August 30, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Metropolitan area employment and unemployment, July 2012
Over-the-year nonfarm employment changes, selected metropolitan areas, July 2011–July 2012
| Metropolitan area |
Change from July 2011 to July 2012 |
| Number |
Percent |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA |
90,400 |
1.1 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA |
86,300 |
1.7 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
83,700 |
3.2 |
Lafayette, LA |
15,400 |
10.3 |
Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR |
3,900 |
7.0 |
Columbus, IN |
3,800 |
8.3 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Metropolitan area employment and unemployment, July 2012.
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