Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,232,300 in April 2016, up 71,700, or 2.3 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.9 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Washington area’s April increase was its 26^th consecutive over-the-year employment gain. (See chart 1 and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of two metropolitan divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division, with 82 percent of the area’s employment, gained 61,400 jobs over the year. The Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division, which represented the remaining 18 percent of area employment, added 10,300 jobs since April 2015.

Industry employment

In the greater Washington metropolitan area, professional and business services recorded the largest employment gain from April 2015 to April 2016, adding 16,900 jobs. Still, the Washington area’s 2.4-percent growth in professional and business services employment was less than the nationwide increase of 3.1 percent. Nearly all of the local job gains in this industry were centered in the Washington division. (See chart 2.)

Two other supersectors added at least 14,000 jobs over the year: leisure and hospitality (14,700) and trade, transportation, and utilities (14,400). The local rates of employment growth in both of these supersectors exceeded their respective national increases.

In the local area, information was the only supersector that lost more than 1,000 jobs from April 2015 to April 2016. This industry gained jobs nationwide.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in April 2016. All 12 areas experienced over-the-year job growth during the period, with 8 exceeding the national average of 1.9 percent. The fastest rate of job growth was in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, at 3.9 percent. The slowest rate of job growth was in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land (0.3 percent); and one area—New York-Newark-Jersey City—had a growth rate identical to that of the nation (1.9 percent). (See chart 3 and table 2.)

Since April 2015, the New York area added the largest number of jobs, 173,900. Employment in both Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and Dallas also increased by over 130,000. Houston experienced the smallest employment gain over the year, adding 10,000 jobs, followed by Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, up 43,900 jobs.

Professional and business services registered the largest employment gains in 6 of the 12 metropolitan areas from April a year ago—Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, and Washington. Education and health services added the most jobs in three areas—Boston, Los Angeles, and New York.

Four areas experienced no annual job losses in any supersector—Atlanta, Miami, New York and Philadelphia. Manufacturing had the largest over-the-year losses in Boston, Dallas, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Metropolitan area employment data for May 2016 are scheduled to be released on Friday, June 17, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the supersector level are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/additional-resources/reliability-of-state-and-area-estimates.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated February 28, 2013. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

• The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
• The Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Apr 2015	Feb 2016	Mar 2016	Apr 2016	Apr 2015 to Apr 2016
						Net change	Percent change
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		3,160.6	3,179.6	3,206.6	(P) 3,232.3	(P) 71.7	(P) 2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		148.1	149.3	156.1	(P) 158.9	(P) 10.8	(P) 7.3
Manufacturing		52.6	52.2	52.4	(P) 52.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.1	401.7	405.9	(P) 410.5	(P) 14.4	(P) 3.6
Information		77.2	75.4	75.2	(P) 75.1	(P) -2.1	(P) -2.7
Financial activities		152.6	154.1	154.3	(P) 154.7	(P) 2.1	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		718.8	722.4	730.1	(P) 735.7	(P) 16.9	(P) 2.4
Education and health services		417.6	422.7	423.4	(P) 424.7	(P) 7.1	(P) 1.7
Leisure and hospitality		305.8	304.1	310.4	(P) 320.5	(P) 14.7	(P) 4.8
Other services		196.3	197.6	199.2	(P) 199.4	(P) 3.1	(P) 1.6
Government		695.5	700.1	699.6	(P) 700.3	(P) 4.8	(P) 0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		2,576.6	2,597.8	2,614.9	(P) 2,638.0	(P) 61.4	(P) 2.4
Mining, logging, and construction		115.4	115.6	120.8	(P) 122.8	(P) 7.4	(P) 6.4
Manufacturing		35.6	35.1	35.3	(P) 35.3	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		319.1	324.8	327.8	(P) 331.7	(P) 12.6	(P) 3.9
Information		62.6	61.5	61.2	(P) 61.1	(P) -1.5	(P) -2.4
Financial activities		114.0	115.2	115.6	(P) 115.6	(P) 1.6	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		593.8	601.3	604.5	(P) 610.3	(P) 16.5	(P) 2.8
Education and health services		331.1	334.7	335.4	(P) 337.1	(P) 6.0	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		252.9	252.4	256.7	(P) 265.8	(P) 12.9	(P) 5.1
Other services		164.5	165.9	167.3	(P) 167.3	(P) 2.8	(P) 1.7
Government		587.6	591.3	590.3	(P) 591.0	(P) 3.4	(P) 0.6
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, Md. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		584.0	581.8	591.7	(P) 594.3	(P) 10.3	(P) 1.8
Mining, logging, and construction		32.7	33.7	35.3	(P) 36.1	(P) 3.4	(P) 10.4
Manufacturing		17.0	17.1	17.1	(P) 17.2	(P) 0.2	(P) 1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		77.0	76.9	78.1	(P) 78.8	(P) 1.8	(P) 2.3
Information		14.6	13.9	14.0	(P) 14.0	(P) -0.6	(P) -4.1
Financial activities		38.6	38.9	38.7	(P) 39.1	(P) 0.5	(P) 1.3
Professional and business services		125.0	121.1	125.6	(P) 125.4	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.3
Education and health services		86.5	88.0	88.0	(P) 87.6	(P) 1.1	(P) 1.3
Leisure and hospitality		52.9	51.7	53.7	(P) 54.7	(P) 1.8	(P) 3.4
Other services		31.8	31.7	31.9	(P) 32.1	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.9
Government		107.9	108.8	109.3	(P) 109.3	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Apr 2015	Feb 2016	Mar 2016	Apr 2016	Apr 2015 to Apr 2016
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		141,286	141,992	(P) 142,887	(P) 143,944	(P) 2,658	(P) 1.9
Mining and logging		834	718	(P) 704	(P) 695	(P) -139	(P) -16.7
Construction		6,296	6,213	(P) 6,349	(P) 6,558	(P) 262	(P) 4.2
Manufacturing		12,261	12,238	(P) 12,229	(P) 12,241	(P) -20	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		26,570	26,827	(P) 26,962	(P) 27,047	(P) 477	(P) 1.8
Information		2,743	2,764	(P) 2,777	(P) 2,782	(P) 39	(P) 1.4
Financial activities		8,049	8,158	(P) 8,182	(P) 8,209	(P) 160	(P) 2.0
Professional and business services		19,491	19,724	(P) 19,829	(P) 20,090	(P) 599	(P) 3.1
Education and health services		22,091	22,581	(P) 22,671	(P) 22,767	(P) 676	(P) 3.1
Leisure and hospitality		14,938	14,795	(P) 15,040	(P) 15,376	(P) 438	(P) 2.9
Other services		5,610	5,626	(P) 5,655	(P) 5,684	(P) 74	(P) 1.3
Government		22,403	22,348	(P) 22,489	(P) 22,495	(P) 92	(P) 0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,563.4	2,611.2	2,625.2	(P) 2,646.7	(P) 83.3	(P) 3.2
Mining and logging		1.4	1.5	1.5	(P) 1.5	(P) 0.1	(P) 7.1
Construction		106.7	112.4	112.5	(P) 113.8	(P) 7.1	(P) 6.7
Manufacturing		155.7	160.2	161.0	(P) 162.2	(P) 6.5	(P) 4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		571.9	586.7	589.4	(P) 591.5	(P) 19.6	(P) 3.4
Information		88.0	86.2	86.1	(P) 88.0	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		161.6	161.9	162.0	(P) 162.3	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.4
Professional and business services		471.2	483.8	484.8	(P) 492.1	(P) 20.9	(P) 4.4
Education and health services		316.8	322.6	325.9	(P) 325.9	(P) 9.1	(P) 2.9
Leisure and hospitality		268.7	271.6	275.0	(P) 283.0	(P) 14.3	(P) 5.3
Other services		96.3	96.3	96.9	(P) 97.1	(P) 0.8	(P) 0.8
Government		325.1	328.0	330.1	(P) 329.3	(P) 4.2	(P) 1.3
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,638.9	2,625.6	2,643.5	(P) 2,682.8	(P) 43.9	(P) 1.7
Mining, logging, and construction		98.6	99.5	101.1	(P) 107.5	(P) 8.9	(P) 9.0
Manufacturing		192.0	188.7	188.4	(P) 188.7	(P) -3.3	(P) -1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		411.3	410.3	413.2	(P) 417.1	(P) 5.8	(P) 1.4
Information		76.7	76.9	77.0	(P) 77.9	(P) 1.2	(P) 1.6
Financial activities		179.0	184.1	183.9	(P) 185.1	(P) 6.1	(P) 3.4
Professional and business services		451.2	446.1	448.2	(P) 460.2	(P) 9.0	(P) 2.0
Education and health services		560.7	568.6	572.6	(P) 574.3	(P) 13.6	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		250.0	236.0	240.5	(P) 251.0	(P) 1.0	(P) 0.4
Other services		99.9	100.1	102.4	(P) 103.7	(P) 3.8	(P) 3.8
Government		319.5	315.3	316.2	(P) 317.3	(P) -2.2	(P) -0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,550.1	4,542.2	4,573.3	(P) 4,624.1	(P) 74.0	(P) 1.6
Mining and logging		1.6	1.2	1.3	(P) 1.4	(P) -0.2	(P) -12.5
Construction		161.1	149.5	156.2	(P) 166.5	(P) 5.4	(P) 3.4
Manufacturing		411.6	411.0	411.0	(P) 412.2	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		915.2	920.2	924.1	(P) 928.6	(P) 13.4	(P) 1.5
Information		80.4	80.7	80.7	(P) 81.0	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.7
Financial activities		290.1	290.2	292.3	(P) 290.2	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.0
Professional and business services		800.1	783.5	787.8	(P) 809.9	(P) 9.8	(P) 1.2
Education and health services		700.7	712.9	711.9	(P) 715.2	(P) 14.5	(P) 2.1
Leisure and hospitality		444.0	440.3	451.1	(P) 462.1	(P) 18.1	(P) 4.1
Other services		193.4	194.9	195.2	(P) 194.0	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.3
Government		551.9	557.8	561.7	(P) 563.0	(P) 11.1	(P) 2.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		3,367.6	3,451.4	3,465.5	(P) 3,498.2	(P) 130.6	(P) 3.9
Mining, logging, and construction		197.6	196.8	197.1	(P) 202.1	(P) 4.5	(P) 2.3
Manufacturing		263.0	260.1	260.4	(P) 261.2	(P) -1.8	(P) -0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		708.9	740.4	744.9	(P) 748.0	(P) 39.1	(P) 5.5
Information		79.9	80.6	80.3	(P) 79.6	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.4
Financial activities		273.3	283.2	283.8	(P) 287.2	(P) 13.9	(P) 5.1
Professional and business services		554.2	566.5	567.8	(P) 573.7	(P) 19.5	(P) 3.5
Education and health services		413.2	425.3	427.1	(P) 431.4	(P) 18.2	(P) 4.4
Leisure and hospitality		347.4	359.4	363.5	(P) 371.7	(P) 24.3	(P) 7.0
Other services		118.6	117.3	118.2	(P) 120.4	(P) 1.8	(P) 1.5
Government		411.5	421.8	422.4	(P) 422.9	(P) 11.4	(P) 2.8
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,983.5	2,983.2	2,987.5	(P) 2,993.5	(P) 10.0	(P) 0.3
Mining and logging		102.3	90.1	90.5	(P) 88.2	(P) -14.1	(P) -13.8
Construction		214.4	220.7	219.0	(P) 219.9	(P) 5.5	(P) 2.6
Manufacturing		250.8	234.5	234.7	(P) 232.3	(P) -18.5	(P) -7.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		606.3	609.1	610.7	(P) 612.6	(P) 6.3	(P) 1.0
Information		32.4	31.9	31.0	(P) 31.7	(P) -0.7	(P) -2.2
Financial activities		150.5	151.6	152.2	(P) 151.8	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.9
Professional and business services		471.7	459.7	459.5	(P) 459.1	(P) -12.6	(P) -2.7
Education and health services		364.9	378.4	377.3	(P) 381.9	(P) 17.0	(P) 4.7
Leisure and hospitality		298.3	309.3	312.9	(P) 316.9	(P) 18.6	(P) 6.2
Other services		106.3	105.6	105.7	(P) 105.7	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.6
Government		385.6	392.3	394.0	(P) 393.4	(P) 7.8	(P) 2.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,787.7	5,890.9	5,917.2	(P) 5,942.7	(P) 155.0	(P) 2.7
Mining and logging		4.7	4.2	4.1	(P) 4.1	(P) -0.6	(P) -12.8
Construction		211.0	225.0	225.7	(P) 230.4	(P) 19.4	(P) 9.2
Manufacturing		518.3	510.0	511.9	(P) 511.3	(P) -7.0	(P) -1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,061.3	1,077.7	1,079.1	(P) 1,082.9	(P) 21.6	(P) 2.0
Information		229.0	235.7	237.5	(P) 240.8	(P) 11.8	(P) 5.2
Financial activities		328.9	332.3	333.6	(P) 335.1	(P) 6.2	(P) 1.9
Professional and business services		877.9	893.4	896.7	(P) 901.8	(P) 23.9	(P) 2.7
Education and health services		938.2	975.3	980.3	(P) 982.2	(P) 44.0	(P) 4.7
Leisure and hospitality		685.4	698.7	703.4	(P) 708.2	(P) 22.8	(P) 3.3
Other services		199.7	200.5	200.9	(P) 202.3	(P) 2.6	(P) 1.3
Government		733.3	738.1	744.0	(P) 743.6	(P) 10.3	(P) 1.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,502.1	2,556.1	2,561.7	(P) 2,570.1	(P) 68.0	(P) 2.7
Mining and logging		0.6	0.6	0.6	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		109.1	116.1	117.0	(P) 119.1	(P) 10.0	(P) 9.2
Manufacturing		83.5	85.7	85.6	(P) 84.9	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		580.6	591.0	591.1	(P) 591.7	(P) 11.1	(P) 1.9
Information		47.6	48.0	48.2	(P) 48.1	(P) 0.5	(P) 1.1
Financial activities		173.2	180.3	181.2	(P) 182.5	(P) 9.3	(P) 5.4
Professional and business services		401.2	411.6	411.7	(P) 413.4	(P) 12.2	(P) 3.0
Education and health services		366.4	374.8	374.7	(P) 376.6	(P) 10.2	(P) 2.8
Leisure and hospitality		311.4	316.9	319.1	(P) 320.4	(P) 9.0	(P) 2.9
Other services		121.2	123.4	124.0	(P) 124.0	(P) 2.8	(P) 2.3
Government		307.3	307.7	308.5	(P) 308.8	(P) 1.5	(P) 0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		9,285.8	9,294.6	9,380.5	(P) 9,459.7	(P) 173.9	(P) 1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		362.9	353.6	369.2	(P) 381.1	(P) 18.2	(P) 5.0
Manufacturing		365.8	369.6	369.0	(P) 369.5	(P) 3.7	(P) 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,694.9	1,695.3	1,698.4	(P) 1,707.5	(P) 12.6	(P) 0.7
Information		282.4	287.1	287.4	(P) 285.5	(P) 3.1	(P) 1.1
Financial activities		755.8	762.7	765.4	(P) 766.8	(P) 11.0	(P) 1.5
Professional and business services		1,472.2	1,468.1	1,484.4	(P) 1,496.8	(P) 24.6	(P) 1.7
Education and health services		1,788.6	1,815.7	1,836.7	(P) 1,843.4	(P) 54.8	(P) 3.1
Leisure and hospitality		848.0	822.8	840.6	(P) 868.7	(P) 20.7	(P) 2.4
Other services		408.2	413.4	415.9	(P) 420.2	(P) 12.0	(P) 2.9
Government		1,307.0	1,306.3	1,313.5	(P) 1,320.2	(P) 13.2	(P) 1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,818.6	2,828.2	2,854.2	(P) 2,881.8	(P) 63.2	(P) 2.2
Mining, logging, and construction		109.0	105.0	108.2	(P) 113.1	(P) 4.1	(P) 3.8
Manufacturing		180.8	181.0	182.2	(P) 182.7	(P) 1.9	(P) 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		511.7	514.5	519.6	(P) 522.3	(P) 10.6	(P) 2.1
Information		46.1	46.3	46.3	(P) 46.5	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.9
Financial activities		206.9	209.4	209.4	(P) 209.0	(P) 2.1	(P) 1.0
Professional and business services		446.5	452.0	457.0	(P) 463.1	(P) 16.6	(P) 3.7
Education and health services		608.9	620.4	620.2	(P) 623.0	(P) 14.1	(P) 2.3
Leisure and hospitality		249.8	239.0	248.4	(P) 258.5	(P) 8.7	(P) 3.5
Other services		117.0	118.1	118.6	(P) 119.5	(P) 2.5	(P) 2.1
Government		341.9	342.5	344.3	(P) 344.1	(P) 2.2	(P) 0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Total nonfarm		1,909.3	1,963.3	1,970.9	(P) 1,978.1	(P) 68.8	(P) 3.6
Mining and logging		3.3	3.3	3.3	(P) 3.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		97.4	103.0	105.0	(P) 104.6	(P) 7.2	(P) 7.4
Manufacturing		118.7	119.6	120.1	(P) 118.3	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		370.7	382.0	382.2	(P) 383.3	(P) 12.6	(P) 3.4
Information		36.4	38.2	38.3	(P) 39.2	(P) 2.8	(P) 7.7
Financial activities		165.0	174.2	175.1	(P) 175.4	(P) 10.4	(P) 6.3
Professional and business services		318.3	331.4	329.6	(P) 335.6	(P) 17.3	(P) 5.4
Education and health services		279.5	291.1	291.6	(P) 291.8	(P) 12.3	(P) 4.4
Leisure and hospitality		212.4	212.5	217.2	(P) 216.9	(P) 4.5	(P) 2.1
Other services		65.2	66.3	67.0	(P) 66.6	(P) 1.4	(P) 2.1
Government		242.4	241.7	241.5	(P) 243.1	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.
Total nonfarm		2,238.9	2,285.2	2,297.3	(P) 2,310.2	(P) 71.3	(P) 3.2
Mining and logging		1.0	0.9	0.9	(P) 0.9	(P) -0.1	(P) -10.0
Construction		106.2	113.2	114.6	(P) 117.1	(P) 10.9	(P) 10.3
Manufacturing		124.2	126.6	126.7	(P) 127.3	(P) 3.1	(P) 2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		358.8	370.4	370.6	(P) 367.8	(P) 9.0	(P) 2.5
Information		83.0	85.8	86.3	(P) 86.1	(P) 3.1	(P) 3.7
Financial activities		128.1	128.5	129.1	(P) 129.4	(P) 1.3	(P) 1.0
Professional and business services		457.8	470.5	472.5	(P) 475.6	(P) 17.8	(P) 3.9
Education and health services		328.1	339.3	341.2	(P) 340.4	(P) 12.3	(P) 3.7
Leisure and hospitality		256.0	255.7	257.5	(P) 265.8	(P) 9.8	(P) 3.8
Other services		83.4	82.6	83.4	(P) 84.0	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.7
Government		312.3	311.7	314.5	(P) 315.8	(P) 3.5	(P) 1.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,160.6	3,179.6	3,206.6	(P) 3,232.3	(P) 71.7	(P) 2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		148.1	149.3	156.1	(P) 158.9	(P) 10.8	(P) 7.3
Manufacturing		52.6	52.2	52.4	(P) 52.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		396.1	401.7	405.9	(P) 410.5	(P) 14.4	(P) 3.6
Information		77.2	75.4	75.2	(P) 75.1	(P) -2.1	(P) -2.7
Financial activities		152.6	154.1	154.3	(P) 154.7	(P) 2.1	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		718.8	722.4	730.1	(P) 735.7	(P) 16.9	(P) 2.4
Education and health services		417.6	422.7	423.4	(P) 424.7	(P) 7.1	(P) 1.7
Leisure and hospitality		305.8	304.1	310.4	(P) 320.5	(P) 14.7	(P) 4.8
Other services		196.3	197.6	199.2	(P) 199.4	(P) 3.1	(P) 1.6
Government		695.5	700.1	699.6	(P) 700.3	(P) 4.8	(P) 0.7
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
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