Total nonfarm employment for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, metropolitan area increased by 152,700 over the year in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Janet S. Rankin noted that the local rate of job gain, 5.7 percent, compared to the 3.7-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.)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, is made up of three metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. Employment increased over the year in all three divisions. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL, with about 45 percent of the area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 80,800 jobs over the year. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL, which accounted for 31 percent of the area’s employment, gained 40,800 jobs since September 2021, and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL, with 24 percent of the area’s employment, added 31,100 jobs.

Industry employment

In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, leisure and hospitality had the largest gain (+37,100) among local private-industry supersectors, with all three divisions recording increases. (See chart 2.) Within this supersector, the accommodation and food services sector added 35,200 jobs. The 12.6-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s leisure and hospitality supersector compared to the 8.1-percent gain on a national level.

Trade, transportation, and utilities gained 35,600 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL, division added 24,700 jobs, or 69 percent of the metropolitan area’s employment gained in this industry. The metropolitan area had a 5.9-percent gain in the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector, compared to the 3.1-percent increase for the nation.

Education and health services added 28,500 jobs over the year, with all three divisions reporting gains. The 7.0-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s education and health services supersector compared to the 3.8-percent gain on a national level.

Three other supersectors in the local area had significant over-the-year gains in September: other services (+11,300), financial activities (+7,600), and manufacturing (+7,000).

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in September 2022. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+452,000). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, had the smallest increase (+88,800) among the largest areas, followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ (+92,300). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 6.5-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+6.1 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 5.7 percent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, to 2.7 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for October 2022 is scheduled to be released on Thursday, December 1, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties.

• The Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division includes Broward County.

• The Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division includes Miami-Dade County.

• The West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division includes Palm Beach County.

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

Area	Sep 2021	Jul 2022	Aug 2022	Sep 2022(p)	Sep 2021 to Sep 2022(p)
					Net change	Percent change
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	2,834.0	2,979.8	2,989.7	2,996.3	162.3	5.7
Mining and logging	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.2	11.1
Construction	132.9	131.1	131.2	131.0	-1.9	-1.4
Manufacturing	168.9	177.2	176.4	176.9	8.0	4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	607.7	641.4	639.8	642.0	34.3	5.6
Information	109.1	121.0	123.1	123.4	14.3	13.1
Financial activities	186.8	196.9	196.7	196.8	10.0	5.4
Professional and business services	558.2	597.8	601.5	597.4	39.2	7.0
Education and health services	370.2	386.0	391.2	392.3	22.1	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	269.8	300.4	294.1	293.4	23.6	8.7
Other services	99.0	103.2	102.8	101.7	2.7	2.7
Government	329.6	322.8	330.9	339.4	9.8	3.0
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm	2,690.8	2,819.8	2,814.7	2,813.5	122.7	4.6
Mining, logging, and construction	127.1	135.2	136.0	136.0	8.9	7.0
Manufacturing	178.3	186.7	186.8	185.9	7.6	4.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	395.3	413.8	413.9	412.0	16.7	4.2
Information	81.6	88.7	88.9	87.7	6.1	7.5
Financial activities	180.9	181.4	181.3	179.1	-1.8	-1.0
Professional and business services	515.7	556.9	555.5	548.8	33.1	6.4
Education and health services	582.6	598.0	597.8	611.6	29.0	5.0
Leisure and hospitality	233.8	276.3	274.9	260.8	27.0	11.5
Other services	92.0	101.0	100.0	94.0	2.0	2.2
Government	303.5	281.8	279.6	297.6	-5.9	-1.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,556.0	4,759.0	4,756.5	4,756.1	200.1	4.4
Mining and logging	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.1	5.6
Construction	184.4	193.6	193.4	191.4	7.0	3.8
Manufacturing	398.2	417.4	414.7	412.4	14.2	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	922.2	965.3	968.5	963.7	41.5	4.5
Information	75.1	78.8	78.0	78.1	3.0	4.0
Financial activities	315.5	318.9	318.3	317.4	1.9	0.6
Professional and business services	819.8	862.0	861.1	858.5	38.7	4.7
Education and health services	710.7	719.6	720.8	733.9	23.2	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	421.0	492.9	492.8	471.8	50.8	12.1
Other services	181.4	188.5	189.3	188.3	6.9	3.8
Government	525.9	520.1	517.7	538.7	12.8	2.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	3,878.6	4,127.5	4,125.0	4,129.8	251.2	6.5
Mining, logging, and construction	219.8	232.3	229.8	233.7	13.9	6.3
Manufacturing	285.9	301.7	300.6	300.9	15.0	5.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	841.4	890.3	890.9	890.8	49.4	5.9
Information	82.9	88.3	87.6	87.7	4.8	5.8
Financial activities	347.2	371.5	369.8	368.0	20.8	6.0
Professional and business services	698.8	763.0	757.2	757.7	58.9	8.4
Education and health services	458.3	489.0	494.5	492.6	34.3	7.5
Leisure and hospitality	372.3	430.5	421.6	418.7	46.4	12.5
Other services	122.6	134.1	133.8	133.9	11.3	9.2
Government	449.4	426.8	439.2	445.8	-3.6	-0.8
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,097.2	3,267.7	3,270.8	3,285.6	188.4	6.1
Mining and logging	59.2	68.9	68.4	68.2	9.0	15.2
Construction	211.3	242.5	243.4	240.4	29.1	13.8
Manufacturing	213.0	228.3	227.9	227.3	14.3	6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	633.4	673.3	668.9	661.7	28.3	4.5
Information	30.7	32.3	32.2	32.3	1.6	5.2
Financial activities	170.5	173.5	175.1	175.6	5.1	3.0
Professional and business services	511.1	529.8	534.1	537.2	26.1	5.1
Education and health services	411.8	434.9	438.1	438.1	26.3	6.4
Leisure and hospitality	318.0	354.7	356.6	361.4	43.4	13.6
Other services	110.9	114.9	114.9	112.8	1.9	1.7
Government	427.3	414.6	411.2	430.6	3.3	0.8
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	5,959.8	6,153.7	6,191.7	6,219.2	259.4	4.4
Mining and logging	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0
Construction	249.8	265.9	268.4	266.0	16.2	6.5
Manufacturing	458.1	476.8	477.1	474.6	16.5	3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,061.7	1,101.3	1,105.0	1,100.9	39.2	3.7
Information	249.8	257.1	258.4	256.6	6.8	2.7
Financial activities	323.9	327.1	328.7	327.4	3.5	1.1
Professional and business services	960.1	998.7	1,000.1	1,006.9	46.8	4.9
Education and health services	1,077.7	1,112.8	1,122.9	1,134.1	56.4	5.2
Leisure and hospitality	670.8	727.7	729.5	731.1	60.3	9.0
Other services	188.1	208.4	203.5	207.3	19.2	10.2
Government	717.8	675.9	696.1	712.3	-5.5	-0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,672.0	2,783.9	2,821.7	2,824.7	152.7	5.7
Mining and logging	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	140.0	143.6	145.2	146.7	6.7	4.8
Manufacturing	89.1	95.9	96.4	96.1	7.0	7.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	606.2	639.6	642.5	641.8	35.6	5.9
Information	52.3	53.2	53.2	53.2	0.9	1.7
Financial activities	197.4	205.4	204.8	205.0	7.6	3.9
Professional and business services	471.1	489.6	493.8	489.5	18.4	3.9
Education and health services	405.8	423.1	428.9	434.3	28.5	7.0
Leisure and hospitality	294.8	327.1	331.4	331.9	37.1	12.6
Other services	110.1	120.5	121.2	121.4	11.3	10.3
Government	304.3	285.0	303.4	303.9	-0.4	-0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	9,355.4	9,832.6	9,801.5	9,807.4	452.0	4.8
Mining, logging, and construction	396.2	399.1	400.8	400.1	3.9	1.0
Manufacturing	336.0	343.4	343.7	342.0	6.0	1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,593.6	1,653.6	1,651.7	1,662.2	68.6	4.3
Information	315.6	329.2	329.3	330.6	15.0	4.8
Financial activities	771.2	793.7	791.3	781.1	9.9	1.3
Professional and business services	1,538.4	1,638.4	1,639.2	1,629.9	91.5	5.9
Education and health services	1,980.0	2,060.4	2,051.5	2,075.5	95.5	4.8
Leisure and hospitality	779.8	932.3	929.5	884.9	105.1	13.5
Other services	373.5	410.9	406.6	402.2	28.7	7.7
Government	1,271.1	1,271.6	1,257.9	1,298.9	27.8	2.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	2,881.9	2,981.4	2,980.5	2,989.1	107.2	3.7
Mining, logging, and construction	122.3	124.5	124.5	124.2	1.9	1.6
Manufacturing	173.0	180.7	180.1	180.3	7.3	4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	520.9	546.6	546.5	546.1	25.2	4.8
Information	50.0	50.5	50.4	50.1	0.1	0.2
Financial activities	216.9	221.6	221.0	219.9	3.0	1.4
Professional and business services	475.6	501.2	501.0	497.0	21.4	4.5
Education and health services	642.4	652.9	655.9	668.1	25.7	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	239.5	273.2	273.0	259.5	20.0	8.4
Other services	112.8	121.2	120.6	118.7	5.9	5.2
Government	328.5	309.0	307.5	325.2	-3.3	-1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,230.8	2,272.9	2,301.4	2,323.1	92.3	4.1
Mining and logging	2.8	3.1	3.1	3.1	0.3	10.7
Construction	141.5	144.3	146.5	146.5	5.0	3.5
Manufacturing	138.4	147.6	148.8	149.7	11.3	8.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	441.5	458.3	457.6	457.2	15.7	3.6
Information	40.3	43.5	43.6	42.7	2.4	6.0
Financial activities	215.8	215.9	215.2	215.6	-0.2	-0.1
Professional and business services	370.1	381.7	383.5	387.0	16.9	4.6
Education and health services	346.3	360.0	364.7	369.6	23.3	6.7
Leisure and hospitality	220.8	230.4	232.1	232.9	12.1	5.5
Other services	69.6	70.1	69.2	71.2	1.6	2.3
Government	243.7	218.0	237.1	247.6	3.9	1.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,354.8	2,465.2	2,468.9	2,463.8	109.0	4.6
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	122.6	131.6	129.4	127.8	5.2	4.2
Manufacturing	148.5	155.8	155.8	157.0	8.5	5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	343.4	361.5	361.6	358.8	15.4	4.5
Information	141.4	150.0	150.5	148.3	6.9	4.9
Financial activities	139.3	142.7	143.0	141.1	1.8	1.3
Professional and business services	494.6	528.3	531.0	527.0	32.4	6.6
Education and health services	364.1	369.7	370.1	371.7	7.6	2.1
Leisure and hospitality	215.2	241.0	241.4	241.0	25.8	12.0
Other services	75.6	85.5	84.9	83.9	8.3	11.0
Government	309.7	298.7	300.8	306.8	-2.9	-0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,232.1	3,313.4	3,304.8	3,320.9	88.8	2.7
Mining, logging, and construction	161.2	166.5	164.3	166.4	5.2	3.2
Manufacturing	54.9	56.5	56.6	56.6	1.7	3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	390.6	407.6	408.3	406.6	16.0	4.1
Information	76.5	79.6	79.5	79.7	3.2	4.2
Financial activities	156.7	150.7	150.1	147.7	-9.0	-5.7
Professional and business services	782.8	806.0	802.6	803.1	20.3	2.6
Education and health services	425.0	436.5	434.4	439.6	14.6	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	276.7	315.7	313.1	310.3	33.6	12.1
Other services	194.5	199.3	199.2	198.1	3.6	1.9
Government	713.2	695.0	696.7	712.8	-0.4	-0.1
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