For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, February 3, 2016
USDL-16-0208
Technical information:
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Unemployment:
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METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT — DECEMBER 2015
Unemployment rates were lower in December than a year earlier in 296 of the 387 metropolitan areas,
higher in 79 areas, and unchanged in 12 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Twenty-five areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 12 areas had rates of at least 10.0
percent. Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 280 metropolitan areas, decreased in
94 areas, and was unchanged in 13 areas. The national unemployment rate in December was 4.8 percent,
not seasonally adjusted, down from 5.4 percent a year earlier.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Ames, Iowa, had the lowest unemployment rate in December, 2.2 percent. El Centro, Calif., and Yuma,
Ariz., had the highest unemployment rates, 19.6 percent and 18.0 percent, respectively. A total of 188
areas had December jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 4.8 percent, 187 areas had rates above it, and 12
areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1 and the map.)
Atlantic City-Hammonton, N.J., had the largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in December
(-3.4 percentage points), followed by El Centro, Calif. (-3.0 points). Three other areas had rate declines
of at least 2.0 percentage points. The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Farmington, N.M.
(+2.1 percentage points).
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Salt Lake City, Utah,
had the lowest unemployment rate in December, 2.8 percent. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nev., and
Memphis, Tenn.-Miss.-Ark., had the highest rates among the large areas, 6.2 percent and 6.1 percent,
respectively. Forty-three large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, four had increases,
and four had no change. New Orleans-Metairie, La., had the largest rate decrease (-1.7 percentage
points). The largest over-the-year rate increase occurred in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
(+0.6 percentage point).
Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are
essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In December, Montgomery County-Bucks
County-Chester County, Pa., had the lowest unemployment rate among the divisions, 3.1 percent.
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, Mich., had the highest division rate, 6.4 percent. (See table 2.)
In December, 34 of the metropolitan divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 3 had
increases, and 1 had no change. The largest declines occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,
Calif. (-1.7 percentage points), and Camden, N.J. (-1.6 points). The largest over-the-year rate increase
occurred in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (+0.4 percentage point).
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In December, 280 metropolitan areas had over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 94
had decreases, and 13 had no change. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New
York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. (+156,400), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.
(+135,100), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+98,900). The largest over-the-year percentage
gain in employment occurred in Idaho Falls, Idaho (+4.5 percent), followed by Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,
Salisbury, Md.-Del., and San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (+4.4 percent each). (See table 3.)
The largest over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Lafayette, La. (-5,500), DavenportMoline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill. (-4,500), and Houma-Thibodaux, La. (-3,600). The largest over-the-year
percentage decreases in employment occurred in Pine Bluff, Ark. (-7.0 percent), Cape Girardeau,
Mo.-Ill. (-3.8 percent), and Williamsport, Pa. (-3.7 percent).
Over the year, nonfarm employment rose in 50 of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census
population of 1 million or more and decreased in New Orleans-Metairie, La. (-0.2 percent). The largest
over-the-year percentage increase in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in San JoseSunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. (+4.4 percent), followed by Austin-Round Rock, Texas, and PortlandVancouver-Hillsboro, Ore.-Wash. (+3.8 percent each).
Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 34 of the 38 metropolitan divisions over the
year and decreased in 4. The largest over-the-year increase in employment among the metropolitan
divisions occurred in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. (+122,700), followed by Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. (+93,700), and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+84,400). The overthe-year decreases in employment occurred in Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis. (-5,100),
Dutchess County-Putnam County, N.Y. (-3,300), Nashua, N.H.-Mass. (-1,500), and TauntonMiddleborough-Norton, Mass. (-900). (See table 4.)
The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred
in San Rafael, Calif. (+5.6 percent), followed by San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco,
Calif. (+3.7 percent), and Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and Tacoma-Lakewood, Wash. (+3.6 percent
each). The over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Dutchess County-Putnam
County, N.Y. (-2.3 percent), Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, Mass. (-1.5 percent), Lake CountyKenosha County, Ill.-Wis. (-1.3 percent), and Nashua, N.H.-Mass. (-1.2 percent).
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The Regional and State Unemployment 2015 Annual Averages news release is scheduled to be
released on Friday, February 26, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The Regional and State Employment
and Unemployment news release for January 2016 is scheduled to be released on Monday, March
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14, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news
release for January 2016 is scheduled to be released on Friday, March 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
(EDT).
Upcoming Changes to Local Area Unemployment Statistics Data
Effective with the release of Regional and State Unemployment 2015 Annual Averages on
February 26, 2016, the civilian labor force and unemployment data for census regions and
divisions and all states, the District of Columbia, and the seven modeled substate areas
presented in tables 1 and 2 of this news release will be revised from 2011 to 2015 to
incorporate updated inputs, new population controls, and reestimation of models. The new
population controls will reflect the annual updating of population estimates by the U.S. Census
Bureau. Civilian labor force and unemployment estimates for all other metropolitan areas and
metropolitan divisions subsequently will be revised to reflect updated inputs and adjustment to
the new statewide estimates. These revised estimates will be published in conjunction with the
March 2016 Regional and State Employment and Unemployment news release on April 15,
2016.
Upcoming Changes to Current Employment Statistics Data
Effective with the release of January 2016 estimates on March 14, 2016, all nonfarm payroll
employment estimates for states and areas presented in tables 3 and 4 of this news release will
be adjusted to 2015 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data beginning with April 2014
and seasonally adjusted data beginning with January 2011 are subject to revision. Some
seasonally adjusted series may be revised back to 1990.
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Technical Note
This release presents labor force and unemployment data
from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
program (tables 1 and 2) for 387 metropolitan statistical areas
and metropolitan New England City and Town Areas
(NECTAs), plus 7 areas in Puerto Rico. Estimates for 38
metropolitan and NECTA divisions also are presented.
Nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current
Employment Statistics (CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are
provided for the same areas. State estimates were previously
published in the news release, Regional and State Employment
and Unemployment, and are republished in this release for ease
of reference. The LAUS and CES programs are both federalstate 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 older. 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 labormanagement 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 estimates are also produced for the
following areas and their respective balances: the ChicagoNaperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division;
Cleveland-Elyria, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area; DetroitWarren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area; MiamiMiami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; and SeattleBellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. 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 balance-of-state totals. A detailed description
of the estimation procedures is available from BLS upon
request.
Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data
shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the
beginning of each year, usually implemented with the issuance
of January estimates. The adjusted model-based estimates
typically reflect updated population data from the U.S. Census
Bureau, any revisions in other input data sources, and model reestimation. All substate estimates then are re-estimated using
updated inputs and adjusted to add to the revised model-based
totals. In early 2015, a new generation of time-series models
was implemented, resulting in the replacement of data back to
the series beginnings. At the same time, enhancements were
made to the substate estimation methodology, and more timely
inputs from the American Community Survey were
incorporated.
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 2012 version of the North
American Industry Classification System.
Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment
data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where
possible these data are produced using a "weighted link
relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month
weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted
employment is computed from a sample of establishments
reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the
current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by
the previous month’s employment estimates. The weighted link
relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample
size meets certain statistical criteria.
For some employment series, the sample of
establishments is very small or highly variable. In these cases,
a model-based approach is used in estimation. These models
use the direct sample estimates (described above), combined
with forecasts of historical (benchmarked) data to decrease
volatility in estimation. Two different models (Fay-Herriot
Model and Small Domain Model) are used depending on the
industry level being estimated. For more detailed information
about each model, refer to the BLS Handbook of Methods.
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.
Labor force and unemployment estimates. Measures of
sampling error are not available for metropolitan areas or
metropolitan divisions. Model-based error measures for states
are
available
on
the
BLS
website
at
www.bls.gov/lau/lastderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling error
are not available for the areas contained in this release.
Information on recent data revisions for states and local areas
is available online at www.bls.gov/lau/launews1.htm.
Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are
available for metropolitan areas or metropolitan divisions upon
request. Measures of sampling error for states down to the
supersector level are available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling
error are not available for the areas contained in this release.
Information on recent benchmark revisions is available online
at www.bls.gov/sae/.
Area definitions
Seasonal adjustment. Payroll employment data are
seasonally adjusted for states, metropolitan areas, and
metropolitan divisions at the total nonfarm level. For states,
data are seasonally adjusted at the supersector level as well
Revisions of historical data for the most recent 5 years are made
once a year, coincident with annual benchmark adjustments.
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 specific 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.
The substate area data published in this release reflect the
delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and
Budget on February 28, 2013. 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
online
at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.
Additional information
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, 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 www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from the CES
program are available on the BLS website at www.bls.gov/sae/.
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202)
691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
December
2015
2014
2015p
125.4
3.0
3.5
28.4
4.7
4.1
3.6
4.5
2.5
10.6
12.4
9.4
6.3
5.7
6.7
4.5
5.1
5.2
5.9
5.8
6.7
5.7
5.1
6.7
5.7
5.1
5.6
6.6
4.7
5.2
5.2
5.7
5.6
6.6
5.8
5.0
6.6
5.5
5.2
5.5
6.3
4.3
4.8
5.3
5.6
5.6
6.9
5.4
5.0
6.4
5.4
4.9
5.8
6.5
4.9
5.3
5.5
5.9
5.7
6.8
5.8
5.1
6.8
5.6
5.5
23.3
10.9
2.6
23.8
11.6
2.6
6.4
5.4
5.6
6.4
5.5
5.5
6.4
5.3
5.5
6.6
5.6
5.6
182.8
4.6
6.0
108.5
5.1
3.5
25.0
18.1
197.1
5.1
6.5
117.3
5.7
4.0
26.7
18.4
173.0
4.7
5.8
102.9
4.8
3.3
23.7
16.0
6.4
6.7
8.2
5.6
5.8
7.7
5.9
20.3
5.8
6.3
7.8
5.0
5.2
7.0
5.3
20.1
6.3
7.2
8.4
5.5
5.9
7.8
5.7
20.1
5.5
6.6
7.6
4.7
5.0
6.6
5.0
18.0
69.9
9.5
6.6
2.3
2.9
16.4
2.6
59.0
7.8
6.1
2.0
2.5
13.6
2.2
72.2
9.6
6.5
2.4
3.1
16.6
2.7
61.4
8.0
6.1
2.0
2.5
14.0
2.3
5.3
3.9
5.5
5.9
4.9
4.8
7.1
4.4
3.1
5.1
4.9
3.9
3.9
6.4
5.5
4.0
5.5
6.0
5.1
4.9
7.4
4.6
3.2
5.1
4.9
4.0
4.0
6.7
18,934.5
395.2
101.9
80.0
436.5
56.5
6,579.6
62.2
113.5
241.0
72.1
431.2
74.9
1,961.6
1,054.6
211.4
1,568.3
2,515.4
1,068.4
140.6
137.5
220.0
258.1
312.0
207.5
197.0
71.2
1,341.2
37.2
8.0
18.3
49.3
6.5
482.6
7.0
13.9
25.3
4.2
28.3
6.5
146.6
70.5
18.7
92.9
121.2
51.2
7.7
11.6
13.0
13.6
31.3
14.1
24.5
8.1
1,074.2
36.5
6.8
17.9
43.0
5.8
352.9
6.0
12.5
21.2
3.6
23.6
5.3
118.9
57.7
16.6
75.6
98.6
41.7
6.3
10.0
11.4
10.9
26.6
11.6
21.8
6.9
1,277.5
39.2
7.9
18.6
49.1
6.7
453.6
7.2
14.8
24.9
4.0
26.4
6.6
134.6
66.1
23.4
84.6
110.0
46.4
7.1
12.7
13.0
12.6
30.9
13.5
25.6
8.3
1,091.6
40.4
7.1
15.7
45.1
6.2
355.4
6.3
13.5
22.0
3.7
23.3
5.6
116.7
57.9
22.1
74.4
97.1
40.9
6.3
11.7
12.1
10.9
27.5
11.7
24.1
7.6
7.1
9.4
7.9
22.7
11.3
11.4
7.2
11.4
11.9
10.6
5.7
6.6
8.6
7.6
6.7
8.5
6.0
4.9
4.9
5.4
8.2
5.9
5.3
10.1
6.9
12.4
11.2
5.7
9.2
6.6
21.9
9.9
10.3
5.3
9.9
10.9
8.8
4.8
5.4
7.0
6.1
5.5
7.5
4.8
3.9
3.9
4.4
7.1
5.1
4.2
8.6
5.6
11.1
9.6
6.8
10.0
7.8
22.6
11.2
11.7
6.8
11.4
12.8
10.4
5.6
6.2
8.8
7.0
6.3
11.2
5.5
4.4
4.5
5.1
9.2
6.0
5.0
10.0
6.6
13.0
11.5
5.8
10.2
7.0
19.6
10.3
10.9
5.4
10.1
11.9
9.1
5.1
5.4
7.5
5.9
5.5
10.4
4.7
3.9
3.8
4.5
8.5
5.5
4.2
8.8
5.6
12.2
10.6
2,815.1
177.0
316.0
1,497.4
175.4
73.0
147.9
73.0
2,808.8
174.6
310.6
1,488.9
178.0
72.1
150.7
71.7
116.9
6.2
16.1
59.7
6.3
3.5
5.4
4.3
96.6
4.9
12.8
48.2
5.2
3.7
5.1
3.6
115.9
5.9
16.0
59.5
6.1
3.7
5.4
4.3
93.2
4.6
12.4
46.4
5.0
3.9
5.0
3.5
4.1
3.4
5.0
4.0
3.5
4.8
3.6
5.9
3.4
2.8
4.1
3.2
2.9
5.1
3.4
4.9
4.1
3.3
5.1
4.0
3.5
5.0
3.7
5.9
3.3
2.6
4.0
3.1
2.8
5.3
3.3
4.9
1,887.2
462.8
106.9
616.4
323.4
141.7
112.5
1,879.4
463.0
105.9
614.2
322.1
139.3
111.3
114.3
27.2
4.9
37.2
20.0
9.5
8.5
90.5
21.6
4.0
29.6
15.8
7.3
6.7
105.9
24.9
4.6
34.9
18.1
8.8
7.9
93.3
22.2
4.3
30.7
15.9
7.5
6.8
6.0
5.8
4.6
6.0
6.1
6.6
7.5
4.8
4.7
3.8
4.8
4.9
5.2
6.0
5.6
5.4
4.3
5.7
5.6
6.2
7.0
5.0
4.8
4.0
5.0
4.9
5.4
6.1
2015
2014
2015p
Alabama ...............................................................
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville ...........................
Auburn-Opelika .................................................
Birmingham-Hoover ..........................................
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley ....................................
Decatur .............................................................
Dothan ..............................................................
Florence-Muscle Shoals ...................................
Gadsden ...........................................................
Huntsville ..........................................................
Mobile ...............................................................
Montgomery ......................................................
Tuscaloosa .......................................................
2,139.1
46.4
71.5
533.7
84.3
69.0
62.2
67.4
43.6
209.4
182.2
169.6
111.7
2,149.4
46.2
72.4
537.5
85.8
69.0
62.4
65.6
43.3
208.9
182.0
169.3
113.9
2,122.7
46.1
71.0
530.6
83.6
68.5
62.0
67.3
43.1
206.5
180.5
168.9
110.7
2,144.0
46.1
72.0
535.3
85.3
68.9
62.2
65.5
43.2
208.3
181.5
169.1
113.6
122.8
3.1
3.2
27.1
4.4
4.0
3.6
4.5
2.5
10.8
12.2
9.6
5.7
121.3
3.0
3.4
27.7
4.4
3.9
3.5
4.3
2.5
10.4
11.9
9.3
5.9
117.5
2.9
3.1
25.7
4.4
3.9
3.5
4.7
2.3
10.3
11.6
9.1
5.5
Alaska ..................................................................
Anchorage ........................................................
Fairbanks ..........................................................
363.2
206.0
47.5
358.7
204.9
47.0
362.5
206.9
47.4
358.0
206.5
46.5
23.4
11.1
2.7
22.9
11.2
2.6
Arizona ................................................................
Flagstaff ............................................................
Lake Havasu City-Kingman ..............................
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale .................................
Prescott ............................................................
Sierra Vista-Douglas .........................................
Tucson ..............................................................
Yuma ................................................................
3,130.0
72.6
77.8
2,144.1
97.2
51.6
464.3
92.4
3,168.3
72.4
76.7
2,180.5
97.7
49.9
472.6
90.4
3,124.4
71.2
78.2
2,140.7
96.2
51.0
465.6
91.8
3,156.8
71.2
76.4
2,175.1
96.6
49.8
470.7
89.0
199.9
4.8
6.4
119.6
5.7
4.0
27.4
18.7
Arkansas .............................................................
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ........................
Fort Smith .........................................................
Hot Springs .......................................................
Jonesboro .........................................................
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ...............
Pine Bluff ..........................................................
1,310.7
242.8
119.9
39.8
60.7
339.2
36.9
1,331.1
249.9
120.5
40.6
62.9
349.3
34.8
1,304.1
241.4
118.3
39.6
60.4
338.4
36.6
1,332.4
250.3
120.2
40.8
62.8
347.8
34.8
California .............................................................
Bakersfield
.................................................
Chico ................................................................
El Centro ...........................................................
Fresno ..............................................................
Hanford-Corcoran .............................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ..................
Madera .............................................................
Merced ..............................................................
Modesto ............................................................
Napa .................................................................
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura .....................
Redding ............................................................
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ...................
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade .............
Salinas ..............................................................
San Diego-Carlsbad .........................................
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward .....................
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ....................
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande
Santa Cruz-Watsonville ....................................
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara ..............................
Santa Rosa .......................................................
Stockton-Lodi ....................................................
Vallejo-Fairfield .................................................
Visalia-Porterville ..............................................
Yuba City ..........................................................
18,941.1
398.3
101.8
80.6
436.7
57.1
6,662.5
61.2
116.5
239.6
73.7
428.8
75.7
1,940.1
1,050.9
221.0
1,559.4
2,484.3
1,036.8
141.1
142.2
220.4
257.4
310.7
205.4
197.5
72.1
18,987.7
396.9
102.6
81.6
436.4
56.6
6,596.7
60.7
114.6
241.3
73.8
434.0
75.2
1,958.7
1,056.1
222.3
1,572.9
2,516.2
1,069.9
144.0
141.0
223.6
258.6
311.3
207.7
196.2
71.5
18,855.7
393.8
101.2
82.3
437.2
56.9
6,632.0
62.8
116.4
239.5
71.7
427.6
75.1
1,935.0
1,046.6
209.1
1,551.7
2,479.3
1,039.2
137.3
138.8
216.6
254.8
309.9
204.8
197.0
71.6
Colorado ..............................................................
Boulder .............................................................
Colorado Springs ..............................................
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood ................................
Fort Collins .......................................................
Grand Junction .................................................
Greeley .............................................................
Pueblo ..............................................................
2,821.6
179.4
319.6
1,501.8
177.6
73.6
149.3
73.4
2,804.4
176.6
311.8
1,496.6
178.6
72.8
151.2
72.3
Connecticut .........................................................
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ...........................
Danbury ............................................................
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ...............
New Haven .......................................................
Norwich-New London-Westerly ........................
Waterbury .........................................................
1,899.6
465.7
106.9
620.3
326.3
142.9
113.2
1,889.3
464.8
105.9
618.8
323.7
140.3
111.7
See footnotes at end of table.
December
2014
2014
2014
2015
2014
2015p
November
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
December
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Delaware ..............................................................
Dover ................................................................
Salisbury 1 ........................................................
455.5
76.2
173.4
470.2
76.8
180.7
455.8
76.3
172.3
471.8
77.2
180.7
21.6
3.8
12.5
21.2
3.6
12.0
21.1
3.7
13.0
20.4
3.5
12.4
4.7
5.0
7.2
4.5
4.7
6.7
4.6
4.9
7.5
4.3
4.6
6.9
District of Columbia ...........................................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria .....................
384.2
3,263.5
390.9
3,298.8
382.0
3,239.8
388.7
3,291.1
29.3
150.5
26.3
135.7
28.4
143.4
24.6
126.1
7.6
4.6
6.7
4.1
7.4
4.4
6.3
3.8
Florida ..................................................................
Cape Coral-Fort Myers .....................................
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin ...............
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ..........
Gainesville ........................................................
Homosassa Springs .........................................
Jacksonville ......................................................
Lakeland-Winter Haven ....................................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach ........
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island ......................
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton ........................
Ocala ................................................................
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford ............................
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville .........................
Panama City .....................................................
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ............................
Port St. Lucie ....................................................
Punta Gorda .....................................................
Sebastian-Vero Beach ......................................
Sebring .............................................................
Tallahassee ......................................................
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ....................
The Villages ......................................................
9,661.9
317.4
117.7
280.8
139.1
48.3
717.5
281.0
3,022.0
163.8
340.5
133.8
1,218.9
257.2
92.0
214.6
201.1
66.9
62.1
36.4
191.7
1,438.7
28.5
9,626.1
319.1
116.2
280.0
137.5
46.9
713.2
281.9
3,017.7
163.5
337.1
131.8
1,222.4
256.2
88.9
212.6
199.5
66.6
60.8
35.4
187.2
1,438.1
28.2
9,607.7
315.3
116.8
278.7
137.1
47.9
715.3
279.2
3,003.7
165.0
339.4
133.1
1,211.5
256.4
90.8
212.8
199.5
66.7
61.8
37.0
189.9
1,430.6
28.3
9,629.6
319.7
114.5
279.4
135.8
46.8
716.7
282.9
3,021.1
164.5
336.7
131.4
1,222.0
255.5
88.6
211.3
198.9
66.7
60.8
36.1
186.9
1,439.0
28.3
553.1
17.2
5.9
17.8
6.8
3.8
41.1
18.7
167.8
8.9
18.2
9.1
67.2
16.5
5.7
11.9
12.9
4.2
4.2
2.8
10.4
81.3
2.1
468.5
14.4
4.9
14.5
5.7
3.1
33.5
15.5
151.2
7.6
15.3
7.5
54.9
13.5
4.6
10.1
10.5
3.5
3.7
2.4
8.7
66.4
1.8
516.9
15.8
5.6
16.6
6.2
3.6
38.0
17.2
160.2
8.1
16.8
8.5
62.2
15.3
5.6
11.1
11.8
3.9
3.8
2.6
9.5
75.4
2.0
456.9
13.7
4.8
14.1
5.5
3.1
32.0
14.9
151.0
7.3
14.7
7.3
53.0
13.0
4.6
9.8
10.2
3.4
3.6
2.3
8.4
64.0
1.8
5.7
5.4
5.0
6.3
4.9
7.8
5.7
6.7
5.6
5.5
5.3
6.8
5.5
6.4
6.2
5.5
6.4
6.3
6.8
7.8
5.4
5.7
7.4
4.9
4.5
4.2
5.2
4.2
6.7
4.7
5.5
5.0
4.7
4.5
5.7
4.5
5.3
5.1
4.8
5.3
5.3
6.1
6.7
4.7
4.6
6.4
5.4
5.0
4.8
6.0
4.6
7.6
5.3
6.2
5.3
4.9
4.9
6.4
5.1
6.0
6.1
5.2
5.9
5.8
6.2
7.0
5.0
5.3
7.0
4.7
4.3
4.2
5.0
4.1
6.6
4.5
5.3
5.0
4.4
4.4
5.6
4.3
5.1
5.2
4.7
5.1
5.1
5.9
6.3
4.5
4.4
6.3
Georgia ................................................................
Albany ...............................................................
Athens-Clarke County ......................................
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell ......................
Augusta-Richmond County ...............................
Brunswick .........................................................
Columbus .........................................................
Dalton ...............................................................
Gainesville ........................................................
Hinesville ..........................................................
Macon ...............................................................
Rome ................................................................
Savannah .........................................................
Valdosta ............................................................
Warner Robins ..................................................
4,758.3
66.4
95.9
2,813.8
256.2
50.1
126.9
60.7
90.8
32.4
104.7
43.2
174.4
63.7
81.1
4,758.6
64.5
95.2
2,827.7
254.7
49.1
126.3
59.8
90.7
31.5
101.7
42.6
173.5
61.5
78.7
4,748.4
66.0
95.3
2,815.4
256.2
49.9
126.0
60.6
90.6
32.3
104.4
43.1
172.5
63.0
81.0
4,772.6
64.3
95.6
2,835.7
256.1
49.1
127.1
60.0
91.0
31.5
102.1
42.8
175.3
61.3
79.0
305.4
5.0
5.4
172.1
17.3
3.5
9.1
4.5
4.7
2.2
7.2
3.0
10.7
4.2
5.4
247.6
4.1
4.5
140.0
14.5
2.7
7.9
3.6
3.8
1.8
5.8
2.5
8.4
3.3
4.4
298.4
4.8
5.3
168.1
16.8
3.4
8.8
4.4
4.6
2.2
7.0
3.0
10.6
4.0
5.2
249.4
4.1
4.6
140.3
14.6
2.8
8.1
3.6
3.9
1.8
5.9
2.5
8.7
3.3
4.4
6.4
7.5
5.7
6.1
6.7
6.9
7.2
7.5
5.2
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.1
6.6
6.6
5.2
6.4
4.7
4.9
5.7
5.5
6.3
6.0
4.2
5.6
5.7
5.8
4.9
5.3
5.6
6.3
7.3
5.5
6.0
6.6
6.7
7.0
7.2
5.0
6.9
6.7
6.9
6.1
6.4
6.4
5.2
6.4
4.8
4.9
5.7
5.7
6.4
6.1
4.3
5.6
5.8
5.9
5.0
5.3
5.6
Hawaii ..................................................................
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina ..................................
Urban Honolulu .................................................
671.8
83.0
468.3
682.0
83.8
477.4
670.6
83.2
469.2
682.9
84.0
477.1
27.9
3.5
18.4
22.1
2.8
14.4
25.0
3.1
16.4
20.0
2.6
13.0
4.2
4.2
3.9
3.2
3.4
3.0
3.7
3.8
3.5
2.9
3.1
2.7
Idaho ....................................................................
Boise City .........................................................
Coeur d’Alene ...................................................
Idaho Falls ........................................................
Lewiston ...........................................................
Pocatello ...........................................................
774.8
313.7
70.6
63.3
30.4
42.4
796.7
321.2
73.6
66.1
30.8
43.6
771.8
313.6
70.7
63.3
29.9
42.2
799.3
323.2
74.2
66.5
31.0
43.4
33.8
13.1
3.6
2.4
1.3
1.8
30.9
12.0
3.4
2.2
1.1
1.6
33.6
12.7
3.8
2.4
1.3
1.8
32.0
12.0
3.7
2.2
1.2
1.6
4.4
4.2
5.2
3.8
4.4
4.3
3.9
3.7
4.6
3.3
3.7
3.6
4.4
4.0
5.4
3.7
4.4
4.3
4.0
3.7
5.0
3.3
3.9
3.6
Illinois ..................................................................
Bloomington ..................................................
Carbondale-Marion ...........................................
Champaign-Urbana ..........................................
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin ..................................
Danville .............................................................
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 1 ......................
Decatur .............................................................
Kankakee ..........................................................
Peoria ...............................................................
Rockford ...........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
6,528.3
99.1
59.0
120.7
4,906.5
35.7
194.1
50.6
56.0
186.9
168.4
110.3
6,550.8
101.8
59.4
124.5
4,880.2
36.8
191.8
51.2
57.2
191.2
172.3
113.7
6,491.4
98.2
57.9
119.5
4,883.8
35.5
194.1
50.1
55.5
184.7
167.5
109.8
6,536.2
100.2
58.3
122.6
4,890.9
36.4
189.7
50.1
56.8
189.2
170.6
112.3
389.4
5.0
3.7
6.4
290.5
2.6
11.2
3.7
3.9
11.8
12.1
6.1
379.6
5.5
4.1
7.1
262.3
2.9
11.2
3.9
4.1
13.6
12.9
6.5
373.8
4.7
3.5
6.0
280.3
2.5
11.5
3.5
3.8
11.4
11.6
5.8
388.5
5.4
3.8
6.6
280.2
2.7
11.1
3.7
4.0
13.2
12.3
6.1
6.0
5.0
6.3
5.3
5.9
7.3
5.8
7.4
6.9
6.3
7.2
5.5
5.8
5.4
6.9
5.7
5.4
7.7
5.8
7.6
7.2
7.1
7.5
5.7
5.8
4.8
6.0
5.0
5.7
7.0
5.9
7.0
6.8
6.2
6.9
5.3
5.9
5.4
6.5
5.4
5.7
7.4
5.9
7.4
7.0
7.0
7.2
5.4
Indiana .................................................................
Bloomington ......................................................
Columbus .........................................................
Elkhart-Goshen .................................................
Evansville .........................................................
Fort Wayne .......................................................
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson .........................
Kokomo ............................................................
3,264.5
79.2
43.6
102.5
159.8
207.8
1,005.9
37.4
3,297.8
79.1
44.9
105.4
160.3
208.5
1,019.4
37.9
3,239.6
77.4
43.4
101.5
157.9
205.4
996.5
37.2
3,290.3
78.1
44.9
105.0
159.3
208.1
1,020.1
38.0
192.3
4.7
1.9
5.3
8.2
11.5
56.6
2.4
147.3
3.7
1.5
3.9
6.5
8.9
42.6
1.7
186.2
4.3
1.8
4.9
7.8
11.1
54.0
2.2
150.2
3.7
1.5
3.8
6.6
9.1
42.0
1.8
5.9
5.9
4.4
5.1
5.1
5.5
5.6
6.3
4.5
4.7
3.3
3.7
4.1
4.3
4.2
4.6
5.7
5.6
4.2
4.9
4.9
5.4
5.4
6.0
4.6
4.7
3.3
3.6
4.1
4.4
4.1
4.8
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
2014
December
2015
2014
November
2015p
December
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Indiana—Continued
Lafayette-West Lafayette ..................................
Michigan City-La Porte .....................................
Muncie ..............................................................
South Bend-Mishawaka ....................................
Terre Haute ......................................................
109.1
49.1
54.7
155.0
78.5
110.0
48.2
55.0
154.1
77.2
108.0
48.9
54.1
153.8
77.6
109.3
48.6
55.0
153.7
77.3
5.5
3.6
3.7
9.5
5.7
4.5
2.8
2.9
7.0
4.3
5.1
3.8
3.6
9.3
5.6
4.4
3.1
3.0
7.2
4.5
5.0
7.4
6.8
6.1
7.2
4.1
5.7
5.3
4.6
5.6
4.7
7.8
6.7
6.1
7.2
4.0
6.4
5.4
4.7
5.9
Iowa ......................................................................
Ames ................................................................
Cedar Rapids ....................................................
Des Moines-West Des Moines .........................
Dubuque ...........................................................
Iowa City ...........................................................
Sioux City .........................................................
Waterloo-Cedar Falls ........................................
1,714.3
59.3
144.3
340.3
56.7
97.9
94.5
94.3
1,702.8
59.0
143.3
342.9
55.5
97.3
93.8
92.4
1,706.5
58.8
144.1
341.0
57.0
97.0
94.3
93.9
1,700.0
58.2
143.1
342.7
55.9
96.9
93.7
91.6
67.1
1.4
5.9
13.0
2.0
2.6
4.0
4.4
53.8
1.1
4.7
10.1
1.7
2.2
3.0
3.4
74.7
1.5
6.5
14.1
2.4
2.9
4.0
4.8
60.6
1.3
5.1
10.9
2.0
2.4
3.4
3.9
3.9
2.4
4.1
3.8
3.5
2.7
4.2
4.7
3.2
1.9
3.3
2.9
3.0
2.2
3.2
3.7
4.4
2.6
4.5
4.1
4.2
3.0
4.2
5.1
3.6
2.2
3.6
3.2
3.7
2.5
3.7
4.2
Kansas .................................................................
Lawrence ..........................................................
Manhattan .........................................................
Topeka ..............................................................
Wichita ..............................................................
1,506.3
65.4
51.0
121.6
310.9
1,512.8
67.1
52.8
121.8
313.4
1,500.5
65.3
50.1
120.9
309.5
1,510.5
66.5
51.7
121.9
314.0
58.4
2.2
1.5
4.9
14.1
52.6
1.9
1.4
4.2
12.3
56.6
2.1
1.5
4.9
13.6
54.5
2.0
1.4
4.4
12.7
3.9
3.3
3.0
4.1
4.5
3.5
2.9
2.6
3.5
3.9
3.8
3.2
3.0
4.0
4.4
3.6
3.0
2.8
3.6
4.0
Kentucky .............................................................
Bowling Green ..................................................
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox ..................................
Lexington-Fayette .............................................
Louisville/Jefferson County ...............................
Owensboro .......................................................
1,983.2
77.7
63.6
258.9
630.7
53.4
1,946.7
76.2
62.4
256.2
624.7
52.5
1,966.8
77.3
63.1
255.8
626.5
53.3
1,955.5
76.7
62.4
256.4
628.3
52.7
104.6
3.8
3.4
10.5
31.1
2.5
94.3
3.3
3.0
9.5
26.2
2.4
99.3
3.5
3.2
9.4
29.1
2.4
106.8
3.5
3.2
10.4
28.5
2.7
5.3
4.8
5.3
4.1
4.9
4.7
4.8
4.3
4.7
3.7
4.2
4.5
5.1
4.5
5.0
3.7
4.6
4.4
5.5
4.6
5.2
4.0
4.5
5.1
Louisiana .............................................................
Alexandria .........................................................
Baton Rouge .....................................................
Hammond .........................................................
Houma-Thibodaux ............................................
Lafayette ...........................................................
Lake Charles ....................................................
Monroe .............................................................
New Orleans-Metairie .......................................
Shreveport-Bossier City ....................................
2,202.6
68.6
427.3
55.7
105.2
237.5
102.3
83.5
609.7
199.6
2,137.8
65.8
423.0
54.0
101.0
229.1
102.8
79.9
589.1
192.0
2,180.3
68.2
421.1
55.3
104.6
234.6
102.3
82.8
603.3
197.1
2,109.8
65.1
416.6
53.3
99.6
225.6
101.6
78.7
582.9
188.6
148.7
4.9
26.0
4.3
5.6
13.8
6.2
6.2
41.3
14.9
125.0
3.9
20.7
3.5
5.7
14.4
4.9
4.9
32.9
12.4
141.0
4.7
24.6
4.2
5.1
12.7
5.9
6.0
38.9
14.0
106.5
3.4
17.4
3.1
4.9
12.3
4.3
4.1
27.5
10.4
6.8
7.1
6.1
7.7
5.4
5.8
6.1
7.4
6.8
7.5
5.8
6.0
4.9
6.5
5.6
6.3
4.8
6.1
5.6
6.4
6.5
6.9
5.9
7.6
4.9
5.4
5.8
7.2
6.4
7.1
5.0
5.2
4.2
5.7
4.9
5.4
4.3
5.2
4.7
5.5
Maine ...................................................................
Bangor ..............................................................
Lewiston-Auburn ...............................................
Portland-South Portland ...................................
691.0
72.0
56.6
200.1
675.5
70.7
55.0
197.1
689.7
72.2
56.7
199.6
673.1
70.6
55.0
197.2
36.5
3.6
2.8
8.4
26.2
2.6
2.0
6.1
36.7
3.5
2.7
8.1
25.8
2.6
1.9
5.6
5.3
5.0
4.9
4.2
3.9
3.7
3.6
3.1
5.3
4.9
4.9
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.4
2.8
Maryland ..............................................................
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson ............................
California-Lexington Park .................................
Cumberland ......................................................
Hagerstown-Martinsburg ..................................
3,107.9
1,455.8
53.6
44.8
126.8
3,173.7
1,486.0
55.1
45.0
127.2
3,091.6
1,451.1
53.3
44.5
126.2
3,165.3
1,485.4
54.7
44.7
126.9
167.8
82.5
2.6
2.9
6.8
159.5
77.6
2.6
2.8
6.0
160.6
78.7
2.4
3.0
6.8
145.6
71.0
2.4
2.8
5.8
5.4
5.7
4.9
6.4
5.4
5.0
5.2
4.8
6.1
4.7
5.2
5.4
4.6
6.7
5.4
4.6
4.8
4.3
6.2
4.6
Massachusetts ....................................................
Barnstable Town ...............................................
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua ..............................
Leominster-Gardner .........................................
New Bedford .....................................................
Pittsfield ............................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Worcester .........................................................
3,587.9
120.3
2,638.4
77.0
84.3
43.8
367.9
348.5
3,550.8
118.5
2,615.5
75.4
83.0
42.9
364.3
345.7
3,576.9
118.7
2,627.9
77.0
85.0
44.0
367.3
348.1
3,545.0
117.8
2,607.4
75.6
83.7
43.4
364.2
345.8
179.3
7.3
120.2
4.6
6.2
2.5
22.1
18.7
161.2
6.7
107.8
4.0
5.5
2.3
19.1
16.3
176.0
7.7
115.5
4.6
6.3
2.6
21.9
18.4
164.4
7.4
107.0
4.2
5.8
2.4
20.1
16.7
5.0
6.0
4.6
6.0
7.3
5.7
6.0
5.4
4.5
5.7
4.1
5.4
6.6
5.4
5.2
4.7
4.9
6.5
4.4
6.0
7.4
5.9
6.0
5.3
4.6
6.3
4.1
5.6
6.9
5.6
5.5
4.8
Michigan ..............................................................
Ann Arbor .........................................................
Battle Creek ......................................................
Bay City ............................................................
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn ..................................
Flint ...................................................................
Grand Rapids-Wyoming ...................................
Jackson ............................................................
Kalamazoo-Portage ..........................................
Lansing-East Lansing .......................................
Midland .............................................................
Monroe .............................................................
Muskegon .........................................................
Niles-Benton Harbor .........................................
Saginaw ............................................................
4,738.1
189.5
64.6
53.1
2,011.3
185.2
546.0
72.7
163.7
243.6
41.4
75.6
76.6
72.5
90.0
4,760.4
191.2
65.0
53.2
2,002.4
184.5
561.5
72.9
166.4
244.5
41.7
76.7
77.9
73.9
90.5
4,711.6
186.9
64.0
53.0
2,003.3
184.7
541.9
72.3
162.1
239.8
41.2
75.2
76.1
72.0
89.5
4,760.3
191.3
64.9
53.4
2,005.0
184.5
561.7
72.8
166.6
242.4
41.8
76.5
77.6
73.7
90.9
273.0
6.9
3.2
2.8
138.9
10.9
20.8
3.7
7.7
10.4
1.9
3.3
4.3
3.8
5.0
214.1
5.6
2.7
2.3
104.7
8.8
16.8
3.0
6.2
8.3
1.6
2.8
3.6
3.1
4.0
263.6
6.3
3.1
3.0
129.4
10.7
20.1
3.7
7.6
10.0
1.9
3.2
4.3
3.8
4.9
214.7
4.9
2.5
2.3
108.6
8.5
15.6
2.9
5.9
7.7
1.6
2.6
3.3
3.0
3.9
5.8
3.6
4.9
5.2
6.9
5.9
3.8
5.2
4.7
4.3
4.6
4.4
5.7
5.2
5.5
4.5
2.9
4.1
4.3
5.2
4.8
3.0
4.2
3.7
3.4
3.9
3.6
4.6
4.2
4.4
5.6
3.3
4.8
5.6
6.5
5.8
3.7
5.1
4.7
4.2
4.6
4.3
5.7
5.2
5.5
4.5
2.6
3.9
4.3
5.4
4.6
2.8
4.0
3.5
3.2
3.8
3.3
4.2
4.0
4.2
Minnesota ............................................................
Duluth ...............................................................
Mankato-North Mankato ...................................
2,976.6
142.0
59.8
3,010.4
143.5
59.3
2,964.8
141.2
59.0
3,033.6
144.2
59.7
95.3
5.9
1.3
90.0
6.9
1.3
105.3
6.1
1.5
108.7
8.0
1.5
3.2
4.2
2.3
3.0
4.8
2.1
3.6
4.3
2.6
3.6
5.5
2.5
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
December
December
2014
2015
2014
2015p
60.6
3.4
4.1
3.1
2.7
3.3
2.8
2.4
3.0
3.2
3.1
3.8
3.1
2.9
3.7
87.3
11.2
3.9
14.7
93.8
12.1
4.4
16.4
6.7
6.8
5.7
5.4
5.8
6.0
5.2
4.8
7.1
7.1
6.0
5.7
7.2
7.3
6.4
6.0
127.9
2.0
2.9
2.6
3.1
43.3
2.5
68.0
8.5
156.8
2.2
3.2
3.3
3.7
51.3
3.0
76.1
9.7
123.8
1.9
2.7
2.5
3.0
42.5
2.4
63.8
8.1
5.1
4.6
3.4
4.2
4.4
4.8
4.5
5.4
4.3
4.1
4.1
2.8
3.4
3.4
3.9
3.7
4.6
3.6
5.1
4.5
3.2
4.4
4.2
4.6
4.4
5.3
4.2
4.0
3.9
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.8
3.6
4.3
3.4
23.4
3.1
1.7
2.5
21.0
2.7
1.6
2.2
23.3
2.9
1.6
2.6
22.1
3.0
1.6
2.4
4.6
3.6
4.3
4.2
4.0
3.1
4.1
3.6
4.6
3.4
4.2
4.4
4.3
3.3
4.1
4.0
1,011.6
44.0
181.1
480.1
27.7
1.3
4.2
14.8
25.6
1.2
3.8
13.3
29.4
1.4
4.6
15.3
28.0
1.4
4.2
14.3
2.7
3.0
2.3
3.1
2.5
2.8
2.1
2.8
2.9
3.2
2.6
3.2
2.8
3.2
2.3
3.0
1,395.2
24.7
1,023.3
224.6
1,417.8
24.8
1,040.0
229.7
97.1
1.9
72.1
14.7
89.9
1.7
66.8
13.1
96.0
1.9
71.2
14.5
86.6
1.7
64.3
12.7
6.9
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.3
6.8
6.4
5.7
6.9
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.1
6.7
6.2
5.5
736.7
82.1
115.7
71.6
739.2
82.4
115.9
71.0
734.1
82.0
115.1
71.2
28.8
2.9
4.3
2.7
23.2
2.3
3.5
2.0
28.3
2.9
4.2
2.5
21.3
2.2
3.2
1.8
3.9
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.2
2.8
3.1
2.8
3.8
3.5
3.6
3.5
2.9
2.6
2.8
2.6
4,529.5
131.7
45.5
195.1
67.2
4,557.6
128.6
44.4
199.6
66.8
4,522.8
132.1
45.7
195.1
67.8
4,569.4
127.7
44.2
200.6
67.3
268.3
13.9
6.3
9.7
5.9
227.2
10.2
5.6
8.5
5.2
264.3
14.2
6.7
9.6
6.2
201.0
9.3
5.4
7.4
4.9
5.9
10.6
13.9
5.0
8.7
5.0
7.9
12.5
4.2
7.8
5.8
10.7
14.6
4.9
9.1
4.4
7.3
12.3
3.7
7.3
New Mexico .........................................................
Albuquerque .....................................................
Farmington .......................................................
Las Cruces .......................................................
Santa Fe ...........................................................
926.1
416.5
56.9
94.3
72.3
918.0
416.6
56.0
92.0
70.7
922.6
414.5
56.8
94.1
71.8
915.5
413.7
56.1
92.3
70.6
54.9
24.0
3.1
6.0
3.5
59.5
24.9
4.0
6.6
3.8
52.0
22.5
3.0
5.9
3.2
56.9
23.5
4.1
6.4
3.6
5.9
5.8
5.4
6.4
4.9
6.5
6.0
7.1
7.2
5.4
5.6
5.4
5.2
6.3
4.5
6.2
5.7
7.3
6.9
5.1
New York .............................................................
Albany-Schenectady-Troy ................................
Binghamton ......................................................
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls .................
Elmira ...............................................................
Glens Falls ........................................................
Ithaca ................................................................
Kingston ............................................................
New York-Newark-Jersey City ..........................
Rochester .........................................................
Syracuse ...........................................................
Utica-Rome .......................................................
Watertown-Fort Drum .......................................
9,530.2
442.6
111.8
546.4
38.0
59.0
55.6
87.6
9,938.7
520.7
310.4
131.2
45.4
9,689.0
451.4
111.0
554.4
38.3
59.8
55.3
88.1
10,092.2
527.7
313.8
132.3
45.4
9,471.7
439.6
110.9
541.7
37.9
58.6
54.8
86.7
9,899.2
516.2
307.6
130.1
45.0
9,737.1
452.0
111.2
557.1
38.8
60.1
55.3
88.4
10,136.3
530.4
316.5
133.7
45.7
546.0
19.9
6.5
30.8
2.1
3.5
2.2
4.5
572.6
27.3
17.1
7.5
3.2
454.6
18.2
5.8
27.4
2.1
3.0
2.0
3.8
471.8
24.1
15.1
6.5
2.9
525.9
19.5
6.6
30.7
2.1
3.6
2.0
4.3
547.5
27.3
17.1
7.6
3.4
455.1
18.0
6.0
27.5
2.1
3.3
1.9
3.8
450.5
24.3
15.3
6.7
3.1
5.7
4.5
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.9
3.9
5.1
5.8
5.3
5.5
5.7
7.1
4.7
4.0
5.3
4.9
5.4
5.1
3.7
4.3
4.7
4.6
4.8
4.9
6.5
5.6
4.4
6.0
5.7
5.5
6.2
3.7
5.0
5.5
5.3
5.5
5.9
7.5
4.7
4.0
5.4
4.9
5.4
5.4
3.4
4.3
4.4
4.6
4.8
5.0
6.8
North Carolina .....................................................
Asheville ...........................................................
Burlington .........................................................
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia .............................
Durham-Chapel Hill ..........................................
Fayetteville .......................................................
Goldsboro .........................................................
Greensboro-High Point .....................................
Greenville .........................................................
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton ................................
Jacksonville ......................................................
New Bern ..........................................................
Raleigh .............................................................
4,648.2
214.4
76.6
1,193.0
272.5
143.7
54.2
356.3
86.0
165.6
63.7
50.5
633.2
4,788.2
220.0
79.1
1,242.6
283.0
145.7
53.8
371.6
87.8
166.9
64.6
50.6
653.5
4,594.0
212.0
76.1
1,184.6
271.3
142.9
53.1
353.7
85.1
163.1
63.1
49.7
629.7
4,752.7
218.9
78.7
1,239.6
281.9
144.6
52.5
369.5
86.9
165.2
63.8
50.1
653.4
249.4
8.8
3.7
63.8
12.1
9.9
3.1
19.9
4.7
9.1
3.4
3.0
27.5
260.2
9.4
3.9
63.1
13.3
10.4
3.1
20.5
5.0
9.1
3.8
3.0
29.8
231.7
8.4
3.5
59.1
11.4
9.1
2.8
18.3
4.3
8.4
3.2
2.8
25.6
249.8
9.1
3.8
60.5
12.8
9.8
3.1
19.6
4.9
8.7
3.6
2.9
28.6
5.4
4.1
4.9
5.3
4.5
6.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.5
5.4
5.9
4.3
5.4
4.3
5.0
5.1
4.7
7.1
5.8
5.5
5.7
5.4
5.9
5.9
4.6
5.0
4.0
4.6
5.0
4.2
6.4
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.2
5.0
5.5
4.1
5.3
4.2
4.8
4.9
4.5
6.8
5.9
5.3
5.6
5.3
5.7
5.7
4.4
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Minnesota—Continued
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ...................
Rochester .........................................................
St. Cloud ...........................................................
1,916.5
116.8
109.8
1,930.3
116.9
109.3
1,905.5
116.7
109.9
1,942.3
117.4
110.6
58.5
3.2
3.7
53.4
2.8
3.2
61.7
3.6
4.2
Mississippi ..........................................................
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula ...............................
Hattiesburg .......................................................
Jackson ............................................................
1,221.7
157.3
64.2
256.5
1,288.8
165.0
67.4
273.4
1,225.5
157.4
64.8
258.1
1,302.1
166.9
68.0
275.3
81.4
10.7
3.7
13.8
75.4
10.0
3.5
13.1
Missouri ...............................................................
Cape Girardeau ................................................
Columbia ..........................................................
Jefferson City ....................................................
Joplin ................................................................
Kansas City ......................................................
St. Joseph .........................................................
St. Louis 2 .........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
3,072.6
50.1
100.8
76.7
88.0
1,102.7
66.6
1,452.2
230.1
3,112.6
49.0
103.4
76.7
89.8
1,116.3
66.1
1,473.2
236.4
3,068.4
49.7
100.5
76.3
87.6
1,107.1
66.5
1,448.2
229.3
3,125.2
48.7
103.8
76.6
90.2
1,118.9
66.3
1,480.0
238.0
155.6
2.3
3.4
3.2
3.9
52.6
3.0
77.9
9.8
Montana ...............................................................
Billings ..............................................................
Great Falls ........................................................
Missoula ...........................................................
513.7
86.8
38.5
60.3
520.4
89.3
38.3
61.7
510.2
85.9
38.2
59.6
517.8
89.4
38.1
60.8
Nebraska .............................................................
Grand Island .....................................................
Lincoln ..............................................................
Omaha-Council Bluffs .......................................
1,019.9
45.1
180.5
479.5
1,012.5
43.8
181.3
480.9
1,015.7
45.0
179.8
478.1
Nevada .................................................................
Carson City .......................................................
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise ......................
Reno .................................................................
1,397.4
24.7
1,024.7
224.8
1,429.4
25.0
1,051.7
229.9
New Hampshire ...................................................
Dover-Durham ..................................................
Manchester .......................................................
Portsmouth .......................................................
739.9
82.6
115.7
71.7
New Jersey ..........................................................
Atlantic City-Hammonton ..................................
Ocean City ........................................................
Trenton .............................................................
Vineland-Bridgeton ...........................................
See footnotes at end of table.
2014
2015
2014
2015p
November
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
2014
December
2015
2014
2015p
November
December
2014
2015
2014
2015p
North Carolina—Continued
Rocky Mount .....................................................
Wilmington ........................................................
Winston-Salem .................................................
67.4
134.7
309.7
68.0
137.2
321.0
66.2
131.6
306.4
67.1
134.3
320.5
5.1
6.9
15.7
5.2
7.4
16.4
4.7
6.4
14.6
4.9
7.2
15.7
7.5
5.1
5.1
7.6
5.4
5.1
7.1
4.9
4.8
7.3
5.4
4.9
North Dakota .......................................................
Bismarck ...........................................................
Fargo ................................................................
Grand Forks ......................................................
417.3
66.0
130.5
55.5
410.4
66.4
129.8
55.6
416.3
66.2
131.0
55.1
411.5
67.1
132.0
55.8
10.2
1.7
2.8
1.5
9.8
1.4
2.5
1.2
11.7
2.0
3.5
1.7
11.4
1.8
3.1
1.5
2.4
2.6
2.2
2.7
2.4
2.2
1.9
2.2
2.8
3.1
2.7
3.1
2.8
2.7
2.4
2.7
Ohio .....................................................................
Akron ................................................................
Canton-Massillon ..............................................
Cincinnati ..........................................................
Cleveland-Elyria ...............................................
Columbus .........................................................
Dayton ..............................................................
Lima ..................................................................
Mansfield ..........................................................
Springfield .........................................................
Toledo ...............................................................
Weirton-Steubenville 1 .....................................
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman .......................
5,744.0
360.2
202.0
1,080.8
1,046.1
1,039.7
384.8
48.8
54.6
65.8
299.9
52.3
255.2
5,719.5
360.7
202.8
1,077.1
1,026.2
1,043.3
383.3
49.5
53.8
65.0
299.5
52.9
253.0
5,697.3
357.9
201.5
1,069.1
1,033.7
1,034.1
380.8
48.7
54.4
65.6
299.5
51.7
251.5
5,703.4
360.4
202.1
1,071.8
1,015.0
1,041.2
383.0
49.8
53.6
65.0
300.5
52.3
256.6
281.1
17.9
9.9
49.7
55.7
42.9
18.8
2.3
3.0
3.1
15.4
3.5
14.2
252.6
16.7
10.6
44.8
38.2
40.2
17.2
2.2
2.9
3.1
13.9
3.6
14.2
270.5
17.5
9.8
46.2
53.3
39.9
17.7
2.3
3.0
3.0
15.1
3.4
13.6
263.9
17.2
10.6
45.7
40.1
40.5
17.3
2.2
3.0
3.1
14.5
3.9
17.7
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.6
5.3
4.1
4.9
4.8
5.6
4.8
5.1
6.6
5.5
4.4
4.6
5.2
4.2
3.7
3.9
4.5
4.4
5.4
4.7
4.6
6.9
5.6
4.7
4.9
4.9
4.3
5.2
3.9
4.6
4.6
5.5
4.6
5.0
6.7
5.4
4.6
4.8
5.2
4.3
3.9
3.9
4.5
4.4
5.6
4.8
4.8
7.4
6.9
Oklahoma ............................................................
Lawton ..............................................................
Oklahoma City ..................................................
Tulsa .................................................................
1,796.6
51.7
653.3
467.8
1,862.7
52.2
681.3
481.7
1,779.4
50.9
646.1
463.7
1,848.6
52.0
674.4
478.1
72.0
2.2
23.0
18.8
78.6
2.2
24.4
20.6
68.0
2.1
21.6
17.8
72.7
2.0
22.3
18.9
4.0
4.3
3.5
4.0
4.2
4.3
3.6
4.3
3.8
4.1
3.3
3.8
3.9
3.9
3.3
3.9
Oregon .................................................................
Albany ...............................................................
Bend-Redmond ................................................
Corvallis ............................................................
Eugene .............................................................
Grants Pass ......................................................
Medford ............................................................
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro ...........................
Salem ...............................................................
1,967.3
54.8
82.1
45.7
172.0
33.5
99.7
1,219.9
188.0
1,992.3
54.8
82.7
45.5
173.3
33.8
101.0
1,241.3
189.6
1,951.3
54.4
81.5
45.2
172.2
33.3
98.8
1,212.8
185.8
1,977.4
54.3
81.9
45.0
172.6
33.1
99.7
1,239.3
187.4
127.8
4.3
6.0
2.2
11.5
3.0
7.6
73.0
13.0
105.2
3.7
4.7
1.8
9.5
2.5
6.2
59.4
10.6
124.5
4.2
6.0
2.1
11.1
2.9
7.5
70.6
12.6
102.3
3.5
4.7
1.8
9.2
2.4
5.9
58.0
10.5
6.5
7.8
7.3
4.8
6.7
9.0
7.6
6.0
6.9
5.3
6.8
5.7
3.9
5.5
7.5
6.1
4.8
5.6
6.4
7.6
7.3
4.7
6.4
8.8
7.5
5.8
6.8
5.2
6.4
5.8
4.0
5.3
7.3
5.9
4.7
5.6
Pennsylvania .......................................................
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ...........................
Altoona .............................................................
Bloomsburg-Berwick .........................................
Chambersburg-Waynesboro ............................
East Stroudsburg ..............................................
Erie ...................................................................
Gettysburg ........................................................
Harrisburg-Carlisle ............................................
Johnstown ........................................................
Lancaster ..........................................................
Lebanon ............................................................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ....................
Pittsburgh .........................................................
Reading ............................................................
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton ....................
State College ....................................................
Williamsport ......................................................
York-Hanover ...................................................
6,358.2
423.5
60.3
43.4
76.0
78.7
133.8
55.0
287.2
62.7
269.1
69.6
3,029.1
1,205.2
211.1
279.7
80.5
61.5
229.3
6,419.0
423.0
60.0
43.7
76.2
78.9
134.9
54.9
294.0
62.1
273.2
69.0
3,061.8
1,222.0
212.3
285.2
79.7
60.0
230.7
6,322.6
422.6
60.3
43.3
76.3
78.6
133.0
54.9
285.5
62.3
267.6
69.5
3,016.2
1,195.4
210.5
279.8
78.3
61.2
227.7
6,427.8
422.8
60.2
43.4
76.7
78.6
134.8
54.7
295.2
62.1
276.0
69.3
3,066.2
1,222.7
212.7
285.1
79.3
60.1
231.3
310.7
21.8
2.8
2.0
3.3
5.0
6.7
2.0
11.8
3.6
10.3
2.8
160.4
57.0
9.6
16.0
2.7
3.1
10.3
283.1
18.7
2.6
1.8
3.3
4.3
6.4
1.8
10.3
3.4
9.2
2.6
140.3
54.8
8.5
14.0
2.6
3.2
8.8
291.4
20.4
2.8
2.1
3.2
4.6
6.4
1.9
10.9
3.5
9.6
2.6
149.2
54.1
8.9
15.3
2.6
3.1
9.7
263.6
17.1
2.5
1.8
3.0
4.0
6.1
1.7
9.4
3.4
8.3
2.4
126.1
52.0
7.8
13.2
2.4
3.2
8.0
4.9
5.1
4.7
4.7
4.4
6.3
5.0
3.7
4.1
5.8
3.8
4.1
5.3
4.7
4.6
5.7
3.4
5.1
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.2
4.3
5.4
4.8
3.3
3.5
5.4
3.4
3.8
4.6
4.5
4.0
4.9
3.2
5.4
3.8
4.6
4.8
4.7
4.7
4.3
5.8
4.8
3.5
3.8
5.6
3.6
3.8
4.9
4.5
4.2
5.5
3.3
5.1
4.3
4.1
4.0
4.2
4.2
3.9
5.1
4.5
3.0
3.2
5.4
3.0
3.4
4.1
4.3
3.7
4.6
3.0
5.4
3.5
Rhode Island .......................................................
Providence-Warwick .........................................
552.2
679.7
556.7
682.8
548.8
675.9
555.1
681.1
35.7
42.9
27.4
33.8
34.4
41.8
26.7
33.6
6.5
6.3
4.9
5.0
6.3
6.2
4.8
4.9
South Carolina ....................................................
Charleston-North Charleston ............................
Columbia ..........................................................
Florence ............................................................
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin ...........................
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort ................
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach ......
Spartanburg ......................................................
Sumter ..............................................................
2,204.8
349.2
384.5
93.7
404.8
79.9
178.2
147.3
43.7
2,247.4
357.9
394.6
93.6
412.4
79.7
181.0
150.5
43.7
2,191.9
348.2
380.4
93.4
403.0
79.0
174.2
146.8
43.8
2,253.8
357.0
395.4
94.1
415.0
79.1
179.1
151.4
43.9
142.3
19.4
22.4
6.9
23.2
4.6
13.1
9.3
3.1
118.0
16.0
19.4
5.7
18.9
3.8
12.0
7.6
2.8
139.4
18.9
21.8
6.8
22.4
4.6
13.8
9.0
3.1
119.6
16.1
19.4
5.9
19.0
3.8
12.7
7.6
2.8
6.5
5.6
5.8
7.4
5.7
5.8
7.3
6.3
7.2
5.3
4.5
4.9
6.1
4.6
4.7
6.6
5.1
6.3
6.4
5.4
5.7
7.3
5.6
5.8
7.9
6.1
7.0
5.3
4.5
4.9
6.2
4.6
4.9
7.1
5.0
6.4
South Dakota ......................................................
Rapid City .........................................................
Sioux Falls ........................................................
448.2
70.8
142.5
456.0
71.6
148.0
445.3
70.3
142.6
455.0
70.9
148.9
14.4
2.5
3.8
12.4
2.1
3.3
15.3
2.5
4.2
14.0
2.3
3.8
3.2
3.5
2.6
2.7
3.0
2.2
3.4
3.5
2.9
3.1
3.2
2.6
Tennessee ...........................................................
Chattanooga .....................................................
Clarksville .........................................................
2,993.3
247.2
107.8
3,057.5
251.6
109.5
2,973.3
246.5
107.5
3,078.3
254.5
109.7
189.9
15.0
6.9
165.1
13.0
6.1
181.7
14.5
6.5
163.7
13.2
6.2
6.3
6.1
6.4
5.4
5.2
5.6
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.3
5.2
5.7
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
2014
2015
December
2014
2015p
November
December
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Tennessee—Continued
Cleveland ..........................................................
Jackson ............................................................
Johnson City .....................................................
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ....................................
Knoxville ...........................................................
Memphis ...........................................................
Morristown ........................................................
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin ....
55.1
60.4
87.7
137.3
399.0
602.4
48.9
901.8
55.3
61.6
89.3
139.3
408.8
614.1
50.2
933.8
54.6
60.1
86.9
136.5
394.7
602.2
48.4
896.9
55.9
61.9
89.4
139.9
412.3
621.7
50.5
939.4
3.4
4.1
5.7
8.3
23.1
43.8
3.4
45.4
2.9
3.6
5.1
7.2
20.2
37.2
2.9
40.3
3.2
3.9
5.5
8.0
22.2
42.3
3.3
42.7
2.9
3.5
5.1
7.1
20.2
38.0
2.9
39.1
6.1
6.8
6.5
6.0
5.8
7.3
7.0
5.0
5.2
5.8
5.7
5.2
4.9
6.1
5.8
4.3
5.8
6.5
6.3
5.9
5.6
7.0
6.7
4.8
5.2
5.7
5.8
5.1
4.9
6.1
5.8
4.2
Texas ...................................................................
Abilene ..............................................................
Amarillo .............................................................
Austin-Round Rock ...........................................
Beaumont-Port Arthur .......................................
Brownsville-Harlingen .......................................
College Station-Bryan .......................................
Corpus Christi ...................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ..............................
El Paso .............................................................
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land ..............
Killeen-Temple ..................................................
Laredo ..............................................................
Longview ..........................................................
Lubbock ............................................................
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission ................................
Midland .............................................................
Odessa .............................................................
San Angelo .......................................................
San Antonio-New Braunfels .............................
Sherman-Denison .............................................
Texarkana .........................................................
Tyler ..................................................................
Victoria ..............................................................
Waco ................................................................
Wichita Falls .....................................................
13,202.8
77.1
132.0
1,058.4
181.9
166.5
121.8
214.1
3,595.7
347.9
3,289.8
171.0
113.0
106.7
154.9
337.0
96.8
85.4
56.3
1,102.5
61.1
64.7
103.5
50.8
118.7
66.0
13,100.0
75.5
128.8
1,063.8
182.1
163.5
119.5
212.9
3,595.2
341.8
3,247.7
166.2
112.8
105.7
153.0
334.9
96.9
86.5
55.0
1,107.9
60.1
63.1
101.4
50.8
116.8
63.4
13,152.2
76.7
130.7
1,052.1
181.6
165.7
120.2
212.8
3,590.1
346.0
3,280.2
170.6
112.5
106.2
153.9
336.1
96.6
85.7
55.9
1,096.5
60.9
64.4
103.6
50.7
118.3
66.0
13,077.4
75.4
128.5
1,059.4
182.0
163.4
118.2
211.9
3,591.7
341.4
3,246.3
166.3
112.5
105.2
152.9
335.6
96.9
86.3
55.2
1,103.2
59.8
63.1
101.6
50.9
116.2
63.3
588.6
2.9
4.2
39.2
12.4
12.2
4.2
10.3
157.0
20.0
142.4
9.0
4.9
4.5
5.3
25.9
2.3
2.4
2.0
44.5
2.6
3.5
4.7
1.8
5.3
2.8
593.5
2.9
4.1
35.1
12.4
11.6
4.2
11.5
142.7
17.8
158.8
7.9
5.4
5.3
5.1
26.7
3.4
4.2
2.4
41.8
2.4
3.0
4.7
2.2
4.8
2.9
540.1
2.6
3.8
35.4
11.8
11.7
3.7
9.6
142.6
18.2
131.4
8.1
4.5
4.0
4.7
25.4
2.2
2.4
1.8
40.1
2.4
3.4
4.2
1.6
4.7
2.5
555.2
2.7
3.7
32.3
11.8
11.2
3.9
11.1
131.2
16.5
149.4
7.3
5.1
5.1
4.7
26.3
3.2
4.0
2.2
38.5
2.2
2.9
4.5
2.1
4.4
2.7
4.5
3.7
3.2
3.7
6.8
7.4
3.4
4.8
4.4
5.7
4.3
5.3
4.3
4.2
3.4
7.7
2.4
2.9
3.5
4.0
4.2
5.5
4.6
3.5
4.5
4.3
4.5
3.9
3.2
3.3
6.8
7.1
3.5
5.4
4.0
5.2
4.9
4.8
4.8
5.0
3.4
8.0
3.5
4.8
4.3
3.8
4.0
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.1
4.6
4.1
3.4
2.9
3.4
6.5
7.1
3.1
4.5
4.0
5.3
4.0
4.8
4.0
3.8
3.0
7.6
2.2
2.8
3.2
3.7
3.9
5.3
4.1
3.2
4.0
3.8
4.2
3.5
2.9
3.1
6.5
6.9
3.3
5.2
3.7
4.8
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.8
3.1
7.8
3.3
4.6
4.0
3.5
3.7
4.6
4.5
4.0
3.8
4.3
Utah ......................................................................
Logan ................................................................
Ogden-Clearfield ..............................................
Provo-Orem ......................................................
St. George ........................................................
Salt Lake City ...................................................
1,441.8
66.4
302.5
265.3
61.8
611.2
1,463.0
66.8
305.7
273.2
62.2
621.6
1,441.3
66.5
300.5
265.2
61.5
609.4
1,457.9
66.8
303.6
271.1
61.3
617.2
45.2
1.8
9.8
7.3
2.3
18.9
44.9
1.8
9.5
7.3
2.2
17.9
45.6
1.7
9.9
7.2
2.4
18.8
44.5
1.7
9.6
6.9
2.2
17.4
3.1
2.6
3.2
2.7
3.7
3.1
3.1
2.6
3.1
2.7
3.5
2.9
3.2
2.6
3.3
2.7
3.8
3.1
3.1
2.6
3.1
2.5
3.5
2.8
Vermont ...............................................................
Burlington-South Burlington ..............................
348.3
124.5
344.0
126.8
348.1
123.5
341.3
125.1
13.6
4.0
11.9
3.4
13.4
3.9
10.7
3.0
3.9
3.2
3.5
2.7
3.8
3.2
3.1
2.4
Virginia ................................................................
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford .................
Charlottesville ...................................................
Harrisonburg .....................................................
Lynchburg .........................................................
Richmond .........................................................
Roanoke ...........................................................
Staunton-Waynesboro ......................................
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News .............
Winchester ........................................................
4,231.2
92.1
118.3
64.3
123.7
654.9
160.2
58.6
834.4
68.4
4,202.5
92.4
116.9
63.8
121.5
647.1
157.1
57.1
828.2
68.8
4,204.1
92.5
116.1
64.2
123.0
651.9
159.7
58.0
829.7
67.9
4,208.7
93.4
115.7
64.0
121.4
648.5
157.6
57.2
830.6
68.9
194.9
4.2
4.6
2.8
6.0
32.0
7.3
2.6
43.1
2.9
166.8
3.6
3.9
2.5
5.2
27.3
6.1
2.2
37.7
2.5
189.6
4.2
4.4
2.8
5.9
30.8
7.1
2.6
41.8
2.9
165.3
3.7
3.9
2.5
5.3
26.7
6.1
2.2
37.6
2.5
4.6
4.6
3.9
4.4
4.9
4.9
4.6
4.4
5.2
4.2
4.0
3.9
3.3
3.9
4.3
4.2
3.9
3.9
4.6
3.6
4.5
4.5
3.8
4.4
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.5
5.0
4.3
3.9
3.9
3.3
3.9
4.3
4.1
3.8
3.9
4.5
3.6
Washington .........................................................
Bellingham ........................................................
Bremerton-Silverdale ........................................
Kennewick-Richland .........................................
Longview ..........................................................
Mount Vernon-Anacortes ..................................
Olympia-Tumwater ...........................................
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .................................
Spokane-Spokane Valley .................................
Walla Walla .......................................................
Wenatchee .......................................................
Yakima ..............................................................
3,511.2
103.6
115.1
129.5
44.8
57.3
125.6
1,945.1
252.4
31.3
58.7
117.0
3,527.5
104.4
114.1
128.2
44.3
56.2
126.3
1,960.1
254.2
30.2
59.6
118.2
3,510.9
104.3
115.6
127.3
45.1
57.1
126.6
1,950.0
254.0
29.5
58.2
116.0
3,544.0
105.5
115.9
127.6
44.9
56.3
127.5
1,972.6
256.4
29.1
58.5
117.2
216.8
6.6
7.2
10.4
3.7
4.2
8.3
100.2
18.1
1.9
4.1
11.0
190.2
5.6
5.7
8.4
3.0
3.5
6.8
95.3
14.6
1.5
3.4
9.5
221.3
6.9
7.3
11.7
3.8
4.4
8.5
95.1
20.1
2.1
4.6
13.5
207.5
6.2
6.3
9.9
3.4
3.9
7.5
97.8
17.2
1.9
4.0
12.0
6.2
6.4
6.2
8.0
8.2
7.3
6.6
5.2
7.2
6.0
6.9
9.4
5.4
5.3
5.0
6.5
6.9
6.3
5.4
4.9
5.7
5.1
5.7
8.0
6.3
6.6
6.3
9.2
8.5
7.7
6.7
4.9
7.9
7.2
7.9
11.6
5.9
5.9
5.5
7.8
7.5
7.0
5.9
5.0
6.7
6.4
6.8
10.2
West Virginia .......................................................
Beckley .............................................................
Charleston ........................................................
Huntington-Ashland ..........................................
Morgantown ......................................................
Parkersburg-Vienna ..........................................
Wheeling ...........................................................
777.3
46.4
98.1
148.4
64.5
40.0
66.8
785.3
46.9
98.9
148.1
65.2
40.4
66.8
767.4
45.7
97.1
147.0
63.4
39.4
66.3
779.6
46.7
98.2
147.8
64.4
40.1
66.5
43.6
3.2
5.5
8.3
2.5
2.1
3.6
44.2
3.2
5.5
7.9
2.7
2.2
3.9
42.8
3.0
5.3
8.0
2.4
2.1
3.6
45.8
3.3
5.6
8.5
2.7
2.3
4.2
5.6
7.0
5.6
5.6
3.8
5.2
5.4
5.6
6.9
5.5
5.3
4.1
5.4
5.9
5.6
6.6
5.5
5.5
3.8
5.2
5.4
5.9
7.2
5.7
5.7
4.3
5.6
6.3
See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
LABOR FORCE DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployed
Civilian labor force
Number
Percent of labor force
State and area
November
December
November
December
2015
2014
2015p
131.8
4.7
3.7
2.1
6.7
3.9
2.9
11.6
36.5
3.5
5.0
2.1
2.8
4.7
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.3
5.2
3.6
3.4
5.3
4.5
5.8
3.9
4.2
4.0
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.6
4.4
3.5
3.0
4.4
3.7
4.9
3.3
3.5
4.7
4.0
4.3
4.2
4.3
5.2
3.7
3.3
5.0
4.4
5.8
3.7
4.1
4.2
3.6
4.1
3.6
3.8
4.6
3.7
3.1
4.5
3.8
5.1
3.4
3.7
12.8
1.7
2.2
13.7
2.3
1.9
4.5
4.2
4.7
4.4
5.1
3.8
4.2
3.9
4.5
4.5
5.5
4.0
137.7
14.1
7.9
4.5
4.0
15.8
5.5
77.2
119.9
12.3
6.9
3.6
3.3
14.4
4.6
67.5
13.5
17.6
16.2
21.9
15.1
17.4
16.5
11.4
11.7
15.1
14.2
18.5
12.4
15.9
13.6
9.9
12.1
15.7
14.6
19.8
13.5
15.7
14.8
10.2
10.4
13.4
12.6
16.6
10.8
14.2
12.2
8.7
2015
2014
2015p
Wisconsin ............................................................
Appleton ...........................................................
Eau Claire .........................................................
Fond du Lac ......................................................
Green Bay ........................................................
Janesville-Beloit ................................................
La Crosse-Onalaska .........................................
Madison ............................................................
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis .....................
Oshkosh-Neenah ..............................................
Racine ..............................................................
Sheboygan .......................................................
Wausau ............................................................
3,108.8
129.3
92.9
58.0
172.0
84.2
77.8
377.8
829.5
92.9
99.7
61.5
73.5
3,104.6
131.3
92.1
57.8
173.7
84.6
77.7
382.1
823.7
93.1
97.9
61.9
73.9
3,096.5
129.4
92.2
57.7
171.8
84.3
77.8
376.6
823.4
92.4
99.4
61.4
73.8
3,103.0
132.2
92.2
57.5
174.0
84.6
77.9
379.9
819.6
93.5
98.0
62.3
74.5
146.3
5.1
3.7
2.4
7.3
4.4
2.8
12.9
43.8
4.2
5.7
2.4
3.1
124.0
4.4
3.2
2.0
6.3
3.7
2.7
11.3
36.4
3.4
4.8
2.1
2.6
146.4
5.2
4.0
2.4
7.4
4.4
2.9
12.4
41.4
4.1
5.8
2.3
3.0
Wyoming .............................................................
Casper ..............................................................
Cheyenne .........................................................
307.3
43.7
49.3
305.2
43.1
49.3
304.7
43.3
49.4
300.8
42.4
48.5
13.7
1.8
2.3
13.4
2.2
1.9
Puerto Rico .........................................................
Aguadilla-Isabela ..............................................
Arecibo .............................................................
Guayama ..........................................................
Mayaguez .........................................................
Ponce ...............................................................
San German .....................................................
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas ..............................
1,142.7
91.0
54.1
22.8
30.2
100.6
37.5
759.8
1,145.0
90.9
54.1
21.9
29.9
100.3
36.9
763.8
1,140.4
89.8
53.8
22.5
30.0
100.7
37.2
760.4
1,157.5
91.6
54.8
21.9
30.2
101.8
37.4
771.8
154.7
16.0
8.8
5.0
4.5
17.5
6.2
86.7
134.4
13.7
7.7
4.1
3.7
15.9
5.0
75.9
1 For operational reasons, these interstate areas are listed under the state that
accounts for the larger share of the population, different from the one that contains
the first principal city.
2 The area boundary does not reflect the Office of Management and Budget
delineation.
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
2015
2014
2015p
December
2014
2014
2014
November
delineations are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01,
dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at
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 containing the first principal city, unless otherwise
footnoted. 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
Percent of labor force
State, area, and division
November
2014
California .............................................................. 18,941.1
December
November
December
November
December
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim ......................
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine ................................
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ...................
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward .........................
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley ...............................
San Francisco-Redwood CitySouth San Francisco ......................................
San Rafael .........................................................
6,662.5
1,592.6
5,069.9
2,484.3
1,366.5
18,987.7
6,596.7
1,604.8
4,991.8
2,516.2
1,371.4
18,855.7
6,632.0
1,585.0
5,047.0
2,479.3
1,362.0
18,934.5
6,579.6
1,602.1
4,977.5
2,515.4
1,371.4
1,341.2
482.6
82.6
400.0
121.2
76.3
1,074.2
352.9
67.0
285.9
98.6
61.5
1,277.5
453.6
74.0
379.6
110.0
69.7
1,091.6
355.4
65.1
290.4
97.1
60.6
7.1
7.2
5.2
7.9
4.9
5.6
5.7
5.3
4.2
5.7
3.9
4.5
6.8
6.8
4.7
7.5
4.4
5.1
5.8
5.4
4.1
5.8
3.9
4.4
976.7
141.2
1,000.5
144.2
977.4
140.0
999.5
144.5
39.1
5.7
32.4
4.7
35.2
5.1
31.9
4.6
4.0
4.1
3.2
3.2
3.6
3.6
3.2
3.2
District of Columbia ..........................................
384.2
3,263.5
666.8
2,596.6
390.9
3,298.8
683.7
2,615.1
382.0
3,239.8
662.8
2,577.0
388.7
3,291.1
680.5
2,610.6
29.3
150.5
28.2
122.4
26.3
135.7
27.2
108.5
28.4
143.4
26.2
117.3
24.6
126.1
23.4
102.7
7.6
4.6
4.2
4.7
6.7
4.1
4.0
4.2
7.4
4.4
3.9
4.6
6.3
3.8
3.4
3.9
Florida ....................................................................
9,661.9
3,022.0
9,626.1
3,017.7
9,607.7
3,003.7
9,629.6
3,021.1
553.1
167.8
468.5
151.2
516.9
160.2
456.9
151.0
5.7
5.6
4.9
5.0
5.4
5.3
4.7
5.0
999.8
1,330.8
691.4
999.0
1,329.8
688.9
995.6
1,322.9
685.3
999.6
1,333.6
687.9
54.0
77.9
36.0
44.9
74.3
32.1
49.9
77.6
32.8
43.3
76.9
30.9
5.4
5.8
5.2
4.5
5.6
4.7
5.0
5.9
4.8
4.3
5.8
4.5
Illinois ....................................................................
6,528.3
4,906.5
3,791.8
319.5
341.8
453.4
6,550.8
4,880.2
3,752.6
331.4
339.1
457.1
6,491.4
4,883.8
3,777.3
316.8
339.4
450.2
6,536.2
4,890.9
3,770.1
326.7
341.2
453.0
389.4
290.5
221.4
18.9
25.2
25.1
379.6
262.3
196.7
20.1
19.7
25.8
373.8
280.3
210.3
18.9
25.4
25.7
388.5
280.2
212.2
20.1
21.5
26.3
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.9
7.4
5.5
5.8
5.4
5.2
6.1
5.8
5.6
5.8
5.7
5.6
6.0
7.5
5.7
5.9
5.7
5.6
6.2
6.3
5.8
Massachusetts ...................................................
3,587.9
2,638.4
1,559.9
106.4
156.0
111.2
94.7
183.9
84.0
168.3
91.3
82.8
3,550.8
2,615.5
1,548.5
105.4
154.3
111.1
94.2
181.7
83.2
165.8
90.0
81.3
3,576.9
2,627.9
1,552.2
106.0
155.2
110.8
94.6
183.7
83.8
168.0
90.9
82.7
3,545.0
2,607.4
1,542.5
105.3
154.1
110.5
93.9
181.3
83.2
165.4
90.0
81.2
179.3
120.2
67.1
5.9
6.1
5.4
6.5
9.3
4.2
7.1
4.2
4.3
161.2
107.8
60.8
5.3
5.5
4.6
5.8
8.5
3.8
5.8
3.8
3.9
176.0
115.5
63.6
5.7
6.0
5.3
6.3
9.0
4.0
7.0
4.1
4.3
164.4
107.0
59.8
5.4
5.7
4.6
5.8
8.5
3.8
5.4
3.8
4.2
5.0
4.6
4.3
5.5
3.9
4.8
6.9
5.0
5.0
4.2
4.6
5.2
4.5
4.1
3.9
5.0
3.6
4.2
6.1
4.7
4.6
3.5
4.2
4.8
4.9
4.4
4.1
5.4
3.9
4.8
6.7
4.9
4.8
4.2
4.5
5.2
4.6
4.1
3.9
5.1
3.7
4.1
6.2
4.7
4.6
3.2
4.2
5.1
Michigan ...............................................................
4,738.1
2,011.3
760.0
1,251.3
4,760.4
2,002.4
752.8
1,249.6
4,711.6
2,003.3
758.0
1,245.3
4,760.3
2,005.0
752.9
1,252.1
273.0
138.9
62.6
76.3
214.1
104.7
46.8
58.0
263.6
129.4
57.6
71.8
214.7
108.6
48.0
60.6
5.8
6.9
8.2
6.1
4.5
5.2
6.2
4.6
5.6
6.5
7.6
5.8
4.5
5.4
6.4
4.8
New York ..............................................................
9,530.2
9,938.7
190.5
1,437.4
1,267.1
7,043.7
9,689.0
10,092.2
190.0
1,473.3
1,274.6
7,154.4
9,471.7
9,899.2
188.4
1,429.7
1,263.4
7,017.6
9,737.1
10,136.3
190.8
1,482.1
1,278.7
7,184.7
546.0
572.6
8.8
65.8
70.9
427.2
454.6
471.8
7.8
59.8
61.1
343.2
525.9
547.5
8.5
62.9
69.6
406.5
455.1
450.5
7.6
58.1
53.9
330.9
5.7
5.8
4.6
4.6
5.6
6.1
4.7
4.7
4.1
4.1
4.8
4.8
5.6
5.5
4.5
4.4
5.5
5.8
4.7
4.4
4.0
3.9
4.2
4.6
Pennsylvania .......................................................
6,358.2
3,029.1
639.6
6,419.0
3,061.8
642.4
6,322.6
3,016.2
639.3
6,427.8
3,066.2
643.4
310.7
160.4
39.7
283.1
140.3
32.9
291.4
149.2
38.9
263.6
126.1
29.0
4.9
5.3
6.2
4.4
4.6
5.1
4.6
4.9
6.1
4.1
4.1
4.5
1,038.3
979.3
371.9
1,051.6
985.1
382.7
1,033.7
971.0
372.3
1,055.6
983.0
384.2
41.4
60.8
18.4
36.8
52.6
17.9
37.5
55.0
17.9
32.9
47.4
16.9
4.0
6.2
5.0
3.5
5.3
4.7
3.6
5.7
4.8
3.1
4.8
4.4
Texas ...................................................................... 13,202.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ......................
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville 3 ....................
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ...................
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach ............
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach-Deerfield Beach ..................................
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall ..............................
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach ...
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin 2 ...................................
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights ................
Elgin ..................................................................
Gary 3 ................................................................
Lake County-Kenosha County 2 ........................
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua 2 ...............................
Boston-Cambridge-Newton ...............................
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ............................
Framingham ......................................................
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town 2 .........
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem 2 ....................
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 2 ............................
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead ................................
Nashua 2 ...........................................................
Peabody-Salem-Beverly ....................................
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton ........................
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn ......................................
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia ...................................
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ...........................
New York-Newark-Jersey City 2 ...........................
Dutchess County-Putnam County ....................
Nassau County-Suffolk County .........................
Newark 3 ............................................................
New York-Jersey City-White Plains 2 ................
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2 .....................
Camden 3 ..........................................................
Montgomery County-Bucks
County-Chester County ................................
Philadelphia .......................................................
Wilmington 3 ......................................................
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ..................................
Dallas-Plano-Irving ............................................
Fort Worth-Arlington ..........................................
3,595.7
2,395.5
1,200.2
13,100.0
3,595.2
2,409.1
1,186.1
13,152.2
3,590.1
2,392.1
1,198.0
13,077.4
3,591.7
2,403.4
1,188.2
588.6
157.0
104.6
52.4
593.5
142.7
93.6
49.1
540.1
142.6
95.1
47.5
555.2
131.2
86.1
45.2
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.5
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.2
3.7
3.6
3.8
Washington .........................................................
3,511.2
1,945.1
1,554.5
390.6
3,527.5
1,960.1
1,563.2
396.8
3,510.9
1,950.0
1,556.4
393.6
3,544.0
1,972.6
1,571.8
400.9
216.8
100.2
72.1
28.1
190.2
95.3
72.8
22.6
221.3
95.1
66.6
28.5
207.5
97.8
73.3
24.6
6.2
5.2
4.6
7.2
5.4
4.9
4.7
5.7
6.3
4.9
4.3
7.2
5.9
5.0
4.7
6.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue .....................................
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ....................................
Tacoma-Lakewood ............................................
1
These 11 areas contain all of the 38 metropolitan divisions.
Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area delineations are based on Office of Management
and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at
www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England
2
3
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 containing the first principal city.
Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than
one state, and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their
metropolitan areas are listed. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., the
metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Estimates for the latest month are subject to
revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
Alabama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auburn-Opelika. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Birmingham-Hoover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dothan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florence-Muscle Shoals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gadsden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mobile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuscaloosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,950.8
46.3
61.1
517.1
67.1
53.9
57.3
57.3
37.9
219.7
175.4
170.3
104.6
1,975.0
46.5
62.2
525.4
69.2
54.3
57.8
56.3
38.0
221.4
176.8
171.5
107.6
1,948.2
46.5
61.1
519.0
67.0
54.1
57.7
57.4
37.7
218.5
175.4
171.1
104.5
1,968.8
46.6
61.8
524.4
69.0
54.4
58.0
56.1
37.7
221.3
176.5
172.0
107.0
20.6
0.1
0.7
5.4
2.0
0.3
0.3
-1.3
0.0
2.8
1.1
0.9
2.5
1.1
0.2
1.1
1.0
3.0
0.6
0.5
-2.3
0.0
1.3
0.6
0.5
2.4
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anchorage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fairbanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
325.4
178.4
38.0
324.9
178.9
38.2
324.9
178.9
37.8
325.0
180.2
37.5
0.1
1.3
-0.3
0.0
0.7
-0.8
Arizona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flagstaff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake Havasu City-Kingman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prescott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Vista-Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tucson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yuma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,632.6
65.3
46.5
1,906.4
61.5
35.0
370.7
52.4
2,702.1
65.8
46.0
1,960.9
62.6
34.7
381.5
52.6
2,643.8
64.1
46.9
1,912.5
60.7
35.0
373.2
53.4
2,709.5
64.6
46.2
1,967.8
61.7
34.6
382.1
53.2
65.7
0.5
-0.7
55.3
1.0
-0.4
8.9
-0.2
2.5
0.8
-1.5
2.9
1.6
-1.1
2.4
-0.4
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fort Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hot Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,209.3
229.0
114.7
37.8
54.9
348.8
34.5
1,225.3
233.7
112.7
38.4
56.7
355.2
32.0
1,208.4
229.3
113.8
38.0
54.8
350.1
34.3
1,227.9
234.1
112.6
38.6
56.5
353.9
31.9
19.5
4.8
-1.2
0.6
1.7
3.8
-2.4
1.6
2.1
-1.1
1.6
3.1
1.1
-7.0
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bakersfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Centro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hanford-Corcoran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Merced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Modesto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Napa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Redding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salinas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego-Carlsbad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Santa Cruz-Watsonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Santa Rosa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stockton-Lodi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vallejo-Fairfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visalia-Porterville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yuba City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,995.2
264.1
77.3
54.8
320.8
37.8
5,844.8
36.6
65.4
163.2
71.0
295.8
63.6
1,321.2
904.7
134.0
1,377.9
2,237.0
1,029.7
112.6
96.8
180.8
195.1
213.7
131.0
117.6
40.9
16,419.5
264.7
79.6
56.5
329.0
38.1
5,958.9
36.9
64.6
167.9
72.0
304.5
64.8
1,365.4
926.7
137.9
1,415.7
2,301.6
1,081.8
117.0
96.6
186.5
199.5
219.2
135.4
119.1
41.2
15,994.3
263.8
77.3
55.5
320.9
37.8
5,853.1
36.5
65.2
163.9
69.5
297.6
63.3
1,324.5
904.5
132.8
1,378.4
2,244.2
1,037.2
110.0
94.9
180.4
194.0
213.2
130.9
116.7
40.7
16,458.5
266.1
79.3
56.6
327.3
38.0
5,988.2
37.1
63.7
168.0
70.7
303.8
64.5
1,372.3
927.4
137.3
1,415.9
2,310.5
1,083.3
114.5
94.2
186.1
199.8
219.9
135.5
119.2
41.1
464.2
2.3
2.0
1.1
6.4
0.2
135.1
0.6
-1.5
4.1
1.2
6.2
1.2
47.8
22.9
4.5
37.5
66.3
46.1
4.5
-0.7
5.7
5.8
6.7
4.6
2.5
0.4
2.9
0.9
2.6
2.0
2.0
0.5
2.3
1.6
-2.3
2.5
1.7
2.1
1.9
3.6
2.5
3.4
2.7
3.0
4.4
4.1
-0.7
3.2
3.0
3.1
3.5
2.1
1.0
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,493.0
2,537.0
2,511.8
2,559.0
47.2
1.9
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
Boulder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fort Collins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grand Junction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pueblo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180.4
266.3
1,368.9
150.1
62.5
102.0
60.9
181.7
266.8
1,398.8
154.7
62.7
105.9
61.5
179.2
265.0
1,374.0
149.7
62.5
102.1
61.3
180.5
267.1
1,398.2
155.1
62.1
105.9
61.2
1.3
2.1
24.2
5.4
-0.4
3.8
-0.1
0.7
0.8
1.8
3.6
-0.6
3.7
-0.2
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Danbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norwich-New London-Westerly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waterbury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,694.2
412.7
79.6
575.2
284.3
128.7
68.8
1,722.3
420.9
79.7
584.9
286.7
128.5
68.9
1,699.7
413.9
80.6
576.3
284.6
128.7
69.2
1,722.9
420.5
80.1
582.2
287.1
128.0
69.2
23.2
6.6
-0.5
5.9
2.5
-0.7
0.0
1.4
1.6
-0.6
1.0
0.9
-0.5
0.0
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salisbury1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
445.7
68.5
144.8
451.3
67.8
150.3
446.2
68.5
143.9
453.5
68.0
150.3
7.3
-0.5
6.4
1.6
-0.7
4.4
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
767.8
3,158.7
775.5
3,220.5
764.0
3,156.3
774.6
3,224.8
10.6
68.5
1.4
2.2
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Coral-Fort Myers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homosassa Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lakeland-Winter Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ocala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Port St. Lucie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Punta Gorda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sebastian-Vero Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sebring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tallahassee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Villages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,010.3
238.1
103.7
184.1
136.0
32.6
633.9
205.2
2,488.0
134.7
276.5
98.3
1,139.4
198.9
78.9
166.8
135.1
44.4
48.2
25.7
176.9
1,227.4
26.0
8,243.5
245.3
105.3
189.7
138.3
32.7
649.7
213.1
2,543.7
138.6
282.1
99.9
1,179.1
204.8
78.5
169.9
138.9
45.7
48.7
26.0
177.3
1,266.1
26.5
8,049.4
239.4
104.1
184.9
135.5
32.6
639.5
206.1
2,500.3
137.2
279.0
99.0
1,145.2
201.0
78.7
167.5
136.0
44.9
48.7
26.1
177.1
1,233.0
26.2
8,284.6
247.5
104.1
190.2
137.0
32.7
656.8
214.8
2,555.6
140.3
283.4
99.9
1,183.3
205.3
78.5
169.8
139.1
46.2
48.9
26.3
177.8
1,271.8
26.7
235.2
8.1
0.0
5.3
1.5
0.1
17.3
8.7
55.3
3.1
4.4
0.9
38.1
4.3
-0.2
2.3
3.1
1.3
0.2
0.2
0.7
38.8
0.5
2.9
3.4
0.0
2.9
1.1
0.3
2.7
4.2
2.2
2.3
1.6
0.9
3.3
2.1
-0.3
1.4
2.3
2.9
0.4
0.8
0.4
3.1
1.9
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Athens-Clarke County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Augusta-Richmond County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunswick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dalton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gainesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hinesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Savannah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valdosta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warner Robins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,249.5
62.0
94.1
2,559.5
229.0
41.8
124.0
67.6
82.4
20.0
103.6
40.6
169.9
56.0
71.0
4,348.2
61.1
95.3
2,647.9
231.8
42.0
126.2
68.5
83.5
19.9
102.9
41.1
174.3
55.0
70.1
4,249.2
61.8
93.7
2,566.7
229.4
41.9
123.6
67.7
82.3
19.9
103.4
40.5
168.3
55.7
71.0
4,341.3
60.8
95.2
2,644.5
232.6
41.9
126.4
68.5
83.3
19.7
102.9
41.1
175.2
54.6
69.9
92.1
-1.0
1.5
77.8
3.2
0.0
2.8
0.8
1.0
-0.2
-0.5
0.6
6.9
-1.1
-1.1
2.2
-1.6
1.6
3.0
1.4
0.0
2.3
1.2
1.2
-1.0
-0.5
1.5
4.1
-2.0
-1.5
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
632.8
645.6
635.2
650.9
15.7
2.5
Colorado - Continued
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Urban Honolulu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72.0
468.8
73.1
479.4
72.7
471.4
Idaho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boise City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Coeur d’Alene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lewiston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pocatello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
663.4
285.9
59.0
60.6
28.1
35.7
689.6
291.7
61.5
63.4
28.2
36.9
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carbondale-Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Champaign-Urbana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Danville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decatur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kankakee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rockford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,953.9
95.5
56.1
110.1
4,566.8
29.4
184.6
51.6
46.1
180.1
152.6
112.1
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elkhart-Goshen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Evansville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fort Wayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kokomo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lafayette-West Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan City-La Porte. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Muncie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Bend-Mishawaka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Terre Haute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015p
Number
Percent
73.8
482.6
1.1
11.2
1.5
2.4
659.2
285.5
58.5
60.5
27.5
35.5
688.0
291.8
61.1
63.2
28.1
36.6
28.8
6.3
2.6
2.7
0.6
1.1
4.4
2.2
4.4
4.5
2.2
3.1
5,982.6
96.4
55.1
111.6
4,609.3
29.9
181.6
51.2
45.9
179.6
152.6
113.6
5,951.3
95.0
55.2
109.7
4,563.5
29.5
184.0
51.2
45.7
178.4
152.3
112.4
5,949.7
95.1
54.5
110.6
4,591.0
29.7
179.5
50.3
45.7
178.7
152.0
112.9
-1.6
0.1
-0.7
0.9
27.5
0.2
-4.5
-0.9
0.0
0.3
-0.3
0.5
0.0
0.1
-1.3
0.8
0.6
0.7
-2.4
-1.8
0.0
0.2
-0.2
0.4
3,039.9
78.3
51.9
124.9
159.2
215.6
1,014.9
40.8
103.5
42.4
51.5
139.3
71.7
3,102.1
79.0
53.8
130.0
162.1
218.5
1,043.5
41.9
104.5
42.1
52.6
139.5
71.1
3,033.3
77.4
52.4
124.8
158.9
214.8
1,015.9
41.1
103.4
42.3
51.4
139.1
71.5
3,091.0
77.8
54.1
129.7
160.7
217.6
1,043.3
42.1
104.2
42.0
52.5
138.9
71.3
57.7
0.4
1.7
4.9
1.8
2.8
27.4
1.0
0.8
-0.3
1.1
-0.2
-0.2
1.9
0.5
3.2
3.9
1.1
1.3
2.7
2.4
0.8
-0.7
2.1
-0.1
-0.3
Iowa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cedar Rapids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Des Moines-West Des Moines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dubuque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sioux City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waterloo-Cedar Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,578.1
55.1
142.4
348.5
61.0
100.4
88.7
94.1
1,604.2
55.5
144.4
359.2
60.6
101.4
90.0
94.2
1,564.8
54.2
141.3
347.3
60.8
99.0
88.8
93.3
1,590.1
54.4
143.3
357.3
60.6
100.6
89.3
92.8
25.3
0.2
2.0
10.0
-0.2
1.6
0.5
-0.5
1.6
0.4
1.4
2.9
-0.3
1.6
0.6
-0.5
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawrence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manhattan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Topeka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wichita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,414.6
53.6
45.5
112.7
297.0
1,422.4
55.2
47.3
113.0
299.5
1,412.0
53.5
44.7
112.0
295.4
1,418.8
54.3
45.9
112.4
298.6
6.8
0.8
1.2
0.4
3.2
0.5
1.5
2.7
0.4
1.1
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bowling Green. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lexington-Fayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisville/Jefferson County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owensboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,895.6
72.9
54.7
270.6
645.8
52.9
1,931.6
74.5
55.8
277.6
661.0
53.6
1,892.9
73.5
54.7
270.2
646.7
53.4
1,933.4
74.9
55.5
278.1
662.1
53.9
40.5
1.4
0.8
7.9
15.4
0.5
2.1
1.9
1.5
2.9
2.4
0.9
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alexandria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baton Rouge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Houma-Thibodaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,008.9
64.4
402.9
45.0
102.2
1,997.2
63.6
411.3
45.0
99.4
2,010.2
64.7
401.6
45.1
102.6
1,992.3
63.7
410.4
44.8
99.0
-17.9
-1.0
8.8
-0.3
-3.6
-0.9
-1.5
2.2
-0.7
-3.5
Hawaii - Continued
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
Lafayette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake Charles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Orleans-Metairie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shreveport-Bossier City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223.3
100.5
79.0
568.5
184.5
218.1
104.4
78.0
566.6
182.5
222.9
102.0
79.2
569.5
184.5
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lewiston-Auburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portland-South Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
607.8
67.2
51.1
196.6
614.8
68.1
51.3
199.9
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California-Lexington Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cumberland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hagerstown-Martinsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,654.0
1,364.9
44.5
40.4
104.0
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barnstable Town. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leominster-Gardner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Bedford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pittsfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Worcester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015p
Number
Percent
217.4
104.3
78.0
568.6
181.5
-5.5
2.3
-1.2
-0.9
-3.0
-2.5
2.3
-1.5
-0.2
-1.6
604.5
67.2
51.1
195.6
612.7
67.7
51.0
199.5
8.2
0.5
-0.1
3.9
1.4
0.7
-0.2
2.0
2,703.6
1,393.4
45.6
40.2
103.4
2,655.8
1,368.4
44.6
40.2
104.5
2,710.9
1,399.4
45.6
40.2
103.8
55.1
31.0
1.0
0.0
-0.7
2.1
2.3
2.2
0.0
-0.7
3,463.5
100.0
2,628.1
50.8
66.6
41.8
327.5
278.7
3,539.7
102.0
2,675.5
51.2
67.4
42.1
334.1
284.9
3,462.8
98.4
2,629.8
50.9
67.1
41.7
327.3
279.3
3,537.5
101.1
2,675.6
51.3
67.6
42.1
333.6
284.8
74.7
2.7
45.8
0.4
0.5
0.4
6.3
5.5
2.2
2.7
1.7
0.8
0.7
1.0
1.9
2.0
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ann Arbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battle Creek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bay City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grand Rapids-Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kalamazoo-Portage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lansing-East Lansing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monroe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Muskegon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niles-Benton Harbor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saginaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,253.9
214.8
59.4
37.6
1,931.4
143.1
524.8
56.3
142.9
229.0
38.0
42.1
63.5
60.9
89.9
4,334.4
217.6
60.1
37.7
1,968.2
143.5
543.7
56.7
146.4
231.2
38.5
43.4
65.0
62.7
91.4
4,237.5
213.0
59.1
37.5
1,928.5
143.4
522.8
56.1
141.5
226.2
37.9
42.1
63.2
60.5
89.6
4,318.8
217.7
59.8
37.6
1,968.1
143.1
542.6
56.5
146.2
228.7
38.4
42.8
64.8
62.4
91.5
81.3
4.7
0.7
0.1
39.6
-0.3
19.8
0.4
4.7
2.5
0.5
0.7
1.6
1.9
1.9
1.9
2.2
1.2
0.3
2.1
-0.2
3.8
0.7
3.3
1.1
1.3
1.7
2.5
3.1
2.1
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Duluth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mankato-North Mankato. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Cloud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,848.4
135.7
57.3
1,922.5
115.7
108.1
2,882.7
136.8
56.5
1,954.3
115.8
107.5
2,829.6
135.0
56.4
1,913.6
115.5
107.9
2,872.1
135.8
56.4
1,947.6
115.2
107.5
42.5
0.8
0.0
34.0
-0.3
-0.4
1.5
0.6
0.0
1.8
-0.3
-0.4
Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hattiesburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,129.4
152.4
62.5
273.6
1,140.4
152.1
62.3
277.1
1,129.3
152.2
63.1
275.0
1,139.8
152.9
62.4
277.5
10.5
0.7
-0.7
2.5
0.9
0.5
-1.1
0.9
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Girardeau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jefferson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joplin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Joseph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. Louis2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,762.4
45.3
100.3
76.7
81.7
1,033.8
63.4
1,325.6
206.3
2,793.1
43.7
102.2
76.1
83.2
1,046.9
62.5
1,337.4
211.2
2,760.1
45.1
100.3
76.3
81.6
1,040.0
63.5
1,325.7
206.2
2,786.7
43.4
101.9
75.7
83.3
1,042.7
62.4
1,341.2
211.6
26.6
-1.7
1.6
-0.6
1.7
2.7
-1.1
15.5
5.4
1.0
-3.8
1.6
-0.8
2.1
0.3
-1.7
1.2
2.6
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
454.0
456.8
452.6
455.2
2.6
0.6
Louisiana - Continued
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
Montana - Continued
Billings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Great Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missoula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84.0
36.0
58.4
85.5
35.2
59.2
83.7
35.9
57.8
85.6
35.0
58.3
1.9
-0.9
0.5
2.3
-2.5
0.9
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grand Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Omaha-Council Bluffs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,002.9
43.3
187.5
488.9
1,018.4
42.8
192.0
499.3
1,000.2
43.2
187.1
488.8
1,014.6
43.0
191.4
497.7
14.4
-0.2
4.3
8.9
1.4
-0.5
2.3
1.8
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,238.8
28.0
901.9
206.0
1,269.5
28.0
924.8
211.3
1,240.3
28.0
901.2
206.1
1,265.6
28.0
919.4
212.4
25.3
0.0
18.2
6.3
2.0
0.0
2.0
3.1
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dover-Durham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portsmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
653.9
53.5
108.6
84.8
659.8
53.6
110.8
86.0
657.5
53.9
109.6
84.2
660.9
53.9
110.5
86.2
3.4
0.0
0.9
2.0
0.5
0.0
0.8
2.4
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atlantic City-Hammonton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ocean City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trenton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vineland-Bridgeton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,015.1
132.2
37.5
254.7
56.9
4,066.9
132.1
36.8
262.0
56.6
4,014.3
132.3
37.2
255.3
57.0
4,079.6
131.2
36.5
263.1
57.1
65.3
-1.1
-0.7
7.8
0.1
1.6
-0.8
-1.9
3.1
0.2
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albuquerque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Las Cruces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Santa Fe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
834.6
383.2
53.9
72.2
62.1
837.6
390.5
52.9
71.0
61.9
833.2
383.1
53.8
72.1
62.2
835.8
388.1
52.8
71.0
62.1
2.6
5.0
-1.0
-1.1
-0.1
0.3
1.3
-1.9
-1.5
-0.2
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albany-Schenectady-Troy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Binghamton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elmira. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Glens Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ithaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kingston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York-Newark-Jersey City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rochester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utica-Rome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Watertown-Fort Drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,236.7
461.9
107.5
563.4
39.7
54.0
72.7
61.7
9,293.0
533.8
321.7
129.2
42.0
9,406.3
467.6
105.9
569.4
39.6
54.8
71.5
61.9
9,453.4
538.6
323.7
129.7
42.0
9,242.8
461.8
107.0
561.6
39.9
53.9
72.2
61.6
9,312.8
533.1
320.8
128.8
41.9
9,403.1
465.2
105.2
567.7
39.8
54.3
71.2
61.8
9,469.2
537.7
324.4
130.1
41.9
160.3
3.4
-1.8
6.1
-0.1
0.4
-1.0
0.2
156.4
4.6
3.6
1.3
0.0
1.7
0.7
-1.7
1.1
-0.3
0.7
-1.4
0.3
1.7
0.9
1.1
1.0
0.0
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asheville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Durham-Chapel Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fayetteville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goldsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greensboro-High Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Bern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Raleigh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rocky Mount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Winston-Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,226.4
182.1
61.1
1,089.9
294.3
128.8
42.9
355.2
78.8
148.3
50.2
44.3
574.7
58.4
118.3
256.5
4,322.2
184.7
61.9
1,126.1
301.6
128.4
42.1
366.3
79.3
147.5
50.0
43.8
583.8
58.3
118.5
262.2
4,236.2
182.8
61.2
1,093.9
296.6
129.7
42.9
356.9
78.8
147.9
50.4
44.1
576.7
58.2
117.2
256.2
4,324.9
186.0
62.0
1,130.0
302.9
128.5
41.7
367.1
78.6
147.2
49.9
43.8
587.1
58.3
117.2
263.7
88.7
3.2
0.8
36.1
6.3
-1.2
-1.2
10.2
-0.2
-0.7
-0.5
-0.3
10.4
0.1
0.0
7.5
2.1
1.8
1.3
3.3
2.1
-0.9
-2.8
2.9
-0.3
-0.5
-1.0
-0.7
1.8
0.2
0.0
2.9
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bismarck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fargo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
475.1
74.7
142.2
460.6
76.8
143.1
472.5
74.4
141.4
453.5
76.0
142.8
-19.0
1.6
1.4
-4.0
2.2
1.0
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
North Dakota - Continued
Grand Forks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58.9
59.8
58.3
58.8
0.5
0.9
Ohio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Akron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canton-Massillon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cincinnati. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleveland-Elyria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Springfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Toledo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weirton-Steubenville1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,403.7
335.8
173.5
1,060.1
1,048.3
1,034.2
379.1
52.7
53.1
52.6
300.5
43.4
229.7
5,478.7
342.0
176.0
1,079.3
1,066.5
1,055.4
384.1
54.7
53.2
52.3
305.8
43.8
229.7
5,388.6
335.3
173.9
1,055.9
1,044.8
1,035.7
377.5
52.9
53.1
52.6
301.5
43.0
227.2
5,471.5
342.4
175.7
1,075.6
1,068.1
1,056.0
385.0
55.1
52.9
52.0
307.3
43.2
230.1
82.9
7.1
1.8
19.7
23.3
20.3
7.5
2.2
-0.2
-0.6
5.8
0.2
2.9
1.5
2.1
1.0
1.9
2.2
2.0
2.0
4.2
-0.4
-1.1
1.9
0.5
1.3
Oklahoma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tulsa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,679.3
45.8
629.2
446.8
1,678.4
45.2
640.2
447.6
1,679.6
45.5
629.6
448.4
1,670.9
45.2
636.5
446.7
-8.7
-0.3
6.9
-1.7
-0.5
-0.7
1.1
-0.4
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bend-Redmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corvallis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eugene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grants Pass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,761.3
41.1
70.7
40.7
150.8
24.9
82.9
1,098.4
153.9
1,810.8
41.7
72.6
41.1
153.9
25.3
85.5
1,135.5
158.0
1,760.1
41.1
70.4
40.6
152.1
24.8
82.6
1,096.1
152.8
1,808.2
42.2
72.3
40.7
154.2
25.0
85.3
1,137.8
156.1
48.1
1.1
1.9
0.1
2.1
0.2
2.7
41.7
3.3
2.7
2.7
2.7
0.2
1.4
0.8
3.3
3.8
2.2
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Altoona. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bloomsburg-Berwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chambersburg-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East Stroudsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Erie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gettysburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harrisburg-Carlisle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Johnstown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lancaster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pittsburgh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Williamsport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
York-Hanover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,878.4
356.5
61.5
43.4
59.9
55.3
131.8
35.0
332.1
58.5
242.5
51.9
2,829.1
1,177.9
177.9
263.9
80.6
57.4
181.9
5,915.6
355.8
61.1
43.7
60.1
55.5
132.5
35.0
340.5
57.7
247.4
50.8
2,863.1
1,189.2
179.1
269.6
79.5
55.4
182.2
5,869.8
357.7
61.6
43.3
60.2
55.8
131.5
35.1
331.5
58.3
241.7
52.0
2,831.2
1,172.6
178.1
265.2
78.3
57.3
180.9
5,907.9
354.9
61.1
43.1
60.5
55.0
132.0
34.7
341.2
57.3
249.6
50.9
2,866.7
1,186.6
179.0
269.0
78.7
55.2
182.3
38.1
-2.8
-0.5
-0.2
0.3
-0.8
0.5
-0.4
9.7
-1.0
7.9
-1.1
35.5
14.0
0.9
3.8
0.4
-2.1
1.4
0.6
-0.8
-0.8
-0.5
0.5
-1.4
0.4
-1.1
2.9
-1.7
3.3
-2.1
1.3
1.2
0.5
1.4
0.5
-3.7
0.8
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Providence-Warwick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
482.7
575.0
490.8
586.6
480.8
573.1
489.1
585.0
8.3
11.9
1.7
2.1
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charleston-North Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spartanburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sumter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,981.9
326.2
379.2
86.0
396.0
72.6
152.3
141.1
38.8
2,034.6
335.8
390.3
86.2
405.3
72.5
154.3
145.4
38.7
1,975.9
327.2
376.3
85.8
397.0
72.2
148.2
141.7
39.2
2,040.4
334.8
390.8
86.6
408.2
72.1
152.2
146.0
39.0
64.5
7.6
14.5
0.8
11.2
-0.1
4.0
4.3
-0.2
3.3
2.3
3.9
0.9
2.8
-0.1
2.7
3.0
-0.5
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rapid City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sioux Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
424.0
65.6
147.8
434.4
66.1
153.4
422.6
65.4
147.7
431.9
65.2
153.7
9.3
-0.2
6.0
2.2
-0.3
4.1
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chattanooga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clarksville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleveland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Johnson City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Knoxville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morristown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,874.5
242.9
88.4
46.5
66.1
79.4
122.7
386.4
624.2
44.6
897.2
2,930.4
248.1
90.8
46.0
67.2
80.2
125.0
394.9
629.7
45.8
924.5
2,878.4
243.6
89.3
46.5
66.3
79.1
122.8
384.8
628.2
44.7
899.4
2,944.8
250.3
90.6
46.5
67.1
79.9
125.3
397.5
636.7
45.9
928.5
66.4
6.7
1.3
0.0
0.8
0.8
2.5
12.7
8.5
1.2
29.1
2.3
2.8
1.5
0.0
1.2
1.0
2.0
3.3
1.4
2.7
3.2
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abilene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amarillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austin-Round Rock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beaumont-Port Arthur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brownsville-Harlingen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
College Station-Bryan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corpus Christi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Paso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Killeen-Temple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laredo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lubbock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odessa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Angelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Antonio-New Braunfels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sherman-Denison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texarkana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tyler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Victoria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Waco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wichita Falls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,776.8
69.1
118.0
928.1
168.8
137.9
108.2
197.8
3,341.9
298.0
2,982.7
136.4
100.5
105.9
138.9
247.9
98.6
81.7
49.8
964.2
45.7
59.5
100.2
45.5
112.2
58.5
11,966.3
69.5
118.6
965.4
173.8
140.5
109.2
201.0
3,450.6
302.9
3,007.3
136.9
102.7
106.9
141.9
254.5
100.5
83.6
49.5
1,000.7
46.3
59.0
100.9
46.6
114.1
57.6
11,811.7
69.4
117.6
928.8
169.1
138.6
107.5
197.5
3,359.3
298.4
2,992.6
137.0
100.9
105.9
139.0
249.8
98.8
82.3
49.6
965.3
46.1
59.5
101.2
45.8
112.7
59.0
11,980.7
69.7
118.6
963.7
174.3
141.0
108.2
200.4
3,458.2
303.5
3,015.8
137.5
102.8
106.4
142.0
255.8
100.6
83.5
49.9
998.9
46.0
59.0
101.2
46.6
113.7
57.5
169.0
0.3
1.0
34.9
5.2
2.4
0.7
2.9
98.9
5.1
23.2
0.5
1.9
0.5
3.0
6.0
1.8
1.2
0.3
33.6
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
0.8
1.0
-1.5
1.4
0.4
0.9
3.8
3.1
1.7
0.7
1.5
2.9
1.7
0.8
0.4
1.9
0.5
2.2
2.4
1.8
1.5
0.6
3.5
-0.2
-0.8
0.0
1.7
0.9
-2.5
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ogden-Clearfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provo-Orem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
St. George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salt Lake City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,356.4
58.7
236.4
219.4
55.1
666.7
1,404.6
60.2
242.6
230.6
56.5
689.9
1,365.2
58.9
235.3
221.1
55.1
671.3
1,408.5
60.0
241.4
230.1
56.0
691.2
43.3
1.1
6.1
9.0
0.9
19.9
3.2
1.9
2.6
4.1
1.6
3.0
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burlington-South Burlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
315.2
124.9
319.1
128.5
319.1
125.2
322.0
127.9
2.9
2.7
0.9
2.2
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charlottesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Harrisonburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lynchburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Richmond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roanoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Staunton-Waynesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Winchester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,823.1
78.2
114.5
65.8
104.4
643.5
162.4
49.2
759.4
61.1
3,875.6
79.9
115.1
66.6
104.4
646.2
162.0
48.5
765.4
62.3
3,817.3
78.8
113.1
65.9
104.4
643.1
162.8
48.7
758.4
60.9
3,875.9
80.6
113.9
66.4
103.8
646.3
162.2
48.5
765.7
62.4
58.6
1.8
0.8
0.5
-0.6
3.2
-0.6
-0.2
7.3
1.5
1.5
2.3
0.7
0.8
-0.6
0.5
-0.4
-0.4
1.0
2.5
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,134.6
3,223.8
3,127.4
3,215.2
87.8
2.8
See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area — Continued
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State and area
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
Bellingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bremerton-Silverdale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kennewick-Richland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Longview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mount Vernon-Anacortes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Olympia-Tumwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spokane-Spokane Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walla Walla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wenatchee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yakima. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88.5
87.5
105.5
39.7
48.8
108.9
1,875.3
237.3
27.5
41.6
81.6
90.4
87.9
107.1
39.3
48.2
110.9
1,931.7
243.4
27.6
41.9
82.8
88.6
87.2
104.7
39.6
48.4
109.1
1,875.1
235.7
27.0
41.1
80.3
90.1
88.3
106.6
39.2
47.7
110.3
1,931.9
241.5
27.4
40.9
81.5
1.5
1.1
1.9
-0.4
-0.7
1.2
56.8
5.8
0.4
-0.2
1.2
1.7
1.3
1.8
-1.0
-1.4
1.1
3.0
2.5
1.5
-0.5
1.5
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charleston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Huntington-Ashland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morgantown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parkersburg-Vienna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wheeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
770.0
47.4
124.2
142.9
71.4
43.6
69.7
759.1
47.4
123.7
143.4
70.7
43.4
69.3
767.3
47.4
124.3
142.8
70.9
43.6
69.6
755.4
47.3
123.5
143.2
70.4
43.3
69.1
-11.9
-0.1
-0.8
0.4
-0.5
-0.3
-0.5
-1.6
-0.2
-0.6
0.3
-0.7
-0.7
-0.7
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eau Claire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fond du Lac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Green Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janesville-Beloit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
La Crosse-Onalaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oshkosh-Neenah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Racine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sheboygan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wausau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,897.4
122.3
87.1
48.7
174.9
67.4
78.1
390.4
856.3
96.0
76.9
61.2
71.8
2,928.5
126.0
87.0
49.2
178.8
68.4
78.5
399.2
863.7
97.4
76.2
62.1
73.0
2,881.6
122.5
85.8
48.6
174.4
67.5
78.0
389.2
849.7
95.1
76.5
61.1
72.0
2,908.2
126.3
86.2
48.4
178.0
68.3
78.5
395.3
856.6
97.2
75.9
62.5
73.1
26.6
3.8
0.4
-0.2
3.6
0.8
0.5
6.1
6.9
2.1
-0.6
1.4
1.1
0.9
3.1
0.5
-0.4
2.1
1.2
0.6
1.6
0.8
2.2
-0.8
2.3
1.5
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Casper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cheyenne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
290.8
43.2
47.0
288.0
42.2
47.7
292.3
43.2
47.6
285.8
41.9
47.3
-6.5
-1.3
-0.3
-2.2
-3.0
-0.6
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aguadilla-Isabela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arecibo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guayama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mayaguez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ponce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San German. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
916.0
51.4
34.4
15.0
35.5
73.4
20.9
665.1
920.5
52.0
34.5
14.8
35.8
73.0
20.8
669.0
928.6
52.2
35.2
15.2
36.0
75.3
21.1
674.1
931.3
52.4
35.3
14.9
36.5
74.9
21.1
676.2
2.7
0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.5
-0.4
0.0
2.1
0.3
0.4
0.3
-2.0
1.4
-0.5
0.0
0.3
Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38.1
38.4
38.3
38.4
0.1
0.3
Washington - Continued
1
For operational reasons, these interstate areas are listed under the state that accounts for the larger share of the population, which is different from the state that contains
the first principal city.
Area boundary does not reflect the official OMB delineation.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes
available. Area delineations are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and are available on the BLS website at
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 containing the first principal city, unless otherwise footnoted. Estimates for
the latest month are subject to revision the following month.
2
ESTABLISHMENT DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division1
[In thousands]
November
Change from
December 2014 to December
2015p
December
State, area, and division
2014
2015
2014
2015p
Number
Percent
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Rafael. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15,995.2
5,844.8
1,531.5
4,313.3
2,237.0
1,087.0
1,036.4
113.6
16,419.5
5,958.9
1,570.3
4,388.6
2,301.6
1,104.9
1,078.1
118.6
15,994.3
5,853.1
1,531.9
4,321.2
2,244.2
1,088.4
1,042.3
113.5
16,458.5
5,988.2
1,573.3
4,414.9
2,310.5
1,109.7
1,081.0
119.8
464.2
135.1
41.4
93.7
66.3
21.3
38.7
6.3
2.9
2.3
2.7
2.2
3.0
2.0
3.7
5.6
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
767.8
3,158.7
579.1
2,579.6
775.5
3,220.5
597.1
2,623.4
764.0
3,156.3
579.2
2,577.1
774.6
3,224.8
599.3
2,625.5
10.6
68.5
20.1
48.4
1.4
2.2
3.5
1.9
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8,010.3
2,488.0
794.8
1,116.3
576.9
8,243.5
2,543.7
820.8
1,132.9
590.0
8,049.4
2,500.3
802.2
1,119.6
578.5
8,284.6
2,555.6
827.1
1,135.9
592.6
235.2
55.3
24.9
16.3
14.1
2.9
2.2
3.1
1.5
2.4
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Elgin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gary3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake County-Kenosha County2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,953.9
4,566.8
3,625.9
255.0
279.4
406.5
5,982.6
4,609.3
3,666.9
260.6
280.9
400.9
5,951.3
4,563.5
3,631.3
251.6
279.1
401.5
5,949.7
4,591.0
3,658.1
255.7
280.8
396.4
-1.6
27.5
26.8
4.1
1.7
-5.1
0.0
0.6
0.7
1.6
0.6
-1.3
Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston-Cambridge-Newton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Framingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nashua2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peabody-Salem-Beverly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,463.5
2,628.1
1,755.2
81.9
172.1
63.2
79.4
148.8
45.3
126.3
96.8
59.1
3,539.7
2,675.5
1,793.8
83.1
175.1
64.8
81.4
150.2
46.3
124.3
97.8
58.7
3,462.8
2,629.8
1,755.6
81.9
171.9
63.2
79.9
149.5
45.5
126.5
96.5
59.3
3,537.5
2,675.6
1,793.1
82.8
175.6
64.6
81.4
150.1
46.5
125.0
98.1
58.4
74.7
45.8
37.5
0.9
3.7
1.4
1.5
0.6
1.0
-1.5
1.6
-0.9
2.2
1.7
2.1
1.1
2.2
2.2
1.9
0.4
2.2
-1.2
1.7
-1.5
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,253.9
1,931.4
736.5
1,194.9
4,334.4
1,968.2
749.3
1,218.9
4,237.5
1,928.5
739.3
1,189.2
4,318.8
1,968.1
748.4
1,219.7
81.3
39.6
9.1
30.5
1.9
2.1
1.2
2.6
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York-Newark-Jersey City2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dutchess County-Putnam County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nassau County-Suffolk County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newark3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York-Jersey City-White Plains2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9,236.7
9,293.0
144.9
1,306.9
1,199.5
6,641.7
9,406.3
9,453.4
141.4
1,328.7
1,211.2
6,772.1
9,242.8
9,312.8
144.5
1,308.2
1,197.8
6,662.3
9,403.1
9,469.2
141.2
1,328.1
1,214.9
6,785.0
160.3
156.4
-3.3
19.9
17.1
122.7
1.7
1.7
-2.3
1.5
1.4
1.8
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camden3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philadelphia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wilmington3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,878.4
2,829.1
518.9
1,030.1
924.4
355.7
5,915.6
2,863.1
525.3
1,045.3
930.7
361.8
5,869.8
2,831.2
520.8
1,031.1
923.5
355.8
5,907.9
2,866.7
526.8
1,049.3
928.2
362.4
38.1
35.5
6.0
18.2
4.7
6.6
0.6
1.3
1.2
1.8
0.5
1.9
Texas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas-Plano-Irving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fort Worth-Arlington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11,776.8
3,341.9
2,347.4
994.5
11,966.3
3,450.6
2,443.4
1,007.2
11,811.7
3,359.3
2,360.3
999.0
11,980.7
3,458.2
2,444.7
1,013.5
169.0
98.9
84.4
14.5
1.4
2.9
3.6
1.5
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tacoma-Lakewood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,134.6
1,875.3
1,581.5
293.8
3,223.8
1,931.7
1,625.9
305.8
3,127.4
1,875.1
1,580.5
294.6
3,215.2
1,931.9
1,626.7
305.2
87.8
56.8
46.2
10.6
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.6
1
These 11 areas contain all of the 38 metropolitan divisions.
Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states.
All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are preliminary and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are
based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013, and available at 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 containing the first principal
city. Metropolitan divisions are listed under their metropolitan areas. Some divisions lie in more than one state, and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their
metropolitan areas are listed. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. Estimates for the latest month are subject to revision the
following month.
2
3
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,
not seasonally adjusted, December 2015
(U.S. rate = 4.8 percent)
NOTE:
Map includes data for 387 metropolitan areas based
on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 1301. Areas in the six New England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town areas (NECTAs),
while areas in other states are county-based.
Above U.S. average
U.S. average or below