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State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings
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The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program produces detailed industry estimates of employment, hours, and earnings of workers on nonfarm payrolls. CES State and Metro Area produces data for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions. CES National Estimates produces estimates for the nation.
Each month, CES surveys approximately 119,000 businesses and government agencies, representing 629,000 individual worksites.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Change in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, August 2023 to August 2024, not seasonally adjusted
Metropolitan area
Percent change
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
0.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL
3.3
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
0.1
Decatur, AL
1.7
Dothan, AL
2.1
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
1.2
Gadsden, AL
0.6
Huntsville, AL
1.7
Mobile, AL
0.8
Montgomery, AL
1.4
Tuscaloosa, AL
1.9
Anchorage, AK
3.7
Fairbanks, AK
1.8
Flagstaff, AZ
1.0
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.3
Prescott, AZ
1.1
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
0.9
Tucson, AZ
-0.3
Yuma, AZ
2.8
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
3.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK
2.4
Hot Springs, AR
0.2
Jonesboro, AR
2.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
2.3
Pine Bluff, AR
-0.3
Bakersfield, CA
0.8
Chico, CA
2.3
El Centro, CA
3.7
Fresno, CA
2.3
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
2.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.6
Madera, CA
4.6
Merced, CA
2.0
Modesto, CA
1.9
Napa, CA
1.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
1.4
Redding, CA
3.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
2.0
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.1
Salinas, CA
0.9
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
0.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
0.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
0.8
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
1.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
1.1
Santa Rosa, CA
1.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA
3.8
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
1.0
Visalia-Porterville, CA
1.8
Yuba City, CA
3.3
Boulder, CO
2.0
Colorado Springs, CO
1.4
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
-0.3
Fort Collins, CO
1.5
Grand Junction, CO
0.6
Greeley, CO
0.8
Pueblo, CO
-0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT NECTA
1.0
Danbury, CT NECTA
-0.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT NECTA
1.2
New Haven, CT NECTA
1.8
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI NECTA
0.2
Waterbury, CT NECTA
0.3
Dover, DE
2.8
Salisbury, MD-DE
-1.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
2.0
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
2.0
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
1.5
Gainesville, FL
2.9
Homosassa Springs, FL
0.8
Jacksonville, FL
1.7
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
2.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.5
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
3.7
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
1.8
Ocala, FL
1.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
1.2
Panama City, FL
-0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
1.8
Port St. Lucie, FL
3.5
Punta Gorda, FL
2.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
1.0
Sebring, FL
1.8
Tallahassee, FL
3.8
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.6
The Villages, FL
3.3
Albany, GA
1.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA
2.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
1.3
Brunswick, GA
2.7
Columbus, GA-AL
2.3
Dalton, GA
1.3
Gainesville, GA
3.1
Hinesville, GA
2.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA
1.8
Rome, GA
3.0
Savannah, GA
2.0
Valdosta, GA
0.4
Warner Robins, GA
3.0
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
-3.5
Urban Honolulu, HI
2.0
Boise City, ID
3.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID
-0.3
Idaho Falls, ID
2.7
Lewiston, ID-WA
1.7
Pocatello, ID
4.7
Twin Falls, ID
1.8
Bloomington, IL
0.7
Carbondale-Marion, IL
1.6
Champaign-Urbana, IL
4.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.0
Danville, IL
0.4
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
-1.4
Decatur, IL
0.0
Kankakee, IL
0.2
Peoria, IL
-0.6
Rockford, IL
0.2
Springfield, IL
0.6
Bloomington, IN
2.2
Columbus, IN
0.6
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
0.5
Evansville, IN-KY
1.4
Fort Wayne, IN
1.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.6
Kokomo, IN
1.6
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
1.9
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
1.2
Muncie, IN
-1.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
0.8
Terre Haute, IN
0.7
Ames, IA
1.7
Cedar Rapids, IA
1.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
0.2
Dubuque, IA
2.2
Iowa City, IA
1.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
1.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
1.1
Lawrence, KS
-1.0
Manhattan, KS
-0.2
Topeka, KS
2.9
Wichita, KS
1.7
Bowling Green, KY
2.8
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
1.9
Lexington-Fayette, KY
2.0
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1.1
Owensboro, KY
0.0
Alexandria, LA
0.8
Baton Rouge, LA
0.8
Hammond, LA
0.8
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
0.9
Lafayette, LA
0.4
Lake Charles, LA
1.5
Monroe, LA
-1.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-0.1
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
-0.3
Bangor, ME NECTA
1.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECTA
0.6
Portland-South Portland, ME NECTA
1.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
0.0
California-Lexington Park, MD
0.8
Cumberland, MD-WV
1.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
0.3
Barnstable Town, MA NECTA
-1.8
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA
1.2
Leominster-Gardner, MA NECTA
2.3
New Bedford, MA NECTA
1.5
Pittsfield, MA NECTA
-0.5
Springfield, MA-CT NECTA
1.2
Worcester, MA-CT NECTA
1.9
Ann Arbor, MI
0.2
Battle Creek, MI
0.5
Bay City, MI
1.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.4
Flint, MI
1.0
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
0.9
Jackson, MI
0.0
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
-0.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
2.0
Midland, MI
1.6
Monroe, MI
0.0
Muskegon, MI
-0.7
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
-1.9
Saginaw, MI
-1.0
Duluth, MN-WI
-0.8
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
3.0
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.1
Rochester, MN
5.9
St. Cloud, MN
1.4
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
1.8
Hattiesburg, MS
1.8
Jackson, MS
0.9
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
1.1
Columbia, MO
2.7
Jefferson City, MO
2.5
Joplin, MO
2.5
Kansas City, MO-KS
1.7
St. Joseph, MO-KS
0.8
St. Louis, MO-IL
2.6
Springfield, MO
2.0
Billings, MT
2.0
Great Falls, MT
1.4
Missoula, MT
2.7
Grand Island, NE
3.2
Lincoln, NE
3.4
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
2.6
Carson City, NV
2.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.7
Reno, NV
2.3
Dover-Durham, NH-ME NECTA
1.0
Manchester, NH NECTA
2.9
Portsmouth, NH-ME NECTA
0.7
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
0.2
Ocean City, NJ
-0.2
Trenton, NJ
2.2
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
1.0
Albuquerque, NM
2.5
Farmington, NM
-3.8
Las Cruces, NM
2.7
Santa Fe, NM
2.7
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
1.8
Binghamton, NY
2.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
1.6
Elmira, NY
2.9
Glens Falls, NY
-1.8
Ithaca, NY
1.0
Kingston, NY
2.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.7
Rochester, NY
2.1
Syracuse, NY
1.5
Utica-Rome, NY
2.0
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
0.5
Asheville, NC
1.1
Burlington, NC
1.9
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.8
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
2.5
Fayetteville, NC
1.3
Goldsboro, NC
2.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC
0.2
Greenville, NC
2.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
0.3
Jacksonville, NC
2.0
New Bern, NC
1.5
Raleigh, NC
2.4
Rocky Mount, NC
1.1
Wilmington, NC
1.8
Winston-Salem, NC
0.6
Bismarck, ND
0.3
Fargo, ND-MN
2.0
Grand Forks, ND-MN
1.7
Akron, OH
0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH
0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.8
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
0.5
Columbus, OH
0.2
Dayton, OH
0.2
Lima, OH
0.8
Mansfield, OH
1.4
Springfield, OH
-0.6
Toledo, OH
-0.2
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
0.8
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
-0.3
Enid, OK
-0.4
Lawton, OK
0.7
Oklahoma City, OK
2.0
Tulsa, OK
1.7
Albany, OR
1.5
Bend-Redmond, OR
-0.1
Corvallis, OR
1.4
Eugene, OR
1.1
Grants Pass, OR
-0.4
Medford, OR
1.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
0.1
Salem, OR
1.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
3.0
Altoona, PA
2.0
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
1.8
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
3.0
East Stroudsburg, PA
0.2
Erie, PA
2.1
Gettysburg, PA
3.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
2.0
Johnstown, PA
3.0
Lancaster, PA
1.5
Lebanon, PA
2.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.0
Pittsburgh, PA
2.1
Reading, PA
1.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
2.7
State College, PA
0.4
Williamsport, PA
1.4
York-Hanover, PA
1.0
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA NECTA
0.9
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
4.3
Columbia, SC
2.6
Florence, SC
4.5
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
2.0
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
1.8
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
2.2
Spartanburg, SC
3.5
Sumter, SC
2.9
Rapid City, SD
-1.2
Sioux Falls, SD
-0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA
1.5
Clarksville, TN-KY
1.6
Cleveland, TN
1.3
Jackson, TN
0.0
Johnson City, TN
0.7
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
0.6
Knoxville, TN
1.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
-0.4
Morristown, TN
0.6
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.8
Abilene, TX
2.2
Amarillo, TX
-0.2
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
2.9
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
2.2
College Station-Bryan, TX
4.0
Corpus Christi, TX
0.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.4
El Paso, TX
1.7
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.4
Killeen-Temple, TX
1.3
Laredo, TX
1.5
Longview, TX
0.9
Lubbock, TX
1.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
1.9
Midland, TX
1.5
Odessa, TX
0.9
San Angelo, TX
1.9
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.3
Sherman-Denison, TX
1.9
Texarkana, TX-AR
1.0
Tyler, TX
0.7
Victoria, TX
0.2
Waco, TX
2.5
Wichita Falls, TX
1.9
Logan, UT-ID
1.3
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
2.8
Provo-Orem, UT
2.6
St. George, UT
4.7
Salt Lake City, UT
2.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT NECTA
2.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
3.0
Charlottesville, VA
4.0
Harrisonburg, VA
1.4
Lynchburg, VA
2.6
Richmond, VA
2.0
Roanoke, VA
2.2
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
0.6
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
1.1
Winchester, VA-WV
1.1
Bellingham, WA
-0.2
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA
2.7
Longview, WA
1.4
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
1.3
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
2.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.8
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
1.6
Walla Walla, WA
2.8
Wenatchee, WA
0.4
Yakima, WA
2.1
Beckley, WV
2.5
Charleston, WV
2.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
1.3
Morgantown, WV
0.0
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
3.1
Wheeling, WV-OH
2.3
Appleton, WI
0.2
Eau Claire, WI
2.1
Fond du Lac, WI
1.0
Green Bay, WI
0.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI
0.0
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
1.5
Madison, WI
0.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
-0.6
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
0.5
Racine, WI
0.7
Sheboygan, WI
0.2
Wausau, WI
0.0
Casper, WY
2.0
Cheyenne, WY
1.4
Aguadilla-Isabela, PR
0.7
Arecibo, PR
5.0
Guayama, PR
2.1
Mayaguez, PR
1.8
Ponce, PR
3.1
San German, PR
5.8
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR
1.4
Latest Numbers
All States Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
63.7(p) in Aug 2024
All MSAs Diffusion Index, 1-month, total nonfarm
60.7(p) in Aug 2024
Historical Data
News Release
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News Releases
August jobless rates up in 6 states, down in 1; payroll jobs up in 4 states, down in 1
09/20/2024
In August, unemployment rates were higher in 6 states and the District of Columbia,
lower in 1 state, and stable in 43 states. Nonfarm payroll employment increased in
4 states, decreased in 1 state, and was essentially unchanged in 45 states and the
District.
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August jobless rates up over the year in 315 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 54
10/02/2024
Jobless rates were higher in August than a year earlier in 315 of the 389 metropolitan areas,
lower in 54, and unchanged in 20. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 54
metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 335.
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The State Employment and Unemployment data for September 2024 are scheduled
to be released on October 22, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment data for September 2024 are
scheduled to be released on October 30, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time.
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Employment increased in 24 large metro areas from June 2023 to June 2024
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 24 large metropolitan areas (those with a population of at least 1 million in the 2010 Census) from June 2023 to June 2024 and was essentially unchanged in 27 large metropolitan areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (+3.4 percent), and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (+2.8 percent). read more »
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