Washington Area Employment – April 2013

Local Rate of Employment Growth Slightly Below National Average

Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,074,000 in April 2013, up 41,500, or 1.4 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.6 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the April increase was the 37th consecutive month of over-the-year job gains in the area. (See chart 1 and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of two metropolitan divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division, with 81 percent of the area’s employment, gained 25,200 jobs over the year. The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division, which represented the remaining 19 percent of area employment, added 16,300 jobs since April 2012, accounting for 39 percent of the Washington area’s growth.

Industry employment

Leisure and hospitality gained 9,800 jobs in the greater Washington metropolitan area from April 2012 to April 2013, more than any other supersector. The local rate of increase, 3.5 percent, was above the national growth rate of 2.7 percent. The Bethesda division added jobs at a faster pace than the Washington division, up 4.6 and 3.3 percent, respectively. (See chart 2.)

Local professional and business services employment increased by 9,000 since last April, the second-largest gain in the Washington area, followed by education and health services, up 8,600 jobs. Although the Bethesda division made up just 18 percent of professional and business services employment in the greater Washington area, it accounted for 71 percent of the industry’s local growth. As a whole, the metropolitan area’s growth rate in this industry, 1.3 percent, was well below the 3.4-percent national rate. In education and health services, job gains for the Washington area’s two divisions closely reflected their shares of employment within the greater metropolitan area. The entire Washington area had a 2.3-percent growth rate in education and health services, exceeding the 1.8-percent national gain.

Three other supersectors added more than 3,000 jobs in the greater Washington area over the year—government; financial activities; and trade, transportation, and utilities. Nationally, government employment declined over the year, while employment increased in financial activities and in trade, transportation, and utilities.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in April 2013. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job growth during the period, with seven exceeding the national average of 1.6 percent. The fastest rate of job growth was registered in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, up 4.2 percent, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, up 3.5 percent. The slowest rate of expansion occurred in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, up 0.6 percent. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area added the largest number of jobs, 160,100, since April 2012. Employment in Houston, Dallas, and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana also expanded by more than 100,000. Only Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and Detroit had employment increases below 25,000 over the year.

Professional and business services registered the largest over-the-year employment gains in 4 of the 12 metropolitan areas from April a year ago—Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Dallas, and San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont. Trade, transportation, and utilities and education and health services each led the job increases in three metropolitan areas.

Government recorded the largest loss of jobs in five areas—Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington. In Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Houston, and Washington there were no supersectors with job losses of 1,000 or greater since last April.

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their 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 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 which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey 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 are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

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

Additional information
More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:  (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service:  (800) 877-8339.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.

• The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division (MD)includes the District of Columbia; Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties, and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia; Calvert, Charles, and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland; and Jefferson County in West Virginia.
• The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Frederick and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Washington metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Apr 2012	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 2012 to Apr 2013
						Net change	Percent change
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		3,032.5	3,032.7	3,057.6	(P) 3,074.0	(P) 41.5	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		142.8	140.1	142.3	(P) 143.4	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.4
Manufacturing		48.7	48.0	48.1	(P) 48.3	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		382.0	378.8	381.2	(P) 385.4	(P) 3.4	(P) 0.9
Information		75.7	77.0	76.8	(P) 75.9	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.3
Financial activities		147.1	150.6	152.3	(P) 152.5	(P) 5.4	(P) 3.7
Professional and business services		701.4	699.9	705.5	(P) 710.4	(P) 9.0	(P) 1.3
Education and health services		379.6	386.1	387.4	(P) 388.2	(P) 8.6	(P) 2.3
Leisure and hospitality		277.3	274.4	281.5	(P) 287.1	(P) 9.8	(P) 3.5
Other services		186.6	182.1	183.6	(P) 185.7	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.5
Government		691.3	695.7	698.9	(P) 697.1	(P) 5.8	(P) 0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		2,467.6	2,462.9	2,480.1	(P) 2,492.8	(P) 25.2	(P) 1.0
Mining, logging, and construction		111.3	107.3	107.9	(P) 109.0	(P) -2.3	(P) -2.1
Manufacturing		32.6	32.4	32.4	(P) 32.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		306.0	303.8	305.4	(P) 309.1	(P) 3.1	(P) 1.0
Information		61.8	62.7	62.5	(P) 61.8	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		108.1	111.5	113.0	(P) 113.2	(P) 5.1	(P) 4.7
Professional and business services		577.7	574.3	577.9	(P) 580.3	(P) 2.6	(P) 0.5
Education and health services		299.6	305.2	305.5	(P) 306.6	(P) 7.0	(P) 2.3
Leisure and hospitality		229.0	226.2	232.1	(P) 236.6	(P) 7.6	(P) 3.3
Other services		156.5	152.4	153.7	(P) 155.6	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.6
Government		585.0	587.1	589.7	(P) 588.1	(P) 3.1	(P) 0.5
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		564.9	569.8	577.5	(P) 581.2	(P) 16.3	(P) 2.9
Mining, logging, and construction		31.5	32.8	34.4	(P) 34.4	(P) 2.9	(P) 9.2
Manufacturing		16.1	15.6	15.7	(P) 15.8	(P) -0.3	(P) -1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		76.0	75.0	75.8	(P) 76.3	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.4
Information		13.9	14.3	14.3	(P) 14.1	(P) 0.2	(P) 1.4
Financial activities		39.0	39.1	39.3	(P) 39.3	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.8
Professional and business services		123.7	125.6	127.6	(P) 130.1	(P) 6.4	(P) 5.2
Education and health services		80.0	80.9	81.9	(P) 81.6	(P) 1.6	(P) 2.0
Leisure and hospitality		48.3	48.2	49.4	(P) 50.5	(P) 2.2	(P) 4.6
Other services		30.1	29.7	29.9	(P) 30.1	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Government		106.3	108.6	109.2	(P) 109.0	(P) 2.7	(P) 2.5
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage menu

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Apr 2012	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 2012 to Apr 2013
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		133,400	133,752	(P) 134,562	(P) 135,494	(P) 2,094	(P) 1.6
Mining and logging		841	853	(P) 856	(P) 854	(P) 13	(P) 1.5
Construction		5,487	5,373	(P) 5,485	(P) 5,645	(P) 158	(P) 2.9
Manufacturing		11,850	11,879	(P) 11,915	(P) 11,930	(P) 80	(P) 0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		25,207	25,417	(P) 25,492	(P) 25,628	(P) 421	(P) 1.7
Information		2,674	2,704	(P) 2,699	(P) 2,684	(P) 10	(P) 0.4
Financial activities		7,740	7,808	(P) 7,821	(P) 7,840	(P) 100	(P) 1.3
Professional and business services		17,805	18,021	(P) 18,169	(P) 18,409	(P) 604	(P) 3.4
Education and health services		20,414	20,660	(P) 20,746	(P) 20,785	(P) 371	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		13,620	13,403	(P) 13,670	(P) 13,993	(P) 373	(P) 2.7
Other services		5,413	5,424	(P) 5,442	(P) 5,464	(P) 51	(P) 0.9
Government		22,349	22,210	(P) 22,267	(P) 22,262	(P) -87	(P) -0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,345.9	2,368.1	2,381.2	(P) 2,394.1	(P) 48.2	(P) 2.1
Mining and logging		1.2	1.1	1.1	(P) 1.1	(P) -0.1	(P) -8.3
Construction		87.1	87.9	88.8	(P) 90.2	(P) 3.1	(P) 3.6
Manufacturing		147.2	146.7	146.4	(P) 144.6	(P) -2.6	(P) -1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		526.1	531.7	532.6	(P) 536.3	(P) 10.2	(P) 1.9
Information		80.6	85.4	85.7	(P) 85.7	(P) 5.1	(P) 6.3
Financial activities		153.4	155.6	155.1	(P) 154.8	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.9
Professional and business services		413.6	423.3	428.2	(P) 434.1	(P) 20.5	(P) 5.0
Education and health services		284.1	290.0	290.4	(P) 292.8	(P) 8.7	(P) 3.1
Leisure and hospitality		235.2	233.4	238.6	(P) 241.3	(P) 6.1	(P) 2.6
Other services		92.6	93.7	93.6	(P) 94.2	(P) 1.6	(P) 1.7
Government		324.8	319.3	320.7	(P) 319.0	(P) -5.8	(P) -1.8
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,484.4	2,488.0	2,502.2	(P) 2,531.7	(P) 47.3	(P) 1.9
Mining and logging		0.5	0.4	0.4	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		80.1	77.0	79.1	(P) 86.3	(P) 6.2	(P) 7.7
Manufacturing		192.3	191.6	191.8	(P) 191.5	(P) -0.8	(P) -0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		397.2	397.4	398.6	(P) 399.8	(P) 2.6	(P) 0.7
Information		74.6	76.1	76.3	(P) 77.1	(P) 2.5	(P) 3.4
Financial activities		170.9	171.7	171.1	(P) 171.1	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Professional and business services		415.1	419.4	421.3	(P) 430.1	(P) 15.0	(P) 3.6
Education and health services		517.2	528.0	531.2	(P) 533.1	(P) 15.9	(P) 3.1
Leisure and hospitality		232.8	218.4	223.3	(P) 234.3	(P) 1.5	(P) 0.6
Other services		96.6	97.3	97.6	(P) 98.2	(P) 1.6	(P) 1.7
Government		307.1	310.7	311.5	(P) 309.7	(P) 2.6	(P) 0.8
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,337.9	4,321.6	4,343.0	(P) 4,386.8	(P) 48.9	(P) 1.1
Mining and logging		1.3	1.0	1.2	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		142.7	126.2	131.9	(P) 137.4	(P) -5.3	(P) -3.7
Manufacturing		411.9	413.8	416.5	(P) 415.3	(P) 3.4	(P) 0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		870.8	870.5	871.9	(P) 873.2	(P) 2.4	(P) 0.3
Information		80.8	81.2	81.5	(P) 81.5	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.9
Financial activities		284.7	289.0	289.4	(P) 290.3	(P) 5.6	(P) 2.0
Professional and business services		727.5	724.9	725.4	(P) 747.1	(P) 19.6	(P) 2.7
Education and health services		664.2	675.4	677.9	(P) 680.7	(P) 16.5	(P) 2.5
Leisure and hospitality		409.8	398.0	401.4	(P) 413.8	(P) 4.0	(P) 1.0
Other services		188.1	189.8	192.1	(P) 191.3	(P) 3.2	(P) 1.7
Government		556.1	551.8	553.8	(P) 554.9	(P) -1.2	(P) -0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,996.9	3,064.7	3,078.3	(P) 3,101.8	(P) 104.9	(P) 3.5
Mining, logging, and construction		164.5	178.5	181.6	(P) 183.8	(P) 19.3	(P) 11.7
Manufacturing		256.9	255.7	254.9	(P) 254.4	(P) -2.5	(P) -1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		613.3	625.6	628.4	(P) 635.4	(P) 22.1	(P) 3.6
Information		78.0	76.4	76.5	(P) 76.9	(P) -1.1	(P) -1.4
Financial activities		242.0	248.5	251.0	(P) 250.3	(P) 8.3	(P) 3.4
Professional and business services		467.3	482.5	485.5	(P) 491.6	(P) 24.3	(P) 5.2
Education and health services		376.3	385.7	386.9	(P) 390.7	(P) 14.4	(P) 3.8
Leisure and hospitality		300.9	307.9	309.8	(P) 313.7	(P) 12.8	(P) 4.3
Other services		107.1	109.2	109.0	(P) 109.6	(P) 2.5	(P) 2.3
Government		390.6	394.7	394.7	(P) 395.4	(P) 4.8	(P) 1.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,815.7	1,806.2	1,813.6	(P) 1,827.2	(P) 11.5	(P) 0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		52.7	45.9	46.3	(P) 49.1	(P) -3.6	(P) -6.8
Manufacturing		214.9	223.7	226.2	(P) 227.5	(P) 12.6	(P) 5.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		336.4	341.0	341.4	(P) 342.8	(P) 6.4	(P) 1.9
Information		26.4	26.4	26.3	(P) 26.5	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.4
Financial activities		99.0	99.7	99.9	(P) 99.3	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.3
Professional and business services		343.5	339.3	341.4	(P) 340.4	(P) -3.1	(P) -0.9
Education and health services		295.3	297.8	297.9	(P) 299.4	(P) 4.1	(P) 1.4
Leisure & hospitality		174.7	161.4	164.1	(P) 171.5	(P) -3.2	(P) -1.8
Other services		74.4	75.2	74.8	(P) 74.9	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.7
Government		198.4	195.8	195.3	(P) 195.8	(P) -2.6	(P) -1.3
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,669.5	2,752.7	2,762.3	(P) 2,780.7	(P) 111.2	(P) 4.2
Mining and logging		98.0	104.0	104.6	(P) 105.2	(P) 7.2	(P) 7.3
Construction		175.5	186.3	183.1	(P) 186.9	(P) 11.4	(P) 6.5
Manufacturing		240.2	248.8	250.6	(P) 249.7	(P) 9.5	(P) 4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		540.6	558.7	561.0	(P) 563.9	(P) 23.3	(P) 4.3
Information		31.0	31.8	31.8	(P) 31.9	(P) 0.9	(P) 2.9
Financial activities		139.0	139.6	140.4	(P) 141.9	(P) 2.9	(P) 2.1
Professional and business services		403.1	412.8	414.8	(P) 417.1	(P) 14.0	(P) 3.5
Education and health services		324.3	338.9	341.2	(P) 342.2	(P) 17.9	(P) 5.5
Leisure and hospitality		254.2	260.7	262.5	(P) 268.8	(P) 14.6	(P) 5.7
Other services		94.4	95.4	95.3	(P) 96.2	(P) 1.8	(P) 1.9
Government		369.2	375.7	377.0	(P) 376.9	(P) 7.7	(P) 2.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,247.4	5,315.3	5,347.3	(P) 5,350.8	(P) 103.4	(P) 2.0
Mining and logging		4.7	4.5	4.5	(P) 4.5	(P) -0.2	(P) -4.3
Construction		174.0	184.5	185.1	(P) 188.3	(P) 14.3	(P) 8.2
Manufacturing		524.2	520.0	520.9	(P) 520.9	(P) -3.3	(P) -0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		995.4	1,001.3	994.4	(P) 997.6	(P) 2.2	(P) 0.2
Information		215.7	222.1	232.6	(P) 229.1	(P) 13.4	(P) 6.2
Financial activities		315.0	326.1	327.7	(P) 328.6	(P) 13.6	(P) 4.3
Professional and business services		817.5	839.6	846.5	(P) 841.5	(P) 24.0	(P) 2.9
Education and health services		705.0	727.8	730.8	(P) 731.6	(P) 26.6	(P) 3.8
Leisure and hospitality		589.2	599.3	605.3	(P) 611.0	(P) 21.8	(P) 3.7
Other services		184.8	182.3	184.1	(P) 185.8	(P) 1.0	(P) 0.5
Government		721.9	707.8	715.4	(P) 711.9	(P) -10.0	(P) -1.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		(1) 2,287.8	(1) 2,303.1	2,317.5	(P) 2,312.0	(P) (1) 24.2	(P) (1) 1.1
Mining and logging		0.6	0.7	0.7	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.1	(P) 16.7
Construction		84.0	87.5	88.2	(P) 86.4	(P) 2.4	(P) 2.9
Manufacturing		76.5	76.6	75.7	(P) 75.0	(P) -1.5	(P) -2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		533.8	546.5	549.1	(P) 550.4	(P) 16.6	(P) 3.1
Information		45.1	44.7	44.9	(P) 44.9	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.4
Financial activities		160.8	162.1	162.8	(P) 163.0	(P) 2.2	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		350.6	349.3	353.1	(P) 354.1	(P) 3.5	(P) 1.0
Education and health services		343.9	344.6	346.2	(P) 343.9	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Leisure and hospitality		278.8	282.4	287.6	(P) 284.3	(P) 5.5	(P) 2.0
Other services		108.5	106.7	107.5	(P) 107.1	(P) -1.4	(P) -1.3
Government		(1) 305.2	(1) 302.0	301.7	(P) 302.2	(P) (1) -3.0	(P) (1) -1.0
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,516.9	8,510.5	8,588.2	(P) 8,677.0	(P) 160.1	(P) 1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		297.7	283.4	292.5	(P) 306.9	(P) 9.2	(P) 3.1
Manufacturing		356.8	351.5	354.3	(P) 354.1	(P) -2.7	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,557.2	1,579.0	1,590.7	(P) 1,603.6	(P) 46.4	(P) 3.0
Information		276.9	267.4	271.8	(P) 273.6	(P) -3.3	(P) -1.2
Financial activities		734.0	731.1	730.7	(P) 731.6	(P) -2.4	(P) -0.3
Professional and business services		1,327.9	1,345.6	1,357.6	(P) 1,374.1	(P) 46.2	(P) 3.5
Education and health services		1,596.0	1,615.7	1,634.1	(P) 1,641.9	(P) 45.9	(P) 2.9
Leisure and hospitality		733.4	707.5	723.4	(P) 753.6	(P) 20.2	(P) 2.8
Other services		373.0	379.7	380.7	(P) 382.3	(P) 9.3	(P) 2.5
Government		1,264.0	1,249.6	1,252.4	(P) 1,255.3	(P) -8.7	(P) -0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		(1) 2,724.4	2,713.6	2,728.6	(P) 2,756.5	(P) (1) 32.1	(P) (1) 1.2
Mining, logging, and construction		98.1	93.7	96.0	(P) 99.6	(P) 1.5	(P) 1.5
Manufacturing		182.6	180.4	180.5	(P) 180.4	(P) -2.2	(P) -1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		498.2	496.0	496.5	(P) 500.7	(P) 2.5	(P) 0.5
Information		48.5	48.2	47.9	(P) 48.0	(P) -0.5	(P) -1.0
Financial activities		198.5	199.2	199.3	(P) 200.3	(P) 1.8	(P) 0.9
Professional and business services		423.0	426.0	427.5	(P) 431.8	(P) 8.8	(P) 2.1
Education and health services		579.3	591.3	593.9	(P) 598.8	(P) 19.5	(P) 3.4
Leisure and hospitality		233.8	219.6	226.4	(P) 236.5	(P) 2.7	(P) 1.2
Other services		121.2	121.0	121.8	(P) 122.4	(P) 1.2	(P) 1.0
Government		(1) 341.2	338.2	338.8	(P) 338.0	(P) (1) -3.2	(P) (1) -0.9
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,961.2	1,991.2	1,998.6	(P) 2,004.5	(P) 43.3	(P) 2.2
Mining and logging		1.3	1.3	1.3	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		81.3	86.8	88.8	(P) 91.2	(P) 9.9	(P) 12.2
Manufacturing		115.6	114.8	114.6	(P) 114.6	(P) -1.0	(P) -0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		325.9	332.7	331.2	(P) 331.1	(P) 5.2	(P) 1.6
Information		67.2	68.4	68.6	(P) 68.2	(P) 1.0	(P) 1.5
Financial activities		126.1	127.3	127.6	(P) 127.0	(P) 0.9	(P) 0.7
Professional and business services		388.1	401.5	403.4	(P) 403.0	(P) 14.9	(P) 3.8
Education and health services		255.2	258.6	259.6	(P) 260.1	(P) 4.9	(P) 1.9
Leisure and hospitality		222.4	225.0	227.7	(P) 230.0	(P) 7.6	(P) 3.4
Other services		76.0	75.7	74.9	(P) 76.6	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.8
Government		302.1	299.1	300.9	(P) 301.4	(P) -0.7	(P) -0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,032.5	3,032.7	3,057.6	(P) 3,074.0	(P) 41.5	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		142.8	140.1	142.3	(P) 143.4	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.4
Manufacturing		48.7	48.0	48.1	(P) 48.3	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		382.0	378.8	381.2	(P) 385.4	(P) 3.4	(P) 0.9
Information		75.7	77.0	76.8	(P) 75.9	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.3
Financial activities		147.1	150.6	152.3	(P) 152.5	(P) 5.4	(P) 3.7
Professional and business services		701.4	699.9	705.5	(P) 710.4	(P) 9.0	(P) 1.3
Education and health services		379.6	386.1	387.4	(P) 388.2	(P) 8.6	(P) 2.3
Leisure and hospitality		277.3	274.4	281.5	(P) 287.1	(P) 9.8	(P) 3.5
Other services		186.6	182.1	183.6	(P) 185.7	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.5
Government		691.3	695.7	698.9	(P) 697.1	(P) 5.8	(P) 0.8
Footnotes (1) Correction (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage