Washington Area Employment – January 2013

Local Rate of Employment Growth Close to National Average

Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,021,900 in January 2013, up 41,900, 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 1.5 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the January increase was the 34th consecutive month of over-the-year job gains in the area, following 17 months of consecutive job losses. (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 divisions—separately 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 31,400 jobs over the year. The Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division, which represented the remaining 19 percent of area employment, added 10,500 jobs since January 2012, accounting for 25 percent of the Washington area’s growth.

Industry employment

Leisure and hospitality gained 11,200 jobs in the greater Washington metropolitan area from January 2012 to January 2013, more than any other supersector. The leisure and hospitality supersector also had the highest job growth rate in the area, up 4.3 percent over the year. The local growth rate was well above the national growth rate of 2.7 percent for the leisure and hospitality industry. (See chart 2.)

Three supersectors in the Washington area gained between 8,000 and 10,000 jobs since last January—government, education and health services, and professional and business services. Over-the-year job growth was spread across both the Washington and Bethesda divisions in all three of these industries. Nationally, employment in education and health services and professional and business services grew, while government employment declined over the year.

Two other supersectors added more than 1,000 jobs in the greater Washington area over the year—financial activities and mining, logging, and construction. The employment increase in the financial activities industry was almost entirely due to gains in the Washington division, while the growth in the mining, logging, and construction industry was located entirely in the Bethesda division.

Locally, two supersectors lost more than 1,000 jobs from January 2012 to January 2013—other services and manufacturing. Both of these industries gained jobs nationwide.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in January 2013. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job growth during the period, with eight exceeding the national average of 1.5 percent. The fastest rate of job growth was registered in Houston, up 4.5 percent, three times that for the nation. The slowest rate of expansion occurred in Detroit, up 0.3 percent. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

The New York area added the largest number of jobs, 153,000, from January 2012. Houston, Dallas, and Los Angeles all registered job gains numbering between 100,000 and 120,000. Employment in San Francisco, Atlanta, and Chicago expanded by more than 50,000. Only Detroit had an employment increase of less than 5,000 over the year.

Professional and business services registered the largest over-the-year employment gains in 6 of the 12 metropolitan areas—Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Trade, transportation, and utilities and education and health services each led the job increases in two metropolitan areas; leisure and hospitality and manufacturing experienced the largest job increase in one area each from January 2012 to January 2013.

Government recorded the largest loss of jobs in four areas—Atlanta, Los Angeles, Miami, and Philadelphia. In Boston, Houston, and San Francisco there were no annual job losses for any supersector.

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	Jan 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Jan 2012 to Jan 2013
						Net change	Percent change
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,980.0	3,075.2	3,075.3	(P) 3,021.9	(P) 41.9	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		137.1	141.8	140.5	(P) 138.5	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.0
Manufacturing		49.1	47.9	47.8	(P) 47.8	(P) -1.3	(P) -2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		384.6	399.4	401.4	(P) 384.1	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.1
Information		75.6	77.0	76.7	(P) 76.1	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.7
Financial activities		146.0	149.1	150.4	(P) 150.7	(P) 4.7	(P) 3.2
Professional and business services		688.9	707.3	705.8	(P) 697.6	(P) 8.7	(P) 1.3
Education and health services		373.4	389.2	387.0	(P) 383.0	(P) 9.6	(P) 2.6
Leisure and hospitality		260.7	278.5	278.3	(P) 271.9	(P) 11.2	(P) 4.3
Other services		184.6	186.2	187.5	(P) 182.4	(P) -2.2	(P) -1.2
Government		680.0	698.8	699.9	(P) 689.8	(P) 9.8	(P) 1.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		2,423.5	2,501.1	2,500.1	(P) 2,454.9	(P) 31.4	(P) 1.3
Mining, logging, and construction		106.4	109.3	107.8	(P) 106.3	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Manufacturing		33.0	32.0	31.9	(P) 32.1	(P) -0.9	(P) -2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		308.3	321.0	322.2	(P) 308.0	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.1
Information		61.2	62.5	62.4	(P) 61.8	(P) 0.6	(P) 1.0
Financial activities		106.9	109.8	110.8	(P) 111.5	(P) 4.6	(P) 4.3
Professional and business services		567.7	581.6	580.9	(P) 574.5	(P) 6.8	(P) 1.2
Education and health services		294.7	307.9	305.5	(P) 301.7	(P) 7.0	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		215.1	229.5	229.3	(P) 224.0	(P) 8.9	(P) 4.1
Other services		154.8	156.3	157.5	(P) 152.7	(P) -2.1	(P) -1.4
Government		575.4	591.2	591.8	(P) 582.3	(P) 6.9	(P) 1.2
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Md. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		556.5	574.1	575.2	(P) 567.0	(P) 10.5	(P) 1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		30.7	32.5	32.7	(P) 32.2	(P) 1.5	(P) 4.9
Manufacturing		16.1	15.9	15.9	(P) 15.7	(P) -0.4	(P) -2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		76.3	78.4	79.2	(P) 76.1	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.3
Information		14.4	14.5	14.3	(P) 14.3	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.7
Financial activities		39.1	39.3	39.6	(P) 39.2	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.3
Professional and business services		121.2	125.7	124.9	(P) 123.1	(P) 1.9	(P) 1.6
Education and health services		78.7	81.3	81.5	(P) 81.3	(P) 2.6	(P) 3.3
Leisure and hospitality		45.6	49.0	49.0	(P) 47.9	(P) 2.3	(P) 5.0
Other services		29.8	29.9	30.0	(P) 29.7	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.3
Government		104.6	107.6	108.1	(P) 107.5	(P) 2.9	(P) 2.8
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	Jan 2012	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Jan 2012 to Jan 2013
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		130,657	135,636	135,560	(P) 132,644	(P) 1,987	(P) 1.5
Mining and logging		824	853	855	(P) 845	(P) 21	(P) 2.5
Construction		5,237	5,779	5,622	(P) 5,341	(P) 104	(P) 2.0
Manufacturing		11,735	11,939	11,939	(P) 11,854	(P) 119	(P) 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		25,169	26,208	26,425	(P) 25,608	(P) 439	(P) 1.7
Information		2,639	2,693	2,685	(P) 2,639	(P) 0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		7,683	7,821	7,846	(P) 7,789	(P) 106	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		17,337	18,266	18,237	(P) 17,809	(P) 472	(P) 2.7
Education and health services		19,976	20,675	20,673	(P) 20,370	(P) 394	(P) 2.0
Leisure and hospitality		12,904	13,598	13,591	(P) 13,257	(P) 353	(P) 2.7
Other services		5,343	5,452	5,448	(P) 5,408	(P) 65	(P) 1.2
Government		21,810	22,352	22,239	(P) 21,724	(P) -86	(P) -0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,299.5	2,388.4	2,392.0	(P) 2,362.9	(P) 63.4	(P) 2.8
Mining and logging		1.2	1.1	1.1	(P) 1.1	(P) -0.1	(P) -8.3
Construction		85.4	87.0	87.8	(P) 87.6	(P) 2.2	(P) 2.6
Manufacturing		146.4	150.1	148.9	(P) 147.9	(P) 1.5	(P) 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		522.1	544.9	547.9	(P) 535.7	(P) 13.6	(P) 2.6
Information		80.2	84.9	85.2	(P) 85.0	(P) 4.8	(P) 6.0
Financial activities		152.3	156.3	156.4	(P) 155.6	(P) 3.3	(P) 2.2
Professional and business services		401.1	423.2	427.0	(P) 419.1	(P) 18.0	(P) 4.5
Education and health services		277.8	289.8	289.4	(P) 287.6	(P) 9.8	(P) 3.5
Leisure and hospitality		221.2	237.0	237.0	(P) 233.2	(P) 12.0	(P) 5.4
Other services		90.7	94.3	93.2	(P) 92.2	(P) 1.5	(P) 1.7
Government		321.1	319.8	318.1	(P) 317.9	(P) -3.2	(P) -1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,442.4	2,539.3	2,539.9	(P) 2,490.0	(P) 47.6	(P) 1.9
Mining and logging		0.4	0.5	0.5	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		75.4	88.3	85.2	(P) 79.3	(P) 3.9	(P) 5.2
Manufacturing		192.1	193.8	193.8	(P) 192.9	(P) 0.8	(P) 0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		403.1	414.2	419.9	(P) 407.0	(P) 3.9	(P) 1.0
Information		74.3	76.3	76.0	(P) 76.4	(P) 2.1	(P) 2.8
Financial activities		170.7	173.3	174.1	(P) 171.9	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.7
Professional and business services		403.4	425.7	424.0	(P) 416.7	(P) 13.3	(P) 3.3
Education and health services		506.1	527.7	527.8	(P) 521.0	(P) 14.9	(P) 2.9
Leisure and hospitality		219.8	230.4	228.8	(P) 221.7	(P) 1.9	(P) 0.9
Other services		94.4	99.2	98.1	(P) 97.1	(P) 2.7	(P) 2.9
Government		302.7	309.9	311.7	(P) 305.6	(P) 2.9	(P) 1.0
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,253.2	4,434.8	4,416.4	(P) 4,313.1	(P) 59.9	(P) 1.4
Mining and logging		1.1	1.4	1.3	(P) 1.1	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		128.6	148.7	138.0	(P) 125.7	(P) -2.9	(P) -2.3
Manufacturing		408.4	416.9	416.6	(P) 414.9	(P) 6.5	(P) 1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		874.9	906.7	915.9	(P) 882.7	(P) 7.8	(P) 0.9
Information		80.6	80.7	81.2	(P) 81.1	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.6
Financial activities		283.2	288.7	290.2	(P) 289.3	(P) 6.1	(P) 2.2
Professional and business services		703.1	754.3	745.0	(P) 720.6	(P) 17.5	(P) 2.5
Education and health services		655.1	676.5	676.1	(P) 667.9	(P) 12.8	(P) 2.0
Leisure and hospitality		388.1	413.0	409.6	(P) 398.1	(P) 10.0	(P) 2.6
Other services		187.4	188.5	189.4	(P) 189.1	(P) 1.7	(P) 0.9
Government		542.7	559.4	553.1	(P) 542.6	(P) -0.1	(P) 0.0
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,933.6	3,079.2	3,092.9	(P) 3,043.0	(P) 109.4	(P) 3.7
Mining, logging, and construction		158.7	177.4	175.4	(P) 174.3	(P) 15.6	(P) 9.8
Manufacturing		255.4	257.1	258.0	(P) 255.5	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		609.3	636.2	646.2	(P) 627.5	(P) 18.2	(P) 3.0
Information		78.0	77.7	77.5	(P) 77.1	(P) -0.9	(P) -1.2
Financial activities		238.9	246.5	247.0	(P) 246.4	(P) 7.5	(P) 3.1
Professional and business services		451.9	485.3	487.6	(P) 475.8	(P) 23.9	(P) 5.3
Education and health services		368.7	389.9	390.7	(P) 386.5	(P) 17.8	(P) 4.8
Leisure and hospitality		283.1	306.7	307.5	(P) 304.1	(P) 21.0	(P) 7.4
Other services		104.9	108.6	109.3	(P) 108.0	(P) 3.1	(P) 3.0
Government		384.7	393.8	393.7	(P) 387.8	(P) 3.1	(P) 0.8
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,791.3	1,846.2	1,839.9	(P) 1,796.1	(P) 4.8	(P) 0.3
Mining, logging, and construction		51.0	55.6	50.9	(P) 45.9	(P) -5.1	(P) -10.0
Manufacturing		213.8	221.4	225.7	(P) 223.8	(P) 10.0	(P) 4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		339.5	352.5	353.4	(P) 343.2	(P) 3.7	(P) 1.1
Information		26.8	26.5	26.5	(P) 26.4	(P) -0.4	(P) -1.5
Financial activities		98.2	99.8	100.8	(P) 98.5	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.3
Professional and business services		332.9	345.1	341.0	(P) 332.3	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.2
Education and health services		292.2	299.4	299.2	(P) 295.1	(P) 2.9	(P) 1.0
Leisure & hospitality		168.6	169.7	169.2	(P) 161.4	(P) -7.2	(P) -4.3
Other services		73.9	75.8	76.0	(P) 75.6	(P) 1.7	(P) 2.3
Government		194.4	200.4	197.2	(P) 193.9	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.3
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,609.5	2,743.2	2,755.2	(P) 2,727.7	(P) 118.2	(P) 4.5
Mining and logging		95.3	103.6	104.6	(P) 104.7	(P) 9.4	(P) 9.9
Construction		169.8	180.9	181.5	(P) 178.5	(P) 8.7	(P) 5.1
Manufacturing		235.0	248.2	249.1	(P) 247.6	(P) 12.6	(P) 5.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		537.4	561.6	568.3	(P) 563.2	(P) 25.8	(P) 4.8
Information		31.2	32.0	31.9	(P) 31.8	(P) 0.6	(P) 1.9
Financial activities		137.5	140.4	140.0	(P) 139.7	(P) 2.2	(P) 1.6
Professional and business services		390.8	407.5	407.9	(P) 402.6	(P) 11.8	(P) 3.0
Education and health services		318.2	335.2	336.3	(P) 336.1	(P) 17.9	(P) 5.6
Leisure and hospitality		241.2	262.1	264.7	(P) 258.6	(P) 17.4	(P) 7.2
Other services		92.4	96.9	96.7	(P) 96.9	(P) 4.5	(P) 4.9
Government		360.7	374.8	374.2	(P) 368.0	(P) 7.3	(P) 2.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,157.9	5,353.8	5,371.3	(P) 5,262.3	(P) 104.4	(P) 2.0
Mining and logging		4.7	4.7	4.7	(P) 4.5	(P) -0.2	(P) -4.3
Construction		173.8	185.9	187.4	(P) 187.1	(P) 13.3	(P) 7.7
Manufacturing		518.3	521.8	522.1	(P) 517.2	(P) -1.1	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,000.0	1,037.3	1,045.6	(P) 1,013.1	(P) 13.1	(P) 1.3
Information		210.2	217.6	221.2	(P) 205.5	(P) -4.7	(P) -2.2
Financial activities		311.5	324.1	325.4	(P) 322.4	(P) 10.9	(P) 3.5
Professional and business services		790.2	836.6	839.6	(P) 821.9	(P) 31.7	(P) 4.0
Education and health services		693.0	726.4	730.5	(P) 721.4	(P) 28.4	(P) 4.1
Leisure and hospitality		566.4	603.8	604.7	(P) 589.1	(P) 22.7	(P) 4.0
Other services		180.3	186.0	181.9	(P) 182.1	(P) 1.8	(P) 1.0
Government		709.5	709.6	708.2	(P) 698.0	(P) -11.5	(P) -1.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,256.3	2,311.9	2,321.6	(P) 2,293.2	(P) 36.9	(P) 1.6
Mining and logging		0.7	0.7	0.7	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		83.5	91.3	90.5	(P) 87.7	(P) 4.2	(P) 5.0
Manufacturing		76.8	77.2	76.9	(P) 76.3	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		532.8	551.2	558.3	(P) 548.2	(P) 15.4	(P) 2.9
Information		44.7	45.0	45.0	(P) 44.6	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.2
Financial activities		158.4	162.6	163.0	(P) 161.8	(P) 3.4	(P) 2.1
Professional and business services		339.8	353.5	351.6	(P) 346.7	(P) 6.9	(P) 2.0
Education and health services		337.7	343.9	343.3	(P) 341.9	(P) 4.2	(P) 1.2
Leisure and hospitality		271.9	277.5	282.1	(P) 279.1	(P) 7.2	(P) 2.6
Other services		106.0	106.7	106.9	(P) 106.1	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.1
Government		304.0	302.3	303.3	(P) 300.1	(P) -3.9	(P) -1.3
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,343.8	8,645.8	8,706.9	(P) 8,496.8	(P) 153.0	(P) 1.8
Mining, logging, and construction		284.4	303.7	301.6	(P) 285.2	(P) 0.8	(P) 0.3
Manufacturing		355.2	358.0	357.1	(P) 351.2	(P) -4.0	(P) -1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,572.0	1,622.4	1,656.5	(P) 1,607.2	(P) 35.2	(P) 2.2
Information		272.3	278.0	276.4	(P) 267.2	(P) -5.1	(P) -1.9
Financial activities		731.0	733.7	741.6	(P) 733.3	(P) 2.3	(P) 0.3
Professional and business services		1,289.3	1,374.3	1,377.6	(P) 1,334.8	(P) 45.5	(P) 3.5
Education and health services		1,556.4	1,611.7	1,621.9	(P) 1,599.1	(P) 42.7	(P) 2.7
Leisure and hospitality		688.3	731.9	737.3	(P) 710.1	(P) 21.8	(P) 3.2
Other services		365.3	377.8	381.4	(P) 380.1	(P) 14.8	(P) 4.1
Government		1,229.6	1,254.3	1,255.5	(P) 1,228.6	(P) -1.0	(P) -0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,669.9	2,767.5	2,768.6	(P) 2,704.6	(P) 34.7	(P) 1.3
Mining, logging, and construction		93.4	101.1	102.0	(P) 96.6	(P) 3.2	(P) 3.4
Manufacturing		182.9	181.2	181.6	(P) 180.8	(P) -2.1	(P) -1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		500.6	518.7	524.1	(P) 504.6	(P) 4.0	(P) 0.8
Information		48.9	48.6	48.5	(P) 48.4	(P) -0.5	(P) -1.0
Financial activities		197.9	201.4	202.1	(P) 199.4	(P) 1.5	(P) 0.8
Professional and business services		411.2	434.0	431.6	(P) 423.6	(P) 12.4	(P) 3.0
Education and health services		565.0	587.8	588.1	(P) 579.9	(P) 14.9	(P) 2.6
Leisure and hospitality		217.8	233.6	230.3	(P) 221.8	(P) 4.0	(P) 1.8
Other services		119.5	122.7	122.4	(P) 120.9	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.2
Government		332.7	338.4	337.9	(P) 328.6	(P) -4.1	(P) -1.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,922.1	2,017.8	2,022.5	(P) 1,987.9	(P) 65.8	(P) 3.4
Mining and logging		1.3	1.3	1.3	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		81.3	91.5	90.2	(P) 86.7	(P) 5.4	(P) 6.6
Manufacturing		115.0	116.6	116.3	(P) 115.3	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		327.9	341.4	345.3	(P) 335.7	(P) 7.8	(P) 2.4
Information		66.4	69.0	69.0	(P) 67.8	(P) 1.4	(P) 2.1
Financial activities		125.0	127.4	128.0	(P) 126.9	(P) 1.9	(P) 1.5
Professional and business services		376.8	403.3	405.8	(P) 403.7	(P) 26.9	(P) 7.1
Education and health services		246.0	259.8	259.7	(P) 255.1	(P) 9.1	(P) 3.7
Leisure and hospitality		212.4	228.7	230.2	(P) 223.4	(P) 11.0	(P) 5.2
Other services		73.8	77.4	77.0	(P) 74.9	(P) 1.1	(P) 1.5
Government		296.2	301.4	299.7	(P) 297.1	(P) 0.9	(P) 0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		2,980.0	3,075.2	3,075.3	(P) 3,021.9	(P) 41.9	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		137.1	141.8	140.5	(P) 138.5	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.0
Manufacturing		49.1	47.9	47.8	(P) 47.8	(P) -1.3	(P) -2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		384.6	399.4	401.4	(P) 384.1	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.1
Information		75.6	77.0	76.7	(P) 76.1	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.7
Financial activities		146.0	149.1	150.4	(P) 150.7	(P) 4.7	(P) 3.2
Professional and business services		688.9	707.3	705.8	(P) 697.6	(P) 8.7	(P) 1.3
Education and health services		373.4	389.2	387.0	(P) 383.0	(P) 9.6	(P) 2.6
Leisure and hospitality		260.7	278.5	278.3	(P) 271.9	(P) 11.2	(P) 4.3
Other services		184.6	186.2	187.5	(P) 182.4	(P) -2.2	(P) -1.2
Government		680.0	698.8	699.9	(P) 689.8	(P) 9.8	(P) 1.4
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