.6 | 406.6 | 411.4 | (p)419.2 | (p)10.6 | (p)2.6 |
| Information | | 76.8 | 83.0 | 83.3 | (p)84.4 | (p)7.6 | (p)9.9 |
| Financial activities | | 179.9 | 181.2 | 180.6 | (p)180.6 | (p)0.7 | (p)0.4 |
| Professional and business services | | 502.5 | 536.6 | 538.5 | (p)536.6 | (p)34.1 | (p)6.8 |
| Education and health services | | 548.0 | 569.6 | 572.5 | (p)574.4 | (p)26.4 | (p)4.8 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 175.3 | 231.8 | 222.4 | (p)223.7 | (p)48.4 | (p)27.6 |
| Other services | | 84.2 | 90.4 | 91.0 | (p)91.4 | (p)7.2 | (p)8.6 |
| Government | | 299.8 | 304.8 | 306.2 | (p)305.9 | (p)6.1 | (p)2.0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 4,384.6 | 4,558.4 | 4,575.3 | (p)4,576.0 | (p)191.4 | (p)4.4 |
| Mining and logging | | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | (p)1.7 | (p)0.2 | (p)13.3 |
| Construction | | 164.0 | 179.9 | 177.4 | (p)168.7 | (p)4.7 | (p)2.9 |
| Manufacturing | | 394.8 | 397.1 | 400.8 | (p)403.2 | (p)8.4 | (p)2.1 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 945.2 | 945.8 | 970.3 | (p)984.5 | (p)39.3 | (p)4.2 |
| Information | | 71.7 | 71.1 | 71.1 | (p)71.0 | (p)-0.7 | (p)-1.0 |
| Financial activities | | 316.8 | 318.7 | 316.9 | (p)316.4 | (p)-0.4 | (p)-0.1 |
| Professional and business services | | 789.4 | 825.4 | 817.0 | (p)816.2 | (p)26.8 | (p)3.4 |
| Education and health services | | 699.9 | 709.8 | 713.1 | (p)707.9 | (p)8.0 | (p)1.1 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 308.8 | 398.6 | 395.9 | (p)395.4 | (p)86.6 | (p)28.0 |
| Other services | | 174.8 | 184.4 | 183.6 | (p)185.2 | (p)10.4 | (p)5.9 |
| Government | | 517.7 | 525.8 | 527.4 | (p)525.8 | (p)8.1 | (p)1.6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 3,755.0 | 3,881.6 | 3,938.0 | (p)3,951.9 | (p)196.9 | (p)5.2 |
| Mining, logging, and construction | | 219.3 | 218.4 | 221.7 | (p)226.7 | (p)7.4 | (p)3.4 |
| Manufacturing | | 281.0 | 285.1 | 286.8 | (p)286.9 | (p)5.9 | (p)2.1 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 837.1 | 852.3 | 873.1 | (p)880.8 | (p)43.7 | (p)5.2 |
| Information | | 78.9 | 78.6 | 79.5 | (p)80.0 | (p)1.1 | (p)1.4 |
| Financial activities | | 328.4 | 332.0 | 334.9 | (p)334.9 | (p)6.5 | (p)2.0 |
| Professional and business services | | 646.0 | 709.3 | 715.2 | (p)715.1 | (p)69.1 | (p)10.7 |
| Education and health services | | 454.1 | 458.7 | 463.2 | (p)464.1 | (p)10.0 | (p)2.2 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 338.4 | 365.0 | 376.9 | (p)375.8 | (p)37.4 | (p)11.1 |
| Other services | | 114.6 | 124.0 | 125.1 | (p)126.0 | (p)11.4 | (p)9.9 |
| Government | | 457.2 | 458.2 | 461.6 | (p)461.6 | (p)4.4 | (p)1.0 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,995.7 | 3,095.2 | 3,127.1 | (p)3,147.5 | (p)151.8 | (p)5.1 |
| Mining and logging | | 66.3 | 71.9 | 75.9 | (p)78.2 | (p)11.9 | (p)17.9 |
| Construction | | 200.9 | 206.3 | 206.5 | (p)209.7 | (p)8.8 | (p)4.4 |
| Manufacturing | | 208.7 | 211.3 | 213.8 | (p)216.3 | (p)7.6 | (p)3.6 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 633.6 | 639.0 | 654.8 | (p)662.7 | (p)29.1 | (p)4.6 |
| Information | | 29.0 | 28.8 | 29.2 | (p)29.6 | (p)0.6 | (p)2.1 |
| Financial activities | | 163.3 | 165.6 | 165.9 | (p)168.3 | (p)5.0 | (p)3.1 |
| Professional and business services | | 483.8 | 515.1 | 513.1 | (p)514.1 | (p)30.3 | (p)6.3 |
| Education and health services | | 398.0 | 418.2 | 422.1 | (p)420.9 | (p)22.9 | (p)5.8 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 287.2 | 306.8 | 307.9 | (p)311.6 | (p)24.4 | (p)8.5 |
| Other services | | 104.8 | 119.4 | 121.1 | (p)118.5 | (p)13.7 | (p)13.1 |
| Government | | 420.1 | 412.8 | 416.8 | (p)417.6 | (p)-2.5 | (p)-0.6 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 5,627.3 | 5,942.0 | 5,986.5 | (p)6,015.2 | (p)387.9 | (p)6.9 |
| Mining and logging | | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 | (p)0.0 | (p)0.0 |
| Construction | | 247.4 | 253.8 | 253.0 | (p)253.7 | (p)6.3 | (p)2.5 |
| Manufacturing | | 454.7 | 461.2 | 461.5 | (p)464.0 | (p)9.3 | (p)2.0 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 1,076.8 | 1,073.7 | 1,101.9 | (p)1,112.3 | (p)35.5 | (p)3.3 |
| Information | | 202.4 | 217.4 | 215.6 | (p)215.1 | (p)12.7 | (p)6.3 |
| Financial activities | | 325.4 | 322.3 | 321.9 | (p)323.8 | (p)-1.6 | (p)-0.5 |
| Professional and business services | | 901.6 | 946.7 | 954.5 | (p)954.4 | (p)52.8 | (p)5.9 |
| Education and health services | | 1,053.0 | 1,084.3 | 1,092.8 | (p)1,096.3 | (p)43.3 | (p)4.1 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 501.0 | 671.4 | 672.3 | (p)680.7 | (p)179.7 | (p)35.9 |
| Other services | | 157.5 | 180.9 | 179.9 | (p)181.5 | (p)24.0 | (p)15.2 |
| Government | | 705.6 | 728.4 | 731.2 | (p)731.5 | (p)25.9 | (p)3.7 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,570.9 | 2,655.6 | 2,690.8 | (p)2,703.3 | (p)132.4 | (p)5.1 |
| Mining and logging | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 | (p)0.0 | (p)0.0 |
| Construction | | 137.9 | 143.6 | 144.3 | (p)143.8 | (p)5.9 | (p)4.3 |
| Manufacturing | | 89.3 | 89.1 | 90.5 | (p)91.0 | (p)1.7 | (p)1.9 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 593.1 | 600.4 | 613.7 | (p)620.7 | (p)27.6 | (p)4.7 |
| Information | | 46.3 | 47.3 | 48.0 | (p)47.8 | (p)1.5 | (p)3.2 |
| Financial activities | | 191.3 | 193.0 | 195.3 | (p)193.8 | (p)2.5 | (p)1.3 |
| Professional and business services | | 443.9 | 466.3 | 470.6 | (p)476.4 | (p)32.5 | (p)7.3 |
| Education and health services | | 396.7 | 407.0 | 408.8 | (p)406.2 | (p)9.5 | (p)2.4 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 261.6 | 290.8 | 297.8 | (p)302.2 | (p)40.6 | (p)15.5 |
| Other services | | 105.8 | 113.2 | 114.1 | (p)114.2 | (p)8.4 | (p)7.9 |
| Government | | 304.2 | 304.1 | 306.9 | (p)306.4 | (p)2.2 | (p)0.7 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 9,001.7 | 9,295.1 | 9,394.9 | (p)9,429.0 | (p)427.3 | (p)4.7 |
| Mining, logging, and construction | | 381.0 | 377.9 | 375.0 | (p)368.9 | (p)-12.1 | (p)-3.2 |
| Manufacturing | | 330.3 | 337.5 | 338.9 | (p)341.2 | (p)10.9 | (p)3.3 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 1,612.3 | 1,596.7 | 1,641.6 | (p)1,668.8 | (p)56.5 | (p)3.5 |
| Information | | 285.7 | 304.3 | 305.6 | (p)304.8 | (p)19.1 | (p)6.7 |
| Financial activities | | 761.0 | 749.5 | 750.0 | (p)752.2 | (p)-8.8 | (p)-1.2 |
| Professional and business services | | 1,469.9 | 1,549.9 | 1,563.4 | (p)1,574.7 | (p)104.8 | (p)7.1 |
| Education and health services | | 1,956.5 | 2,004.2 | 2,025.4 | (p)2,023.9 | (p)67.4 | (p)3.4 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 559.2 | 719.1 | 718.7 | (p)723.4 | (p)164.2 | (p)29.4 |
| Other services | | 344.2 | 357.0 | 359.9 | (p)360.3 | (p)16.1 | (p)4.7 |
| Government | | 1,301.6 | 1,299.0 | 1,316.4 | (p)1,310.8 | (p)9.2 | (p)0.7 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,783.7 | 2,886.4 | 2,909.1 | (p)2,917.8 | (p)134.1 | (p)4.8 |
| Mining, logging, and construction | | 114.8 | 123.3 | 122.1 | (p)119.3 | (p)4.5 | (p)3.9 |
| Manufacturing | | 175.1 | 176.9 | 177.8 | (p)178.3 | (p)3.2 | (p)1.8 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 527.2 | 529.2 | 543.4 | (p)555.0 | (p)27.8 | (p)5.3 |
| Information | | 50.1 | 53.0 | 53.6 | (p)53.5 | (p)3.4 | (p)6.8 |
| Financial activities | | 215.6 | 216.9 | 217.6 | (p)218.3 | (p)2.7 | (p)1.3 |
| Professional and business services | | 451.4 | 469.9 | 470.2 | (p)470.0 | (p)18.6 | (p)4.1 |
| Education and health services | | 636.9 | 655.0 | 658.2 | (p)656.2 | (p)19.3 | (p)3.0 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 179.1 | 225.0 | 225.4 | (p)225.5 | (p)46.4 | (p)25.9 |
| Other services | | 102.9 | 106.7 | 107.5 | (p)108.3 | (p)5.4 | (p)5.2 |
| Government | | 330.6 | 330.5 | 333.3 | (p)333.4 | (p)2.8 | (p)0.8 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,168.6 | 2,262.4 | 2,278.8 | (p)2,291.3 | (p)122.7 | (p)5.7 |
| Mining and logging | | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 | (p)0.0 | (p)0.0 |
| Construction | | 133.5 | 136.5 | 136.7 | (p)137.4 | (p)3.9 | (p)2.9 |
| Manufacturing | | 133.9 | 137.0 | 137.4 | (p)137.9 | (p)4.0 | (p)3.0 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 440.8 | 451.1 | 462.1 | (p)466.4 | (p)25.6 | (p)5.8 |
| Information | | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.5 | (p)36.9 | (p)0.2 | (p)0.5 |
| Financial activities | | 205.9 | 208.2 | 209.1 | (p)208.2 | (p)2.3 | (p)1.1 |
| Professional and business services | | 364.9 | 388.8 | 389.6 | (p)395.5 | (p)30.6 | (p)8.4 |
| Education and health services | | 346.3 | 363.0 | 365.1 | (p)366.8 | (p)20.5 | (p)5.9 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 194.1 | 222.4 | 222.3 | (p)223.2 | (p)29.1 | (p)15.0 |
| Other services | | 67.0 | 69.8 | 69.3 | (p)70.1 | (p)3.1 | (p)4.6 |
| Government | | 242.7 | 246.4 | 247.9 | (p)246.1 | (p)3.4 | (p)1.4 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 2,245.4 | 2,346.4 | 2,364.2 | (p)2,377.0 | (p)131.6 | (p)5.9 |
| Mining and logging | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)0.3 | (p)0.0 | (p)0.0 |
| Construction | | 120.9 | 125.6 | 124.5 | (p)122.3 | (p)1.4 | (p)1.2 |
| Manufacturing | | 141.2 | 139.8 | 140.1 | (p)141.1 | (p)-0.1 | (p)-0.1 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 346.5 | 338.2 | 346.2 | (p)352.8 | (p)6.3 | (p)1.8 |
| Information | | 136.0 | 140.0 | 140.9 | (p)142.1 | (p)6.1 | (p)4.5 |
| Financial activities | | 140.2 | 141.1 | 140.7 | (p)141.6 | (p)1.4 | (p)1.0 |
| Professional and business services | | 484.1 | 518.0 | 522.0 | (p)525.0 | (p)40.9 | (p)8.4 |
| Education and health services | | 353.7 | 360.6 | 363.9 | (p)364.9 | (p)11.2 | (p)3.2 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 153.3 | 210.9 | 210.2 | (p)211.4 | (p)58.1 | (p)37.9 |
| Other services | | 66.0 | 73.3 | 74.4 | (p)75.2 | (p)9.2 | (p)13.9 |
| Government | | 303.2 | 298.6 | 301.0 | (p)300.3 | (p)-2.9 | (p)-1.0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | |||||||
| Total nonfarm | | 3,165.6 | 3,281.5 | 3,301.5 | (p)3,300.3 | (p)134.7 | (p)4.3 |
| Mining, logging, and construction | | 162.5 | 164.4 | 165.0 | (p)162.8 | (p)0.3 | (p)0.2 |
| Manufacturing | | 54.8 | 56.2 | 56.4 | (p)57.0 | (p)2.2 | (p)4.0 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | | 405.0 | 397.3 | 411.0 | (p)416.9 | (p)11.9 | (p)2.9 |
| Information | | 72.4 | 73.3 | 73.4 | (p)73.2 | (p)0.8 | (p)1.1 |
| Financial activities | | 153.4 | 153.6 | 152.5 | (p)152.3 | (p)-1.1 | (p)-0.7 |
| Professional and business services | | 770.5 | 803.3 | 801.8 | (p)798.0 | (p)27.5 | (p)3.6 |
| Education and health services | | 423.0 | 440.2 | 441.3 | (p)442.6 | (p)19.6 | (p)4.6 |
| Leisure and hospitality | | 229.7 | 280.9 | 283.6 | (p)285.2 | (p)55.5 | (p)24.2 |
| Other services | | 189.6 | 193.8 | 193.6 | (p)194.5 | (p)4.9 | (p)2.6 |
| Government | | 704.7 | 718.5 | 722.9 | (p)717.8 | (p)13.1 | (p)1.9 |
| SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area | |||||||