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USDL 09-0270
For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2009
Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 371 of the 372 metropolitan areas
and unchanged in 1 area, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
Fourteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 23 areas registered rates below 5.0
percent. The national unemployment rate in January was 8.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from
5.4 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In January, 89 metropolitan areas reported jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, up from 12 areas a
year earlier, while 109 areas posted rates below 7.0 percent, down from 320 areas in January 2008. El
Centro, Calif., recorded the highest unemployment rate, 24.2 percent. The areas with the next highest
rates were Merced, Calif., 18.9 percent, and Elkhart-Goshen, Ind., 18.3 percent. Among the 14 areas
with jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, 10 were located in California. Houma-Bayou CaneThibodaux, La., registered the lowest jobless rate, 3.7 percent in January. Overall, 157 areas posted
unemployment rates above the U.S. figure of 8.5 percent, 209 areas reported rates below it, and 6 areas
had the same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)
Two manufacturing centers in Indiana recorded the largest jobless rate increases from January 2008,
Elkhart-Goshen (+13.0 percentage points) and Kokomo (+8.9 points). An additional 12 areas registered
over-the-year unemployment rate increases of 6.0 percentage points or more, and another 26 areas had
rate increases of 5.0 to 5.9 points. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa, was the sole area without an over-theyear rate change.
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Data Series Changes
In accordance with annual practices, historical data have been revised in tables 1
through 4 of this news release. For detailed information on the revisions, see the box
note on page 4.
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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 January, 13.0 and 11.8 percent, respectively. Five additional large areas posted rates of 10.0 percent
or more. The large area with the lowest jobless rate in January was Oklahoma City, Okla., 5.2 percent.
All 49 large areas registered higher unemployment rates than in January 2008 by at least a full percentage point. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C., had the largest jobless rate increase from a year
earlier (+5.2 percentage points), followed closely by Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (+5.1
points). Nine additional large areas recorded over-the-year unemployment rate increases of 4.0 percentage points or more, and 12 other areas had rate increases of at least 3.0 points.
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 January, the two divisions that comprise
the Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., metropolitan area registered the highest division jobless rates:
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, 14.2 percent, and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, 12.3 percent. The divisions with the next highest rates were Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 11.7 percent, and Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., 10.8 percent. Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville, Md., reported the
lowest unemployment rate among the divisions, 4.8 percent. Nashua, N.H.-Mass., posted the next lowest rate, 5.6 percent. (See table 2.)
In January, all 34 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year jobless rate increases of at least 1.7
percentage points. Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich., experienced the largest rate increases (+5.1 and 4.8 percentage points, respectively). Five additional divisions
reported over-the-year rate increases of 4.0 percentage points or more, and 10 others had increases of 3.0
points or more.
In 7 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 January. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.N.H., posted the largest rate difference among its divisions, 6.1 percentage points (Lawrence-MethuenSalem, Mass.-N.H., 11.7 percent, compared with Nashua, N.H.-Mass., 5.6 percent).
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll data were available in January 2009,
254 metropolitan areas recorded over-the-year employment decreases, 55 reported gains, and 1 was
unchanged. The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Los Angeles-Long BeachSanta Ana, Calif. (-175,600), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (-168,600),
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-141,700), Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. (-126,700), and ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. (-116,300). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were recorded in Elkhart-Goshen, Ind. (-12.3 percent), Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (-9.1 percent),
Yuma, Ariz. (-8.9 percent), Prescott, Ariz. (-8.5 percent), and Dalton, Ga. (-7.6 percent). (See table 3.)
The largest over-the-year employment increase was recorded in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown,
Texas (+17,200), followed by Oklahoma City, Okla. (+7,000), Austin-Round Rock, Texas (+6,600),
Champaign-Urbana, Ill. (+4,700), and Anchorage, Alaska (+3,900). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were reported in Odessa, Texas (+5.0 percent), Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
(+4.3 percent), College Station-Bryan, Texas (+3.8 percent), Midland, Texas (+3.5 percent), and Grand
Junction, Colo. (+3.0 percent).
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Over the year, nonfarm employment decreased in 35 of the 38 metropolitan areas with annual
average employment levels above 750,000 in 2008. Among the large areas, the largest over-the-year
percentage decrease in employment was experienced in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-7.4 percent),
followed by Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. (-6.7 percent), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.
(-6.1 percent), and Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio, and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev. (-4.2 percent each).
The only large areas experiencing over-the-year percentage gains in employment were Austin-Round
Rock, Texas (+0.9 percent), Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+0.7 percent), and San Antonio,
Texas (+0.2 percent).
Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in January 2009 for 32 metropolitan divisions,
which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Thirty of
the 32 metropolitan divisions reported over-the-year employment losses while 2 reported increases. The
largest over-the-year employment decreases in the metropolitan divisions occurred in Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Glendale, Calif. (-111,000), Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill. (-106,000), Warren-Troy-Farmington
Hills, Mich. (-92,000), New York-White Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. (-83,900), and Santa Ana-AnaheimIrvine, Calif. (-64,600). Of the 32 metropolitan divisions, the only 2 that reported gains in employ-ment
were Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+2,800) and Fort Worth-Arlington,
Texas (+2,700). (See table 4.)
The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment among the metropolitan divisions
were reported in Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-8.1 percent), Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich.
(-6.5 percent), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. (-4.3 percent), and Edison-New Brunswick, N.J., and
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla. (-4.0 percent each). The only two metropolitan
divisions that experienced over-the-year percentage increases in employment were Fort WorthArlington, Texas (+0.3 percent) and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+0.1
percent).
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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be
issued on Friday, March 27. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for
February is scheduled to be issued on Wednesday, April 1.
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Revisions to Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Data Series
The metropolitan area and division labor force and unemployment estimates presented in tables 1 and 2 of this release have been revised for 2008 to incorporate updated
inputs and to reflect new state totals. Estimates on the BLS Web site (except for supplemental rank tables) have not been revised and do not match the estimates for 2008 in this
release. Revised substate data for all months of 2004-08 will be released on April 17.
In addition, all nonfarm payroll estimates for states, metropolitan areas, and
metropolitan divisions presented in tables 3 and 4 of this release have been revised to
reflect 2008 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data for states, areas, and
divisions were revised back to April 2007 and seasonally adjusted data were revised back
to January 2004. For more detailed information on benchmark procedures, see
"Revisions in State Establishment-based Employment Estimates Effective January 2009"
on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/benchmark09.pdf.
Also effective with this release, the titles of several metropolitan areas and divisions
have been changed to reflect updates in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin
No. 09-01, issued on November 20, 2008. For specific information on title changes, see
the above-mentioned bulletin available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.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 372 metropolitan statistical areas
and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas
(NECTAs), plus 8 areas in Puerto Rico. Estimates for 34
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 LAUS program measures
employment and unemployment on a place-of-residence
basis. The universe for each is the civilian noninstitutional
population 16 years of age and over. Employed persons are
those who did any work at all for pay or profit in the
reference week (the week including the 12th of the month) or
worked 15 hours or more without pay in a family business or
farm, plus those not working who had a job from which they
were temporarily absent, whether or not paid, for such
reasons as labor-management dispute, illness, or vacation.
Unemployed persons are those who were not employed
during the reference week (based on the definition above),
had actively looked for a job sometime in the 4-week period
ending with the reference week, and were currently available
for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be
looking for work to be counted as unemployed. The labor
force is the sum of employed and unemployed persons. The
unemployment rate is the number of unemployed as a percent
of the labor force.
Method of estimation. Estimates for states, the District
of Columbia, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
metropolitan division, and New York City are produced using
time-series models with real-time benchmarking to national
CPS totals. Model-based estimation was extended to the
following areas and their respective balances of state in 2005:
the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division;
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area;
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division;
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical
Area; and Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan
Division. (Model-based estimation of the New OrleansMetairie-Kenner metropolitan area was suspended following
Hurricane Katrina; the indirect estimation methods described
below will be used for this area until further notice.)
Modeling improves the statistical basis of the estimation for
these areas and provides important tools for analysis, such as
measures of errors and seasonally adjusted series. For all
other substate areas in this release, estimates are prepared
through indirect estimation procedures using a building-block
approach. 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 insurance (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 balanceof-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 model-based estimates reflect updated
population data from the U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions
in the other data sources, and model reestimation. All
substate estimates are reestimated and adjusted to add to the
revised model-based estimates.
Employment—from the CES program
Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on
establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the
pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are
counted at their place of work rather than at their place of
residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are
counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis
of their principal activity in accordance with the 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 44
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 surveys, administrative data, and modeling 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 particular estimation
processes used. The sums of individual items may not
always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of
rounding.
Unemployment rates are computed from
unrounded data and thus may differ slightly from rates
computed using the rounded data displayed in the tables.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Modelbased error measures 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 metro-
politan area CES data at the total nonfarm level are available
online at http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information
on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the
BLS Web site 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, 2008. Data
reflect New England City and Town Area (NECTA)
definitions, rather than county-based definitions, in the six
New England States. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available 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 seven substate 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 Internet at http://www.bls.gov/lau/.
Employment data from the CES program are available on the
BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-8778339.
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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
175.8
4.2
4.5
38.4
6.1
4.6
5.8
4.1
12.0
14.4
13.4
9.9
4.3
4.1
4.4
3.9
4.0
4.2
4.9
4.7
3.3
4.4
4.4
4.1
6.5
6.6
5.6
5.7
6.5
6.0
7.2
6.7
4.8
6.4
6.6
5.7
8.2
7.9
7.0
7.4
8.6
7.2
8.7
9.0
6.0
7.8
8.0
10.0
27.1
12.7
3.3
32.3
15.3
3.9
7.2
6.0
6.5
7.6
6.3
7.1
9.1
7.7
8.8
139.6
3.5
5.6
84.9
4.6
20.7
8.5
211.6
4.7
8.0
131.9
7.1
30.0
12.5
227.8
5.2
9.0
142.2
8.2
31.8
12.4
4.5
4.9
6.1
4.0
4.7
4.5
10.5
6.7
6.4
8.6
6.2
7.3
6.1
15.4
7.2
7.0
9.6
6.7
8.4
6.5
15.4
1,347.4
226.4
138.2
42.5
57.1
336.8
43.8
75.4
8.9
7.2
2.4
3.1
15.4
3.4
81.4
10.4
8.3
2.6
3.1
16.6
3.5
98.5
13.1
10.7
3.1
3.7
19.8
4.1
5.6
4.0
5.3
5.6
5.6
4.6
7.9
6.0
4.6
6.1
6.2
5.4
4.9
8.0
7.3
5.8
7.7
7.2
6.6
5.9
9.4
18,551.1
375.5
105.1
74.9
442.6
60.6
6,634.8
70.3
105.6
238.5
74.6
435.0
84.7
1,809.4
1,066.1
213.4
1,587.9
2,291.8
918.6
139.6
222.5
149.1
263.6
302.5
216.4
208.0
71.3
18,486.8
371.1
105.9
73.8
443.5
60.6
6,592.1
70.2
106.5
240.8
74.0
432.3
86.7
1,808.1
1,064.8
212.8
1,578.2
2,281.3
922.0
139.0
220.3
148.6
262.9
304.6
215.4
207.0
71.6
1,161.7
34.5
8.6
12.4
44.9
6.5
376.7
6.0
13.7
24.6
3.8
24.9
8.6
120.3
67.8
23.5
79.0
108.4
46.8
6.8
11.5
12.1
13.6
29.5
13.2
22.0
8.5
1,689.0
44.1
10.9
18.4
58.8
7.9
581.9
8.0
16.6
32.5
5.5
34.7
10.5
187.1
93.8
28.3
118.3
161.6
71.8
9.9
15.8
15.2
19.1
39.5
18.5
28.8
10.6
1,954.9
51.2
13.3
17.8
69.5
9.4
659.8
9.2
20.1
38.5
6.3
39.2
13.2
213.6
110.5
33.8
135.1
192.3
86.9
11.1
18.3
18.7
22.6
46.1
21.7
33.6
12.6
6.4
9.8
8.4
17.7
10.6
11.4
5.7
9.0
13.4
10.7
5.1
5.8
10.3
6.7
6.4
11.6
5.1
4.8
5.2
5.0
5.4
8.4
5.2
10.1
6.2
11.1
12.3
9.1
11.8
10.4
24.5
13.3
13.1
8.8
11.3
15.7
13.6
7.3
8.0
12.4
10.3
8.8
13.3
7.5
7.1
7.8
7.1
7.1
10.2
7.3
13.0
8.6
13.8
14.8
10.6
13.8
12.6
24.2
15.7
15.6
10.0
13.1
18.9
16.0
8.5
9.1
15.2
11.8
10.4
15.9
8.6
8.4
9.4
8.0
8.3
12.6
8.6
15.1
10.1
16.2
17.6
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Alabama ...................................................................
Anniston-Oxford ....................................................
Auburn-Opelika .....................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ..............................................
Decatur .................................................................
Dothan ..................................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals .......................................
Gadsden ...............................................................
Huntsville ..............................................................
Mobile ...................................................................
Montgomery ..........................................................
Tuscaloosa ...........................................................
2,162.4
54.2
64.6
530.4
72.8
65.2
67.4
45.5
203.8
185.2
171.3
99.0
2,153.9
54.0
64.9
524.8
72.5
64.8
68.0
45.4
203.2
186.2
170.9
98.8
2,133.2
53.5
63.5
519.0
71.6
63.7
66.9
45.5
200.3
184.9
168.6
98.5
94.0
2.2
2.8
20.4
2.9
2.7
3.3
2.1
6.8
8.2
7.5
4.1
139.4
3.6
3.6
30.1
4.7
3.9
4.9
3.1
9.7
11.9
11.3
5.6
Alaska ......................................................................
Anchorage ............................................................
Fairbanks ..............................................................
351.5
195.4
44.9
356.3
200.9
45.8
356.2
199.4
44.5
25.3
11.6
2.9
Arizona ....................................................................
Flagstaff ................................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ..................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale .....................................
Prescott ................................................................
Tucson ..................................................................
Yuma ....................................................................
3,084.5
70.2
91.7
2,097.1
96.8
461.9
81.7
3,163.5
74.3
93.3
2,136.4
97.9
489.0
81.3
3,150.7
74.8
93.9
2,123.1
98.1
488.2
80.6
Arkansas .................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................
Fort Smith .............................................................
Hot Springs ...........................................................
Jonesboro .............................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ...................
Pine Bluff ..............................................................
1,346.1
224.6
137.1
41.9
56.2
335.8
43.5
1,356.2
227.2
137.6
42.0
57.2
339.4
43.9
California ................................................................. 18,199.9
Bakersfield ............................................................
352.8
Chico ....................................................................
102.2
El Centro ...............................................................
69.7
Fresno ..................................................................
423.8
Hanford-Corcoran .................................................
57.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................... 6,572.1
Madera-Chowchilla ...............................................
66.0
Merced ..................................................................
102.0
Modesto ................................................................
230.3
Napa .....................................................................
74.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura .........................
426.6
Redding ................................................................
83.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ....................... 1,797.3
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville .............. 1,053.9
Salinas ..................................................................
202.2
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ......................... 1,543.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ......................... 2,242.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ........................
893.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ..............................
135.6
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ......................
213.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................
144.6
Santa Rosa-Petaluma ..........................................
261.2
Stockton ................................................................
292.5
Vallejo-Fairfield .....................................................
211.7
Visalia-Porterville ..................................................
197.9
Yuba City ..............................................................
68.7
Jan.
2009p
Colorado ..................................................................
Boulder .................................................................
Colorado Springs ..................................................
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield ....................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................
Grand Junction .....................................................
Greeley .................................................................
Pueblo ..................................................................
2,707.5
176.3
313.0
1,381.9
171.5
80.2
118.2
73.2
2,732.2
178.9
313.3
1,396.5
176.9
83.8
120.5
74.4
2,721.5
177.2
311.8
1,390.6
175.2
83.7
120.3
74.2
128.2
7.1
17.2
65.8
7.6
3.3
6.4
4.4
165.0
8.8
21.9
88.6
8.9
3.9
7.7
5.6
194.6
10.3
25.4
103.0
10.9
5.2
9.4
6.4
4.7
4.0
5.5
4.8
4.4
4.2
5.4
6.0
6.0
4.9
7.0
6.3
5.0
4.7
6.4
7.5
7.2
5.8
8.1
7.4
6.2
6.2
7.8
8.6
Connecticut .............................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ...............................
Danbury ................................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ...................
New Haven ...........................................................
Norwich-New London ...........................................
Waterbury .............................................................
1,848.7
468.3
91.5
582.4
308.9
149.8
100.6
1,877.1
475.9
91.9
591.5
313.6
151.7
101.9
1,871.9
472.8
91.1
589.3
314.4
151.3
103.1
100.6
22.7
4.0
32.5
17.1
8.0
7.5
123.1
28.8
4.7
39.4
20.5
10.5
8.9
147.5
34.4
6.0
46.8
24.5
12.4
10.7
5.4
4.9
4.4
5.6
5.5
5.3
7.4
6.6
6.1
5.1
6.7
6.5
6.9
8.7
7.9
7.3
6.6
7.9
7.8
8.2
10.4
Delaware ..................................................................
Dover ....................................................................
441.8
75.1
442.1
74.5
438.9
73.7
18.8
3.0
25.9
4.4
32.1
5.4
4.2
4.0
5.9
5.9
7.3
7.3
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
State and area
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
31.9
166.4
6.4
3.4
8.9
4.7
9.7
5.5
725.9
27.5
28.5
22.0
5.9
7.3
50.3
23.8
204.2
12.1
14.2
88.0
22.4
3.7
7.9
16.1
18.7
6.7
5.9
10.8
111.7
808.2
31.5
32.0
25.0
6.7
8.3
58.1
27.0
214.9
13.4
16.3
99.6
25.1
4.5
8.5
18.5
20.9
7.7
6.6
12.5
127.5
5.0
5.6
6.4
5.3
4.0
3.4
4.7
5.2
4.6
5.1
6.0
4.6
5.4
8.3
5.2
4.7
6.3
6.8
6.2
3.7
5.3
7.8
8.7
10.1
8.7
6.1
5.2
7.4
8.6
7.2
7.9
10.1
7.8
8.4
11.8
8.9
7.7
10.0
9.7
9.6
5.7
8.4
8.8
10.0
11.5
9.9
7.0
5.9
8.5
9.9
7.6
8.8
11.6
9.0
9.5
14.2
9.8
8.9
11.2
11.0
10.8
6.6
9.7
257.5
4.3
4.5
143.9
14.9
2.4
7.4
3.9
4.0
1.7
6.3
2.7
8.3
3.3
3.2
378.5
5.6
6.3
208.2
20.1
3.8
9.7
7.7
6.5
2.2
8.7
3.9
11.8
5.1
4.3
424.0
6.3
7.2
234.8
22.5
4.3
10.6
8.0
7.7
2.4
9.9
4.6
13.3
5.5
4.7
5.3
5.7
4.2
5.2
5.8
4.5
5.8
5.7
4.3
5.4
5.6
5.5
4.6
4.8
4.6
7.8
7.4
5.7
7.6
7.7
6.8
7.4
11.4
7.0
6.9
7.5
8.0
6.6
7.1
6.2
8.8
8.3
6.6
8.7
8.7
8.0
8.2
12.0
8.3
7.6
8.6
9.5
7.5
7.9
6.9
648.5
449.3
18.8
12.1
33.1
19.1
39.5
23.4
2.9
2.7
5.1
4.2
6.1
5.2
753.1
290.2
71.5
62.4
30.2
44.7
747.6
289.3
71.5
60.4
31.2
44.6
35.8
13.9
4.3
2.0
1.5
2.0
48.8
20.5
5.5
2.8
1.9
2.3
58.2
24.8
6.2
3.5
2.2
3.0
4.8
4.7
6.1
3.3
5.1
4.6
6.5
7.1
7.7
4.5
6.3
5.2
7.8
8.6
8.6
5.8
7.0
6.7
6,708.2
89.2
118.6
4,940.5
37.5
206.0
54.3
56.3
202.6
176.4
114.1
6,604.2
90.7
124.0
4,854.7
37.6
206.6
54.4
56.3
204.2
177.8
113.9
6,554.2
87.9
120.8
4,835.5
37.4
203.8
53.8
55.3
201.5
175.5
112.3
419.4
4.6
6.8
290.0
3.0
11.3
3.8
5.2
12.1
14.7
6.6
486.2
4.8
7.4
345.9
3.5
12.4
4.3
6.0
12.6
22.4
7.1
560.1
5.3
8.2
404.1
4.0
14.0
5.0
6.4
14.9
24.0
7.6
6.3
5.1
5.7
5.9
8.0
5.5
7.0
9.2
6.0
8.3
5.8
7.4
5.3
6.0
7.1
9.4
6.0
7.8
10.6
6.2
12.6
6.2
8.5
6.0
6.8
8.4
10.6
6.9
9.3
11.6
7.4
13.7
6.8
3,198.7
59.8
96.7
39.0
99.4
179.8
211.8
892.2
44.4
96.9
51.9
55.5
158.6
79.2
3,209.9
60.9
94.2
39.8
99.0
178.2
213.2
896.0
43.7
97.5
52.5
55.5
160.5
79.1
3,219.7
61.6
97.3
39.3
100.6
180.0
213.9
889.0
47.0
99.1
52.5
56.3
160.2
80.1
168.5
4.2
4.5
1.6
5.2
8.7
12.3
40.1
3.4
4.2
3.2
3.5
8.8
5.0
260.3
5.4
6.1
2.5
15.9
12.0
17.3
60.4
4.4
5.9
4.8
4.6
15.1
6.6
319.8
6.8
6.7
3.2
18.4
15.4
20.7
70.8
7.8
8.3
5.8
5.6
17.0
8.2
5.3
7.1
4.6
4.0
5.3
4.8
5.8
4.5
7.6
4.4
6.2
6.2
5.6
6.3
8.1
8.9
6.5
6.3
16.0
6.7
8.1
6.7
9.9
6.1
9.2
8.3
9.4
8.4
9.9
11.1
6.9
8.1
18.3
8.5
9.7
8.0
16.5
8.4
11.1
9.9
10.6
10.2
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
District of Columbia ...............................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .........................
328.9
2,998.8
328.8
3,010.6
329.0
3,002.5
21.0
101.2
29.1
140.7
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-Panama City Beach ....
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ................................
Port St. Lucie ........................................................
Punta Gorda .........................................................
Sebastian-Vero Beach ..........................................
Tallahassee ..........................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................
9,116.0
315.1
290.4
250.1
93.3
136.5
670.8
269.0
2,828.5
154.5
137.2
1,101.8
265.1
30.9
84.5
204.9
186.9
70.0
62.7
186.8
1,303.5
9,248.5
315.6
281.7
253.0
96.9
140.2
683.3
274.7
2,855.3
153.3
140.3
1,122.7
265.7
31.7
88.1
210.0
187.5
69.3
61.6
189.4
1,330.8
9,180.8
313.2
279.8
252.3
96.0
139.5
680.9
273.3
2,823.6
152.3
140.5
1,111.0
264.8
31.9
87.4
209.5
187.0
69.5
61.2
189.5
1,320.4
452.6
17.6
18.7
13.2
3.7
4.7
31.6
13.9
131.2
7.8
8.3
51.1
14.2
2.6
4.4
9.6
11.7
4.8
3.9
6.9
69.1
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 ......................................................
4,836.1
76.0
108.4
2,746.8
256.7
54.4
128.4
67.6
92.1
30.7
112.9
49.8
178.5
69.3
69.6
4,858.4
76.2
110.8
2,730.8
260.9
55.0
129.8
67.6
92.9
32.3
115.5
48.9
180.0
71.2
69.1
4,807.3
76.0
109.0
2,704.3
259.8
54.1
128.4
66.0
91.9
31.9
114.2
48.3
177.8
69.2
68.5
Hawaii ......................................................................
Honolulu ...............................................................
652.0
451.4
654.6
455.8
Idaho ........................................................................
Boise City-Nampa .................................................
Coeur d’Alene .......................................................
Idaho Falls ............................................................
Lewiston ...............................................................
Pocatello ...............................................................
747.5
295.7
69.6
61.2
30.1
43.1
Illinois ......................................................................
Bloomington-Normal .............................................
Champaign-Urbana ..............................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ......................................
Danville .................................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island .............................
Decatur .................................................................
Kankakee-Bradley ................................................
Peoria ...................................................................
Rockford ...............................................................
Springfield .............................................................
Indiana .....................................................................
Anderson ..............................................................
Bloomington ..........................................................
Columbus .............................................................
Elkhart-Goshen .....................................................
Evansville .............................................................
Fort Wayne ...........................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ..............................................
Kokomo ................................................................
Lafayette ...............................................................
Michigan City-La Porte .........................................
Muncie ..................................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ........................................
Terre Haute ..........................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2009p
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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
96.2
1.8
7.9
16.4
3.4
3.6
3.9
4.7
4.7
3.2
4.3
4.3
5.3
3.3
4.2
4.4
4.8
3.1
4.6
4.5
5.2
3.5
4.3
4.1
5.8
3.8
5.5
5.3
6.6
4.1
5.0
4.4
73.0
2.5
2.2
6.4
15.8
95.8
3.3
2.8
8.2
18.8
4.3
4.1
3.7
4.9
4.1
4.9
4.1
3.4
5.3
4.9
6.4
5.3
4.2
6.6
5.8
125.3
3.2
3.2
11.0
36.3
3.2
155.0
4.1
4.0
13.0
47.8
3.8
193.8
6.5
5.6
16.3
58.8
5.0
6.2
5.2
5.9
4.7
5.9
5.7
7.6
6.4
7.3
5.5
7.6
6.6
9.5
10.1
10.0
7.0
9.4
8.7
2,062.0
69.8
374.6
104.6
134.3
95.5
80.7
531.7
186.0
88.4
2.9
15.6
3.3
4.3
4.2
3.9
20.2
8.9
116.2
3.9
20.2
4.1
5.3
4.6
5.0
29.4
11.9
118.4
3.9
20.3
3.9
5.2
4.8
5.1
29.3
13.6
4.4
4.2
4.3
3.2
3.2
4.5
4.9
3.9
4.9
5.6
5.5
5.3
3.8
3.9
4.9
6.0
5.5
6.4
5.7
5.6
5.4
3.7
3.9
5.0
6.3
5.5
7.3
702.9
71.7
57.6
203.1
701.0
72.2
58.0
201.8
38.7
3.7
3.1
8.2
48.8
4.5
4.2
11.1
61.5
5.8
5.3
13.7
5.6
5.1
5.3
4.0
6.9
6.3
7.4
5.4
8.8
8.0
9.1
6.8
2,980.5
1,401.5
48.7
120.8
62.4
2,969.9
1,393.8
48.5
119.3
62.4
2,960.9
1,389.6
48.8
119.1
61.8
116.0
56.3
2.9
5.7
3.3
163.0
80.5
3.1
8.0
4.7
198.4
98.5
4.2
10.3
5.8
3.9
4.0
5.9
4.7
5.4
5.5
5.8
6.5
6.7
7.6
6.7
7.1
8.5
8.6
9.4
Massachusetts ........................................................
Barnstable Town ...................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...................................
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner .............................
New Bedford .........................................................
Pittsfield ................................................................
Springfield .............................................................
Worcester .............................................................
3,404.6
125.1
2,495.5
72.1
84.3
38.7
341.4
292.2
3,412.3
128.2
2,492.5
71.4
85.0
38.6
344.8
291.5
3,407.7
127.2
2,492.1
72.2
85.6
38.9
342.6
293.3
175.7
8.4
113.0
4.7
7.2
2.0
20.3
16.1
221.3
10.4
144.7
6.1
8.2
2.5
24.4
19.7
276.9
13.8
179.3
7.4
10.8
3.2
30.5
24.3
5.2
6.7
4.5
6.6
8.5
5.1
6.0
5.5
6.5
8.1
5.8
8.5
9.6
6.5
7.1
6.8
8.1
10.8
7.2
10.3
12.6
8.2
8.9
8.3
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 .......................
4,942.0
186.4
68.9
54.6
2,110.8
206.3
408.3
135.4
76.8
174.2
251.4
76.7
88.8
79.1
95.5
4,862.6
181.8
67.9
54.1
2,073.7
199.3
398.7
132.2
75.7
171.7
246.8
75.3
88.0
78.7
93.4
4,818.1
179.0
66.4
53.7
2,056.8
199.2
391.5
130.3
74.5
169.4
247.3
76.0
87.3
77.1
93.1
388.9
9.1
5.0
4.1
172.9
19.6
25.9
8.3
6.1
10.6
15.3
6.2
6.7
6.1
7.8
509.4
12.6
6.5
5.3
220.6
24.1
35.9
12.3
8.3
15.3
20.8
8.5
10.2
8.0
9.5
603.0
13.0
7.4
6.2
268.4
29.5
40.4
14.8
9.0
16.3
26.9
11.1
11.9
8.9
11.6
7.9
4.9
7.2
7.6
8.2
9.5
6.3
6.1
7.9
6.1
6.1
8.1
7.5
7.7
8.2
10.5
6.9
9.6
9.7
10.6
12.1
9.0
9.3
11.0
8.9
8.4
11.3
11.6
10.2
10.2
12.5
7.3
11.2
11.5
13.0
14.8
10.3
11.4
12.1
9.6
10.9
14.6
13.6
11.6
12.4
Minnesota ................................................................
Duluth ...................................................................
Mankato-North Mankato .......................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington .......................
Rochester .............................................................
St. Cloud ...............................................................
2,895.2
142.3
55.4
1,825.5
102.3
105.9
2,923.4
145.5
55.4
1,833.7
103.4
107.7
2,917.7
145.0
56.3
1,811.2
104.2
108.6
160.6
8.9
2.4
89.3
4.9
6.4
199.2
11.3
2.9
117.2
5.7
7.7
248.8
14.4
3.7
140.5
7.3
10.2
5.5
6.3
4.4
4.9
4.8
6.0
6.8
7.7
5.2
6.4
5.5
7.2
8.5
9.9
6.5
7.8
7.0
9.4
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Iowa ..........................................................................
Ames ....................................................................
Cedar Rapids ........................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines .............................
Dubuque ...............................................................
Iowa City ...............................................................
Sioux City .............................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................
1,664.4
47.7
143.9
312.0
52.2
89.2
78.1
93.1
1,664.1
49.2
144.6
310.5
51.9
90.8
78.4
94.2
1,659.8
48.0
143.3
306.6
51.4
87.8
77.3
106.3
77.5
1.5
6.2
13.4
2.8
3.0
3.3
4.1
79.5
1.5
6.7
13.9
2.7
3.1
3.4
3.9
Kansas .....................................................................
Lawrence ..............................................................
Manhattan .............................................................
Topeka ..................................................................
Wichita ..................................................................
1,482.9
61.2
60.3
120.9
318.6
1,497.7
61.8
63.9
121.5
321.7
1,501.9
62.3
65.6
122.9
322.0
63.6
2.5
2.2
6.0
13.0
Kentucky .................................................................
Bowling Green ......................................................
Elizabethtown .......................................................
Lexington-Fayette .................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ..................................
Owensboro ...........................................................
2,014.2
62.4
54.1
234.0
619.5
55.6
2,050.1
64.3
54.8
236.2
625.5
56.7
2,047.9
64.9
55.8
233.9
626.3
57.4
Louisiana .................................................................
Alexandria .............................................................
Baton Rouge .........................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ...........................
Lafayette ...............................................................
Lake Charles ........................................................
Monroe .................................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ..............................
Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................
2,026.9
69.9
366.8
103.3
133.5
94.7
80.6
517.3
182.2
2,086.8
70.8
381.9
106.4
136.1
95.5
82.3
537.3
185.8
Maine .......................................................................
Bangor ..................................................................
Lewiston-Auburn ...................................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford .......................
696.3
71.5
58.2
202.5
Maryland ..................................................................
Baltimore-Towson .................................................
Cumberland ..........................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ......................................
Salisbury ...............................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Jan.
2009p
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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
120.5
8.5
4.4
18.5
6.2
6.5
5.4
5.3
5.1
6.1
7.7
6.6
5.8
6.0
7.5
9.2
7.6
6.8
7.1
8.8
210.1
2.9
4.3
4.3
4.7
67.6
4.0
108.2
13.2
259.3
3.5
5.4
5.6
5.7
85.2
5.2
129.7
16.4
5.8
5.0
4.3
4.7
4.7
5.3
4.9
6.3
4.6
7.0
5.7
4.6
5.7
5.7
6.5
5.9
7.6
6.2
8.7
6.9
6.0
7.3
6.8
8.2
7.8
9.1
7.6
24.3
3.0
1.8
2.8
27.5
3.0
1.8
3.2
33.6
3.9
2.2
3.7
4.9
3.4
4.6
4.8
5.5
3.5
4.5
5.7
6.7
4.6
5.6
6.6
980.8
167.6
451.5
35.0
5.5
17.6
38.3
5.6
18.8
49.6
8.0
23.6
3.6
3.3
3.9
3.9
3.4
4.1
5.1
4.8
5.2
1,396.5
29.5
1,006.1
230.0
1,405.2
29.7
1,015.5
227.5
79.8
2.1
54.1
14.8
121.3
2.6
87.5
20.1
143.6
3.3
101.7
25.1
5.9
7.4
5.6
6.6
8.7
9.0
8.7
8.8
10.2
11.1
10.0
11.0
737.7
108.3
43.5
82.9
731.9
107.0
43.6
83.7
736.9
108.4
43.7
84.0
29.2
4.1
1.6
3.3
31.3
4.4
1.8
3.9
41.9
5.9
2.3
5.1
4.0
3.8
3.7
4.0
4.3
4.1
4.2
4.6
5.7
5.5
5.2
6.0
New Jersey ..............................................................
Atlantic City-Hammonton ......................................
Ocean City ............................................................
Trenton-Ewing ......................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ..................................
4,466.3
133.3
49.1
199.3
68.8
4,505.6
135.4
56.4
200.2
70.5
4,476.8
135.7
50.9
200.5
70.5
231.4
9.4
5.9
9.1
5.6
306.6
12.9
6.7
12.0
7.3
354.5
14.6
8.0
13.8
8.4
5.2
7.1
12.1
4.6
8.2
6.8
9.5
11.9
6.0
10.3
7.9
10.8
15.7
6.9
11.9
New Mexico .............................................................
Albuquerque .........................................................
Farmington ...........................................................
Las Cruces ...........................................................
Santa Fe ...............................................................
945.7
408.6
56.8
87.5
77.1
959.9
412.0
58.1
90.4
78.9
947.3
406.7
57.4
87.7
77.7
34.8
15.0
1.8
3.6
2.3
43.4
19.6
2.3
4.2
3.0
49.3
22.1
2.6
4.9
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.2
4.2
3.0
4.5
4.8
4.0
4.6
3.9
5.2
5.4
4.6
5.6
4.6
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 ...........................................................
9,612.1
456.5
124.1
582.9
41.5
66.4
54.4
90.0
9,409.5
3,925.3
326.2
530.6
330.6
141.8
9,687.9
452.6
124.3
585.4
41.7
66.4
56.7
89.7
9,492.9
3,985.8
326.3
535.9
333.5
142.0
9,650.6
451.8
124.8
588.6
42.1
66.7
54.5
89.4
9,432.0
3,953.9
326.6
536.6
335.1
143.1
513.6
23.5
7.2
36.6
2.3
4.2
2.2
5.1
471.5
206.1
16.4
30.3
18.8
8.6
655.7
26.6
8.9
41.8
3.1
5.1
2.6
5.9
629.9
286.4
20.3
35.7
23.0
9.8
735.0
32.2
10.6
53.1
3.7
6.2
3.1
7.0
691.5
290.6
24.1
42.7
27.7
11.9
5.3
5.1
5.8
6.3
5.5
6.3
4.0
5.7
5.0
5.3
5.0
5.7
5.7
6.1
6.8
5.9
7.1
7.1
7.4
7.7
4.6
6.5
6.6
7.2
6.2
6.7
6.9
6.9
7.6
7.1
8.5
9.0
8.8
9.3
5.6
7.8
7.3
7.3
7.4
8.0
8.3
8.3
North Carolina .........................................................
Asheville ...............................................................
Burlington .............................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord .................................
Durham-Chapel Hill ..............................................
Fayetteville ...........................................................
Goldsboro .............................................................
Greensboro-High Point .........................................
Greenville .............................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ....................................
Jacksonville ..........................................................
Raleigh-Cary .........................................................
Rocky Mount .........................................................
Wilmington ............................................................
Winston-Salem .....................................................
4,501.2
206.4
70.1
852.4
258.9
150.3
53.7
368.0
89.5
172.8
61.0
550.9
70.8
174.7
239.3
4,518.5
204.9
70.6
857.2
262.0
151.6
52.4
364.3
89.7
171.9
62.6
553.9
71.6
176.3
236.9
4,517.8
205.5
70.9
858.7
261.5
151.0
53.2
364.1
89.7
174.3
62.8
553.5
71.3
176.9
237.7
240.7
9.0
3.8
44.8
10.6
8.3
2.6
19.7
4.7
11.3
3.1
21.9
4.9
9.0
11.7
380.6
13.5
6.5
74.6
15.4
11.3
4.1
31.4
7.3
18.3
4.3
35.4
8.1
14.5
17.9
464.0
17.9
7.8
89.8
19.1
13.3
4.9
38.4
8.7
23.8
5.3
43.6
9.4
17.5
22.0
5.3
4.4
5.4
5.3
4.1
5.5
4.8
5.3
5.2
6.6
5.0
4.0
6.9
5.1
4.9
8.4
6.6
9.2
8.7
5.9
7.5
7.8
8.6
8.1
10.7
6.8
6.4
11.3
8.2
7.6
10.3
8.7
10.9
10.5
7.3
8.8
9.2
10.5
9.7
13.6
8.4
7.9
13.2
9.9
9.3
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Mississippi ..............................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi .......................................................
Hattiesburg ...........................................................
Jackson ................................................................
Pascagoula ...........................................................
1,303.2
111.9
66.3
258.6
70.5
1,316.7
111.3
66.4
260.5
70.8
1,310.6
110.9
64.9
258.8
70.5
85.2
6.1
3.5
13.3
4.3
101.2
7.4
3.8
15.7
5.3
Missouri ...................................................................
Cape Girardeau-Jackson ......................................
Columbia ..............................................................
Jefferson City ........................................................
Joplin ....................................................................
Kansas City ..........................................................
St. Joseph .............................................................
St. Louis1 ..............................................................
Springfield .............................................................
2,998.2
51.3
89.0
77.2
83.9
1,032.0
67.9
1,433.6
216.3
2,984.6
50.8
91.8
76.1
83.1
1,034.2
66.9
1,430.3
214.3
2,985.3
50.3
89.6
76.5
83.9
1,039.6
66.7
1,423.6
214.7
175.3
2.6
3.8
3.6
4.0
55.1
3.3
89.7
10.0
Montana ...................................................................
Billings ..................................................................
Great Falls ............................................................
Missoula ...............................................................
500.8
87.3
40.1
57.9
499.2
84.5
38.7
55.9
498.6
84.3
39.4
56.4
Nebraska .................................................................
Lincoln ..................................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs ...........................................
984.8
168.5
452.6
988.5
168.2
455.9
Nevada .....................................................................
Carson City ...........................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise .............................................
Reno-Sparks .........................................................
1,351.1
28.1
972.1
224.8
New Hampshire .......................................................
Manchester ...........................................................
Portsmouth ...........................................................
Rochester-Dover ..................................................
See footnotes at end of table.
Jan.
2009p
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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
North Dakota ...........................................................
Bismarck ...............................................................
Fargo ....................................................................
Grand Forks ..........................................................
360.2
61.1
118.6
55.9
363.4
61.1
119.6
56.0
363.2
61.0
118.7
55.8
13.7
2.4
3.8
2.2
12.3
2.0
4.1
2.1
18.5
3.3
5.6
2.8
3.8
3.9
3.2
4.0
3.4
3.2
3.4
3.8
5.1
5.5
4.7
5.1
Ohio .........................................................................
Akron ....................................................................
Canton-Massillon ..................................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ..........................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor .......................................
Columbus .............................................................
Dayton ..................................................................
Lima ......................................................................
Mansfield ..............................................................
Sandusky ..............................................................
Springfield .............................................................
Toledo ...................................................................
Weirton-Steubenville ............................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ...........................
5,910.1
386.4
204.1
1,111.6
1,073.2
952.8
421.2
51.5
61.6
40.4
71.6
333.7
57.2
274.5
5,931.6
390.5
206.7
1,123.7
1,054.0
964.9
422.2
51.7
63.5
42.2
70.8
333.7
57.8
279.2
5,893.9
382.8
204.2
1,110.6
1,047.4
946.8
420.6
51.4
62.5
42.9
70.7
331.4
58.0
277.8
377.7
23.4
13.6
60.6
71.0
49.3
26.9
3.6
4.4
3.4
5.2
28.1
3.9
19.5
455.5
29.3
16.9
75.7
74.7
60.8
34.4
4.7
6.2
4.1
5.4
33.0
4.4
25.4
573.6
36.3
21.5
92.9
80.0
71.7
45.8
5.8
8.1
6.1
6.8
44.2
5.7
36.5
6.4
6.1
6.7
5.5
6.6
5.2
6.4
7.0
7.2
8.3
7.3
8.4
6.8
7.1
7.7
7.5
8.2
6.7
7.1
6.3
8.2
9.1
9.7
9.6
7.6
9.9
7.7
9.1
9.7
9.5
10.5
8.4
7.6
7.6
10.9
11.2
12.9
14.1
9.6
13.3
9.9
13.1
Oklahoma ................................................................
Lawton ..................................................................
Oklahoma City ......................................................
Tulsa .....................................................................
1,725.1
45.5
556.2
436.0
1,754.5
46.1
570.3
438.2
1,746.0
45.0
566.9
444.7
65.8
1.8
21.3
16.5
84.4
2.1
26.4
21.4
97.1
2.1
29.2
24.7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
4.8
4.5
4.6
4.9
5.6
4.7
5.2
5.6
Oregon .....................................................................
Bend .....................................................................
Corvallis ................................................................
Eugene-Springfield ...............................................
Medford ................................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ............................
Salem ...................................................................
1,928.4
80.9
42.5
183.1
100.8
1,159.6
189.0
1,973.9
83.0
43.9
187.1
105.2
1,189.3
194.4
1,977.9
84.3
43.4
187.8
103.9
1,187.4
195.0
115.0
6.0
1.8
10.5
7.4
60.8
11.3
173.1
9.9
2.7
17.6
10.5
96.6
17.0
214.8
12.3
3.3
22.4
13.4
116.4
20.8
6.0
7.4
4.2
5.7
7.4
5.2
6.0
8.8
11.9
6.1
9.4
10.0
8.1
8.7
10.9
14.6
7.7
11.9
12.9
9.8
10.7
Pennsylvania ...........................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ...............................
Altoona .................................................................
Erie .......................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ................................................
Johnstown ............................................................
Lancaster ..............................................................
Lebanon ................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ........................
Pittsburgh .............................................................
Reading ................................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre .......................................
State College ........................................................
Williamsport ..........................................................
York-Hanover .......................................................
6,321.2
417.1
64.4
138.9
281.0
68.7
266.7
71.4
2,963.4
1,201.8
202.6
280.2
71.3
59.8
225.5
6,417.8
421.7
65.3
141.3
285.5
69.7
271.7
72.7
2,999.7
1,221.3
205.3
283.6
75.6
60.0
229.2
6,403.1
421.0
64.8
141.8
285.7
69.2
269.7
72.3
2,988.7
1,219.5
205.7
283.9
72.2
59.8
229.6
339.3
22.9
3.4
8.5
12.1
4.4
11.1
3.0
148.8
64.6
10.6
17.3
3.2
3.9
10.2
412.5
28.1
4.2
9.5
15.7
5.1
14.4
3.6
190.9
73.3
13.5
20.9
3.8
4.5
13.3
495.5
34.3
5.0
11.5
19.0
6.1
18.1
4.8
224.5
89.1
16.7
25.1
4.4
5.5
16.5
5.4
5.5
5.3
6.1
4.3
6.4
4.2
4.2
5.0
5.4
5.2
6.2
4.5
6.5
4.5
6.4
6.7
6.4
6.7
5.5
7.4
5.3
5.0
6.4
6.0
6.6
7.4
5.0
7.5
5.8
7.7
8.1
7.8
8.1
6.7
8.8
6.7
6.6
7.5
7.3
8.1
8.8
6.1
9.2
7.2
Rhode Island ...........................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................
570.7
705.8
565.0
699.6
562.7
697.7
42.3
52.6
54.2
66.5
64.4
80.4
7.4
7.4
9.6
9.5
11.4
11.5
South Carolina ........................................................
Anderson ..............................................................
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville ...........
Columbia ..............................................................
Florence ................................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ....................................
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway ..........
Spartanburg ..........................................................
Sumter ..................................................................
2,115.5
84.9
312.3
367.1
94.0
313.1
124.5
135.6
43.3
2,160.4
85.7
319.9
374.9
96.4
320.0
125.6
140.2
42.6
2,169.4
86.0
321.5
374.7
96.7
320.6
125.6
142.3
42.8
126.9
4.8
14.4
18.4
6.1
15.7
9.2
7.7
3.4
200.6
8.2
23.6
28.2
9.8
25.1
14.9
12.8
4.5
237.5
9.9
27.8
32.0
11.1
29.9
18.1
15.3
5.5
6.0
5.7
4.6
5.0
6.5
5.0
7.4
5.7
7.8
9.3
9.6
7.4
7.5
10.1
7.8
11.9
9.2
10.7
10.9
11.5
8.6
8.5
11.5
9.3
14.4
10.8
12.9
South Dakota ..........................................................
Rapid City .............................................................
Sioux Falls ............................................................
434.6
65.0
128.1
439.5
65.8
129.3
435.9
65.3
128.5
13.9
2.0
3.6
17.2
2.6
4.8
22.2
3.3
6.0
3.2
3.1
2.8
3.9
4.0
3.7
5.1
5.1
4.7
Tennessee ...............................................................
Chattanooga .........................................................
Clarksville .............................................................
Cleveland ..............................................................
Jackson ................................................................
Johnson City .........................................................
3,013.9
261.4
108.5
53.2
55.7
98.9
3,029.2
265.1
107.6
53.8
56.0
99.8
3,007.2
262.6
107.1
53.2
55.3
98.0
179.3
13.1
6.9
3.2
3.5
5.5
228.4
18.5
8.2
4.0
4.2
6.8
278.5
21.2
10.3
4.6
5.0
7.9
5.9
5.0
6.4
6.0
6.3
5.6
7.5
7.0
7.6
7.4
7.5
6.9
9.3
8.1
9.6
8.7
9.0
8.1
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
State and area
Jan.
2008
Tennessee—Continued
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ........................................
Knoxville ...............................................................
Memphis ...............................................................
Morristown ............................................................
Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin .....
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
145.1
354.6
613.2
64.4
786.7
146.1
355.9
618.8
64.7
793.8
146.2
352.0
610.8
65.2
782.8
7.1
16.3
37.9
4.4
37.6
9.5
22.3
46.4
5.6
51.8
12.3
26.1
53.7
7.3
62.4
4.9
4.6
6.2
6.9
4.8
6.5
6.3
7.5
8.7
6.5
8.4
7.4
8.8
11.2
8.0
Texas ....................................................................... 11,565.4
Abilene ..................................................................
80.7
Amarillo .................................................................
129.1
Austin-Round Rock ...............................................
858.1
Beaumont-Port Arthur ...........................................
178.9
Brownsville-Harlingen ...........................................
146.9
College Station-Bryan ...........................................
101.4
Corpus Christi .......................................................
200.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .................................. 3,108.2
El Paso .................................................................
298.0
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ............................. 2,742.8
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood ....................................
154.6
Laredo ..................................................................
91.3
Longview ..............................................................
106.6
Lubbock ................................................................
140.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ....................................
282.6
Midland .................................................................
73.6
Odessa .................................................................
68.8
San Angelo ...........................................................
52.9
San Antonio ..........................................................
930.0
Sherman-Denison .................................................
55.2
Texarkana .............................................................
62.8
Tyler ......................................................................
97.5
Victoria ..................................................................
57.5
Waco ....................................................................
109.7
Wichita Falls .........................................................
73.0
11,788.6
82.4
128.7
873.1
181.3
146.5
109.7
205.2
3,155.2
301.6
2,805.0
159.8
93.5
108.1
140.8
290.2
76.1
72.2
52.7
948.6
56.1
64.3
99.7
58.5
111.4
72.7
11,775.1
82.4
129.3
875.0
182.3
147.3
105.8
204.8
3,148.0
302.5
2,801.5
158.4
94.9
108.8
140.9
292.1
76.1
73.0
52.9
944.3
56.4
64.1
100.3
58.0
111.5
72.6
542.3
3.1
4.5
34.7
11.2
9.3
3.9
9.4
144.2
17.9
125.9
7.7
4.8
4.4
5.1
20.3
2.1
2.3
2.1
41.4
2.9
3.0
4.8
2.2
5.0
3.3
667.9
3.4
4.8
45.5
14.4
12.0
4.5
10.8
185.3
21.5
155.7
8.8
5.5
4.8
5.3
26.1
2.2
2.7
2.4
50.4
3.5
3.2
5.5
2.8
5.5
4.1
797.0
4.2
6.0
55.7
15.9
14.0
5.3
12.6
222.3
25.0
183.0
10.3
6.9
6.3
6.6
29.5
2.9
3.6
3.0
59.3
4.2
3.6
6.9
3.5
6.6
5.0
4.7
3.9
3.5
4.0
6.3
6.3
3.9
4.7
4.6
6.0
4.6
5.0
5.2
4.2
3.6
7.2
2.9
3.4
4.0
4.4
5.3
4.8
4.9
3.9
4.5
4.5
5.7
4.2
3.7
5.2
7.9
8.2
4.1
5.3
5.9
7.1
5.6
5.5
5.9
4.5
3.8
9.0
2.9
3.8
4.5
5.3
6.1
5.0
5.5
4.7
4.9
5.7
6.8
5.1
4.6
6.4
8.7
9.5
5.1
6.2
7.1
8.3
6.5
6.5
7.3
5.8
4.7
10.1
3.8
4.9
5.7
6.3
7.4
5.5
6.9
6.0
5.9
6.8
Utah ..........................................................................
Logan ....................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ..................................................
Provo-Orem ..........................................................
St. George ............................................................
Salt Lake City .......................................................
1,372.5
66.1
262.1
228.7
62.6
611.9
1,391.0
68.8
264.4
230.3
62.1
618.1
1,385.2
68.6
265.6
227.4
62.4
618.8
46.4
1.8
9.6
7.4
2.5
19.3
56.5
2.0
11.6
8.6
3.8
23.6
68.6
2.6
13.8
10.7
4.4
28.4
3.4
2.7
3.7
3.2
4.0
3.2
4.1
2.9
4.4
3.8
6.0
3.8
5.0
3.8
5.2
4.7
7.1
4.6
Vermont ...................................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ..................................
353.0
111.1
355.0
112.7
354.9
111.5
17.7
4.7
21.1
5.7
27.1
7.3
5.0
4.2
5.9
5.1
7.6
6.6
Virginia ....................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford .....................
Charlottesville .......................................................
Danville .................................................................
Harrisonburg .........................................................
Lynchburg .............................................................
Richmond .............................................................
Roanoke ...............................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News .................
Winchester ............................................................
4,080.2
78.3
105.0
50.9
65.7
123.7
646.8
156.2
809.4
64.8
4,119.8
81.6
106.2
53.5
64.7
124.7
644.7
156.9
822.6
64.2
4,118.4
79.1
104.5
53.4
64.9
124.8
646.3
157.3
822.4
63.8
148.5
3.3
3.3
3.5
2.1
4.8
24.4
5.7
32.0
2.5
212.0
5.0
4.4
5.9
2.9
6.7
35.9
8.0
44.1
4.1
263.7
6.1
5.6
7.5
3.9
8.8
44.6
10.3
54.9
4.9
3.6
4.2
3.2
6.8
3.2
3.9
3.8
3.6
4.0
3.9
5.1
6.1
4.1
11.1
4.4
5.3
5.6
5.1
5.4
6.3
6.4
7.7
5.3
14.0
6.0
7.0
6.9
6.5
6.7
7.7
Washington .............................................................
Bellingham ............................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ............................................
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland ..................................
Longview ..............................................................
Mount Vernon-Anacortes ......................................
Olympia ................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .....................................
Spokane ...............................................................
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee ................................
Yakima ..................................................................
3,436.8
108.7
124.9
117.8
44.4
58.4
131.3
1,846.4
239.2
57.3
116.6
3,521.4
110.4
125.8
123.8
45.5
58.3
136.2
1,877.2
245.6
59.8
119.3
3,519.4
110.8
125.3
125.4
45.7
58.8
135.7
1,870.2
246.2
60.9
120.6
177.7
5.3
5.7
7.6
3.5
3.3
6.4
76.7
14.1
4.0
10.0
248.5
6.7
7.4
8.9
5.1
4.4
8.2
117.2
18.0
4.3
11.1
303.7
8.7
9.2
11.1
6.1
5.7
10.2
140.8
23.2
5.5
13.2
5.2
4.8
4.6
6.5
7.8
5.6
4.9
4.2
5.9
6.9
8.6
7.1
6.1
5.9
7.2
11.3
7.6
6.0
6.2
7.3
7.1
9.3
8.6
7.8
7.3
8.8
13.4
9.7
7.5
7.5
9.4
9.1
10.9
West Virginia ...........................................................
Charleston ............................................................
Huntington-Ashland ..............................................
Morgantown ..........................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ...............................
Wheeling ...............................................................
799.7
139.1
131.8
60.9
78.1
68.4
792.7
137.1
132.2
62.9
79.1
68.9
788.7
136.8
130.8
60.9
78.7
68.2
38.5
5.4
6.5
1.9
4.5
3.8
34.7
4.7
7.3
1.7
4.3
4.1
49.2
6.7
9.1
2.4
6.4
5.4
4.8
3.9
4.9
3.2
5.7
5.5
4.4
3.4
5.5
2.7
5.5
5.9
6.2
4.9
6.9
3.9
8.2
8.0
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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
234.2
8.7
6.4
4.5
12.3
9.8
5.0
17.7
56.2
6.0
8.8
5.2
5.6
4.9
4.6
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.4
4.3
3.5
4.7
4.3
5.8
4.2
4.4
5.8
5.5
5.5
6.0
5.7
8.1
5.1
4.1
5.7
4.9
6.8
5.8
5.2
7.6
7.1
7.1
8.0
7.3
11.6
6.6
5.3
7.1
6.4
8.8
7.8
7.5
10.5
1.3
1.9
14.0
1.7
2.5
3.7
3.4
4.7
3.6
3.2
4.5
4.8
4.2
5.9
179.6
16.2
4.6
4.7
5.4
12.5
7.4
112.9
6.3
174.7
16.0
4.3
4.7
5.5
12.2
7.4
109.0
6.3
10.8
11.8
13.6
15.0
11.8
11.2
11.2
10.1
13.7
13.1
14.2
15.9
16.9
14.5
13.6
14.0
12.3
15.3
13.0
14.2
15.1
17.3
15.0
13.6
14.0
12.1
15.8
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Wisconsin ................................................................
Appleton ...............................................................
Eau Claire .............................................................
Fond du Lac ..........................................................
Green Bay ............................................................
Janesville ..............................................................
La Crosse .............................................................
Madison ................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .........................
Oshkosh-Neenah ..................................................
Racine ..................................................................
Sheboygan ...........................................................
Wausau ................................................................
3,065.5
122.2
90.7
54.4
170.9
83.7
75.6
337.6
803.0
93.8
100.1
65.5
75.3
3,080.1
122.0
91.2
55.4
170.8
83.7
76.4
337.4
802.2
94.4
100.3
65.7
74.6
3,073.7
122.4
90.2
55.7
170.0
84.5
75.4
333.9
794.4
94.2
100.3
66.0
75.2
150.7
5.6
4.4
2.7
8.2
4.5
3.2
11.9
37.7
4.0
5.8
2.8
3.3
180.0
6.7
5.0
3.3
9.7
6.7
3.9
13.9
45.9
4.6
6.8
3.8
3.9
Wyoming .................................................................
Casper ..................................................................
Cheyenne .............................................................
287.7
40.2
42.2
291.5
41.0
42.3
290.1
40.7
42.3
10.6
1.4
2.0
Puerto Rico .............................................................
Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian .........................
Fajardo .................................................................
Guayama ..............................................................
Mayaguez .............................................................
Ponce ...................................................................
San German-Cabo Rojo .......................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ...............................
Yauco ...................................................................
1,361.0
113.1
28.5
27.1
37.0
91.2
51.7
914.8
39.4
1,370.7
113.7
29.0
28.1
37.0
92.0
52.5
915.7
41.0
1,345.1
112.2
28.7
27.2
36.9
90.2
52.8
897.8
39.9
146.7
13.3
3.9
4.1
4.4
10.2
5.8
92.0
5.4
1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
p = preliminary.
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. 09-01, dated
November 20, 2008, 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),
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2009p
while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the
state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock
Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio, are the
exceptions in that they are listed under Illinois and Ohio,
respectively, for operational reasons. Data for 2008 have been
revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments to new
state controls. 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
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
California .......................................................................... 18,199.9 18,551.1 18,486.8
Percent of labor force
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
Jan.
2008
Dec.
2008
Jan.
2009p
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 .....................
6,572.1
4,937.2
1,634.9
2,242.6
1,284.9
957.7
6,634.8
4,989.3
1,645.4
2,291.8
1,309.7
982.1
6,592.1
4,960.3
1,631.8
2,281.3
1,305.2
976.1
1,161.7
376.7
304.9
71.8
108.4
67.1
41.3
1,689.0
581.9
473.8
108.1
161.6
101.0
60.6
1,954.9
659.8
537.0
122.8
192.3
119.5
72.8
6.4
5.7
6.2
4.4
4.8
5.2
4.3
9.1
8.8
9.5
6.6
7.1
7.7
6.2
10.6
10.0
10.8
7.5
8.4
9.2
7.5
District of Columbia ......................................................
328.9
2,998.8
636.8
2,362.0
328.8
3,010.6
633.1
2,377.5
329.0
3,002.5
632.5
2,370.0
21.0
101.2
18.6
82.6
29.1
140.7
25.3
115.4
31.9
166.4
30.5
135.9
6.4
3.4
2.9
3.5
8.9
4.7
4.0
4.9
9.7
5.5
4.8
5.7
Florida ................................................................................
9,116.0
2,828.5
999.9
1,208.2
620.3
9,248.5
2,855.3
1,008.3
1,215.1
631.9
9,180.8
2,823.6
998.6
1,196.7
628.3
452.6
131.2
42.3
57.2
31.8
725.9
204.2
68.2
85.4
50.7
808.2
214.9
76.7
81.2
57.0
5.0
4.6
4.2
4.7
5.1
7.8
7.2
6.8
7.0
8.0
8.8
7.6
7.7
6.8
9.1
Illinois ................................................................................
6,708.2
4,940.5
4,155.5
329.9
455.1
6,604.2
4,854.7
4,063.6
335.5
455.6
6,554.2
4,835.5
4,053.7
335.8
446.1
419.4
290.0
242.0
17.8
30.1
486.2
345.9
281.9
27.6
36.3
560.1
404.1
330.7
33.2
40.2
6.3
5.9
5.8
5.4
6.6
7.4
7.1
6.9
8.2
8.0
8.5
8.4
8.2
9.9
9.0
Massachusetts ...............................................................
3,404.6
2,495.5
1,508.9
125.1
147.9
120.7
69.9
152.6
179.9
126.9
63.7
3,412.3
2,492.5
1,508.5
124.9
147.7
120.0
70.5
153.0
177.3
127.2
63.4
3,407.7
2,492.1
1,505.0
124.8
148.1
120.8
71.1
152.8
179.0
127.0
63.6
175.7
113.0
64.0
7.3
5.9
5.9
5.3
7.8
6.9
6.3
3.6
221.3
144.7
83.3
9.1
7.5
7.5
6.8
10.2
7.6
8.3
4.5
276.9
179.3
102.2
11.4
9.3
9.4
8.3
12.7
10.0
10.2
5.7
5.2
4.5
4.2
5.8
4.0
4.9
7.5
5.1
3.9
5.0
5.7
6.5
5.8
5.5
7.3
5.1
6.2
9.6
6.6
4.3
6.5
7.1
8.1
7.2
6.8
9.1
6.3
7.8
11.7
8.3
5.6
8.0
9.0
Michigan ...........................................................................
4,942.0
2,110.8
869.5
1,241.3
4,862.6
2,073.7
856.8
1,216.9
4,818.1
2,056.8
854.7
1,202.2
388.9
172.9
79.5
93.4
509.4
220.6
100.1
120.5
603.0
268.4
120.9
147.4
7.9
8.2
9.1
7.5
10.5
10.6
11.7
9.9
12.5
13.0
14.2
12.3
New York ..........................................................................
9,612.1
9,409.5
1,190.5
1,486.4
5,637.3
1,095.3
9,687.9
9,492.9
1,197.3
1,485.7
5,707.2
1,102.7
9,650.6
9,432.0
1,181.6
1,478.0
5,672.7
1,099.7
513.6
471.5
56.7
68.8
290.0
56.0
655.7
629.9
76.1
86.7
394.7
72.4
735.0
691.5
89.2
102.2
416.7
83.5
5.3
5.0
4.8
4.6
5.1
5.1
6.8
6.6
6.4
5.8
6.9
6.6
7.6
7.3
7.5
6.9
7.3
7.6
Pennsylvania ...................................................................
6,321.2
2,963.4
659.6
1,944.3
359.5
6,417.8
2,999.7
661.4
1,978.3
360.0
6,403.1
2,988.7
658.3
1,971.5
358.9
339.3
148.8
33.9
98.9
16.0
412.5
190.9
46.1
123.0
21.8
495.5
224.5
52.5
144.8
27.2
5.4
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.5
6.4
6.4
7.0
6.2
6.0
7.7
7.5
8.0
7.3
7.6
Texas .................................................................................. 11,565.4 11,788.6 11,775.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ..................................
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville 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 ......................................................
3,108.2
2,082.1
1,026.2
3,155.2
2,109.3
1,046.0
3,148.0
2,099.0
1,049.0
542.3
144.2
97.7
46.5
667.9
185.3
126.1
59.2
797.0
222.3
148.6
73.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
4.5
5.7
5.9
6.0
5.7
6.8
7.1
7.1
7.0
Washington .....................................................................
3,436.8
1,846.4
1,451.8
394.6
3,521.4
1,877.2
1,472.5
404.7
3,519.4
1,870.2
1,466.3
403.9
177.7
76.7
56.0
20.6
248.5
117.2
88.4
28.9
303.7
140.8
104.7
36.0
5.2
4.2
3.9
5.2
7.1
6.2
6.0
7.1
8.6
7.5
7.1
8.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................
Tacoma ..........................................................................
1
These 11 areas contain all of the 34 metropolitan divisions.
Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are
based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 09-01,
dated November 20, 2008, 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. Metropolitan divisions are
2
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. Two
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
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., metropolitan area, the
division title is similar but includes only Illinois. Data for 2008
have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments
to new state controls. 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)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State and area
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Alabama .................................................................................
Anniston-Oxford ..................................................................
Auburn-Opelika ...................................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Dothan ................................................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals .....................................................
Huntsville ............................................................................
Mobile .................................................................................
Montgomery ........................................................................
Tuscaloosa .........................................................................
2,026.7
53.7
54.9
536.9
60.2
63.0
57.3
215.8
186.5
182.0
99.6
1,962.3
52.3
54.6
520.3
57.9
61.1
56.3
212.4
184.2
177.6
98.0
1,986.0
52.8
53.8
525.4
58.6
61.6
55.9
211.6
182.8
179.1
97.5
Alaska ....................................................................................
Anchorage ..........................................................................
304.9
167.7
309.2
170.9
Arizona ..................................................................................
Flagstaff ..............................................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ................................................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ...................................................
Prescott ..............................................................................
Tucson ................................................................................
Yuma ..................................................................................
2,713.6
65.4
52.2
1,943.7
64.4
391.8
57.1
Arkansas ...............................................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ..........................................
Fort Smith ...........................................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway .................................
Number
Percent
1,921.6
51.6
53.1
510.6
56.1
60.4
55.0
208.9
182.0
174.3
94.3
-64.4
-1.2
-.7
-14.8
-2.5
-1.2
-.9
-2.7
-.8
-4.8
-3.2
-3.2
-2.3
-1.3
-2.8
-4.3
-1.9
-1.6
-1.3
-.4
-2.7
-3.3
299.1
162.8
304.1
166.7
5.0
3.9
1.7
2.4
2,561.3
63.4
49.1
1,826.1
58.9
377.5
52.6
2,642.3
63.0
51.5
1,897.0
62.3
377.6
56.1
2,486.9
62.3
47.8
1,770.3
57.0
367.9
51.1
-155.4
-.7
-3.7
-126.7
-5.3
-9.7
-5.0
-5.9
-1.1
-7.2
-6.7
-8.5
-2.6
-8.9
1,214.2
210.3
126.1
350.6
1,196.4
207.7
124.7
345.9
1,190.8
205.4
124.2
345.4
1,171.1
203.9
122.7
339.9
-19.7
-1.5
-1.5
-5.5
-1.7
-.7
-1.2
-1.6
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 ................................................................
15,348.2
241.0
76.5
305.4
5,705.4
58.8
159.3
64.4
299.4
64.2
1,280.2
905.0
130.0
1,322.1
2,068.7
924.5
105.0
175.5
92.9
192.1
212.6
127.7
116.1
14,825.2
238.7
73.9
299.3
5,492.3
57.7
154.2
63.0
285.9
61.1
1,195.9
867.1
127.8
1,291.5
2,006.9
906.4
102.6
172.8
92.3
183.0
205.7
123.3
112.9
14,940.7
235.8
73.6
298.5
5,548.8
57.2
155.2
63.8
291.1
61.5
1,247.5
884.6
125.2
1,291.2
2,018.4
911.0
102.2
170.6
92.3
186.9
204.5
124.2
112.7
14,476.2
234.4
72.1
293.3
5,373.2
55.9
151.6
60.7
279.7
59.7
1,171.4
848.8
124.4
1,263.2
1,959.9
891.9
100.5
168.8
90.0
178.7
201.6
120.3
109.6
-464.5
-1.4
-1.5
-5.2
-175.6
-1.3
-3.6
-3.1
-11.4
-1.8
-76.1
-35.8
-.8
-28.0
-58.5
-19.1
-1.7
-1.8
-2.3
-8.2
-2.9
-3.9
-3.1
-3.1
-.6
-2.0
-1.7
-3.2
-2.3
-2.3
-4.9
-3.9
-2.9
-6.1
-4.0
-.6
-2.2
-2.9
-2.1
-1.7
-1.1
-2.5
-4.4
-1.4
-3.1
-2.8
Colorado ................................................................................
Boulder ..............................................................................
Colorado Springs ................................................................
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield ..................................................
Fort Collins-Loveland ..........................................................
Grand Junction ...................................................................
Greeley ...............................................................................
Pueblo ................................................................................
2,372.9
169.5
262.6
1,261.1
137.5
65.2
82.9
59.2
2,336.7
168.3
256.1
1,236.2
137.8
67.1
83.1
58.7
2,314.6
165.3
255.6
1,231.3
132.3
63.1
80.3
58.0
2,272.6
163.1
249.1
1,203.1
132.9
65.0
80.8
57.2
-42.0
-2.2
-6.5
-28.2
.6
1.9
.5
-.8
-1.8
-1.3
-2.5
-2.3
.5
3.0
.6
-1.4
Connecticut ...........................................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk .............................................
Danbury ..............................................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford .................................
New Haven .........................................................................
Norwich-New London .........................................................
Waterbury ...........................................................................
1,730.9
426.8
72.0
564.5
283.4
136.9
69.2
1,694.8
416.6
69.3
556.4
278.6
134.8
66.7
1,685.3
414.3
69.6
552.2
276.0
134.1
66.9
1,645.1
403.9
66.7
540.7
273.5
130.9
66.1
-40.2
-10.4
-2.9
-11.5
-2.5
-3.2
-.8
-2.4
-2.5
-4.2
-2.1
-.9
-2.4
-1.2
Delaware ................................................................................
Dover ..................................................................................
441.8
67.5
425.0
64.8
426.8
65.2
411.7
62.5
-15.1
-2.7
-3.5
-4.1
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .......................................
701.8
3,029.0
707.7
3,015.2
689.0
2,959.2
699.8
2,957.4
10.8
-1.8
1.6
-.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 ............................
8,053.2
283.0
230.1
173.2
82.9
137.2
637.7
214.1
2,456.6
7,656.9
264.1
208.8
163.4
80.9
135.0
612.9
206.4
2,350.0
7,871.8
276.6
226.1
170.1
80.8
135.4
626.4
211.6
2,399.9
7,530.1
259.5
205.5
161.7
79.7
133.7
605.8
203.7
2,319.1
-341.7
-17.1
-20.6
-8.4
-1.1
-1.7
-20.6
-7.9
-80.8
-4.3
-6.2
-9.1
-4.9
-1.4
-1.3
-3.3
-3.7
-3.4
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)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State and area
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Florida—Continued
Naples-Marco Island ...........................................................
Ocala ..................................................................................
Orlando-Kissimmee ............................................................
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ...........................................
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach ..................
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ..............................................
Port St. Lucie ......................................................................
Tallahassee ........................................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ......................................
132.6
106.4
1,107.9
215.1
75.3
172.5
135.2
182.0
1,262.3
124.8
101.4
1,064.9
202.6
73.2
164.9
125.3
174.6
1,214.1
131.1
105.4
1,089.1
211.5
73.7
168.6
132.3
178.2
1,237.1
Georgia ..................................................................................
Albany .................................................................................
Athens-Clarke County ........................................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ..........................................
Augusta-Richmond County .................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dalton .................................................................................
Gainesville ..........................................................................
Macon .................................................................................
Savannah ...........................................................................
Valdosta ..............................................................................
Warner Robins ....................................................................
4,181.1
64.7
86.5
2,477.6
217.8
122.1
77.5
79.2
101.5
161.1
56.7
58.4
4,034.8
63.4
86.3
2,381.3
215.0
120.6
71.9
77.2
101.6
158.4
57.0
58.0
Hawaii ....................................................................................
Honolulu .............................................................................
637.0
465.8
Idaho ......................................................................................
Boise City-Nampa ...............................................................
Coeur d’Alene .....................................................................
Number
Percent
123.3
100.5
1,047.3
200.8
72.1
163.3
123.9
173.9
1,194.9
-7.8
-4.9
-41.8
-10.7
-1.6
-5.3
-8.4
-4.3
-42.2
-5.9
-4.6
-3.8
-5.1
-2.2
-3.1
-6.3
-2.4
-3.4
4,110.7
64.2
84.6
2,432.5
214.3
120.2
76.1
77.6
100.3
158.9
56.3
58.8
3,961.2
63.1
84.7
2,341.2
212.0
119.1
70.3
75.7
99.7
155.6
55.3
57.6
-149.5
-1.1
.1
-91.3
-2.3
-1.1
-5.8
-1.9
-.6
-3.3
-1.0
-1.2
-3.6
-1.7
.1
-3.8
-1.1
-.9
-7.6
-2.4
-.6
-2.1
-1.8
-2.0
617.3
454.4
619.9
450.9
604.4
443.2
-15.5
-7.7
-2.5
-1.7
658.3
275.8
56.5
631.7
263.6
56.2
633.3
267.9
53.7
610.2
253.8
54.1
-23.1
-14.1
.4
-3.6
-5.3
.7
Illinois ....................................................................................
Bloomington-Normal ...........................................................
Champaign-Urbana ............................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ....................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ...........................................
Decatur ...............................................................................
Peoria .................................................................................
Rockford .............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
6,036.5
92.1
115.3
4,605.0
189.8
55.5
189.2
163.0
111.9
5,885.4
92.7
117.2
4,488.5
190.5
55.1
191.2
156.8
112.4
5,869.4
88.8
108.6
4,472.0
186.3
54.2
185.2
158.7
109.9
5,693.0
89.3
113.3
4,355.7
186.4
53.9
186.5
153.3
110.7
-176.4
.5
4.7
-116.3
.1
-.3
1.3
-5.4
.8
-3.0
.6
4.3
-2.6
.1
-.6
.7
-3.4
.7
Indiana ...................................................................................
Bloomington ........................................................................
Elkhart-Goshen ...................................................................
Evansville ...........................................................................
Fort Wayne .........................................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel ............................................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Muncie ................................................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ......................................................
Terre Haute ........................................................................
3,015.7
86.1
128.0
179.5
218.6
930.9
95.2
54.6
146.4
74.9
2,920.9
81.4
111.7
174.9
214.6
905.3
96.9
52.8
143.2
73.1
2,925.3
83.0
124.5
175.5
211.2
897.8
95.0
52.5
141.0
72.2
2,832.2
83.0
109.2
170.7
208.8
876.9
94.7
52.2
138.9
71.3
-93.1
.0
-15.3
-4.8
-2.4
-20.9
-.3
-.3
-2.1
-.9
-3.2
.0
-12.3
-2.7
-1.1
-2.3
-.3
-.6
-1.5
-1.2
Iowa ........................................................................................
Cedar Rapids ......................................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines ...........................................
Dubuque .............................................................................
Iowa City .............................................................................
Sioux City ...........................................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ..........................................................
1,538.9
140.4
327.9
56.6
91.3
76.9
91.7
1,521.3
139.4
323.9
55.6
91.8
76.9
91.3
1,496.1
137.1
320.2
54.8
88.4
74.7
88.0
1,477.3
136.6
316.1
54.2
87.9
74.9
86.6
-18.8
-.5
-4.1
-.6
-.5
.2
-1.4
-1.3
-.4
-1.3
-1.1
-.6
.3
-1.6
Kansas ...................................................................................
Topeka ................................................................................
Wichita ................................................................................
1,402.1
110.9
308.2
1,400.7
112.2
313.3
1,366.0
108.9
303.6
1,362.1
110.7
306.9
-3.9
1.8
3.3
-.3
1.7
1.1
Kentucky ...............................................................................
Bowling Green ....................................................................
Lexington-Fayette ...............................................................
Louisville-Jefferson County ................................................
1,887.4
63.8
261.6
630.7
1,835.9
62.3
255.9
613.8
1,839.1
61.3
254.3
615.2
1,784.8
60.1
248.1
599.0
-54.3
-1.2
-6.2
-16.2
-3.0
-2.0
-2.4
-2.6
Louisiana ...............................................................................
Alexandria ...........................................................................
Baton Rouge .......................................................................
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux .........................................
Lafayette .............................................................................
Lake Charles ......................................................................
Monroe ...............................................................................
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ......................................................
1,953.5
66.3
382.3
97.9
153.1
93.9
79.9
530.9
182.9
1,958.5
67.3
380.4
98.4
151.9
92.8
79.2
531.5
180.2
1,910.6
66.7
369.7
95.4
149.6
92.6
77.9
520.9
179.1
1,923.1
66.1
371.7
96.7
149.9
92.5
77.0
524.3
178.5
12.5
-.6
2.0
1.3
.3
-.1
-.9
3.4
-.6
.7
-.9
.5
1.4
.2
-.1
-1.2
.7
-.3
Maine .....................................................................................
Bangor ................................................................................
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford .....................................
625.2
68.3
198.4
610.0
66.9
194.3
599.7
65.2
190.5
584.2
64.9
186.6
-15.5
-.3
-3.9
-2.6
-.5
-2.0
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)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State and area
2007
2008
2008
2009p
Maryland ................................................................................
Baltimore-Towson ..............................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ....................................................
Salisbury .............................................................................
2,637.5
1,334.0
104.9
56.8
2,586.6
1,309.1
101.1
54.8
2,560.1
1,298.9
101.0
54.4
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Barnstable Town .................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................
New Bedford .......................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Worcester ...........................................................................
3,322.3
95.8
2,524.8
67.3
302.2
251.7
3,254.2
94.6
2,479.8
66.1
296.0
247.0
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 .....................................
4,293.5
203.1
59.3
1,972.8
151.4
396.2
112.9
58.7
147.0
232.4
65.2
65.7
90.3
Minnesota ..............................................................................
Duluth .................................................................................
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington .....................................
Rochester ...........................................................................
St. Cloud .............................................................................
Number
Percent
2,519.9
1,273.0
98.2
52.9
-40.2
-25.9
-2.8
-1.5
-1.6
-2.0
-2.8
-2.8
3,226.2
91.4
2,463.8
64.4
291.5
245.2
3,154.2
89.9
2,413.7
63.7
286.1
241.7
-72.0
-1.5
-50.1
-.7
-5.4
-3.5
-2.2
-1.6
-2.0
-1.1
-1.9
-1.4
4,068.9
194.0
57.2
1,852.3
140.5
380.4
109.2
56.5
142.3
223.6
62.4
63.7
85.8
4,146.4
194.9
57.5
1,910.4
144.3
384.4
111.2
57.1
143.4
224.9
63.4
63.0
86.4
3,882.3
189.9
54.5
1,768.7
136.0
365.4
103.7
54.3
138.1
216.5
60.4
60.8
82.6
-264.1
-5.0
-3.0
-141.7
-8.3
-19.0
-7.5
-2.8
-5.3
-8.4
-3.0
-2.2
-3.8
-6.4
-2.6
-5.2
-7.4
-5.8
-4.9
-6.7
-4.9
-3.7
-3.7
-4.7
-3.5
-4.4
2,789.1
134.8
1,808.9
107.1
103.4
2,725.9
132.0
1,765.5
106.3
102.4
2,719.1
130.1
1,764.4
104.3
100.6
2,644.6
128.1
1,714.4
104.8
100.0
-74.5
-2.0
-50.0
.5
-.6
-2.7
-1.5
-2.8
.5
-.6
Mississippi ............................................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi .....................................................................
Hattiesburg .........................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Pascagoula .........................................................................
1,164.3
111.6
62.0
265.1
59.3
1,131.3
107.5
61.1
259.5
58.7
1,147.3
109.1
61.0
259.4
59.0
1,116.6
106.7
59.4
256.6
58.0
-30.7
-2.4
-1.6
-2.8
-1.0
-2.7
-2.2
-2.6
-1.1
-1.7
Missouri ................................................................................
Columbia ............................................................................
Jefferson City ......................................................................
Joplin ..................................................................................
Kansas City .......................................................................
St. Joseph ...........................................................................
St. Louis 1 ...........................................................................
Springfield ..........................................................................
2,818.7
93.6
80.5
81.0
1,021.2
59.7
1,374.0
203.6
2,784.5
94.7
79.8
81.0
1,018.3
59.4
1,354.2
199.0
2,747.8
89.1
79.1
79.9
1,001.5
59.0
1,340.5
197.2
2,704.6
89.8
78.0
80.1
992.9
57.5
1,313.9
194.3
-43.2
.7
-1.1
.2
-8.6
-1.5
-26.6
-2.9
-1.6
.8
-1.4
.3
-.9
-2.5
-2.0
-1.5
Montana .................................................................................
Billings ................................................................................
Missoula .............................................................................
448.0
81.5
57.3
444.4
79.9
54.5
433.6
79.7
55.1
431.6
77.9
53.9
-2.0
-1.8
-1.2
-.5
-2.3
-2.2
Nebraska ...............................................................................
Lincoln ................................................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .........................................................
969.2
174.0
470.5
968.0
173.6
471.8
949.1
170.5
460.4
944.8
169.9
460.1
-4.3
-.6
-.3
-.5
-.4
-.1
Nevada ...................................................................................
Las Vegas-Paradise ...........................................................
Reno-Sparks .......................................................................
1,300.4
936.3
225.3
1,241.6
899.7
209.6
1,268.4
919.5
214.3
1,208.8
880.9
198.7
-59.6
-38.6
-15.6
-4.7
-4.2
-7.3
New Hampshire .....................................................................
Manchester .........................................................................
Portsmouth .........................................................................
Rochester-Dover ................................................................
654.9
102.6
55.4
60.2
643.6
102.1
54.8
59.0
637.6
100.6
53.2
56.8
630.0
100.1
53.6
57.3
-7.6
-.5
.4
.5
-1.2
-.5
.8
.9
New Jersey ............................................................................
Atlantic City-Hammonton ....................................................
Trenton-Ewing ....................................................................
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................
4,128.4
149.3
243.2
63.1
4,036.2
144.7
240.0
62.2
4,016.3
144.8
239.5
61.7
3,920.2
142.5
236.7
60.8
-96.1
-2.3
-2.8
-.9
-2.4
-1.6
-1.2
-1.5
New Mexico ...........................................................................
Albuquerque .......................................................................
Las Cruces .........................................................................
Santa Fe .............................................................................
855.3
399.5
70.2
65.3
846.4
396.4
70.3
65.4
834.1
390.1
67.0
62.9
825.5
386.7
67.4
63.4
-8.6
-3.4
.4
.5
-1.0
-.9
.6
.8
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 .........................................................................
8,921.5
457.5
115.7
559.0
54.0
66.5
64.3
8,756.8
260.1
522.4
329.2
134.9
8,818.1
450.6
115.0
555.5
53.0
66.2
63.0
8,604.4
257.2
522.8
328.1
134.1
8,636.0
442.2
112.8
539.1
52.1
61.6
61.5
8,499.5
251.4
505.4
318.7
130.6
8,522.6
433.8
111.6
534.5
51.3
61.4
60.3
8,330.9
248.5
504.9
317.7
129.9
-113.4
-8.4
-1.2
-4.6
-.8
-.2
-1.2
-168.6
-2.9
-.5
-1.0
-.7
-1.3
-1.9
-1.1
-.9
-1.5
-.3
-2.0
-2.0
-1.2
-.1
-.3
-.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)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State and area
2007
2008
2008
2009p
North Carolina .......................................................................
Asheville .............................................................................
Burlington ...........................................................................
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ...............................................
Durham-Chapel Hill ............................................................
Fayetteville .........................................................................
Greensboro-High Point .......................................................
Greenville ...........................................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ..................................................
Raleigh-Cary .......................................................................
Rocky Mount .......................................................................
Wilmington ..........................................................................
Winston-Salem ...................................................................
4,210.5
179.3
62.1
879.4
291.7
131.1
376.5
80.2
162.9
527.7
66.1
147.2
222.4
4,068.9
173.4
59.5
847.5
292.8
129.8
360.6
77.9
155.3
516.6
64.1
143.3
215.4
4,113.5
174.8
60.3
858.1
287.5
128.5
369.7
78.3
160.0
517.0
64.8
143.6
219.0
North Dakota .........................................................................
Bismarck .............................................................................
Fargo ..................................................................................
Grand Forks ........................................................................
365.6
60.7
122.4
55.1
370.7
61.8
123.0
54.9
Ohio .......................................................................................
Akron ..................................................................................
Canton-Massillon ................................................................
Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor .....................................................
Columbus ...........................................................................
Dayton ................................................................................
Lima ....................................................................................
Mansfield ............................................................................
Springfield ...........................................................................
Toledo .................................................................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .........................................
5,472.4
346.6
175.1
1,060.4
1,077.4
956.2
404.7
56.3
57.9
53.0
329.1
239.9
Oklahoma ..............................................................................
Oklahoma City ....................................................................
Tulsa ...................................................................................
Number
Percent
3,954.0
168.5
58.2
826.5
285.8
126.5
350.2
75.9
151.1
504.4
62.0
140.0
210.9
-159.5
-6.3
-2.1
-31.6
-1.7
-2.0
-19.5
-2.4
-8.9
-12.6
-2.8
-3.6
-8.1
-3.9
-3.6
-3.5
-3.7
-.6
-1.6
-5.3
-3.1
-5.6
-2.4
-4.3
-2.5
-3.7
356.9
59.4
119.0
53.8
360.1
59.9
119.9
53.9
3.2
.5
.9
.1
.9
.8
.8
.2
5,312.7
337.7
171.6
1,038.2
1,042.0
942.0
391.5
54.3
57.4
52.2
312.8
234.0
5,316.7
335.8
170.1
1,032.9
1,049.9
932.1
394.7
54.5
56.4
52.1
314.7
232.9
5,102.5
324.4
165.4
1,008.5
1,005.8
913.6
380.4
52.8
55.0
51.5
299.8
225.3
-214.2
-11.4
-4.7
-24.4
-44.1
-18.5
-14.3
-1.7
-1.4
-.6
-14.9
-7.6
-4.0
-3.4
-2.8
-2.4
-4.2
-2.0
-3.6
-3.1
-2.5
-1.2
-4.7
-3.3
1,590.1
578.6
431.8
1,604.4
580.1
439.8
1,566.3
565.2
427.6
1,572.6
572.2
430.6
6.3
7.0
3.0
.4
1.2
.7
Oregon ...................................................................................
Bend ...................................................................................
Eugene-Springfield .............................................................
Medford ..............................................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ..........................................
Salem .................................................................................
1,751.7
70.5
159.5
85.3
1,051.4
153.0
1,695.3
66.6
153.7
82.7
1,027.6
150.9
1,702.9
67.7
154.9
80.8
1,026.4
149.5
1,644.6
65.0
148.4
77.9
999.7
146.7
-58.3
-2.7
-6.5
-2.9
-26.7
-2.8
-3.4
-4.0
-4.2
-3.6
-2.6
-1.9
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton .............................................
Altoona ...............................................................................
Erie .....................................................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ..............................................................
Johnstown ..........................................................................
Lancaster ............................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ......................................
Pittsburgh ...........................................................................
Reading ..............................................................................
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre .....................................................
State College ......................................................................
Williamsport ........................................................................
York-Hanover .....................................................................
5,865.0
349.4
63.2
134.4
332.6
63.0
241.6
2,852.1
1,156.7
176.6
265.9
76.2
54.7
185.8
5,791.9
343.2
61.7
132.8
328.7
62.0
237.2
2,804.2
1,146.1
173.0
260.6
75.3
53.1
183.9
5,712.1
338.6
61.3
129.8
325.5
61.3
234.6
2,778.9
1,125.9
172.5
258.6
70.7
53.2
181.7
5,640.5
334.1
59.9
130.2
322.3
59.9
230.2
2,730.6
1,117.3
169.3
254.0
70.4
51.5
179.9
-71.6
-4.5
-1.4
.4
-3.2
-1.4
-4.4
-48.3
-8.6
-3.2
-4.6
-.3
-1.7
-1.8
-1.3
-1.3
-2.3
.3
-1.0
-2.3
-1.9
-1.7
-.8
-1.9
-1.8
-.4
-3.2
-1.0
Rhode Island .........................................................................
Providence-Fall River-Warwick ..........................................
493.4
584.2
475.4
562.3
474.3
562.0
457.1
541.4
-17.2
-20.6
-3.6
-3.7
South Carolina ......................................................................
Anderson ............................................................................
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville .........................
Columbia ............................................................................
Florence ..............................................................................
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley ..................................................
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway ........................
Spartanburg ........................................................................
1,957.4
65.8
301.6
370.1
90.3
322.2
119.7
131.1
1,885.6
61.7
296.2
364.0
87.7
316.1
112.3
128.7
1,918.9
64.3
296.8
364.6
88.3
317.0
116.3
128.4
1,842.8
60.0
291.3
356.8
86.1
308.8
108.2
127.4
-76.1
-4.3
-5.5
-7.8
-2.2
-8.2
-8.1
-1.0
-4.0
-6.7
-1.9
-2.1
-2.5
-2.6
-7.0
-.8
South Dakota ........................................................................
Rapid City ...........................................................................
Sioux Falls ..........................................................................
407.8
60.1
135.3
409.5
60.7
136.5
399.6
58.9
133.1
398.8
59.2
133.5
-.8
.3
.4
-.2
.5
.3
Tennessee .............................................................................
Chattanooga .......................................................................
Clarksville ...........................................................................
Jackson ..............................................................................
Johnson City .......................................................................
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ......................................................
Knoxville .............................................................................
Memphis .............................................................................
Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin ...................
2,836.4
250.5
86.2
62.6
83.6
124.8
338.7
649.2
778.6
2,747.0
245.8
82.9
60.9
81.3
122.2
332.0
633.5
755.4
2,762.4
244.4
83.7
60.7
80.9
122.1
333.5
632.3
756.0
2,669.5
240.4
80.8
59.4
78.2
120.1
323.9
616.9
732.6
-92.9
-4.0
-2.9
-1.3
-2.7
-2.0
-9.6
-15.4
-23.4
-3.4
-1.6
-3.5
-2.1
-3.3
-1.6
-2.9
-2.4
-3.1
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State and area
2007
2008
2008
2009p
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 .......................................................................
10,619.2
67.1
113.2
773.4
165.0
126.4
95.0
181.9
3,001.3
281.2
2,605.6
125.2
90.2
97.8
130.8
219.4
68.2
61.6
851.9
58.0
95.7
107.1
62.0
10,685.7
68.5
113.8
783.3
163.8
126.0
98.2
184.0
3,003.8
280.7
2,628.1
129.3
91.8
98.9
131.7
222.4
71.8
65.1
856.7
58.9
96.8
108.3
61.6
10,439.7
65.9
112.2
763.9
162.4
126.4
89.5
178.8
2,943.7
277.4
2,559.0
123.3
89.3
97.0
129.0
218.9
68.0
61.4
836.0
57.3
94.0
105.5
61.6
Utah ........................................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................
Provo-Orem ........................................................................
St. George ..........................................................................
Salt Lake City .....................................................................
1,281.0
204.4
194.9
54.9
653.0
1,258.3
198.6
189.5
50.9
646.1
Vermont .................................................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ................................................
315.5
117.0
Virginia ..................................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ...................................
Charlottesville .....................................................................
Harrisonburg .......................................................................
Lynchburg ...........................................................................
Richmond ...........................................................................
Roanoke .............................................................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ...............................
Winchester ..........................................................................
Number
Percent
10,461.2
67.4
112.5
770.5
162.2
124.1
92.9
180.9
2,936.6
276.2
2,576.2
126.3
91.1
97.4
129.9
220.3
70.4
64.5
837.7
58.1
95.2
106.2
60.4
21.5
1.5
.3
6.6
-.2
-2.3
3.4
2.1
-7.1
-1.2
17.2
3.0
1.8
.4
.9
1.4
2.4
3.1
1.7
.8
1.2
.7
-1.2
0.2
2.3
.3
.9
-.1
-1.8
3.8
1.2
-.2
-.4
.7
2.4
2.0
.4
.7
.6
3.5
5.0
.2
1.4
1.3
.7
-1.9
1,244.5
198.1
187.8
51.9
640.0
1,224.1
195.3
182.2
49.8
633.4
-20.4
-2.8
-5.6
-2.1
-6.6
-1.6
-1.4
-3.0
-4.0
-1.0
303.9
112.5
307.0
112.6
295.4
108.3
-11.6
-4.3
-3.8
-3.8
3,799.5
73.4
103.6
64.9
110.3
637.0
164.4
775.1
57.8
3,731.4
73.1
101.3
63.1
109.8
620.5
161.4
764.7
55.2
3,719.8
69.9
99.6
63.5
108.2
625.9
161.1
753.3
56.2
3,658.9
69.1
97.7
61.6
107.1
609.5
158.5
749.9
53.6
-60.9
-.8
-1.9
-1.9
-1.1
-16.4
-2.6
-3.4
-2.6
-1.6
-1.1
-1.9
-3.0
-1.0
-2.6
-1.6
-.5
-4.6
Washington ...........................................................................
Bellingham ..........................................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ..........................................................
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland ................................................
Olympia ..............................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Spokane .............................................................................
Yakima ................................................................................
2,975.1
86.4
87.2
91.5
103.4
1,772.8
220.8
78.2
2,931.0
84.3
84.1
93.6
103.8
1,741.2
216.6
77.4
2,916.9
84.5
85.6
90.4
101.5
1,738.9
215.4
76.8
2,864.0
82.7
82.5
93.0
101.8
1,701.5
212.0
76.5
-52.9
-1.8
-3.1
2.6
.3
-37.4
-3.4
-.3
-1.8
-2.1
-3.6
2.9
.3
-2.2
-1.6
-.4
West Virginia .........................................................................
Charleston ..........................................................................
Huntington-Ashland ............................................................
Morgantown ........................................................................
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna .............................................
Wheeling .............................................................................
768.6
152.1
123.1
62.8
74.0
69.0
761.7
152.3
120.1
64.1
73.5
68.8
746.7
149.6
118.7
59.8
70.9
67.2
739.3
149.4
116.8
61.1
71.1
66.6
-7.4
-.2
-1.9
1.3
.2
-.6
-1.0
-.1
-1.6
2.2
.3
-.9
Wisconsin ..............................................................................
Appleton .............................................................................
Eau Claire ...........................................................................
Green Bay ..........................................................................
Janesville ............................................................................
La Crosse ...........................................................................
Madison ..............................................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .......................................
Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................
Racine ................................................................................
Sheboygan .........................................................................
Wausau ..............................................................................
2,906.9
119.7
85.1
171.1
70.2
75.9
351.5
863.5
94.8
81.5
64.3
73.9
2,843.5
116.3
83.2
167.9
67.0
75.2
345.4
841.8
94.4
79.5
63.1
71.5
2,828.3
116.4
81.7
167.3
68.3
74.0
342.0
843.8
93.0
79.1
62.9
71.7
2,755.6
114.2
80.2
163.5
64.4
72.5
335.9
820.5
92.7
77.6
61.6
69.8
-72.7
-2.2
-1.5
-3.8
-3.9
-1.5
-6.1
-23.3
-.3
-1.5
-1.3
-1.9
-2.6
-1.9
-1.8
-2.3
-5.7
-2.0
-1.8
-2.8
-.3
-1.9
-2.1
-2.6
Wyoming ...............................................................................
Cheyenne ...........................................................................
292.4
44.9
300.6
45.2
286.1
43.9
292.3
44.1
6.2
.2
2.2
.5
Puerto Rico ...........................................................................
Ponce .................................................................................
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo .............................................
1,035.2
68.5
769.1
1,019.6
66.2
758.1
1,006.2
65.4
747.7
991.3
64.3
736.6
-14.9
-1.1
-11.1
-1.5
-1.7
-1.5
Virgin Islands ........................................................................
45.9
45.6
45.5
45.8
.3
.7
1
p
Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.
= preliminary.
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect
2008 benchmark levels. 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. 09-01, dated November 20,
2008, and 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.
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)
December
Change from January 2008 to
January 2009 p
January
State, area, and division
2007
2008
2008
2009p
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 ........................
15,348.2
5,705.4
4,180.4
1,525.0
2,068.7
1,060.1
1,008.6
14,825.2
5,492.3
4,028.9
1,463.4
2,006.9
1,017.7
989.2
14,940.7
5,548.8
4,053.8
1,495.0
2,018.4
1,032.7
985.7
District of Columbia .............................................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ....................................
Bethesda-Frederick-Rockville 2 ........................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 ..................................
701.8
3,029.0
582.3
2,446.7
707.7
3,015.2
576.8
2,438.4
Florida ....................................................................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach ..........
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .............................................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ...............
8,053.2
2,456.6
802.8
1,085.4
568.4
Illinois ....................................................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 .................................................
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ..................................................
Gary 2 ...............................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County 1 .......................................
Number
Percent
14,476.2
5,373.2
3,942.8
1,430.4
1,959.9
994.9
965.0
-464.5
-175.6
-111.0
-64.6
-58.5
-37.8
-20.7
-3.1
-3.2
-2.7
-4.3
-2.9
-3.7
-2.1
689.0
2,959.2
568.8
2,390.4
699.8
2,957.4
564.2
2,393.2
10.8
-1.8
-4.6
2.8
1.6
-.1
-.8
.1
7,656.9
2,350.0
762.9
1,044.3
542.8
7,871.8
2,399.9
783.8
1,060.6
555.5
7,530.1
2,319.1
752.2
1,031.2
535.7
-341.7
-80.8
-31.6
-29.4
-19.8
-4.3
-3.4
-4.0
-2.8
-3.6
6,036.5
4,605.0
3,912.5
287.7
404.8
5,885.4
4,488.5
3,810.4
280.3
397.8
5,869.4
4,472.0
3,803.2
277.1
391.7
5,693.0
4,355.7
3,697.2
272.5
386.0
-176.4
-116.3
-106.0
-4.6
-5.7
-3.0
-2.6
-2.8
-1.7
-1.5
Massachusetts ......................................................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 ..............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ...............................................
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ...........................................
Framingham .....................................................................
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ...............................
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ...........................................
Nashua 1 ..........................................................................
Peabody ...........................................................................
3,322.3
2,524.8
1,732.9
90.5
160.9
78.0
120.8
135.6
102.4
3,254.2
2,479.8
1,707.3
87.8
160.2
76.9
118.6
133.5
100.8
3,226.2
2,463.8
1,689.7
87.8
158.6
76.7
117.2
132.1
99.7
3,154.2
2,413.7
1,661.1
84.6
157.5
75.4
114.4
130.7
97.5
-72.0
-50.1
-28.6
-3.2
-1.1
-1.3
-2.8
-1.4
-2.2
-2.2
-2.0
-1.7
-3.6
-.7
-1.7
-2.4
-1.1
-2.2
Michigan ................................................................................
Detroit-Warren-Livonia .......................................................
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ..................................................
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ..........................................
4,293.5
1,972.8
789.5
1,183.3
4,068.9
1,852.3
746.6
1,105.7
4,146.4
1,910.4
768.4
1,142.0
3,882.3
1,768.7
718.7
1,050.0
-264.1
-141.7
-49.7
-92.0
-6.4
-7.4
-6.5
-8.1
New York ...............................................................................
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 ..................
Edison-New Brunswick2 ...................................................
Nassau-Suffolk .................................................................
New York-White Plains-Wayne 1 ......................................
Newark-Union 2 ................................................................
8,921.5
8,756.8
1,049.7
1,294.0
5,360.3
1,052.8
8,818.1
8,604.4
1,020.6
1,269.1
5,282.4
1,032.3
8,636.0
8,499.5
1,020.2
1,239.2
5,211.7
1,028.4
8,522.6
8,330.9
978.9
1,215.8
5,127.8
1,008.4
-113.4
-168.6
-41.3
-23.4
-83.9
-20.0
-1.3
-2.0
-4.0
-1.9
-1.6
-1.9
Pennsylvania .........................................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ...................................
Camden 2 .........................................................................
Philadelphia ......................................................................
Wilmington 2 .....................................................................
5,865.0
2,852.1
546.5
1,945.8
359.8
5,791.9
2,804.2
530.0
1,925.4
348.8
5,712.1
2,778.9
534.4
1,897.0
347.5
5,640.5
2,730.6
515.4
1,876.6
338.6
-71.6
-48.3
-19.0
-20.4
-8.9
-1.3
-1.7
-3.6
-1.1
-2.6
Texas .....................................................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................
Dallas-Plano-Irving ...........................................................
Fort Worth-Arlington .........................................................
10,619.2
3,001.3
2,118.4
882.9
10,685.7
3,003.8
2,119.6
884.2
10,439.7
2,943.7
2,078.6
865.1
10,461.2
2,936.6
2,068.8
867.8
21.5
-7.1
-9.8
2.7
.2
-.2
-.5
.3
Washington ...........................................................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ...................................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ...................................................
Tacoma .............................................................................
2,975.1
1,772.8
1,486.8
286.0
2,931.0
1,741.2
1,463.3
277.9
2,916.9
1,738.9
1,460.4
278.5
2,864.0
1,701.5
1,429.7
271.8
-52.9
-37.4
-30.7
-6.7
-1.8
-2.2
-2.1
-2.4
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. Data have been revised to reflect
2008 benchmark levels. 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. 09-01, dated November 20, 2008,
and 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.
NOTE: Map includes data for 372 metropolitan areas based
on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 0901. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town areas (NECTAs),
while areas in other states are county-based.
(U.S. rate = 8.5 percent)
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,
not seasonally adjusted, January 2009
U.S. average or below
Above U.S. average