Employment increased in 280 metropolitan areas over the 12 months ending in December 2015
February 05, 2016
From December 2014 to December 2015, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 280 metropolitan areas, decreased in 94 areas, and was unchanged in 13 areas. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania (+156,400); Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+135,100); and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+98,900). The largest over-the-year percentage gain in employment occurred in Idaho Falls, Idaho (+4.5 percent), followed by Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware; and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (+4.4 percent each).
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Percentage change in metropolitan area employment, December 2014–December 2015
Metropolitan area
December 2014 employment
December 2015 employment(p)
Numerical change from December 2014 to December 2015(p)
Percentage change from December 2014 to December 2015(p)
Abilene, TX
69,400
69,700
300
0.4%
Akron, OH
335,300
342,400
7,100
2.1
Albany, GA
61,800
60,800
-1,000
-1.6
Albany, OR
41,100
42,200
1,100
2.7
Albany-Schedy-Troy, NY
461,800
465,200
3,400
0.7
Albuquerque, NM
383,100
388,100
5,000
1.3
Alexandria, LA
64,700
63,700
-1,000
-1.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
357,700
354,900
-2,800
-0.8
Altoona, PA
61,600
61,100
-500
-0.8
Amarillo, TX
117,600
118,600
1,000
0.9
Ames, IA
54,200
54,400
200
0.4
Anchorage, AK
178,900
180,200
1,300
0.7
Ann Arbor, MI
213,000
217,700
4,700
2.2
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL
46,500
46,600
100
0.2
Appleton, WI
122,500
126,300
3,800
3.1
Asheville, NC
182,800
186,000
3,200
1.8
Athens-Clarke County, GA
93,700
95,200
1,500
1.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
2,566,700
2,644,500
77,800
3.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
132,300
131,200
-1,100
-0.8
Auburn-Opelika, AL
61,100
61,800
700
1.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
229,400
232,600
3,200
1.4
Austin-Round Rock, TX
928,800
963,700
34,900
3.8
Bakersfield, CA
263,800
266,100
2,300
0.9
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
1,368,400
1,399,400
31,000
2.3
Bangor, ME
67,200
67,700
500
0.7
Barnstable Town, MA
98,400
101,100
2,700
2.7
Baton Rouge, LA
401,600
410,400
8,800
2.2
Battle Creek, MI
59,100
59,800
700
1.2
Bay City, MI
37,500
37,600
100
0.3
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
169,100
174,300
5,200
3.1
Beckley, WV
47,400
47,300
-100
-0.2
Bellingham, WA
88,600
90,100
1,500
1.7
Bend-Redmond, OR
70,400
72,300
1,900
2.7
Billings, MT
83,700
85,600
1,900
2.3
Binghamton, NY
107,000
105,200
-1,800
-1.7
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
519,000
524,400
5,400
1.0
Bismarck, ND
74,400
76,000
1,600
2.2
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
78,800
80,600
1,800
2.3
Bloomington, IL
95,000
95,100
100
0.1
Bloomington, IN
77,400
77,800
400
0.5
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
43,300
43,100
-200
-0.5
Boise City, ID
285,500
291,800
6,300
2.2
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
2,629,800
2,675,600
45,800
1.7
Boulder, CO
179,200
180,500
1,300
0.7
Bowling Green, KY
73,500
74,900
1,400
1.9
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA
87,200
88,300
1,100
1.3
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
413,900
420,500
6,600
1.6
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
138,600
141,000
2,400
1.7
Brunswick, GA
41,900
41,900
0
0.0
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
561,600
567,700
6,100
1.1
Burlington, NC
61,200
62,000
800
1.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT
125,200
127,900
2,700
2.2
California-Lexington Park, MD
44,600
45,600
1,000
2.2
Canton-Massillon, OH
173,900
175,700
1,800
1.0
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
239,400
247,500
8,100
3.4
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
45,100
43,400
-1,700
-3.8
Carbondale-Marion, IL
55,200
54,500
-700
-1.3
Carson City, NV
28,000
28,000
0
0.0
Casper, WY
43,200
41,900
-1,300
-3.0
Cedar Rapids, IA
141,300
143,300
2,000
1.4
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA
60,200
60,500
300
0.5
Champaign-Urbana, IL
109,700
110,600
900
0.8
Charleston, WV
124,300
123,500
-800
-0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
327,200
334,800
7,600
2.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1,093,900
1,130,000
36,100
3.3
Charlottesville, VA
113,100
113,900
800
0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA
243,600
250,300
6,700
2.8
Cheyenne, WY
47,600
47,300
-300
-0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
4,563,500
4,591,000
27,500
0.6
Chico, CA
77,300
79,300
2,000
2.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
1,055,900
1,075,600
19,700
1.9
Clarksville, TN-KY
89,300
90,600
1,300
1.5
Cleveland, TN
46,500
46,500
0
0.0
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
1,044,800
1,068,100
23,300
2.2
Coeur d'Alene, ID
58,500
61,100
2,600
4.4
College Station-Bryan, TX
107,500
108,200
700
0.7
Colorado Springs, CO
265,000
267,100
2,100
0.8
Columbia, MO
100,300
101,900
1,600
1.6
Columbia, SC
376,300
390,800
14,500
3.9
Columbus, GA-AL
123,600
126,400
2,800
2.3
Columbus, IN
52,400
54,100
1,700
3.2
Columbus, OH
1,035,700
1,056,000
20,300
2.0
Corpus Christi, TX
197,500
200,400
2,900
1.5
Corvallis, OR
40,600
40,700
100
0.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
104,100
104,100
0
0.0
Cumberland, MD-WV
40,200
40,200
0
0.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
3,359,300
3,458,200
98,900
2.9
Dalton, GA
67,700
68,500
800
1.2
Danbury, CT
80,600
80,100
-500
-0.6
Danville, IL
29,500
29,700
200
0.7
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
67,000
69,000
2,000
3.0
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
184,000
179,500
-4,500
-2.4
Dayton, OH
377,500
385,000
7,500
2.0
Decatur, AL
54,100
54,400
300
0.6
Decatur, IL
51,200
50,300
-900
-1.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
184,900
190,200
5,300
2.9
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
1,374,000
1,398,200
24,200
1.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
347,300
357,300
10,000
2.9
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
1,928,500
1,968,100
39,600
2.1
Dothan, AL
57,700
58,000
300
0.5
Dover, DE
68,500
68,000
-500
-0.7
Dover-Durham, NH-ME
53,900
53,900
0
0.0
Dubuque, IA
60,800
60,600
-200
-0.3
Duluth, MN-WI
135,000
135,800
800
0.6
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
296,600
302,900
6,300
2.1
East Stroudsburg, PA
55,800
55,000
-800
-1.4
Eau Claire, WI
85,800
86,200
400
0.5
El Centro, CA
55,500
56,600
1,100
2.0
El Paso, TX
298,400
303,500
5,100
1.7
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY
54,700
55,500
800
1.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN
124,800
129,700
4,900
3.9
Elmira, NY
39,900
39,800
-100
-0.3
Erie, PA
131,500
132,000
500
0.4
Eugene, OR
152,100
154,200
2,100
1.4
Evansville, IN-KY
158,900
160,700
1,800
1.1
Fairbanks, AK
37,800
37,500
-300
-0.8
Fargo, ND-MN
141,400
142,800
1,400
1.0
Farmington, NM
53,800
52,800
-1,000
-1.9
Fayetteville, NC
129,700
128,500
-1,200
-0.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
229,300
234,100
4,800
2.1
Flagstaff, AZ
64,100
64,600
500
0.8
Flint, MI
143,400
143,100
-300
-0.2
Florence, SC
85,800
86,600
800
0.9
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
57,400
56,100
-1,300
-2.3
Fond du Lac, WI
48,600
48,400
-200
-0.4
Fort Collins, CO
149,700
155,100
5,400
3.6
Fort Smith, AR-OK
113,800
112,600
-1,200
-1.1
Fort Wayne, IN
214,800
217,600
2,800
1.3
Fresno, CA
320,900
327,300
6,400
2.0
Gadsden, AL
37,700
37,700
0
0.0
Gainesville, FL
135,500
137,000
1,500
1.1
Gainesville, GA
82,300
83,300
1,000
1.2
Gettysburg, PA
35,100
34,700
-400
-1.1
Glens Falls, NY
53,900
54,300
400
0.7
Goldsboro, NC
42,900
41,700
-1,200
-2.8
Grand Forks, ND-MN
58,300
58,800
500
0.9
Grand Island, NE
43,200
43,000
-200
-0.5
Grand Junction, CO
62,500
62,100
-400
-0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
522,800
542,600
19,800
3.8
Grants Pass, OR
24,800
25,000
200
0.8
Great Falls, MT
35,900
35,000
-900
-2.5
Greeley, CO
102,100
105,900
3,800
3.7
Green Bay, WI
174,400
178,000
3,600
2.1
Greensboro-High Point, NC
356,900
367,100
10,200
2.9
Greenville, NC
78,800
78,600
-200
-0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC
397,000
408,200
11,200
2.8
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS
152,200
152,900
700
0.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
104,500
103,800
-700
-0.7
Hammond, LA
45,100
44,800
-300
-0.7
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
37,800
38,000
200
0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
331,500
341,200
9,700
2.9
Harrisonburg, VA
65,900
66,400
500
0.8
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
576,300
582,200
5,900
1.0
Hattiesburg, MS
63,100
62,400
-700
-1.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
147,900
147,200
-700
-0.5
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC
72,200
72,100
-100
-0.1
Hinesville, GA
19,900
19,700
-200
-1.0
Homosassa Springs, FL
32,600
32,700
100
0.3
Hot Springs, AR
38,000
38,600
600
1.6
Houma-Thibodaux, LA
102,600
99,000
-3,600
-3.5
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2,992,600
3,015,800
23,200
0.8
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
142,800
143,200
400
0.3
Huntsville, AL
218,500
221,300
2,800
1.3
Idaho Falls, ID
60,500
63,200
2,700
4.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1,015,900
1,043,300
27,400
2.7
Iowa City, IA
99,000
100,600
1,600
1.6
Ithaca, NY
72,200
71,200
-1,000
-1.4
Jackson, MI
56,100
56,500
400
0.7
Jackson, MS
275,000
277,500
2,500
0.9
Jackson, TN
66,300
67,100
800
1.2
Jacksonville, FL
639,500
656,800
17,300
2.7
Jacksonville, NC
50,400
49,900
-500
-1.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI
67,500
68,300
800
1.2
Jefferson City, MO
76,300
75,700
-600
-0.8
Johnson City, TN
79,100
79,900
800
1.0
Johnstown, PA
58,300
57,300
-1,000
-1.7
Jonesboro, AR
54,800
56,500
1,700
3.1
Joplin, MO
81,600
83,300
1,700
2.1
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
72,700
73,800
1,100
1.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI
141,500
146,200
4,700
3.3
Kankakee, IL
45,700
45,700
0
0.0
Kansas City, MO-KS
1,040,000
1,042,700
2,700
0.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA
104,700
106,600
1,900
1.8
Killeen-Temple, TX
137,000
137,500
500
0.4
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
122,800
125,300
2,500
2.0
Kingston, NY
61,600
61,800
200
0.3
Knoxville, TN
384,800
397,500
12,700
3.3
Kokomo, IN
41,100
42,100
1,000
2.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
78,000
78,500
500
0.6
Lafayette, LA
222,900
217,400
-5,500
-2.5
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN
103,400
104,200
800
0.8
Lake Charles, LA
102,000
104,300
2,300
2.3
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
46,900
46,200
-700
-1.5
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
206,100
214,800
8,700
4.2
Lancaster, PA
241,700
249,600
7,900
3.3
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
226,200
228,700
2,500
1.1
Laredo, TX
100,900
102,800
1,900
1.9
Las Cruces, NM
72,100
71,000
-1,100
-1.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
901,200
919,400
18,200
2.0
Lawrence, KS
53,500
54,300
800
1.5
Lawton, OK
45,500
45,200
-300
-0.7
Lebanon, PA
52,000
50,900
-1,100
-2.1
Leominster-Gardner, MA
50,900
51,300
400
0.8
Lewiston, ID-WA
27,500
28,100
600
2.2
Lewiston-Auburn, ME
51,100
51,000
-100
-0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY
270,200
278,100
7,900
2.9
Lima, OH
52,900
55,100
2,200
4.2
Lincoln, NE
187,100
191,400
4,300
2.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR
350,100
353,900
3,800
1.1
Logan, UT-ID
58,900
60,000
1,100
1.9
Longview, TX
105,900
106,400
500
0.5
Longview, WA
39,600
39,200
-400
-1.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
5,853,100
5,988,200
135,100
2.3
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN
646,700
662,100
15,400
2.4
Lubbock, TX
139,000
142,000
3,000
2.2
Lynchburg, VA
104,400
103,800
-600
-0.6
Macon, GA
103,400
102,900
-500
-0.5
Madera, CA
36,500
37,100
600
1.6
Madison, WI
389,200
395,300
6,100
1.6
Manchester, NH
109,600
110,500
900
0.8
Manhattan, KS
44,700
45,900
1,200
2.7
Mankato-North Mankato, MN
56,400
56,400
0
0.0
Mansfield, OH
53,100
52,900
-200
-0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
249,800
255,800
6,000
2.4
Medford, OR
82,600
85,300
2,700
3.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
628,200
636,700
8,500
1.4
Merced, CA
65,200
63,700
-1,500
-2.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2,500,300
2,555,600
55,300
2.2
Michigan City-La Porte, IN
42,300
42,000
-300
-0.7
Midland, MI
37,900
38,400
500
1.3
Midland, TX
98,800
100,600
1,800
1.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
849,700
856,600
6,900
0.8
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
1,913,600
1,947,600
34,000
1.8
Missoula, MT
57,800
58,300
500
0.9
Mobile, AL
175,400
176,500
1,100
0.6
Modesto, CA
163,900
168,000
4,100
2.5
Monroe, LA
79,200
78,000
-1,200
-1.5
Monroe, MI
42,100
42,800
700
1.7
Montgomery, AL
171,100
172,000
900
0.5
Morgantown, WV
70,900
70,400
-500
-0.7
Morristown, TN
44,700
45,900
1,200
2.7
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
48,400
47,700
-700
-1.4
Muncie, IN
51,400
52,500
1,100
2.1
Muskegon, MI
63,200
64,800
1,600
2.5
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
148,200
152,200
4,000
2.7
Napa, CA
69,500
70,700
1,200
1.7
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
137,200
140,300
3,100
2.3
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
899,400
928,500
29,100
3.2
New Bedford, MA
67,100
67,600
500
0.7
New Bern, NC
44,100
43,800
-300
-0.7
New Haven, CT
284,600
287,100
2,500
0.9
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
569,500
568,600
-900
-0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
9,312,800
9,469,200
156,400
1.7
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI
60,500
62,400
1,900
3.1
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
279,000
283,400
4,400
1.6
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
128,700
128,000
-700
-0.5
Ocala, FL
99,000
99,900
900
0.9
Ocean City, NJ
37,200
36,500
-700
-1.9
Odessa, TX
82,300
83,500
1,200
1.5
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
235,300
241,400
6,100
2.6
Oklahoma City, OK
629,600
636,500
6,900
1.1
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
109,100
110,300
1,200
1.1
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
488,800
497,700
8,900
1.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1,145,200
1,183,300
38,100
3.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
95,100
97,200
2,100
2.2
Owensboro, KY
53,400
53,900
500
0.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
297,600
303,800
6,200
2.1
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
201,000
205,300
4,300
2.1
Panama City, FL
78,700
78,500
-200
-0.3
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
43,600
43,300
-300
-0.7
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
167,500
169,800
2,300
1.4
Peoria, IL
178,400
178,700
300
0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2,831,200
2,866,700
35,500
1.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
1,912,500
1,967,800
55,300
2.9
Pine Bluff, AR
34,300
31,900
-2,400
-7.0
Pittsburgh, PA
1,172,600
1,186,600
14,000
1.2
Pittsfield, MA
41,700
42,100
400
1.0
Pocatello, ID
35,500
36,600
1,100
3.1
Port St. Lucie, FL
136,000
139,100
3,100
2.3
Portland-South Portland, ME
195,600
199,500
3,900
2.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1,096,100
1,137,800
41,700
3.8
Portsmouth, NH-ME
84,200
86,200
2,000
2.4
Prescott, AZ
60,700
61,700
1,000
1.6
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
573,100
585,000
11,900
2.1
Provo-Orem, UT
221,100
230,100
9,000
4.1
Pueblo, CO
61,300
61,200
-100
-0.2
Punta Gorda, FL
44,900
46,200
1,300
2.9
Racine, WI
76,500
75,900
-600
-0.8
Raleigh, NC
576,700
587,100
10,400
1.8
Rapid City, SD
65,400
65,200
-200
-0.3
Reading, PA
178,100
179,000
900
0.5
Redding, CA
63,300
64,500
1,200
1.9
Reno, NV
206,100
212,400
6,300
3.1
Richmond, VA
643,100
646,300
3,200
0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1,324,500
1,372,300
47,800
3.6
Roanoke, VA
162,800
162,200
-600
-0.4
Rochester, MN
115,500
115,200
-300
-0.3
Rochester, NY
533,100
537,700
4,600
0.9
Rockford, IL
152,300
152,000
-300
-0.2
Rocky Mount, NC
58,200
58,300
100
0.2
Rome, GA
40,500
41,100
600
1.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA
904,500
927,400
22,900
2.5
Saginaw, MI
89,600
91,500
1,900
2.1
Salem, OR
152,800
156,100
3,300
2.2
Salinas, CA
132,800
137,300
4,500
3.4
Salisbury, MD-DE
143,900
150,300
6,400
4.4
Salt Lake City, UT
671,300
691,200
19,900
3.0
San Angelo, TX
49,600
49,900
300
0.6
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
965,300
998,900
33,600
3.5
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1,378,400
1,415,900
37,500
2.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
2,244,200
2,310,500
66,300
3.0
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
1,037,200
1,083,300
46,100
4.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA
110,000
114,500
4,500
4.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
94,900
94,200
-700
-0.7
Santa Fe, NM
62,200
62,100
-100
-0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
180,400
186,100
5,700
3.2
Santa Rosa, CA
194,000
199,800
5,800
3.0
Savannah, GA
168,300
175,200
6,900
4.1
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA
265,200
269,000
3,800
1.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1,875,100
1,931,900
56,800
3.0
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
48,700
48,900
200
0.4
Sebring, FL
26,100
26,300
200
0.8
Sheboygan, WI
61,100
62,500
1,400
2.3
Sherman-Denison, TX
46,100
46,000
-100
-0.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
184,500
181,500
-3,000
-1.6
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ
35,000
34,600
-400
-1.1
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
88,800
89,300
500
0.6
Sioux Falls, SD
147,700
153,700
6,000
4.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
139,100
138,900
-200
-0.1
Spartanburg, SC
141,700
146,000
4,300
3.0
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
235,700
241,500
5,800
2.5
Springfield, IL
112,400
112,900
500
0.4
Springfield, MA-CT
327,300
333,600
6,300
1.9
Springfield, MO
206,200
211,600
5,400
2.6
Springfield, OH
52,600
52,000
-600
-1.1
St. Cloud, MN
107,900
107,500
-400
-0.4
St. George, UT
55,100
56,000
900
1.6
St. Joseph, MO-KS
63,500
62,400
-1,100
-1.7
St. Louis, MO-IL
1,325,700
1,341,200
15,500
1.2
State College, PA
78,300
78,700
400
0.5
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA
48,700
48,500
-200
-0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA
213,200
219,900
6,700
3.1
Sumter, SC
39,200
39,000
-200
-0.5
Syracuse, NY
320,800
324,400
3,600
1.1
Tallahassee, FL
177,100
177,800
700
0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1,233,000
1,271,800
38,800
3.1
Terre Haute, IN
71,500
71,300
-200
-0.3
Texarkana, TX-AR
59,500
59,000
-500
-0.8
The Villages, FL
26,200
26,700
500
1.9
Toledo, OH
301,500
307,300
5,800
1.9
Topeka, KS
112,000
112,400
400
0.4
Trenton, NJ
255,300
263,100
7,800
3.1
Tucson, AZ
373,200
382,100
8,900
2.4
Tulsa, OK
448,400
446,700
-1,700
-0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL
104,500
107,000
2,500
2.4
Tyler, TX
101,200
101,200
0
0.0
Urban Honolulu, HI
471,400
482,600
11,200
2.4
Utica-Rome, NY
128,800
130,100
1,300
1.0
Valdosta, GA
55,700
54,600
-1,100
-2.0
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
130,900
135,500
4,600
3.5
Victoria, TX
45,800
46,600
800
1.7
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ
57,000
57,100
100
0.2
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
758,400
765,700
7,300
1.0
Visalia-Porterville, CA
116,700
119,200
2,500
2.1
Waco, TX
112,700
113,700
1,000
0.9
Walla Walla, WA
27,000
27,400
400
1.5
Warner Robins, GA
71,000
69,900
-1,100
-1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
3,156,300
3,224,800
68,500
2.2
Waterbury, CT
69,200
69,200
0
0.0
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
93,300
92,800
-500
-0.5
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY
41,900
41,900
0
0.0
Wausau, WI
72,000
73,100
1,100
1.5
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
43,000
43,200
200
0.5
Wenatchee, WA
41,100
40,900
-200
-0.5
Wheeling, WV-OH
69,600
69,100
-500
-0.7
Wichita Falls, TX
59,000
57,500
-1,500
-2.5
Wichita, KS
295,400
298,600
3,200
1.1
Williamsport, PA
57,300
55,200
-2,100
-3.7
Wilmington, NC
117,200
117,200
0
0.0
Winchester, VA-WV
60,900
62,400
1,500
2.5
Winston-Salem, NC
256,200
263,700
7,500
2.9
Worcester, MA-CT
279,300
284,800
5,500
2.0
Yakima, WA
80,300
81,500
1,200
1.5
York-Hanover, PA
180,900
182,300
1,400
0.8
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
227,200
230,100
2,900
1.3
Yuba City, CA
40,700
41,100
400
1.0
Yuma, AZ
53,400
53,200
-200
-0.4
The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Lafayette, Louisiana (–5,500); Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Illinois (–4,500); and Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana (–3,600). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Pine Bluff, Arkansas (–7.0 percent); Cape Girardeau, Missouri-Illiniois (–3.8 percent); and Williamsport, Pennsylvania (–3.7 percent).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — December 2015” (HTML ) (PDF ).
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