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25-912-ATL
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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Atlanta Area Employment — April 2025

Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area stood at 3,107,800 in April 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the employment change over the year was not statistically significant. Nationally, employment rose 1.2 percent over the year. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)


Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, is made up of two metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, division accounted for 81 percent of the metropolitan area’s total nonfarm employment in April 2025. Marietta, GA, accounted for 19 percent of area employment.

Industry employment

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, education and health services had the only significant gain (+18,600) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Health care and social assistance accounted for 17,500, or 94 percent, of the jobs gained within this supersector. The metropolitan area had a 4.2-percent gain in the education and health services supersector, compared to the 3.4-percent increase for the nation.


Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in April 2025. Four of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (+96,100), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+52,100), Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+35,800), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+33,400). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, each had a 1.2-percent rate of job gain, followed by Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+1.1 percent), and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (+1.0 percent).

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. See the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note for more information on definitions and methodology.

Reliability of the employment 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. 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. Documentation on the reliability of state and area estimates is available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineations issued on July 21, 2023. 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, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties.

  • The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division includes Barrow, Butts, Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lumpkin, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, and Walton Counties.

  • The Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division includes Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Haralson, and Paulding Counties.

Additional information

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

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, Atlanta metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and IndustryApr
2024
Feb
2025
Mar
2025
Apr
2025(p)
Apr 2024 to
Apr 2025(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

3,100.83,099.43,110.03,107.87.00.2

Mining and logging

2.12.12.12.10.00.0

Construction

149.7147.1147.9147.2-2.5-1.7

Manufacturing

180.9179.2179.8179.8-1.1-0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

659.4653.2651.2649.8-9.6-1.5

Information

105.5105.2107.8102.2-3.3-3.1

Financial activities

207.6209.0209.0209.41.80.9

Professional and business services

571.1565.6566.5568.7-2.4-0.4

Education and health services

440.5458.0460.1459.118.64.2

Leisure and hospitality

316.1306.2308.6314.2-1.9-0.6

Other services

109.3108.7110.0109.1-0.2-0.2

Government

358.6365.1367.0366.27.62.1

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

2,521.92,520.82,530.52,526.74.80.2

Mining and logging

1.81.81.81.80.00.0

Construction

104.5102.9103.5103.2-1.3-1.2

Manufacturing

138.5137.5137.7137.7-0.8-0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

538.6531.5529.4527.7-10.9-2.0

Information

92.492.695.389.6-2.8-3.0

Financial activities

175.7177.3177.3177.51.81.0

Professional and business services

467.0461.9463.2464.4-2.6-0.6

Education and health services

361.8374.8376.9375.814.03.9

Leisure and hospitality

250.7243.8245.8251.00.30.1

Other services

92.291.792.992.1-0.1-0.1

Government

298.7305.0306.7305.97.22.4

Marietta, GA Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

578.9578.6579.5581.12.20.4

Mining and logging

0.30.30.30.30.00.0

Construction

45.244.244.444.0-1.2-2.7

Manufacturing

42.441.742.142.1-0.3-0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

120.8121.7121.8122.11.31.1

Information

13.112.612.512.6-0.5-3.8

Financial activities

31.931.731.731.90.00.0

Professional and business services

104.1103.7103.3104.30.20.2

Education and health services

78.783.283.283.34.65.8

Leisure and hospitality

65.462.462.863.2-2.2-3.4

Other services

17.117.017.117.0-0.1-0.6

Government

59.960.160.360.30.40.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
AreaApr
2024
Feb
2025
Mar
2025
Apr
2025(p)
Apr 2024 to
Apr 2025(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

United States(1)

Total nonfarm

157,438157,944158,411159,3161,8781.2

Mining and logging

624620619620-4-0.6

Construction

8,0897,9878,0718,2261371.7

Manufacturing

12,80112,71112,71412,716-85-0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,65628,88728,86128,9152590.9

Information

2,9342,9212,9202,922-12-0.4

Financial activities

9,0979,1839,1829,2021051.2

Professional and business services

22,59322,32822,35522,577-16-0.1

Education and health services

26,42727,16227,22827,3218943.4

Leisure and hospitality

16,64016,34616,55916,8572171.3

Other services

5,9435,9595,9936,021781.3

Government

23,63423,84023,90923,9393051.3

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

3,100.83,099.43,110.03,107.87.00.2

Mining and logging

2.12.12.12.10.00.0

Construction

149.7147.1147.9147.2-2.5-1.7

Manufacturing

180.9179.2179.8179.8-1.1-0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

659.4653.2651.2649.8-9.6-1.5

Information

105.5105.2107.8102.2-3.3-3.1

Financial activities

207.6209.0209.0209.41.80.9

Professional and business services

571.1565.6566.5568.7-2.4-0.4

Education and health services

440.5458.0460.1459.118.64.2

Leisure and hospitality

316.1306.2308.6314.2-1.9-0.6

Other services

109.3108.7110.0109.1-0.2-0.2

Government

358.6365.1367.0366.27.62.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Total nonfarm

2,753.62,719.42,728.62,754.50.90.0

Mining, logging, and construction

121.9114.9114.9119.1-2.8-2.3

Manufacturing

164.7162.3162.4162.6-2.1-1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

386.6386.6387.2389.22.60.7

Information

77.675.475.575.5-2.1-2.7

Financial activities

177.3178.6178.9179.11.81.0

Professional and business services

520.8511.1509.9519.8-1.0-0.2

Education and health services

618.9622.3624.4624.96.01.0

Leisure and hospitality

267.6248.3253.2261.8-5.8-2.2

Other services

97.494.995.196.3-1.1-1.1

Government

320.8325.0327.1326.25.41.7

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Total nonfarm

4,690.54,659.24,678.34,706.516.00.3

Mining and logging

1.61.61.61.70.16.3

Construction

177.4162.2167.1176.8-0.6-0.3

Manufacturing

405.9401.8406.2404.5-1.4-0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

936.9935.9936.5935.4-1.5-0.2

Information

75.575.875.375.80.30.4

Financial activities

311.3312.1312.6312.41.10.4

Professional and business services

811.0790.6789.2795.2-15.8-1.9

Education and health services

769.8784.3782.0785.315.52.0

Leisure and hospitality

460.4447.9456.3468.37.91.7

Other services

192.4193.3194.2194.42.01.0

Government

548.3553.7557.3556.78.41.5

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

4,244.44,272.44,275.84,296.552.11.2

Mining, logging, and construction

251.8253.4256.5259.88.03.2

Manufacturing

310.3309.9308.5307.6-2.7-0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

879.8891.9891.3889.79.91.1

Information

88.788.689.488.80.10.1

Financial activities

377.4383.5382.6383.25.81.5

Professional and business services

773.7769.7764.7772.3-1.4-0.2

Education and health services

510.7517.9518.2520.910.22.0

Leisure and hospitality

427.1425.8429.5437.210.12.4

Other services

139.1138.3140.2140.00.90.6

Government

485.8493.4494.9497.011.22.3

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Total nonfarm

3,429.83,453.73,455.83,470.240.41.2

Mining and logging

78.280.280.180.92.73.5

Construction

232.0233.2233.3233.71.70.7

Manufacturing

238.3238.9238.5239.41.10.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

689.4699.9698.7699.810.41.5

Information

30.229.329.229.1-1.1-3.6

Financial activities

180.7181.2181.1181.10.40.2

Professional and business services

561.8560.8556.9562.50.70.1

Education and health services

458.6464.6466.8468.610.02.2

Leisure and hospitality

365.1361.2364.2368.13.00.8

Other services

130.6134.4135.9135.85.24.0

Government

464.9470.0471.1471.26.31.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,272.06,261.96,262.76,283.811.80.2

Mining and logging

2.12.02.02.0-0.1-4.8

Construction

255.8245.0242.9247.1-8.7-3.4

Manufacturing

468.6452.9450.6449.6-19.0-4.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,067.01,067.31,060.11,057.5-9.5-0.9

Information

211.8209.5207.2209.5-2.3-1.1

Financial activities

311.8303.8303.0303.8-8.0-2.6

Professional and business services

965.9963.1960.1960.6-5.3-0.5

Education and health services

1,243.01,289.21,296.51,301.158.14.7

Leisure and hospitality

769.3753.2755.3764.2-5.1-0.7

Other services

215.8209.3211.4212.7-3.1-1.4

Government

760.9766.6773.6775.714.81.9

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,968.32,991.02,995.13,001.733.41.1

Mining and logging

0.90.90.90.90.00.0

Construction

157.0160.1159.9160.83.82.4

Manufacturing

101.8102.5102.6102.30.50.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

654.2669.0667.3664.610.41.6

Information

55.154.554.454.2-0.9-1.6

Financial activities

220.1219.5220.1220.40.30.1

Professional and business services

521.0516.2516.4522.91.90.4

Education and health services

463.5472.7473.6476.212.72.7

Leisure and hospitality

357.2353.6355.9355.8-1.4-0.4

Other services

118.4119.2119.3119.91.51.3

Government

319.1322.8324.7323.74.61.4

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Total nonfarm

9,923.39,913.59,954.310,019.496.11.0

Mining, logging, and construction

387.3360.8368.8379.7-7.6-2.0

Manufacturing

330.8328.7330.3329.9-0.9-0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,588.41,590.71,585.31,582.1-6.3-0.4

Information

312.8308.4309.8306.6-6.2-2.0

Financial activities

813.8814.6814.0817.43.60.4

Professional and business services

1,616.31,587.61,594.91,615.0-1.3-0.1

Education and health services

2,278.42,352.32,364.02,381.2102.84.5

Leisure and hospitality

893.3858.0868.8885.9-7.4-0.8

Other services

397.7398.1401.1402.64.91.2

Government

1,304.51,314.31,317.31,319.014.51.1

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

Total nonfarm

3,104.03,097.93,114.03,139.835.81.2

Mining, logging, and construction

125.0116.6117.7120.6-4.4-3.5

Manufacturing

178.3177.3177.1177.8-0.5-0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

537.9542.8541.1541.03.10.6

Information

52.550.651.051.0-1.5-2.9

Financial activities

225.8223.9222.9223.5-2.3-1.0

Professional and business services

499.6490.9494.8503.23.60.7

Education and health services

733.1754.3758.3761.828.73.9

Leisure and hospitality

277.2259.3266.0275.5-1.7-0.6

Other services

124.9127.7129.4129.95.04.0

Government

349.7354.5355.7355.55.81.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,463.22,461.62,460.12,478.315.10.6

Mining and logging

3.63.83.93.90.38.3

Construction

179.6177.8179.2181.62.01.1

Manufacturing

149.7148.3148.2147.6-2.1-1.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

470.2469.6465.4468.2-2.0-0.4

Information

40.838.838.539.3-1.5-3.7

Financial activities

209.9210.2209.9209.6-0.3-0.1

Professional and business services

392.4386.3385.7388.3-4.1-1.0

Education and health services

405.4416.9418.2424.619.24.7

Leisure and hospitality

271.4266.8269.1271.80.40.1

Other services

77.979.179.380.52.63.3

Government

262.3264.0262.7262.90.60.2

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Total nonfarm

2,437.32,415.32,416.82,421.3-16.0-0.7

Mining and logging

0.40.40.40.40.00.0

Construction

118.8113.1113.6116.1-2.7-2.3

Manufacturing

142.3133.2133.4132.7-9.6-6.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

341.2345.0342.3341.30.10.0

Information

135.8133.0132.8131.2-4.6-3.4

Financial activities

131.1128.6127.7128.0-3.1-2.4

Professional and business services

490.3486.0483.1483.7-6.6-1.3

Education and health services

412.5423.9425.2426.213.73.3

Leisure and hospitality

249.8239.9242.2243.5-6.3-2.5

Other services

87.485.586.286.9-0.5-0.6

Government

327.7326.7329.9331.33.61.1

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

Total nonfarm

3,367.03,369.73,380.93,393.726.70.8

Mining, logging, and construction

163.3164.3168.7173.810.56.4

Manufacturing

56.456.956.956.80.40.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

395.7398.6398.4397.61.90.5

Information

81.080.780.980.6-0.4-0.5

Financial activities

153.5154.5153.7154.30.80.5

Professional and business services

808.3799.8801.5799.4-8.9-1.1

Education and health services

478.0492.1493.5494.316.33.4

Leisure and hospitality

323.6306.1314.4324.00.40.1

Other services

183.9184.5183.3185.51.60.9

Government

723.3732.2729.6727.44.10.6

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

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025