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22-1939-ATL
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Atlanta Area Employment — August 2022

Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area increased by 150,400 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that the local rate of job gain, 5.3 percent, compared to the 3.8-percent national increase. (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 (+41,900) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Within this supersector, the professional, scientific, and technical services sector added 20,500 jobs and the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector added 17,600 jobs. The 7.5-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s professional and business services supersector compared to the 5.0-percent gain on a national level.



Trade, transportation, and utilities added 35,100 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. Within this supersector, the transportation and warehousing sector added the most jobs (+16,100), followed by the wholesale trade sector (+11,600). The metropolitan area had a 5.8-percent gain in the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector, compared to the 3.6-percent increase for the nation.

Leisure and hospitality gained 18,700 jobs. Accommodation and food services accounted for 15,700, or 84.0 percent, of the jobs gained within this supersector.

Education and health services added 18,300 jobs. The majority of employment gained in this supersector was concentrated in the health care and social assistance sector (+14,600).

Two other supersectors in the local area had significant over-the-year job gains in August: information (+13,000) and financial activities (+10,900).

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in August 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+497,800). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, had the smallest increase (+73,800) among the largest areas, followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (+87,100). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 6.7-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+6.2 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 5.7 percent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, to 2.3 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for September 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, November 2, 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/.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and the Atlanta metropolitan area, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and IndustryAug
2021
June
2022
July
2022
Aug
2022(p)
Aug
2021 to Aug 2022(p)
Net changePercent change

United States(1)

Total nonfarm

146,947152,607152,263152,5725,6253.8

Mining and logging

5806336416486811.7

Construction

7,6167,8527,9117,9203044.0

Manufacturing

12,45412,87312,89812,9164623.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

27,64228,64328,64428,6379953.6

Information

2,8843,0313,0563,0551715.9

Financial activities

8,8388,9939,0289,0341962.2

Professional and business services

21,42922,31322,41622,4941,0655.0

Education and health services

23,46824,15324,19224,2527843.3

Leisure and hospitality

15,17216,31716,54516,4491,2778.4

Other services

5,5705,7595,7865,7691993.6

Government

21,29422,04021,14621,3981040.5

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

2,839.92,984.62,979.82,990.3150.45.3

Mining and logging

1.82.02.01.90.15.6

Construction

132.3133.8131.1131.9-0.4-0.3

Manufacturing

169.3178.0177.2175.36.03.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

604.9641.0641.4640.035.15.8

Information

110.3121.8121.0123.313.011.8

Financial activities

187.1195.2196.9198.010.95.8

Professional and business services

559.7596.4597.8601.641.97.5

Education and health services

372.4387.7386.0390.718.34.9

Leisure and hospitality

274.6295.7300.4293.318.76.8

Other services

100.2104.2103.2103.23.03.0

Government

327.3328.8322.8331.13.81.2

Footnotes
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published.
(p) Preliminary


Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and IndustryAug
2021
June
2022
July
2022
Aug
2022(p)
Aug
2021 to Aug 2022(p)
Net changePercent change

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

2,839.92,984.62,979.82,990.3150.45.3

Mining and logging

1.82.02.01.90.15.6

Construction

132.3133.8131.1131.9-0.4-0.3

Manufacturing

169.3178.0177.2175.36.03.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

604.9641.0641.4640.035.15.8

Information

110.3121.8121.0123.313.011.8

Financial activities

187.1195.2196.9198.010.95.8

Professional and business services

559.7596.4597.8601.641.97.5

Education and health services

372.4387.7386.0390.718.34.9

Leisure and hospitality

274.6295.7300.4293.318.76.8

Other services

100.2104.2103.2103.23.03.0

Government

327.3328.8322.8331.13.81.2

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Total nonfarm

2,689.82,819.32,819.82,816.8127.04.7

Mining, logging, and construction

128.2133.7135.2136.07.86.1

Manufacturing

179.7185.6186.7186.87.14.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

400.5416.4413.8416.115.63.9

Information

83.087.588.789.66.68.0

Financial activities

184.8180.0181.4181.1-3.7-2.0

Professional and business services

523.4549.0556.9554.330.95.9

Education and health services

572.1595.3598.0597.024.94.4

Leisure and hospitality

243.6270.2276.3275.331.713.0

Other services

94.798.2101.0101.06.36.7

Government

279.8303.4281.8279.6-0.2-0.1

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Total nonfarm

4,555.14,753.64,759.04,756.3201.24.4

Mining and logging

1.91.91.91.90.00.0

Construction

183.6192.5193.6193.39.75.3

Manufacturing

401.1412.6417.4415.013.93.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

929.3960.9965.3968.339.04.2

Information

75.879.478.878.02.22.9

Financial activities

318.8314.9318.9318.1-0.7-0.2

Professional and business services

820.4857.1862.0863.443.05.2

Education and health services

702.5725.9719.6720.618.12.6

Leisure and hospitality

432.4483.8492.9492.660.213.9

Other services

183.4189.2188.5188.04.62.5

Government

505.9535.4520.1517.111.22.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

3,865.04,119.44,127.54,125.7260.76.7

Mining, logging, and construction

220.8230.8232.3230.39.54.3

Manufacturing

287.5299.7301.7300.312.84.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

837.3886.5890.3891.253.96.4

Information

82.787.288.387.75.06.0

Financial activities

346.9368.0371.5369.822.96.6

Professional and business services

695.3756.2763.0760.365.09.3

Education and health services

460.9485.2489.0493.732.87.1

Leisure and hospitality

377.8428.7430.5419.441.611.0

Other services

122.7134.4134.1133.410.78.7

Government

433.1442.7426.8439.66.51.5

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Total nonfarm

3,081.23,266.13,267.73,273.1191.96.2

Mining and logging

59.268.868.968.29.015.2

Construction

209.7238.3242.5243.233.516.0

Manufacturing

213.9225.7228.3228.814.97.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

633.3669.0673.3671.137.86.0

Information

30.832.032.332.21.44.5

Financial activities

171.1172.4173.5175.54.42.6

Professional and business services

511.4525.2529.8535.123.74.6

Education and health services

412.8432.6434.9438.625.86.3

Leisure and hospitality

321.7355.5354.7360.739.012.1

Other services

110.6115.1114.9114.84.23.8

Government

406.7431.5414.6404.9-1.8-0.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

5,959.86,174.46,153.76,157.0197.23.3

Mining and logging

2.02.02.02.00.00.0

Construction

252.7261.6265.9268.315.66.2

Manufacturing

461.2474.3476.8477.316.13.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,067.71,096.21,101.31,104.636.93.5

Information

264.3253.8257.1256.2-8.1-3.1

Financial activities

330.1328.6327.1326.2-3.9-1.2

Professional and business services

960.0986.4998.7998.438.44.0

Education and health services

1,077.21,110.31,112.81,119.742.53.9

Leisure and hospitality

669.3723.1727.7727.057.78.6

Other services

188.1202.0208.4203.915.88.4

Government

687.2736.1675.9673.4-13.8-2.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,671.72,770.32,783.92,822.7151.05.7

Mining and logging

0.90.90.90.90.00.0

Construction

139.6143.6143.6145.55.94.2

Manufacturing

89.195.495.996.37.28.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

605.6637.8639.6643.037.46.2

Information

52.752.753.253.00.30.6

Financial activities

198.2202.2205.4206.07.83.9

Professional and business services

469.5487.8489.6493.924.45.2

Education and health services

405.5419.4423.1428.823.35.7

Leisure and hospitality

296.0326.6327.1330.834.811.8

Other services

110.8118.8120.5121.811.09.9

Government

303.8285.1285.0302.7-1.1-0.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Total nonfarm

9,313.99,867.29,832.69,811.7497.85.3

Mining, logging, and construction

396.0395.9399.1402.26.21.6

Manufacturing

334.9343.4343.4343.99.02.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,586.31,669.31,653.61,654.568.24.3

Information

309.4329.8329.2331.221.87.0

Financial activities

779.8787.3793.7791.711.91.5

Professional and business services

1,537.31,637.91,638.41,640.5103.26.7

Education and health services

1,944.42,067.02,060.42,054.1109.75.6

Leisure and hospitality

797.0915.7932.3930.3133.316.7

Other services

374.2408.5410.9406.832.68.7

Government

1,254.61,312.41,271.61,256.51.90.2

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

Total nonfarm

2,858.42,986.22,981.42,981.2122.84.3

Mining, logging, and construction

123.1123.9124.5123.50.40.3

Manufacturing

173.9179.2180.7180.16.23.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

519.6545.9546.6547.127.55.3

Information

49.250.450.550.71.53.0

Financial activities

219.2220.1221.6221.01.80.8

Professional and business services

473.8498.0501.2504.130.36.4

Education and health services

629.9653.6652.9653.723.83.8

Leisure and hospitality

247.9269.1273.2270.522.69.1

Other services

113.1120.1121.2121.58.47.4

Government

308.7325.9309.0309.00.30.1

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,215.42,254.72,272.92,302.587.13.9

Mining and logging

2.83.03.13.10.310.7

Construction

140.0143.7144.3147.97.95.6

Manufacturing

138.4145.2147.6148.610.27.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

438.8453.1458.3457.919.14.4

Information

40.343.343.543.63.38.2

Financial activities

216.7215.4215.9215.4-1.3-0.6

Professional and business services

369.8376.1381.7384.614.84.0

Education and health services

343.8354.5360.0363.119.35.6

Leisure and hospitality

219.4231.1230.4230.511.15.1

Other services

69.170.670.169.60.50.7

Government

236.3218.7218.0238.21.90.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Total nonfarm

2,356.12,463.32,465.22,465.3109.24.6

Mining and logging

0.40.40.40.40.00.0

Construction

124.2128.0131.6129.95.74.6

Manufacturing

148.3155.3155.8155.87.55.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

346.9360.2361.5361.314.44.2

Information

141.7147.0150.0149.78.05.6

Financial activities

140.8141.7142.7142.51.71.2

Professional and business services

497.3522.2528.3529.332.06.4

Education and health services

364.0370.0369.7369.55.51.5

Leisure and hospitality

216.8237.7241.0242.125.311.7

Other services

76.184.785.584.38.210.8

Government

299.6316.1298.7300.50.90.3

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

Total nonfarm

3,234.83,321.03,313.43,308.673.82.3

Mining, logging, and construction

162.5167.0166.5165.02.51.5

Manufacturing

55.356.356.556.41.12.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

396.0407.6407.6409.113.13.3

Information

77.478.279.680.43.03.9

Financial activities

158.3154.2150.7150.8-7.5-4.7

Professional and business services

790.2800.4806.0802.011.81.5

Education and health services

421.0433.9436.5435.414.43.4

Leisure and hospitality

283.2314.9315.7312.529.310.3

Other services

195.9198.8199.3199.53.61.8

Government

695.0709.7695.0697.52.50.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022