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USDL 08-0721
For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT)
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: APRIL 2008
Unemployment rates were higher in April than a year earlier in 261 of the 369 metropolitan areas,
lower in 88 areas, and unchanged in 20 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor reported today. Eight areas, seven of which are located in California, recorded jobless rates of at
least 10.0 percent. Twenty- four areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemployment
rate in April was 4.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 4.3 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In April, 27 metropolitan areas reported une mployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, up from 18
areas a year earlier, while 118 areas posted rates below 4.0 percent, down from 165 areas in April 2007.
Two agricultural areas in California continued to register the highest rates in April: El Centro, 18.4
percent, and Merced, 12.3 percent. Logan, Utah-Idaho, had the lowest jobless rate, 2.2 percent. Overall,
207 areas recorded unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 4.8 percent, 152 areas had higher rates,
and 10 areas had the same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)
Two Florida areas, Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, registered the largest unemployment
rate increases from a year earlier (+2.7 and +2.5 percentage points, respectively), followed by Bend,
Ore. (+2.2 points) and Ocala, Fla. (+2.1 points). Fifty-three additional areas recorded jobless rate
increases of 1.0 percentage point or more from April 2007. Racine, Wis., reported the largest over-theyear jobless rate decrease in April (-1.4 percentage points). The areas with the next largest rate declines
were Lawton, Okla. (-1.2 percentage points), Oklahoma City, Okla. (-1.1 points), and MilwaukeeWaukesha-West Allis, Wis. (-1.0 point).
Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Detroit-WarrenLivonia, Mich., and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., reported the highest unemployment rates
in April, 6.9 and 6.8 percent, respectively. The areas with the next highest rates were Cleveland-ElyriaMentor, Ohio, 6.2 percent ; Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, Calif., 6.1 percent ; and ProvidenceFall River-Warwick, R.I.-Mass., 6.0 percent. The large areas with the lowest rates were Oklahoma City,
Okla., 2.9 percent, and New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La., 3.0 percent. Thirty-eight large areas recorded higher unemployment rates than in April 2007, eight posted lower rates, and three had no
change. Among the large areas, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., registered the largest over-
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the-year jobless rate increase (+1.6 percentage points), followed by Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater,
Fla. (+1.3 points). Seven additional large areas had rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more.
Oklahoma City, Okla., and Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wis., reported the largest unemployment
rate decreases from a year earlier (-1.1 percentage points and -1.0 point, respectively).
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 April, the division with the highest
unemployment rate again was Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., 7.9 percent. Lawrence-MethuenSalem, Mass.-N.H., and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich., recorded the next highest rates, 6.3 percent each. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Md., continued to report the lowest jobless rate among the
divisions, 2.6 percent. Nine additional divisions registered rates below 4.0 percent. (See table 2.)
In April, 21 of the 34 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year unemployment rate increases,
11 had rate decreases, and 2 had rates unchanged from those of a year earlier. The three divisions that
compose the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla., metropolitan area reported the largest overthe-year rate increases: Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton
Beach (+1.2 percentage points each) and Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (+1.1
points). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., also had a rate increase of 1.1 percentage points.
No division registered a rate decrease greater than 0.4 percentage point.
In 5 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 April. The metropolitan area that had the
largest rate difference among its divisions, 3.2 percentage points, was Boston-Cambridge-Quincy,
Mass.-N.H. (Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 6.3 percent, compared with Framingham, Mass.,
3.1 percent).
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available in April, 218
metropolitan areas recorded over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 87 reported
decreases, and 5 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increase was posted in HoustonSugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+71,100), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+66,800),
New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+57,600), and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,
Wash. (+33,800). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were reported in
Pascagoula, Miss. (+4.8 percent), Grand Junction, Colo. (+4.7 percent), Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
(+4.6 percent), Odessa, Texas (+4.4 percent), and Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Wash. (+4.3 percent).
(See table 3.)
The largest over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Detroit-Warren- Livonia, Mich.
(-50,900), followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (-17,900), Los Angeles-Long BeachSanta Ana, Calif. (-17,500), Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. (-15,200), Tampa-St.
Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (-13,800), and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (-12,600). The largest over-theyear percentage decrease in employment was recorded in Flint, Mich. (-6.4 percent), followed by Cape
Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (-5.3 percent), Naples-Marco Island, Fla. (-4.6 percent), and Saginaw-Saginaw
Township North, Mich. (-3.8 percent).
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Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 28 of the 38 metropolitan areas with annual
average employment levels above 750,000 in 2007. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in
employment in these large metropolitan areas were reported in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
(+2.8 percent), Austin- Round Rock, Texas (+2.7 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, and San
Antonio, Texas (+2.3 percent each), and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. (+2.0 percent). Among the
large areas, the largest over-the- year percentage decrease was reported in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
(-2.6 percent), followed by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (-1.4 percent), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (-1.1 percent), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. (-0.6 percent).
Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in April 2008 for 32 metropolitan divisions,
which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twentytwo of the 32 metropolitan divisions reported over-the- year increases in employment, 9 reported losses,
and 1 had no change. The largest over-the- year increases in nonfarm employment for the metropolitan
divisions occurred in New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. (+48,000), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas
(+47,400), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+27,800), and Seattle-BellevueEverett, Wash. (+27,600). The largest over-the- year declines in nonfarm employment were recorded in
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-31,700), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. (-19,700), and WarrenTroy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-19,200). (See table 4.)
The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions
were reported in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif.
(+2.3 percent each), Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, and Tacoma, Wash. (+2.2 percent each), and SeattleBellevue-Everett, Wash. (+1.9 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage declines in employment
among metropolitan divisions were seen in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-4.0 percent), WarrenTroy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-1.6 percent), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. (-1.3 percent), and West
Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Fla. (-1.0 percent).
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for May is scheduled to be issued
on Friday, June 20. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for May is
scheduled to be issued on Tuesday, July 8.
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Hurricane Katrina
For April, 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 months immediately following the hurricane for the parishes within the
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area and 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 April 2008, see
Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.
gov/Katrina /home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
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 most of 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 labormanagement 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
Angeles-Long 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: ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division; ClevelandElyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area;
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; New
Orleans-Metaire-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
Seattle- Bellevue-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 modelbased 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 2007 version of the North
American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated
using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative)
of current-month employment to that of the previous month
is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both
months. The estimates of employment for the current month
are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous
month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the
official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES
published series which have insufficient sample for direct
sample-based estimates.
Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted
annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,
derived principally from tax reports 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 also are 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 Employment and Earnings Online at http://www.bls.gov/
opub/ee/home.htm.
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 November 20, 2007. A detailed
list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet
at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures
used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in
Employment and Earnings Online.
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) 6915200; 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
State and area
March
Percent of labor force
March
April
April
2007
2008p
76.1
1.9
2.1
16.7
2.5
2.2
2.4
1.7
5.2
6.5
6.2
2.9
3.2
3.2
2.8
2.9
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.8
2.5
3.2
3.1
2.9
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.6
3.9
3.8
4.1
4.5
3.1
4.1
4.1
3.6
2.8
2.8
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.4
3.0
3.2
2.1
2.8
2.7
2.4
3.5
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.7
2.5
3.5
3.6
3.0
21.9
10.5
2.4
25.1
12.1
2.7
6.6
5.7
5.6
7.4
6.3
6.2
6.3
5.5
5.3
7.1
6.2
5.9
119.8
2.8
4.9
73.3
4.0
17.7
7.0
101.3
2.2
3.7
60.0
3.2
14.9
8.7
111.2
2.4
4.4
66.7
3.6
16.3
8.9
3.5
3.7
4.3
3.1
3.5
3.4
8.9
3.9
4.0
5.3
3.5
3.9
3.9
8.8
3.4
3.2
4.0
2.9
3.3
3.3
11.5
3.6
3.4
4.8
3.2
3.5
3.5
11.2
71.2
8.2
7.4
2.3
2.9
15.1
3.4
68.2
8.3
6.1
2.2
2.8
14.5
3.1
68.9
8.0
7.0
2.3
2.8
14.7
3.2
62.3
8.1
5.9
2.0
2.5
13.4
2.8
5.2
3.6
5.3
5.4
5.1
4.5
7.4
5.0
3.7
4.4
5.0
4.9
4.3
7.0
5.0
3.5
5.0
5.2
5.0
4.3
7.0
4.5
3.5
4.3
4.5
4.3
3.9
6.3
18,300.9
357.1
106.5
68.4
439.5
59.6
6,572.7
64.2
105.3
233.8
75.0
430.3
86.5
1,799.2
1,064.0
214.4
1,548.2
2,243.7
889.7
138.2
220.2
151.0
265.6
299.4
211.6
198.9
70.2
930.0
30.0
7.1
8.8
37.8
5.3
287.1
5.2
11.2
20.5
2.9
18.9
6.8
93.6
54.3
18.3
64.2
92.8
39.6
5.5
9.5
10.2
11.0
23.9
10.6
19.7
7.2
1,181.0
38.1
8.7
12.4
48.0
6.7
362.3
6.7
14.4
26.5
3.6
24.0
8.7
128.9
69.2
22.7
82.7
113.3
48.8
7.1
11.5
12.4
14.0
30.7
13.6
23.4
9.1
905.7
29.2
6.8
10.9
37.6
5.1
278.9
5.2
10.6
20.5
2.8
18.6
6.3
93.5
52.4
15.2
63.4
90.7
39.0
5.3
8.6
9.5
10.8
23.3
10.4
18.6
7.0
1,113.1
34.5
7.9
12.6
43.8
6.1
352.9
6.2
13.0
25.0
3.3
22.3
7.9
123.1
64.5
17.0
77.5
108.0
46.2
6.7
10.1
10.9
13.0
28.7
12.8
20.6
8.3
5.1
8.8
6.9
13.6
9.1
9.3
4.4
8.5
11.2
8.9
4.0
4.4
8.1
5.2
5.1
9.2
4.2
4.2
4.5
4.1
4.4
7.0
4.2
8.2
5.0
10.4
10.4
6.5
10.8
8.2
17.9
11.1
11.3
5.5
10.5
13.6
11.3
4.7
5.6
10.0
7.2
6.5
11.1
5.3
5.0
5.5
5.2
5.3
8.3
5.3
10.2
6.4
12.1
12.7
5.0
8.4
6.6
16.7
8.8
8.9
4.3
8.2
10.6
9.0
3.7
4.3
7.5
5.2
5.0
7.2
4.2
4.1
4.5
3.9
4.0
6.4
4.1
8.0
4.9
9.5
10.1
6.1
9.7
7.4
18.4
10.0
10.2
5.4
9.6
12.3
10.7
4.4
5.2
9.2
6.8
6.1
7.9
5.0
4.8
5.2
4.8
4.6
7.2
4.9
9.6
6.0
10.3
11.8
2,661.1
174.6
309.7
1,358.3
172.5
77.2
117.0
71.8
2,743.2
180.2
319.4
1,407.5
177.7
81.2
119.4
74.3
102.0
5.8
13.4
52.9
6.1
2.5
5.1
3.5
129.8
7.2
18.0
67.0
7.5
3.1
6.1
4.5
90.5
5.1
12.0
47.3
5.3
2.2
4.3
3.1
116.8
6.4
16.2
61.1
6.6
2.7
5.4
4.0
3.8
3.3
4.3
3.9
3.6
3.3
4.3
4.8
4.7
4.0
5.6
4.8
4.2
3.9
5.1
6.0
3.4
2.9
3.9
3.5
3.1
2.8
3.7
4.3
4.3
3.6
5.1
4.3
3.7
3.3
4.5
5.4
1,847.0
469.0
91.0
580.8
309.0
148.7
100.6
1,866.9
475.4
92.2
588.7
310.1
150.1
101.9
80.7
18.0
3.1
26.7
13.9
6.2
5.8
103.8
23.6
4.0
33.6
17.7
7.9
7.9
77.3
17.3
2.9
25.3
13.8
5.8
5.6
84.4
19.5
3.2
26.9
14.7
6.7
6.5
4.4
3.8
3.4
4.6
4.5
4.1
5.7
5.5
5.0
4.4
5.7
5.7
5.2
7.7
4.2
3.7
3.2
4.4
4.5
3.9
5.6
4.5
4.1
3.5
4.6
4.7
4.4
6.3
2007
Alabama ...............................................................
Anniston-Oxford ................................................
Auburn-Opelika .................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ..........................................
Decatur .............................................................
Dothan ..............................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals ...................................
Gadsden ...........................................................
Huntsville ..........................................................
Mobile ...............................................................
Montgomery ......................................................
Tuscaloosa .......................................................
2,168.6
54.5
64.8
535.4
71.6
66.4
68.4
45.8
199.7
184.8
169.8
99.2
2,190.0
54.9
66.9
537.5
73.4
66.1
69.4
45.5
205.0
186.2
173.3
99.9
2,159.7
54.2
65.0
531.1
71.5
66.5
67.4
45.1
199.5
182.4
170.0
99.2
2,186.8
54.9
66.7
537.3
73.4
65.9
69.2
45.6
205.1
186.0
173.3
99.5
69.7
1.7
1.8
15.6
2.2
1.9
2.3
1.7
5.0
5.9
5.3
2.9
88.5
2.2
2.5
19.5
2.8
2.5
2.9
2.0
6.3
7.7
7.2
3.6
59.8
1.5
1.6
13.2
1.9
1.6
2.0
1.5
4.3
5.1
4.7
2.3
Alaska ..................................................................
Anchorage ........................................................
Fairbanks ..........................................................
347.8
192.1
45.3
352.8
194.4
45.6
346.3
191.2
45.2
354.1
195.0
46.0
23.1
10.9
2.5
26.0
12.3
2.8
Arizona ................................................................
Flagstaff ............................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ..............................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale .................................
Prescott ............................................................
Tucson ..............................................................
Yuma ................................................................
3,011.6
69.0
92.6
2,041.0
97.0
457.7
76.3
3,066.4
70.8
93.1
2,080.8
100.3
459.3
79.4
3,001.7
69.7
91.6
2,034.7
97.3
455.9
75.4
3,053.9
71.0
92.1
2,070.1
100.7
458.8
79.0
104.8
2.6
4.0
63.2
3.4
15.5
6.8
Arkansas .............................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ........................
Fort Smith .........................................................
Hot Springs .......................................................
Jonesboro .........................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ...............
Pine Bluff ..........................................................
1,365.3
228.3
138.8
42.9
56.8
337.5
45.4
1,364.4
227.9
138.0
42.9
57.0
336.4
44.2
1,367.3
228.0
138.7
43.2
56.8
339.0
45.4
1,374.2
230.5
138.0
43.6
57.5
340.8
44.5
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 ..........................................................
18,092.2
339.6
103.5
64.6
416.3
57.0
6,527.6
61.6
100.1
229.1
72.9
432.3
84.1
1,800.7
1,057.2
199.2
1,541.2
2,226.2
877.7
136.4
216.3
145.2
260.3
291.9
210.9
190.2
69.7
18,302.9
352.4
106.0
68.9
432.2
59.4
6,591.2
63.3
105.8
234.5
75.1
429.3
86.3
1,802.6
1,069.1
204.3
1,549.0
2,247.4
891.5
137.6
217.4
149.1
264.4
300.8
211.9
193.2
71.2
18,025.8
346.5
103.1
65.5
427.1
57.5
6,496.4
63.1
100.2
227.8
73.9
429.8
83.7
1,784.6
1,046.5
210.5
1,526.7
2,201.9
869.3
137.1
218.9
147.6
260.6
290.1
210.4
196.4
69.6
Colorado ..............................................................
Boulder .............................................................
Colorado Springs ..............................................
Denver-Aurora ..................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ........................................
Grand Junction .................................................
Greeley .............................................................
Pueblo ..............................................................
2,665.0
174.9
309.9
1,356.1
170.6
76.9
116.9
72.3
2,745.0
179.4
319.8
1,400.2
176.9
81.1
120.3
74.6
Connecticut .........................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ...........................
Danbury ............................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ...............
New Haven .......................................................
Norwich-New London .......................................
Waterbury .........................................................
1,849.1
469.7
91.2
582.5
308.2
149.6
100.8
1,874.7
476.4
92.5
592.6
310.9
150.5
103.0
2007
2008
2007
2008p
April
2008
2008
See footnotes at end of table.
March
2007
2007
2008p
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
State and area
March
2007
March
April
2008
2007
Percent of labor force
2008p
2007
April
2008
2007
March
2008p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Delaware ..............................................................
Dover ................................................................
442.6
75.1
444.8
75.2
441.7
75.1
446.1
75.4
15.5
2.4
17.5
2.8
15.1
2.6
16.7
2.8
3.5
3.2
3.9
3.7
3.4
3.5
3.8
3.7
District of Columbia ...........................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .....................
324.0
2,968.5
332.8
3,003.8
324.0
2,958.7
329.7
3,001.9
17.4
85.6
21.3
102.5
16.5
81.3
17.7
92.2
5.4
2.9
6.4
3.4
5.1
2.7
5.4
3.1
Florida ..................................................................
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice .............................
Cape Coral-Fort Myers .....................................
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ..........
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ...............
Gainesville ........................................................
Jacksonville ......................................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven ....................................
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 .....................................................
Sebastian-Vero Beach ......................................
Tallahassee ......................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ....................
9,108.2
334.9
293.0
249.8
96.6
133.2
659.6
268.6
2,810.0
157.5
135.1
1,081.0
259.7
30.6
85.0
206.5
186.2
69.4
60.7
184.7
1,336.9
9,186.3
327.4
286.3
251.0
97.8
136.6
669.2
269.0
2,821.5
152.7
137.1
1,104.3
263.0
31.3
86.1
210.7
188.9
68.7
61.0
186.2
1,346.6
9,074.0
330.5
289.0
248.0
96.3
134.2
659.0
267.5
2,799.6
154.6
133.7
1,082.8
259.1
30.5
84.9
206.3
184.0
68.1
60.1
185.4
1,330.7
9,181.6
328.3
283.3
250.7
97.6
138.2
669.5
267.3
2,829.8
150.8
137.1
1,104.6
262.5
31.1
85.8
210.6
187.8
68.1
60.8
186.7
1,339.4
312.3
11.1
10.2
8.9
2.6
3.6
22.4
9.9
93.7
4.7
5.2
35.8
10.0
1.7
2.8
7.1
7.7
2.8
2.7
5.2
47.7
437.3
17.5
18.8
13.0
3.5
4.3
30.9
13.6
121.6
7.8
8.3
50.3
13.8
2.5
3.7
9.2
11.7
4.7
3.8
6.5
68.5
315.2
11.6
10.7
9.0
2.5
3.4
22.4
9.8
95.2
4.7
5.1
36.6
10.2
1.8
2.7
6.8
7.9
2.9
2.7
5.2
47.8
431.1
17.3
18.2
12.6
3.3
4.2
29.9
13.0
127.8
7.3
8.1
48.5
13.3
2.3
3.5
8.9
11.1
4.7
3.6
6.1
65.6
3.4
3.3
3.5
3.6
2.7
2.7
3.4
3.7
3.3
3.0
3.9
3.3
3.8
5.6
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.0
4.4
2.8
3.6
4.8
5.3
6.6
5.2
3.6
3.2
4.6
5.1
4.3
5.1
6.1
4.6
5.3
7.9
4.3
4.4
6.2
6.9
6.2
3.5
5.1
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.6
2.6
2.6
3.4
3.7
3.4
3.1
3.8
3.4
3.9
5.8
3.2
3.3
4.3
4.3
4.5
2.8
3.6
4.7
5.3
6.4
5.0
3.4
3.0
4.5
4.9
4.5
4.9
5.9
4.4
5.1
7.6
4.1
4.2
5.9
6.8
5.9
3.3
4.9
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 ..................................................
4,792.4
75.8
103.9
2,718.6
256.0
52.7
128.3
68.2
89.0
30.2
110.8
49.5
178.0
67.8
68.2
4,881.2
75.9
105.9
2,779.5
258.3
53.7
128.8
69.1
91.6
30.6
112.8
49.5
181.1
68.9
69.7
4,776.4
75.7
104.2
2,697.6
257.7
52.9
127.2
68.2
89.6
29.8
111.3
49.2
177.5
68.7
67.8
4,880.1
76.0
106.0
2,779.4
259.9
54.0
128.4
68.6
91.4
30.3
112.2
49.7
182.0
68.7
69.3
194.5
3.5
3.5
106.5
12.6
1.8
6.3
2.9
2.8
1.4
5.0
2.4
5.7
2.3
2.2
254.3
4.1
4.5
140.0
13.6
2.3
7.0
4.4
4.0
1.5
6.1
2.7
7.9
3.0
3.0
191.1
3.5
3.6
105.4
12.3
1.7
5.9
2.8
2.8
1.4
4.9
2.2
5.7
2.2
2.2
245.2
3.9
4.4
137.0
13.0
2.3
6.5
3.9
3.8
1.5
5.9
2.6
8.0
3.0
2.9
4.1
4.6
3.4
3.9
4.9
3.3
4.9
4.3
3.2
4.5
4.5
4.9
3.2
3.4
3.3
5.2
5.4
4.3
5.0
5.3
4.3
5.4
6.3
4.4
5.0
5.4
5.5
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.0
4.6
3.4
3.9
4.8
3.2
4.6
4.2
3.1
4.6
4.4
4.5
3.2
3.2
3.3
5.0
5.1
4.1
4.9
5.0
4.2
5.1
5.6
4.2
4.9
5.3
5.3
4.4
4.3
4.2
Hawaii ..................................................................
Honolulu ...........................................................
653.6
453.8
659.1
456.5
650.5
450.1
664.7
459.4
15.5
10.4
19.5
12.2
15.6
10.6
21.5
13.7
2.4
2.3
3.0
2.7
2.4
2.3
3.2
3.0
Idaho ....................................................................
Boise City-Nampa .............................................
Coeur d’Alene ...................................................
Idaho Falls ........................................................
Lewiston ...........................................................
Pocatello ...........................................................
747.7
296.7
68.0
61.1
30.1
44.8
751.5
294.6
70.9
61.9
29.7
43.7
747.4
294.9
68.6
61.1
28.5
42.7
748.1
292.7
70.5
61.1
29.5
43.0
25.9
8.6
2.8
1.6
1.1
1.5
28.7
10.7
3.3
1.7
1.4
1.6
22.1
7.6
2.2
1.3
1.0
1.3
25.2
9.4
2.8
1.4
1.1
1.4
3.5
2.9
4.2
2.6
3.8
3.3
3.8
3.6
4.7
2.7
4.6
3.6
3.0
2.6
3.2
2.1
3.6
3.0
3.4
3.2
3.9
2.3
3.9
3.2
Illinois ..................................................................
Bloomington-Normal .........................................
Champaign-Urbana ..........................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ..................................
Danville .............................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island .........................
Decatur .............................................................
Kankakee-Bradley ............................................
Peoria ...............................................................
Rockford ...........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
6,627.9
90.5
121.7
4,863.7
37.6
204.3
53.7
55.1
200.4
173.8
113.4
6,768.7
92.5
123.7
4,960.9
38.1
206.2
55.2
57.1
205.8
179.2
115.8
6,632.7
90.4
122.3
4,860.5
37.8
203.6
54.1
55.1
201.0
174.4
114.3
6,776.5
93.0
124.5
4,966.2
38.7
206.6
55.5
57.1
207.2
179.2
116.7
308.8
3.2
4.6
220.6
2.2
9.1
2.9
3.6
8.5
10.3
4.9
386.1
3.9
5.6
276.1
2.6
9.8
3.4
4.4
10.4
14.1
5.7
311.9
3.1
4.5
227.4
2.2
8.3
2.8
3.4
8.1
9.7
4.7
363.5
3.7
5.3
263.1
2.4
8.9
3.1
4.0
9.4
12.9
5.3
4.7
3.5
3.8
4.5
5.8
4.5
5.4
6.5
4.2
5.9
4.3
5.7
4.3
4.6
5.6
6.9
4.7
6.1
7.7
5.0
7.9
5.0
4.7
3.4
3.7
4.7
5.7
4.1
5.3
6.2
4.0
5.5
4.1
5.4
4.0
4.3
5.3
6.3
4.3
5.7
7.0
4.5
7.2
4.5
Indiana .................................................................
Anderson ..........................................................
Bloomington ......................................................
Columbus .........................................................
Elkhart-Goshen .................................................
Evansville .........................................................
Fort Wayne .......................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ..........................................
Kokomo ............................................................
Lafayette ...........................................................
Michigan City-La Porte .....................................
Muncie ..............................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ....................................
3,206.4
61.2
96.3
38.4
101.4
181.8
213.6
889.7
45.6
96.1
52.5
56.2
160.0
3,207.9
60.0
97.0
38.3
100.5
181.3
211.5
895.4
44.9
96.6
52.7
56.1
160.7
3,203.6
60.9
96.7
38.1
101.6
179.8
213.1
891.4
45.7
96.7
52.4
56.3
159.6
3,208.1
59.8
97.3
38.3
100.0
181.9
210.6
899.2
44.7
96.5
52.5
55.9
159.7
156.4
4.1
4.2
1.5
4.8
8.8
10.5
37.5
2.6
4.0
3.0
3.1
8.6
179.5
4.4
4.7
1.8
5.9
9.0
13.6
43.0
3.2
4.8
3.4
3.8
9.7
143.0
3.8
3.7
1.3
4.3
8.3
9.7
35.0
2.7
3.7
2.7
2.9
7.8
149.6
3.5
3.8
1.4
5.0
7.9
10.4
37.1
3.0
3.9
2.7
3.1
8.0
4.9
6.7
4.4
3.9
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.2
5.7
4.1
5.8
5.5
5.4
5.6
7.3
4.8
4.6
5.9
5.0
6.4
4.8
7.2
5.0
6.4
6.8
6.0
4.5
6.2
3.9
3.5
4.2
4.6
4.5
3.9
5.9
3.8
5.1
5.1
4.9
4.7
5.8
3.9
3.7
5.0
4.3
4.9
4.1
6.7
4.1
5.1
5.6
5.0
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
State and area
March
2007
March
April
2008
2007
Percent of labor force
2008p
2007
April
2008
2007
March
2008p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Indiana—Continued
Terre Haute ......................................................
80.1
79.2
79.8
78.6
4.7
5.3
4.4
4.4
5.8
6.6
5.5
5.5
Iowa ......................................................................
Ames ................................................................
Cedar Rapids ....................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines .........................
Dubuque ...........................................................
Iowa City ...........................................................
Sioux City .........................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ........................................
1,651.6
48.0
142.2
305.6
51.8
89.5
76.5
92.6
1,663.0
48.8
142.3
310.6
52.0
90.2
75.7
94.0
1,653.8
48.5
142.0
306.8
51.9
90.0
77.0
93.1
1,670.4
49.0
143.1
311.7
52.1
91.1
75.8
94.4
66.9
1.3
5.8
11.2
2.4
2.5
3.1
3.6
65.3
1.3
5.3
11.3
2.2
2.3
2.9
3.5
59.9
1.2
5.1
10.1
2.1
2.3
2.8
3.3
58.8
1.2
4.9
10.3
2.1
2.2
2.5
3.2
4.1
2.7
4.0
3.7
4.7
2.8
4.1
3.9
3.9
2.6
3.7
3.7
4.3
2.6
3.8
3.7
3.6
2.5
3.6
3.3
4.0
2.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
2.5
3.4
3.3
4.1
2.4
3.3
3.4
Kansas .................................................................
Lawrence ..........................................................
Topeka ..............................................................
Wichita ..............................................................
1,472.0
62.9
119.5
310.0
1,482.6
62.5
120.7
313.8
1,473.0
62.9
120.1
311.2
1,478.2
62.3
120.4
314.0
58.8
2.3
5.3
12.2
64.8
2.4
6.0
13.0
54.3
2.2
4.9
11.7
53.8
2.0
5.0
10.9
4.0
3.7
4.4
3.9
4.4
3.9
5.0
4.1
3.7
3.5
4.1
3.8
3.6
3.2
4.1
3.5
Kentucky .............................................................
Bowling Green ..................................................
Elizabethtown ...................................................
Lexington-Fayette .............................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ..............................
Owensboro .......................................................
2,038.2
63.0
54.6
235.1
623.4
56.0
2,026.9
63.6
53.7
233.9
626.1
55.7
2,033.8
63.3
54.3
236.6
624.4
55.9
2,036.6
64.1
53.8
236.3
628.4
55.8
120.4
3.1
2.9
10.4
36.1
2.9
124.5
3.3
3.1
11.0
35.3
2.9
105.8
2.8
2.7
9.6
30.1
2.7
111.1
2.9
2.8
9.9
33.3
2.6
5.9
4.9
5.4
4.4
5.8
5.2
6.1
5.1
5.9
4.7
5.6
5.2
5.2
4.4
4.9
4.0
4.8
4.8
5.5
4.5
5.2
4.2
5.3
4.6
Louisiana .............................................................
Alexandria .........................................................
Baton Rouge .....................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux .......................
Lafayette ...........................................................
Lake Charles ....................................................
Monroe .............................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ..........................
Shreveport-Bossier City ....................................
1,983.2
67.0
361.0
101.0
129.9
93.3
79.9
504.6
177.3
2,001.5
67.5
360.2
101.9
131.9
92.1
79.8
508.0
180.5
1,985.3
67.3
361.3
101.1
130.1
93.8
80.1
504.7
178.4
2,010.2
66.5
359.2
100.9
131.8
91.8
79.3
526.1
179.7
69.8
2.4
12.7
2.6
3.4
3.1
3.3
16.2
6.9
86.3
2.9
15.3
3.3
4.3
3.8
3.8
19.5
9.2
66.2
2.2
11.9
2.4
3.1
2.9
3.3
15.3
6.8
69.7
2.3
12.4
2.5
3.4
3.1
3.1
15.9
7.4
3.5
3.5
3.5
2.6
2.6
3.3
4.1
3.2
3.9
4.3
4.3
4.2
3.2
3.2
4.2
4.8
3.8
5.1
3.3
3.3
3.3
2.4
2.4
3.1
4.1
3.0
3.8
3.5
3.4
3.4
2.5
2.6
3.4
3.9
3.0
4.1
Maine ...................................................................
Bangor ..............................................................
Lewiston-Auburn ...............................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ...................
697.1
71.0
57.3
202.8
700.1
71.8
57.7
203.1
695.4
70.6
57.1
202.7
700.9
71.8
57.2
203.3
35.7
3.7
2.9
7.5
40.8
3.9
3.3
8.7
34.2
3.5
2.7
7.1
35.5
3.4
2.9
7.6
5.1
5.3
5.1
3.7
5.8
5.4
5.8
4.3
4.9
4.9
4.7
3.5
5.1
4.7
5.0
3.7
Maryland ..............................................................
Baltimore-Towson .............................................
Cumberland ......................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ..................................
Salisbury ...........................................................
2,967.3
1,391.5
48.2
120.2
63.4
2,982.7
1,400.4
49.1
120.9
64.0
2,950.3
1,383.5
47.9
120.1
63.3
2,981.5
1,399.6
49.3
121.3
63.9
103.0
49.4
2.6
5.6
2.7
109.4
52.7
2.8
6.3
3.1
96.6
46.8
2.3
5.0
2.4
103.4
50.2
2.4
6.2
2.8
3.5
3.5
5.4
4.7
4.2
3.7
3.8
5.8
5.2
4.8
3.3
3.4
4.7
4.1
3.9
3.5
3.6
4.9
5.1
4.4
Massachusetts ....................................................
Barnstable Town ...............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...............................
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner .........................
New Bedford .....................................................
Pittsfield ............................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Worcester .........................................................
3,397.5
125.4
2,476.5
72.6
85.0
38.8
345.3
291.5
3,393.1
124.0
2,484.0
72.2
84.2
38.6
343.3
290.9
3,380.7
127.7
2,465.2
71.8
84.0
38.2
343.7
289.1
3,375.6
126.6
2,472.7
71.5
83.1
38.0
341.1
287.9
163.4
7.5
105.7
4.5
6.3
2.0
18.7
14.7
163.5
7.8
106.4
4.5
6.5
1.9
18.9
15.0
145.1
5.9
96.3
4.0
5.1
1.8
16.5
13.4
133.0
5.7
89.0
3.6
5.0
1.5
15.0
12.3
4.8
6.0
4.3
6.2
7.4
5.1
5.4
5.0
4.8
6.3
4.3
6.2
7.8
5.0
5.5
5.2
4.3
4.6
3.9
5.5
6.1
4.6
4.8
4.6
3.9
4.5
3.6
5.1
6.1
4.1
4.4
4.3
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 ...................
5,016.6
191.6
70.3
55.1
2,140.7
211.0
411.5
136.7
78.3
177.8
251.9
78.3
89.1
78.5
98.1
4,967.9
188.6
68.7
54.6
2,114.0
205.4
412.1
135.8
76.6
177.3
250.8
77.3
89.6
80.8
95.5
4,965.4
189.2
70.2
54.6
2,115.7
208.5
408.1
135.7
77.1
175.2
249.7
77.2
88.7
78.0
96.5
4,914.7
187.6
68.2
54.3
2,080.7
201.6
408.4
135.5
75.8
175.4
249.3
77.1
89.2
80.3
94.2
366.7
8.8
5.0
4.0
158.2
18.0
25.2
7.9
6.1
10.3
14.7
5.1
6.4
5.7
7.3
390.4
9.3
4.8
4.3
171.6
21.8
25.8
8.4
6.1
10.5
15.3
5.8
6.8
5.9
8.1
335.3
8.2
4.6
3.6
147.5
16.2
22.9
6.9
5.6
9.1
13.6
4.5
5.9
5.1
6.6
326.8
7.8
4.0
3.6
143.9
18.8
21.6
7.0
5.0
8.6
12.7
4.9
5.8
4.7
6.8
7.3
4.6
7.2
7.3
7.4
8.6
6.1
5.7
7.8
5.8
5.8
6.5
7.2
7.2
7.5
7.9
4.9
7.0
7.8
8.1
10.6
6.3
6.1
7.9
5.9
6.1
7.4
7.6
7.3
8.5
6.8
4.3
6.6
6.6
7.0
7.8
5.6
5.1
7.3
5.2
5.4
5.8
6.6
6.5
6.8
6.6
4.2
5.9
6.6
6.9
9.3
5.3
5.2
6.5
4.9
5.1
6.4
6.5
5.9
7.3
Minnesota ............................................................
Duluth ...............................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ...................
Rochester .........................................................
St. Cloud ...........................................................
2,914.7
143.6
1,834.7
103.1
107.9
2,919.6
144.9
1,845.7
104.5
108.5
2,915.7
143.5
1,837.0
103.5
107.4
2,936.6
145.2
1,852.8
105.2
109.2
144.4
8.7
80.9
4.5
5.8
155.9
9.2
88.7
4.8
6.2
136.9
8.4
77.8
4.2
5.4
145.2
8.3
82.6
4.5
5.9
5.0
6.0
4.4
4.4
5.4
5.3
6.4
4.8
4.6
5.8
4.7
5.9
4.2
4.1
5.0
4.9
5.7
4.5
4.2
5.4
Mississippi ..........................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi ...................................................
Hattiesburg .......................................................
1,306.2
111.6
65.6
1,326.0
113.6
67.1
1,301.6
111.1
66.2
1,329.0
114.4
67.6
81.9
6.3
3.3
79.0
5.6
3.2
76.4
5.9
3.0
73.5
5.3
3.0
6.3
5.7
5.0
6.0
4.9
4.7
5.9
5.3
4.5
5.5
4.7
4.5
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
State and area
March
2007
March
April
2008
2007
Percent of labor force
2008p
2007
April
2008
2007
March
2008p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Mississippi—Continued
Jackson ............................................................
Pascagoula .......................................................
260.2
68.8
260.0
70.2
259.4
67.7
262.2
70.6
14.0
4.2
12.5
3.7
12.8
3.8
11.9
3.5
5.4
6.1
4.8
5.3
5.0
5.7
4.5
4.9
Missouri ...............................................................
Columbia ..........................................................
Jefferson City ....................................................
Joplin ................................................................
Kansas City ......................................................
St. Joseph .........................................................
St. Louis1 ..........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
3,022.1
93.3
77.5
84.3
1,033.2
68.5
1,439.1
220.4
3,015.2
93.3
77.5
84.1
1,038.5
68.6
1,437.0
221.4
3,020.7
92.9
77.1
83.6
1,034.4
67.7
1,441.2
219.3
3,006.5
92.9
76.7
83.5
1,036.0
69.0
1,436.6
220.1
146.1
3.2
3.1
3.7
49.5
3.0
72.4
8.5
182.3
4.0
3.8
4.4
57.6
3.7
92.1
10.8
132.1
2.7
2.6
3.3
45.7
2.6
66.5
7.4
147.8
3.1
2.9
3.5
48.1
2.8
76.8
8.3
4.8
3.4
4.0
4.4
4.8
4.4
5.0
3.9
6.0
4.3
4.9
5.2
5.5
5.3
6.4
4.9
4.4
2.9
3.4
3.9
4.4
3.9
4.6
3.4
4.9
3.3
3.7
4.2
4.6
4.1
5.3
3.8
Montana ...............................................................
Billings ..............................................................
Great Falls ........................................................
Missoula ...........................................................
498.2
86.1
39.2
59.3
501.8
87.1
39.3
58.2
499.6
87.0
39.7
59.5
504.2
87.6
39.6
58.3
18.3
2.2
1.3
2.0
21.8
2.7
1.5
2.4
15.6
2.0
1.1
1.7
19.6
2.6
1.4
2.2
3.7
2.6
3.4
3.3
4.4
3.0
3.9
4.1
3.1
2.3
2.9
2.9
3.9
2.9
3.5
3.7
Nebraska .............................................................
Lincoln ..............................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .......................................
976.2
167.8
445.3
987.3
170.3
450.1
979.7
168.0
447.8
994.2
171.3
454.7
28.4
4.4
14.5
32.5
5.1
16.3
26.4
4.2
13.8
30.4
4.8
15.3
2.9
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.0
3.6
2.7
2.5
3.1
3.1
2.8
3.4
Nevada .................................................................
Carson City .......................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise .........................................
Reno-Sparks .....................................................
1,321.6
28.5
945.9
222.9
1,381.4
29.5
987.6
233.2
1,321.9
28.4
946.1
222.6
1,384.0
29.6
989.9
233.2
58.3
1.5
40.5
10.1
80.6
2.0
55.5
14.5
59.5
1.4
41.8
10.0
78.4
1.9
54.4
14.0
4.4
5.2
4.3
4.5
5.8
6.9
5.6
6.2
4.5
5.1
4.4
4.5
5.7
6.5
5.5
6.0
New Hampshire ...................................................
Manchester .......................................................
Portsmouth .......................................................
Rochester-Dover ..............................................
735.9
107.2
43.8
82.1
740.3
108.5
44.5
84.0
731.2
106.8
43.8
82.1
739.9
108.4
44.8
84.2
29.0
4.1
1.5
3.1
31.5
4.6
1.7
3.4
27.0
3.9
1.4
2.8
28.4
4.1
1.4
3.0
3.9
3.8
3.5
3.8
4.3
4.3
3.8
4.1
3.7
3.6
3.3
3.4
3.8
3.8
3.2
3.5
New Jersey ..........................................................
Atlantic City-Hammonton ..................................
Ocean City ........................................................
Trenton-Ewing ..................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ..............................
4,461.4
135.2
51.0
196.8
69.1
4,481.4
134.5
51.2
198.6
68.9
4,439.0
134.9
52.5
195.7
68.6
4,483.7
134.4
52.9
198.4
68.5
195.6
8.5
4.7
7.7
4.8
230.8
8.9
5.4
9.1
5.4
179.7
7.6
3.9
7.0
4.3
213.5
8.2
4.5
8.4
4.9
4.4
6.3
9.2
3.9
7.0
5.1
6.6
10.6
4.6
7.9
4.0
5.7
7.4
3.6
6.3
4.8
6.1
8.6
4.3
7.1
New Mexico .........................................................
Albuquerque .....................................................
Farmington .......................................................
Las Cruces .......................................................
Santa Fe ...........................................................
938.8
406.4
55.5
87.0
78.4
943.6
407.0
56.9
88.6
78.2
937.1
405.8
55.5
87.3
78.0
946.7
408.5
57.3
88.8
78.5
32.6
13.3
1.7
3.6
2.2
34.8
14.7
1.8
3.7
2.4
32.2
13.3
1.7
3.5
2.2
32.6
13.8
1.7
3.4
2.2
3.5
3.3
3.1
4.1
2.8
3.7
3.6
3.1
4.2
3.0
3.4
3.3
3.1
4.0
2.8
3.4
3.4
3.0
3.8
2.8
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 .......................................................
9,469.3
452.0
122.9
575.0
40.8
65.4
56.2
91.5
9,287.3
3,837.9
322.6
527.1
325.8
140.4
9,492.9
451.9
123.1
577.6
41.1
66.2
56.4
91.0
9,315.0
3,840.0
323.3
527.8
328.9
141.2
9,418.1
448.5
122.4
569.3
40.4
65.1
56.1
91.5
9,243.4
3,812.3
321.6
524.0
324.6
139.3
9,503.9
450.8
123.0
575.4
41.0
66.3
56.5
91.9
9,331.7
3,851.6
323.7
526.6
327.6
140.8
416.5
18.1
6.0
28.0
2.0
3.3
1.8
3.8
392.7
174.8
13.2
23.6
15.0
6.8
479.5
23.1
7.1
35.7
2.3
4.2
2.2
4.7
442.1
177.8
16.3
30.1
18.8
8.4
391.5
16.7
5.4
26.8
1.8
3.0
1.7
3.4
370.0
171.0
11.9
22.3
13.8
6.0
432.7
19.7
5.9
31.2
1.9
3.5
1.8
4.1
412.1
172.8
14.3
26.1
15.7
7.2
4.4
4.0
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.0
3.3
4.1
4.2
4.6
4.1
4.5
4.6
4.8
5.1
5.1
5.7
6.2
5.5
6.3
3.9
5.2
4.7
4.6
5.0
5.7
5.7
5.9
4.2
3.7
4.4
4.7
4.4
4.6
3.0
3.7
4.0
4.5
3.7
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.6
4.4
4.8
5.4
4.7
5.3
3.2
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.4
5.0
4.8
5.1
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 .................................................
4,500.5
203.5
69.2
834.3
253.5
147.9
52.5
364.0
87.1
173.5
58.6
533.7
69.4
173.7
236.5
4,519.0
205.7
69.2
840.9
255.3
147.0
53.0
363.4
88.4
171.5
60.5
543.5
69.2
173.9
236.4
4,489.1
202.5
69.1
832.6
251.9
147.2
52.3
362.4
86.6
172.2
59.0
531.9
69.2
174.3
235.1
4,533.0
206.2
69.3
843.7
256.1
147.2
53.2
363.9
88.4
170.8
61.2
546.8
69.2
176.5
236.2
198.2
7.2
3.4
35.9
9.1
7.5
2.2
16.7
4.1
9.8
2.4
18.0
4.0
6.4
9.7
238.7
9.1
3.8
44.4
10.7
8.1
2.6
19.5
5.1
11.1
3.0
22.2
5.1
8.4
11.7
197.4
6.8
3.3
36.3
9.0
7.2
2.2
16.5
4.2
9.9
2.3
17.7
4.1
6.1
9.6
232.5
8.5
3.8
43.4
10.4
7.8
2.6
19.4
5.0
10.8
2.9
21.8
5.2
7.9
11.5
4.4
3.6
4.9
4.3
3.6
5.1
4.2
4.6
4.7
5.6
4.1
3.4
5.8
3.7
4.1
5.3
4.4
5.5
5.3
4.2
5.5
5.0
5.4
5.7
6.5
4.9
4.1
7.4
4.8
5.0
4.4
3.4
4.8
4.4
3.6
4.9
4.1
4.6
4.9
5.8
3.9
3.3
5.9
3.5
4.1
5.1
4.1
5.4
5.1
4.1
5.3
5.0
5.3
5.7
6.3
4.8
4.0
7.6
4.5
4.9
North Dakota .......................................................
Bismarck ...........................................................
Fargo ................................................................
Grand Forks ......................................................
360.3
61.3
117.1
56.2
365.3
62.7
119.1
57.0
363.4
61.7
117.9
56.1
368.7
62.9
119.7
57.3
14.0
2.1
4.1
2.3
14.5
2.3
4.0
2.3
12.3
1.8
3.6
2.1
12.2
1.8
3.7
2.2
3.9
3.5
3.5
4.0
4.0
3.7
3.4
4.1
3.4
2.9
3.1
3.8
3.3
2.9
3.1
3.8
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
State and area
March
Percent of labor force
March
April
April
2007
2008p
328.9
19.8
11.7
52.1
67.9
43.0
26.4
3.0
3.9
2.6
3.9
21.5
3.6
16.7
5.6
5.5
6.0
4.9
5.7
4.6
5.6
6.2
6.5
6.5
5.9
6.9
6.3
6.3
6.1
5.9
6.6
5.2
6.3
4.9
6.7
6.7
7.2
8.1
6.2
7.2
6.9
6.8
5.5
5.5
5.9
4.9
5.4
4.7
5.7
6.2
6.5
6.1
5.9
6.0
6.0
6.2
5.5
5.1
5.7
4.6
6.2
4.5
6.2
5.9
6.4
6.3
5.5
6.4
6.2
6.0
68.2
1.9
22.8
16.7
49.4
1.3
16.0
12.5
4.3
4.5
4.4
4.1
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.9
4.1
4.0
3.8
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.9
121.6
6.6
1.9
11.1
8.0
64.5
12.1
97.0
3.7
1.7
9.2
5.5
53.6
10.2
108.3
5.7
1.7
9.9
7.3
58.7
10.8
5.6
5.2
4.5
5.6
6.3
5.0
6.0
6.3
7.8
4.4
6.1
7.8
5.5
6.3
5.1
4.6
3.9
5.1
5.5
4.7
5.4
5.6
6.8
3.9
5.4
7.1
5.0
5.7
279.8
18.5
2.8
6.9
10.4
3.5
9.1
2.6
124.2
52.6
8.7
14.0
2.7
3.1
8.6
331.2
23.1
3.4
8.3
12.1
4.2
10.5
2.8
145.2
62.0
10.3
17.1
3.1
3.8
10.3
243.4
16.4
2.4
6.0
8.9
3.1
7.8
2.1
113.9
45.2
7.4
12.4
2.1
2.6
7.4
297.4
20.9
3.0
7.3
11.2
3.7
9.7
2.6
136.1
54.0
9.4
15.7
2.7
3.2
9.1
4.5
4.5
4.4
5.0
3.7
5.2
3.4
3.6
4.2
4.4
4.3
5.1
3.6
5.2
3.9
5.3
5.6
5.2
6.0
4.3
6.3
4.0
3.9
4.9
5.2
5.2
6.2
4.2
6.4
4.6
3.9
4.0
3.7
4.4
3.2
4.7
2.9
3.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
4.5
2.9
4.5
3.4
4.7
5.1
4.6
5.2
3.9
5.5
3.6
3.5
4.6
4.5
4.7
5.6
3.6
5.4
4.1
568.2
700.4
28.4
38.7
38.2
48.2
28.0
36.4
34.0
41.8
5.0
5.5
6.7
6.9
4.9
5.2
6.0
6.0
2,125.4
85.0
312.1
366.1
94.5
310.8
131.1
132.5
45.7
2,135.8
84.7
312.6
369.9
95.4
317.8
133.0
133.8
44.2
114.6
4.8
13.1
17.8
5.7
15.1
6.2
7.2
3.0
117.2
5.0
13.8
17.6
5.8
14.6
7.4
7.2
3.2
111.2
4.7
12.1
16.8
5.6
14.3
5.6
7.0
3.0
117.1
4.6
13.5
17.2
6.0
14.7
7.1
7.6
3.1
5.4
5.6
4.2
4.9
6.1
4.8
4.9
5.4
6.5
5.5
5.9
4.4
4.8
6.1
4.6
5.7
5.4
7.2
5.2
5.5
3.9
4.6
5.9
4.6
4.3
5.3
6.5
5.5
5.4
4.3
4.6
6.3
4.6
5.3
5.7
7.0
439.8
65.9
128.7
440.4
66.5
127.6
444.4
67.0
130.2
15.1
2.1
3.9
13.2
1.9
3.5
12.7
1.8
3.2
11.3
1.6
2.9
3.4
3.2
3.1
3.0
2.9
2.7
2.9
2.7
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.3
3,009.2
261.2
109.7
55.1
56.0
98.6
144.0
352.1
611.1
64.5
778.0
3,032.8
264.4
109.6
54.6
56.7
99.6
144.3
355.6
614.9
64.4
790.7
2,992.5
259.7
108.3
54.4
55.7
98.5
143.0
351.9
610.1
64.1
773.7
3,042.4
264.0
109.9
54.6
56.7
100.1
144.4
358.1
618.2
64.5
794.0
139.2
9.9
5.3
2.5
2.8
4.3
6.1
12.6
31.2
3.4
29.2
177.1
14.3
6.7
3.2
3.5
5.5
7.3
16.6
37.9
4.2
38.4
122.8
9.3
4.9
2.2
2.5
3.9
5.6
11.3
27.8
2.7
26.8
156.0
11.9
6.2
2.9
3.0
4.8
6.4
14.7
34.0
3.5
34.3
4.6
3.8
4.8
4.6
5.0
4.3
4.2
3.6
5.1
5.2
3.8
5.8
5.4
6.2
5.8
6.2
5.5
5.0
4.7
6.2
6.5
4.9
4.1
3.6
4.5
4.1
4.5
4.0
3.9
3.2
4.6
4.3
3.5
5.1
4.5
5.6
5.4
5.3
4.8
4.5
4.1
5.5
5.4
4.3
11,422.1
79.8
127.7
841.7
180.4
143.8
11,590.4
81.0
128.8
859.1
179.0
143.4
11,398.2
79.5
129.7
841.4
178.8
143.5
11,628.5
81.1
129.4
861.4
179.6
143.6
479.1
2.8
4.3
29.2
8.6
8.2
488.8
2.8
4.0
31.4
9.6
8.4
454.3
2.6
4.2
27.3
8.6
7.9
448.7
2.6
3.6
28.4
9.1
7.8
4.2
3.5
3.3
3.5
4.8
5.7
4.2
3.5
3.1
3.7
5.4
5.8
4.0
3.3
3.2
3.2
4.8
5.5
3.9
3.2
2.8
3.3
5.0
5.4
2007
Ohio .....................................................................
Akron ................................................................
Canton-Massillon ..............................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ......................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ...................................
Columbus .........................................................
Dayton ..............................................................
Lima ..................................................................
Mansfield ..........................................................
Sandusky ..........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Toledo ...............................................................
Weirton-Steubenville ........................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .......................
5,929.8
384.5
203.2
1,112.0
1,086.3
945.5
425.6
51.9
62.0
40.9
70.9
338.5
56.4
276.8
5,936.8
387.4
204.8
1,114.8
1,073.3
959.6
427.2
51.8
61.5
41.1
70.6
336.1
56.7
276.8
5,938.4
385.6
203.9
1,114.1
1,089.2
949.5
424.9
51.8
61.7
41.2
71.0
336.0
56.5
276.9
5,958.2
388.6
204.8
1,119.6
1,089.7
964.0
427.9
51.6
61.4
41.2
70.7
336.8
57.1
277.3
331.5
21.1
12.2
54.3
62.0
43.4
23.9
3.2
4.0
2.7
4.2
23.2
3.6
17.5
362.4
22.8
13.5
58.5
68.1
47.3
28.8
3.5
4.4
3.3
4.4
24.2
3.9
18.9
327.2
21.1
12.1
54.3
59.1
44.3
24.0
3.2
4.0
2.5
4.2
20.2
3.4
17.0
Oklahoma ............................................................
Lawton ..............................................................
Oklahoma City ..................................................
Tulsa .................................................................
1,724.9
45.1
568.2
442.8
1,713.6
45.0
553.2
430.7
1,726.5
45.4
568.3
442.9
1,718.5
45.1
556.7
429.4
74.5
2.0
25.0
18.1
55.8
1.5
18.2
14.1
Oregon .................................................................
Bend .................................................................
Corvallis ............................................................
Eugene-Springfield ...........................................
Medford ............................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ........................
Salem ...............................................................
1,914.0
80.9
42.8
181.4
101.0
1,143.8
188.9
1,943.5
84.3
43.0
182.5
102.9
1,163.9
191.2
1,910.4
81.1
42.5
180.5
100.5
1,138.7
188.4
1,941.4
84.6
42.7
182.3
103.1
1,162.1
190.5
106.5
4.2
1.9
10.2
6.3
57.8
11.3
Pennsylvania .......................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ...........................
Altoona .............................................................
Erie ...................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ............................................
Johnstown ........................................................
Lancaster ..........................................................
Lebanon ............................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ....................
Pittsburgh .........................................................
Reading ............................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ...................................
State College ....................................................
Williamsport ......................................................
York-Hanover ...................................................
6,245.0
412.1
63.8
138.6
279.1
67.3
265.3
71.3
2,937.0
1,184.8
200.9
275.4
72.9
59.1
222.4
6,278.1
413.6
64.5
139.2
280.7
67.5
266.5
72.0
2,948.1
1,190.4
200.3
276.6
74.4
59.1
223.8
6,210.0
408.9
63.7
138.2
277.2
66.6
264.2
70.7
2,922.2
1,177.7
199.6
274.3
73.5
58.5
220.3
6,307.6
413.5
64.9
140.4
282.6
67.2
268.9
72.3
2,959.0
1,197.2
200.9
278.4
75.1
58.9
224.1
Rhode Island .......................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ........................
572.1
709.0
568.5
702.5
571.9
707.2
South Carolina ....................................................
Anderson ..........................................................
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville .......
Columbia ..........................................................
Florence ............................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ................................
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway ......
Spartanburg ......................................................
Sumter ..............................................................
2,119.2
85.0
310.4
366.5
93.0
311.0
127.9
133.1
45.9
2,125.7
84.6
311.8
369.1
95.4
315.0
130.2
133.3
44.1
South Dakota ......................................................
Rapid City .........................................................
Sioux Falls ........................................................
437.6
65.3
126.8
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 .......................................
2007
2008
2007
2008p
April
2008
2008
See footnotes at end of table.
March
2007
2007
2008p
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
State and area
March
Percent of labor force
March
April
April
2007
2008p
3.2
7.7
122.1
14.8
104.3
6.1
4.1
3.6
4.2
15.8
1.7
1.9
1.7
33.9
2.5
2.5
3.8
1.8
4.0
2.6
3.5
4.2
4.1
5.7
4.1
4.4
4.7
3.8
3.8
6.4
2.9
3.3
3.5
4.0
4.4
4.8
4.0
3.6
4.1
3.9
3.3
4.2
4.2
5.5
4.1
4.4
4.9
3.7
3.3
6.4
2.6
3.0
3.5
3.9
4.6
4.3
4.4
3.4
3.9
3.9
3.3
4.1
3.9
5.6
3.9
4.2
4.5
3.5
3.2
6.2
2.7
3.1
3.3
3.7
4.1
4.6
3.8
3.4
3.8
3.7
3.1
3.8
3.9
5.0
3.8
4.0
4.6
3.3
3.0
5.7
2.4
2.8
3.2
3.6
4.4
3.9
4.0
3.1
3.5
3.5
31.5
1.2
6.4
5.0
1.5
13.7
40.6
1.5
8.0
6.4
2.2
17.7
2.5
1.9
2.5
2.4
2.6
2.4
3.5
2.7
3.6
3.5
4.0
3.3
2.3
1.8
2.5
2.2
2.4
2.3
3.0
2.2
3.0
2.8
3.5
2.9
18.4
4.8
16.1
4.0
17.5
4.5
4.4
3.6
5.3
4.4
4.6
3.6
5.0
4.1
118.2
3.1
2.4
3.3
1.7
4.1
18.9
4.6
24.7
2.2
158.5
3.5
3.3
3.8
2.2
4.9
26.3
6.2
33.8
2.9
109.1
3.0
2.3
2.8
1.6
3.7
17.6
4.3
22.8
1.9
135.2
2.9
2.9
3.2
1.9
4.3
22.8
5.2
28.9
2.5
2.9
3.9
2.3
6.5
2.6
3.4
2.9
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.9
4.5
3.1
7.4
3.3
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.3
2.7
3.8
2.2
5.6
2.4
3.1
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.9
3.3
3.7
2.7
6.3
2.9
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.5
3.7
3,446.4
109.3
124.0
120.4
44.3
58.9
131.6
1,846.8
236.8
59.1
117.3
159.9
4.3
5.3
6.2
2.6
2.7
5.5
75.5
11.2
3.1
8.0
180.3
5.5
6.5
6.8
3.6
3.5
7.0
77.7
14.5
3.6
9.1
143.9
4.3
5.1
5.9
2.6
2.6
5.3
66.1
10.1
2.9
7.0
158.6
5.0
5.9
6.1
3.4
3.1
6.3
67.9
12.1
3.2
8.2
4.7
4.1
4.3
5.4
5.9
4.7
4.3
4.1
4.8
5.4
6.9
5.2
5.0
5.2
5.6
8.0
5.8
5.2
4.2
6.1
6.1
7.7
4.3
4.1
4.2
5.1
6.0
4.6
4.2
3.7
4.3
5.1
6.1
4.6
4.5
4.8
5.0
7.7
5.2
4.8
3.7
5.1
5.5
7.0
805.7
139.0
132.4
62.1
79.4
68.7
816.3
141.2
133.3
63.4
80.3
69.4
39.4
6.2
6.8
2.3
4.1
3.7
42.8
6.3
6.8
2.4
4.4
4.1
36.4
5.8
6.2
2.0
3.9
3.5
42.2
6.3
6.4
2.2
4.1
3.6
4.9
4.5
5.1
3.8
5.2
5.5
5.3
4.5
5.1
3.8
5.6
6.0
4.5
4.1
4.7
3.2
4.9
5.0
5.2
4.4
4.8
3.5
5.1
5.2
3,085.1
121.5
90.6
56.4
168.9
83.6
74.9
335.8
793.3
92.6
98.6
65.0
75.0
3,070.5
121.1
90.6
55.9
169.1
83.6
75.0
332.9
795.2
92.5
99.0
64.7
74.7
3,069.9
121.0
90.5
56.1
167.9
83.0
74.5
333.6
786.8
92.0
97.6
64.6
74.6
170.9
6.5
5.0
3.2
9.2
5.4
3.5
13.6
41.4
4.7
6.5
3.0
3.8
174.0
6.7
5.0
3.1
9.4
5.2
3.6
14.0
43.1
4.8
6.5
3.2
4.1
161.1
6.0
4.7
2.7
8.8
4.5
3.1
12.3
41.9
4.5
6.7
2.7
3.5
135.1
5.1
3.9
2.3
7.2
4.2
2.7
10.5
33.7
3.7
5.2
2.5
3.2
5.6
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.5
6.4
4.6
4.1
5.2
5.1
6.6
4.7
5.1
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.6
6.2
4.7
4.2
5.4
5.1
6.6
4.9
5.5
5.2
5.0
5.2
4.9
5.2
5.4
4.1
3.7
5.3
4.9
6.7
4.2
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.1
4.3
5.0
3.6
3.2
4.3
4.0
5.3
3.8
4.3
291.1
41.0
42.9
284.6
40.4
42.1
288.6
40.5
42.3
10.0
1.2
1.9
10.9
1.4
1.9
9.0
1.1
1.6
7.9
1.0
1.4
3.5
3.0
4.4
3.8
3.4
4.5
3.2
2.8
3.8
2.7
2.5
3.3
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 .....................................................
104.1
198.4
3,074.8
290.3
2,702.6
151.1
89.1
105.3
139.3
271.9
70.6
65.7
52.6
920.6
55.4
62.2
96.4
56.7
111.3
73.9
104.8
198.5
3,116.5
295.2
2,760.1
153.1
89.4
106.9
138.9
275.6
72.1
68.0
53.1
932.1
56.7
62.1
96.9
57.8
113.4
74.4
102.6
197.1
3,069.3
290.8
2,696.7
150.3
86.9
104.7
138.3
272.5
70.8
65.7
53.0
917.2
55.4
61.8
95.7
57.2
112.1
73.3
105.4
199.3
3,130.0
296.4
2,765.8
153.0
89.7
107.4
139.4
277.5
72.3
68.4
52.9
937.3
57.0
62.7
97.2
57.7
114.1
74.4
3.6
8.4
126.6
16.7
110.9
6.6
4.1
4.0
5.3
17.5
2.0
2.2
1.9
36.9
2.5
3.0
3.9
2.0
4.6
2.9
3.5
8.3
132.1
16.3
113.2
6.8
4.4
3.9
4.6
17.6
1.9
2.1
1.8
36.7
2.6
2.7
4.3
2.0
4.4
2.9
3.4
8.0
121.2
16.4
105.8
6.3
3.9
3.7
4.5
16.8
1.9
2.0
1.8
33.6
2.3
2.8
3.6
1.9
4.3
2.7
Utah ......................................................................
Logan ................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ..............................................
Provo-Orem ......................................................
St. George ........................................................
Salt Lake City ...................................................
1,339.6
65.6
256.8
224.6
62.2
593.2
1,383.5
67.4
264.6
231.7
64.5
614.2
1,342.3
66.0
257.5
225.2
62.3
592.4
1,375.0
67.0
264.0
230.3
64.2
609.9
33.3
1.3
6.5
5.3
1.6
14.4
48.4
1.8
9.6
8.1
2.6
20.5
Vermont ...............................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ..............................
354.0
111.5
350.0
110.3
351.3
111.8
348.7
110.9
15.7
4.0
Virginia ................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford .................
Charlottesville ...................................................
Danville .............................................................
Harrisonburg .....................................................
Lynchburg .........................................................
Richmond .........................................................
Roanoke ...........................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News .............
Winchester ........................................................
4,035.0
79.5
105.5
51.1
64.9
121.0
639.6
155.4
809.5
65.1
4,107.3
78.4
106.8
51.6
66.2
124.3
651.4
157.7
825.9
67.3
4,028.0
79.2
105.3
50.5
64.9
120.7
637.2
154.5
809.5
65.4
4,104.6
79.1
107.1
51.0
66.5
123.7
650.2
156.9
827.3
67.1
Washington .........................................................
Bellingham ........................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ........................................
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland ..............................
Longview ..........................................................
Mount Vernon-Anacortes ..................................
Olympia ............................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .................................
Spokane ...........................................................
Wenatchee .......................................................
Yakima ..............................................................
3,386.2
105.7
122.8
114.2
43.6
57.3
127.5
1,820.6
233.6
57.6
115.9
3,464.0
109.9
125.1
120.0
44.6
59.6
132.9
1,852.4
239.6
59.7
118.8
3,363.0
105.1
121.5
115.5
43.1
56.9
126.6
1,807.6
232.4
57.1
115.0
West Virginia .......................................................
Charleston ........................................................
Huntington-Ashland ..........................................
Morgantown ......................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ...........................
Wheeling ...........................................................
799.3
138.5
132.8
61.5
79.1
68.2
804.9
138.5
132.5
62.4
79.5
68.4
Wisconsin ............................................................
Appleton ...........................................................
Eau Claire .........................................................
Fond du Lac ......................................................
Green Bay ........................................................
Janesville ..........................................................
La Crosse .........................................................
Madison ............................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .....................
Oshkosh-Neenah ..............................................
Racine ..............................................................
Sheboygan .......................................................
Wausau ............................................................
3,075.9
121.3
90.3
56.2
169.0
84.2
74.9
334.3
794.8
92.6
99.0
65.1
75.4
Wyoming .............................................................
Casper ..............................................................
Cheyenne .........................................................
285.6
40.5
42.0
2007
2008
2007
2008p
April
2008
2008
See footnotes at end of table.
March
2007
2007
2008p
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
State and area
March
Puerto Rico .........................................................
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian .....................
Fajardo .............................................................
Guayama ..........................................................
Mayaguez .........................................................
Ponce ...............................................................
San German-Cabo Rojo ...................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ...........................
Yauco ...............................................................
March
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
1,432.1
118.4
30.1
27.7
38.5
94.7
54.6
969.1
39.5
1,361.9
110.7
28.8
27.3
37.3
91.7
52.4
917.2
37.9
1,412.1
117.5
29.6
27.2
38.1
93.0
53.9
954.6
39.0
1,355.5
110.8
28.1
27.1
37.4
91.5
52.1
912.4
38.3
p = preliminary.
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. 08-01,
dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/
lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England
2007
143.9
13.4
3.6
3.8
4.4
10.0
6.0
90.2
5.1
Percent of labor force
April
2008
125.5
11.2
3.2
3.6
3.8
8.6
5.0
79.2
4.6
2007
137.4
12.8
3.5
3.5
4.2
9.4
5.8
86.2
4.8
March
2008p
131.8
11.7
3.3
3.8
4.0
9.1
5.3
83.1
4.8
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
10.0
11.3
12.0
13.6
11.4
10.5
11.0
9.3
13.0
9.2
10.1
11.1
13.3
10.1
9.4
9.6
8.6
12.0
9.7
10.9
11.8
13.1
11.1
10.1
10.8
9.0
12.4
9.7
10.5
11.7
13.8
10.6
9.9
10.1
9.1
12.6
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. Estimates for the latest
month are subject to revision the following month.
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
State, area, and division
March
2007
California .............................................................. 18,092.2
Percent of labor force
March
April
2008
2007
2008p
2007
April
2008
2007
March
April
2008p
2007
2008
2007
2008p
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 .........
6,527.6
4,887.6
1,640.0
2,226.2
1,282.0
944.3
18,302.9
6,591.2
4,961.9
1,629.3
2,247.4
1,286.0
961.5
18,025.8
6,496.4
4,869.9
1,626.5
2,201.9
1,267.0
934.8
18,300.9
6,572.7
4,944.4
1,628.4
2,243.7
1,282.2
961.5
930.0
287.1
229.9
57.2
92.8
56.6
36.2
1,181.0
362.3
286.9
75.4
113.3
70.8
42.4
905.7
278.9
222.2
56.7
90.7
55.7
35.0
1,113.1
352.9
282.0
70.9
108.0
67.6
40.4
5.1
4.4
4.7
3.5
4.2
4.4
3.8
6.5
5.5
5.8
4.6
5.0
5.5
4.4
5.0
4.3
4.6
3.5
4.1
4.4
3.7
6.1
5.4
5.7
4.4
4.8
5.3
4.2
District of Columbia ..........................................
324.0
2,968.5
633.3
2,335.2
332.8
3,003.8
632.5
2,371.3
324.0
2,958.7
628.8
2,329.9
329.7
3,001.9
633.3
2,368.7
17.4
85.6
16.5
69.1
21.3
102.5
17.2
85.3
16.5
81.3
15.4
65.8
17.7
92.2
16.4
75.8
5.4
2.9
2.6
3.0
6.4
3.4
2.7
3.6
5.1
2.7
2.5
2.8
5.4
3.1
2.6
3.2
Florida ....................................................................
9,108.2
2,810.0
9,186.3
2,821.5
9,074.0
2,799.6
9,181.6
2,829.8
312.3
93.7
437.3
121.6
315.2
95.2
431.1
127.8
3.4
3.3
4.8
4.3
3.5
3.4
4.7
4.5
989.6
1,180.9
639.5
995.4
1,184.0
642.1
980.7
1,184.4
634.4
988.8
1,201.1
639.9
30.3
40.9
22.5
42.7
46.7
32.2
30.8
41.5
22.8
41.2
56.0
30.7
3.1
3.5
3.5
4.3
3.9
5.0
3.1
3.5
3.6
4.2
4.7
4.8
Illinois ....................................................................
6,627.9
4,863.7
4,084.0
331.5
448.2
6,768.7
4,960.9
4,171.8
330.4
458.8
6,632.7
4,860.5
4,078.7
330.9
450.9
6,776.5
4,966.2
4,173.0
331.5
461.7
308.8
220.6
178.8
18.1
23.7
386.1
276.1
229.3
18.8
28.0
311.9
227.4
190.3
15.6
21.5
363.5
263.1
223.7
15.7
23.8
4.7
4.5
4.4
5.5
5.3
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.7
6.1
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.8
5.4
5.3
5.4
4.7
5.1
Massachusetts ...................................................
3,397.5
2,476.5
1,496.6
124.7
145.4
120.2
69.5
152.0
178.7
126.2
63.2
3,393.1
2,484.0
1,502.3
125.1
145.9
120.7
69.1
151.9
179.8
125.9
63.3
3,380.7
2,465.2
1,490.1
124.0
144.8
119.7
69.0
151.2
178.4
125.5
62.6
3,375.6
2,472.7
1,495.7
124.0
145.5
120.2
68.4
150.9
180.0
125.1
62.9
163.4
105.7
59.3
6.7
5.5
5.5
5.1
7.3
7.0
6.0
3.3
163.5
106.4
59.1
6.8
5.5
5.8
5.0
7.3
7.6
5.9
3.4
145.1
96.3
54.5
5.9
4.9
5.0
4.6
6.7
6.5
5.4
2.9
133.0
89.0
49.5
5.5
4.4
4.9
4.3
6.1
6.6
4.9
2.8
4.8
4.3
4.0
5.3
3.8
4.5
7.3
4.8
3.9
4.7
5.2
4.8
4.3
3.9
5.5
3.8
4.8
7.3
4.8
4.2
4.7
5.4
4.3
3.9
3.7
4.8
3.4
4.2
6.7
4.4
3.6
4.3
4.6
3.9
3.6
3.3
4.4
3.1
4.0
6.3
4.0
3.7
3.9
4.4
Michigan ...............................................................
5,016.6
2,140.7
879.2
1,261.6
4,967.9
2,114.0
864.2
1,249.8
4,965.4
2,115.7
869.0
1,246.6
4,914.7
2,080.7
849.7
1,231.0
366.7
158.2
71.8
86.5
390.4
171.6
78.2
93.4
335.3
147.5
67.7
79.8
326.8
143.9
67.0
77.0
7.3
7.4
8.2
6.9
7.9
8.1
9.1
7.5
6.8
7.0
7.8
6.4
6.6
6.9
7.9
6.3
New York ..............................................................
9,469.3
9,287.3
1,189.1
1,471.6
5,535.4
1,091.3
9,492.9
9,315.0
1,194.0
1,480.1
5,547.4
1,093.6
9,418.1
9,243.4
1,185.1
1,472.3
5,501.0
1,085.0
9,503.9
9,331.7
1,197.8
1,483.3
5,558.0
1,092.7
416.5
392.7
47.2
54.1
243.5
47.9
479.5
442.1
56.7
67.3
261.7
56.4
391.5
370.0
42.9
48.6
234.2
44.3
432.7
412.1
52.2
58.5
249.2
52.2
4.4
4.2
4.0
3.7
4.4
4.4
5.1
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.7
5.2
4.2
4.0
3.6
3.3
4.3
4.1
4.6
4.4
4.4
3.9
4.5
4.8
Pennsylvania .......................................................
6,245.0
2,937.0
659.0
1,917.2
360.9
6,278.1
2,948.1
664.7
1,922.7
360.8
6,210.0
2,922.2
654.8
1,908.5
358.9
6,307.6
2,959.0
665.5
1,932.1
361.4
279.8
124.2
28.6
82.2
13.4
331.2
145.2
33.3
97.6
14.4
243.4
113.9
26.6
74.4
12.9
297.4
136.1
30.8
91.3
14.1
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.3
3.7
5.3
4.9
5.0
5.1
4.0
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.9
3.6
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.7
3.9
Texas ...................................................................... 11,422.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ......................
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 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-New Brunswick 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 ..........................................
3,074.8
2,054.8
1,020.0
11,590.4
3,116.5
2,084.6
1,031.9
11,398.2
3,069.3
2,051.1
1,018.2
11,628.5
3,130.0
2,091.4
1,038.7
479.1
126.6
84.6
41.9
488.8
132.1
89.5
42.6
454.3
121.2
81.4
39.8
448.7
122.1
83.0
39.1
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.1
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
3.8
Washington .........................................................
3,386.2
1,820.6
1,435.9
384.7
3,464.0
1,852.4
1,453.0
399.5
3,363.0
1,807.6
1,425.8
381.8
3,446.4
1,846.8
1,451.6
395.2
159.9
75.5
57.6
17.9
180.3
77.7
54.5
23.2
143.9
66.1
48.4
17.7
158.6
67.9
47.0
20.9
4.7
4.1
4.0
4.7
5.2
4.2
3.7
5.8
4.3
3.7
3.4
4.6
4.6
3.7
3.2
5.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .....................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................
Tacoma ..............................................................
p = preliminary.
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. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007, and are
available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. 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.
3
Metropolitan divisions 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. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the
following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area
(Numbers in thousands)
March
State and area
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Alabama .................................................................................
Anniston-Oxford ..................................................................
Auburn-Opelika ...................................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Dothan ................................................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals .....................................................
Huntsville ............................................................................
Mobile .................................................................................
Montgomery ........................................................................
Tuscaloosa .........................................................................
2,004.4
53.1
54.5
532.7
58.0
63.5
57.4
208.0
184.1
178.3
98.5
2,015.6
53.2
56.2
531.9
59.0
62.9
57.9
213.0
184.1
180.8
98.9
2,002.8
53.1
54.9
531.1
58.1
63.8
56.8
208.9
182.6
179.3
99.1
Alaska ....................................................................................
Anchorage ..........................................................................
305.8
164.0
307.2
165.3
Arizona ..................................................................................
Flagstaff ..............................................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ................................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ...................................................
Prescott ..............................................................................
Tucson ................................................................................
Yuma ..................................................................................
2,686.3
64.6
55.4
1,921.2
64.8
388.7
56.0
Arkansas ...............................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ..........................................
Fort Smith ...........................................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway .................................
Number
Percent
2,018.5
53.4
56.2
532.7
59.0
63.1
58.0
213.6
184.1
181.2
99.0
15.7
.3
1.3
1.6
.9
-.7
1.2
4.7
1.5
1.9
-.1
0.8
.6
2.4
.3
1.5
-1.1
2.1
2.2
.8
1.1
-.1
309.8
166.5
312.0
167.8
2.2
1.3
.7
.8
2,675.7
64.7
53.9
1,914.3
66.0
381.2
56.8
2,676.0
65.5
54.7
1,914.6
65.1
386.8
53.7
2,671.1
65.2
53.4
1,911.5
66.1
381.1
55.1
-4.9
-.3
-1.3
-3.1
1.0
-5.7
1.4
-.2
-.5
-2.4
-.2
1.5
-1.5
2.6
1,207.8
208.7
125.1
344.7
1,207.4
209.0
126.3
348.0
1,208.0
207.9
124.8
345.4
1,210.2
209.8
125.9
349.0
2.2
1.9
1.1
3.6
.2
.9
.9
1.0
California ...............................................................................
Bakersfield ..........................................................................
Chico ..................................................................................
Fresno ................................................................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana .................................
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 ................................................................
15,151.5
237.7
76.3
306.0
5,644.1
58.3
158.8
62.1
297.3
64.2
1,275.0
902.8
126.9
1,305.1
2,024.3
904.6
104.0
173.5
95.2
188.7
210.2
126.8
113.6
15,131.8
241.6
77.3
308.0
5,608.1
59.3
157.7
63.0
291.9
65.1
1,253.6
903.2
128.8
1,303.0
2,035.6
913.3
104.5
173.7
96.7
190.4
212.9
125.3
112.9
15,111.8
239.7
76.6
308.0
5,628.3
58.7
158.5
63.3
295.9
64.7
1,271.9
900.3
127.5
1,302.5
2,017.6
901.3
105.6
173.1
96.9
190.5
209.8
127.7
113.0
15,154.8
242.5
78.0
309.7
5,610.8
59.7
158.3
62.9
291.6
65.5
1,254.0
901.1
129.5
1,305.2
2,034.5
913.4
105.0
173.5
97.7
191.3
213.2
125.8
113.5
43.0
2.8
1.4
1.7
-17.5
1.0
-.2
-.4
-4.3
.8
-17.9
.8
2.0
2.7
16.9
12.1
-.6
.4
.8
.8
3.4
-1.9
.5
.3
1.2
1.8
.6
-.3
1.7
-.1
-.6
-1.5
1.2
-1.4
.1
1.6
.2
.8
1.3
-.6
.2
.8
.4
1.6
-1.5
.4
Colorado ................................................................................
Boulder ..............................................................................
Colorado Springs ................................................................
Denver-Aurora ....................................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ..........................................................
Grand Junction ...................................................................
Greeley ...............................................................................
Pueblo ................................................................................
2,306.3
165.6
257.6
1,221.4
133.1
61.4
81.0
58.2
2,347.2
167.6
260.6
1,242.6
136.9
64.1
83.1
59.1
2,313.7
166.0
258.9
1,230.4
135.7
61.9
81.6
58.0
2,357.3
168.7
262.0
1,252.4
138.0
64.8
83.8
59.3
43.6
2.7
3.1
22.0
2.3
2.9
2.2
1.3
1.9
1.6
1.2
1.8
1.7
4.7
2.7
2.2
Connecticut ...........................................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk .............................................
Danbury ..............................................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford .................................
New Haven .........................................................................
Norwich-New London .........................................................
Waterbury ...........................................................................
1,671.9
413.8
68.9
550.2
273.8
133.9
68.0
1,683.8
419.1
69.8
558.5
274.0
134.3
68.3
1,689.4
417.9
69.4
554.9
277.8
134.6
68.4
1,701.3
423.8
70.5
563.8
277.8
135.6
69.1
11.9
5.9
1.1
8.9
.0
1.0
.7
.7
1.4
1.6
1.6
.0
.7
1.0
Delaware ................................................................................
Dover ..................................................................................
430.4
65.3
431.0
65.3
434.1
66.1
434.2
65.6
.1
-.5
.0
-.8
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .......................................
693.1
2,972.9
699.0
2,994.9
693.1
2,979.5
702.3
3,007.9
9.2
28.4
1.3
1.0
Florida ....................................................................................
Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice ...............................................
Cape Coral-Fort Myers .......................................................
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ............................
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin .................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Jacksonville ........................................................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven ......................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................
8,141.6
306.0
240.0
176.2
86.2
135.1
635.2
218.9
2,463.7
8,061.7
292.3
225.7
173.1
85.6
137.3
633.8
215.0
2,440.6
8,099.3
301.2
236.2
174.8
86.0
135.4
634.9
218.0
2,443.1
8,035.4
292.1
223.6
172.5
85.2
137.5
634.2
214.2
2,427.9
-63.9
-9.1
-12.6
-2.3
-.8
2.1
-.7
-3.8
-15.2
-.8
-3.0
-5.3
-1.3
-.9
1.6
-.1
-1.7
-.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)
March
State and area
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Florida—Continued
Naples-Marco Island ...........................................................
Ocala ..................................................................................
Orlando-Kissimmee ............................................................
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ...........................................
Panama City-Lynn Haven ...................................................
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ..............................................
Port St. Lucie ......................................................................
Tallahassee ........................................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ......................................
139.0
107.9
1,104.4
214.1
77.1
174.6
137.2
180.8
1,318.5
131.5
106.1
1,109.2
213.2
76.8
176.2
135.5
180.3
1,302.1
136.3
106.6
1,106.0
213.7
76.9
174.7
135.2
181.5
1,313.4
Georgia ..................................................................................
Albany .................................................................................
Athens-Clarke County ........................................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ..........................................
Augusta-Richmond County .................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dalton .................................................................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Macon .................................................................................
Savannah ...........................................................................
Valdosta ..............................................................................
Warner Robins ....................................................................
4,130.9
64.7
81.6
2,444.8
215.9
121.3
78.3
75.6
99.7
161.0
56.1
58.8
4,161.2
64.6
82.6
2,471.0
218.0
121.0
77.6
77.1
100.5
161.9
56.4
59.4
Hawaii ....................................................................................
Honolulu .............................................................................
626.6
457.2
Idaho ......................................................................................
Boise City-Nampa ...............................................................
Coeur d’Alene .....................................................................
Number
Percent
130.0
105.8
1,112.2
212.4
76.6
175.9
134.8
180.9
1,299.6
-6.3
-.8
6.2
-1.3
-.3
1.2
-.4
-.6
-13.8
-4.6
-.8
.6
-.6
-.4
.7
-.3
-.3
-1.1
4,140.4
64.9
82.3
2,443.7
219.3
121.2
79.0
76.9
100.8
161.6
57.0
58.6
4,166.5
64.9
83.0
2,472.3
220.0
121.0
77.8
77.3
100.2
162.6
56.6
59.3
26.1
.0
.7
28.6
.7
-.2
-1.2
.4
-.6
1.0
-.4
.7
.6
.0
.9
1.2
.3
-.2
-1.5
.5
-.6
.6
-.7
1.2
631.8
460.6
618.2
449.6
623.5
453.6
5.3
4.0
.9
.9
642.3
276.3
54.1
644.0
272.3
56.5
650.0
275.4
54.9
651.2
275.2
57.4
1.2
-.2
2.5
.2
-.1
4.6
Illinois ....................................................................................
Bloomington-Normal ...........................................................
Champaign-Urbana ............................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ....................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ...........................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Peoria .................................................................................
Rockford .............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
5,903.2
91.0
113.6
4,489.7
186.4
54.4
185.1
159.8
110.6
5,921.1
91.3
113.2
4,505.8
186.8
54.8
186.8
159.0
110.6
5,960.7
91.4
114.6
4,532.6
187.5
55.1
187.1
161.4
111.9
5,976.3
91.7
114.2
4,544.2
188.1
55.3
188.3
160.0
111.9
15.6
.3
-.4
11.6
.6
.2
1.2
-1.4
.0
.3
.3
-.3
.3
.3
.4
.6
-.9
.0
Indiana ...................................................................................
Bloomington ........................................................................
Elkhart-Goshen ...................................................................
Evansville ...........................................................................
Fort Wayne .........................................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ............................................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Muncie ................................................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ......................................................
Terre Haute ........................................................................
2,965.4
83.1
129.0
178.3
217.1
905.0
95.2
54.3
143.0
74.1
2,967.9
84.5
127.3
179.5
212.9
912.1
95.5
53.9
143.9
73.2
2,989.2
84.3
130.5
177.5
218.3
913.3
96.3
54.7
144.1
74.3
2,988.6
85.5
127.5
181.1
215.1
921.3
96.4
54.2
144.0
73.4
-.6
1.2
-3.0
3.6
-3.2
8.0
.1
-.5
-.1
-.9
.0
1.4
-2.3
2.0
-1.5
.9
.1
-.9
-.1
-1.2
Iowa ........................................................................................
Cedar Rapids ......................................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines ...........................................
Dubuque .............................................................................
Iowa City .............................................................................
Sioux City ...........................................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ..........................................................
1,496.4
135.5
316.0
54.8
89.7
73.5
88.2
1,507.8
136.7
320.9
55.4
90.3
72.9
89.8
1,516.7
137.5
320.4
55.8
91.1
74.7
89.7
1,528.8
137.8
324.2
55.5
91.7
73.3
90.6
12.1
.3
3.8
-.3
.6
-1.4
.9
.8
.2
1.2
-.5
.7
-1.9
1.0
Kansas ...................................................................................
Topeka ................................................................................
Wichita ................................................................................
1,372.9
110.0
300.1
1,382.8
110.4
303.4
1,378.0
110.6
301.5
1,387.4
110.7
305.1
9.4
.1
3.6
.7
.1
1.2
Kentucky ...............................................................................
Bowling Green ....................................................................
Lexington-Fayette ...............................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ................................................
1,849.8
61.3
253.9
615.0
1,870.5
62.7
255.1
626.4
1,865.0
62.2
257.4
623.9
1,881.3
63.1
257.3
628.6
16.3
.9
-.1
4.7
.9
1.4
.0
.8
Louisiana ...............................................................................
Alexandria ...........................................................................
Baton Rouge .......................................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux .........................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Lake Charles ......................................................................
Monroe ...............................................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ......................................................
1,915.5
65.0
369.5
94.8
147.7
93.0
78.7
515.2
177.5
1,946.4
65.5
372.1
96.3
151.9
92.4
79.0
524.7
181.5
1,912.0
65.3
370.2
94.9
148.1
93.4
78.8
515.4
178.4
1,946.3
65.1
372.1
95.9
152.2
92.5
79.2
524.4
182.1
34.3
-.2
1.9
1.0
4.1
-.9
.4
9.0
3.7
1.8
-.3
.5
1.1
2.8
-1.0
.5
1.7
2.1
Maine .....................................................................................
Bangor ................................................................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford .....................................
599.1
65.2
190.1
600.1
65.5
190.2
604.5
65.8
191.6
606.5
65.9
192.1
2.0
.1
.5
.3
.2
.3
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)
March
State and area
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
Maryland ................................................................................
Baltimore-Towson ..............................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ....................................................
Salisbury .............................................................................
2,586.3
1,309.0
101.4
56.1
2,610.7
1,318.2
101.5
56.4
2,597.6
1,315.4
102.0
56.3
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Barnstable Town .................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................
New Bedford .......................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Worcester ...........................................................................
3,221.1
91.9
2,446.3
66.2
294.2
245.9
3,248.9
91.6
2,471.0
65.7
294.4
247.2
Michigan ................................................................................
Ann Arbor ...........................................................................
Battle Creek ........................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .......................................................
Flint .....................................................................................
Grand Rapids-Wyoming .....................................................
Holland-Grand Haven .........................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Kalamazoo-Portage ............................................................
Lansing-East Lansing .........................................................
Muskegon-Norton Shores ...................................................
Niles-Benton Harbor ...........................................................
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North .....................................
4,234.0
201.7
58.6
1,955.4
149.8
389.4
113.1
58.3
146.8
225.8
63.9
62.5
89.7
Minnesota ..............................................................................
Duluth .................................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington .....................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
St. Cloud .............................................................................
Number
Percent
2,629.1
1,326.5
101.8
56.5
31.5
11.1
-.2
.2
1.2
.8
-.2
.4
3,262.9
96.2
2,474.8
66.9
298.6
247.8
3,287.2
95.8
2,499.2
66.5
298.2
248.4
24.3
-.4
24.4
-.4
-.4
.6
.7
-.4
1.0
-.6
-.1
.2
4,164.6
198.6
57.3
1,909.1
141.6
389.8
111.4
56.9
146.4
224.5
64.3
64.7
86.3
4,262.5
201.4
59.6
1,969.7
150.8
392.0
114.3
58.3
146.7
227.0
64.6
63.4
89.8
4,189.8
199.4
57.7
1,918.8
141.1
391.5
112.9
57.4
146.1
225.8
64.7
65.3
86.4
-72.7
-2.0
-1.9
-50.9
-9.7
-.5
-1.4
-.9
-.6
-1.2
.1
1.9
-3.4
-1.7
-1.0
-3.2
-2.6
-6.4
-.1
-1.2
-1.5
-.4
-.5
.2
3.0
-3.8
2,722.2
130.8
1,772.1
104.6
101.6
2,738.4
132.5
1,784.6
106.6
103.2
2,744.3
131.8
1,785.2
105.9
102.5
2,763.1
133.3
1,798.2
107.6
103.8
18.8
1.5
13.0
1.7
1.3
.7
1.1
.7
1.6
1.3
Mississippi ............................................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi .....................................................................
Hattiesburg .........................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Pascagoula .........................................................................
1,148.3
108.6
60.5
260.7
51.9
1,157.4
111.5
62.0
262.2
59.2
1,153.8
108.5
61.3
260.6
56.4
1,159.2
111.2
61.9
262.1
59.1
5.4
2.7
.6
1.5
2.7
.5
2.5
1.0
.6
4.8
Missouri ................................................................................
Columbia ............................................................................
Jefferson City ......................................................................
Joplin ..................................................................................
Kansas City .......................................................................
St. Joseph ...........................................................................
St. Louis 1 ...........................................................................
Springfield ..........................................................................
2,785.3
93.4
79.2
79.8
1,007.1
59.6
1,348.3
200.7
2,780.5
94.3
79.7
80.4
1,015.5
60.0
1,341.3
203.3
2,804.4
93.6
79.3
79.6
1,013.4
59.3
1,360.5
201.1
2,808.7
94.9
80.0
80.8
1,020.2
61.3
1,355.5
204.4
4.3
1.3
.7
1.2
6.8
2.0
-5.0
3.3
.2
1.4
.9
1.5
.7
3.4
-.4
1.6
Montana .................................................................................
Billings ................................................................................
Missoula .............................................................................
436.4
79.0
57.1
442.0
81.2
56.8
440.0
79.6
57.2
445.9
81.9
57.0
5.9
2.3
-.2
1.3
2.9
-.3
Nebraska ...............................................................................
Lincoln ................................................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .........................................................
947.4
171.7
457.1
964.0
174.9
462.8
957.8
173.1
462.8
970.9
175.6
468.0
13.1
2.5
5.2
1.4
1.4
1.1
Nevada ...................................................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise ...........................................................
Reno-Sparks .......................................................................
1,290.7
927.9
222.2
1,286.9
925.5
221.4
1,294.1
930.3
222.7
1,288.3
926.9
221.6
-5.8
-3.4
-1.1
-.4
-.4
-.5
New Hampshire .....................................................................
Manchester .........................................................................
Portsmouth .........................................................................
Rochester-Dover ................................................................
635.8
99.6
53.9
56.2
645.3
101.0
54.9
57.7
638.7
100.2
54.3
56.7
651.8
101.6
55.8
58.2
13.1
1.4
1.5
1.5
2.1
1.4
2.8
2.6
New Jersey ............................................................................
Atlantic City-Hammonton ....................................................
Trenton-Ewing ....................................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................
4,020.6
147.4
235.8
61.7
4,028.2
146.8
238.4
61.1
4,050.1
149.1
237.2
62.2
4,059.8
148.2
239.6
61.4
9.7
-.9
2.4
-.8
.2
-.6
1.0
-1.3
New Mexico ...........................................................................
Albuquerque .......................................................................
Las Cruces .........................................................................
Santa Fe .............................................................................
842.3
395.9
68.6
65.0
847.6
396.9
69.9
65.4
840.5
395.3
68.6
64.5
849.0
397.9
69.8
65.1
8.5
2.6
1.2
.6
1.0
.7
1.7
.9
New York ...............................................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ..................................................
Binghamton ........................................................................
Buffalo-Niagara Falls ..........................................................
Glens Falls ..........................................................................
Ithaca ..................................................................................
Kingston ..............................................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island .....................
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
Syracuse .............................................................................
Utica-Rome .........................................................................
8,627.9
444.2
112.9
541.2
51.8
64.2
64.4
8,473.7
251.8
509.5
318.1
131.2
8,697.5
444.4
113.5
542.1
52.7
64.9
64.1
8,540.7
252.4
510.2
321.2
131.9
8,677.6
445.6
114.0
541.0
52.3
64.9
65.3
8,532.0
253.8
511.8
320.5
131.9
8,739.0
446.9
114.4
545.2
53.2
65.3
65.2
8,589.6
254.4
512.4
322.8
132.4
61.4
1.3
.4
4.2
.9
.4
-.1
57.6
.6
.6
2.3
.5
.7
.3
.4
.8
1.7
.6
-.2
.7
.2
.1
.7
.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)
March
State and area
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
North Carolina .......................................................................
Asheville .............................................................................
Burlington ...........................................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ...............................................
Durham ...............................................................................
Fayetteville .........................................................................
Greensboro-High Point .......................................................
Greenville ...........................................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ..................................................
Raleigh-Cary .......................................................................
Rocky Mount .......................................................................
Wilmington ..........................................................................
Winston-Salem ...................................................................
4,117.2
174.9
60.6
853.3
285.6
127.9
371.6
76.6
163.7
507.4
64.8
145.8
219.3
4,165.3
179.4
61.3
868.0
291.8
129.0
375.8
78.7
163.5
524.7
64.4
147.7
222.0
4,126.3
175.3
61.0
856.8
285.5
128.2
372.5
76.3
163.0
509.3
64.7
147.4
219.3
North Dakota .........................................................................
Bismarck .............................................................................
Fargo ..................................................................................
Grand Forks ........................................................................
352.6
59.1
116.2
53.3
358.1
60.3
118.2
54.2
Ohio .......................................................................................
Akron ..................................................................................
Canton-Massillon ................................................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor .....................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dayton ................................................................................
Lima ....................................................................................
Mansfield ............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Toledo .................................................................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .........................................
5,369.0
334.8
170.6
1,035.7
1,061.5
929.5
402.4
55.4
57.1
52.2
324.8
237.5
Oklahoma ..............................................................................
Oklahoma City ....................................................................
Tulsa ...................................................................................
Number
Percent
4,177.9
180.1
61.5
873.5
293.4
129.5
376.9
78.8
163.2
529.1
64.4
150.2
222.2
51.6
4.8
.5
16.7
7.9
1.3
4.4
2.5
.2
19.8
-.3
2.8
2.9
1.3
2.7
.8
1.9
2.8
1.0
1.2
3.3
.1
3.9
-.5
1.9
1.3
356.1
59.4
117.1
53.4
361.0
60.7
119.0
54.5
4.9
1.3
1.9
1.1
1.4
2.2
1.6
2.1
5,363.8
336.1
170.9
1,037.1
1,055.9
939.3
398.2
55.0
56.3
51.7
321.1
236.3
5,414.3
337.8
172.5
1,043.5
1,069.4
938.7
403.7
55.7
57.2
52.6
327.4
239.8
5,404.5
338.9
171.9
1,044.5
1,064.7
945.8
400.1
55.3
56.4
52.3
323.6
238.6
-9.8
1.1
-.6
1.0
-4.7
7.1
-3.6
-.4
-.8
-.3
-3.8
-1.2
-.2
.3
-.3
.1
-.4
.8
-.9
-.7
-1.4
-.6
-1.2
-.5
1,565.2
567.7
426.3
1,581.0
570.9
426.0
1,561.0
566.0
424.5
1,588.3
574.8
425.8
27.3
8.8
1.3
1.7
1.6
.3
Oregon ...................................................................................
Bend ...................................................................................
Eugene-Springfield .............................................................
Medford ..............................................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ..........................................
Salem .................................................................................
1,717.7
70.4
155.9
82.8
1,029.6
150.5
1,728.1
71.2
155.9
83.1
1,040.7
150.7
1,721.0
70.6
156.3
83.2
1,030.5
150.3
1,733.9
72.0
156.5
83.5
1,044.3
151.0
12.9
1.4
.2
.3
13.8
.7
.7
2.0
.1
.4
1.3
.5
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton .............................................
Altoona ...............................................................................
Erie .....................................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ..............................................................
Johnstown ..........................................................................
Lancaster ............................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ......................................
Pittsburgh ...........................................................................
Reading ..............................................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre .....................................................
State College ......................................................................
Williamsport ........................................................................
York-Hanover .....................................................................
5,742.4
341.8
61.6
132.4
327.7
61.2
235.1
2,791.2
1,131.5
173.6
259.5
73.5
53.5
181.4
5,756.2
341.8
62.3
132.7
330.4
61.2
237.1
2,803.5
1,138.3
172.7
259.9
75.2
53.1
182.9
5,794.6
343.6
62.5
134.0
330.2
61.4
237.3
2,812.3
1,141.8
175.2
262.4
75.3
53.7
182.2
5,809.3
344.0
62.9
135.0
333.3
61.2
239.6
2,823.2
1,150.7
173.7
262.5
76.3
53.4
183.6
14.7
.4
.4
1.0
3.1
-.2
2.3
10.9
8.9
-1.5
.1
1.0
-.3
1.4
.3
.1
.6
.7
.9
-.3
1.0
.4
.8
-.9
.0
1.3
-.6
.8
Rhode Island .........................................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ..........................................
485.9
575.1
477.3
566.3
493.2
583.1
483.4
573.3
-9.8
-9.8
-2.0
-1.7
South Carolina ......................................................................
Anderson ............................................................................
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville .........................
Columbia ............................................................................
Florence ..............................................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ..................................................
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway ........................
Spartanburg ........................................................................
1,939.6
64.5
295.4
363.7
87.7
315.0
122.9
125.9
1,950.7
63.9
298.7
370.0
90.9
323.4
125.5
126.9
1,944.6
64.7
299.2
365.8
89.4
317.2
127.4
126.0
1,965.1
64.4
300.3
372.5
91.2
327.1
129.5
127.0
20.5
-.3
1.1
6.7
1.8
9.9
2.1
1.0
1.1
-.5
.4
1.8
2.0
3.1
1.6
.8
South Dakota ........................................................................
Rapid City ...........................................................................
Sioux Falls ..........................................................................
396.4
58.7
130.5
403.0
59.6
133.2
401.6
60.0
131.8
407.8
60.6
134.6
6.2
.6
2.8
1.5
1.0
2.1
Tennessee .............................................................................
Chattanooga .......................................................................
Clarksville ...........................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Johnson City .......................................................................
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ......................................................
Knoxville .............................................................................
Memphis .............................................................................
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin ........................
2,784.0
247.1
85.2
62.2
81.5
121.5
335.4
638.1
755.6
2,784.5
247.5
85.4
62.8
82.2
121.9
337.8
639.5
766.2
2,791.9
247.2
85.0
62.1
82.0
121.8
336.3
640.7
754.8
2,793.0
247.8
85.9
62.9
82.7
122.2
338.4
640.8
765.8
1.1
.6
.9
.8
.7
.4
2.1
.1
11.0
.0
.2
1.1
1.3
.9
.3
.6
.0
1.5
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)
March
State and area
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
2007
2008
2007
2008p
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 Antonio ........................................................................
Texarkana ...........................................................................
Tyler ....................................................................................
Waco ..................................................................................
Wichita Falls .......................................................................
10,301.8
65.2
110.9
751.5
165.7
124.3
92.3
176.6
2,917.2
269.0
2,518.9
121.1
86.8
95.6
127.9
210.1
64.9
58.1
826.4
56.2
93.0
107.1
62.5
10,535.7
66.8
112.6
771.5
164.8
124.7
93.6
177.9
2,975.8
276.4
2,595.0
123.4
87.7
97.7
129.1
215.4
66.9
61.1
844.7
57.0
94.0
110.4
63.1
10,303.8
65.2
113.1
755.5
164.8
124.6
91.2
176.1
2,925.9
270.7
2,526.8
121.0
85.1
95.5
127.9
212.1
65.6
58.6
829.2
55.9
93.0
108.4
62.2
Utah ........................................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................
Provo-Orem ........................................................................
St. George ..........................................................................
Salt Lake City .....................................................................
1,238.5
199.3
188.7
52.9
632.4
1,265.1
202.5
192.1
54.2
646.8
Vermont .................................................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ................................................
306.4
112.9
Virginia ..................................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ...................................
Charlottesville .....................................................................
Harrisonburg .......................................................................
Lynchburg ...........................................................................
Richmond ...........................................................................
Roanoke .............................................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ...............................
Winchester ..........................................................................
Number
Percent
10,574.6
66.8
113.5
775.6
165.1
125.3
94.0
178.4
2,992.7
278.0
2,597.9
123.5
87.9
98.2
129.5
217.4
67.2
61.2
848.4
57.1
94.1
111.1
63.4
270.8
1.6
.4
20.1
.3
.7
2.8
2.3
66.8
7.3
71.1
2.5
2.8
2.7
1.6
5.3
1.6
2.6
19.2
1.2
1.1
2.7
1.2
2.6
2.5
.4
2.7
.2
.6
3.1
1.3
2.3
2.7
2.8
2.1
3.3
2.8
1.3
2.5
2.4
4.4
2.3
2.1
1.2
2.5
1.9
1,247.6
201.2
190.4
53.4
634.8
1,272.2
204.6
193.5
54.5
648.7
24.6
3.4
3.1
1.1
13.9
2.0
1.7
1.6
2.1
2.2
307.0
113.1
302.7
113.1
303.5
113.1
.8
.0
.3
.0
3,737.1
72.4
102.2
64.2
107.7
630.2
162.7
767.6
57.8
3,753.1
68.9
102.6
65.0
109.9
634.6
163.6
774.8
59.3
3,751.3
72.6
102.4
64.3
108.1
630.7
162.8
773.4
58.6
3,769.1
72.3
103.2
65.3
110.4
636.8
163.8
781.6
59.6
17.8
-.3
.8
1.0
2.3
6.1
1.0
8.2
1.0
.5
-.4
.8
1.6
2.1
1.0
.6
1.1
1.7
Washington ...........................................................................
Bellingham ..........................................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ..........................................................
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland ................................................
Olympia ..............................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Spokane .............................................................................
Yakima ................................................................................
2,891.4
83.6
85.7
88.9
100.7
1,716.8
216.1
77.5
2,940.5
86.3
86.1
93.3
103.9
1,751.7
218.1
78.9
2,909.8
84.1
85.8
90.0
101.2
1,722.5
218.5
78.1
2,951.5
86.7
86.4
93.9
104.1
1,756.3
219.3
79.0
41.7
2.6
.6
3.9
2.9
33.8
.8
.9
1.4
3.1
.7
4.3
2.9
2.0
.4
1.2
West Virginia .........................................................................
Charleston ..........................................................................
Huntington-Ashland ............................................................
Morgantown ........................................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna .............................................
Wheeling .............................................................................
752.0
150.2
119.5
60.7
72.5
67.4
754.5
150.4
119.9
61.8
72.8
67.3
756.6
149.9
119.5
61.2
72.9
68.2
760.9
151.4
120.1
62.3
73.3
68.3
4.3
1.5
.6
1.1
.4
.1
.6
1.0
.5
1.8
.5
.1
Wisconsin ..............................................................................
Appleton .............................................................................
Eau Claire ...........................................................................
Green Bay ..........................................................................
Janesville ............................................................................
La Crosse ...........................................................................
Madison ..............................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .......................................
Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................
Racine ................................................................................
Sheboygan .........................................................................
Wausau ..............................................................................
2,830.0
116.8
81.9
166.6
69.0
73.8
342.3
846.0
92.4
79.2
63.2
72.2
2,823.6
116.8
82.6
167.0
68.6
73.8
344.3
844.3
92.4
78.7
63.0
71.7
2,862.0
118.1
83.5
168.8
69.9
74.9
345.3
853.3
93.1
79.4
63.6
72.6
2,843.2
118.5
83.6
168.8
69.2
74.4
346.8
849.6
93.0
79.2
63.7
72.2
-18.8
.4
.1
.0
-.7
-.5
1.5
-3.7
-.1
-.2
.1
-.4
-.7
.3
.1
.0
-1.0
-.7
.4
-.4
-.1
-.3
.2
-.6
Wyoming ...............................................................................
Cheyenne ...........................................................................
280.3
43.2
287.9
44.4
280.6
43.4
289.0
44.6
8.4
1.2
3.0
2.8
Puerto Rico ...........................................................................
Ponce .................................................................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo .............................................
1,030.0
65.9
769.6
1,012.9
66.6
756.9
1,029.8
65.6
768.8
1,010.2
66.5
755.1
-19.6
.9
-13.7
-1.9
1.4
-1.8
Virgin Islands ........................................................................
45.9
46.5
45.6
46.2
.6
1.3
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. 08-01,
dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
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. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North
American IndustryClassification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and
tabulation ofeconomic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For more details, see
http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
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)
March
Change from April 2007 to
April 2008 p
April
State, area, and division
2007
2008
2007
2008p
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 ........................
15,151.5
5,644.1
4,127.2
1,516.9
2,024.3
1,047.1
977.2
15,131.8
5,608.1
4,113.9
1,494.2
2,035.6
1,037.9
997.7
15,111.8
5,628.3
4,112.4
1,515.9
2,017.6
1,041.9
975.7
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ....................................
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 2 .................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ..................................
693.1
2,972.9
572.3
2,400.6
699.0
2,994.9
571.2
2,423.7
Florida ....................................................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach ..........
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .............................................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ...............
8,141.6
2,463.7
799.1
1,070.5
594.1
Illinois ....................................................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 .................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ..................................................
Gary 2 ...............................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County 1 .......................................
Number
Percent
15,154.8
5,610.8
4,114.6
1,496.2
2,034.5
1,036.1
998.4
43.0
-17.5
2.2
-19.7
16.9
-5.8
22.7
0.3
-.3
.1
-1.3
.8
-.6
2.3
693.1
2,979.5
574.3
2,405.2
702.3
3,007.9
574.9
2,433.0
9.2
28.4
.6
27.8
1.3
1.0
.1
1.2
8,061.7
2,440.6
789.1
1,065.7
585.8
8,099.3
2,443.1
791.4
1,062.3
589.4
8,035.4
2,427.9
785.9
1,058.7
583.3
-63.9
-15.2
-5.5
-3.6
-6.1
-.8
-.6
-.7
-.3
-1.0
5,903.2
4,489.7
3,819.9
280.2
389.8
5,921.1
4,505.8
3,832.6
280.8
392.4
5,960.7
4,532.6
3,852.2
283.0
397.4
5,976.3
4,544.2
3,860.7
284.0
399.5
15.6
11.6
8.5
1.0
2.1
.3
.3
.2
.4
.5
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 ..............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...............................................
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ...........................................
Framingham .....................................................................
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ...............................
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ...........................................
Nashua 1 ..........................................................................
Peabody ...........................................................................
3,221.1
2,446.3
1,677.2
88.7
154.4
76.9
117.9
131.3
99.3
3,248.9
2,471.0
1,701.1
89.3
156.5
77.4
118.2
131.9
99.3
3,262.9
2,474.8
1,696.7
89.9
156.4
77.5
119.1
132.4
100.5
3,287.2
2,499.2
1,717.5
90.3
158.5
78.0
119.5
133.4
100.5
24.3
24.4
20.8
.4
2.1
.5
.4
1.0
.0
.7
1.0
1.2
.4
1.3
.6
.3
.8
.0
Michigan ................................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .......................................................
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ..................................................
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ..........................................
4,234.0
1,955.4
786.0
1,169.4
4,164.6
1,909.1
756.8
1,152.3
4,262.5
1,969.7
791.4
1,178.3
4,189.8
1,918.8
759.7
1,159.1
-72.7
-50.9
-31.7
-19.2
-1.7
-2.6
-4.0
-1.6
New York ...............................................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 ..................
Edison-New Brunswick2 ...................................................
Nassau-Suffolk .................................................................
New York-White Plains-Wayne 1 ......................................
Newark-Union 2 ................................................................
8,627.9
8,473.7
1,022.7
1,244.7
5,180.8
1,025.5
8,697.5
8,540.7
1,025.0
1,255.9
5,234.2
1,025.6
8,677.6
8,532.0
1,033.5
1,263.0
5,203.1
1,032.4
8,739.0
8,589.6
1,038.1
1,268.2
5,251.1
1,032.2
61.4
57.6
4.6
5.2
48.0
-.2
.7
.7
.4
.4
.9
.0
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ...................................
Camden 2 .........................................................................
Philadelphia ......................................................................
Wilmington 2 .....................................................................
5,742.4
2,791.2
534.8
1,904.9
351.5
5,756.2
2,803.5
540.1
1,912.6
350.8
5,794.6
2,812.3
537.4
1,921.1
353.8
5,809.3
2,823.2
545.4
1,924.8
353.0
14.7
10.9
8.0
3.7
-.8
.3
.4
1.5
.2
-.2
Texas .....................................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................
Dallas-Plano-Irving ...........................................................
Fort Worth-Arlington .........................................................
10,301.8
2,917.2
2,057.5
859.7
10,535.7
2,975.8
2,099.3
876.5
10,303.8
2,925.9
2,063.3
862.6
10,574.6
2,992.7
2,110.7
882.0
270.8
66.8
47.4
19.4
2.6
2.3
2.3
2.2
Washington ...........................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ...................................................
Tacoma .............................................................................
2,891.4
1,716.8
1,438.6
278.2
2,940.5
1,751.7
1,467.0
284.7
2,909.8
1,722.5
1,443.0
279.5
2,951.5
1,756.3
1,470.6
285.7
41.7
33.8
27.6
6.2
1.4
2.0
1.9
2.2
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. 08-01,
dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
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. Data reflect
the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry,
replacing NAICS 2002. For more details, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01.
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, April 2008
U.S. average or below
Above U.S. average