Total nonfarm employment for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, increased by 179,300 over the year in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that the local rate of job gain, 6.4 percent, compared to the 4.2-percent national increase. (See chart 1 and table 1.) (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Industry employment

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, professional and business services had the largest gain (+45,800) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Within this supersector, the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector added 23,900 jobs and the professional, scientific, and technical services sector added 20,000 jobs. The 8.3-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s professional and business services supersector compared to the 5.5-percent gain on a national level.

Trade, transportation, and utilities added 43,100 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. Within this supersector, the transportation and warehousing sector added the most jobs (+20,400), followed by the wholesale trade (+12,200) and retail trade (+10,100) sectors. The metropolitan area had a 7.2-percent gain in the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector, compared to the 3.9-percent increase for the nation.

Education and health services added 22,000 jobs. The majority of employment gained in this supersector was concentrated in the health care and social assistance sector (+18,900).

Leisure and hospitality gained 21,300 jobs. Accommodation and food services accounted for 18,200, or 85 percent, of the jobs gained within this supersector.

Three other supersectors in the local area had significant over-the-year job gains in June greater than 10,000: information (+13,200), financial activities (+12,100), and manufacturing (+11,700).

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in June 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+526,300). Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, had the smallest increase (+86,300) among the largest areas, followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (+100,700). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 7.7-percent rate of job gain. The rates of job gain in the remaining 11 areas ranged from 6.5 percent in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, to 3.1 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for July 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. 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 2017 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to decrease volatility in estimation.

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. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online at www.bls.gov/web/laus/bmrk_article.htm.

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 also are 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 specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Measures of sampling error for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions at www.bls.gov/web/laus/790stderr.htm.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties.

Additional information

Employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.

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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector for the 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Jun 2021	Apr 2022	May 2022	Jun 2022(p)	Jun 2021 to Jun 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	2,804.5	2,950.1	2,963.2	2,983.8	179.3	6.4
Mining and logging	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	0.2	11.1
Construction	131.3	131.0	133.1	133.8	2.5	1.9
Manufacturing	166.3	175.9	176.5	178.0	11.7	7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	597.6	634.4	637.5	640.7	43.1	7.2
Information	108.5	120.0	120.9	121.7	13.2	12.2
Financial activities	183.3	191.7	192.9	195.4	12.1	6.6
Professional and business services	550.4	591.1	590.3	596.2	45.8	8.3
Education and health services	364.4	386.4	387.0	386.4	22.0	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	275.6	282.8	289.1	296.9	21.3	7.7
Other services	100.0	101.0	102.6	104.0	4.0	4.0
Government	325.3	333.9	331.4	328.7	3.4	1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm	2,683.8	2,771.2	2,784.0	2,815.1	131.3	4.9
Mining, logging, and construction	125.5	126.9	130.3	134.2	8.7	6.9
Manufacturing	178.9	183.6	184.4	185.4	6.5	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	402.3	407.9	409.7	415.6	13.3	3.3
Information	81.8	85.3	85.6	87.3	5.5	6.7
Financial activities	183.5	178.4	178.3	179.9	-3.6	-2.0
Professional and business services	516.5	541.6	541.7	551.1	34.6	6.7
Education and health services	572.1	604.2	597.7	592.0	19.9	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	228.9	240.1	252.4	268.2	39.3	17.2
Other services	91.7	95.4	95.3	98.7	7.0	7.6
Government	302.6	307.8	308.6	302.7	0.1	0.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,547.4	4,648.8	4,693.3	4,749.2	201.8	4.4
Mining and logging	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	182.1	175.7	184.4	192.5	10.4	5.7
Manufacturing	402.7	409.2	409.7	413.2	10.5	2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	927.9	948.3	951.5	962.2	34.3	3.7
Information	74.4	77.7	78.0	79.5	5.1	6.9
Financial activities	317.1	313.4	313.4	314.6	-2.5	-0.8
Professional and business services	812.8	837.5	842.6	857.2	44.4	5.5
Education and health services	709.9	729.5	729.8	725.3	15.4	2.2
Leisure and hospitality	414.0	437.3	458.9	484.7	70.7	17.1
Other services	182.6	186.4	187.2	189.0	6.4	3.5
Government	522.0	532.0	535.9	529.1	7.1	1.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	3,824.3	4,063.1	4,100.0	4,118.2	293.9	7.7
Mining, logging, and construction	219.7	232.0	234.4	230.8	11.1	5.1
Manufacturing	286.5	294.2	296.0	299.6	13.1	4.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	828.5	877.3	881.2	886.0	57.5	6.9
Information	81.7	85.9	86.1	87.1	5.4	6.6
Financial activities	339.5	362.2	364.1	367.3	27.8	8.2
Professional and business services	675.8	738.3	753.0	755.2	79.4	11.7
Education and health services	457.4	483.7	481.5	486.5	29.1	6.4
Leisure and hospitality	373.1	405.6	418.3	428.8	55.7	14.9
Other services	121.6	129.9	132.8	134.3	12.7	10.4
Government	440.5	454.0	452.6	442.6	2.1	0.5
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,061.9	3,199.5	3,230.3	3,261.6	199.7	6.5
Mining and logging	58.4	68.3	66.9	69.0	10.6	18.2
Construction	208.0	222.5	232.5	234.6	26.6	12.8
Manufacturing	212.5	221.7	222.2	225.4	12.9	6.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	627.5	661.4	665.2	670.4	42.9	6.8
Information	29.8	31.5	31.6	32.0	2.2	7.4
Financial activities	168.6	171.9	172.4	173.8	5.2	3.1
Professional and business services	500.3	511.2	516.0	524.7	24.4	4.9
Education and health services	406.6	431.4	431.4	430.2	23.6	5.8
Leisure and hospitality	318.1	332.2	344.3	356.0	37.9	11.9
Other services	110.2	111.0	111.5	115.7	5.5	5.0
Government	421.9	436.4	436.3	429.8	7.9	1.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	5,856.0	6,138.9	6,157.7	6,172.1	316.1	5.4
Mining and logging	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Construction	251.2	255.3	259.7	259.6	8.4	3.3
Manufacturing	459.5	469.3	471.7	473.4	13.9	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,055.6	1,088.7	1,090.8	1,097.2	41.6	3.9
Information	225.4	252.9	254.3	254.9	29.5	13.1
Financial activities	327.5	325.6	326.9	329.1	1.6	0.5
Professional and business services	937.1	985.0	982.4	984.3	47.2	5.0
Education and health services	1,065.1	1,118.0	1,117.3	1,108.1	43.0	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	627.3	710.0	716.8	724.0	96.7	15.4
Other services	182.9	199.6	201.2	202.4	19.5	10.7
Government	722.4	732.5	734.6	737.1	14.7	2.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,615.0	2,769.2	2,783.1	2,768.2	153.2	5.9
Mining and logging	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.1	12.5
Construction	138.6	143.2	144.0	143.4	4.8	3.5
Manufacturing	89.2	94.4	95.0	96.2	7.0	7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	596.5	632.1	634.4	638.2	41.7	7.0
Information	50.1	52.2	52.6	52.8	2.7	5.4
Financial activities	194.1	202.8	201.9	201.6	7.5	3.9
Professional and business services	458.1	484.1	486.5	489.0	30.9	6.7
Education and health services	403.5	415.3	419.7	415.1	11.6	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	288.8	323.9	324.9	327.2	38.4	13.3
Other services	110.3	116.5	116.5	118.7	8.4	7.6
Government	285.0	303.9	306.7	285.1	0.1	0.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	9,328.1	9,648.5	9,727.4	9,854.4	526.3	5.6
Mining, logging, and construction	392.7	387.2	391.9	395.6	2.9	0.7
Manufacturing	335.2	339.7	339.8	342.5	7.3	2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,596.8	1,634.5	1,648.9	1,668.4	71.6	4.5
Information	306.4	319.3	321.2	328.6	22.2	7.2
Financial activities	772.8	772.3	776.1	782.6	9.8	1.3
Professional and business services	1,535.0	1,600.7	1,613.2	1,639.9	104.9	6.8
Education and health services	1,988.6	2,072.5	2,072.5	2,067.7	79.1	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	745.1	823.9	862.4	914.5	169.4	22.7
Other services	372.1	397.7	401.5	408.1	36.0	9.7
Government	1,283.4	1,300.7	1,299.9	1,306.5	23.1	1.8
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	2,861.7	2,950.2	2,967.6	2,986.8	125.1	4.4
Mining, logging, and construction	120.8	120.6	122.1	124.0	3.2	2.6
Manufacturing	173.2	177.7	178.9	178.7	5.5	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	518.7	536.8	539.7	546.0	27.3	5.3
Information	48.8	49.4	49.7	50.1	1.3	2.7
Financial activities	218.2	217.9	218.9	220.9	2.7	1.2
Professional and business services	474.5	493.3	492.9	498.0	23.5	5.0
Education and health services	633.4	661.0	659.4	653.2	19.8	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	236.1	245.0	256.4	268.8	32.7	13.9
Other services	112.4	116.4	118.2	118.9	6.5	5.8
Government	325.6	332.1	331.4	328.2	2.6	0.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,172.9	2,275.8	2,273.5	2,259.2	86.3	4.0
Mining and logging	2.7	3.0	3.0	3.0	0.3	11.1
Construction	139.4	140.9	141.4	144.1	4.7	3.4
Manufacturing	136.7	142.5	143.4	145.2	8.5	6.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	433.1	453.7	451.4	452.5	19.4	4.5
Information	39.6	42.1	42.8	43.3	3.7	9.3
Financial activities	214.9	213.0	212.7	214.7	-0.2	-0.1
Professional and business services	365.0	378.6	377.3	379.7	14.7	4.0
Education and health services	337.6	356.2	358.6	357.1	19.5	5.8
Leisure and hospitality	214.1	231.1	232.0	230.7	16.6	7.8
Other services	68.3	70.8	71.7	70.6	2.3	3.4
Government	221.5	243.9	239.2	218.3	-3.2	-1.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,325.3	2,434.1	2,447.6	2,462.1	136.8	5.9
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	123.1	124.4	126.9	128.2	5.1	4.1
Manufacturing	147.2	152.9	152.8	155.0	7.8	5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	344.1	356.7	357.3	360.0	15.9	4.6
Information	139.7	143.4	144.9	147.6	7.9	5.7
Financial activities	139.3	141.3	140.8	141.4	2.1	1.5
Professional and business services	487.1	518.1	518.3	519.9	32.8	6.7
Education and health services	361.6	372.5	372.7	371.3	9.7	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	200.9	226.3	232.1	238.0	37.1	18.5
Other services	74.6	82.4	83.3	84.2	9.6	12.9
Government	307.3	315.7	318.1	316.1	8.8	2.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,221.4	3,287.1	3,292.3	3,322.1	100.7	3.1
Mining, logging, and construction	162.6	162.7	163.7	167.1	4.5	2.8
Manufacturing	55.5	55.1	55.5	56.3	0.8	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	395.7	399.2	400.6	407.2	11.5	2.9
Information	76.5	77.2	76.7	78.5	2.0	2.6
Financial activities	157.3	152.2	151.7	154.8	-2.5	-1.6
Professional and business services	783.3	795.7	793.6	800.2	16.9	2.2
Education and health services	418.9	435.4	432.9	433.4	14.5	3.5
Leisure and hospitality	269.8	297.3	305.3	315.9	46.1	17.1
Other services	195.3	197.2	198.0	199.2	3.9	2.0
Government	706.5	715.1	714.3	709.5	3.0	0.4
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