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23-621-ATL
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

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Atlanta Area Employment — February 2023

Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area increased by 93,000 over the year in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the local rate of job gain, 3.2 percent, compared to the 2.9-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, leisure and hospitality had the largest gain (+28,200) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Within this supersector, the accommodation and food services sector added 22,400 jobs. The 10.3-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s leisure and hospitality supersector compared to the 6.6-percent gain on a national level.


Education and health services gained 20,900 jobs. Health care and social assistance accounted for 17,200, or 82.3 percent, of the jobs gained within this supersector. The metropolitan area had a 5.5-percent gain in the education and health services supersector, compared to the 4.3-percent increase for the nation.

Two other supersectors in the local area had significant over-the-year jobs gains in February: construction (+8,900) and financial activities (+8,300).

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in February 2023. All 12 areas gained jobs over the year. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, had the largest increase (+287,600). Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, had the smallest increase (+54,900) among the largest areas. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 5.3-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+4.3 percent). The rates of job gain in the remaining 10 areas ranged from 3.2 percent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, to 1.9 percent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for March 2023 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Changes to Current Employment Statistics (CES) Data

Effective with the release of January 2023 data, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates in this release have been adjusted to 2022 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2021 and seasonally adjusted data beginning with January 2018 were subject to revision. Some not seasonally adjusted and seasonally adjusted series have been revised as far back as 1990.

In addition, the basis for industry classification in the establishment survey has been revised from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to NAICS 2022. Implementation of NAICS 2022 resulted in revisions reflecting content and coding changes within the retail trade, information, and financial services sectors. The majority of the changes associated with the NAICS 2022 implementation impact levels of detail not published by CES State and Area. For more information about updated industry titles and new, discontinued, and collapsed industries resulting from the NAICS 2022 implementation, see the CES State and Area benchmark article.


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 2022 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 compensate for smaller sample sizes.

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 in the CES State and Area benchmark article.

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. Reliability of state and area estimates for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

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 IndustryFeb
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023(p)
Feb
2022 to Feb 2023(p)
Net changePercent change

United States

Total nonfarm

149,606155,344152,836153,9554,3492.9

Mining and logging

574626622622488.4

Construction

7,3497,7637,5497,6132643.6

Manufacturing

12,60012,98812,89112,9213212.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,29429,50628,74928,6353411.2

Information

2,9743,1393,0503,044702.4

Financial activities

8,9319,1329,0499,0471161.3

Professional and business services

22,08622,90722,47422,6305442.5

Education and health services

24,07824,96024,74925,1111,0334.3

Leisure and hospitality

14,86415,94715,63815,8449806.6

Other services

5,5885,7785,7415,7671793.2

Government

22,26822,59822,32422,7214532.0

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

2,935.03,048.33,012.43,028.093.03.2

Mining and logging

1.81.81.81.80.00.0

Construction

133.6141.2140.2142.58.96.7

Manufacturing

175.1178.9177.8178.33.21.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

647.8669.5650.3652.04.20.6

Information

115.0115.2117.1116.51.51.3

Financial activities

193.8204.1202.5202.18.34.3

Professional and business services

580.8590.3582.2582.31.50.3

Education and health services

380.4398.5398.2401.320.95.5

Leisure and hospitality

273.4299.4297.7301.628.210.3

Other services

99.7106.0104.5107.27.57.5

Government

333.6343.4340.1342.48.82.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary


Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and IndustryFeb
2022
Dec
2022
Jan
2023
Feb
2023(p)
Feb
2022 to Feb 2023(p)
Net changePercent change

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

2,935.03,048.33,012.43,028.093.03.2

Mining and logging

1.81.81.81.80.00.0

Construction

133.6141.2140.2142.58.96.7

Manufacturing

175.1178.9177.8178.33.21.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

647.8669.5650.3652.04.20.6

Information

115.0115.2117.1116.51.51.3

Financial activities

193.8204.1202.5202.18.34.3

Professional and business services

580.8590.3582.2582.31.50.3

Education and health services

380.4398.5398.2401.320.95.5

Leisure and hospitality

273.4299.4297.7301.628.210.3

Other services

99.7106.0104.5107.27.57.5

Government

333.6343.4340.1342.48.82.6

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH

Total nonfarm

2,718.32,813.32,772.42,786.968.62.5

Mining, logging, and construction

119.4126.4122.4122.32.92.4

Manufacturing

181.5182.5181.8182.00.50.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

400.3418.0411.3407.06.71.7

Information

82.185.583.483.51.41.7

Financial activities

183.2189.5188.8189.86.63.6

Professional and business services

523.8545.7536.4539.515.73.0

Education and health services

595.1600.9596.3611.116.02.7

Leisure and hospitality

227.5250.6242.2237.810.34.5

Other services

96.099.299.398.92.93.0

Government

309.4315.0310.5315.05.61.8

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Total nonfarm

4,580.14,771.64,667.74,673.193.02.0

Mining and logging

1.41.51.41.50.17.1

Construction

159.1176.8163.9163.64.52.8

Manufacturing

402.1410.9407.7408.86.71.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

948.3995.4965.3958.410.11.1

Information

79.081.980.377.9-1.1-1.4

Financial activities

314.5315.1313.0312.5-2.0-0.6

Professional and business services

841.1867.8839.8834.5-6.6-0.8

Education and health services

720.7746.9741.3752.631.94.4

Leisure and hospitality

406.7457.1445.9446.439.79.8

Other services

187.4193.6192.9193.76.33.4

Government

519.8524.6516.2523.23.40.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

3,988.74,223.44,177.14,200.3211.65.3

Mining, logging, and construction

225.6240.9240.8245.920.39.0

Manufacturing

294.5307.4305.3305.010.53.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

866.5921.8900.9899.332.83.8

Information

87.394.693.893.86.57.4

Financial activities

351.5370.7368.7368.416.94.8

Professional and business services

741.4784.5776.5787.846.46.3

Education and health services

464.4498.3490.8494.930.56.6

Leisure and hospitality

377.4402.9400.8400.022.66.0

Other services

123.5131.5133.9134.611.19.0

Government

456.6470.8465.6470.614.03.1

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Total nonfarm

3,177.33,335.83,285.43,314.6137.34.3

Mining and logging

63.367.468.368.04.77.4

Construction

217.6224.6220.8222.14.52.1

Manufacturing

218.9229.7227.1225.76.83.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

659.2696.7680.9678.018.82.9

Information

31.733.433.433.31.65.0

Financial activities

174.3183.4182.7184.410.15.8

Professional and business services

523.5554.7543.8552.428.95.5

Education and health services

416.9438.9433.6441.324.45.9

Leisure and hospitality

324.3343.9338.5342.618.35.6

Other services

116.9116.7115.8116.3-0.6-0.5

Government

430.7446.4440.5450.519.84.6

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,132.46,331.46,226.96,279.3146.92.4

Mining and logging

2.11.91.91.9-0.2-9.5

Construction

253.5255.7244.9251.5-2.0-0.8

Manufacturing

473.2478.7474.8474.10.90.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,086.01,129.81,101.41,097.511.51.1

Information

269.6257.2242.3246.4-23.2-8.6

Financial activities

331.7333.5327.5329.5-2.2-0.7

Professional and business services

985.81,025.91,008.11,013.427.62.8

Education and health services

1,104.41,157.51,149.71,164.059.65.4

Leisure and hospitality

695.3749.5736.0751.756.48.1

Other services

201.0209.7204.6208.47.43.7

Government

729.8732.0735.7740.911.11.5

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,776.62,878.92,846.12,861.985.33.1

Mining and logging

      

Construction

142.1142.5140.9139.7-2.4-1.7

Manufacturing

92.996.795.296.63.74.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

630.4661.6647.7649.519.13.0

Information

53.955.954.754.60.71.3

Financial activities

205.4214.6212.2210.34.92.4

Professional and business services

500.6517.1513.7516.315.73.1

Education and health services

420.0437.9433.3436.716.74.0

Leisure and hospitality

316.5330.8329.1334.017.55.5

Other services

110.6112.9112.5114.43.83.4

Government

303.4308.1306.0309.05.61.8

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

Total nonfarm

9,603.310,100.39,819.79,890.9287.63.0

Mining, logging, and construction

377.4406.9387.8391.914.53.8

Manufacturing

343.1349.9344.5347.03.91.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,652.11,739.01,674.51,657.04.90.3

Information

319.1330.1311.1318.4-0.7-0.2

Financial activities

781.8814.7803.2804.622.82.9

Professional and business services

1,583.11,664.81,596.51,612.028.91.8

Education and health services

2,096.32,194.32,166.12,204.6108.35.2

Leisure and hospitality

774.1887.7848.5856.182.010.6

Other services

385.3405.6399.0401.416.14.2

Government

1,291.01,307.31,288.51,297.96.90.5

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

Total nonfarm

2,953.63,081.73,024.43,041.087.43.0

Mining, logging, and construction

116.7123.2121.6120.43.73.2

Manufacturing

176.8181.6180.1181.74.92.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

544.6573.2554.5549.24.60.8

Information

53.054.754.354.21.22.3

Financial activities

223.8230.2228.1228.54.72.1

Professional and business services

486.3502.9494.2496.19.82.0

Education and health services

667.4695.4683.6697.730.34.5

Leisure and hospitality

235.4258.0253.8253.818.47.8

Other services

116.3123.0121.2121.24.94.2

Government

333.3339.5333.0338.24.91.5

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,309.22,379.52,354.42,364.154.92.4

Mining and logging

3.03.13.13.20.26.7

Construction

147.4153.1152.1154.77.35.0

Manufacturing

142.8151.6149.2148.86.04.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

459.1466.7453.2453.5-5.6-1.2

Information

42.543.643.142.90.40.9

Financial activities

218.2222.4221.3220.92.71.2

Professional and business services

388.2403.6399.7394.66.41.6

Education and health services

359.2379.3377.2380.521.35.9

Leisure and hospitality

232.4241.4240.4245.112.75.5

Other services

71.373.170.371.60.30.4

Government

245.1241.6244.8248.33.21.3

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Total nonfarm

2,428.82,509.52,477.12,491.963.12.6

Mining and logging

0.30.30.30.30.00.0

Construction

122.0123.4121.3125.53.52.9

Manufacturing

152.5157.0156.1158.15.63.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

352.8368.8358.4356.63.81.1

Information

148.0155.2150.8149.61.61.1

Financial activities

143.6146.8144.8145.82.21.5

Professional and business services

518.1531.6520.5523.45.31.0

Education and health services

377.4391.6390.5393.315.94.2

Leisure and hospitality

220.7246.5239.6242.421.79.8

Other services

81.083.582.581.70.70.9

Government

312.4304.8312.3315.22.80.9

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

Total nonfarm

3,260.03,355.93,308.33,321.961.91.9

Mining, logging, and construction

158.8165.7160.9161.93.12.0

Manufacturing

55.358.557.055.90.61.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

396.3415.5402.0396.0-0.3-0.1

Information

79.880.378.378.2-1.6-2.0

Financial activities

154.5154.8152.0153.1-1.4-0.9

Professional and business services

795.2806.1798.7803.98.71.1

Education and health services

436.5450.5447.3451.915.43.5

Leisure and hospitality

275.1304.4298.2299.324.28.8

Other services

190.7194.0193.6194.53.82.0

Government

717.8726.1720.3727.29.41.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2023