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BLS 08-37
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Thursday, May 15, 2008


LOS ANGELES AREA JOB COUNT IN MARCH 2008 DOWN 35,300 OVER THE YEAR

Total nonfarm employment for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California Metropolitan Statistical Area1 stood at 5,608,800 in March, declined by 35,300 over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The Los Angeles area job count contracted at a 0.6-percent pace from March 2007 to March 2008, compared with a 0.4-percent increase for the nation. (See table 1..) Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden noted that the March 2008 decline was the sixth consecutive over-the-year decrease in local employment. (See chart A. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Chart A. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area, March 2001-March 2008

Chart A.  Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area, March 2001-March 2008

1The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of Los Angeles and Orange counties.

Industry Employment

Two supersectors—financial activities and construction—contributed heavily to the loss of jobs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area from March 2007 to March 2008. (See table 1.) Financial activities had the largest employment drop, down 27,300, or 7.1 percent, during the 12-month period; this was the largest percentage decline since the series began in 1990. At the national level, the rate of decline, 1.4 percent, was much slower for this industry. The construction supersector had the second largest loss in jobs, down 16,500 during the 12-month period, a decrease of 6.3 percent; this compared to a drop of 4.8 percent nationally. The percentage decline in Los Angeles’ construction industry in March 2008 was the largest since October 1993. Approximately 63 percent of the job loss in the Los Angeles area came from the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine metropolitan division.

Three other industry supersectors lost a large number of jobs in the Los Angeles area as well. The manufacturing and information supersectors both lost around 10,000 jobs from March a year ago, falling by 1.6 and 4.0 percent, respectively. In comparison, the national rate of decline for manufacturing was more pronounced, 2.3 percent, but not so for information, down 0.6 percent. Lastly, professional and business services employment dropped 4,200 jobs in the Los Angeles area, a decline of 0.5 percent; nationwide, this supersector added jobs at a 0.7-percent pace.

In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, four industry supersectors added at least 3,000 jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Education and health services added the largest number of jobs, growing by 12,900 over the year. Since last March, employment in education and health services grew by 2.0 percent locally compared to 3.0 percent nationally. Over-the-year gains in this supersector, which employs nearly 12 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, have continued uninterrupted since July 1997.

Locally, government employment was up 8,800 from March a year ago, an increase of 1.2 percent, close to 1.1-percent pace recorded nationwide. Leisure and hospitality added 7,600 jobs, growing by 1.4 percent over the past year. However, the rate of growth for this supersector was below the national increase of 2.4 percent. The third supersector with a sizeable increase in jobs was other services, up 3,100 from March 2007, a gain of 1.6 percent. Nationally, this supersector added jobs at a 0.8-percent pace.

The job counts in the two remaining supersectors, natural resources and mining and trade, transportation, and utilities, were little changed over the year.

Metropolitan Divisions

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions, separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area, both of which lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 73 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, lost 13,600 jobs from March a year ago, nearly 39 percent of the employment decline in the area. The Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Division, making up 27 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, lost 21,700 jobs during this same period, slightly more than 61 percent of the employment decline in the area. (See chart B; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions.)

Chart B. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale and Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Divisions, March 2005-March 2008

Chart B.  Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale and Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Divisions, March 2005-March 2008

In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division, six supersectors lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Construction had the largest decline, down 11,400, followed by financial activities (-8,900), information (-8,600), manufacturing (6,900), trade, transportation, and utilities and professional and business services (2,000 each). In contrast, job growth was concentrated in three supersectors over the past year—education and health services (10,500), leisure and hospitality (7,500), and government (5,800).

In the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Division, three supersectors lost jobs over the past year—financial activities (-18,400), construction (-5,100) and manufacturing (-3,300). On the other hand, government added 3,000 jobs, education and health services, 2,400, and trade, transportation, and utilities, 2,100.

As noted, overall employment declines were registered in both the Los Angeles and Santa Ana metropolitan divisions from March 2007, with construction, financial activities, and manufacturing incurring a large portion of the losses in both divisions, though the rank order and rate of job loss differed between the two. For example, the decline in financial activities was both larger and steeper in Santa Ana (18,400/13.6 percent) than in Los Angeles (8,900/3.6 percent). Likewise, two supersectors added a large number of jobs in both divisions—education and health services and government. One notable difference, however, was that leisure and hospitality enjoyed over-the-year employment growth in Los Angeles, but was virtually unchanged in the Santa Ana division.

Employment in the 12 Largest Areas

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana was one of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in March 2008. Eight of these areas experienced over-the-year job growth greater than the national increase of 0.4 percent. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown registered the fastest rate of gain, up 3.2 percent from March 2007, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, up 2.0 percent. The other six areas with above-average growth were: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. (1.1 percent), Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (1.0 percent), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (both at 0.8 percent), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. (0.6 percent), and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md (0.5 percent). One other area, Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., had job growth that equaled the national increase of 0.4 percent. (See chart C and table 2.)

The three remaining metropolitan areas lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Employment dropped 0.6 percent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., 0.8 percent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla., and 2.3 percent in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

The fastest growing industry supersector did not vary a lot among the 12 largest areas from March 2007 to March 2008. Education and health services had the highest percentage increase in employment in seven areas among those industries adding at least 1,000 jobs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington.

Houston, the area with the fastest rate of employment growth in March 2008, also added the largest number of jobs over the year, 80,100. New York ranked second with the addition of 65,500 jobs, and Dallas, the area with the second fastest rate of growth, followed with 58,200. In 8 of the 12 areas – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia, – the educational and health services supersector added the most jobs. In two areas – Atlanta and Washington – government had the largest numerical increase, while professional and business services led in Houston and San Francisco.

Chart C. Over-the-year percent change in employment, 12 largest areas and United States, March 2008

Chart C.  Over-the-year percent change in employment, 12 largest areas and United States, March 2008

 

TECHNICAL NOTE

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor in which State workforce agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their places of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a weighted “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for approximately 10 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the Estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey data and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the supersector level are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated December 5, 2005. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California.

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Los Angeles County.

The Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Orange County.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800).

Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae.

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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, United States and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry Mar Jan Feb Mar Change from Mar
2007 2008 2008 2008(p) 2007 to March 2008
Number Percent

United States

 

  Total nonfarm

136,533 135,912 136,439 137,019 486 0.4

    Natural resources and mining

701 727 728 737 36 5.1

    Construction

7,353 7,012 6,939 6,997 -356 -4.8

    Manufacturing

13,887 13,632 13,593 13,574 -313 -2.3

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

26,292 26,456 26,186 26,265 -27 -0.1

    Information

3,024 2,993 3,006 3,007 -17 -0.6

    Financial activities

8,303 8,185 8,184 8,189 -114 -1.4

    Professional and business services

17,670 17,726 17,753 17,798 128 0.7

    Educational and health services

18,300 18,502 18,773 18,855 555 3.0

    Leisure and hospitality

12,987 13,031 13,110 13,299 312 2.4

    Other services

5,466 5,437 5,473 5,507 41 0.8

    Government

22,550 22,211 22,694 22,791 241 1.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana MSA

 

  Total nonfarm

5,644.1 5,541.9 5,577.1 5,608.8 -35.3 -0.6

    Natural resources and mining

5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.1 2.0

    Construction

261.6 245.9 244.9 245.1 -16.5 -6.3

    Manufacturing

633.4 617.6 620.0 623.2 -10.2 -1.6

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,083.2 1,090.3 1,084.2 1,083.3 0.1 0.0

    Information

243.6 216.4 226.1 233.9 -9.7 -4.0

    Financial activities

383.6 357.8 356.9 356.3 -27.3 -7.1

    Professional and business services

881.5 869.2 873.5 877.3 -4.2 -0.5

    Education and health services

634.3 629.7 643.2 647.2 12.9 2.0

    Leisure and hospitality

560.0 557.0 561.0 567.6 7.6 1.4

    Other services

194.0 193.7 195.6 197.1 3.1 1.6

    Government

763.9 759.2 766.6 772.7 8.8 1.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Metropolitan Division

 

  Total nonfarm

4,127.2 4,058.0 4,088.8 4,113.6 -13.6 -0.3

    Natural resources and mining

4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 0.1 2.3

    Construction

158.4 147.8 147.4 147.0 -11.4 -7.2

    Manufacturing

452.0 439.8 442.2 445.1 -6.9 -1.5

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

810.2 813.7 810.1 808.2 -2.0 -0.2

    Information

212.0 185.8 195.3 203.4 -8.6 -4.1

    Financial activities

248.3 239.2 239.4 239.4 -8.9 -3.6

    Professional and business services

608.7 602.1 604.9 606.7 -2.0 -0.3

    Educational and health services

492.9 487.4 500.1 503.4 10.5 2.1

    Leisure and hospitality

391.7 392.0 394.4 399.2 7.5 1.9

    Other services

146.6 146.2 147.8 148.9 2.3 1.6

    Government

602.0 599.5 602.7 607.8 5.8 1.0

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Metropolitan Division

 

  Total nonfarm

1,516.9 1,483.9 1,488.3 1,495.2 -21.7 -1.4

    Natural resources and mining

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0

    Construction

103.2 98.1 97.5 98.1 -5.1 -4.9

    Manufacturing

181.4 177.8 177.8 178.1 -3.3 -1.8

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

273.0 276.6 274.1 275.1 2.1 0.8

    Information

31.6 30.6 30.8 30.5 -1.1 -3.5

    Financial activities

135.3 118.6 117.5 116.9 -18.4 -13.6

    Professional and business services

272.8 267.1 268.6 270.6 -2.2 -0.8

    Educational and health services

141.4 142.3 143.1 143.8 2.4 1.7

    Leisure and hospitality

168.3 165.0 166.6 168.4 0.1 0.1

    Other services

47.4 47.5 47.8 48.2 0.8 1.7

    Government

161.9 159.7 163.9 164.9 3.0 1.9

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and Industry Mar Jan Feb Mar Change from Mar
2007 2008 2008 2008(p) 2007 to March 2008
Number Percent

United States

 

  Total nonfarm

136,533 135,912 136,439 137,019 486 0.4

    Natural resources and mining

701 727 728 737 36 5.1

    Construction

7,353 7,012 6,939 6,997 -356 -4.8

    Manufacturing

13,887 13,632 13,593 13,574 -313 -2.3

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

26,292 26,456 26,186 26,265 -27 -0.1

    Information

3,024 2,993 3,006 3,007 -17 -0.6

    Financial activities

8,303 8,185 8,184 8,189 -114 -1.4

    Professional and business services

17,670 17,726 17,753 17,798 128 0.7

    Education and health services

18,300 18,502 18,773 18,855 555 3.0

    Leisure and hospitality

12,987 13,031 13,110 13,299 312 2.4

    Other services

5,466 5,437 5,473 5,507 41 0.8

    Government

22,550 22,211 22,694 22,791 241 1.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

 

  Total nonfarm

5,644.10 5,541.90 5,577.10 5,608.80 -35.3 -0.6

    Natural resources and mining

5 5.1 5.1 5.1 0.1 2

    Construction

261.6 245.9 244.9 245.1 -16.5 -6.3

    Manufacturing

633.4 617.6 620 623.2 -10.2 -1.6

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

1,083.20 1,090.30 1,084.20 1,083.30 0.1 0

    Information

243.6 216.4 226.1 233.9 -9.7 -4

    Financial activities

383.6 357.8 356.9 356.3 -27.3 -7.1

    Professional and business services

881.5 869.2 873.5 877.3 -4.2 -0.5

    Education and health services

634.3 629.7 643.2 647.2 12.9 2

    Leisure and hospitality

560 557 561 567.6 7.6 1.4

    Other services

194 193.7 195.6 197.1 3.1 1.6

    Government

763.9 759.2 766.6 772.7 8.8 1.2

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

 

  Total nonfarm

8,473.70 8,474.80 8,483.90 8,539.20 65.5 0.8

    Natural resources, mining, and construction

338.5 344.2 338.2 344.8 6.3 1.9

    Manufacturing

453.8 437 437.5 437.5 -16.3 -3.6

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

1,589.60 1,614.10 1,594.30 1,600.60 11 0.7

    Information

287.2 290.5 291.4 292.4 5.2 1.8

    Financial activities

791.6 787.9 788.1 789.6 -2 -0.3

    Professional and business services

1,276.30 1,272.70 1,274.00 1,284.20 7.9 0.6

    Education and health services

1,450.90 1,444.30 1,459.50 1,469.90 19 1.3

    Leisure and hospitality

616.9 619.6 621.4 632.5 15.6 2.5

    Other services

365.2 368.6 370.7 372.9 7.7 2.1

    Government

1,303.70 1,295.90 1,308.80 1,314.80 11.1 0.9

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

 

  Total nonfarm

4,489.70 4,479.60 4,480.80 4,505.80 16.1 0.4

    Natural resources and mining

2.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 -0.2 -8.3

    Construction

199.5 194.4 188.7 194.9 -4.6 -2.3

    Manufacturing

484 480.2 478.9 479.7 -4.3 -0.9

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

918.2 929.6 921.1 926 7.8 0.8

    Information

90.2 90.6 91.1 91 0.8 0.9

    Financial activities

329.3 325.6 325.3 325.4 -3.9 -1.2

    Professional and business services

721 720.7 722.3 725 4 0.6

    Education and health services

588.8 593.5 597.6 599.3 10.5 1.8

    Leisure and hospitality

387.7 384.3 385.3 389.9 2.2 0.6

    Other services

196.9 196.5 196.4 196.9 0 0

    Government

571.1 562 571.9 575.5 4.4 0.8

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 

  Total nonfarm

2,972.90 2,968.20 2,975.60 2,995.40 22.5 0.8

    Natural resources, mining, and construction

182.9 177.2 174.8 177 -5.9 -3.2

    Manufacturing

62.1 61.1 61.3 61.3 -0.8 -1.3

    Trade, trasportation, and utilities

398.8 406 398.3 399.6 0.8 0.2

    Information

94.4 92.6 92.2 91.9 -2.5 -2.6

    Financial activities

160.8 155.8 156.1 156 -4.8 -3

    Professional and business services

670.3 672.2 676.3 681.4 11.1 1.7

    Education and health services

332 331.5 337.6 339.9 7.9 2.4

    Leisure and hospitality

244.7 243.4 243.9 247.9 3.2 1.3

    Other services

180.8 181 182.2 183 2.2 1.2

    Government

646.1 647.4 652.9 657.4 11.3 1.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

 

  Total nonfarm

2,917.20 2,944.00 2,958.40 2,975.40 58.2 2

    Natural resources, mining, and construction

184.3 188.6 191.6 193.8 9.5 5.2

    Manufacturing

298.8 294.8 294.8 294.6 -4.2 -1.4

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

617.3 625.7 621.7 625.5 8.2 1.3

    Information

88.5 89.1 90.3 91 2.5 2.8

    Financial activities

231.6 233.5 234.6 234.9 3.3 1.4

    Professional and business services

433.2 433.6 434 438 4.8 1.1

    Education and health services

311.7 323 326 326.6 14.9 4.8

    Leisure and hospitality

270.9 273.1 276.4 280.9 10 3.7

    Other services

106.6 106.8 107.4 108.1 1.5 1.4

    Government

374.3 375.8 381.6 382 7.7 2.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmingon, PA-NJ-DE-MD

 

  Total nonfarm

2,791.20 2,780.40 2,789.80 2,804.50 13.3 0.5

    Natural resources, mining, and construction

121.7 121.1 118.7 121.8 0.1 0.1

    Manufacturing

221.1 216.1 217 217.1 -4 -1.8

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

523.3 531.7 524.8 526.8 3.5 0.7

    Information

56.5 57.5 57.6 57.2 0.7 1.2

    Financial activities

219.6 217 216.8 217.2 -2.4 -1.1

    Professional and business services

422.6 422.8 423.6 427.6 5 1.2

    Education and health services

529.2 524.6 536.7 535.6 6.4 1.2

    Leisure and hospitality

214.6 212.7 212.1 216.3 1.7 0.8

    Other services

122.2 123.3 123.5 124 1.8 1.5

    Government

360.4 353.6 359 360.9 0.5 0.1

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

 

  Total nonfarm

2,463.70 2,430.50 2,437.20 2,442.90 -20.8 -0.8

    Natural resources and mining

0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 -0.1 -12.5

    Construction

162.9 147.7 146.1 145 -17.9 -11

    Manufacturing

100.3 94.6 94.6 94.7 -5.6 -5.6

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

547.7 550.2 548.3 547.3 -0.4 -0.1

    Information

52.2 51.5 51.8 51.7 -0.5 -1

    Financial activities

182.9 178.6 177 176.3 -6.6 -3.6

    Professional and business services

403.8 392.4 393.9 396.9 -6.9 -1.7

    Education and health services

316.2 322.1 325.1 325 8.8 2.8

    Leisure and hospitality

264.7 259.3 263.4 267 2.3 0.9

    Other services

102 101 101.9 103.3 1.3 1.3

    Government

330.2 332.4 334.4 335 4.8 1.5

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH

 

  Total nonfarm

2,446.30 2,455.90 2,460.10 2,471.90 25.6 1

    Natural resources and mining

0.9 1 1 1 0.1 11.1

    Construction

90.5 90.8 87.5 89.5 -1 -1.1

    Manufacturing

222.1 220 219.9 220.1 -2 -0.9

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

411.9 417.9 410.8 411.9 0 0

    Information

74 74.8 74.8 75.1 1.1 1.5

    Financial activities

188.5 187.9 187.5 187.6 -0.9 -0.5

    Professional and business services

397.6 401.6 403.3 405.5 7.9 2

    Education and health services

464.9 466.6 476 478 13.1 2.8

    Leisure and hospitality

204.2 206.2 205.1 207.9 3.7 1.8

    Other services

87.3 86.3 86.8 87.2 -0.1 -0.1

    Government

304.4 302.8 307.4 308.1 3.7 1.2

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

 

  Total nonfarm

2,518.90 2,566.00 2,581.70 2,599.00 80.1 3.2

    Natural resources and mining

83.3 87.4 87.5 88 4.7 5.6

    Construction

193.7 197.9 200.9 203 9.3 4.8

    Manufacturing

230.1 234.3 234.4 236.1 6 2.6

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

509.7 522.4 519.6 522.3 12.6 2.5

    Information

36.7 36.8 36.8 36.9 0.2 0.5

    Financial activities

143 144.7 145.1 145.5 2.5 1.7

    Professional and business services

370.7 384.1 386.9 388.6 17.9 4.8

    Education and health services

278 287.7 289.9 292.5 14.5 5.2

    Leisure and hospitality

224.8 225.3 227.8 231.4 6.6 2.9

    Other services

93.5 93.7 94.8 95.3 1.8 1.9

    Government

355.4 351.7 358 359.4 4 1.1

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA

 

  Total nonfarm

2,444.80 2,454.90 2,462.30 2,471.20 26.4 1.1

    Natural resources and mining

2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 -0.1 -3.8

    Construction

139.6 136.2 137.2 137.7 -1.9 -1.4

    Manufacturing

176.6 175.1 175 174.7 -1.9 -1.1

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

557.1 564.7 561.7 562.6 5.5 1

    Information

88.1 88.2 88 88.2 0.1 0.1

    Financial activities

163.9 160 160.6 160.6 -3.3 -2

    Professional and business services

406.5 407.4 410 412.2 5.7 1.4

    Education and health services

249.9 257.1 258 258.2 8.3 3.3

    Leisure and hospitality

232.6 230.9 233.2 236.9 4.3 1.8

    Other services

96.9 97.3 97.7 97.9 1 1

    Government

331 335.5 338.4 339.7 8.7 2.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

 

  Total nonfarm

1,955.40 1,907.50 1,910.40 1,910.10 -45.3 -2.3

    Natural resources, mining, and construction

64.4 60.8 58.3 59.1 -5.3 -8.2

    Manufacturing

263.9 243.1 243.9 238.4 -25.5 -9.7

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

361 361 357.4 358.2 -2.8 -0.8

    Information

34.1 33.3 33.5 33.3 -0.8 -2.3

    Financial activities

111.9 109.7 109.6 109.5 -2.4 -2.1

    Professional and business services

343.6 335.4 337.1 336.6 -7 -2

    Education and health services

277.6 280.2 283 284.2 6.6 2.4

    Leisure and hospitality

176.8 172.2 171.4 173.9 -2.9 -1.6

    Other services

88 85.7 85.7 86.4 -1.6 -1.8

    Government

234.1 226.1 230.5 230.5 -3.6 -1.5

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

 

  Total nonfarm

2,024.30 2,018.50 2,028.80 2,035.90 11.6 0.6

    Natural resources and mining

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.6 0.2 14.3

    Construction

114.7 112.3 112.7 112.3 -2.4 -2.1

    Manufacturing

138 136.5 136.8 137.3 -0.7 -0.5

    Trade, transportation, and utilities

358.5 360.7 356.4 355.4 -3.1 -0.9

    Information

68.4 67.9 68.5 68.2 -0.2 -0.3

    Financial activities

153.2 147.6 147.6 147.8 -5.4 -3.5

    Professional and business services

351.9 355.8 358.3 359.8 7.9 2.2

    Education and health services

232.3 228.2 233 234.2 1.9 0.8

    Leisure and hospitality

206.6 207.5 209.1 211.8 5.2 2.5

    Other services

74.1 74 74.9 75.5 1.4 1.9

    Government

325.2 326.5 329.9 332 6.8 2.1

 

Last Modified Date: May 16, 2008