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USDL 08-0128
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2007
Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 277 of the 369 metropolitan areas,
lower in 67 areas, and unchanged in 25 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today. Eight metropolitan areas, seven of which are located in California, recorded jobless
rates of at least 10.0 percent. Twenty-two areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 4.3 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In December, 32 metropolitan areas reported unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, up from 22
areas a year earlier, while 108 areas posted rates below 4.0 percent, down from 168 areas in December
2006. Two adjacent, heavily agricultural areas continued to register the highest jobless rates: El Centro,
Calif., 17.9 percent, and Yuma, Ariz., 12.4 percent. Logan, Utah-Idaho, had the lowest rate, 2.1 percent,
followed by Idaho Falls, Idaho, at 2.2 percent, and Santa Fe, N.M., at 2.4 percent. Overall, 209 areas
recorded unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 4.8 percent, 148 areas had higher rates, and 12
areas had the same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)
Sixty-three areas reported over-the-year unemployment rate increases of at least 1.0 percentage point in
December, while two areas posted rate decreases of 1.0 point or more. The areas recording the largest rate
increases were Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., El Centro, Calif., and Punta Gorda, Fla. (+3.0 percentage
points each). Of the 60 remaining areas with rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more, about twothirds also were located in California or Florida. Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Mass., registered the largest over-the-year jobless rate decrease in December (-1.2 percentage points), followed by Decatur, Ala.
(-1.0 point).
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., again recorded the highest unemployment rate, 8.0 percent in December. The areas posting
the next highest rates were Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., at 6.2 percent, and Cleveland-ElyriaMentor, Ohio, at 6.1 percent. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., registered the lowest jobless rate among the large areas, 3.0 percent. Birmingham-Hoover, Ala., reported the next lowest rate,
3.4 percent, followed by Richmond, Va., and Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C., at 3.5
percent each. Forty-four of the large areas recorded higher unemployment rates than in December 2006,
four registered lower rates, and one had no change. Among the large areas, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla., reported the largest jobless rate increase (+1.7 percentage points), followed closely by River-
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side-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (+1.6 points) and Orlando-Kissimmee, Fla. (+1.5 points). Nine additional large areas posted rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.N.H., had the largest unemployment rate decrease from a year earlier (-0.7 percentage point). No other
large area had a rate decrease greater than 0.3 percentage point.
Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are composed of 34 metropolitan divisions, which are
essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In December 2007, the two divisions that comprise
the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., metropolitan area continued to post the highest unemployment rates:
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, 9.0 percent, and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, 7.3 percent. LawrenceMethuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., had the next highest rate, 6.5 percent. Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick,
Md., again reported the lowest division unemployment rate, 2.5 percent. Framingham, Mass., and
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., recorded the next lowest jobless rates, 3.2 percent each. Seven additional divisions registered jobless rates below 4.0 percent. (See table 2.)
In December, 21 of the 34 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year unemployment rate increases,
and 13 had rate decreases. Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis., and West Palm Beach-Boca RatonBoynton Beach, Fla., posted the largest unemployment rate increases from December 2006 (+1.5 percentage
points each). Five additional divisions reported rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more. Eight of the
nine divisions within the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H., metropolitan area registered the largest rate
declines among the divisions, ranging from -1.2 percentage points to -0.5 point.
In 4 of the 11 metropolitan areas that contain divisions, the ranges between the highest and lowest division jobless rates were 1.0 percentage point or more in December 2007. The metropolitan area that had the
largest rate difference among its divisions, 3.3 percentage points, was Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.N.H. (Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 6.5 percent, compared with Framingham, Mass., 3.2 percent).
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In December, 305 metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment,
48 reported decreases, and 14 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment gain was posted in
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+79,000), followed by Dallas-Fort WorthArlington, Texas (+65,800), Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+59,800), and Atlanta-Sandy SpringsMarietta, Ga. (+52,600). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were reported in
Danville, Va. (+6.8 percent), Billings, Mont. (+6.6 percent), and Great Falls, Mont., and McAllen-EdinburgMission, Texas (+5.4 percent each). (See table 3.)
The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
(-36,700), Flint, Mich. (-5,100), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Mich. (-2,900), and YoungstownWarren-Boardman, Ohio-Pa. (-2,800). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment
were reported in Anderson, Ind. (-3.7 percent), Bay City, Mich. (-3.4 percent), Flint, Mich. (-3.3 percent), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Mich. (-3.1 percent), and Sumter, S.C. (-3.0 percent).
Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 36 of the 37 metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2006. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these
large metropolitan areas were posted in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. (+2.7 percent), Riverside-San
Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (+2.5 percent), Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+2.4 percent), and Orlan-
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do-Kissimmee, Fla. (+2.3 percent). Among the largest areas, the only reported decrease in employment
occurred in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-1.8 percent).
Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in December 2007 for 32 metropolitan divisions, which
are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twenty-nine of the 32
metropolitan divisions reported over-the-year employment gains and 3 reported losses. The largest over-theyear increases in the metropolitan divisions occurred in New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J.
(+62,000), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+49,400), Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (+41,100), and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+35,000). Declines were seen in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-20,500), Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-16,200), and Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine,
Calif. (-6,600). (See table 4.)
The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions were
reported in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (+2.8 percent), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+2.4 percent),
Tacoma, Wash. (+2.0 percent), and Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+1.9 percent). Percentage declines in
employment were reported in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-2.0 percent), Warren-Troy-Farmington
Hills, Mich. (-1.7 percent), and Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. (-0.4 percent).
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for January 2008 is scheduled to be
issued on Tuesday, March 11. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for January
2008 is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, March 19.
Hurricane Katrina
For December, BLS and its state partners continued to make modifications to the
usual estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane
Katrina on the labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1)
modifying the state population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2)
developing labor force estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area
using an alternative to the model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force
estimates for the parishes within the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or
cities within those parishes where the quality of input data was severely compromised by
the hurricane.
For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for December 2007, see
Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/
Katrina/home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
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Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data
Effective with the release of 2007 annual average estimates on February 29, the labor
force data for all states, the District of Columbia, and the seven substate modeled areas
presented in tables 1 and 2 of this news release will be revised to incorporate updated
population controls, reestimation of models, and adjustment to new census division and national control totals. Labor force estimates for all other metropolitan areas subsequently
will be revised to reflect updated inputs and the new statewide estimates. Data back to
2003 are subject to revision. The updated population controls reflect the annual updating
of population estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Effective with the release of January 2008 area data on March 19, the titles of several
metropolitan areas and divisions will be changed to reflect updates in Office of Management
and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, issued on November 20, 2007. For specific information on
title and definition changes, see the above mentioned bulletin available at http://www.bls.gov/
lau/lausmsa.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
In addition, effective with the release of February 2008 region, division, and state data
on March 28, the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program will resume revision of the prior month’s estimates. Estimates from the LAUS program also will be subject to revision at the beginning of the following calendar year, as noted above. This
change applies to all of the more than 7,200 LAUS geographic areas.
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Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data
Effective with the release of January 2008 data on March 11, 2008, the Current Employment Statistics survey will revise the basis for industry classification from the 2002 North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to the 2007 North American Industry
Classification System. The new classification reflects minor definitional changes within manufacturing, telecommunications, financial activities, and professional, scientific, and technical
services. Several industry titles and descriptions also will be updated. The conversion to
NAICS 2007 will result in minor revisions to some employment, hours, and earnings series.
For more information on the 2007 NAICS, see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.
In addition, effective with the release of January 2008 estimates, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 3 and 4 of this news release will
be adjusted to 2007 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted payroll data back to April
2006 and seasonally adjusted data for states back to January 2003 will be subject to revision.
Also, the titles of several metropolitan areas and divisions will be changed to reflect updates in
Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, issued on November 20, 2007. For
specific information on title and definition changes, see the above mention bulletin available at
http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
Discontinuation of Some Current Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series
Effective with the release of January 2008 data on March 11, 2008, BLS will discontinue publication of all metropolitan area hours and earnings series from the establishment
survey. In addition, all nonfarm employment series for 65 small metropolitan areas will be
discontinued. These cutbacks are being implemented to accommodate a reduction in
funding to the BLS that resulted from The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted
on December 26, 2007. For a list of the discontinued series, see Reductions to Current
Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series at http://www.bls.gov/sae/msareductions.
htm.
Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment data from the
Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program (tables 1
and 2) for 377 metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan New
England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), including those in Puerto
Rico. Estimates for over 30 metropolitan and NECTA divisions also
are presented. Nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the
Current Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are
provided for the same areas. State estimates were previously published
in the news release, Regional and State Employment and Unemployment,
and are republished in this release for ease of reference. The LAUS
and CES programs are both federal-state cooperative endeavors.
Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS
program
Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are based
on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the official
national estimates obtained from the Current Population Survey
(CPS), a sample survey of households that is conducted for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force
includes both the employed and the unemployed. Employed persons
are those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the survey
reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or worked
15 hours or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those
not working who had a job from which they were temporarily absent,
whether or not paid, for such reasons as labor-management dispute,
illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons are those who did not work
at all (in the reference week), had actively looked for a job (sometime
in the 4-week period ending with the survey reference week), and
were currently available for work; persons on layoff expecting recall
need not be looking for work to be counted as unemployed.
Method of estimation. Effective January 2005, estimates for all
census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los AngelesLong-Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New York City were
produced using updated time-series models with real-time benchmarking. Model-based estimation was extended to the following areas and
respective balances-of-state: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,IL Metropolitan
Division; Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; MiamiMiami-Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; New OrleansMetaire-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area; and SeattleBellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. This will improve the
statistical basis of the estimation for these areas and provide important
tools for anlysis, such as measures of errors and seasonally adjusted
series. For all other substate areas, estimates are prepared through
indirect estimation procedures. Employment estimates, which are
based largely on ‘‘place of work’’ estimates from the CES program,
are adjusted to refer to place of residence as used in the CPS.
Unemployment estimates are aggregates of persons previously
employed in industries covered by state unemployment (UI) laws
and entrants to the labor force data from the CPS. The substate
estimates of employment and unemployment, which geographically
exhaust the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that
they add to the independently estimated state or balance-of-state
totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is available
from BLS upon request.
Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data shown
for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end of each year,
usually implemented with January estimates. The adjusted estimates
reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any
revisions in the other data sources, and model reestimation at the state
and selected area level. All substate estimates are adjusted to add
to the revised model-based estimates.
Employment—from the CES program
Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment
payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that 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
2002 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 currentmonth 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 the approximately
10 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 that 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. With respect to the LAUS program,
unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather than
from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences, however,
are generally insignificant.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based error
measures, including for over-the-month change, are available for states
on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. Measures
of nonsampling error are not available, but additional information on
the subject is provided in the BLS monthly periodical, Employment
and Earnings.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state
CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data
at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web site at
http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent
benchmark revisions for states is available at http://www.bls.gov/sae.
Area definitions
The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards
and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on December 18, 2006. A detailed list of the geographic
definitions is available on the Web at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lausmsa.htm and also is published annually in the May issue of
Employment and Earnings.
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 by subscription from the Super-
intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).
Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force and
unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions, and
eight areas are available in the news release, Regional and State
Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor force and
unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor market areas,
counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or more, and other areas
used in the administration of various federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau.
Employment data from the CES program are available at
http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD
message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
84.2
2.1
2.4
18.7
2.5
2.5
2.9
1.9
5.9
7.3
6.5
3.3
3.3
3.6
3.0
3.0
3.2
2.9
3.4
3.6
2.6
3.3
3.3
2.8
3.3
3.7
3.1
3.0
2.9
3.1
3.7
3.6
2.5
3.4
3.3
2.9
3.4
3.4
3.0
3.0
4.5
2.9
3.7
3.6
2.7
3.3
3.3
2.8
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.1
4.1
2.9
3.9
3.7
3.3
23.7
10.9
2.6
23.3
11.0
2.6
6.3
5.2
5.4
6.2
5.4
5.2
6.8
5.6
5.8
6.7
5.7
5.7
118.0
2.6
4.5
70.3
3.7
17.9
9.4
115.7
3.0
4.1
68.4
3.6
17.2
8.7
134.0
3.3
5.2
80.2
4.2
20.1
9.4
3.9
3.9
4.4
3.3
3.7
3.8
13.6
3.9
3.7
4.9
3.4
3.8
3.9
12.4
3.8
4.4
4.5
3.3
3.7
3.8
11.4
4.4
4.8
5.7
3.9
4.3
4.4
12.4
63.7
6.8
8.8
1.9
2.5
13.2
3.2
71.5
8.5
7.7
2.3
3.0
14.9
3.2
67.4
7.3
6.7
2.0
2.8
14.3
3.4
77.7
9.0
7.7
2.5
3.2
16.0
3.5
4.7
3.0
6.3
4.4
4.3
3.9
6.9
5.2
3.6
5.5
5.3
5.1
4.3
7.0
4.9
3.2
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.2
7.4
5.7
3.9
5.6
5.8
5.6
4.6
7.8
18,394.1
356.9
104.5
68.7
432.1
58.0
6,675.6
66.6
103.2
232.1
72.7
431.4
87.2
1,851.3
1,062.8
197.4
1,549.3
2,237.4
883.9
134.4
213.9
149.1
262.9
292.5
217.2
196.5
69.0
836.5
24.8
5.9
11.2
32.2
4.4
260.9
4.2
8.2
17.1
2.8
19.1
5.1
87.9
48.0
12.1
60.8
88.6
37.8
5.2
8.6
7.3
9.9
20.9
9.8
15.7
5.6
1,020.7
29.8
6.8
13.3
38.3
5.2
328.7
5.0
10.4
20.8
3.5
23.2
6.4
111.3
59.4
13.7
74.6
102.2
43.6
6.1
10.0
8.1
11.9
25.6
11.8
18.3
6.6
825.2
25.9
6.0
9.8
33.3
4.5
254.2
4.4
9.6
17.6
2.8
18.3
5.5
83.2
47.0
18.3
57.2
82.5
35.4
5.0
8.8
8.8
9.5
21.4
9.6
17.0
6.0
1,079.5
33.8
7.7
12.3
42.6
5.8
333.1
5.7
12.6
23.2
3.7
24.4
7.3
115.6
63.1
22.3
76.6
104.1
44.9
6.4
11.0
10.9
12.4
28.4
12.6
21.4
7.9
4.6
7.2
5.7
16.9
7.8
7.9
4.0
6.6
8.1
7.5
3.9
4.5
6.1
4.9
4.6
5.9
4.0
4.0
4.4
3.8
4.0
5.0
3.8
7.3
4.6
8.2
8.3
5.6
8.4
6.5
19.1
9.0
9.0
4.9
7.7
10.3
9.1
4.7
5.4
7.4
6.0
5.6
6.7
4.8
4.6
5.0
4.5
4.6
5.5
4.5
8.8
5.4
9.4
9.7
4.6
7.5
5.9
14.9
8.0
8.1
3.9
6.9
9.5
7.7
3.9
4.3
6.5
4.6
4.5
9.4
3.7
3.7
4.1
3.8
4.1
6.0
3.6
7.4
4.4
8.9
8.8
5.9
9.5
7.4
17.9
9.9
10.0
5.0
8.5
12.2
10.0
5.1
5.7
8.4
6.2
5.9
11.3
4.9
4.7
5.1
4.8
5.2
7.3
4.7
9.7
5.8
10.9
11.4
2,680.5
177.5
313.9
1,370.9
172.3
76.8
116.8
72.2
2,717.2
178.5
314.3
1,381.3
175.8
80.0
119.1
74.2
104.0
5.8
13.4
54.5
6.0
2.6
4.8
3.6
106.6
6.1
14.1
55.7
6.0
2.5
5.0
3.5
103.4
5.7
13.2
54.1
6.0
2.6
4.9
3.6
117.3
6.6
15.6
61.3
6.7
2.8
5.5
4.1
3.9
3.3
4.3
4.0
3.5
3.3
4.1
5.0
3.9
3.4
4.5
4.0
3.4
3.2
4.1
4.8
3.9
3.2
4.2
3.9
3.5
3.4
4.2
5.0
4.3
3.7
5.0
4.4
3.8
3.5
4.6
5.5
1,852.2
471.7
91.9
580.3
309.5
149.9
101.4
1,889.1
482.3
93.7
591.1
314.6
152.2
103.7
73.4
16.9
2.8
23.7
13.0
5.7
5.1
91.1
21.3
3.6
29.1
16.1
7.0
6.3
68.3
15.2
2.5
22.4
12.0
5.6
4.8
85.4
19.4
3.2
27.7
14.8
6.6
6.3
4.0
3.6
3.0
4.1
4.2
3.8
5.0
4.8
4.4
3.8
4.9
5.1
4.5
6.0
3.7
3.2
2.7
3.9
3.9
3.7
4.7
4.5
4.0
3.4
4.7
4.7
4.3
6.1
2007
2006
2007
Alabama ...............................................................
Anniston-Oxford ................................................
Auburn-Opelika .................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ..........................................
Decatur .............................................................
Dothan ..............................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals ...................................
Gadsden ...........................................................
Huntsville ..........................................................
Mobile ...............................................................
Montgomery ......................................................
Tuscaloosa .......................................................
2,236.3
55.6
67.5
552.4
74.1
68.1
71.4
47.7
204.4
188.3
175.7
101.2
2,229.9
55.1
66.8
550.6
73.1
67.5
71.3
47.2
205.9
188.8
176.8
101.0
2,244.1
55.6
67.6
554.4
75.2
68.5
71.6
47.7
205.1
189.4
176.3
101.7
2,224.5
54.7
66.2
549.7
73.1
67.4
70.9
46.9
205.4
188.8
175.9
100.9
74.7
2.0
2.0
16.7
2.4
2.0
2.4
1.7
5.3
6.2
5.8
2.8
74.3
2.0
2.1
16.3
2.1
2.1
2.6
1.7
5.1
6.4
5.8
2.9
75.8
1.9
2.0
16.4
3.4
2.0
2.7
1.7
5.5
6.3
5.8
2.8
Alaska ..................................................................
Anchorage ........................................................
Fairbanks ..........................................................
345.2
192.2
44.9
348.1
193.2
45.5
346.7
194.6
44.9
347.7
194.9
45.6
21.7
10.1
2.4
21.7
10.4
2.4
Arizona ................................................................
Flagstaff ............................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ..............................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale .................................
Prescott ............................................................
Tucson ..............................................................
Yuma ................................................................
3,033.7
69.5
92.6
2,060.5
97.9
460.1
76.1
3,054.2
69.4
90.9
2,080.7
98.5
461.5
75.5
3,027.9
67.8
92.1
2,059.9
96.8
458.2
76.7
3,049.0
68.8
90.4
2,076.9
97.5
461.8
76.0
117.3
2.7
4.0
68.6
3.7
17.4
10.3
Arkansas .............................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ........................
Fort Smith .........................................................
Hot Springs .......................................................
Jonesboro .........................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ...............
Pine Bluff ..........................................................
1,364.7
228.2
139.2
42.2
57.7
337.7
45.7
1,374.4
233.3
140.1
42.6
58.0
344.3
45.2
1,362.9
227.8
138.1
42.1
57.6
340.4
45.5
1,372.7
232.8
139.3
42.5
57.9
345.9
45.2
California .............................................................
Bakersfield ........................................................
Chico ................................................................
El Centro ...........................................................
Fresno ..............................................................
Hanford-Corcoran .............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ...............
Madera .............................................................
Merced ..............................................................
Modesto ............................................................
Napa .................................................................
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura .....................
Redding ............................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ...................
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville ..........
Salinas ..............................................................
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos .....................
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont .....................
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ....................
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ..........................
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ..................
Santa Cruz-Watsonville ....................................
Santa Rosa-Petaluma ......................................
Stockton ............................................................
Vallejo-Fairfield .................................................
Visalia-Porterville ..............................................
Yuba City ..........................................................
18,002.4
342.5
102.4
66.4
412.2
55.3
6,498.7
63.3
101.8
227.0
73.0
428.2
84.7
1,789.1
1,047.1
203.6
1,526.8
2,211.4
866.9
134.5
214.7
146.3
262.0
288.6
214.2
191.0
68.2
18,374.2
352.8
104.5
69.6
423.6
57.7
6,687.7
65.0
101.1
229.8
74.3
431.5
86.6
1,848.5
1,060.6
203.5
1,545.3
2,232.1
879.9
134.9
215.6
148.1
263.1
290.9
218.4
194.6
68.2
18,040.8
343.6
102.4
66.2
415.7
55.4
6,513.4
63.8
101.7
227.6
71.9
428.9
85.0
1,799.1
1,052.8
195.7
1,530.9
2,218.2
869.6
133.6
212.1
146.4
260.7
288.6
215.3
191.5
67.5
Colorado ..............................................................
Boulder .............................................................
Colorado Springs ..............................................
Denver-Aurora ..................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ........................................
Grand Junction .................................................
Greeley .............................................................
Pueblo ..............................................................
2,689.5
178.1
314.2
1,374.6
174.2
77.0
118.9
72.7
2,726.5
179.2
315.7
1,392.5
177.3
80.0
120.8
74.2
Connecticut .........................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ...........................
Danbury ............................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ...............
New Haven .......................................................
Norwich-New London .......................................
Waterbury .........................................................
1,856.5
471.7
91.8
582.0
310.9
149.7
101.7
1,903.2
485.3
94.3
595.3
317.3
153.3
104.7
See footnotes at end of table.
December
2006
2006
2007
November
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
November
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
November
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
Delaware ..............................................................
Dover ................................................................
444.9
74.5
446.4
74.4
444.9
74.8
446.9
75.0
13.4
2.0
13.4
2.2
13.3
2.0
15.4
2.5
3.0
2.7
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.7
3.4
3.4
District of Columbia ...........................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .....................
316.2
2,988.6
319.6
3,004.4
317.8
2,992.7
317.9
2,993.6
18.3
90.7
18.5
89.2
19.7
87.8
18.5
90.8
5.8
3.0
5.8
3.0
6.2
2.9
5.8
3.0
Florida ..................................................................
Cape Coral-Fort Myers .....................................
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ..........
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ...............
Gainesville ........................................................
Jacksonville ......................................................
Lakeland ...........................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ..........
Naples-Marco Island .........................................
Ocala ................................................................
Orlando-Kissimmee ..........................................
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville .........................
Palm Coast .......................................................
Panama City-Lynn Haven .................................
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ............................
Port St. Lucie ....................................................
Punta Gorda .....................................................
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice .............................
Sebastian-Vero Beach ......................................
Tallahassee ......................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ....................
9,118.6
288.4
251.6
99.2
135.1
662.3
272.7
2,796.7
156.3
134.4
1,077.8
262.8
32.8
85.7
205.9
183.8
69.1
341.0
60.5
185.3
1,340.9
9,290.0
296.6
254.4
100.0
135.7
671.4
276.9
2,855.5
158.7
136.9
1,103.9
264.3
34.8
87.6
207.1
188.4
70.7
341.7
61.7
188.5
1,360.7
9,131.6
290.9
251.0
99.0
132.6
662.4
273.2
2,808.5
157.4
134.7
1,075.7
262.6
32.7
85.2
205.0
184.1
69.4
340.4
61.0
184.3
1,341.2
9,283.6
299.2
252.9
99.6
132.3
669.5
275.3
2,863.8
159.1
136.6
1,101.4
263.5
34.6
86.5
205.7
187.9
70.6
339.5
62.2
187.5
1,359.1
296.7
8.5
8.3
2.4
3.3
21.3
9.5
93.3
4.7
4.6
33.1
9.0
1.5
2.7
6.4
7.4
2.4
10.1
2.6
5.1
44.0
393.8
15.9
11.3
3.2
4.2
27.0
12.6
112.9
7.5
6.9
44.7
12.3
2.1
3.5
8.4
10.7
4.2
15.5
3.7
6.3
60.1
273.8
7.8
7.8
2.2
3.1
19.9
8.6
87.1
4.0
4.3
30.4
8.4
1.4
2.8
6.0
6.7
2.2
9.0
2.4
4.6
40.3
412.2
16.9
12.0
3.4
4.3
28.5
12.9
117.4
7.4
7.3
46.9
13.2
2.2
4.0
8.7
11.0
4.4
16.0
3.8
6.4
63.4
3.3
3.0
3.3
2.4
2.5
3.2
3.5
3.3
3.0
3.4
3.1
3.4
4.6
3.1
3.1
4.0
3.5
3.0
4.3
2.7
3.3
4.2
5.4
4.4
3.2
3.1
4.0
4.6
4.0
4.7
5.0
4.0
4.6
5.9
4.0
4.0
5.7
5.9
4.5
6.0
3.3
4.4
3.0
2.7
3.1
2.3
2.3
3.0
3.1
3.1
2.5
3.2
2.8
3.2
4.3
3.3
2.9
3.6
3.2
2.6
3.9
2.5
3.0
4.4
5.7
4.8
3.4
3.2
4.3
4.7
4.1
4.7
5.4
4.3
5.0
6.4
4.6
4.2
5.8
6.2
4.7
6.0
3.4
4.7
Georgia ................................................................
Albany ...............................................................
Athens-Clarke County ......................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ........................
Augusta-Richmond County ...............................
Brunswick .........................................................
Columbus .........................................................
Dalton ...............................................................
Gainesville ........................................................
Hinesville-Fort Stewart .....................................
Macon ...............................................................
Rome ................................................................
Savannah .........................................................
Valdosta ............................................................
Warner Robins ..................................................
4,806.6
77.0
105.6
2,705.7
257.5
54.0
131.0
70.0
88.3
30.6
112.8
52.6
176.9
68.1
67.2
4,888.8
77.7
107.7
2,770.1
257.7
54.1
131.2
70.0
90.7
31.5
113.9
53.2
180.6
69.4
69.6
4,834.1
77.2
106.3
2,725.6
259.2
54.4
132.2
70.0
89.0
30.6
113.0
53.1
177.5
68.4
67.7
4,913.4
78.0
108.1
2,785.5
259.8
54.5
131.9
70.5
91.3
31.5
114.2
53.1
181.6
69.7
70.3
210.2
3.7
3.6
114.8
14.9
2.0
7.2
3.3
3.0
1.6
5.9
2.1
6.3
2.4
2.6
205.7
3.6
3.5
111.8
13.3
1.9
6.3
3.2
3.0
1.3
5.1
2.2
6.2
2.6
2.5
210.7
3.7
3.6
116.0
14.8
2.0
7.3
3.1
3.0
1.6
5.7
2.1
6.5
2.6
2.6
225.4
4.0
3.9
123.9
14.4
2.1
6.9
3.4
3.3
1.5
5.7
2.4
7.1
2.9
2.8
4.4
4.8
3.4
4.2
5.8
3.6
5.5
4.7
3.4
5.1
5.2
4.0
3.6
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.6
3.3
4.0
5.2
3.4
4.8
4.6
3.3
4.2
4.5
4.2
3.4
3.7
3.6
4.4
4.9
3.4
4.3
5.7
3.7
5.5
4.5
3.4
5.1
5.0
3.9
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.6
5.1
3.6
4.4
5.5
3.9
5.3
4.9
3.6
4.7
5.0
4.5
3.9
4.2
3.9
Hawaii ..................................................................
Honolulu ...........................................................
649.5
455.2
648.7
452.8
649.6
456.1
646.5
451.2
13.7
9.4
19.2
12.3
10.5
7.1
18.0
11.2
2.1
2.1
3.0
2.7
1.6
1.6
2.8
2.5
Idaho ....................................................................
Boise City-Nampa .............................................
Coeur d’Alene ...................................................
Idaho Falls ........................................................
Lewiston ...........................................................
Pocatello ...........................................................
756.3
299.3
69.9
57.6
29.9
45.5
762.1
304.1
71.0
59.3
29.9
43.7
754.3
300.3
69.9
57.1
29.8
45.2
758.0
301.7
71.7
58.9
30.0
44.4
22.9
8.1
2.4
1.4
1.1
1.5
19.3
8.0
2.0
1.1
1.0
1.1
24.1
8.0
2.9
1.4
1.2
1.5
22.8
8.9
2.5
1.3
1.1
1.2
3.0
2.7
3.5
2.4
3.8
3.2
2.5
2.6
2.8
1.8
3.3
2.5
3.2
2.6
4.1
2.4
3.9
3.4
3.0
2.9
3.4
2.2
3.8
2.8
Illinois ..................................................................
Bloomington-Normal .........................................
Champaign-Urbana ..........................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ..................................
Danville .............................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island .........................
Decatur .............................................................
Kankakee-Bradley ............................................
Peoria ...............................................................
Rockford ...........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
6,686.0
92.6
125.5
4,902.7
38.6
207.8
55.3
55.7
203.7
174.2
116.2
6,792.3
93.9
126.7
4,964.9
39.1
209.7
55.8
57.0
206.7
176.3
117.0
6,698.0
92.7
124.6
4,914.6
38.3
208.1
55.3
56.0
203.1
174.2
116.5
6,778.8
93.5
125.2
4,955.3
38.8
210.1
55.7
57.2
205.6
177.5
116.8
247.1
2.4
3.7
183.9
1.7
7.0
2.2
2.4
6.4
7.3
4.0
326.3
3.4
5.4
234.1
2.4
8.4
3.0
3.6
9.0
10.3
5.1
261.5
2.5
3.7
192.5
1.8
7.9
2.4
2.7
7.0
8.2
4.3
356.9
4.0
5.9
245.2
2.8
10.1
3.4
4.3
10.4
12.7
5.7
3.7
2.6
2.9
3.8
4.5
3.4
4.0
4.3
3.1
4.2
3.4
4.8
3.7
4.3
4.7
6.1
4.0
5.4
6.3
4.4
5.8
4.4
3.9
2.7
3.0
3.9
4.6
3.8
4.3
4.9
3.5
4.7
3.7
5.3
4.2
4.7
4.9
7.1
4.8
6.2
7.6
5.1
7.1
4.9
Indiana .................................................................
Anderson ..........................................................
Bloomington ......................................................
Columbus .........................................................
Elkhart-Goshen .................................................
Evansville .........................................................
Fort Wayne .......................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ..........................................
Kokomo ............................................................
Lafayette ...........................................................
Michigan City-La Porte .....................................
Muncie ..............................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ....................................
3,284.0
63.0
97.9
38.9
104.6
186.6
220.0
910.4
47.5
97.9
53.7
58.3
165.7
3,230.0
60.9
97.1
39.0
102.8
185.2
215.1
900.0
46.0
97.6
52.8
56.4
163.1
3,278.7
63.1
98.2
39.0
104.4
187.2
219.0
906.0
47.3
96.1
53.9
58.0
165.6
3,212.5
60.7
96.1
38.9
102.4
184.8
215.1
896.3
45.9
96.0
52.5
56.5
162.5
147.3
3.3
3.8
1.4
5.4
7.9
9.7
35.8
2.5
3.6
2.7
2.9
8.0
142.3
3.4
4.2
1.3
4.8
7.8
9.9
35.4
2.2
3.6
2.5
2.7
7.7
153.0
3.5
4.0
1.4
5.5
8.6
10.0
36.8
2.6
3.7
3.0
3.0
8.3
142.8
3.5
3.6
1.3
4.8
7.7
9.8
35.3
2.2
3.5
2.7
2.8
7.8
4.5
5.2
3.8
3.6
5.2
4.2
4.4
3.9
5.2
3.7
5.0
5.1
4.8
4.4
5.6
4.3
3.3
4.7
4.2
4.6
3.9
4.8
3.7
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.7
5.5
4.1
3.6
5.2
4.6
4.6
4.1
5.4
3.9
5.6
5.2
5.0
4.4
5.8
3.7
3.4
4.6
4.2
4.6
3.9
4.9
3.7
5.1
5.0
4.8
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2006
November
December
2007
2006
2007
2006
December
2007
2006
November
2007
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
Indiana—Continued
Terre Haute ......................................................
82.7
80.3
82.2
79.6
4.3
4.0
4.6
4.1
5.1
5.0
5.6
5.1
Iowa ......................................................................
Ames ................................................................
Cedar Rapids ....................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines .........................
Dubuque ...........................................................
Iowa City ...........................................................
Sioux City .........................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ........................................
1,674.3
49.3
143.4
307.0
54.2
91.5
76.2
94.1
1,678.3
49.5
143.2
314.0
54.3
92.1
76.3
93.7
1,673.1
49.0
143.4
307.5
54.0
91.2
75.7
93.6
1,676.1
49.4
142.6
314.1
54.4
91.6
76.1
94.1
54.6
1.2
4.7
9.3
1.7
2.1
2.7
3.0
60.4
1.4
5.1
10.4
1.9
2.4
2.8
3.2
61.8
1.2
5.5
10.3
2.0
2.3
2.9
3.4
70.4
1.5
5.9
11.9
2.4
2.7
3.2
3.8
3.3
2.4
3.3
3.0
3.2
2.3
3.5
3.2
3.6
2.7
3.6
3.3
3.5
2.6
3.7
3.4
3.7
2.4
3.9
3.3
3.7
2.5
3.8
3.6
4.2
3.0
4.1
3.8
4.5
3.0
4.2
4.1
Kansas .................................................................
Lawrence ..........................................................
Topeka ..............................................................
Wichita ..............................................................
1,473.2
63.3
120.7
311.5
1,489.6
64.2
124.3
320.8
1,470.9
63.3
120.9
312.6
1,484.1
63.8
124.1
318.3
64.0
2.2
5.8
13.5
55.5
1.9
5.0
11.4
60.2
2.2
5.6
13.2
59.5
2.1
5.9
12.2
4.3
3.5
4.8
4.3
3.7
3.0
4.0
3.6
4.1
3.4
4.7
4.2
4.0
3.4
4.7
3.8
Kentucky .............................................................
Bowling Green ..................................................
Elizabethtown ...................................................
Lexington-Fayette .............................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ..............................
Owensboro .......................................................
2,060.3
64.4
55.3
237.6
635.1
57.2
2,059.9
64.6
55.3
238.9
632.8
56.8
2,061.3
64.5
55.5
238.0
636.0
57.2
2,048.7
64.1
55.1
237.0
633.2
56.7
106.5
2.7
2.7
9.6
32.8
2.7
95.0
2.4
2.4
8.6
27.2
2.4
104.3
2.7
2.6
9.1
30.3
2.7
110.3
2.6
2.8
9.3
34.3
2.6
5.2
4.2
5.0
4.1
5.2
4.8
4.6
3.7
4.4
3.6
4.3
4.1
5.1
4.2
4.8
3.8
4.8
4.8
5.4
4.0
5.0
3.9
5.4
4.6
Louisiana .............................................................
Alexandria .........................................................
Baton Rouge .....................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux .......................
Lafayette ...........................................................
Lake Charles ....................................................
Monroe .............................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ..........................
Shreveport-Bossier City ....................................
2,013.5
69.8
368.9
102.4
133.0
94.2
83.1
504.2
182.0
2,013.2
68.7
368.7
102.9
132.0
94.6
81.9
505.4
181.6
1,994.6
69.0
365.9
101.5
131.8
93.6
82.3
501.0
180.9
2,012.4
68.6
368.1
102.8
132.2
93.9
81.7
506.0
181.8
76.3
2.4
13.2
2.7
3.6
3.2
3.1
21.4
7.2
64.5
2.1
10.9
2.3
3.0
2.9
2.9
17.0
6.4
71.7
2.3
12.5
2.4
3.2
2.9
2.9
19.2
6.9
75.5
2.4
12.7
2.5
3.4
3.4
3.4
19.1
7.5
3.8
3.5
3.6
2.7
2.7
3.4
3.7
4.2
4.0
3.2
3.0
2.9
2.2
2.3
3.0
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.4
3.4
2.4
2.4
3.1
3.6
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.5
3.5
2.5
2.6
3.7
4.2
3.8
4.1
Maine ...................................................................
Bangor ..............................................................
Lewiston-Auburn ...............................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ...................
713.3
72.5
58.3
207.7
708.6
72.7
58.1
206.7
713.6
72.3
58.2
207.9
707.3
73.0
58.1
205.6
32.4
3.3
2.6
7.2
33.7
3.3
2.7
7.8
32.4
3.3
2.6
6.8
35.5
3.4
2.9
7.7
4.5
4.6
4.5
3.5
4.8
4.6
4.7
3.8
4.5
4.6
4.4
3.2
5.0
4.6
4.9
3.7
Maryland ..............................................................
Baltimore-Towson .............................................
Cumberland ......................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ..................................
Salisbury ...........................................................
3,032.3
1,418.9
49.6
122.1
65.5
3,014.4
1,411.9
49.0
122.4
65.2
3,032.9
1,418.8
49.7
122.6
65.4
2,997.9
1,403.4
49.1
122.3
65.1
116.0
57.0
2.6
5.2
2.9
104.0
51.2
2.2
4.9
2.7
109.1
53.2
2.7
5.0
2.8
103.4
50.2
2.4
5.2
2.8
3.8
4.0
5.2
4.3
4.4
3.5
3.6
4.4
4.0
4.1
3.6
3.7
5.4
4.0
4.3
3.4
3.6
4.9
4.2
4.3
Massachusetts ....................................................
Barnstable Town ...............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...............................
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner .........................
New Bedford .....................................................
Pittsfield ............................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Worcester .........................................................
3,422.7
129.8
2,495.2
73.1
85.6
39.0
348.2
292.9
3,417.0
129.3
2,499.8
72.1
85.1
38.9
346.7
292.8
3,425.4
129.0
2,494.2
73.3
86.0
39.7
348.1
293.9
3,389.4
127.2
2,477.0
71.7
84.7
39.1
344.7
291.4
162.8
6.6
110.1
4.5
5.4
1.7
18.2
14.5
132.6
5.5
89.7
3.5
4.7
1.4
15.5
12.3
167.3
7.3
109.7
4.8
6.0
1.8
18.5
14.7
138.1
6.2
90.9
3.8
5.2
1.5
15.9
12.8
4.8
5.1
4.4
6.2
6.3
4.3
5.2
5.0
3.9
4.3
3.6
4.8
5.5
3.5
4.5
4.2
4.9
5.7
4.4
6.5
7.0
4.6
5.3
5.0
4.1
4.9
3.7
5.3
6.1
3.8
4.6
4.4
Michigan ..............................................................
Ann Arbor .........................................................
Battle Creek ......................................................
Bay City ............................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .....................................
Flint ...................................................................
Grand Rapids-Wyoming ...................................
Holland-Grand Haven .......................................
Jackson ............................................................
Kalamazoo-Portage ..........................................
Lansing-East Lansing .......................................
Monroe .............................................................
Muskegon-Norton Shores .................................
Niles-Benton Harbor .........................................
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ...................
5,101.2
193.8
72.1
55.8
2,182.2
212.6
413.3
139.4
79.0
177.0
254.9
78.3
90.5
79.7
99.7
5,026.1
191.4
70.6
53.6
2,140.8
206.3
411.4
138.1
77.2
177.0
252.4
77.6
90.1
80.7
96.5
5,100.3
194.2
72.4
55.9
2,181.9
214.0
413.7
139.6
79.0
177.1
254.5
78.3
90.4
79.6
99.6
5,005.0
190.4
70.6
53.8
2,128.8
206.6
412.0
138.1
76.8
176.5
250.8
77.2
89.5
79.9
96.1
338.3
8.2
4.6
3.5
157.1
16.1
22.8
7.0
5.5
9.0
13.2
4.6
6.0
5.2
6.5
346.7
9.0
4.6
3.6
155.2
17.1
24.2
7.7
5.8
9.7
13.8
5.1
6.4
5.5
6.9
351.5
8.6
4.7
3.8
156.8
16.5
24.0
7.5
5.8
9.8
14.2
4.8
6.1
5.6
6.9
370.1
9.0
4.7
3.9
170.6
17.1
24.6
8.0
5.9
10.1
14.3
5.0
6.2
5.7
7.1
6.6
4.2
6.3
6.2
7.2
7.6
5.5
5.0
6.9
5.1
5.2
5.9
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.9
4.7
6.6
6.8
7.2
8.3
5.9
5.6
7.5
5.5
5.5
6.5
7.1
6.8
7.1
6.9
4.4
6.5
6.8
7.2
7.7
5.8
5.4
7.3
5.6
5.6
6.1
6.7
7.0
6.9
7.4
4.7
6.7
7.2
8.0
8.3
6.0
5.8
7.6
5.7
5.7
6.5
7.0
7.1
7.4
Minnesota ............................................................
Duluth ...............................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ...................
Rochester .........................................................
St. Cloud ...........................................................
2,963.1
144.6
1,865.5
105.1
106.7
2,940.3
145.1
1,860.9
105.5
107.1
2,958.1
144.0
1,859.6
104.6
107.0
2,937.0
144.7
1,856.9
105.5
106.9
111.1
6.7
67.5
3.4
3.9
117.8
7.2
72.0
3.4
4.1
124.9
7.2
71.2
3.8
4.9
143.7
8.1
82.9
4.3
5.6
3.8
4.6
3.6
3.2
3.7
4.0
4.9
3.9
3.3
3.9
4.2
5.0
3.8
3.6
4.6
4.9
5.6
4.5
4.0
5.2
Mississippi ..........................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi ...................................................
Hattiesburg .......................................................
1,319.2
112.3
66.7
1,341.6
113.0
66.6
1,326.4
113.3
66.9
1,349.8
113.7
67.2
82.9
8.0
3.2
76.8
5.9
3.1
83.6
7.7
3.2
86.1
6.7
3.4
6.3
7.1
4.8
5.7
5.2
4.6
6.3
6.8
4.8
6.4
5.9
5.1
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
November
2006
December
2007
2006
2007
November
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
Mississippi—Continued
Jackson ............................................................
Pascagoula .......................................................
263.5
67.1
266.4
68.7
265.8
68.1
268.2
69.9
13.2
4.5
12.3
3.8
13.3
4.5
13.6
4.3
5.0
6.7
4.6
5.5
5.0
6.6
5.1
6.2
Missouri ...............................................................
Columbia ..........................................................
Jefferson City ....................................................
Joplin ................................................................
Kansas City ......................................................
St. Joseph .........................................................
St. Louis1 ..........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
3,047.2
95.2
78.3
85.1
1,044.3
67.3
1,472.9
220.8
3,050.2
95.2
77.9
85.1
1,045.2
68.1
1,480.1
223.0
3,046.1
94.8
78.6
84.6
1,041.5
67.2
1,471.4
220.7
3,039.3
93.5
77.4
84.5
1,039.7
67.8
1,479.1
222.4
141.6
3.1
3.0
3.6
50.9
2.9
68.2
8.3
149.4
3.3
3.1
3.7
49.9
2.9
75.1
9.0
139.6
2.8
3.0
3.2
48.4
2.8
66.9
7.6
158.7
3.3
3.2
3.7
53.0
3.0
79.2
9.1
4.6
3.2
3.9
4.2
4.9
4.3
4.6
3.8
4.9
3.4
3.9
4.4
4.8
4.3
5.1
4.0
4.6
3.0
3.8
3.8
4.6
4.1
4.5
3.4
5.2
3.5
4.1
4.4
5.1
4.5
5.4
4.1
Montana ...............................................................
Billings ..............................................................
Great Falls ........................................................
Missoula ...........................................................
494.7
85.9
40.0
60.1
500.9
89.1
41.1
61.2
490.9
85.2
39.7
59.6
496.9
88.5
40.7
60.5
13.9
1.9
1.1
1.5
16.7
2.1
1.3
1.9
14.4
1.8
1.1
1.6
18.4
2.2
1.4
2.1
2.8
2.2
2.7
2.5
3.3
2.4
3.1
3.1
2.9
2.1
2.8
2.7
3.7
2.5
3.4
3.5
Nebraska .............................................................
Lincoln ..............................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .......................................
977.4
166.8
447.3
991.3
170.1
456.9
973.4
165.8
445.0
986.0
169.0
455.3
26.0
4.0
13.3
28.3
4.5
14.7
25.6
3.8
13.3
28.7
4.4
15.0
2.7
2.4
3.0
2.9
2.6
3.2
2.6
2.3
3.0
2.9
2.6
3.3
Nevada .................................................................
Carson City .......................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise .........................................
Reno-Sparks .....................................................
1,324.1
28.3
946.4
225.6
1,363.7
28.5
977.0
230.4
1,322.9
28.2
946.7
226.0
1,365.6
28.6
977.5
232.3
54.7
1.3
39.2
8.5
71.2
1.6
51.4
11.1
55.7
1.4
39.6
8.8
77.3
1.8
55.2
12.5
4.1
4.7
4.1
3.8
5.2
5.6
5.3
4.8
4.2
4.9
4.2
3.9
5.7
6.1
5.6
5.4
New Hampshire ...................................................
Manchester .......................................................
Portsmouth .......................................................
Rochester-Dover ..............................................
740.5
107.3
45.2
83.5
747.1
107.8
45.9
85.5
739.5
106.9
44.9
83.0
744.4
107.2
45.5
84.9
24.5
3.5
1.4
2.5
23.8
3.4
1.4
2.6
24.2
3.5
1.4
2.5
24.5
3.5
1.3
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.3
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.3
2.9
3.1
New Jersey ..........................................................
Atlantic City .......................................................
Ocean City ........................................................
Trenton-Ewing ..................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ..............................
4,523.0
136.6
55.5
203.2
70.7
4,517.0
137.0
55.2
203.9
69.6
4,528.8
137.6
55.5
203.4
71.1
4,521.0
136.0
55.2
204.0
70.1
181.4
6.9
3.9
7.3
4.1
177.4
7.1
3.8
7.0
3.9
174.5
7.9
4.4
6.9
4.4
186.0
7.9
4.6
7.2
4.4
4.0
5.1
7.0
3.6
5.9
3.9
5.2
6.9
3.4
5.6
3.9
5.7
7.9
3.4
6.2
4.1
5.8
8.3
3.5
6.3
New Mexico .........................................................
Albuquerque .....................................................
Farmington .......................................................
Las Cruces .......................................................
Santa Fe ...........................................................
946.0
409.3
56.7
87.5
77.6
950.5
411.1
57.1
87.7
79.1
940.8
406.9
55.9
86.9
77.2
944.1
407.9
56.4
87.1
78.0
33.9
14.3
2.0
3.3
2.3
30.2
13.3
1.6
2.9
2.0
31.1
12.9
1.8
3.2
2.0
29.3
12.6
1.6
3.0
1.9
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.8
3.0
3.2
3.2
2.8
3.3
2.6
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.7
2.7
3.1
3.1
2.8
3.4
2.4
New York .............................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ................................
Binghamton ......................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls ........................................
Elmira ...............................................................
Glens Falls ........................................................
Ithaca ................................................................
Kingston ............................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ...
New York City ................................................
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ..............
Rochester .........................................................
Syracuse ...........................................................
Utica-Rome .......................................................
9,480.9
455.0
124.2
578.2
40.5
66.7
55.9
92.6
9,297.3
3,803.7
327.6
533.0
329.4
141.4
9,502.7
450.3
123.4
574.4
40.4
66.1
55.5
92.8
9,332.9
3,856.3
327.3
529.4
327.7
140.4
9,485.4
454.6
123.7
579.6
40.4
66.1
55.6
92.3
9,308.0
3,807.6
327.0
532.0
329.4
141.3
9,498.0
449.8
122.8
576.3
40.4
65.9
55.1
92.4
9,331.0
3,849.0
326.4
530.0
326.9
140.7
373.6
15.5
4.8
25.1
1.8
2.7
1.7
3.3
364.9
163.1
11.7
20.6
13.1
5.7
419.2
16.9
5.1
26.1
1.8
2.8
1.8
3.8
397.7
192.5
12.8
22.6
13.2
5.8
362.9
15.3
4.9
26.0
1.7
2.8
1.6
3.2
345.8
153.7
11.0
20.5
13.3
5.7
447.5
18.4
5.8
30.1
2.0
3.3
1.7
4.0
412.0
198.4
13.3
25.2
15.0
6.7
3.9
3.4
3.9
4.3
4.3
4.0
3.0
3.6
3.9
4.3
3.6
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.4
3.8
4.1
4.5
4.3
4.2
3.2
4.1
4.3
5.0
3.9
4.3
4.0
4.2
3.8
3.4
4.0
4.5
4.3
4.2
2.9
3.5
3.7
4.0
3.4
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.7
4.1
4.7
5.2
4.8
5.1
3.1
4.3
4.4
5.2
4.1
4.8
4.6
4.8
North Carolina .....................................................
Asheville ...........................................................
Burlington .........................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord .............................
Durham .............................................................
Fayetteville .......................................................
Goldsboro .........................................................
Greensboro-High Point .....................................
Greenville .........................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ................................
Jacksonville ......................................................
Raleigh-Cary .....................................................
Rocky Mount .....................................................
Wilmington ........................................................
Winston-Salem .................................................
4,532.5
208.5
71.2
843.3
260.2
151.2
53.1
374.9
88.7
180.2
60.8
538.0
70.7
176.0
241.0
4,537.6
207.4
70.5
847.7
261.1
153.8
52.6
372.3
88.7
175.7
62.6
539.8
72.1
176.8
240.1
4,520.0
207.9
70.8
838.9
260.1
150.9
52.9
374.8
88.7
178.6
60.7
536.7
70.9
175.8
240.5
4,500.0
205.8
70.0
842.0
259.1
153.0
52.2
369.7
88.2
173.9
61.9
535.2
71.7
175.6
238.1
221.2
7.9
3.9
40.5
10.5
9.0
2.6
18.6
4.7
11.1
2.9
20.3
4.5
7.3
10.6
208.8
7.3
3.3
39.9
9.6
7.6
2.4
17.5
4.2
10.0
2.7
19.0
4.2
7.2
10.4
211.7
7.3
3.6
38.7
9.8
8.4
2.4
17.8
4.4
10.8
2.6
18.9
4.3
7.1
10.1
211.8
7.2
3.4
40.3
9.5
7.6
2.4
17.3
4.2
10.2
2.7
18.9
4.4
7.6
10.3
4.9
3.8
5.4
4.8
4.0
5.9
5.0
5.0
5.3
6.2
4.7
3.8
6.3
4.1
4.4
4.6
3.5
4.7
4.7
3.7
5.0
4.5
4.7
4.8
5.7
4.3
3.5
5.9
4.1
4.4
4.7
3.5
5.1
4.6
3.7
5.5
4.6
4.7
5.0
6.0
4.4
3.5
6.1
4.0
4.2
4.7
3.5
4.9
4.8
3.7
5.0
4.7
4.7
4.8
5.9
4.3
3.5
6.1
4.3
4.3
North Dakota .......................................................
Bismarck ...........................................................
Fargo ................................................................
Grand Forks ......................................................
356.0
59.4
116.7
56.6
361.3
61.6
118.3
58.0
355.4
59.5
117.0
56.6
359.9
61.7
117.9
58.0
10.5
1.4
2.7
1.5
9.6
1.4
2.7
1.6
11.2
1.7
3.2
1.9
11.6
1.9
3.3
1.9
3.0
2.3
2.4
2.7
2.7
2.3
2.2
2.7
3.2
2.9
2.7
3.3
3.2
3.1
2.8
3.3
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
2006
2007
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
350.1
22.2
12.9
55.5
66.1
46.7
25.9
3.4
4.3
3.0
5.3
22.1
3.6
18.2
5.3
5.0
5.5
4.9
5.1
4.6
5.7
6.4
6.1
6.0
5.5
5.7
7.0
5.9
5.3
4.9
5.5
4.6
5.4
4.5
5.5
5.9
6.2
5.9
6.6
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.4
5.3
5.9
4.8
5.3
4.5
5.7
6.5
6.3
6.6
5.7
5.9
7.0
6.1
5.8
5.6
6.3
5.0
6.1
4.9
6.0
6.5
6.8
7.3
7.3
6.4
6.3
6.5
64.7
1.8
21.0
16.0
74.5
2.1
24.2
18.6
3.7
4.0
3.6
3.5
4.2
4.5
4.1
4.1
3.7
4.0
3.6
3.5
4.3
4.5
4.1
4.1
102.4
4.6
1.7
9.6
5.7
56.9
10.1
98.2
3.6
1.7
9.3
5.5
52.0
10.1
105.4
5.0
1.7
9.9
6.2
57.1
10.5
5.2
4.3
4.1
5.3
5.2
4.8
5.3
5.2
5.5
3.8
5.2
5.4
4.9
5.2
5.2
4.5
3.8
5.2
5.3
4.6
5.4
5.4
6.1
3.8
5.4
5.9
4.9
5.5
279.6
17.7
2.8
6.9
10.4
3.7
9.2
2.4
126.4
53.4
8.6
13.7
2.9
3.0
8.5
250.7
16.4
2.5
6.2
9.4
3.3
8.3
2.3
117.3
47.4
7.9
12.3
2.3
2.6
7.5
261.3
16.7
2.7
6.6
9.4
3.4
8.5
2.2
116.8
51.1
7.8
12.9
2.7
2.9
7.5
274.3
17.8
2.8
6.9
10.1
3.7
8.7
2.5
122.7
52.9
8.5
13.7
2.6
3.0
8.2
4.4
4.2
4.4
4.8
3.6
5.4
3.4
3.3
4.2
4.4
4.2
4.9
3.8
5.0
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.4
3.3
4.8
3.1
3.1
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.3
3.1
4.4
3.3
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.7
3.3
5.0
3.1
3.0
3.9
4.2
3.9
4.6
3.6
4.9
3.3
4.3
4.2
4.4
4.9
3.5
5.4
3.2
3.4
4.1
4.4
4.2
4.9
3.5
5.1
3.6
580.5
715.1
26.6
34.1
27.5
34.4
26.9
36.1
30.0
38.1
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.6
5.0
5.2
5.3
2,140.9
86.0
309.2
374.0
95.0
313.9
128.9
136.2
46.1
2,138.1
85.9
312.2
374.2
96.1
315.7
129.1
134.3
45.0
138.1
5.8
15.9
20.6
6.7
17.9
7.0
8.7
3.7
122.8
5.0
14.3
18.6
6.0
16.3
6.9
7.7
3.4
136.8
5.4
14.9
20.0
6.7
17.1
7.6
8.5
3.6
137.3
5.4
15.7
20.1
6.8
17.4
8.6
8.5
3.9
6.5
6.7
5.1
5.5
7.0
5.7
5.4
6.4
8.0
5.7
5.7
4.6
5.0
6.3
5.1
5.4
5.7
7.5
6.4
6.3
4.8
5.3
7.1
5.4
5.9
6.3
7.9
6.4
6.3
5.0
5.4
7.1
5.5
6.7
6.4
8.6
439.4
65.6
127.9
431.0
64.4
123.6
435.2
65.3
127.3
13.3
2.0
3.3
11.5
1.8
2.7
14.0
2.0
3.4
13.2
1.9
3.2
3.1
3.1
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.1
3.2
3.1
2.8
3.0
3.0
2.5
3,025.8
263.1
109.3
55.6
56.2
97.9
144.8
352.7
619.3
65.9
782.9
3,068.6
266.7
109.7
56.1
57.2
100.8
147.5
358.7
631.3
66.1
795.2
3,021.1
262.5
109.2
55.5
56.1
98.2
144.5
351.9
619.4
65.6
781.1
3,054.7
264.9
108.8
55.9
57.3
100.7
146.4
356.8
631.9
65.8
790.0
146.1
10.7
5.6
2.6
2.9
4.6
6.5
13.8
33.8
3.5
31.5
148.1
11.7
5.7
2.7
3.0
4.6
6.2
13.9
33.1
3.3
33.4
136.4
10.0
5.2
2.4
2.8
4.3
6.0
12.5
31.7
3.2
28.3
153.7
11.3
5.9
2.7
3.1
4.8
6.4
14.2
34.9
3.5
33.0
4.8
4.1
5.1
4.7
5.2
4.7
4.5
3.9
5.5
5.3
4.0
4.8
4.4
5.2
4.7
5.2
4.6
4.2
3.9
5.2
4.9
4.2
4.5
3.8
4.8
4.3
4.9
4.4
4.2
3.6
5.1
4.9
3.6
5.0
4.3
5.4
4.9
5.4
4.8
4.4
4.0
5.5
5.4
4.2
11,583.9
82.1
130.4
845.0
182.4
143.7
11,658.2
82.6
129.8
859.5
183.2
144.3
11,592.7
82.1
130.3
843.9
181.9
144.4
11,637.5
82.2
129.8
857.3
183.6
145.2
511.2
3.0
4.5
30.8
9.7
8.7
477.4
2.9
4.2
29.8
9.8
8.1
474.4
2.7
4.0
27.8
9.3
8.4
494.9
2.9
4.2
30.6
10.9
8.6
4.4
3.7
3.5
3.6
5.3
6.0
4.1
3.5
3.2
3.5
5.3
5.6
4.1
3.3
3.1
3.3
5.1
5.8
4.3
3.5
3.2
3.6
5.9
5.9
2007
2006
2007
Ohio .....................................................................
Akron ................................................................
Canton-Massillon ..............................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ......................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ...................................
Columbus .........................................................
Dayton ..............................................................
Lima ..................................................................
Mansfield ..........................................................
Sandusky ..........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Toledo ...............................................................
Weirton-Steubenville ........................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .......................
5,979.1
391.3
204.3
1,120.0
1,094.2
953.0
430.8
52.3
62.4
41.8
70.8
343.6
57.3
280.9
6,017.9
395.4
205.5
1,122.3
1,108.1
960.6
431.4
52.4
62.9
41.9
72.0
345.0
57.4
279.0
5,966.2
390.5
204.0
1,118.5
1,085.3
951.9
430.4
52.2
62.7
41.3
70.9
342.7
56.7
281.0
6,000.0
394.4
205.8
1,120.5
1,091.4
962.0
431.2
52.4
63.1
41.6
72.0
344.3
57.1
279.6
315.7
19.6
11.3
55.4
56.1
43.4
24.7
3.4
3.8
2.5
3.9
19.6
4.0
16.7
317.2
19.5
11.3
51.8
60.1
43.6
23.9
3.1
3.9
2.5
4.7
20.1
3.3
16.0
321.0
20.6
12.0
54.0
57.0
42.5
24.3
3.4
4.0
2.7
4.0
20.3
4.0
17.2
Oklahoma ............................................................
Lawton ..............................................................
Oklahoma City ..................................................
Tulsa .................................................................
1,737.4
45.7
585.0
455.5
1,749.1
46.1
593.8
453.4
1,731.5
45.5
582.7
452.3
1,731.2
45.3
584.5
450.2
64.3
1.8
21.0
15.8
74.1
2.1
24.2
18.5
Oregon .................................................................
Bend .................................................................
Corvallis ............................................................
Eugene-Springfield ...........................................
Medford ............................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ........................
Salem ...............................................................
1,915.9
80.1
43.7
180.3
103.9
1,143.2
188.5
1,959.1
83.5
44.8
183.5
106.2
1,171.7
191.9
1,903.2
79.9
43.3
179.5
103.4
1,138.6
185.5
1,945.6
83.2
44.4
183.1
104.5
1,166.9
189.4
99.0
3.5
1.8
9.5
5.4
55.0
10.0
Pennsylvania .......................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ...........................
Altoona .............................................................
Erie ...................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ............................................
Johnstown ........................................................
Lancaster ..........................................................
Lebanon ............................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ....................
Pittsburgh .........................................................
Reading ............................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ...................................
State College ....................................................
Williamsport ......................................................
York-Hanover ...................................................
6,345.7
418.0
65.1
141.7
284.5
68.2
269.3
71.7
2,988.6
1,208.5
203.8
281.4
76.2
59.4
224.4
6,349.9
423.7
64.7
141.7
286.3
68.5
271.2
71.9
3,003.9
1,206.6
203.5
282.1
76.5
58.8
227.1
6,329.0
417.6
64.8
140.8
283.8
68.2
269.4
71.5
2,986.5
1,205.9
203.5
279.7
74.8
59.5
224.1
6,335.1
424.2
64.6
141.0
285.5
68.5
271.0
72.0
2,996.1
1,201.4
203.3
281.2
75.3
59.0
226.9
Rhode Island .......................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ........................
581.7
717.4
583.8
718.6
580.6
717.5
South Carolina ....................................................
Anderson ..........................................................
Charleston-North Charleston ............................
Columbia ..........................................................
Florence ............................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ................................
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ......
Spartanburg ......................................................
Sumter ..............................................................
2,140.6
86.4
309.1
373.6
95.4
313.4
130.8
136.2
46.2
2,137.0
86.8
312.6
375.1
94.9
317.3
129.0
133.9
45.2
South Dakota ......................................................
Rapid City .........................................................
Sioux Falls ........................................................
433.4
64.7
124.2
Tennessee ...........................................................
Chattanooga .....................................................
Clarksville .........................................................
Cleveland ..........................................................
Jackson ............................................................
Johnson City .....................................................
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ....................................
Knoxville ...........................................................
Memphis ...........................................................
Morristown ........................................................
Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin
Texas ...................................................................
Abilene ..............................................................
Amarillo .............................................................
Austin-Round Rock ...........................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur .......................................
Brownsville-Harlingen .......................................
See footnotes at end of table.
December
2006
2006
2007
November
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
2006
December
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
3.5
8.8
131.3
16.4
114.5
7.1
4.2
4.2
4.7
18.4
1.9
2.2
1.9
37.1
2.7
3.0
4.3
2.1
4.6
3.0
3.6
4.5
4.3
6.4
4.3
5.0
4.6
4.1
3.4
6.7
3.1
3.4
3.9
4.2
4.4
4.9
4.5
3.7
4.3
4.0
3.4
4.2
4.0
5.4
4.0
4.6
4.5
3.8
3.2
5.9
2.7
3.2
3.5
3.9
4.4
4.6
4.0
3.5
4.0
3.9
3.1
4.3
4.0
6.0
4.0
4.5
4.3
3.8
3.1
6.9
2.7
3.0
3.3
3.8
4.0
4.7
5.1
3.4
3.8
3.7
3.3
4.4
4.2
5.6
4.2
4.7
4.6
4.0
3.2
6.6
2.7
3.2
3.5
4.0
4.6
4.7
4.4
3.6
4.0
4.0
30.0
1.1
6.1
4.6
1.5
12.9
39.1
1.4
8.2
5.9
2.0
16.7
2.4
1.9
2.5
2.2
2.5
2.4
2.6
2.0
2.8
2.3
2.8
2.6
2.2
1.7
2.4
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.9
2.1
3.2
2.6
3.2
2.8
13.3
3.7
12.9
3.5
13.1
3.5
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.3
3.5
3.1
3.7
3.1
113.7
2.4
2.3
3.6
1.5
3.7
18.8
4.4
25.5
1.8
122.1
2.7
2.5
2.9
1.6
3.9
20.3
4.9
26.4
2.0
109.1
2.2
2.2
3.2
1.4
3.7
18.0
4.2
24.2
1.8
133.0
2.9
2.8
3.3
1.7
4.3
22.0
5.3
28.9
2.2
2.8
3.1
2.2
6.8
2.2
3.1
2.9
2.8
3.2
2.7
3.0
3.4
2.4
5.5
2.4
3.2
3.2
3.1
3.2
2.9
2.7
2.8
2.1
6.1
2.0
3.0
2.8
2.7
3.0
2.8
3.3
3.7
2.6
6.2
2.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.3
3,465.5
110.5
127.0
116.5
45.1
58.3
131.8
1,858.4
242.9
58.0
117.9
167.4
4.6
5.7
7.1
2.9
2.9
5.7
82.3
11.0
3.0
8.4
160.5
4.5
5.6
6.6
2.9
2.9
5.8
75.0
11.4
3.0
8.2
166.3
4.7
5.5
7.7
2.7
2.9
5.7
77.0
11.9
3.4
9.9
165.7
4.4
5.3
7.0
3.1
2.9
5.8
73.7
12.3
3.4
9.2
5.0
4.3
4.6
6.3
6.7
5.1
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.3
7.4
4.6
4.1
4.4
5.6
6.4
4.9
4.4
4.0
4.7
5.1
6.8
5.0
4.4
4.4
6.9
6.2
5.1
4.5
4.3
5.1
6.0
8.7
4.8
4.0
4.2
6.0
6.8
5.0
4.4
4.0
5.1
5.8
7.8
811.4
139.1
134.9
62.4
81.1
68.8
813.2
139.8
134.1
63.4
81.2
69.0
38.2
6.0
6.6
2.0
4.0
3.5
34.5
5.3
5.8
1.9
3.6
3.2
37.2
5.7
6.3
1.9
4.0
3.5
36.1
5.1
6.0
1.9
3.9
3.6
4.7
4.3
4.9
3.2
4.9
5.1
4.2
3.8
4.3
2.9
4.4
4.6
4.6
4.1
4.7
3.0
5.0
5.1
4.4
3.7
4.5
2.9
4.8
5.2
3,093.9
123.2
90.8
56.1
170.1
83.4
75.1
341.3
802.6
92.7
99.3
65.4
75.8
3,080.4
122.5
90.5
56.3
170.4
83.8
74.8
341.1
798.5
93.0
99.5
64.7
76.3
3,088.4
123.4
90.6
56.0
169.7
83.2
75.1
341.9
799.9
92.5
99.2
65.2
75.6
132.4
4.9
3.5
2.3
7.2
3.9
2.6
10.6
36.2
3.9
5.1
2.4
2.9
147.3
5.5
3.8
2.5
8.1
4.6
2.9
12.1
41.5
4.2
5.8
3.0
3.2
140.1
5.3
4.1
2.6
7.6
4.0
2.9
11.0
35.9
4.0
5.3
2.4
3.0
141.7
5.3
3.9
2.5
7.7
4.3
3.0
11.3
37.4
3.7
5.7
2.6
2.9
4.3
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.6
3.4
3.1
4.5
4.2
5.1
3.7
3.8
4.8
4.5
4.2
4.4
4.8
5.5
3.9
3.6
5.2
4.5
5.9
4.5
4.2
4.5
4.3
4.5
4.6
4.5
4.8
3.8
3.2
4.5
4.3
5.4
3.7
4.0
4.6
4.3
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.1
4.1
3.3
4.7
4.0
5.7
4.0
3.9
289.2
41.2
42.8
285.8
41.3
42.3
288.2
41.1
42.2
9.0
1.2
1.6
8.1
1.0
1.4
9.0
1.2
1.7
9.4
1.2
1.8
3.1
2.9
3.8
2.8
2.4
3.4
3.1
2.9
4.1
3.3
2.9
4.3
2007
2006
2007
Texas—Continued
College Station-Bryan .......................................
Corpus Christi ...................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ..............................
El Paso .............................................................
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown .........................
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood ................................
Laredo ..............................................................
Longview ..........................................................
Lubbock ............................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ................................
Midland .............................................................
Odessa .............................................................
San Angelo .......................................................
San Antonio ......................................................
Sherman-Denison .............................................
Texarkana .........................................................
Tyler ..................................................................
Victoria ..............................................................
Waco ................................................................
Wichita Falls .....................................................
107.2
201.8
3,138.1
298.3
2,743.6
152.3
90.4
105.2
146.1
271.1
71.5
67.7
54.0
935.0
57.8
62.9
98.3
58.3
114.2
75.9
105.9
202.0
3,163.2
296.5
2,766.7
151.0
90.4
104.5
147.0
278.7
71.9
68.0
53.9
938.6
58.2
63.1
98.9
58.3
114.6
75.5
106.6
202.4
3,139.1
297.8
2,741.5
152.6
90.4
105.2
145.9
273.7
71.4
67.5
54.0
932.5
57.6
63.1
98.6
58.4
114.0
75.9
105.4
200.7
3,159.5
294.7
2,758.3
150.5
90.3
104.3
146.8
280.2
71.8
67.7
54.0
934.7
58.0
63.1
98.6
58.2
113.8
75.5
3.8
9.1
135.5
19.0
118.5
7.6
4.2
4.3
5.0
18.1
2.2
2.3
2.1
39.0
2.6
3.1
4.4
2.2
4.9
3.0
3.6
8.5
127.9
16.0
110.4
7.0
4.0
4.0
4.8
16.5
2.0
2.2
1.9
36.2
2.6
2.9
4.0
2.0
4.6
3.0
3.3
8.8
124.9
17.8
109.2
6.9
3.9
4.0
4.5
18.9
1.9
2.0
1.8
35.2
2.3
3.0
5.0
2.0
4.3
2.8
Utah ......................................................................
Logan ................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ..............................................
Provo-Orem ......................................................
St. George ........................................................
Salt Lake City ...................................................
1,337.5
66.4
256.3
223.6
62.5
591.0
1,363.7
66.6
259.1
229.6
63.2
603.5
1,334.6
65.7
255.1
222.5
62.5
594.9
1,354.8
66.0
256.6
227.1
62.2
604.2
31.9
1.2
6.5
5.0
1.6
13.9
35.5
1.3
7.3
5.3
1.8
15.5
Vermont ...............................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ..............................
362.3
115.4
356.5
113.3
364.6
115.3
355.4
111.7
12.7
3.6
Virginia ................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford .................
Charlottesville ...................................................
Danville .............................................................
Harrisonburg .....................................................
Lynchburg .........................................................
Richmond .........................................................
Roanoke ...........................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News .............
Winchester ........................................................
4,028.6
78.9
103.4
52.5
66.0
121.9
637.1
155.4
806.4
66.0
4,075.2
79.2
106.2
52.6
67.5
124.1
637.5
157.0
820.9
67.3
4,028.7
78.3
103.6
52.3
66.2
122.0
636.3
155.3
805.5
66.0
4,067.1
77.6
105.5
52.8
67.1
123.9
637.1
156.6
820.2
67.2
Washington .........................................................
Bellingham ........................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ........................................
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco ..............................
Longview ..........................................................
Mount Vernon-Anacortes ..................................
Olympia ............................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .................................
Spokane ...........................................................
Wenatchee .......................................................
Yakima ..............................................................
3,348.7
106.4
124.3
111.9
43.8
56.5
126.8
1,786.8
234.3
57.6
114.0
3,477.0
110.9
127.7
119.1
45.2
58.8
131.8
1,857.5
243.1
58.8
119.6
3,353.8
106.8
124.7
111.4
43.7
56.7
127.4
1,792.7
235.4
57.0
113.7
West Virginia .......................................................
Charleston ........................................................
Huntington-Ashland ..........................................
Morgantown ......................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ...........................
Wheeling ...........................................................
813.9
139.7
135.4
62.8
81.4
69.3
816.7
140.5
135.6
64.0
81.6
69.4
Wisconsin ............................................................
Appleton ...........................................................
Eau Claire .........................................................
Fond du Lac ......................................................
Green Bay ........................................................
Janesville ..........................................................
La Crosse .........................................................
Madison ............................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .....................
Oshkosh-Neenah ..............................................
Racine ..............................................................
Sheboygan .......................................................
Wausau ............................................................
3,074.5
122.0
90.0
56.2
170.3
83.7
74.7
340.2
796.1
92.7
99.2
64.6
76.1
Wyoming .............................................................
Casper ..............................................................
Cheyenne .........................................................
287.9
41.4
42.5
2007
December
2006
2006
See footnotes at end of table.
November
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
Puerto Rico .........................................................
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian .....................
Fajardo .............................................................
Guayama ..........................................................
Mayaguez .........................................................
Ponce ...............................................................
San German-Cabo Rojo ...................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ...........................
Yauco ...............................................................
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
1,409.2
112.0
28.0
27.4
38.0
96.5
54.2
954.3
40.0
1,365.8
107.7
28.3
26.5
37.7
96.9
53.0
918.7
39.4
1,406.6
112.4
28.1
27.5
37.9
96.3
54.3
951.1
40.0
1,359.0
106.4
28.3
27.0
37.3
96.2
52.6
914.2
39.3
1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico are derived from a
monthly household survey similar to the Current Population Survey. Area
definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,
dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six
New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas
November
2006
136.2
13.0
3.5
3.7
4.2
9.5
5.4
84.7
4.9
2007
149.5
13.2
4.0
3.9
4.5
10.5
5.8
94.4
5.3
December
2006
133.6
12.8
3.4
3.7
4.0
9.2
5.4
82.9
4.9
2007
142.9
12.9
3.8
3.8
4.2
10.0
5.5
90.2
5.1
November
December
2006
2007
2006
2007
9.7
11.6
12.3
13.5
10.9
9.8
10.0
8.9
12.2
10.9
12.3
14.0
14.8
11.9
10.9
11.0
10.3
13.4
9.5
11.4
12.3
13.4
10.7
9.6
9.9
8.7
12.1
10.5
12.1
13.6
14.1
11.3
10.4
10.4
9.9
12.9
(NECTAs), while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas
lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state that appears first in their
titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville,
W.Va.-Ohio, are the exceptions in that they are listed under Illinois and Ohio,
respectively, for operational reasons. Data for 2006 have been revised to
incorporate updated inputs and adjustments to new state controls.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State, area, and division
November
2006
California .............................................................. 18,002.4
December
2007
2006
2007
November
2006
2007
December
2006
November
December
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ...................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ...................
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont .........................
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward ...............................
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City .........
6,498.7
4,865.2
1,633.5
2,211.4
1,277.0
934.3
18,374.2
6,687.7
5,050.6
1,637.1
2,232.1
1,286.9
945.2
18,040.8
6,513.4
4,873.8
1,639.6
2,218.2
1,280.6
937.6
18,394.1
6,675.6
5,037.7
1,637.8
2,237.4
1,289.5
947.9
836.5
260.9
205.5
55.3
88.6
53.9
34.7
1,020.7
328.7
260.5
68.2
102.2
63.2
39.0
825.2
254.2
203.3
51.0
82.5
50.2
32.3
1,079.5
333.1
263.2
69.9
104.1
64.5
39.6
4.6
4.0
4.2
3.4
4.0
4.2
3.7
5.6
4.9
5.2
4.2
4.6
4.9
4.1
4.6
3.9
4.2
3.1
3.7
3.9
3.4
5.9
5.0
5.2
4.3
4.7
5.0
4.2
District of Columbia ..........................................
316.2
2,988.6
649.4
2,339.2
319.6
3,004.4
645.8
2,358.6
317.8
2,992.7
650.0
2,342.7
317.9
2,993.6
641.6
2,352.0
18.3
90.7
19.2
71.5
18.5
89.2
16.8
72.4
19.7
87.8
17.4
70.4
18.5
90.8
16.3
74.5
5.8
3.0
3.0
3.1
5.8
3.0
2.6
3.1
6.2
2.9
2.7
3.0
5.8
3.0
2.5
3.2
Florida ....................................................................
9,118.6
2,796.7
9,290.0
2,855.5
9,131.6
2,808.5
9,283.6
2,863.8
296.7
93.3
393.8
112.9
273.8
87.1
412.2
117.4
3.3
3.3
4.2
4.0
3.0
3.1
4.4
4.1
983.6
1,175.6
637.4
994.4
1,212.4
648.8
990.1
1,175.3
643.2
997.8
1,214.8
651.3
29.5
41.7
22.2
38.5
45.1
29.3
26.6
40.6
20.0
39.9
47.5
30.0
3.0
3.5
3.5
3.9
3.7
4.5
2.7
3.5
3.1
4.0
3.9
4.6
Illinois ....................................................................
6,686.0
4,902.7
4,107.9
337.3
457.4
6,792.3
4,964.9
4,169.9
331.9
463.1
6,698.0
4,914.6
4,118.8
337.5
458.3
6,778.8
4,955.3
4,159.7
329.9
465.6
247.1
183.9
151.8
15.6
16.5
326.3
234.1
196.5
16.1
21.6
261.5
192.5
157.3
16.4
18.7
356.9
245.2
204.0
15.1
26.2
3.7
3.8
3.7
4.6
3.6
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.7
3.9
3.9
3.8
4.9
4.1
5.3
4.9
4.9
4.6
5.6
Massachusetts ...................................................
3,422.7
2,495.2
1,504.8
126.5
145.6
121.6
70.3
152.3
180.8
129.6
63.8
3,417.0
2,499.8
1,508.6
126.9
145.7
121.9
69.5
151.9
182.8
128.8
63.7
3,425.4
2,494.2
1,504.1
126.8
146.0
121.4
70.5
152.4
180.0
129.2
63.9
3,389.4
2,477.0
1,493.3
126.1
144.8
120.8
69.2
150.8
181.2
127.3
63.5
162.8
110.1
64.9
6.6
5.5
5.3
5.1
7.4
6.1
6.3
3.0
132.6
89.7
51.8
5.5
4.5
4.5
4.2
5.9
5.7
5.0
2.5
167.3
109.7
63.4
6.8
5.7
5.4
5.4
7.6
6.1
6.3
3.1
138.1
90.9
51.2
5.8
4.6
4.8
4.5
6.3
6.0
5.1
2.7
4.8
4.4
4.3
5.2
3.8
4.4
7.2
4.8
3.4
4.8
4.7
3.9
3.6
3.4
4.3
3.1
3.7
6.0
3.9
3.1
3.9
3.9
4.9
4.4
4.2
5.4
3.9
4.5
7.7
5.0
3.4
4.9
4.9
4.1
3.7
3.4
4.6
3.2
4.0
6.5
4.2
3.3
4.0
4.3
Michigan ...............................................................
5,101.2
2,182.2
898.7
1,283.5
5,026.1
2,140.8
881.0
1,259.8
5,100.3
2,181.9
898.8
1,283.1
5,005.0
2,128.8
877.3
1,251.5
338.3
157.1
74.9
82.2
346.7
155.2
74.0
81.2
351.5
156.8
73.2
83.6
370.1
170.6
79.1
91.4
6.6
7.2
8.3
6.4
6.9
7.2
8.4
6.4
6.9
7.2
8.1
6.5
7.4
8.0
9.0
7.3
New York ..............................................................
9,480.9
9,297.3
1,197.6
1,482.0
5,513.8
1,103.9
9,502.7
9,332.9
1,197.2
1,476.9
5,560.9
1,097.8
9,485.4
9,308.0
1,198.4
1,485.7
5,519.6
1,104.3
9,498.0
9,331.0
1,197.6
1,477.9
5,556.5
1,099.0
373.6
364.9
44.3
49.5
226.7
44.5
419.2
397.7
43.1
54.0
257.7
43.0
362.9
345.8
41.9
47.4
214.1
42.4
447.5
412.0
44.9
56.3
266.1
44.6
3.9
3.9
3.7
3.3
4.1
4.0
4.4
4.3
3.6
3.7
4.6
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.5
3.2
3.9
3.8
4.7
4.4
3.8
3.8
4.8
4.1
Pennsylvania .......................................................
6,345.7
2,988.6
673.2
1,952.8
362.6
6,349.9
3,003.9
678.0
1,961.1
364.8
6,329.0
2,986.5
675.4
1,948.5
362.6
6,335.1
2,996.1
678.5
1,953.2
364.4
279.6
126.4
27.4
86.8
12.3
250.7
117.3
26.4
79.3
11.6
261.3
116.8
25.5
79.3
12.0
274.3
122.7
27.6
82.1
13.0
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.4
3.4
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.2
4.1
3.9
3.8
4.1
3.3
4.3
4.1
4.1
4.2
3.6
Texas ...................................................................... 11,583.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ......................
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick 3 ..................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ..............
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield
Beach .............................................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall ..............................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 2 ...................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ...................................
Gary 3 ................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County 2 ........................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 2 ................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ............................
Framingham ......................................................
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 2 ................
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 2 ..............................
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 2 ............................
Nashua 2 ...........................................................
Peabody ............................................................
Taunton-Norton-Raynham .................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .........................................
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ...................................
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ...........................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 2 ....
Edison 3 .............................................................
Nassau-Suffolk ..................................................
New York-White Plains-Wayne 2 .......................
Newark-Union 3 .................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2 .....................
Camden 3 ..........................................................
Philadelphia .......................................................
Wilmington 3 ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ..................................
Dallas-Plano-Irving ............................................
Fort Worth-Arlington ..........................................
3,138.1
2,104.7
1,033.4
11,658.2
3,163.2
2,124.2
1,039.0
11,592.7
3,139.1
2,106.5
1,032.6
11,637.5
3,159.5
2,125.0
1,034.5
511.2
135.5
91.0
44.5
477.4
127.9
86.8
41.1
474.4
124.9
83.7
41.2
494.9
131.3
89.2
42.1
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
Washington .........................................................
3,348.7
1,786.8
1,404.9
381.9
3,477.0
1,857.5
1,460.9
396.6
3,353.8
1,792.7
1,408.9
383.8
3,465.5
1,858.4
1,461.9
396.6
167.4
82.3
63.5
18.8
160.5
75.0
55.8
19.2
166.3
77.0
58.7
18.4
165.7
73.7
54.9
18.8
5.0
4.6
4.5
4.9
4.6
4.0
3.8
4.8
5.0
4.3
4.2
4.8
4.8
4.0
3.8
4.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .....................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................
Tacoma ..............................................................
1 These 11 areas contain all of the 34 metropolitan divisions.
2
Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are based on Office of
Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01, dated December 18, 2006, and are
available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and in the May issue of
Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan
New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states are
county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed
under the state that corresponds to the first city in their title. Metropolitan divisions
3
are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state,
and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their
metropolitan areas are listed. Three sets of metropolitan areas and divisions have
similar or identical titles. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.,
the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. For the
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H., and Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.,
metropolitan areas, the division titles are similar but include only Massachusetts and
Illinois, respectively. Data for 2006 have been revised to incorporate updated inputs
and adjustments to new state controls.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Alabama .................................................................................
Anniston-Oxford ..................................................................
Auburn-Opelika ...................................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Dothan ................................................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals .....................................................
Gadsden .............................................................................
Huntsville ............................................................................
Mobile .................................................................................
Montgomery ........................................................................
Tuscaloosa .........................................................................
2,003.5
52.4
55.0
534.1
58.3
63.2
58.4
37.6
206.7
182.5
179.3
97.8
2,028.4
52.6
55.0
539.7
58.4
63.1
58.8
38.8
211.4
185.3
182.8
98.6
2,004.4
52.5
54.7
534.6
58.2
63.3
58.3
37.6
206.7
183.0
179.3
97.8
Alaska ....................................................................................
Anchorage ..........................................................................
Fairbanks ............................................................................
305.9
166.3
37.7
308.1
167.0
37.7
Arizona ..................................................................................
Flagstaff ..............................................................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ...................................................
Prescott ..............................................................................
Tucson ................................................................................
Yuma ..................................................................................
2,712.0
65.2
1,948.4
65.6
389.7
53.2
Arkansas ...............................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ..........................................
Fort Smith ...........................................................................
Hot Springs .........................................................................
Jonesboro ...........................................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway .................................
Pine Bluff ............................................................................
Number
Percent
2,029.8
52.7
54.5
540.9
58.5
63.3
58.8
38.8
211.9
185.5
182.4
98.7
25.4
.2
-.2
6.3
.3
.0
.5
1.2
5.2
2.5
3.1
.9
1.3
.4
-.4
1.2
.5
.0
.9
3.2
2.5
1.4
1.7
.9
302.8
166.3
36.9
304.3
167.0
37.2
1.5
.7
.3
.5
.4
.8
2,750.5
65.6
1,978.0
66.8
395.2
53.0
2,725.2
63.4
1,959.1
65.3
391.0
55.1
2,760.6
65.1
1,984.5
66.8
398.2
54.8
35.4
1.7
25.4
1.5
7.2
-.3
1.3
2.7
1.3
2.3
1.8
-.5
1,208.4
208.1
122.4
38.7
49.9
344.9
39.6
1,214.8
213.1
126.3
39.2
50.3
352.2
39.4
1,209.7
208.1
124.0
38.5
49.7
345.7
39.3
1,214.1
213.0
126.0
39.1
50.2
352.9
39.3
4.4
4.9
2.0
.6
.5
7.2
.0
.4
2.4
1.6
1.6
1.0
2.1
.0
California ...............................................................................
Bakersfield ..........................................................................
Chico ..................................................................................
El Centro .............................................................................
Fresno ................................................................................
Hanford-Corcoran ...............................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana .................................
Madera ...............................................................................
Merced ................................................................................
Modesto ..............................................................................
Napa ...................................................................................
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura .......................................
Redding ..............................................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario .....................................
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville ............................
Salinas ................................................................................
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos .......................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont .......................................
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ......................................
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ............................................
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ....................................
Santa Cruz-Watsonville ......................................................
Santa Rosa-Petaluma ........................................................
Stockton ..............................................................................
Vallejo-Fairfield ...................................................................
Visalia-Porterville ................................................................
Yuba City ............................................................................
15,299.0
237.2
77.0
45.5
304.1
34.7
5,679.7
36.1
61.0
160.2
64.1
300.8
66.6
1,289.9
910.8
128.6
1,311.2
2,040.9
905.0
104.9
174.9
98.8
193.7
212.5
132.4
114.7
42.1
15,387.4
242.6
78.5
47.4
310.4
35.9
5,705.4
36.8
59.9
160.7
64.5
302.1
67.7
1,329.1
916.3
129.5
1,324.9
2,059.8
919.8
104.9
176.1
100.3
195.4
210.0
133.0
113.9
41.5
15,335.3
237.3
76.9
46.4
303.8
34.5
5,695.3
35.8
60.9
160.2
63.4
302.4
66.5
1,296.0
913.6
128.8
1,313.7
2,047.3
908.9
104.2
173.9
98.0
192.7
211.4
133.0
115.5
41.7
15,414.6
243.1
78.1
47.3
311.1
35.7
5,719.2
36.8
60.0
161.2
64.0
302.9
67.5
1,328.4
915.9
129.1
1,328.3
2,065.1
921.7
104.4
175.2
99.5
194.7
209.1
133.1
115.0
41.9
79.3
5.8
1.2
.9
7.3
1.2
23.9
1.0
-.9
1.0
.6
.5
1.0
32.4
2.3
.3
14.6
17.8
12.8
.2
1.3
1.5
2.0
-2.3
.1
-.5
.2
.5
2.4
1.6
1.9
2.4
3.5
.4
2.8
-1.5
.6
.9
.2
1.5
2.5
.3
.2
1.1
.9
1.4
.2
.7
1.5
1.0
-1.1
.1
-.4
.5
Colorado ................................................................................
Boulder ..............................................................................
Colorado Springs ................................................................
Denver-Aurora ....................................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ..........................................................
Grand Junction ...................................................................
Greeley ...............................................................................
Pueblo ................................................................................
2,302.5
167.6
259.9
1,228.1
135.1
60.9
81.5
57.8
2,346.7
169.8
261.6
1,249.0
139.2
63.9
83.0
59.8
2,320.5
168.3
261.0
1,232.5
134.8
61.3
81.3
58.0
2,366.4
170.9
262.1
1,251.9
139.1
64.3
82.6
60.1
45.9
2.6
1.1
19.4
4.3
3.0
1.3
2.1
2.0
1.5
.4
1.6
3.2
4.9
1.6
3.6
Connecticut ...........................................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk .............................................
Danbury ..............................................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford .................................
New Haven .........................................................................
Norwich-New London .........................................................
Waterbury ...........................................................................
1,703.0
421.2
70.3
557.1
280.8
135.6
70.1
1,722.5
427.4
71.0
560.7
280.7
136.8
70.3
1,709.8
423.9
71.0
558.3
280.7
136.2
70.3
1,726.9
429.7
71.6
561.7
281.4
137.0
70.3
17.1
5.8
.6
3.4
.7
.8
.0
1.0
1.4
.8
.6
.2
.6
.0
Delaware ................................................................................
Dover ..................................................................................
442.8
66.1
444.0
66.0
442.3
66.1
444.8
66.5
2.5
.4
.6
.6
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .......................................
695.7
3,000.0
705.3
3,042.2
696.8
3,012.7
707.0
3,053.6
10.2
40.9
1.5
1.4
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Florida ....................................................................................
Cape Coral-Fort Myers .......................................................
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ............................
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin .................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Jacksonville ........................................................................
Lakeland .............................................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................
Naples-Marco Island ...........................................................
Ocala ..................................................................................
Orlando-Kissimmee ............................................................
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ...........................................
Panama City-Lynn Haven ...................................................
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ..............................................
Port St. Lucie ......................................................................
Punta Gorda .......................................................................
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice ...............................................
Sebastian-Vero Beach ........................................................
Tallahassee ........................................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ......................................
8,111.0
236.4
176.9
88.3
136.4
636.0
222.8
2,445.8
137.3
107.0
1,099.2
216.6
77.2
173.9
134.2
45.1
311.0
49.2
180.1
1,321.4
8,199.6
239.9
178.1
88.7
137.2
644.6
223.7
2,474.3
138.2
107.6
1,124.5
216.9
78.8
174.7
135.9
45.4
309.7
49.8
182.9
1,335.5
8,157.0
239.3
177.2
88.5
134.3
638.8
223.2
2,470.2
139.1
107.6
1,100.9
217.6
76.8
173.7
135.3
45.6
312.6
49.6
180.3
1,326.7
Georgia ..................................................................................
Albany .................................................................................
Athens-Clarke County ........................................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ..........................................
Augusta-Richmond County .................................................
Brunswick ...........................................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dalton .................................................................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Hinesville-Fort Stewart .......................................................
Macon .................................................................................
Rome ..................................................................................
Savannah ...........................................................................
Valdosta ..............................................................................
Warner Robins ....................................................................
4,131.0
65.5
83.0
2,429.5
215.0
45.7
122.5
80.3
74.7
18.5
101.1
45.1
159.8
56.3
57.4
4,202.9
66.3
84.7
2,482.2
216.4
45.8
123.8
80.0
76.7
19.1
102.2
45.3
162.9
57.2
59.7
Hawaii ....................................................................................
Honolulu .............................................................................
630.1
463.7
Idaho ......................................................................................
Boise City-Nampa ...............................................................
Coeur d’Alene .....................................................................
Idaho Falls ..........................................................................
Lewiston .............................................................................
Pocatello .............................................................................
Number
Percent
8,243.8
242.3
178.3
88.8
134.9
647.4
224.6
2,495.0
139.9
108.1
1,126.1
217.4
78.1
175.0
137.1
45.6
310.3
50.1
184.5
1,340.2
86.8
3.0
1.1
.3
.6
8.6
1.4
24.8
.8
.5
25.2
-.2
1.3
1.3
1.8
.0
-2.3
.5
4.2
13.5
1.1
1.3
.6
.3
.4
1.3
.6
1.0
.6
.5
2.3
-.1
1.7
.7
1.3
.0
-.7
1.0
2.3
1.0
4,138.3
65.4
83.1
2,434.0
216.0
45.8
123.3
80.0
74.9
18.4
101.1
45.3
159.4
56.1
57.5
4,207.0
66.2
84.5
2,486.6
217.6
45.9
123.9
80.0
76.8
19.0
101.9
45.1
163.1
57.0
60.1
68.7
.8
1.4
52.6
1.6
.1
.6
.0
1.9
.6
.8
-.2
3.7
.9
2.6
1.7
1.2
1.7
2.2
.7
.2
.5
.0
2.5
3.3
.8
-.4
2.3
1.6
4.5
636.6
467.5
631.7
465.4
641.6
471.0
9.9
5.6
1.6
1.2
653.4
278.6
56.0
50.8
27.9
40.5
664.5
282.4
58.2
52.5
27.7
39.9
651.4
279.2
55.6
50.4
27.5
40.2
660.5
280.8
57.8
52.2
27.5
39.6
9.1
1.6
2.2
1.8
.0
-.6
1.4
.6
4.0
3.6
.0
-1.5
Illinois ....................................................................................
Bloomington-Normal ...........................................................
Champaign-Urbana ............................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ....................................................
Danville ...............................................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ...........................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Kankakee-Bradley ..............................................................
Peoria .................................................................................
Rockford .............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
6,005.2
92.4
115.8
4,572.0
31.8
189.3
55.6
44.5
186.4
159.6
111.9
6,047.3
92.9
115.6
4,612.9
31.6
190.4
55.7
44.6
187.9
159.4
112.4
6,000.8
92.5
115.1
4,572.9
31.5
189.2
55.6
44.4
185.7
159.0
112.4
6,043.0
92.9
114.7
4,609.7
31.5
190.5
55.7
44.5
187.2
159.3
112.4
42.2
.4
-.4
36.8
.0
1.3
.1
.1
1.5
.3
.0
.7
.4
-.3
.8
.0
.7
.2
.2
.8
.2
.0
Indiana ...................................................................................
Anderson ............................................................................
Bloomington ........................................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Elkhart-Goshen ...................................................................
Evansville ...........................................................................
Fort Wayne .........................................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ............................................................
Kokomo ..............................................................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Michigan City-La Porte .......................................................
Muncie ................................................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ......................................................
Terre Haute ........................................................................
3,013.3
43.1
83.8
44.9
130.2
181.8
221.7
915.1
48.2
96.0
47.3
55.6
147.8
76.0
3,022.3
42.3
85.0
46.2
131.7
184.1
221.4
924.8
48.2
98.1
47.5
55.2
148.3
75.7
3,006.4
43.4
84.0
45.2
130.2
182.0
220.6
911.2
48.0
93.9
47.0
55.2
147.7
75.2
3,012.0
41.8
84.7
46.2
131.3
184.1
220.9
920.9
47.9
96.0
47.3
55.1
147.9
74.8
5.6
-1.6
.7
1.0
1.1
2.1
.3
9.7
-.1
2.1
.3
-.1
.2
-.4
.2
-3.7
.8
2.2
.8
1.2
.1
1.1
-.2
2.2
.6
-.2
.1
-.5
Iowa ........................................................................................
Ames ..................................................................................
Cedar Rapids ......................................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines ...........................................
Dubuque .............................................................................
Iowa City .............................................................................
Sioux City ...........................................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ..........................................................
1,524.4
48.7
137.2
317.5
58.1
91.5
73.8
89.8
1,547.4
49.0
136.5
325.1
58.3
92.3
73.7
89.7
1,523.1
48.6
136.7
318.3
57.8
91.5
73.4
89.2
1,542.4
48.7
136.2
324.8
57.9
91.8
73.4
89.6
19.3
.1
-.5
6.5
.1
.3
.0
.4
1.3
.2
-.4
2.0
.2
.3
.0
.4
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Kansas ...................................................................................
Lawrence ............................................................................
Topeka ................................................................................
Wichita ................................................................................
1,384.3
53.0
109.9
299.9
1,407.7
53.9
115.0
311.3
1,383.7
53.1
110.3
301.3
Kentucky ...............................................................................
Bowling Green ....................................................................
Elizabethtown .....................................................................
Lexington-Fayette ...............................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ................................................
Owensboro .........................................................................
1,860.4
62.6
48.3
254.8
623.6
51.6
1,873.5
63.4
48.7
258.2
630.8
52.0
Louisiana ...............................................................................
Alexandria ...........................................................................
Baton Rouge .......................................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux .........................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Lake Charles ......................................................................
Monroe ...............................................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ......................................................
1,895.6
65.8
367.5
93.6
147.5
91.2
80.1
495.1
177.5
Maine .....................................................................................
Bangor ................................................................................
Lewiston-Auburn .................................................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford .....................................
Number
Percent
1,398.6
53.8
114.2
309.5
14.9
.7
3.9
8.2
1.1
1.3
3.5
2.7
1,866.1
62.7
48.7
256.3
627.8
51.5
1,871.8
63.6
49.0
258.2
629.6
52.1
5.7
.9
.3
1.9
1.8
.6
.3
1.4
.6
.7
.3
1.2
1,938.3
66.6
376.1
96.3
149.6
93.2
80.7
510.7
180.9
1,898.2
65.8
367.5
93.7
147.2
91.4
80.0
497.1
177.7
1,941.0
66.5
376.2
96.5
149.9
93.1
80.1
512.6
181.1
42.8
.7
8.7
2.8
2.7
1.7
.1
15.5
3.4
2.3
1.1
2.4
3.0
1.8
1.9
.1
3.1
1.9
620.4
66.5
49.7
196.4
624.9
67.9
49.8
196.3
620.0
66.0
49.4
197.0
624.2
67.8
50.0
197.3
4.2
1.8
.6
.3
.7
2.7
1.2
.2
Maryland ................................................................................
Baltimore-Towson ..............................................................
Cumberland ........................................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ....................................................
Salisbury .............................................................................
2,613.8
1,317.9
40.3
102.2
57.6
2,651.3
1,335.3
40.4
104.4
58.7
2,620.1
1,321.7
40.2
103.1
57.5
2,656.4
1,338.0
40.5
104.1
58.8
36.3
16.3
.3
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.2
.7
1.0
2.3
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Barnstable Town .................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ...........................................
New Bedford .......................................................................
Pittsfield ..............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Worcester ...........................................................................
3,289.4
97.3
2,491.5
51.6
68.5
37.2
302.2
250.9
3,318.5
98.3
2,518.9
51.6
68.6
37.6
303.9
253.2
3,289.4
96.3
2,494.6
51.8
68.5
37.9
302.4
252.2
3,313.7
97.5
2,516.8
51.6
68.5
38.0
304.4
254.0
24.3
1.2
22.2
-.2
.0
.1
2.0
1.8
.7
1.2
.9
-.4
.0
.3
.7
.7
Michigan ................................................................................
Ann Arbor ...........................................................................
Battle Creek ........................................................................
Bay City ..............................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .......................................................
Flint .....................................................................................
Grand Rapids-Wyoming .....................................................
Holland-Grand Haven .........................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Kalamazoo-Portage ............................................................
Lansing-East Lansing .........................................................
Monroe ...............................................................................
Muskegon-Norton Shores ...................................................
Niles-Benton Harbor ...........................................................
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North .....................................
4,383.2
206.8
61.5
39.0
2,016.5
154.3
397.1
118.1
60.0
147.8
232.3
43.6
66.0
64.6
93.2
4,303.3
205.6
60.7
37.5
1,980.4
149.4
398.8
117.3
58.8
149.3
232.0
43.6
66.0
66.0
90.5
4,371.3
206.7
61.7
38.7
2,014.7
155.2
396.0
117.9
59.8
147.5
231.1
43.5
65.8
64.4
92.6
4,292.8
204.7
60.8
37.4
1,978.0
150.1
398.1
117.0
58.5
148.9
230.2
43.4
65.7
65.7
89.7
-78.5
-2.0
-.9
-1.3
-36.7
-5.1
2.1
-.9
-1.3
1.4
-.9
-.1
-.1
1.3
-2.9
-1.8
-1.0
-1.5
-3.4
-1.8
-3.3
.5
-.8
-2.2
.9
-.4
-.2
-.2
2.0
-3.1
Minnesota ..............................................................................
Duluth .................................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington .....................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
St. Cloud .............................................................................
2,793.3
133.2
1,814.3
107.8
102.4
2,795.0
134.8
1,818.0
109.1
103.6
2,782.0
132.8
1,809.5
107.6
102.2
2,781.7
134.4
1,811.2
109.0
102.6
-.3
1.6
1.7
1.4
.4
.0
1.2
.1
1.3
.4
Mississippi ............................................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi .....................................................................
Hattiesburg .........................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Pascagoula .........................................................................
1,159.3
107.7
61.5
264.7
55.0
1,176.0
110.7
61.5
268.7
57.2
1,160.2
108.2
61.3
264.7
55.5
1,176.4
110.8
61.8
269.5
58.1
16.2
2.6
.5
4.8
2.6
1.4
2.4
.8
1.8
4.7
Missouri ................................................................................
Columbia ............................................................................
Jefferson City ......................................................................
Joplin ..................................................................................
Kansas City .......................................................................
St. Joseph ...........................................................................
St. Louis 1 ...........................................................................
Springfield ..........................................................................
2,807.9
94.3
78.8
79.6
1,007.5
57.5
1,362.9
198.6
2,820.6
95.2
79.8
80.8
1,018.3
59.5
1,386.2
204.0
2,807.7
94.1
79.1
79.3
1,007.7
57.5
1,364.7
199.0
2,814.9
94.5
79.6
80.8
1,017.3
59.4
1,389.2
204.0
7.2
.4
.5
1.5
9.6
1.9
24.5
5.0
.3
.4
.6
1.9
1.0
3.3
1.8
2.5
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Number
Percent
Montana .................................................................................
Billings ................................................................................
Great Falls ..........................................................................
Missoula .............................................................................
437.6
78.6
35.4
58.2
451.7
83.5
37.0
60.2
436.1
78.4
35.1
57.8
451.1
83.6
37.0
59.8
15.0
5.2
1.9
2.0
3.4
6.6
5.4
3.5
Nebraska ...............................................................................
Lincoln ................................................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .........................................................
962.0
173.6
466.4
971.0
176.1
471.7
959.5
173.0
464.6
973.3
175.3
472.8
13.8
2.3
8.2
1.4
1.3
1.8
Nevada ...................................................................................
Carson City .........................................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise ...........................................................
Reno-Sparks .......................................................................
1,303.6
33.1
935.3
228.0
1,313.5
32.8
944.5
228.6
1,307.4
33.1
937.1
228.8
1,315.8
32.8
944.8
229.7
8.4
-.3
7.7
.9
.6
-.9
.8
.4
New Hampshire .....................................................................
Manchester .........................................................................
Portsmouth .........................................................................
Rochester-Dover ................................................................
644.9
100.6
56.5
57.5
651.9
100.0
57.3
58.7
649.1
100.9
56.7
57.5
654.9
100.2
57.5
58.7
5.8
-.7
.8
1.2
.9
-.7
1.4
2.1
New Jersey ............................................................................
Atlantic City .........................................................................
Ocean City ..........................................................................
Trenton-Ewing ....................................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................
4,112.6
150.8
41.0
246.8
64.3
4,142.3
150.8
41.4
251.2
64.2
4,122.8
150.6
40.5
247.7
64.4
4,152.3
150.0
40.8
251.2
64.1
29.5
-.6
.3
3.5
-.3
.7
-.4
.7
1.4
-.5
New Mexico ...........................................................................
Albuquerque .......................................................................
Farmington .........................................................................
Las Cruces .........................................................................
Santa Fe .............................................................................
844.3
396.6
51.9
68.2
63.3
852.7
400.2
52.8
69.4
65.7
845.5
397.0
51.6
68.6
63.3
852.8
400.6
52.6
69.5
65.5
7.3
3.6
1.0
.9
2.2
.9
.9
1.9
1.3
3.5
New York ...............................................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ..................................................
Binghamton ........................................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls ..........................................................
Elmira .................................................................................
Glens Falls ..........................................................................
Ithaca ..................................................................................
Kingston ..............................................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island .....................
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
Syracuse .............................................................................
Utica-Rome .........................................................................
8,751.9
453.2
116.2
551.4
40.8
54.0
64.3
65.8
8,569.2
260.1
522.3
325.8
133.9
8,826.3
452.6
116.8
554.6
41.4
54.2
64.8
66.9
8,649.5
262.0
523.3
328.2
134.8
8,772.4
453.1
115.5
552.0
40.7
53.1
64.1
65.8
8,603.0
259.9
521.1
325.4
133.6
8,841.4
452.4
115.8
553.3
41.2
53.7
64.6
66.7
8,682.0
261.5
522.9
327.1
134.4
69.0
-.7
.3
1.3
.5
.6
.5
.9
79.0
1.6
1.8
1.7
.8
.8
-.2
.3
.2
1.2
1.1
.8
1.4
.9
.6
.3
.5
.6
North Carolina .......................................................................
Asheville .............................................................................
Burlington ...........................................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ...............................................
Durham ...............................................................................
Fayetteville .........................................................................
Goldsboro ...........................................................................
Greensboro-High Point .......................................................
Greenville ...........................................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ..................................................
Jacksonville ........................................................................
Raleigh-Cary .......................................................................
Rocky Mount .......................................................................
Wilmington ..........................................................................
Winston-Salem ...................................................................
4,088.3
173.8
60.2
838.3
284.6
126.3
44.3
371.3
75.7
164.9
45.0
494.2
64.1
143.0
216.7
4,157.0
176.4
60.7
854.0
291.0
131.8
44.5
375.2
77.3
163.6
47.4
504.0
67.0
146.5
218.9
4,088.2
174.1
60.1
837.0
286.1
126.8
44.2
373.1
76.0
163.8
45.1
495.5
64.6
143.3
217.4
4,156.5
176.7
60.8
854.8
291.6
132.3
44.6
375.9
77.6
162.9
47.3
504.6
67.0
146.3
219.6
68.3
2.6
.7
17.8
5.5
5.5
.4
2.8
1.6
-.9
2.2
9.1
2.4
3.0
2.2
1.7
1.5
1.2
2.1
1.9
4.3
.9
.8
2.1
-.5
4.9
1.8
3.7
2.1
1.0
North Dakota .........................................................................
Bismarck .............................................................................
Fargo ..................................................................................
Grand Forks ........................................................................
360.8
59.4
119.4
55.7
364.7
60.7
119.9
56.5
359.9
59.4
119.5
55.4
363.6
61.0
119.6
56.7
3.7
1.6
.1
1.3
1.0
2.7
.1
2.3
Ohio .......................................................................................
Akron ..................................................................................
Canton-Massillon ................................................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor .....................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dayton ................................................................................
Lima ....................................................................................
Mansfield ............................................................................
Sandusky ............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Toledo .................................................................................
Weirton-Steubenville ..........................................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .........................................
5,496.7
346.0
173.5
1,047.0
1,084.9
946.2
411.0
56.4
58.2
37.6
52.9
337.6
47.7
244.0
5,484.8
349.1
173.7
1,050.7
1,086.5
950.6
409.9
56.5
58.2
37.4
52.5
336.1
48.2
241.4
5,491.9
344.6
172.7
1,048.0
1,081.4
946.6
411.1
56.2
58.5
36.7
52.8
336.0
47.1
243.7
5,476.6
347.0
173.3
1,050.9
1,081.9
951.7
409.6
56.3
58.5
36.7
52.2
335.3
47.8
240.9
-15.3
2.4
.6
2.9
.5
5.1
-1.5
.1
.0
.0
-.6
-.7
.7
-2.8
-.3
.7
.3
.3
.0
.5
-.4
.2
.0
.0
-1.1
-.2
1.5
-1.1
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Oklahoma ..............................................................................
Lawton ................................................................................
Oklahoma City ....................................................................
Tulsa ...................................................................................
1,573.4
41.4
575.1
430.7
1,596.5
42.5
596.1
437.1
1,570.3
41.5
577.7
430.7
Oregon ...................................................................................
Bend ...................................................................................
Corvallis ..............................................................................
Eugene-Springfield .............................................................
Medford ..............................................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ..........................................
Salem .................................................................................
1,729.3
70.1
39.3
155.9
86.3
1,034.8
151.5
1,753.6
71.8
40.3
157.3
87.7
1,049.2
153.1
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton .............................................
Altoona ...............................................................................
Erie .....................................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ..............................................................
Johnstown ..........................................................................
Lancaster ............................................................................
Lebanon ..............................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ......................................
Pittsburgh ...........................................................................
Reading ..............................................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre .....................................................
State College ......................................................................
Williamsport ........................................................................
York-Hanover .....................................................................
5,832.3
347.3
62.8
135.5
334.1
61.7
238.8
49.9
2,838.2
1,150.9
176.2
265.4
76.8
53.8
182.4
Rhode Island .........................................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ..........................................
Number
Percent
1,594.3
42.4
594.4
438.0
24.0
.9
16.7
7.3
1.5
2.2
2.9
1.7
1,722.3
70.1
39.3
156.0
86.6
1,035.6
150.1
1,749.0
71.6
40.2
157.8
86.7
1,049.7
152.0
26.7
1.5
.9
1.8
.1
14.1
1.9
1.6
2.1
2.3
1.2
.1
1.4
1.3
5,876.4
354.1
62.8
135.8
337.4
62.3
242.9
50.4
2,866.1
1,153.0
176.7
267.7
77.8
53.7
185.9
5,825.8
346.9
62.6
134.4
333.8
61.9
239.1
49.8
2,842.6
1,149.3
176.4
264.2
75.2
53.9
183.0
5,864.8
354.4
62.7
135.0
337.0
62.5
242.8
50.4
2,868.4
1,150.2
176.4
266.6
76.4
53.7
186.1
39.0
7.5
.1
.6
3.2
.6
3.7
.6
25.8
.9
.0
2.4
1.2
-.2
3.1
.7
2.2
.2
.4
1.0
1.0
1.5
1.2
.9
.1
.0
.9
1.6
-.4
1.7
502.6
594.1
505.8
593.6
501.0
592.1
504.4
592.4
3.4
.3
.7
.1
South Carolina ......................................................................
Anderson ............................................................................
Charleston-North Charleston ..............................................
Columbia ............................................................................
Florence ..............................................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ..................................................
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ........................
Spartanburg ........................................................................
Sumter ................................................................................
1,921.2
64.4
289.5
366.4
88.6
312.5
124.9
127.1
39.7
1,949.3
65.0
296.7
371.3
89.7
319.8
124.4
126.0
38.8
1,923.8
64.4
290.6
367.8
88.1
314.0
122.2
127.2
39.8
1,943.4
64.7
296.0
371.2
89.9
319.1
122.6
126.1
38.6
19.6
.3
5.4
3.4
1.8
5.1
.4
-1.1
-1.2
1.0
.5
1.9
.9
2.0
1.6
.3
-.9
-3.0
South Dakota ........................................................................
Rapid City ...........................................................................
Sioux Falls ..........................................................................
403.6
60.0
132.2
409.3
60.4
135.1
403.5
60.1
132.1
407.5
60.4
135.1
4.0
.3
3.0
1.0
.5
2.3
Tennessee .............................................................................
Chattanooga .......................................................................
Clarksville ...........................................................................
Cleveland ............................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Johnson City .......................................................................
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ......................................................
Knoxville .............................................................................
Memphis .............................................................................
Morristown ..........................................................................
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin ........................
2,813.2
249.4
85.2
42.7
62.8
81.3
123.2
336.6
647.7
52.4
763.5
2,835.1
250.1
84.5
42.6
63.4
83.2
125.3
339.7
657.8
52.0
767.9
2,816.5
249.0
85.2
43.0
62.7
81.9
123.2
337.1
648.3
52.3
764.3
2,839.5
249.9
84.7
42.7
63.6
83.9
125.1
339.9
658.4
52.0
768.5
23.0
.9
-.5
-.3
.9
2.0
1.9
2.8
10.1
-.3
4.2
.8
.4
-.6
-.7
1.4
2.4
1.5
.8
1.6
-.6
.5
Texas .....................................................................................
Abilene ................................................................................
Amarillo ...............................................................................
Austin-Round Rock .............................................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur .........................................................
Brownsville-Harlingen .........................................................
College Station-Bryan .........................................................
Corpus Christi .....................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................
El Paso ...............................................................................
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ...........................................
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood ..................................................
Laredo ................................................................................
Longview ............................................................................
Lubbock ..............................................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ..................................................
Midland ...............................................................................
Odessa ...............................................................................
San Angelo .........................................................................
San Antonio ........................................................................
Sherman-Denison ...............................................................
Texarkana ...........................................................................
Tyler ....................................................................................
Victoria ................................................................................
Waco ..................................................................................
Wichita Falls .......................................................................
10,213.3
66.0
111.2
738.7
163.5
121.8
93.3
175.8
2,913.0
269.1
2,498.9
119.0
86.4
93.2
132.6
206.3
64.3
58.9
45.2
821.8
45.1
56.4
92.6
50.8
107.7
63.2
10,428.2
67.4
112.4
761.9
166.4
125.0
93.5
178.7
2,979.1
272.9
2,558.9
119.7
88.1
94.0
135.6
217.1
65.8
59.8
45.8
838.1
46.0
57.4
95.1
51.4
109.6
63.8
10,231.6
66.2
111.3
740.0
163.3
122.4
93.1
176.8
2,925.0
270.0
2,508.7
119.8
86.9
93.4
132.6
207.2
64.5
59.1
45.3
823.5
45.1
56.3
92.2
50.9
108.2
63.0
10,451.7
67.4
112.8
763.3
166.6
125.6
93.7
178.7
2,990.8
273.7
2,568.5
119.6
88.4
94.4
135.9
218.4
66.1
59.9
46.2
840.1
46.0
57.5
95.3
51.5
109.9
64.0
220.1
1.2
1.5
23.3
3.3
3.2
.6
1.9
65.8
3.7
59.8
-.2
1.5
1.0
3.3
11.2
1.6
.8
.9
16.6
.9
1.2
3.1
.6
1.7
1.0
2.2
1.8
1.3
3.1
2.0
2.6
.6
1.1
2.2
1.4
2.4
-.2
1.7
1.1
2.5
5.4
2.5
1.4
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
3.4
1.2
1.6
1.6
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State and area
2006
2007
2006
2007p
Utah ........................................................................................
Logan ..................................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................
Provo-Orem ........................................................................
St. George ..........................................................................
Salt Lake City .....................................................................
1,230.9
52.8
197.7
187.6
53.0
628.2
1,283.0
54.1
203.4
197.2
54.9
655.8
1,237.9
53.1
197.8
187.3
53.4
635.7
Vermont .................................................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ................................................
310.0
114.8
310.7
115.1
Virginia ..................................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ...................................
Charlottesville .....................................................................
Danville ...............................................................................
Harrisonburg .......................................................................
Lynchburg ...........................................................................
Richmond ...........................................................................
Roanoke .............................................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ...............................
Winchester ..........................................................................
3,764.6
73.4
100.9
40.7
66.2
110.2
634.5
164.5
771.9
59.7
Washington ...........................................................................
Bellingham ..........................................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ..........................................................
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco ................................................
Longview ............................................................................
Mount Vernon-Anacortes ....................................................
Olympia ..............................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Spokane .............................................................................
Wenatchee .........................................................................
Yakima ................................................................................
Number
Percent
1,287.9
54.1
203.3
196.6
54.6
662.9
50.0
1.0
5.5
9.3
1.2
27.2
4.0
1.9
2.8
5.0
2.2
4.3
314.9
115.5
315.8
115.7
.9
.2
.3
.2
3,828.8
73.5
104.0
43.6
67.7
112.3
635.5
166.4
787.8
61.0
3,768.5
72.9
101.4
40.9
66.3
110.2
635.7
165.0
773.7
59.5
3,834.2
72.0
103.9
43.7
67.8
112.3
636.8
166.5
789.6
60.8
65.7
-.9
2.5
2.8
1.5
2.1
1.1
1.5
15.9
1.3
1.7
-1.2
2.5
6.8
2.3
1.9
.2
.9
2.1
2.2
2,910.5
84.9
87.0
87.8
38.3
46.7
100.1
1,723.9
218.3
39.2
79.5
2,964.1
87.7
88.0
91.3
38.9
47.7
103.0
1,771.4
223.1
40.5
81.1
2,899.6
84.6
87.4
87.6
38.2
46.4
100.4
1,723.0
217.6
39.1
78.6
2,958.2
87.5
88.0
91.0
38.8
47.6
103.2
1,769.7
222.3
40.2
80.3
58.6
2.9
.6
3.4
.6
1.2
2.8
46.7
4.7
1.1
1.7
2.0
3.4
.7
3.9
1.6
2.6
2.8
2.7
2.2
2.8
2.2
West Virginia .........................................................................
Charleston ..........................................................................
Huntington-Ashland ............................................................
Morgantown ........................................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna .............................................
Wheeling .............................................................................
765.8
150.7
121.8
62.1
74.7
69.0
768.6
151.4
122.0
63.0
75.8
68.9
765.6
150.6
121.6
61.8
74.5
68.6
768.5
151.8
121.5
62.9
75.0
68.5
2.9
1.2
-.1
1.1
.5
-.1
.4
.8
-.1
1.8
.7
-.1
Wisconsin ..............................................................................
Appleton .............................................................................
Eau Claire ...........................................................................
Fond du Lac ........................................................................
Green Bay ..........................................................................
Janesville ............................................................................
La Crosse ...........................................................................
Madison ..............................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .......................................
Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................
Racine ................................................................................
Sheboygan .........................................................................
Wausau ..............................................................................
2,890.4
119.9
83.8
48.6
171.2
70.3
75.0
353.8
856.3
93.4
81.0
63.8
74.4
2,911.6
123.0
85.3
49.1
172.2
70.1
75.5
358.2
866.2
93.9
80.9
64.8
75.0
2,879.6
120.0
83.4
48.6
170.8
70.2
74.7
353.9
857.8
93.3
80.6
63.6
74.3
2,901.3
123.0
84.8
48.9
171.6
70.2
75.5
358.2
865.7
93.5
80.5
64.5
74.9
21.7
3.0
1.4
.3
.8
.0
.8
4.3
7.9
.2
-.1
.9
.6
.8
2.5
1.7
.6
.5
.0
1.1
1.2
.9
.2
-.1
1.4
.8
Wyoming ...............................................................................
Casper ................................................................................
Cheyenne ...........................................................................
277.9
39.5
43.0
288.1
40.4
44.8
278.5
39.7
42.9
288.0
40.6
44.1
9.5
.9
1.2
3.4
2.3
2.8
Puerto Rico ...........................................................................
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian .......................................
Fajardo ...............................................................................
Guayama ............................................................................
Mayaguez ...........................................................................
Ponce .................................................................................
San German-Cabo Rojo .....................................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo .............................................
Yauco .................................................................................
1,044.3
49.5
16.4
18.6
40.7
69.2
23.7
776.7
15.4
1,022.3
48.0
16.9
18.3
41.1
70.1
23.1
753.4
15.0
1,048.3
49.8
16.5
18.9
40.8
69.5
23.8
778.0
15.5
1,036.8
48.2
17.1
18.9
41.6
71.3
23.6
764.2
15.2
-11.5
-1.6
.6
.0
.8
1.8
-.2
-13.8
-.3
-1.1
-3.2
3.6
.0
2.0
2.6
-.8
-1.8
-1.9
Virgin Islands ........................................................................
45.6
46.6
45.7
46.4
.7
1.5
1
p
Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
= preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current
benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,
dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and
in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are
Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states
are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed
under the state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.,
and Weirton-Steubenville, W. Va.-Ohio, are the exceptions in that they are listed under
Illinois and Ohio, respectively, for operational reasons.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division
(Numbers in thousands)
November
Change from December 2006 to
December 2007 p
December
State, area, and division
2006
2007
2006
2007p
California ...............................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana .................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ..................................
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ...............................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont .......................................
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward ..............................................
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ........................
15,299.0
5,679.7
4,144.6
1,535.1
2,040.9
1,061.2
979.7
15,387.4
5,705.4
4,173.0
1,532.4
2,059.8
1,064.8
995.0
15,335.3
5,695.3
4,155.2
1,540.1
2,047.3
1,064.4
982.9
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ....................................
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick 2 .................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ..................................
695.7
3,000.0
582.3
2,417.6
705.3
3,042.2
589.4
2,452.8
Florida ....................................................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach ..........
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .............................................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ...............
8,111.0
2,445.8
791.1
1,064.4
590.3
Illinois ....................................................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 .................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ..................................................
Gary 2 ...............................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County 1 .......................................
Number
Percent
15,414.6
5,719.2
4,185.7
1,533.5
2,065.1
1,066.7
998.4
79.3
23.9
30.5
-6.6
17.8
2.3
15.5
0.5
.4
.7
-.4
.9
.2
1.6
696.8
3,012.7
585.5
2,427.1
707.0
3,053.6
591.5
2,462.1
10.2
40.9
6.0
35.0
1.5
1.4
1.0
1.4
8,199.6
2,474.3
799.0
1,075.1
600.2
8,157.0
2,470.2
800.3
1,070.2
599.7
8,243.8
2,495.0
805.7
1,081.7
607.6
86.8
24.8
5.4
11.5
7.9
1.1
1.0
.7
1.1
1.3
6,005.2
4,572.0
3,890.1
282.6
399.3
6,047.3
4,612.9
3,925.6
283.6
403.7
6,000.8
4,572.9
3,891.4
282.7
398.8
6,043.0
4,609.7
3,923.4
283.1
403.2
42.2
36.8
32.0
.4
4.4
.7
.8
.8
.1
1.1
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 ..............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...............................................
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ...........................................
Framingham .....................................................................
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ...............................
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ...........................................
Nashua 1 ..........................................................................
Peabody ...........................................................................
3,289.4
2,491.5
1,703.8
92.8
156.6
79.0
119.8
135.0
105.4
3,318.5
2,518.9
1,730.2
94.2
158.5
79.5
120.1
135.3
105.7
3,289.4
2,494.6
1,706.6
92.9
157.5
78.9
119.8
135.2
105.1
3,313.7
2,516.8
1,729.1
94.0
159.3
79.3
120.2
135.5
105.3
24.3
22.2
22.5
1.1
1.8
.4
.4
.3
.2
.7
.9
1.3
1.2
1.1
.5
.3
.2
.2
Michigan ................................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .......................................................
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ..................................................
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ..........................................
4,383.2
2,016.5
809.6
1,206.9
4,303.3
1,980.4
793.0
1,187.4
4,371.3
2,014.7
811.4
1,203.3
4,292.8
1,978.0
795.2
1,182.8
-78.5
-36.7
-16.2
-20.5
-1.8
-1.8
-2.0
-1.7
New York ...............................................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 ..................
Edison 2 ............................................................................
Nassau-Suffolk .................................................................
New York-White Plains-Wayne 1 ......................................
Newark-Union 2 ................................................................
8,751.9
8,569.2
1,032.9
1,272.1
5,219.7
1,044.5
8,826.3
8,649.5
1,043.1
1,275.5
5,284.2
1,046.7
8,772.4
8,603.0
1,035.6
1,277.9
5,242.8
1,046.7
8,841.4
8,682.0
1,044.4
1,282.0
5,304.8
1,050.8
69.0
79.0
8.8
4.1
62.0
4.1
.8
.9
.8
.3
1.2
.4
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ...................................
Camden 2 .........................................................................
Philadelphia ......................................................................
Wilmington 2 .....................................................................
5,832.3
2,838.2
550.1
1,929.5
358.6
5,876.4
2,866.1
560.8
1,943.1
362.2
5,825.8
2,842.6
554.3
1,930.4
357.9
5,864.8
2,868.4
562.6
1,943.6
362.2
39.0
25.8
8.3
13.2
4.3
.7
.9
1.5
.7
1.2
Texas .....................................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................
Dallas-Plano-Irving ...........................................................
Fort Worth-Arlington .........................................................
10,213.3
2,913.0
2,064.0
849.0
10,428.2
2,979.1
2,113.4
865.7
10,231.6
2,925.0
2,073.2
851.8
10,451.7
2,990.8
2,122.6
868.2
220.1
65.8
49.4
16.4
2.2
2.2
2.4
1.9
Washington ...........................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ...................................................
Tacoma .............................................................................
2,910.5
1,723.9
1,448.0
275.9
2,964.1
1,771.4
1,489.5
281.9
2,899.6
1,723.0
1,446.0
277.0
2,958.2
1,769.7
1,487.1
282.6
58.6
46.7
41.1
5.6
2.0
2.7
2.8
2.0
1
2
p
Part of the area is in one or more adjacent states.
All of the area is in one or more adjacent states.
= preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current
benchmark are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.
Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01,
dated December 18, 2006, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm and
in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. Areas in the six New England states are
Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in other states
are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed
under the state that appears first in their titles. Some divisions lie in more than one
state, and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their
metropolitan areas are listed.
and Budget Bulletin No. 07-01.
areas based on Office of Management
NOTE: Map includes data for 369 metropolitan
(U.S. rate = 4.8 percent)
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,
not seasonally adjusted, December 2007
U.S. average or below
Above U.S. average