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Technical information:

Employment: (202) 691-6559 USDL 08-0380

http://www.bls.gov/sae/

Unemployment: (202) 691-6392

http://www.bls.gov/lau/ For release: 10:00 A.M. (EDT)

Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Wednesday, March 19, 2008

METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT: JANUARY 2008

Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 234 of the 369 metropolitan areas, lower

in 111 areas, and unchanged in 24 areas, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Twelve areas, 10 of which are located in California, recorded jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent. Seven areas registered rates below 3.0 percent. The national unemployment rate in January was 5.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, up from 5.0 percent a year earlier.

Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

In January, 55 metropolitan areas reported unemployment rates of at least 7.0 percent, up from 46 areas a

year earlier, while 49 areas posted rates below 4.0 percent, down from 77 areas in January 2007. Two agricultural areas in California registered the highest rates in January 2008: El Centro, 16.5 percent, and Merced,

13.3 percent. Logan, Utah-Idaho, had the lowest jobless rate, 2.4 percent. Overall, 204 areas recorded

unemployment rates below the U.S. figure of 5.4 percent, 149 areas had higher rates, and 16 areas had the

same rate. (See table 1 and the map.)

Two Florida areas, Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Punta Gorda, registered the largest unemployment rate

increases from a year earlier (+2.7 and +2.6 percentage points, respectively). Bend, Ore., and KankakeeBradley, Ill., had the next largest rate increases (+2.1 percentage points each). Thirty-eight additional areas

recorded jobless rate increases of 1.0 percentage point or more from January 2007. Gulfport-Biloxi, Miss.,

an area severely affected by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, reported the largest over-the-year jobless rate

decrease in January 2008 (-1.2 percentage points), followed by two areas in New Mexico, Farmington and

Las Cruces (-1.0 point each).

Of the 49 metropolitan areas with a Census 2000 population of 1 million or more, Detroit-Warren-Livonia,

Mich., continued to record the highest unemployment rate, 8.2 percent in January. The areas posting the next

highest rates were Providence-Fall River-Warwick, R.I.-Mass., 7.1 percent, and Riverside-San BernardinoOntario, Calif., 6.7 percent. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va., again reported the

lowest jobless rate among the large areas, 3.5 percent. Austin-Round Rock, Texas, and Birmingham-Hoover,

Ala., had the next lowest rates, 3.9 percent each. Thirty-four large areas recorded higher unemployment rates

than in January 2007, 10 posted lower rates, and 5 had no change. Among the large areas, Riverside-San

Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., had the largest over-the-year jobless rate increase (+1.3 percentage points), followed by Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (+1.1 points), and Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev., and Pro-
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vidence-Fall River-Warwick, R.I.-Mass. (+1.0 point each). Louisville-Jefferson County, Ky.-Ind., registered

the largest unemployment rate decrease from January 2007 to January 2008 (-0.9 percentage point).

Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are composed of 34 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In January 2008, the division with the highest unemployment rate again was Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich., 9.1 percent. The divisions reporting the next highest

rates were Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 7.6 percent, and Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich.,

7.5 percent. Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Md., reported the lowest January jobless rate among the

divisions, 2.9 percent. Four additional divisions registered rates below 4.0 percent. (See table 2.)

In January, 19 of the 34 metropolitan divisions recorded over-the-year unemployment rate increases, 14

had rate decreases, and 1 had a rate unchanged from that of January 2007. The divisions with the largest jobless rate increases were Lake County-Kenosha County, Ill.-Wis. (+1.2 percentage points), and Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale, Calif. (+1.0 point). Gary, Ind., registered the largest jobless rate decline among the divisions from a year earlier (-0.8 percentage point).

In 7 of the 11 metropolitan areas that contain divisions, the ranges between the highest and lowest division

jobless rates were 1.0 percentage point or more in January 2008. The metropolitan area that had the largest

rate difference among its divisions, 3.7 percentage points, was Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.

(Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, Mass.-N.H., 7.6 percent, compared with Nashua, N.H.-Mass., 3.9 percent).

Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Among the 310 metropolitan areas for which January nonfarm payroll data are available, 251 reported

over-the-year increases in employment, 57 reported decreases, and 2 had no change. The largest over-theyear employment increase was posted in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+95,300), followed by

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+83,500), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-

Pa. (+77,400), and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. (+47,600). The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were reported in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Wash. (+6.7 percent), Coeur d‘Alene,

Idaho (+6.4 percent), Florence, S.C (+5.9 percent), Grand Junction, Colo. (+5.4 percent), and Odessa,

Texas (+5.1 percent). (See table 3.)

The largest over-the-year decrease in employment occurred in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-29,700),

followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (-17,100), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.

(-11,700), Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Fla. (-11,100), and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (-10,800). The

largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment were reported in Naples-Marco Island, Fla. (-4.8

percent), followed by Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla. (-4.6 percent), Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Fla. (-3.7 percent), Flint, Mich. (-3.6 percent), Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Mich. (-3.2 percent), Jackson, Mich.

(-2.3 percent), and Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Va. (-2.0 percent).

Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 32 of the 38 metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2007. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in

these large metropolitan areas were recorded in Austin-Round Rock, Texas (+4.2 percent), Houston-Sugar

Land-Baytown, Texas (+3.9 percent), San Antonio, Texas (+3.0 percent), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington,

Texas (+2.9 percent), Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash. (+2.8 percent), Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-

S.C. (+2.2 percent), and Denver-Aurora, Colo., and Kansas City, Mo.-Kan. (+2.0 percent each). Among

the largest metropolitan areas, the largest over-the-year percentage decreases in nonfarm employment were

reported in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. (-1.5 percent), Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (-0.9
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percent), Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. (-0.6 percent), and Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio, and

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. (-0.3 percent each).

Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Nonfarm payroll employment data were available in January 2008 for 32 metropolitan divisions, which

are essentially separately identifiable employment centers within a metropolitan area. Twenty-two of the 32

metropolitan divisions reported over-the-year increases in employment and 10 reported losses. The largest

over-the-year increases in nonfarm employment for the metropolitan divisions occurred in New York-White

Plains-Wayne, N.Y.-N.J. (+64,800), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+60,000), Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash.

(+38,100), Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (+28,800), Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,

Ill. (+24,200), Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+23,500), Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (+22,000),

and San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. (+20,900). The largest over-the-year declines in nonfarm employment were recorded in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-17,200), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine,

Calif. (-13,000), Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-12,500), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.

(-4,100), and Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Fla. (-3,700). (See table 4.)

The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions were reported in Tacoma, Wash. (+3.5 percent), Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (+3.0 percent), Fort Worth-Arlington,

Texas (+2.8 percent), Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. (+2.7 percent), and San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. (+2.2 percent). The largest over-the-year employment declines among metropolitan divisions

were seen in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Mich. (-2.2 percent), Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Mich. (-1.1 percent), Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. (-0.9 percent), Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach,

Fla. (-0.5 percent), and Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, Md. (-0.2 percent).

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The Regional and State Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled to be issued on

Friday, March 28. The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for February is scheduled

to be issued on Wednesday, April 2.
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 Discontinuation of Some Current Employment Statistics

 Metropolitan Area Series

Effective with the release of January 2008 data, BLS has discontinued publication of all

metropolitan area hours and earnings series from the Current Employment Statistics survey.

In addition, all nonfarm employment series for 65 small metropolitan areas have been discontinued. These cutbacks are being implemented to accommodate a reduction in funding

to the BLS that resulted from The 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act enacted on

December 26, 2007. For a list of the discontinued series, see “Reductions to Current

Employment Statistics Metropolitan Area Series” at http://www.bls.gov/sae/msareductions.htm.

 Revisions to Metropolitan Area Employment and

 Unemployment Data Series

The metropolitan area and division labor force and unemployment estimates presented

in tables 1 and 2 of this release have been revised for 2007 to incorporate updated inputs

and to reflect new state totals. Estimates on the BLS Web site have not been revised and

do not match the estimates for January or December 2007 in this release. Revised substate data for 2007 and earlier years will be released on April 18.

Effective with this release, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states,

metropolitan areas, and metropolitan divisions presented in tables 3 and 4 of this release

have been revised to reflect 2007 benchmark levels. Not seasonally adjusted data for

states, areas, and divisions were revised back to April 2006. For more information on

benchmark procedures, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm.

Also effective with this release, the titles of several metropolitan areas and divisions

have been changed to reflect updates in Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No.

08-01, issued on November 20, 2007. For specific information on title and definition

changes, see the above-mentioned bulletin available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm

or call (202) 691-6392. Additionally, data for the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Ariz.,

metropolitan area have been added to table 3.

In addition, nonfarm payroll data reflect conversion to the 2007 North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of

economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. This resulted in minor changes to

several detailed state industry series. Not seasonally adjusted data series affected by the

NAICS 2007 conversion were subject to revision from January 1990 forward. For more

information on the update to NAICS 2007, see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
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 Hurricane Katrina

For January, BLS and its state partners continued to make modifications to the usual estimation procedures for the LAUS program to reflect the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the

labor force statistics in affected areas. These modifications included: (1) modifying the state

population controls to account for displacement due to Katrina; (2) developing labor force

estimates for the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area using an alternative to the

model-based method; and (3) not publishing labor force estimates for the parishes within the

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area or cities within those parishes where the

quality of input data was severely compromised by the hurricane.

For more information on LAUS procedures and estimates for January 2008, see Hurricane Information: Katrina and Rita on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/Katrina/

home.htm or call (202) 691-6392.
Technical Note

This release presents labor force and unemployment data

from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program

(tables 1 and 2) for 377 metropolitan statistical areas and

metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs),

including those in Puerto Rico. Estimates for over 30 metropolitan

and NECTA divisions also are presented. Nonfarm payroll

employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics

(CES) program (tables 3 and 4) are provided for most of the

same areas. State estimates were previously published in the

news release, Regional and State Employment and

Unemployment, and are republished in this release for ease of

reference. The LAUS and CES programs are both federal-state

cooperative endeavors.

Labor force and unemployment—from the LAUS

program

Definitions. The labor force and unemployment data are

based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for

the official national estimates obtained from the Current

Population Survey (CPS), a sample survey of households that

is conducted for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the

U.S. Census Bureau. The labor force includes both the employed

and the unemployed. Employed persons are those who did

any work at all for pay or profit in the survey reference week

(the week including the 12th of the month) or worked 15 hours

or more without pay in a family business or farm, plus those

not working who had a job from which they were temporarily

absent, whether or not paid, for such reasons as labormanagement dispute, illness, or vacation. Unemployed persons

are those who did not work at all (in the reference week), had

actively looked for a job (sometime in the 4-week period ending

with the survey reference week), and were currently available

for work; persons on layoff expecting recall need not be looking

for work to be counted as unemployed.

Method of estimation. Effective January 2005, estimates for

all census divisions, states, the District of Columbia, the Los

Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale metropolitan division, and New

York City were produced using updated time-series models with

real-time benchmarking. Model-based estimation was extended

to the following areas and respective balances-of-state: ChicagoNaperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division; ClevelandElyria-Mentor, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area;

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area;

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division; New

Orleans-Metaire-Kenner, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area; and

Seattle- Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division. This will

improve the statistical basis of the estimation for these areas

and provide important tools for anlysis, such as measures of

errors and seasonally adjusted series. For all other substate

areas, estimates are prepared through indirect estimation

procedures. Employment estimates, which are based largely

on “place of work” estimates from the CES program, are adjusted

to refer to place of residence as used in the CPS. Unemployment

estimates are aggregates of persons previously employed in

industries covered by state unemployment (UI) laws and entrants

to the labor force data from the CPS. The substate estimates

of employment and unemployment, which geographically exhaust

the entire state, are adjusted proportionally to ensure that they

add to the independently estimated state or balance-of-state

totals. A detailed description of the estimation procedures is

available from BLS upon request.

Annual revisions. Labor force and unemployment data

shown for the prior year reflect adjustments made at the end

of each year, usually implemented with January estimates. The

adjusted estimates reflect updated population data from the

U.S. Census Bureau, any revisions in the other data sources,

and model reestimation at the state and selected area level. All

substate estimates are adjusted to add to the revised modelbased estimates.

Employment—from the CES program

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on

establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay

period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted

at their place of work rather than at their place of residence;

those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each

payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal

activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North

American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated

using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative)

of current-month employment to that of the previous month

is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both

months. The estimates of employment for the current month

are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous

month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the

official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES

published series which have insufficient sample for direct

sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted

annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks,

derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by

employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance

(UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the

monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the

preceding one and also to establish the level of employment

for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process

establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used

to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the

subsequent months.
Reliability of the estimates

The estimates presented in this release are based on sample

survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling

and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of

sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance

because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed.

Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as

those which can be introduced into the data collection and

processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from

sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from

the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual

items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables

because of rounding. With respect to the LAUS program,

unemployment rates are computed from unrounded data rather

than from data that may be displayed in the tables; differences,

however, are generally insignificant.

Labor force and unemployment estimates. Model-based

error measures, including for over-the-month change, are

available for states on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lastderr.htm. Measures of nonsampling error are not

available, but additional information on the subject is provided

in Employment and Earnings Online at http://www.bls.gov/

opub/ee/home.htm.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state

CES data at the supersector level and for metropolitan area CES

data at the total nonfarm level are available on the BLS Web

site at http://www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on

recent benchmark revisions for states is available at http://

www.bls.gov/sae/.

Area definitions

The substate area data published in this release reflect the

standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of

Management and Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed

list of the geographic definitions is available on the Internet

at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures

used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in

Employment and Earnings Online.

Estimates of unadjusted and seasonally adjusted labor force

and unemployment data for states, census regions and divisions,

and eight areas are available in the news release, Regional

and State Employment and Unemployment. Estimates of labor

force and unemployment for all states, metropolitan areas, labor

market areas, counties, cities with a population of 25,000 or

more, and other areas used in the administration of various

federal economic assistance programs are available on the BLS

Web site at http://www.bls.gov/lau/. Employment data from

the CES program are available at http://www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory

impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-

5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Alabama ................................................................... 2,164.5 2,204.2 2,205.2 80.7 83.5 96.2 3.7 3.8 4.4

Anniston-Oxford .................................................... 54.6 55.2 55.4 1.9 2.0 2.3 3.5 3.7 4.1

Auburn-Opelika ..................................................... 64.3 67.1 67.0 2.2 2.4 2.9 3.5 3.5 4.3

Birmingham-Hoover .............................................. 536.2 542.2 541.7 17.8 18.5 20.9 3.3 3.4 3.9

Decatur ................................................................. 71.9 74.0 74.1 2.6 2.5 3.0 3.6 3.4 4.0

Dothan .................................................................. 66.3 67.0 66.8 2.2 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.6 4.2

Florence-Muscle Shoals ....................................... 67.9 69.8 69.8 2.9 2.9 3.3 4.3 4.1 4.8

Gadsden ............................................................... 45.6 45.8 45.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 4.1 4.2 4.7

Huntsville .............................................................. 199.5 206.0 206.2 6.0 5.9 6.9 3.0 2.9 3.3

Mobile ................................................................... 183.0 186.7 186.5 6.7 7.3 8.4 3.7 3.9 4.5

Montgomery .......................................................... 169.5 173.8 174.4 6.2 6.5 7.7 3.7 3.7 4.4

Tuscaloosa ........................................................... 99.4 100.3 100.8 3.2 3.3 4.0 3.2 3.3 4.0

Alaska ...................................................................... 348.9 351.8 350.1 24.9 23.6 26.2 7.1 6.7 7.5

Anchorage ............................................................ 194.1 197.1 194.2 11.5 11.1 12.1 5.9 5.6 6.3

Fairbanks .............................................................. 44.7 46.3 44.9 2.7 2.6 2.9 6.1 5.6 6.5

Arizona .................................................................... 3,010.6 3,067.4 3,075.6 121.7 131.9 139.0 4.0 4.3 4.5

Flagstaff ................................................................ 68.5 70.1 70.2 3.1 3.2 3.5 4.5 4.6 4.9

Lake Havasu City-Kingman .................................. 92.8 92.9 94.5 4.5 5.1 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.9

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ..................................... 2,040.0 2,080.4 2,086.3 73.9 79.2 84.3 3.6 3.8 4.0

Prescott ................................................................ 96.6 99.3 99.9 4.0 4.2 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.6

Tucson .................................................................. 457.6 461.2 457.6 18.1 19.6 20.6 4.0 4.3 4.5

Yuma .................................................................... 76.7 81.3 82.0 7.5 9.2 8.5 9.8 11.4 10.4

Arkansas ................................................................. 1,344.1 1,364.8 1,352.4 80.7 76.8 86.2 6.0 5.6 6.4

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers ............................ 224.0 228.3 225.9 8.6 9.0 10.0 3.8 4.0 4.4

Fort Smith ............................................................. 137.6 138.9 137.9 8.2 7.7 8.1 6.0 5.5 5.9

Hot Springs ........................................................... 42.1 42.3 42.6 2.4 2.5 2.7 5.7 5.8 6.3

Jonesboro ............................................................. 56.4 57.2 55.9 3.2 3.2 3.5 5.7 5.6 6.3

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ................... 333.5 340.3 335.8 16.4 15.8 17.5 4.9 4.7 5.2

Pine Bluff .............................................................. 44.9 44.4 44.2 3.9 3.4 3.9 8.8 7.7 8.9

California ................................................................. 18,063.9 18,352.6 18,244.0 985.9 1,080.3 1,158.2 5.5 5.9 6.3

Bakersfield ............................................................ 345.6 361.2 354.4 30.3 34.0 34.9 8.8 9.4 9.9

Chico .................................................................... 102.6 104.3 104.1 7.5 7.7 8.6 7.3 7.4 8.2

El Centro ............................................................... 66.1 70.8 69.5 10.1 13.3 11.5 15.3 18.7 16.5

Fresno .................................................................. 419.6 434.9 433.8 39.5 42.5 45.6 9.4 9.8 10.5

Hanford-Corcoran ................................................. 56.8 58.5 58.9 5.8 5.8 6.6 10.3 9.9 11.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................... 6,507.0 6,621.8 6,550.2 304.6 331.2 367.6 4.7 5.0 5.6

Madera ................................................................. 64.7 65.0 64.8 5.2 5.7 6.1 8.1 8.8 9.4

Merced .................................................................. 100.6 104.9 104.7 11.8 12.5 13.9 11.7 11.9 13.3

Modesto ................................................................ 228.9 233.6 232.2 20.9 23.1 25.1 9.1 9.9 10.8

Napa ..................................................................... 72.2 72.7 72.9 3.3 3.7 3.8 4.6 5.1 5.3

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ......................... 428.7 427.7 427.1 20.9 24.5 25.2 4.9 5.7 5.9

Redding ................................................................ 84.7 86.4 86.9 7.1 7.3 8.7 8.4 8.5 10.0

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ....................... 1,801.3 1,807.6 1,805.8 98.1 118.0 120.5 5.4 6.5 6.7

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville .............. 1,057.0 1,066.5 1,068.4 57.7 63.0 68.5 5.5 5.9 6.4

Salinas .................................................................. 197.9 202.4 203.6 21.8 22.1 23.9 11.0 10.9 11.7

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ......................... 1,537.2 1,555.3 1,545.1 68.1 77.2 78.8 4.4 5.0 5.1

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ......................... 2,219.1 2,255.6 2,241.4 98.5 103.8 109.4 4.4 4.6 4.9

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ........................ 876.0 888.9 887.9 42.1 45.0 47.0 4.8 5.1 5.3

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles .............................. 135.7 137.4 136.9 6.0 6.4 6.8 4.4 4.7 5.0

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta ...................... 211.7 215.8 214.2 10.3 11.0 11.6 4.9 5.1 5.4

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ........................................ 145.5 149.3 148.7 11.3 10.8 12.2 7.7 7.2 8.2

Santa Rosa-Petaluma .......................................... 259.9 261.2 264.2 11.7 12.4 13.6 4.5 4.7 5.2

Stockton ................................................................ 291.1 300.4 300.6 25.2 28.2 30.1 8.6 9.4 10.0

Vallejo-Fairfield ..................................................... 210.1 213.5 211.6 11.3 12.6 13.4 5.4 5.9 6.3

Visalia-Porterville .................................................. 193.2 197.8 195.8 19.8 21.4 22.3 10.3 10.8 11.4

Yuba City .............................................................. 69.1 70.8 71.1 7.3 7.9 8.6 10.5 11.1 12.1

Colorado .................................................................. 2,668.1 2,740.7 2,742.7 116.3 116.9 128.8 4.4 4.3 4.7

Boulder ................................................................. 172.6 178.2 177.4 6.5 6.5 7.1 3.7 3.7 4.0

Colorado Springs .................................................. 311.4 317.8 320.5 14.9 15.6 17.3 4.8 4.9 5.4

Denver-Aurora ...................................................... 1,359.6 1,393.9 1,392.1 60.2 61.1 66.1 4.4 4.4 4.7

Fort Collins-Loveland ............................................ 169.2 177.6 175.8 6.9 6.6 7.6 4.1 3.7 4.3

Grand Junction ..................................................... 76.4 80.9 81.0 3.0 2.8 3.3 4.0 3.5 4.1

Greeley ................................................................. 116.7 122.1 122.2 5.8 5.5 6.4 5.0 4.5 5.3

Pueblo .................................................................. 72.0 74.0 74.3 4.1 4.0 4.4 5.7 5.5 5.9

Connecticut ............................................................. 1,840.2 1,871.8 1,867.9 92.4 84.4 98.8 5.0 4.5 5.3

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................... 467.1 477.0 474.9 20.7 19.1 22.4 4.4 4.0 4.7

Danbury ................................................................ 90.7 92.7 92.5 3.5 3.1 3.9 3.9 3.4 4.2

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................... 579.2 587.6 588.4 30.3 27.3 31.9 5.2 4.6 5.4

New Haven ........................................................... 306.8 312.2 309.5 16.0 14.6 16.9 5.2 4.7 5.4

Norwich-New London ........................................... 150.0 151.4 151.8 7.3 6.6 7.8 4.9 4.3 5.1

Waterbury ............................................................. 100.8 102.1 102.4 6.6 6.3 7.4 6.5 6.1 7.2

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Delaware .................................................................. 441.3 445.2 443.8 16.6 15.2 18.9 3.8 3.4 4.3

Dover .................................................................... 74.8 74.9 75.0 2.5 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.4 3.9

District of Columbia ............................................... 321.4 325.8 325.9 19.3 18.9 22.0 6.0 5.8 6.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ......................... 2,961.0 2,979.9 2,984.6 96.3 90.6 104.8 3.3 3.0 3.5

Florida ...................................................................... 9,025.9 9,215.0 9,186.8 337.3 412.6 428.7 3.7 4.5 4.7

Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice ................................. 330.7 330.8 327.5 11.9 15.9 17.1 3.6 4.8 5.2

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ......................................... 289.4 287.1 287.3 10.3 17.1 18.0 3.6 6.0 6.3

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach .............. 243.3 250.0 249.9 9.8 12.0 12.8 4.0 4.8 5.1

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................... 94.4 97.4 97.6 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.7

Gainesville ............................................................ 131.1 135.1 135.7 3.9 4.3 4.5 3.0 3.2 3.3

Jacksonville .......................................................... 652.5 671.4 666.2 24.9 28.6 30.4 3.8 4.3 4.6

Lakeland-Winter Haven ........................................ 265.9 270.1 269.0 10.7 13.1 13.4 4.0 4.8 5.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach .............. 2,801.8 2,852.8 2,840.4 100.3 116.8 118.4 3.6 4.1 4.2

Naples-Marco Island ............................................. 155.0 151.9 152.4 5.0 7.4 7.6 3.2 4.9 5.0

Ocala .................................................................... 133.4 136.8 137.4 5.6 7.4 8.0 4.2 5.4 5.8

Orlando-Kissimmee .............................................. 1,071.6 1,105.2 1,101.4 38.5 47.3 49.0 3.6 4.3 4.5

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ............................. 258.5 263.5 262.6 10.7 13.2 13.8 4.1 5.0 5.3

Palm Coast ........................................................... 30.2 30.7 30.9 1.8 2.3 2.4 6.1 7.4 7.8

Panama City-Lynn Haven ..................................... 82.8 86.2 86.1 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.9

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ................................ 203.8 210.1 210.2 7.5 8.7 9.2 3.7 4.1 4.4

Port St. Lucie ........................................................ 183.8 188.4 188.1 8.4 11.0 11.3 4.6 5.8 6.0

Punta Gorda ......................................................... 68.8 68.1 68.7 2.9 4.3 4.7 4.2 6.3 6.8

Sebastian-Vero Beach .......................................... 60.5 61.0 61.3 2.9 3.7 3.8 4.8 6.1 6.2

Tallahassee .......................................................... 181.1 188.2 185.7 5.7 6.4 6.5 3.2 3.4 3.5

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ........................ 1,323.6 1,348.6 1,341.8 51.5 63.6 66.8 3.9 4.7 5.0

Georgia .................................................................... 4,786.7 4,871.3 4,854.4 215.8 223.3 250.3 4.5 4.6 5.2

Albany ................................................................... 75.5 76.0 75.6 3.8 3.9 4.3 5.1 5.1 5.6

Athens-Clarke County .......................................... 103.9 107.3 105.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 3.8 3.8 4.3

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta ............................ 2,715.2 2,771.5 2,764.5 118.7 123.3 138.4 4.4 4.5 5.0

Augusta-Richmond County ................................... 256.6 258.1 257.8 14.6 14.3 14.9 5.7 5.5 5.8

Brunswick ............................................................. 52.9 53.1 53.1 2.1 2.1 2.4 4.0 3.9 4.5

Columbus ............................................................. 128.8 130.0 129.2 7.4 6.9 7.5 5.7 5.3 5.8

Dalton ................................................................... 68.2 68.7 68.2 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.5 5.0 5.6

Gainesville ............................................................ 88.8 91.5 90.9 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.2

Hinesville-Fort Stewart ......................................... 30.2 30.4 30.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 5.3 4.9 5.5

Macon ................................................................... 111.5 112.3 112.3 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.1 4.9 5.5

Rome .................................................................... 49.4 49.4 49.1 2.2 2.3 2.7 4.4 4.7 5.4

Savannah ............................................................. 177.2 179.6 179.1 6.6 7.0 8.0 3.7 3.9 4.4

Valdosta ................................................................ 67.4 69.0 68.6 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.8 4.2 4.7

Warner Robins ...................................................... 68.3 69.1 69.4 2.6 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.9 4.5

Hawaii ...................................................................... 653.3 649.1 654.5 14.7 18.0 19.9 2.3 2.8 3.0

Honolulu ............................................................... 452.0 451.1 452.7 9.9 11.2 12.8 2.2 2.5 2.8

Idaho ........................................................................ 745.2 755.5 753.0 29.6 22.3 29.7 4.0 2.9 3.9

Boise City-Nampa ................................................. 294.6 297.3 297.1 10.2 8.9 11.5 3.4 3.0 3.9

Coeur d’Alene ....................................................... 68.0 71.0 71.5 3.4 2.3 3.6 5.0 3.2 5.0

Idaho Falls ............................................................ 60.5 62.2 61.6 1.9 1.3 1.7 3.1 2.1 2.8

Lewiston ............................................................... 29.1 29.4 30.1 1.4 1.0 1.4 4.8 3.3 4.5

Pocatello ............................................................... 44.6 44.2 43.2 1.8 1.2 1.6 4.0 2.8 3.7

Illinois ...................................................................... 6,622.2 6,731.0 6,737.8 346.8 355.6 420.6 5.2 5.3 6.2

Bloomington-Normal ............................................. 88.5 92.7 90.2 3.5 3.9 4.7 3.9 4.2 5.2

Champaign-Urbana .............................................. 117.4 124.4 118.4 5.3 5.9 6.9 4.5 4.8 5.8

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ...................................... 4,863.5 4,918.9 4,951.1 246.1 244.7 287.3 5.1 5.0 5.8

Danville ................................................................. 37.7 38.3 38.0 2.5 2.7 3.1 6.5 7.1 8.2

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ............................. 204.3 206.9 204.6 10.3 10.0 11.4 5.0 4.8 5.6

Decatur ................................................................. 54.0 55.4 54.7 3.3 3.4 3.9 6.1 6.1 7.1

Kankakee-Bradley ................................................ 55.3 57.0 56.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 7.2 7.6 9.3

Peoria ................................................................... 200.5 205.0 203.6 9.7 10.3 12.4 4.8 5.0 6.1

Rockford ............................................................... 173.9 179.4 176.9 11.5 12.7 15.0 6.6 7.1 8.5

Springfield ............................................................. 113.9 115.9 114.1 5.7 5.7 6.8 5.0 4.9 5.9

Indiana ..................................................................... 3,207.8 3,190.0 3,191.2 173.3 142.2 161.7 5.4 4.5 5.1

Anderson .............................................................. 61.5 59.5 59.4 4.6 3.5 4.1 7.4 5.9 6.8

Bloomington .......................................................... 96.1 95.9 95.8 4.6 3.5 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.4

Columbus ............................................................. 38.5 38.3 38.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 4.6 3.5 4.0

Elkhart-Goshen ..................................................... 100.4 100.3 100.4 5.9 4.7 5.0 5.9 4.7 5.0

Evansville ............................................................. 181.1 180.9 180.7 9.6 7.7 8.3 5.3 4.3 4.6

Fort Wayne ........................................................... 214.3 210.6 212.0 11.2 9.8 11.7 5.2 4.7 5.5

Indianapolis-Carmel .............................................. 887.5 894.7 889.1 40.3 35.3 38.3 4.5 3.9 4.3

Kokomo ................................................................ 45.8 44.3 45.3 3.0 2.2 3.3 6.5 5.0 7.2

Lafayette ............................................................... 96.7 94.1 96.1 4.4 3.5 4.0 4.5 3.7 4.2

Michigan City-La Porte ......................................... 52.5 52.3 52.5 3.3 2.7 3.1 6.3 5.1 5.9

Muncie .................................................................. 56.5 55.9 55.6 3.5 2.8 3.3 6.1 5.0 6.0

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Indiana—Continued

South Bend-Mishawaka ........................................ 159.4 160.7 159.9 9.4 8.0 8.6 5.9 5.0 5.4

Terre Haute .......................................................... 80.3 78.7 78.8 5.1 4.0 4.8 6.4 5.1 6.0

Iowa .......................................................................... 1,650.4 1,666.3 1,659.5 77.1 70.5 75.4 4.7 4.2 4.5

Ames .................................................................... 47.8 48.8 48.1 1.4 1.5 1.4 2.9 3.0 3.0

Cedar Rapids ........................................................ 141.7 142.3 141.4 6.6 5.9 6.0 4.7 4.2 4.2

Des Moines-West Des Moines ............................. 306.3 309.8 309.1 12.8 12.0 12.8 4.2 3.9 4.1

Dubuque ............................................................... 51.9 51.5 51.9 2.7 2.4 2.7 5.3 4.7 5.2

Iowa City ............................................................... 87.2 90.3 88.4 2.8 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.0 3.2

Sioux City ............................................................. 76.7 76.8 76.4 3.5 3.0 3.3 4.6 3.9 4.3

Waterloo-Cedar Falls ............................................ 92.7 94.3 92.7 4.1 3.8 4.0 4.4 4.1 4.3

Kansas ..................................................................... 1,471.0 1,480.1 1,475.8 66.3 59.9 64.0 4.5 4.0 4.3

Lawrence .............................................................. 61.4 63.0 59.3 2.5 2.3 2.4 4.1 3.6 4.1

Topeka .................................................................. 119.5 120.4 121.7 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.9 4.8

Wichita .................................................................. 312.7 316.3 320.4 14.0 12.2 12.7 4.5 3.9 4.0

Kentucky ................................................................. 2,030.0 2,048.3 2,030.1 131.1 110.5 120.3 6.5 5.4 5.9

Bowling Green ...................................................... 62.2 64.3 63.5 3.3 2.6 3.1 5.2 4.0 4.9

Elizabethtown ....................................................... 54.5 54.7 54.2 3.3 2.7 3.1 6.0 5.0 5.7

Lexington-Fayette ................................................. 234.2 238.1 235.3 10.8 9.4 10.5 4.6 3.9 4.5

Louisville-Jefferson County .................................. 626.9 634.0 625.1 40.7 34.4 34.7 6.5 5.4 5.6

Owensboro ........................................................... 56.0 56.9 56.5 3.2 2.6 3.1 5.8 4.6 5.4

Louisiana ................................................................. 1,962.9 2,005.1 1,983.5 87.4 76.2 91.6 4.5 3.8 4.6

Alexandria ............................................................. 66.7 67.8 67.1 2.9 2.5 3.0 4.4 3.8 4.5

Baton Rouge ......................................................... 354.7 364.3 357.5 15.4 13.5 16.2 4.4 3.7 4.5

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ........................... 99.9 102.1 100.8 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.1 2.6 3.4

Lafayette ............................................................... 128.6 132.1 130.6 4.1 3.6 4.5 3.2 2.7 3.4

Lake Charles ........................................................ 92.7 92.7 91.7 3.7 3.5 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.8

Monroe ................................................................. 79.6 80.3 78.9 4.0 3.5 4.1 5.0 4.4 5.2

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner .............................. 497.4 510.3 506.2 20.1 17.1 20.7 4.0 3.3 4.1

Shreveport-Bossier City ........................................ 177.1 180.6 179.3 10.2 7.8 9.3 5.8 4.3 5.2

Maine ....................................................................... 697.7 701.4 700.2 37.5 35.1 41.1 5.4 5.0 5.9

Bangor .................................................................. 71.0 71.3 71.5 3.9 3.3 3.9 5.5 4.6 5.4

Lewiston-Auburn ................................................... 57.8 58.0 58.2 3.0 2.8 3.3 5.2 4.8 5.6

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ....................... 204.0 205.0 204.3 7.6 7.5 8.6 3.7 3.7 4.2

Maryland .................................................................. 2,971.8 2,973.9 2,971.1 121.6 103.1 116.2 4.1 3.5 3.9

Baltimore-Towson ................................................. 1,395.2 1,396.2 1,394.8 58.8 50.0 56.0 4.2 3.6 4.0

Cumberland .......................................................... 48.2 48.8 48.7 3.1 2.4 2.9 6.5 4.9 6.0

Hagerstown-Martinsburg ...................................... 120.9 120.6 120.7 5.7 5.2 5.9 4.7 4.3 4.9

Salisbury ............................................................... 62.7 63.2 62.6 3.4 2.8 3.3 5.3 4.4 5.3

Massachusetts ........................................................ 3,402.3 3,393.5 3,401.2 185.6 138.7 177.7 5.5 4.1 5.2

Barnstable Town ................................................... 125.7 126.4 124.8 8.7 6.2 8.6 6.9 4.9 6.9

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................... 2,483.9 2,483.5 2,491.5 120.2 91.3 113.8 4.8 3.7 4.6

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner ............................. 73.3 71.9 72.7 5.1 3.8 4.8 7.0 5.3 6.6

New Bedford ......................................................... 85.6 83.9 84.2 7.4 5.2 7.3 8.7 6.2 8.6

Pittsfield ................................................................ 39.3 38.6 39.2 2.1 1.5 2.0 5.4 3.8 5.2

Springfield ............................................................. 344.3 342.3 343.0 21.2 16.0 20.6 6.2 4.7 6.0

Worcester ............................................................. 292.0 289.7 292.2 16.5 12.8 16.2 5.7 4.4 5.6

Michigan .................................................................. 5,017.7 4,988.5 4,951.6 392.7 370.0 388.0 7.8 7.4 7.8

Ann Arbor ............................................................. 190.4 189.4 186.8 9.2 9.0 9.0 4.8 4.7 4.8

Battle Creek .......................................................... 70.4 69.1 68.6 5.2 4.7 5.0 7.4 6.8 7.2

Bay City ................................................................ 55.4 54.7 54.3 4.2 3.8 4.1 7.7 7.0 7.6

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ......................................... 2,144.0 2,127.4 2,110.6 175.3 170.8 172.5 8.2 8.0 8.2

Flint ....................................................................... 212.3 207.3 206.2 18.9 17.0 19.6 8.9 8.2 9.5

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ....................................... 412.8 414.4 410.8 26.3 24.5 25.7 6.4 5.9 6.3

Holland-Grand Haven ........................................... 136.6 136.7 135.0 8.2 7.9 8.2 6.0 5.8 6.1

Jackson ................................................................ 77.8 76.7 76.1 6.1 5.8 6.1 7.9 7.6 8.0

Kalamazoo-Portage .............................................. 176.1 176.5 175.2 10.8 10.1 10.6 6.2 5.7 6.0

Lansing-East Lansing ........................................... 251.1 249.9 249.0 16.7 14.2 15.2 6.6 5.7 6.1

Monroe ................................................................. 78.3 76.3 77.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 7.6 6.6 8.0

Muskegon-Norton Shores ..................................... 89.8 89.5 89.2 6.5 6.2 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.5

Niles-Benton Harbor ............................................. 78.0 80.8 80.2 6.1 5.9 6.1 7.8 7.2 7.6

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ....................... 98.7 96.2 95.8 7.6 7.1 7.9 7.7 7.3 8.2

Minnesota ................................................................ 2,915.3 2,924.2 2,910.2 158.5 143.6 155.8 5.4 4.9 5.4

Duluth ................................................................... 143.0 145.2 143.5 9.4 8.0 8.8 6.6 5.5 6.2

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ....................... 1,839.6 1,850.5 1,838.5 86.8 83.1 86.9 4.7 4.5 4.7

Rochester ............................................................. 103.2 103.8 104.4 4.8 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.5

St. Cloud ............................................................... 106.4 107.7 107.5 6.3 5.6 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.7

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Mississippi .............................................................. 1,300.5 1,333.3 1,319.4 90.0 84.2 84.6 6.9 6.3 6.4

Gulfport-Biloxi ....................................................... 111.4 113.9 113.4 7.2 6.1 6.0 6.5 5.3 5.3

Hattiesburg ........................................................... 65.9 67.5 66.8 3.5 3.4 3.4 5.3 5.0 5.2

Jackson ................................................................ 258.9 263.5 260.8 14.1 13.4 13.2 5.5 5.1 5.1

Pascagoula ........................................................... 68.3 70.7 70.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 6.6 5.9 6.0

Missouri ................................................................... 3,004.8 3,022.8 3,009.6 155.1 158.5 180.0 5.2 5.2 6.0

Columbia .............................................................. 90.1 93.1 91.0 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.2

Jefferson City ........................................................ 77.5 77.7 77.9 3.2 3.2 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.7

Joplin .................................................................... 84.1 84.3 84.3 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 4.7

Kansas City .......................................................... 1,028.9 1,040.4 1,049.6 51.6 53.3 59.5 5.0 5.1 5.7

St. Joseph ............................................................. 68.0 67.8 68.4 3.0 3.0 3.4 4.4 4.5 4.9

St. Louis1 .............................................................. 1,436.1 1,445.9 1,432.5 78.8 78.9 90.7 5.5 5.5 6.3

Springfield ............................................................. 216.4 221.0 220.8 8.5 9.1 10.0 3.9 4.1 4.5

Montana ................................................................... 495.0 498.5 499.3 20.5 18.1 21.5 4.1 3.6 4.3

Billings .................................................................. 86.3 86.9 86.7 2.5 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.5 3.0

Great Falls ............................................................ 39.5 39.8 39.9 1.5 1.4 1.6 3.8 3.4 4.0

Missoula ............................................................... 58.3 58.4 57.5 2.3 2.1 2.4 4.0 3.6 4.2

Nebraska ................................................................. 971.5 978.6 982.7 35.7 26.4 35.0 3.7 2.7 3.6

Lincoln .................................................................. 167.4 167.8 168.2 5.7 4.1 5.5 3.4 2.4 3.3

Omaha-Council Bluffs ........................................... 445.7 449.0 448.6 18.2 14.0 17.4 4.1 3.1 3.9

Nevada ..................................................................... 1,315.6 1,361.4 1,371.3 64.4 76.0 82.2 4.9 5.6 6.0

Carson City ........................................................... 28.1 28.9 29.0 1.7 1.7 2.2 6.0 5.9 7.5

Las Vegas-Paradise ............................................. 941.6 971.2 979.6 44.2 54.3 55.7 4.7 5.6 5.7

Reno-Sparks ......................................................... 221.8 231.5 231.5 11.2 12.3 15.2 5.0 5.3 6.6

New Hampshire ....................................................... 735.9 736.7 739.3 31.6 24.2 29.3 4.3 3.3 4.0

Manchester ........................................................... 107.7 108.0 108.9 4.6 3.5 4.2 4.3 3.2 3.8

Portsmouth ........................................................... 43.7 44.1 44.4 1.7 1.3 1.6 3.8 3.1 3.5

Rochester-Dover .................................................. 80.7 83.3 82.4 3.3 2.7 3.2 4.1 3.2 3.9

New Jersey .............................................................. 4,459.2 4,466.3 4,463.5 214.9 183.5 228.1 4.8 4.1 5.1

Atlantic City-Hammonton ...................................... 136.3 134.2 134.4 9.5 7.8 9.3 7.0 5.8 6.9

Ocean City ............................................................ 51.4 52.6 51.1 5.6 4.5 5.8 10.9 8.5 11.4

Trenton-Ewing ...................................................... 196.7 196.5 197.4 8.6 7.2 9.0 4.4 3.6 4.6

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton .................................. 69.9 68.3 68.9 5.7 4.3 5.6 8.2 6.4 8.1

New Mexico ............................................................. 934.3 946.5 935.9 36.9 28.9 30.3 3.9 3.1 3.2

Albuquerque ......................................................... 404.9 407.5 403.9 15.3 12.4 13.0 3.8 3.1 3.2

Farmington ........................................................... 54.8 56.7 56.0 2.1 1.5 1.6 3.8 2.7 2.8

Las Cruces ........................................................... 84.9 88.3 85.8 4.0 3.0 3.1 4.7 3.4 3.7

Santa Fe ............................................................... 77.7 78.7 77.7 2.5 1.9 2.0 3.2 2.4 2.6

New York ................................................................. 9,482.9 9,536.7 9,560.3 474.7 449.7 536.6 5.0 4.7 5.6

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................... 453.2 451.3 450.8 20.4 18.6 22.6 4.5 4.1 5.0

Binghamton .......................................................... 123.9 123.4 123.4 6.6 5.8 6.9 5.3 4.7 5.6

Buffalo-Niagara Falls ............................................ 577.8 577.9 578.0 32.1 30.0 35.4 5.6 5.2 6.1

Elmira ................................................................... 41.2 41.2 41.5 2.2 1.9 2.2 5.2 4.6 5.3

Glens Falls ............................................................ 66.0 66.1 66.4 3.7 3.4 4.1 5.6 5.1 6.1

Ithaca .................................................................... 54.3 55.6 54.2 2.1 1.7 2.1 3.9 3.1 3.9

Kingston ................................................................ 90.9 90.6 91.3 4.2 4.1 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.4

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ....... 9,283.8 9,352.1 9,367.0 442.6 411.9 498.9 4.8 4.4 5.3

 New York City .................................................... 3,829.3 3,872.0 3,901.1 202.0 199.8 239.5 5.3 5.2 6.1

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown .................. 324.3 322.6 324.0 14.8 13.3 15.9 4.6 4.1 4.9

Rochester ............................................................. 530.6 528.7 528.8 26.5 25.4 29.2 5.0 4.8 5.5

Syracuse ............................................................... 328.6 328.3 329.1 17.1 15.1 18.1 5.2 4.6 5.5

Utica-Rome ........................................................... 141.5 140.6 141.2 7.7 6.8 8.4 5.4 4.8 5.9

North Carolina ......................................................... 4,480.0 4,508.2 4,511.5 223.0 211.9 238.8 5.0 4.7 5.3

Asheville ............................................................... 202.1 205.6 205.4 8.1 7.2 9.0 4.0 3.5 4.4

Burlington ............................................................. 69.0 69.3 69.3 3.9 3.4 3.8 5.7 4.9 5.4

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ................................. 827.6 837.0 835.5 39.9 40.6 44.7 4.8 4.8 5.3

Durham ................................................................. 251.1 254.6 254.7 10.1 9.4 10.5 4.0 3.7 4.1

Fayetteville ........................................................... 146.7 147.4 147.3 8.3 7.5 8.2 5.7 5.1 5.6

Goldsboro ............................................................. 52.3 52.5 53.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 4.6 4.6 4.9

Greensboro-High Point ......................................... 362.6 361.4 362.6 18.7 17.3 19.5 5.2 4.8 5.4

Greenville ............................................................. 86.8 87.8 87.8 4.6 4.2 4.6 5.2 4.8 5.2

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................... 174.2 171.1 172.0 11.2 10.2 11.3 6.4 5.9 6.6

Jacksonville .......................................................... 58.2 59.7 60.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 4.4 4.3 4.8

Raleigh-Cary ......................................................... 528.8 542.4 542.5 19.8 19.1 21.5 3.7 3.5 4.0

Rocky Mount ......................................................... 69.9 69.6 69.2 4.5 4.4 4.8 6.4 6.3 7.0

Wilmington ............................................................ 169.8 173.0 172.7 7.8 7.6 8.9 4.6 4.4 5.1

Winston-Salem ..................................................... 235.7 234.5 235.4 10.7 10.3 11.7 4.5 4.4 4.9

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

North Dakota ........................................................... 356.2 361.6 361.3 14.1 12.0 14.5 4.0 3.3 4.0

Bismarck ............................................................... 61.2 62.0 62.2 2.3 2.0 2.5 3.7 3.3 4.1

Fargo .................................................................... 116.8 119.0 118.8 4.1 3.3 3.9 3.5 2.8 3.3

Grand Forks .......................................................... 55.7 56.9 56.8 2.3 1.9 2.3 4.2 3.3 4.0

Ohio ......................................................................... 5,917.7 5,975.1 5,905.6 369.4 347.2 371.5 6.2 5.8 6.3

Akron .................................................................... 382.6 390.4 382.2 22.9 22.0 23.2 6.0 5.6 6.1

Canton-Massillon .................................................. 203.1 205.6 202.5 13.3 12.8 13.6 6.6 6.2 6.7

Cincinnati-Middletown .......................................... 1,104.0 1,119.8 1,104.3 60.7 55.7 59.3 5.5 5.0 5.4

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ....................................... 1,083.4 1,081.2 1,072.3 68.0 65.1 67.5 6.3 6.0 6.3

Columbus ............................................................. 943.4 967.6 951.8 46.1 46.5 48.6 4.9 4.8 5.1

Dayton .................................................................. 425.5 426.8 421.5 29.9 25.6 26.7 7.0 6.0 6.3

Lima ...................................................................... 52.0 51.9 51.4 3.5 3.4 3.6 6.7 6.5 7.0

Mansfield .............................................................. 61.9 62.0 60.9 4.5 4.3 4.4 7.3 6.9 7.2

Sandusky .............................................................. 40.9 41.1 40.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 8.1 7.3 8.3

Springfield ............................................................. 70.8 71.3 70.3 4.7 5.2 5.2 6.6 7.3 7.4

Toledo ................................................................... 338.2 339.3 337.1 26.8 21.9 27.9 7.9 6.5 8.3

Weirton-Steubenville ............................................ 56.1 57.0 56.0 4.0 3.6 4.0 7.1 6.3 7.1

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ........................... 277.3 279.6 274.6 19.7 18.0 19.4 7.1 6.4 7.1

Oklahoma ................................................................ 1,718.2 1,731.6 1,717.9 81.4 73.7 71.5 4.7 4.3 4.2

Lawton .................................................................. 45.4 46.2 45.1 2.2 2.0 1.9 4.8 4.3 4.2

Oklahoma City ...................................................... 565.2 571.3 558.2 26.7 24.1 23.3 4.7 4.2 4.2

Tulsa ..................................................................... 442.2 443.7 437.4 19.9 18.4 18.0 4.5 4.1 4.1

Oregon ..................................................................... 1,907.0 1,933.4 1,933.5 112.2 104.9 121.6 5.9 5.4 6.3

Bend ..................................................................... 80.5 83.0 83.6 4.5 5.1 6.3 5.5 6.1 7.6

Corvallis ................................................................ 42.0 43.0 42.4 1.9 1.6 1.9 4.6 3.8 4.4

Eugene-Springfield ............................................... 181.2 181.9 181.5 10.8 9.8 11.1 5.9 5.4 6.1

Medford ................................................................ 100.8 103.7 102.8 6.6 6.1 7.8 6.5 5.9 7.6

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton ............................ 1,140.1 1,161.2 1,159.7 60.0 55.9 63.3 5.3 4.8 5.5

Salem ................................................................... 186.3 188.6 187.8 11.5 10.4 12.0 6.2 5.5 6.4

Pennsylvania ........................................................... 6,258.3 6,296.5 6,315.3 312.0 273.7 346.6 5.0 4.3 5.5

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................... 412.2 413.1 416.2 20.4 17.9 23.3 4.9 4.3 5.6

Altoona ................................................................. 64.0 64.9 64.9 3.2 2.8 3.5 5.0 4.3 5.5

Erie ....................................................................... 138.8 139.9 140.5 7.8 6.9 8.7 5.6 4.9 6.2

Harrisburg-Carlisle ................................................ 279.6 280.7 281.6 11.3 10.0 12.4 4.1 3.6 4.4

Johnstown ............................................................ 67.3 67.9 68.3 4.0 3.7 4.5 5.9 5.5 6.6

Lancaster .............................................................. 265.5 268.3 267.4 10.6 8.7 11.4 4.0 3.2 4.3

Lebanon ................................................................ 71.0 72.3 72.0 2.8 2.4 3.1 4.0 3.4 4.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ........................ 2,941.3 2,958.9 2,962.7 136.9 121.9 151.1 4.7 4.1 5.1

Pittsburgh ............................................................. 1,190.0 1,196.5 1,199.7 60.6 52.5 66.7 5.1 4.4 5.6

Reading ................................................................ 202.0 201.5 202.3 9.6 8.5 10.9 4.8 4.2 5.4

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ....................................... 276.4 277.6 279.3 15.7 13.7 17.9 5.7 4.9 6.4

State College ........................................................ 69.9 74.5 71.1 3.0 2.6 3.3 4.3 3.5 4.6

Williamsport .......................................................... 59.3 59.1 59.2 3.5 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.1 6.8

York-Hanover ....................................................... 222.8 224.6 225.2 9.3 8.4 10.2 4.2 3.7 4.5

Rhode Island ........................................................... 578.6 578.1 575.4 33.5 29.9 40.2 5.8 5.2 7.0

Providence-Fall River-Warwick ............................ 715.2 712.7 710.3 44.0 38.1 50.7 6.1 5.3 7.1

South Carolina ........................................................ 2,118.0 2,132.4 2,124.5 136.3 136.2 138.2 6.4 6.4 6.5

Anderson .............................................................. 85.4 84.5 83.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 6.3 6.4 6.3

Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville ........... 308.4 311.3 311.2 14.8 15.5 15.5 4.8 5.0 5.0

Columbia .............................................................. 367.4 370.4 369.0 20.4 20.0 20.2 5.6 5.4 5.5

Florence ................................................................ 93.0 96.0 96.2 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.0 7.0

Greenville-Mauldin-Easley .................................... 310.6 314.9 313.6 17.2 17.3 17.2 5.5 5.5 5.5

Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway .......... 124.8 128.1 126.7 8.5 8.6 9.9 6.8 6.8 7.8

Spartanburg .......................................................... 133.5 133.0 133.0 8.6 8.5 8.4 6.5 6.4 6.3

Sumter .................................................................. 46.1 45.1 44.1 3.6 3.8 3.7 7.8 8.4 8.5

South Dakota .......................................................... 432.0 438.5 433.2 16.1 13.4 13.9 3.7 3.1 3.2

Rapid City ............................................................. 64.5 65.6 64.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.6 3.0 3.1

Sioux Falls ............................................................ 125.4 129.0 127.2 4.0 3.3 3.5 3.2 2.5 2.8

Tennessee ............................................................... 3,003.5 3,061.5 3,030.9 157.3 154.3 165.2 5.2 5.0 5.4

Chattanooga ......................................................... 260.6 265.1 262.3 11.1 11.2 12.1 4.3 4.2 4.6

Clarksville ............................................................. 109.8 110.5 108.9 6.0 5.9 6.3 5.4 5.3 5.7

Cleveland .............................................................. 55.1 54.8 54.4 2.7 2.8 2.9 5.0 5.0 5.4

Jackson ................................................................ 55.7 56.9 56.6 3.2 3.1 3.2 5.7 5.4 5.7

Johnson City ......................................................... 97.6 100.3 98.8 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.2

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ........................................ 143.6 144.0 143.5 7.0 6.4 6.8 4.9 4.4 4.8

Knoxville ............................................................... 351.8 359.4 355.6 14.4 14.3 15.0 4.1 4.0 4.2

Memphis ............................................................... 612.8 629.9 617.8 35.3 34.9 35.9 5.8 5.5 5.8

Morristown ............................................................ 64.8 64.6 64.4 4.0 3.6 4.1 6.2 5.5 6.4

Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin ..... 773.9 799.3 788.0 32.0 33.3 34.2 4.1 4.2 4.3

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Texas ....................................................................... 11,425.0 11,575.1 11,566.3 549.1 493.4 537.0 4.8 4.3 4.6

Abilene .................................................................. 80.4 80.4 80.8 3.1 2.8 3.1 3.9 3.5 3.9

Amarillo ................................................................. 128.8 128.4 128.4 4.7 4.1 4.5 3.6 3.2 3.5

Austin-Round Rock ............................................... 836.4 855.0 856.8 32.7 30.8 33.6 3.9 3.6 3.9

Beaumont-Port Arthur ........................................... 180.5 179.7 179.8 10.2 10.7 11.2 5.6 5.9 6.2

Brownsville-Harlingen ........................................... 145.3 143.0 143.6 9.7 8.6 9.3 6.7 6.0 6.5

College Station-Bryan ........................................... 99.3 103.7 99.9 4.0 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.3 3.8

Corpus Christi ....................................................... 197.5 197.3 197.3 9.7 8.7 9.4 4.9 4.4 4.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .................................. 3,081.2 3,118.6 3,113.2 145.9 131.1 142.4 4.7 4.2 4.6

El Paso ................................................................. 292.9 294.6 294.6 19.6 16.3 17.5 6.7 5.5 5.9

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ............................. 2,702.4 2,767.1 2,754.6 126.7 115.5 124.8 4.7 4.2 4.5

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................... 151.0 153.2 153.1 7.6 7.0 7.5 5.0 4.6 4.9

Laredo .................................................................. 89.4 88.6 89.0 4.7 4.2 4.7 5.2 4.7 5.3

Longview .............................................................. 104.7 106.6 106.6 4.7 4.1 4.5 4.5 3.8 4.2

Lubbock ................................................................ 140.5 139.4 138.6 5.4 4.7 5.0 3.8 3.3 3.6

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................... 276.0 273.9 276.2 21.4 18.6 20.1 7.8 6.8 7.3

Midland ................................................................. 70.5 72.0 72.0 2.2 1.9 2.1 3.2 2.7 2.9

Odessa ................................................................. 65.9 67.9 67.7 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.7 3.1 3.4

San Angelo ........................................................... 53.2 52.7 53.0 2.2 1.9 2.1 4.1 3.5 3.9

San Antonio .......................................................... 916.9 927.6 928.4 41.0 36.9 40.9 4.5 4.0 4.4

Sherman-Denison ................................................. 55.2 55.9 56.6 2.7 2.6 2.9 4.9 4.7 5.1

Texarkana ............................................................. 62.0 62.3 62.0 3.3 2.9 3.1 5.4 4.6 5.0

Tyler ...................................................................... 97.5 97.2 96.8 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.9

Victoria .................................................................. 57.3 57.7 59.8 2.3 2.1 2.2 4.0 3.6 3.7

Waco .................................................................... 110.9 113.4 113.4 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 4.4

Wichita Falls ......................................................... 74.4 74.3 74.6 3.2 2.9 3.2 4.3 3.9 4.3

Utah .......................................................................... 1,339.7 1,385.5 1,386.6 37.6 39.3 45.3 2.8 2.8 3.3

Logan .................................................................... 65.6 68.3 68.0 1.4 1.3 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.4

Ogden-Clearfield .................................................. 256.4 263.3 264.0 7.6 8.2 9.4 3.0 3.1 3.5

Provo-Orem .......................................................... 224.6 232.6 233.2 5.8 5.9 7.1 2.6 2.6 3.1

St. George ............................................................ 61.4 63.4 63.8 1.9 2.1 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.8

Salt Lake City ....................................................... 595.5 614.5 616.2 15.9 16.8 18.9 2.7 2.7 3.1

Vermont ................................................................... 353.8 352.3 351.7 17.0 13.0 17.7 4.8 3.7 5.0

Burlington-South Burlington .................................. 111.2 111.2 110.2 4.5 3.4 4.6 4.0 3.1 4.2

Virginia .................................................................... 4,011.6 4,059.2 4,067.3 128.6 130.8 155.7 3.2 3.2 3.8

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ..................... 76.6 77.0 76.0 2.6 2.8 3.4 3.5 3.6 4.5

Charlottesville ....................................................... 103.1 105.7 104.8 2.7 2.7 3.5 2.6 2.6 3.4

Danville ................................................................. 51.8 54.3 51.4 3.9 3.2 3.7 7.6 5.9 7.2

Harrisonburg ......................................................... 64.9 65.5 65.7 1.7 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.6 3.3

Lynchburg ............................................................. 120.7 122.9 123.1 4.4 4.2 5.0 3.6 3.4 4.0

Richmond ............................................................. 635.9 641.7 644.3 20.7 21.7 25.5 3.3 3.4 4.0

Roanoke ............................................................... 154.6 155.3 155.8 4.9 5.3 6.0 3.1 3.4 3.8

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ................. 802.8 813.2 813.3 27.5 28.3 33.5 3.4 3.5 4.1

Winchester ............................................................ 65.3 66.1 66.0 2.2 2.2 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.1

Washington ............................................................. 3,356.5 3,451.4 3,451.9 181.8 164.1 180.7 5.4 4.8 5.2

Bellingham ............................................................ 104.9 108.7 109.1 5.3 4.4 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.9

Bremerton-Silverdale ............................................ 122.7 125.3 125.0 6.1 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.2 4.8

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland .................................. 112.9 118.1 118.5 8.3 7.0 7.9 7.4 5.9 6.6

Longview .............................................................. 43.7 44.2 44.3 3.1 3.0 3.5 7.2 6.8 7.9

Mount Vernon-Anacortes ...................................... 56.9 58.1 58.6 3.4 2.9 3.4 5.9 5.0 5.8

Olympia ................................................................ 127.1 131.2 131.7 6.4 5.8 6.6 5.0 4.4 5.0

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ..................................... 1,800.3 1,857.4 1,857.6 79.7 73.3 77.2 4.4 3.9 4.2

Spokane ............................................................... 233.3 240.2 238.2 13.7 12.3 14.4 5.9 5.1 6.1

Wenatchee ........................................................... 56.3 57.8 57.6 4.0 3.4 4.1 7.1 5.8 7.1

Yakima .................................................................. 114.5 116.0 116.6 10.3 9.1 10.4 9.0 7.9 8.9

West Virginia ........................................................... 796.0 805.2 800.5 40.7 35.8 42.0 5.1 4.5 5.2

Charleston ............................................................ 137.4 137.4 136.8 6.0 5.1 5.9 4.4 3.7 4.3

Huntington-Ashland .............................................. 130.7 133.3 131.4 6.9 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.5 5.1

Morgantown .......................................................... 59.5 63.1 60.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 3.3 2.9 3.4

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ............................... 78.5 81.3 78.8 4.5 3.9 4.7 5.7 4.8 5.9

Wheeling ............................................................... 68.4 68.7 67.8 3.9 3.6 3.9 5.6 5.2 5.8

Wisconsin ................................................................ 3,072.3 3,080.5 3,057.1 168.0 142.1 167.2 5.5 4.6 5.5

Appleton ............................................................... 122.0 121.3 120.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.2 4.4 5.2

Eau Claire ............................................................. 89.8 90.5 89.9 4.9 4.0 4.9 5.4 4.4 5.5

Fond du Lac .......................................................... 56.3 56.0 55.0 3.1 2.5 3.0 5.5 4.4 5.4

Green Bay ............................................................ 169.5 169.4 167.9 8.9 7.7 9.1 5.3 4.6 5.4

Janesville .............................................................. 84.8 83.9 83.1 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.1 6.0

La Crosse ............................................................. 75.0 75.3 74.2 3.7 3.0 3.5 4.9 3.9 4.7

Madison ................................................................ 335.0 336.9 333.1 13.1 11.3 13.1 3.9 3.4 3.9

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ......................... 799.5 797.1 789.3 40.5 37.3 41.6 5.1 4.7 5.3

Oshkosh-Neenah .................................................. 92.9 92.5 92.0 4.5 3.7 4.4 4.9 4.0 4.8

Racine .................................................................. 100.0 99.0 98.5 6.1 5.7 6.5 6.1 5.7 6.6

See footnotes at end of table.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Wisconsin—Continued

Sheboygan ........................................................... 65.7 65.1 64.6 2.9 2.6 3.1 4.4 4.1 4.8

Wausau ................................................................ 75.8 74.8 74.2 3.7 2.9 3.7 4.9 3.9 5.0

Wyoming ................................................................. 283.0 289.0 287.7 11.2 10.2 10.8 4.0 3.5 3.8

Casper .................................................................. 40.4 40.5 40.7 1.5 1.3 1.4 3.7 3.2 3.4

Cheyenne ............................................................. 41.9 42.7 42.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 5.1 4.6 4.7

Puerto Rico ............................................................. 1,416.1 1,359.0 1,361.0 140.3 142.9 146.7 9.9 10.5 10.8

Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian ......................... 118.4 112.1 111.8 13.7 12.9 13.3 11.6 11.5 11.9

Fajardo ................................................................. 29.5 28.7 29.4 3.5 3.9 3.9 12.0 13.5 13.1

Guayama .............................................................. 27.5 27.2 27.6 3.8 3.8 4.1 13.8 13.9 14.8

Mayaguez ............................................................. 38.0 37.2 37.0 4.2 4.2 4.4 11.2 11.2 11.8

Ponce ................................................................... 93.8 91.9 91.8 9.7 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.9 11.1

San German-Cabo Rojo ....................................... 53.7 53.3 52.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 11.2 10.3 11.1

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................... 954.6 912.6 915.3 86.7 90.2 92.0 9.1 9.9 10.1

Yauco ................................................................... 39.2 38.2 38.0 5.3 5.1 5.4 13.4 13.3 14.3

p = preliminary. 1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Data for Puerto Rico

are derived from a monthly household survey similar to the

Current Population Survey. Area definitions are based on

Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated

November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/

lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs),

while areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They are listed under the

state that appears first in their titles. Davenport-Moline-Rock

Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio, are the

exceptions in that they are listed under Illinois and Ohio,

respectively, for operational reasons. Data for 2007 have been

revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments to new

state controls. Estimates for the latest month are subject to

revision the following month.
LABOR FORCE DATA LABOR FORCE DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 2. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division 1

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

Civilian labor force

Unemployed

Number Percent of labor force

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p Jan.

2007

Dec.

2007

Jan.

2008p

California .......................................................................... 18,063.9 18,352.6 18,244.0 985.9 1,080.3 1,158.2 5.5 5.9 6.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ............................... 6,507.0 6,621.8 6,550.2 304.6 331.2 367.6 4.7 5.0 5.6

 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale ............................... 4,865.2 4,987.8 4,917.2 243.9 260.3 296.0 5.0 5.2 6.0

 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ............................................ 1,641.8 1,634.0 1,633.0 60.7 70.8 71.6 3.7 4.3 4.4

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ..................................... 2,219.1 2,255.6 2,241.4 98.5 103.8 109.4 4.4 4.6 4.9

 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward ........................................... 1,277.6 1,294.4 1,284.8 59.9 64.4 67.8 4.7 5.0 5.3

 San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ..................... 941.5 961.3 956.7 38.6 39.4 41.6 4.1 4.1 4.3

District of Columbia ...................................................... 321.4 325.8 325.9 19.3 18.9 22.0 6.0 5.8 6.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 .................................. 2,961.0 2,979.9 2,984.6 96.3 90.6 104.8 3.3 3.0 3.5

 Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 3 .............................. 636.0 632.5 632.9 19.6 16.2 18.5 3.1 2.6 2.9

 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2 ............................... 2,325.1 2,347.4 2,351.7 76.7 74.3 86.3 3.3 3.2 3.7

Florida ................................................................................ 9,025.9 9,215.0 9,186.8 337.3 412.6 428.7 3.7 4.5 4.7

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach .......................... 2,801.8 2,852.8 2,840.4 100.3 116.8 118.4 3.6 4.1 4.2

 Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach ....... 981.8 1,007.3 998.8 33.2 39.8 41.2 3.4 3.9 4.1

 Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall .......................................... 1,188.2 1,199.3 1,197.5 42.6 47.1 46.3 3.6 3.9 3.9

 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ............ 631.9 646.3 644.1 24.5 29.9 30.9 3.9 4.6 4.8

Illinois ................................................................................ 6,622.2 6,731.0 6,737.8 346.8 355.6 420.6 5.2 5.3 6.2

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 2 ............................................... 4,863.5 4,918.9 4,951.1 246.1 244.7 287.3 5.1 5.0 5.8

 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet ............................................... 4,083.1 4,131.4 4,171.3 200.8 203.5 238.9 4.9 4.9 5.7

 Gary 3 ............................................................................ 331.3 328.0 327.4 19.8 15.0 17.1 6.0 4.6 5.2

 Lake County-Kenosha County 2 .................................... 449.2 459.4 452.4 25.5 26.2 31.2 5.7 5.7 6.9

Massachusetts ............................................................... 3,402.3 3,393.5 3,401.2 185.6 138.7 177.7 5.5 4.1 5.2

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 2 ............................................ 2,483.9 2,483.5 2,491.5 120.2 91.3 113.8 4.8 3.7 4.6

 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ............................................ 1,498.8 1,501.1 1,505.2 68.1 51.6 64.4 4.5 3.4 4.3

 Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ........................................ 125.1 125.3 125.6 7.6 5.8 7.4 6.0 4.6 5.9

 Framingham .................................................................. 146.0 146.1 146.7 6.3 4.6 6.0 4.3 3.2 4.1

 Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 2 ............................ 120.7 120.0 120.9 6.2 4.8 5.8 5.1 4.0 4.8

 Lawrence-Methuen-Salem 2 .......................................... 70.2 69.4 70.0 5.6 4.5 5.3 8.0 6.4 7.6

 Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 2 ........................................ 152.3 151.8 152.1 8.3 6.3 7.8 5.5 4.1 5.2

 Nashua 2 ....................................................................... 180.0 179.7 180.5 7.8 5.9 7.0 4.3 3.3 3.9

 Peabody ........................................................................ 127.0 126.5 126.5 6.8 5.1 6.4 5.3 4.0 5.0

 Taunton-Norton-Raynham ............................................. 63.7 63.6 63.9 3.6 2.8 3.7 5.6 4.3 5.7

Michigan ........................................................................... 5,017.7 4,988.5 4,951.6 392.7 370.0 388.0 7.8 7.4 7.8

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ..................................................... 2,144.0 2,127.4 2,110.6 175.3 170.8 172.5 8.2 8.0 8.2

 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn ............................................... 885.5 873.1 867.0 82.1 79.1 79.0 9.3 9.1 9.1

 Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills ....................................... 1,258.5 1,254.3 1,243.6 93.3 91.7 93.5 7.4 7.3 7.5

New York .......................................................................... 9,482.9 9,536.7 9,560.3 474.7 449.7 536.6 5.0 4.7 5.6

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 2 ................ 9,283.8 9,352.1 9,367.0 442.6 411.9 498.9 4.8 4.4 5.3

 Edison-New Brunswick 3 ............................................... 1,186.9 1,190.7 1,186.0 52.1 44.2 55.8 4.4 3.7 4.7

 Nassau-Suffolk .............................................................. 1,477.8 1,491.4 1,484.8 61.0 56.4 66.6 4.1 3.8 4.5

 New York-White Plains-Wayne 2 ................................... 5,528.1 5,580.3 5,606.6 277.6 267.2 321.4 5.0 4.8 5.7

 Newark-Union 3 ............................................................. 1,091.0 1,089.8 1,089.6 51.8 44.0 55.2 4.8 4.0 5.1

Pennsylvania ................................................................... 6,258.3 6,296.5 6,315.3 312.0 273.7 346.6 5.0 4.3 5.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 2 ................................. 2,941.3 2,958.9 2,962.7 136.9 121.9 151.1 4.7 4.1 5.1

 Camden 3 ...................................................................... 659.6 661.0 664.4 31.5 27.3 33.3 4.8 4.1 5.0

 Philadelphia ................................................................... 1,921.7 1,934.8 1,936.8 90.9 81.8 101.6 4.7 4.2 5.2

 Wilmington 3 .................................................................. 360.1 363.1 361.5 14.5 12.9 16.1 4.0 3.5 4.5

Texas .................................................................................. 11,425.0 11,575.1 11,566.3 549.1 493.4 537.0 4.8 4.3 4.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington .............................................. 3,081.2 3,118.6 3,113.2 145.9 131.1 142.4 4.7 4.2 4.6

 Dallas-Plano-Irving ........................................................ 2,058.7 2,086.4 2,084.0 96.1 89.1 96.5 4.7 4.3 4.6

 Fort Worth-Arlington ...................................................... 1,022.4 1,032.1 1,029.3 49.8 42.1 45.9 4.9 4.1 4.5

Washington ..................................................................... 3,356.5 3,451.4 3,451.9 181.8 164.1 180.7 5.4 4.8 5.2

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................. 1,800.3 1,857.4 1,857.6 79.7 73.3 77.2 4.4 3.9 4.2

 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................ 1,415.6 1,458.7 1,460.1 59.0 54.5 55.7 4.2 3.7 3.8

 Tacoma .......................................................................... 384.7 398.7 397.5 20.7 18.9 21.4 5.4 4.7 5.4

p = preliminary. 1 These 11 areas contain all of the 34 metropolitan divisions. 2 Part of the area (or division) is in one or more adjacent states. 3 All of the division is in one or more adjacent states.

 NOTE: Data refer to place of residence. Area definitions are

based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01,

dated November 20, 2007, and are available at http://www.bls.

gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England states are

Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while

areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas

lie in two or more states. They are listed under the state that

corresponds to the first city in their title. 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. Two

sets of metropolitan areas and divisions have similar or identical

titles. For Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.,

the metropolitan area and division titles are identical. For the

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., metropolitan area, the

division title is similar but includes only Illinois. Data for 2007

have been revised to incorporate updated inputs and adjustments

to new state controls. Estimates for the latest month are subject to

revision the following month.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

Alabama ................................................................................. 2,000.1 2,025.1 1,974.9 1,998.6 23.7 1.2

Anniston-Oxford .................................................................. 52.8 53.7 52.7 53.2 .5 .9

Auburn-Opelika ................................................................... 54.2 56.1 52.8 55.1 2.3 4.4

Birmingham-Hoover ............................................................ 534.1 536.7 526.7 528.9 2.2 .4

Decatur ............................................................................... 57.7 59.7 57.5 59.0 1.5 2.6

Dothan ................................................................................ 63.6 63.5 62.6 62.4 -.2 -.3

Florence-Muscle Shoals ..................................................... 57.1 58.1 55.9 57.2 1.3 2.3

Huntsville ............................................................................ 207.7 213.9 204.9 211.0 6.1 3.0

Mobile ................................................................................. 182.1 184.6 179.9 181.4 1.5 .8

Montgomery ........................................................................ 178.2 181.7 175.5 179.2 3.7 2.1

Tuscaloosa ......................................................................... 98.7 98.9 97.3 97.8 .5 .5

Alaska .................................................................................... 301.8 303.5 296.3 298.4 2.1 .7

Anchorage .......................................................................... 165.8 166.6 160.7 161.9 1.2 .7

Arizona .................................................................................. 2,698.6 2,693.5 2,630.7 2,647.5 16.8 .6

Flagstaff .............................................................................. 64.3 64.3 62.5 63.0 .5 .8

Lake Havasu City-Kingman ................................................ 55.0 54.2 54.4 53.8 -.6 -1.1

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale ................................................... 1,929.6 1,928.0 1,881.9 1,895.9 14.0 .7

Prescott .............................................................................. 65.1 65.8 63.3 64.7 1.4 2.2

Tucson ................................................................................ 391.8 385.9 380.6 375.7 -4.9 -1.3

Yuma .................................................................................. 55.8 56.9 54.6 56.3 1.7 3.1

Arkansas ............................................................................... 1,207.3 1,212.1 1,184.9 1,190.9 6.0 .5

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers .......................................... 209.1 210.0 204.4 206.3 1.9 .9

Fort Smith ........................................................................... 124.0 125.7 122.7 124.2 1.5 1.2

Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway ................................. 345.6 350.8 339.7 344.7 5.0 1.5

California ............................................................................... 15,281.6 15,290.5 14,938.0 14,983.9 45.9 .3

Bakersfield .......................................................................... 238.9 242.0 235.3 239.1 3.8 1.6

Chico .................................................................................. 76.7 77.1 74.8 75.4 .6 .8

Fresno ................................................................................ 306.2 307.1 299.4 303.1 3.7 1.2

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,700.9 5,656.5 5,578.4 5,561.3 -17.1 -.3

Merced ................................................................................ 58.4 59.8 57.6 58.3 .7 1.2

Modesto .............................................................................. 160.0 160.4 156.9 156.5 -.4 -.3

Napa ................................................................................... 63.1 63.3 61.4 61.6 .2 .3

Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura ....................................... 301.3 295.3 293.7 290.6 -3.1 -1.1

Redding .............................................................................. 65.2 66.4 63.5 64.4 .9 1.4

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario ..................................... 1,282.9 1,272.8 1,262.7 1,255.4 -7.3 -.6

Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville ............................ 905.9 910.4 892.7 897.0 4.3 .5

Salinas ................................................................................ 128.2 130.3 124.7 128.0 3.3 2.6

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos ....................................... 1,319.5 1,319.8 1,288.7 1,293.6 4.9 .4

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 2,041.2 2,062.3 1,996.7 2,018.4 21.7 1.1

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara ...................................... 906.4 916.8 892.3 903.7 11.4 1.3

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles ............................................ 104.6 105.5 102.4 103.4 1.0 1.0

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta .................................... 172.8 174.7 169.4 171.5 2.1 1.2

Santa Cruz-Watsonville ...................................................... 94.8 97.7 93.4 95.5 2.1 2.2

Santa Rosa-Petaluma ........................................................ 190.8 192.2 186.7 189.2 2.5 1.3

Stockton .............................................................................. 211.5 215.8 207.2 211.5 4.3 2.1

Vallejo-Fairfield ................................................................... 127.4 127.6 124.5 124.4 -.1 -.1

Visalia-Porterville ................................................................ 114.8 114.7 111.9 112.4 .5 .4

Colorado ................................................................................ 2,325.8 2,367.4 2,262.6 2,311.9 49.3 2.2

Boulder .............................................................................. 167.2 168.9 160.2 164.5 4.3 2.7

Colorado Springs ................................................................ 260.5 263.7 253.6 259.1 5.5 2.2

Denver-Aurora .................................................................... 1,234.1 1,257.3 1,202.6 1,226.6 24.0 2.0

Fort Collins-Loveland .......................................................... 135.3 139.4 129.7 134.2 4.5 3.5

Grand Junction ................................................................... 61.2 64.5 59.4 62.6 3.2 5.4

Greeley ............................................................................... 81.6 83.9 78.4 81.3 2.9 3.7

Pueblo ................................................................................ 58.0 59.4 56.5 58.0 1.5 2.7

Connecticut ........................................................................... 1,716.6 1,729.3 1,666.5 1,679.5 13.0 .8

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk ............................................. 425.2 428.9 412.2 417.4 5.2 1.3

Danbury .............................................................................. 70.7 71.6 68.7 69.6 .9 1.3

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford ................................. 560.4 565.6 547.0 553.2 6.2 1.1

New Haven ......................................................................... 281.9 282.5 272.3 272.5 .2 .1

Norwich-New London ......................................................... 137.0 138.0 134.0 134.8 .8 .6

Waterbury ........................................................................... 70.3 69.4 67.9 68.1 .2 .3

Delaware ................................................................................ 442.0 443.3 425.8 427.8 2.0 .5

Dover .................................................................................. 67.0 66.3 64.7 65.1 .4 .6

District of Columbia ............................................................. 693.4 704.6 681.8 690.8 9.0 1.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria ....................................... 3,006.9 3,027.9 2,943.2 2,970.8 27.6 .9

Florida .................................................................................... 8,153.2 8,124.4 8,010.9 8,009.3 -1.6 .0

Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice ............................................... 308.8 296.2 301.5 290.4 -11.1 -3.7

Cape Coral-Fort Myers ....................................................... 240.7 227.5 236.2 225.4 -10.8 -4.6

Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach ............................ 173.4 172.7 170.3 171.2 .9 .5

Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin ................................. 86.7 85.6 84.2 84.8 .6 .7

Gainesville .......................................................................... 132.5 135.5 132.9 135.2 2.3 1.7

Jacksonville ........................................................................ 636.6 636.9 625.9 626.4 .5 .1

Lakeland-Winter Haven ...................................................... 217.3 215.7 215.1 213.0 -2.1 -1.0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................ 2,476.1 2,468.3 2,428.5 2,431.7 3.2 .1

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

Florida continued... 

Naples-Marco Island ........................................................... 138.8 131.3 136.8 130.3 -6.5 -4.8

Ocala .................................................................................. 106.6 106.7 106.1 105.6 -.5 -.5

Orlando-Kissimmee ............................................................ 1,100.7 1,109.6 1,088.8 1,096.3 7.5 .7

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville ........................................... 216.1 213.4 212.5 211.1 -1.4 -.7

Panama City-Lynn Haven ................................................... 76.0 76.6 74.2 75.8 1.6 2.2

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent .............................................. 175.9 175.6 172.2 174.4 2.2 1.3

Port St. Lucie ...................................................................... 137.0 135.5 134.8 134.2 -.6 -.4

Tallahassee ........................................................................ 181.1 181.8 176.6 178.2 1.6 .9

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater ...................................... 1,320.4 1,305.2 1,297.8 1,286.1 -11.7 -.9

Georgia .................................................................................. 4,153.6 4,189.8 4,094.3 4,136.5 42.2 1.0

Albany ................................................................................. 64.9 64.8 64.1 64.0 -.1 -.2

Athens-Clarke County ........................................................ 83.4 84.4 80.8 82.2 1.4 1.7

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta .......................................... 2,458.8 2,494.6 2,419.9 2,455.5 35.6 1.5

Augusta-Richmond County ................................................. 216.1 218.8 213.7 216.3 2.6 1.2

Columbus ........................................................................... 122.9 122.9 120.2 120.6 .4 .3

Dalton ................................................................................. 79.6 78.4 77.7 77.0 -.7 -.9

Gainesville .......................................................................... 76.3 77.9 74.6 76.5 1.9 2.5

Macon ................................................................................. 101.0 101.1 99.4 99.9 .5 .5

Savannah ........................................................................... 159.7 162.3 158.7 160.0 1.3 .8

Valdosta .............................................................................. 56.7 56.7 55.2 55.8 .6 1.1

Warner Robins .................................................................... 58.8 59.4 58.1 58.8 .7 1.2

Hawaii .................................................................................... 632.3 635.2 614.9 622.0 7.1 1.2

Honolulu ............................................................................. 461.4 464.1 447.2 452.7 5.5 1.2

Idaho ...................................................................................... 647.4 658.0 628.2 634.5 6.3 1.0

Boise City-Nampa ............................................................... 277.6 278.6 270.0 269.8 -.2 -.1

Coeur d’Alene ..................................................................... 55.3 57.9 53.1 56.5 3.4 6.4

Illinois .................................................................................... 6,001.7 6,033.1 5,843.2 5,880.8 37.6 .6

Bloomington-Normal ........................................................... 92.1 93.1 88.0 89.6 1.6 1.8

Champaign-Urbana ............................................................ 114.8 115.2 107.5 108.2 .7 .7

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................... 4,576.1 4,596.7 4,451.7 4,480.5 28.8 .6

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island ........................................... 189.2 190.1 184.1 185.4 1.3 .7

Decatur ............................................................................... 55.2 56.0 54.0 54.7 .7 1.3

Peoria ................................................................................. 187.4 188.7 183.2 185.9 2.7 1.5

Rockford ............................................................................. 162.1 163.6 157.5 159.1 1.6 1.0

Springfield ........................................................................... 111.8 112.7 109.4 110.0 .6 .5

Indiana ................................................................................... 3,011.3 3,020.8 2,921.6 2,941.9 20.3 .7

Bloomington ........................................................................ 84.5 85.1 82.1 82.8 .7 .9

Elkhart-Goshen ................................................................... 128.1 129.2 124.4 127.1 2.7 2.2

Evansville ........................................................................... 179.7 181.1 175.2 177.6 2.4 1.4

Fort Wayne ......................................................................... 220.9 218.2 215.5 213.7 -1.8 -.8

Indianapolis-Carmel ............................................................ 918.2 927.7 891.6 903.7 12.1 1.4

Lafayette ............................................................................. 96.2 94.8 94.1 94.9 .8 .9

Muncie ................................................................................ 55.4 55.0 53.7 53.0 -.7 -1.3

South Bend-Mishawaka ...................................................... 147.4 146.8 140.8 143.2 2.4 1.7

Terre Haute ........................................................................ 75.9 74.3 72.9 72.6 -.3 -.4

Iowa ........................................................................................ 1,527.2 1,534.2 1,482.6 1,491.9 9.3 .6

Cedar Rapids ...................................................................... 137.7 138.6 134.5 135.8 1.3 1.0

Des Moines-West Des Moines ........................................... 321.2 326.3 313.8 320.2 6.4 2.0

Dubuque ............................................................................. 56.6 55.5 54.4 55.1 .7 1.3

Iowa City ............................................................................. 90.4 92.0 86.4 88.6 2.2 2.5

Sioux City ........................................................................... 75.2 75.1 73.1 73.5 .4 .5

Waterloo-Cedar Falls .......................................................... 90.2 91.4 87.6 88.5 .9 1.0

Kansas ................................................................................... 1,384.0 1,396.8 1,341.2 1,363.1 21.9 1.6

Topeka ................................................................................ 109.3 110.9 107.0 109.2 2.2 2.1

Wichita ................................................................................ 302.5 308.5 295.6 303.1 7.5 2.5

Kentucky ............................................................................... 1,876.7 1,893.9 1,830.8 1,851.5 20.7 1.1

Bowling Green .................................................................... 62.2 64.0 60.3 62.1 1.8 3.0

Lexington-Fayette ............................................................... 259.4 259.8 252.0 254.2 2.2 .9

Louisville-Jefferson County ................................................ 626.4 633.3 611.6 619.8 8.2 1.3

Louisiana ............................................................................... 1,904.6 1,949.5 1,876.5 1,927.8 51.3 2.7

Alexandria ........................................................................... 64.2 65.8 64.1 64.9 .8 1.2

Baton Rouge ....................................................................... 366.2 375.5 360.1 367.7 7.6 2.1

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ......................................... 95.1 96.5 93.3 95.0 1.7 1.8

Lafayette ............................................................................. 146.6 151.4 145.0 149.3 4.3 3.0

Lake Charles ...................................................................... 93.4 92.7 91.9 91.4 -.5 -.5

Monroe ............................................................................... 80.6 79.4 77.5 77.8 .3 .4

New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner ............................................ 507.5 525.4 503.8 520.8 17.0 3.4

Shreveport-Bossier City ...................................................... 175.7 181.7 173.5 179.6 6.1 3.5

Maine ..................................................................................... 621.4 624.2 596.1 597.1 1.0 .2

Bangor ................................................................................ 67.7 67.4 64.6 64.8 .2 .3

Portland-South Portland-Biddeford ..................................... 198.1 198.3 190.4 190.7 .3 .2

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

Maryland ................................................................................ 2,626.2 2,645.4 2,550.8 2,571.9 21.1 0.8

Baltimore-Towson .............................................................. 1,329.9 1,338.1 1,292.7 1,300.5 7.8 .6

Hagerstown-Martinsburg .................................................... 103.6 103.0 101.1 101.0 -.1 -.1

Salisbury ............................................................................. 56.8 56.6 54.3 54.6 .3 .6

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,295.8 3,315.8 3,198.5 3,221.8 23.3 .7

Barnstable Town ................................................................. 96.3 96.2 91.1 91.4 .3 .3

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ................................................ 2,498.2 2,517.4 2,435.2 2,456.9 21.7 .9

New Bedford ....................................................................... 68.1 67.1 65.4 64.4 -1.0 -1.5

Springfield ........................................................................... 302.4 300.4 292.5 292.7 .2 .1

Worcester ........................................................................... 251.3 250.8 244.3 245.6 1.3 .5

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,345.7 4,276.4 4,186.2 4,137.2 -49.0 -1.2

Ann Arbor ........................................................................... 205.2 202.2 197.7 195.1 -2.6 -1.3

Battle Creek ........................................................................ 60.0 59.0 58.2 57.1 -1.1 -1.9

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,009.5 1,968.9 1,938.6 1,908.9 -29.7 -1.5

Flint ..................................................................................... 155.2 149.8 149.0 143.7 -5.3 -3.6

Grand Rapids-Wyoming ..................................................... 398.3 399.4 385.7 386.1 .4 .1

Holland-Grand Haven ......................................................... 116.1 114.4 111.6 110.0 -1.6 -1.4

Jackson .............................................................................. 59.4 58.1 57.7 56.4 -1.3 -2.3

Kalamazoo-Portage ............................................................ 148.2 148.3 143.7 143.9 .2 .1

Lansing-East Lansing ......................................................... 228.9 228.3 221.2 221.9 .7 .3

Muskegon-Norton Shores ................................................... 66.2 65.6 64.0 64.0 .0 .0

Niles-Benton Harbor ........................................................... 63.8 66.0 61.4 63.9 2.5 4.1

Saginaw-Saginaw Township North ..................................... 93.3 89.5 89.4 86.5 -2.9 -3.2

Minnesota .............................................................................. 2,781.2 2,787.5 2,711.4 2,727.0 15.6 .6

Duluth ................................................................................. 133.6 135.1 129.5 131.2 1.7 1.3

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington ..................................... 1,808.1 1,812.0 1,767.0 1,774.1 7.1 .4

Rochester ........................................................................... 106.3 107.6 104.6 106.4 1.8 1.7

St. Cloud ............................................................................. 102.0 104.2 100.3 101.9 1.6 1.6

Mississippi ............................................................................ 1,156.0 1,161.3 1,138.4 1,147.1 8.7 .8

Gulfport-Biloxi ..................................................................... 108.9 111.3 107.0 110.5 3.5 3.3

Hattiesburg ......................................................................... 62.0 62.2 60.3 61.2 .9 1.5

Jackson .............................................................................. 263.2 264.5 257.6 261.1 3.5 1.4

Pascagoula ......................................................................... 56.8 59.1 56.2 58.9 2.7 4.8

Missouri ................................................................................ 2,809.4 2,815.3 2,729.0 2,747.0 18.0 .7

Columbia ............................................................................ 93.7 94.7 89.0 90.7 1.7 1.9

Jefferson City ...................................................................... 79.0 80.5 78.2 79.2 1.0 1.3

Joplin .................................................................................. 80.7 81.1 78.6 79.7 1.1 1.4

Kansas City ....................................................................... 1,011.0 1,024.3 988.3 1,008.5 20.2 2.0

St. Joseph ........................................................................... 59.4 59.7 58.2 59.0 .8 1.4

St. Louis 1 ........................................................................... 1,367.3 1,369.3 1,327.9 1,332.6 4.7 .4

Springfield .......................................................................... 199.2 204.4 194.8 200.8 6.0 3.1

Montana ................................................................................. 439.2 447.6 427.0 434.3 7.3 1.7

Billings ................................................................................ 78.7 81.6 77.3 79.3 2.0 2.6

Missoula ............................................................................. 57.1 57.3 54.7 54.8 .1 .2

Nebraska ............................................................................... 959.2 976.0 938.1 957.0 18.9 2.0

Lincoln ................................................................................ 174.1 175.6 170.2 171.9 1.7 1.0

Omaha-Council Bluffs ......................................................... 466.1 470.7 453.9 460.3 6.4 1.4

Nevada ................................................................................... 1,295.6 1,301.0 1,268.2 1,277.9 9.7 .8

Las Vegas-Paradise ........................................................... 927.9 932.9 913.2 921.4 8.2 .9

Reno-Sparks ....................................................................... 228.1 227.3 218.2 219.6 1.4 .6

New Hampshire ..................................................................... 652.5 660.5 632.0 641.4 9.4 1.5

Manchester ......................................................................... 101.6 102.9 99.3 101.2 1.9 1.9

Portsmouth ......................................................................... 55.4 56.1 53.6 55.0 1.4 2.6

Rochester-Dover ................................................................ 57.7 58.7 54.1 55.4 1.3 2.4

New Jersey ............................................................................ 4,122.3 4,121.2 3,993.6 4,007.1 13.5 .3

Atlantic City-Hammonton .................................................... 152.5 149.6 147.1 145.6 -1.5 -1.0

Trenton-Ewing .................................................................... 238.4 240.9 234.3 236.1 1.8 .8

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton ................................................ 63.0 62.4 61.6 61.1 -.5 -.8

New Mexico ........................................................................... 844.3 851.1 824.4 828.8 4.4 .5

Albuquerque ....................................................................... 397.8 398.4 388.0 389.9 1.9 .5

Las Cruces ......................................................................... 68.4 69.5 65.4 66.6 1.2 1.8

Santa Fe ............................................................................. 65.6 66.1 63.2 64.3 1.1 1.7

New York ............................................................................... 8,821.9 8,899.9 8,532.9 8,619.8 86.9 1.0

Albany-Schenectady-Troy .................................................. 454.8 454.3 438.7 438.3 -.4 -.1

Binghamton ........................................................................ 115.6 116.6 112.3 112.6 .3 .3

Buffalo-Niagara Falls .......................................................... 556.3 555.9 534.6 537.1 2.5 .5

Glens Falls .......................................................................... 53.4 54.1 51.7 52.4 .7 1.4

Ithaca .................................................................................. 64.9 65.3 61.0 61.6 .6 1.0

Kingston .............................................................................. 65.6 65.2 63.0 63.4 .4 .6

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island ..................... 8,662.1 8,737.4 8,393.5 8,470.9 77.4 .9

Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown ................................ 259.6 257.8 249.8 250.7 .9 .4

Rochester ........................................................................... 521.3 522.5 505.7 506.2 .5 .1

Syracuse ............................................................................. 326.3 328.8 316.1 318.7 2.6 .8

Utica-Rome ......................................................................... 134.6 134.8 130.3 130.6 .3 .2

See footnotes at end of table.
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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

North Carolina ....................................................................... 4,143.3 4,210.9 4,053.7 4,130.6 76.9 1.9

Asheville ............................................................................. 176.4 181.6 172.3 178.0 5.7 3.3

Burlington ........................................................................... 61.2 62.2 59.7 61.2 1.5 2.5

Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord ............................................... 851.2 872.7 838.8 857.5 18.7 2.2

Durham ............................................................................... 287.2 293.7 280.8 289.5 8.7 3.1

Fayetteville ......................................................................... 128.0 130.5 125.6 128.4 2.8 2.2

Greensboro-High Point ....................................................... 376.5 377.6 366.8 372.6 5.8 1.6

Greenville ........................................................................... 76.0 79.0 75.5 77.9 2.4 3.2

Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton .................................................. 165.2 164.6 162.5 162.8 .3 .2

Raleigh-Cary ....................................................................... 507.3 529.3 499.4 521.4 22.0 4.4

Rocky Mount ....................................................................... 65.6 65.7 64.4 64.0 -.4 -.6

Wilmington .......................................................................... 143.8 148.3 140.9 145.3 4.4 3.1

Winston-Salem ................................................................... 220.1 222.4 217.0 219.7 2.7 1.2

North Dakota ......................................................................... 359.0 363.1 348.5 356.4 7.9 2.3

Bismarck ............................................................................. 59.9 60.2 58.5 59.4 .9 1.5

Fargo .................................................................................. 118.5 120.3 115.2 118.1 2.9 2.5

Grand Forks ........................................................................ 54.6 55.1 52.7 53.9 1.2 2.3

Ohio ....................................................................................... 5,480.9 5,471.3 5,324.2 5,325.5 1.3 .0

Akron .................................................................................. 342.7 344.4 332.0 333.3 1.3 .4

Canton-Massillon ................................................................ 174.5 174.2 169.7 169.5 -.2 -.1

Cincinnati-Middletown ........................................................ 1,047.1 1,054.9 1,022.6 1,029.8 7.2 .7

Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor ..................................................... 1,081.3 1,075.4 1,052.8 1,049.7 -3.1 -.3

Columbus ........................................................................... 949.5 960.6 926.1 936.7 10.6 1.1

Dayton ................................................................................ 411.2 406.4 396.6 397.5 .9 .2

Lima .................................................................................... 56.6 55.9 55.2 54.6 -.6 -1.1

Mansfield ............................................................................ 58.5 57.4 56.7 55.8 -.9 -1.6

Springfield ........................................................................... 53.8 52.0 51.9 50.9 -1.0 -1.9

Toledo ................................................................................. 334.6 331.1 321.3 320.2 -1.1 -.3

Youngstown-Warren-Boardman ......................................... 245.8 242.6 235.9 234.3 -1.6 -.7

Oklahoma .............................................................................. 1,565.6 1,584.3 1,528.8 1,557.8 29.0 1.9

Oklahoma City .................................................................... 568.5 575.1 554.8 563.5 8.7 1.6

Tulsa ................................................................................... 426.4 428.1 416.7 422.8 6.1 1.5

Oregon ................................................................................... 1,734.4 1,748.7 1,688.3 1,708.0 19.7 1.2

Bend ................................................................................... 70.9 72.1 68.9 70.4 1.5 2.2

Eugene-Springfield ............................................................. 158.1 158.5 153.5 154.3 .8 .5

Medford .............................................................................. 86.0 86.9 81.5 83.0 1.5 1.8

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton .......................................... 1,037.6 1,056.1 1,013.3 1,032.0 18.7 1.8

Salem ................................................................................. 150.8 152.6 147.5 148.6 1.1 .7

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,834.2 5,856.0 5,679.4 5,709.5 30.1 .5

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton ............................................. 346.7 346.4 336.7 339.3 2.6 .8

Altoona ............................................................................... 62.9 63.4 61.1 61.9 .8 1.3

Erie ..................................................................................... 133.7 134.9 130.4 131.7 1.3 1.0

Harrisburg-Carlisle .............................................................. 333.0 333.3 324.9 327.1 2.2 .7

Johnstown .......................................................................... 62.2 62.3 60.2 61.0 .8 1.3

Lancaster ............................................................................ 240.0 241.1 232.4 235.0 2.6 1.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington ...................................... 2,838.3 2,856.4 2,765.6 2,785.7 20.1 .7

Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 1,150.7 1,155.9 1,120.1 1,127.7 7.6 .7

Reading .............................................................................. 177.4 175.9 172.8 172.2 -.6 -.3

Scranton—Wilkes-Barre ..................................................... 265.2 265.0 257.0 258.5 1.5 .6

State College ...................................................................... 74.9 76.0 69.2 70.5 1.3 1.9

Williamsport ........................................................................ 54.6 54.1 52.9 52.5 -.4 -.8

York-Hanover ..................................................................... 183.9 185.7 180.1 182.2 2.1 1.2

Rhode Island ......................................................................... 501.3 495.2 481.9 476.5 -5.4 -1.1

Providence-Fall River-Warwick .......................................... 593.9 586.2 571.9 565.9 -6.0 -1.0

South Carolina ...................................................................... 1,943.0 1,961.0 1,904.3 1,931.9 27.6 1.4

Anderson ............................................................................ 64.3 64.3 63.9 63.0 -.9 -1.4

Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville ......................... 293.5 300.0 289.3 297.4 8.1 2.8

Columbia ............................................................................ 366.4 373.5 359.4 368.5 9.1 2.5

Florence .............................................................................. 87.0 91.5 85.9 91.0 5.1 5.9

Greenville-Mauldin-Easley .................................................. 315.1 324.3 309.6 320.0 10.4 3.4

Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway ........................ 120.6 123.2 116.3 119.1 2.8 2.4

Spartanburg ........................................................................ 127.4 126.9 123.8 125.7 1.9 1.5

South Dakota ........................................................................ 401.9 407.0 391.9 399.0 7.1 1.8

Rapid City ........................................................................... 59.3 60.0 57.9 58.7 .8 1.4

Sioux Falls .......................................................................... 132.6 135.3 129.2 132.3 3.1 2.4

Tennessee ............................................................................. 2,818.6 2,829.4 2,744.9 2,755.1 10.2 .4

Chattanooga ....................................................................... 250.5 250.4 243.8 245.0 1.2 .5

Clarksville ........................................................................... 86.6 86.2 84.5 83.9 -.6 -.7

Jackson .............................................................................. 62.6 62.9 60.8 61.7 .9 1.5

Johnson City ....................................................................... 82.9 82.9 79.8 80.8 1.0 1.3

Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol ...................................................... 122.3 122.6 120.2 120.6 .4 .3

Knoxville ............................................................................. 338.2 341.3 331.6 334.4 2.8 .8

Memphis ............................................................................. 649.3 654.7 631.1 636.3 5.2 .8

Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin ........................ 764.2 774.8 744.2 756.5 12.3 1.7

See footnotes at end of table.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

State and area 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

Texas ..................................................................................... 10,299.4 10,536.3 10,106.1 10,390.6 284.5 2.8

Abilene ................................................................................ 66.5 66.6 64.6 65.8 1.2 1.9

Amarillo ............................................................................... 112.1 112.8 109.7 111.3 1.6 1.5

Austin-Round Rock ............................................................. 748.6 771.3 731.7 762.2 30.5 4.2

Beaumont-Port Arthur ......................................................... 164.7 165.0 162.1 163.3 1.2 .7

Brownsville-Harlingen ......................................................... 123.8 124.7 122.5 123.4 .9 .7

College Station-Bryan ......................................................... 92.1 93.1 86.1 88.1 2.0 2.3

Corpus Christi ..................................................................... 176.4 177.5 172.3 175.1 2.8 1.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,925.3 2,991.8 2,861.8 2,945.3 83.5 2.9

El Paso ............................................................................... 271.3 277.4 265.5 273.5 8.0 3.0

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown ........................................... 2,518.6 2,612.8 2,471.6 2,566.9 95.3 3.9

Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood .................................................. 121.3 123.5 118.3 121.9 3.6 3.0

Laredo ................................................................................ 86.8 87.7 85.7 86.5 .8 .9

Longview ............................................................................ 94.3 98.1 92.9 96.6 3.7 4.0

Lubbock .............................................................................. 130.2 129.9 127.1 127.3 .2 .2

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission .................................................. 210.0 214.4 208.3 212.9 4.6 2.2

Midland ............................................................................... 65.1 67.2 63.7 66.3 2.6 4.1

Odessa ............................................................................... 58.6 61.3 57.4 60.3 2.9 5.1

San Antonio ........................................................................ 825.8 844.6 809.2 833.4 24.2 3.0

Texarkana ........................................................................... 56.4 57.1 55.4 56.2 .8 1.4

Tyler .................................................................................... 92.9 94.8 92.6 93.0 .4 .4

Waco .................................................................................. 107.2 111.0 104.9 109.3 4.4 4.2

Wichita Falls ....................................................................... 62.4 63.6 61.7 62.7 1.0 1.6

Utah ........................................................................................ 1,243.3 1,278.7 1,219.2 1,253.5 34.3 2.8

Ogden-Clearfield ................................................................ 199.1 203.2 195.8 199.8 4.0 2.0

Provo-Orem ........................................................................ 189.7 195.6 185.8 191.7 5.9 3.2

St. George .......................................................................... 52.4 53.9 51.3 53.2 1.9 3.7

Salt Lake City ..................................................................... 636.2 655.7 625.8 644.6 18.8 3.0

Vermont ................................................................................. 314.9 314.8 305.8 305.7 -.1 .0

Burlington-South Burlington ................................................ 116.1 115.9 112.1 112.0 -.1 -.1

Virginia .................................................................................. 3,775.2 3,797.5 3,699.8 3,725.4 25.6 .7

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford ................................... 73.7 71.1 69.7 68.3 -1.4 -2.0

Charlottesville ..................................................................... 101.8 103.7 99.1 100.2 1.1 1.1

Harrisonburg ....................................................................... 65.8 65.2 63.7 64.0 .3 .5

Lynchburg ........................................................................... 109.0 110.9 106.5 108.4 1.9 1.8

Richmond ........................................................................... 636.5 639.9 624.3 628.6 4.3 .7

Roanoke ............................................................................. 164.9 164.4 161.5 161.7 .2 .1

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News ............................... 774.8 781.0 758.1 763.4 5.3 .7

Winchester .......................................................................... 58.8 59.4 57.6 57.9 .3 .5

Washington ........................................................................... 2,903.0 2,970.1 2,843.3 2,909.4 66.1 2.3

Bellingham .......................................................................... 83.7 86.9 81.7 85.4 3.7 4.5

Bremerton-Silverdale .......................................................... 86.6 87.6 84.2 86.0 1.8 2.1

Kennewick-Pasco-Richland ................................................ 87.3 93.6 86.3 92.1 5.8 6.7

Olympia .............................................................................. 100.2 103.5 98.4 102.2 3.8 3.9

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,721.8 1,767.8 1,689.1 1,736.7 47.6 2.8

Spokane ............................................................................. 217.2 221.7 211.5 215.4 3.9 1.8

Yakima ................................................................................ 77.4 79.5 76.0 78.0 2.0 2.6

West Virginia ......................................................................... 766.1 763.5 740.5 741.7 1.2 .2

Charleston .......................................................................... 151.9 150.6 147.6 147.6 .0 .0

Huntington-Ashland ............................................................ 120.9 121.8 116.8 118.5 1.7 1.5

Morgantown ........................................................................ 62.0 63.3 58.3 60.0 1.7 2.9

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna ............................................. 73.8 75.7 70.9 71.9 1.0 1.4

Wheeling ............................................................................. 69.4 68.6 67.3 66.9 -.4 -.6

Wisconsin .............................................................................. 2,893.1 2,896.0 2,814.4 2,814.9 .5 .0

Appleton ............................................................................. 119.1 119.4 116.7 116.9 .2 .2

Eau Claire ........................................................................... 84.2 84.4 81.2 82.0 .8 1.0

Green Bay .......................................................................... 169.8 171.0 166.4 166.2 -.2 -.1

Janesville ............................................................................ 71.4 70.5 68.9 68.5 -.4 -.6

La Crosse ........................................................................... 75.8 75.7 73.1 73.3 .2 .3

Madison .............................................................................. 349.8 351.8 340.5 342.6 2.1 .6

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis ....................................... 863.2 861.2 843.3 841.5 -1.8 -.2

Oshkosh-Neenah ................................................................ 93.4 93.9 91.5 92.0 .5 .5

Racine ................................................................................ 81.6 80.4 79.7 78.6 -1.1 -1.4

Sheboygan ......................................................................... 64.5 64.2 63.6 62.9 -.7 -1.1

Wausau .............................................................................. 73.9 73.8 72.4 71.4 -1.0 -1.4

Wyoming ............................................................................... 281.9 289.9 275.1 283.4 8.3 3.0

Cheyenne ........................................................................... 43.3 45.0 42.4 43.7 1.3 3.1

Puerto Rico ........................................................................... 1,060.6 1,036.3 1,023.7 1,012.8 -10.9 -1.1

Ponce ................................................................................. 68.4 68.4 65.7 66.6 .9 1.4

San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo ............................................. 791.8 773.7 764.5 756.2 -8.3 -1.1

Virgin Islands ........................................................................ 46.4 46.1 45.3 46.3 1.0 2.2

1 Area boundaries do not reflect official OMB definitions. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are

based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20,

2007, and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New

England states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while

areas in other states are county-based. Some metropolitan areas lie in two or more

states. They are listed under the state that appears first in their titles. 

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill., and Weirton-Steubenville, W. Va.-Ohio, are the

exceptions in that they are listed under Illinois and Ohio, respectively, for operational

reasons. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of

economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For more details, see 

http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Table 4. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state, selected metropolitan area, and metropolitan division

(Numbers in thousands)

State, area, and division 

December January Change from January 2007 to

January 2008 p

2006 2007 2007 2008p Number Percent

California ............................................................................... 15,281.6 15,290.5 14,938.0 14,983.9 45.9 0.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana ................................. 5,700.9 5,656.5 5,578.4 5,561.3 -17.1 -.3

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale .................................. 4,161.1 4,144.9 4,073.2 4,069.1 -4.1 -.1

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine ............................................... 1,539.8 1,511.6 1,505.2 1,492.2 -13.0 -.9

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont ....................................... 2,041.2 2,062.3 1,996.7 2,018.4 21.7 1.1

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward .............................................. 1,055.9 1,057.5 1,032.2 1,033.0 .8 .1

San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City ........................ 985.3 1,004.8 964.5 985.4 20.9 2.2

District of Columbia ............................................................. 693.4 704.6 681.8 690.8 9.0 1.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................... 3,006.9 3,027.9 2,943.2 2,970.8 27.6 .9

Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg 2 ................................. 583.5 584.1 569.0 567.8 -1.2 -.2

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 1 .................................. 2,423.4 2,443.8 2,374.2 2,403.0 28.8 1.2

Florida .................................................................................... 8,153.2 8,124.4 8,010.9 8,009.3 -1.6 .0

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach ............................ 2,476.1 2,468.3 2,428.5 2,431.7 3.2 .1

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach .......... 804.9 799.5 789.0 785.3 -3.7 -.5

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall ............................................. 1,073.8 1,077.8 1,054.4 1,061.6 7.2 .7

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach ............... 597.4 591.0 585.1 584.8 -.3 -.1

Illinois .................................................................................... 6,001.7 6,033.1 5,843.2 5,880.8 37.6 .6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1 ................................................. 4,576.1 4,596.7 4,451.7 4,480.5 28.8 .6

Chicago-Naperville-Joliet .................................................. 3,891.9 3,912.4 3,789.7 3,813.9 24.2 .6

Gary 2 ............................................................................... 285.3 284.0 276.0 277.4 1.4 .5

Lake County-Kenosha County 1 ....................................... 398.9 400.7 386.1 389.2 3.1 .8

Massachusetts ...................................................................... 3,295.8 3,315.8 3,198.5 3,221.8 23.3 .7

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1 .............................................. 2,498.2 2,517.4 2,435.2 2,456.9 21.7 .9

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ............................................... 1,707.8 1,729.5 1,666.6 1,688.6 22.0 1.3

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton ........................................... 91.3 91.8 87.8 88.7 .9 1.0

Framingham ..................................................................... 157.8 160.1 154.4 156.5 2.1 1.4

Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury 1 ............................... 78.2 78.7 76.7 77.1 .4 .5

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 1 ........................................... 119.9 120.5 117.0 117.2 .2 .2

Nashua 1 .......................................................................... 135.9 136.0 131.8 132.6 .8 .6

Peabody ........................................................................... 102.9 102.8 99.5 99.4 -.1 -.1

Michigan ................................................................................ 4,345.7 4,276.4 4,186.2 4,137.2 -49.0 -1.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia ....................................................... 2,009.5 1,968.9 1,938.6 1,908.9 -29.7 -1.5

Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn .................................................. 810.7 785.7 781.6 764.4 -17.2 -2.2

Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills .......................................... 1,198.8 1,183.2 1,157.0 1,144.5 -12.5 -1.1

New York ............................................................................... 8,821.9 8,899.9 8,532.9 8,619.8 86.9 1.0

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 1 .................. 8,662.1 8,737.4 8,393.5 8,470.9 77.4 .9

Edison-New Brunswick2 ................................................... 1,049.3 1,049.0 1,014.7 1,014.5 -.2 .0

Nassau-Suffolk ................................................................. 1,285.1 1,296.4 1,232.7 1,246.4 13.7 1.1

New York-White Plains-Wayne 1 ...................................... 5,280.6 5,343.1 5,125.2 5,190.0 64.8 1.3

Newark-Union 2 ................................................................ 1,047.1 1,048.9 1,020.9 1,020.0 -.9 -.1

Pennsylvania ......................................................................... 5,834.2 5,856.0 5,679.4 5,709.5 30.1 .5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 1 ................................... 2,838.3 2,856.4 2,765.6 2,785.7 20.1 .7

Camden 2 ......................................................................... 546.6 550.1 532.5 538.7 6.2 1.2

Philadelphia ...................................................................... 1,932.3 1,944.3 1,885.8 1,896.8 11.0 .6

Wilmington 2 ..................................................................... 357.1 362.0 347.3 350.2 2.9 .8

Texas ..................................................................................... 10,299.4 10,536.3 10,106.1 10,390.6 284.5 2.8

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ................................................ 2,925.3 2,991.8 2,861.8 2,945.3 83.5 2.9

Dallas-Plano-Irving ........................................................... 2,062.6 2,110.0 2,017.9 2,077.9 60.0 3.0

Fort Worth-Arlington ......................................................... 862.7 881.8 843.9 867.4 23.5 2.8

Washington ........................................................................... 2,903.0 2,970.1 2,843.3 2,909.4 66.1 2.3

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ................................................... 1,721.8 1,767.8 1,689.1 1,736.7 47.6 2.8

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett ................................................... 1,442.5 1,479.2 1,416.2 1,454.3 38.1 2.7

Tacoma ............................................................................. 279.3 287.3 272.9 282.4 9.5 3.5

1 Part of the area is in one or more adjacent states. 2 All of the area is in one or more adjacent states. p = preliminary.

 NOTE: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Data have been revised to reflect

2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark are provisional

and will be revised when new information becomes available. Area definitions are based

on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 08-01, dated November 20, 2007,

and are available at http://www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm. Areas in the six New England

states are Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs), while areas in

other states are county-based. Somemetropolitan areas lie in two or more states. They

are listed under the state that appears first in their titles. Some divisions lie in more than

one state,and some, like Camden, N.J., are totally outside the states under which their

metropolitan areas are listed. Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assignment

and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002. For more details,

see http://www.bls.gov/sae/saenaics07.htm.
Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas,

not seasonally adjusted, January 2008

NOTE: Map includes data for 369 metropolitan

areas based on Office of Managementand Budget Bulletin No. 08-01.

(U.S. rate = 5.4 percent)

Above U.S. averageU.S. average or below