For Release: Thursday, May 04, 2017
MIDWEST INFORMATION OFFICE: Chicago, Ill.
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Chicago Area Employment — March 2017
Local Rate of Employment Growth Below National Average
Total nonfarm employment for the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area
stood at 4,611,600 in March 2017, up 34,400, or 0.8 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.5 percent. Assistant
Commissioner for Regional Operations Charlene Peiffer noted that the Chicago metropolitan area has had
over-the-year employment increases each month since October 2010. (See chart 1 and table 1; the Technical
Note at the end of this release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not
seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)
The Chicago metropolitan area is made up of four metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable
employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights
Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 80 percent of the area’s workforce, added 28,500 jobs from
March a year ago. Employment in the Gary, Ind. Metropolitan Division increased by 6,100, while
employment in the Elgin, Ill. Metropolitan Division added 1,500 jobs from the previous March. In the Lake
County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis. Metropolitan Division, employment declined by 1,700 over the year.
Industry employment
In the greater Chicago metropolitan area, financial activities had the largest employment gain from March
2016 to March 2017, adding 10,700 jobs. The Chicago area’s 3.6-percent growth in financial activities was
greater than the nationwide advance of 2.2 percent. Local employment growth in the supersector was
concentrated in the Chicago division which added 10,200 jobs. (See chart 2.)
Education and health services employment increased by 9,800 since March 2016, the second-largest
employment gain in the Chicago area. Local employment growth in the supersector was concentrated in the
Chicago division, which added, 7,900 jobs. The local rate of job growth, at 1.4 percent, was lower than the
national increase of 2.3 percent.
Four other supersectors in the Chicago area each gained more than 1,000 jobs since last March—leisure and
hospitality (+6,000), trade, transportation, and utilities (+5,300), government (+3,400), and information
(+1,200). The 1.3-percent local rate of job growth in leisure and hospitality was lower than the nationwide
increase of 1.6 percent. The Chicago area’s 0.6-percent growth rates in both trade, transportation, and
utilities and government employment were similar to the gains nationwide. The 1.5-percent local rate of job
gain in information compared to the national decrease of 1.3 percent.
In contrast, one supersector in the Chicago area lost more than 1,000 jobs since last March—manufacturing
(-1,200). Nationally, the manufacturing supersector added jobs. The local rate of job loss in manufacturing,
down 0.3 percent, compared to the 0.3-percent gain for the nation.
Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas
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Chicago was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in March 2017. All 12 areas had overthe-year job growth during the period, with the rates of job growth in 9 areas exceeding the national
increase of 1.5 percent. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell had the fastest rate of job growth, 3.9 percent,
followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington at 3.8 percent. Chicago and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land
had the slowest rates of job growth at 0.8 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. (See chart 3 and table 2.)
Dallas added the largest number of jobs over the year (+129,700). The New York-Newark-Jersey City, Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, and Atlanta areas also added over 100,000 jobs each. Houston had the
smallest employment gain over the year, adding 30,900 jobs.
Education and health services had the largest employment gains in five areas—Boston-Cambridge-Nashua,
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward.
Professional and business services added the most jobs in 4 areas— Atlanta, Dallas, Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.
Manufacturing recorded the largest over-the-year loss of jobs in five areas—Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles,
New York, and Philadelphia. Three areas experienced no annual job losses in any supersector—Atlanta,
Dallas, and San Francisco.
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Metropolitan area employment data for April 2017 are scheduled to be released on Friday, May 19,
2017.
Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data
Effective with the release of January 2017 data, nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and
metropolitan areas were revised to reflect 2016 benchmark levels. For more information on benchmark
procedures, see www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.
Technical Note
This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES)
program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security
agencies and the 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 2012 version of the North
American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a
ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample
of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are
obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used
as the official estimators for approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient
sample for direct sample-based estimates.
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.
Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and
administrative data 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 are also 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 special estimation processes used. The sums of
individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are available for metropolitan areas or metropolitan
divisions upon request. Measures of sampling error for states down to the supersector level are available on
the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available
online at www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark2017.pdf.
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Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2015. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available
at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Cook, DeKalb,
DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois; Jasper, Lake, Newton, and
Porter Counties in Indiana; and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.
• The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Ill. Metropolitan Division includes Cook, DuPage,
Grundy, Kendall, McHenry, and Will Counties in Illinois.
• The Elgin, Ill. Metropolitan Division includes DeKalb and Kane Counties.
• The Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis. Metropolitan Division includes Lake County in
Illinois and Kenosha County in Wisconsin.
• The Gary, Ind. Metropolitan Division includes Jasper, Lake, Newton, and Porter Counties in
Indiana.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data
appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry
employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also
available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice
phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, the Chicago metropolitan area and its
components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area......
Total nonfarm.................................................................................
Mining and logging ....................................................................
Construction ..............................................................................
Manufacturing............................................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities .............................................
Information ................................................................................
Financial activities .....................................................................
Professional and business services ..........................................
Education and health services ..................................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................................
Other services ...........................................................................
Government...............................................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division ........
Total nonfarm.................................................................................
Mining and logging ....................................................................
Construction ..............................................................................
Manufacturing............................................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities .............................................
Information ................................................................................
Financial activities .....................................................................
Professional and business services ..........................................
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
4,577.2
1.6
156.7
414.0
926.7
79.8
294.8
799.6
713.6
447.1
193.4
549.9
4,574.2
1.4
153.7
411.3
939.7
80.3
304.4
796.2
711.7
443.1
190.4
542.0
4,585.4
1.5
156.5
412.2
925.7
80.5
305.6
794.6
723.8
442.4
192.3
550.3
4,611.6
1.5
157.3
412.8
932.0
81.0
305.5
799.1
723.4
453.1
192.6
553.3
34.4
-0.1
0.6
-1.2
5.3
1.2
10.7
-0.5
9.8
6.0
-0.8
3.4
0.8
-6.3
0.4
-0.3
0.6
1.5
3.6
-0.1
1.4
1.3
-0.4
0.6
3,653.6
1.1
118.8
283.3
733.0
70.8
254.8
675.5
3,654.9
0.9
116.2
279.8
742.2
70.9
264.1
673.9
3,665.1
1.0
118.7
281.3
731.0
71.1
265.3
672.5
3,682.1
1.0
117.4
281.5
735.6
71.6
265.0
676.6
28.5
-0.1
-1.4
-1.8
2.6
0.8
10.2
1.1
0.8
-9.1
-1.2
-0.6
0.4
1.1
4.0
0.2
5
Mar
2017(p)
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Mar
2016
Net
change
Percent
change
Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, the Chicago metropolitan area and its
components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) - Continued
Area and Industry
Education and health services ..................................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................................
Other services ...........................................................................
Government...............................................................................
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division ...........................................................
Total nonfarm.................................................................................
Mining and logging ....................................................................
Construction ..............................................................................
Manufacturing............................................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities .............................................
Information ................................................................................
Financial activities .....................................................................
Professional and business services ..........................................
Education and health services ..................................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................................
Other services ...........................................................................
Government...............................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division..............
Total nonfarm.................................................................................
Mining and logging ....................................................................
Construction ..............................................................................
Manufacturing............................................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities .............................................
Information ................................................................................
Financial activities .....................................................................
Professional and business services ..........................................
Education and health services ..................................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................................
Other services ...........................................................................
Government...............................................................................
Gary, IN Metropolitan Division...........................................................
Total nonfarm.................................................................................
Mining and logging ....................................................................
Construction ..............................................................................
Manufacturing............................................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities .............................................
Information ................................................................................
Financial activities .....................................................................
Professional and business services ..........................................
Education and health services ..................................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................................
Other services ...........................................................................
Government...............................................................................
Mar
2016
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
Mar
2017(p)
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Net
change
Percent
change
583.5
354.9
157.7
420.2
581.9
354.9
155.4
414.7
593.1
355.1
157.1
418.9
591.4
364.1
157.2
420.7
7.9
9.2
-0.5
0.5
1.4
2.6
-0.3
0.1
248.4
0.2
11.1
35.3
47.0
3.3
10.7
32.4
31.9
24.5
9.1
42.9
246.4
0.2
10.1
35.3
48.3
3.6
10.7
32.4
32.2
23.7
8.7
41.2
247.9
0.2
10.2
35.2
47.4
3.6
10.7
32.4
32.2
23.6
8.8
43.6
249.9
0.2
10.5
35.0
47.9
3.6
10.7
32.2
33.2
23.9
8.8
43.9
1.5
0.0
-0.6
-0.3
0.9
0.3
0.0
-0.2
1.3
-0.6
-0.3
1.0
0.6
0.0
-5.4
-0.8
1.9
9.1
0.0
-0.6
4.1
-2.4
-3.3
2.3
402.3
0.1
12.6
59.3
89.0
3.6
20.7
69.1
46.7
36.3
13.0
51.9
396.3
0.1
11.9
60.2
91.3
3.7
20.8
66.0
46.2
31.9
12.8
51.4
396.1
0.1
11.9
60.4
89.4
3.7
20.8
66.0
46.7
32.1
12.8
52.2
400.6
0.1
12.8
60.7
90.1
3.7
21.0
66.9
46.7
33.1
12.9
52.6
-1.7
0.0
0.2
1.4
1.1
0.1
0.3
-2.2
0.0
-3.2
-0.1
0.7
-0.4
0.0
1.6
2.4
1.2
2.8
1.4
-3.2
0.0
-8.8
-0.8
1.3
272.9
0.2
14.2
36.1
57.7
2.1
8.6
22.6
51.5
31.4
13.6
34.9
276.6
0.2
15.5
36.0
57.9
2.1
8.8
23.9
51.4
32.6
13.5
34.7
276.3
0.2
15.7
35.3
57.9
2.1
8.8
23.7
51.8
31.6
13.6
35.6
279.0
0.2
16.6
35.6
58.4
2.1
8.8
23.4
52.1
32.0
13.7
36.1
6.1
0.0
2.4
-0.5
0.7
0.0
0.2
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.1
1.2
2.2
0.0
16.9
-1.4
1.2
0.0
2.3
3.5
1.2
1.9
0.7
3.4
Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
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Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan
areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area
United States(1) ...................................................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.....................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA).....................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining, logging, and construction.................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ......................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ...........................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
142,814
681
6,402
12,288
26,855
2,776
8,181
19,704
22,590
15,143
5,642
22,552
143,273
662
6,415
12,263
27,241
2,720
8,339
20,098
22,707
15,018
5,641
22,169
144,279
672
6,479
12,302
26,998
2,747
8,339
20,216
23,072
15,167
5,673
22,614
144,949
684
6,586
12,329
27,025
2,739
8,360
20,336
23,111
15,390
5,698
22,691
2,135
3
184
41
170
-37
179
632
521
247
56
139
1.5
0.4
2.9
0.3
0.6
-1.3
2.2
3.2
2.3
1.6
1.0
0.6
2,622.9
1.7
111.8
161.6
583.0
93.1
163.5
481.2
330.2
273.2
96.1
327.5
2,698.6
1.8
118.1
163.1
599.3
97.7
170.1
497.2
338.0
284.5
97.0
331.8
2,716.2
1.8
118.5
163.6
595.4
98.6
171.4
506.2
342.6
286.9
96.8
334.4
2,726.0
1.8
121.2
162.8
596.2
99.7
171.8
508.0
342.1
290.8
96.4
335.2
103.1
0.1
9.4
1.2
13.2
6.6
8.3
26.8
11.9
17.6
0.3
7.7
3.9
5.9
8.4
0.7
2.3
7.1
5.1
5.6
3.6
6.4
0.3
2.4
2,661.3
101.0
187.0
414.4
77.3
183.7
455.8
571.8
251.4
99.5
319.4
2,685.1
101.7
185.5
424.9
78.4
189.2
464.5
577.3
250.2
100.3
313.1
2,688.5
99.6
185.3
415.6
78.5
189.0
466.8
586.1
247.8
100.0
319.8
2,703.5
100.1
185.1
415.8
78.4
189.7
468.7
589.6
252.5
100.9
322.7
42.2
-0.9
-1.9
1.4
1.1
6.0
12.9
17.8
1.1
1.4
3.3
1.6
-0.9
-1.0
0.3
1.4
3.3
2.8
3.1
0.4
1.4
1.0
4,577.2
1.6
156.7
414.0
926.7
79.8
294.8
799.6
713.6
447.1
193.4
549.9
4,574.2
1.4
153.7
411.3
939.7
80.3
304.4
796.2
711.7
443.1
190.4
542.0
4,585.4
1.5
156.5
412.2
925.7
80.5
305.6
794.6
723.8
442.4
192.3
550.3
4,611.6
1.5
157.3
412.8
932.0
81.0
305.5
799.1
723.4
453.1
192.6
553.3
34.4
-0.1
0.6
-1.2
5.3
1.2
10.7
-0.5
9.8
6.0
-0.8
3.4
0.8
-6.3
0.4
-0.3
0.6
1.5
3.6
-0.1
1.4
1.3
-0.4
0.6
3,455.2
3,557.9
3,572.4
3,584.9
129.7
3.8
7
Mar
2017(p)
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Mar
2016
Net
change
Percent
change
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan
areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) - Continued
Area
Mining, logging, and construction.................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ...........................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ...............................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL .....................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ............................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining, logging, and construction.................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Mar
2016
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
Mar
2017(p)
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Net
change
Percent
change
199.6
264.0
733.5
81.2
278.1
567.9
427.4
357.4
118.5
427.6
207.9
265.7
767.4
82.4
288.8
590.2
436.9
368.5
121.5
428.6
208.6
265.5
760.3
82.5
288.6
591.7
439.5
374.1
124.8
436.8
207.5
266.1
761.7
82.4
290.9
596.3
439.7
378.6
124.6
437.1
7.9
2.1
28.2
1.2
12.8
28.4
12.3
21.2
6.1
9.5
4.0
0.8
3.8
1.5
4.6
5.0
2.9
5.9
5.1
2.2
2,992.5
92.2
219.0
227.8
605.8
32.1
153.6
466.2
376.0
309.6
107.2
403.0
2,995.0
87.7
213.4
222.6
609.9
32.8
155.2
466.2
382.7
310.8
107.3
406.4
3,010.1
87.2
215.6
226.1
602.6
32.8
153.7
468.1
386.2
314.8
107.0
416.0
3,023.4
87.8
217.8
227.6
599.6
32.8
153.9
472.0
387.4
319.0
108.2
417.3
30.9
-4.4
-1.2
-0.2
-6.2
0.7
0.3
5.8
11.4
9.4
1.0
14.3
1.0
-4.8
-0.5
-0.1
-1.0
2.2
0.2
1.2
3.0
3.0
0.9
3.5
5,920.9
4.2
225.7
518.3
1,073.8
255.2
333.7
886.6
968.5
707.5
201.0
746.4
5,963.8
3.9
222.5
508.8
1,096.9
249.9
338.1
898.3
984.2
709.9
207.4
743.9
6,007.7
4.0
230.5
510.8
1,085.6
256.2
337.6
909.4
996.5
717.9
208.1
751.1
6,028.5
3.9
235.6
511.6
1,083.1
250.2
336.9
911.7
1,005.2
724.0
209.3
757.0
107.6
-0.3
9.9
-6.7
9.3
-5.0
3.2
25.1
36.7
16.5
8.3
10.6
1.8
-7.1
4.4
-1.3
0.9
-2.0
1.0
2.8
3.8
2.3
4.1
1.4
2,578.5
0.7
119.0
87.6
588.3
49.1
175.4
419.0
377.7
328.1
124.7
308.9
2,627.1
0.7
121.9
88.7
601.7
48.8
174.6
428.6
388.9
332.5
128.5
312.2
2,630.6
0.7
124.5
88.4
596.9
49.0
174.3
430.4
392.3
331.0
128.7
314.4
2,643.9
0.7
124.3
88.7
598.1
49.0
174.0
436.3
394.8
333.3
129.0
315.7
65.4
0.0
5.3
1.1
9.8
-0.1
-1.4
17.3
17.1
5.2
4.3
6.8
2.5
0.0
4.5
1.3
1.7
-0.2
-0.8
4.1
4.5
1.6
3.4
2.2
9,406.0
369.3
367.0
9,427.3
365.2
357.1
9,469.1
362.8
362.9
9,514.2
370.9
362.9
108.2
1.6
-4.1
1.2
0.4
-1.1
8
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan
areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) - Continued
Area
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD...............
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining, logging, and construction.................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ..............................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA .................................
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining and logging .......................................................
Construction .................................................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ..............
Total nonfarm....................................................................
Mining, logging, and construction.................................
Manufacturing...............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................................
Information ...................................................................
Financial activities ........................................................
Jan
2017
Feb
2017
1,697.1
282.7
764.8
1,485.6
1,867.4
851.6
411.3
1,309.2
1,735.2
283.9
768.0
1,501.9
1,881.2
841.8
411.8
1,281.2
1,708.4
285.1
768.3
1,506.3
1,914.5
842.9
412.5
1,305.4
1,708.8
287.7
771.4
1,508.5
1,919.4
857.4
413.4
1,313.8
11.7
5.0
6.6
22.9
52.0
5.8
2.1
4.6
0.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
2.8
0.7
0.5
0.4
2,834.5
109.6
177.6
513.8
46.1
209.7
452.0
618.9
248.3
117.9
340.6
2,859.5
107.8
177.0
527.9
46.1
212.5
455.6
630.8
247.3
118.7
335.8
2,878.0
109.4
177.3
521.5
46.1
211.4
454.0
648.3
248.6
118.6
342.8
2,891.5
111.5
176.9
522.7
46.2
211.8
462.2
646.0
251.7
118.1
344.4
57.0
1.9
-0.7
8.9
0.1
2.1
10.2
27.1
3.4
0.2
3.8
2.0
1.7
-0.4
1.7
0.2
1.0
2.3
4.4
1.4
0.2
1.1
1,967.5
3.2
103.2
120.3
381.2
36.0
171.9
333.6
290.6
219.9
64.5
243.1
1,990.9
3.2
103.9
121.6
391.0
35.4
179.5
341.3
296.2
221.0
60.9
236.9
2,013.0
3.2
104.2
121.9
387.9
35.8
181.2
343.4
298.5
227.7
61.9
247.3
2,020.9
3.2
107.0
121.6
388.0
35.9
182.3
343.0
298.9
233.6
61.7
245.7
53.4
0.0
3.8
1.3
6.8
-0.1
10.4
9.4
8.3
13.7
-2.8
2.6
2.7
0.0
3.7
1.1
1.8
-0.3
6.1
2.8
2.9
6.2
-4.3
1.1
2,310.2
0.9
107.4
130.8
369.4
97.2
140.0
463.6
337.7
261.5
84.0
317.7
2,345.5
0.9
112.2
131.3
378.3
100.2
144.8
469.1
342.2
260.9
84.6
321.0
2,356.3
0.9
113.6
130.6
375.3
99.7
145.5
469.7
347.1
264.8
86.1
323.0
2,373.2
0.9
116.4
131.6
375.3
99.4
146.0
472.7
348.8
269.0
86.9
326.2
63.0
0.0
9.0
0.8
5.9
2.2
6.0
9.1
11.1
7.5
2.9
8.5
2.7
0.0
8.4
0.6
1.6
2.3
4.3
2.0
3.3
2.9
3.5
2.7
3,194.5
153.6
53.2
397.5
74.4
155.1
3,218.2
152.4
52.6
404.8
71.1
154.9
3,240.0
151.1
52.5
402.5
72.3
155.9
3,245.0
150.1
52.9
403.2
71.6
154.9
50.5
-3.5
-0.3
5.7
-2.8
-0.2
1.6
-2.3
-0.6
1.4
-3.8
-0.1
9
Mar
2017(p)
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Mar
2016
Net
change
Percent
change
Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan
areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) - Continued
Area
Professional and business services .............................
Education and health services .....................................
Leisure and hospitality..................................................
Other services ..............................................................
Government..................................................................
Mar
2016
Jan
2017
725.4
435.9
308.5
192.7
698.2
738.4
437.3
316.6
192.6
697.5
Footnotes
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published.
(p) Preliminary
10
Feb
2017
743.1
446.8
319.2
194.6
702.0
Mar
2017(p)
744.9
445.7
322.8
193.7
705.2
Mar 2016 to
Mar 2017(p)
Net
change
19.5
9.8
14.3
1.0
7.0
Percent
change
2.7
2.2
4.6
0.5
1.0