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Employment in 12 large metropolitan areas

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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data		 Apr
2012		 Feb
2013		 Mar
2013		 Apr
2013		 Apr 2012 to
Apr 2013
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United States

Total nonfarm
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 133,400 133,752 (P) 134,562 (P) 135,494 (P) 2,094 (P) 1.6

Mining and logging
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 841 853 (P) 856 (P) 854 (P) 13 (P) 1.5

Construction
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 5,487 5,373 (P) 5,485 (P) 5,645 (P) 158 (P) 2.9

Manufacturing
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 11,850 11,879 (P) 11,915 (P) 11,930 (P) 80 (P) 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 25,207 25,417 (P) 25,492 (P) 25,628 (P) 421 (P) 1.7

Information
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 2,674 2,704 (P) 2,699 (P) 2,684 (P) 10 (P) 0.4

Financial activities
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 7,740 7,808 (P) 7,821 (P) 7,840 (P) 100 (P) 1.3

Professional and business services
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 17,805 18,021 (P) 18,169 (P) 18,409 (P) 604 (P) 3.4

Education and health services
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 20,414 20,660 (P) 20,746 (P) 20,785 (P) 371 (P) 1.8

Leisure and hospitality
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 13,620 13,403 (P) 13,670 (P) 13,993 (P) 373 (P) 2.7

Other services
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 5,413 5,424 (P) 5,442 (P) 5,464 (P) 51 (P) 0.9

Government
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 22,349 22,210 (P) 22,267 (P) 22,262 (P) -87 (P) -0.4

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.

Total nonfarm
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 2,345.9 2,368.1 2,381.2 (P) 2,394.1 (P) 48.2 (P) 2.1

Mining and logging
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 1.2 1.1 1.1 (P) 1.1 (P) -0.1 (P) -8.3

Construction
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 87.1 87.9 88.8 (P) 90.2 (P) 3.1 (P) 3.6

Manufacturing
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 147.2 146.7 146.4 (P) 144.6 (P) -2.6 (P) -1.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 526.1 531.7 532.6 (P) 536.3 (P) 10.2 (P) 1.9

Information
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 80.6 85.4 85.7 (P) 85.7 (P) 5.1 (P) 6.3

Financial activities
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 153.4 155.6 155.1 (P) 154.8 (P) 1.4 (P) 0.9

Professional and business services
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 413.6 423.3 428.2 (P) 434.1 (P) 20.5 (P) 5.0

Education and health services
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 284.1 290.0 290.4 (P) 292.8 (P) 8.7 (P) 3.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 235.2 233.4 238.6 (P) 241.3 (P) 6.1 (P) 2.6

Other services
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 92.6 93.7 93.6 (P) 94.2 (P) 1.6 (P) 1.7

Government
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 324.8 319.3 320.7 (P) 319.0 (P) -5.8 (P) -1.8

Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)

Total nonfarm
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 2,484.4 2,488.0 2,502.2 (P) 2,531.7 (P) 47.3 (P) 1.9

Mining and logging
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 0.5 0.4 0.4 (P) 0.5 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Construction
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 80.1 77.0 79.1 (P) 86.3 (P) 6.2 (P) 7.7

Manufacturing
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 192.3 191.6 191.8 (P) 191.5 (P) -0.8 (P) -0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 397.2 397.4 398.6 (P) 399.8 (P) 2.6 (P) 0.7

Information
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 74.6 76.1 76.3 (P) 77.1 (P) 2.5 (P) 3.4

Financial activities
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 170.9 171.7 171.1 (P) 171.1 (P) 0.2 (P) 0.1

Professional and business services
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 415.1 419.4 421.3 (P) 430.1 (P) 15.0 (P) 3.6

Education and health services
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 517.2 528.0 531.2 (P) 533.1 (P) 15.9 (P) 3.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 232.8 218.4 223.3 (P) 234.3 (P) 1.5 (P) 0.6

Other services
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 96.6 97.3 97.6 (P) 98.2 (P) 1.6 (P) 1.7

Government
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 307.1 310.7 311.5 (P) 309.7 (P) 2.6 (P) 0.8

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.

Total nonfarm
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 4,337.9 4,321.6 4,343.0 (P) 4,386.8 (P) 48.9 (P) 1.1

Mining and logging
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 1.3 1.0 1.2 (P) 1.3 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Construction
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 142.7 126.2 131.9 (P) 137.4 (P) -5.3 (P) -3.7

Manufacturing
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 411.9 413.8 416.5 (P) 415.3 (P) 3.4 (P) 0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 870.8 870.5 871.9 (P) 873.2 (P) 2.4 (P) 0.3

Information
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 80.8 81.2 81.5 (P) 81.5 (P) 0.7 (P) 0.9

Financial activities
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 284.7 289.0 289.4 (P) 290.3 (P) 5.6 (P) 2.0

Professional and business services
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 727.5 724.9 725.4 (P) 747.1 (P) 19.6 (P) 2.7

Education and health services
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 664.2 675.4 677.9 (P) 680.7 (P) 16.5 (P) 2.5

Leisure and hospitality
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 409.8 398.0 401.4 (P) 413.8 (P) 4.0 (P) 1.0

Other services
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 188.1 189.8 192.1 (P) 191.3 (P) 3.2 (P) 1.7

Government
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 556.1 551.8 553.8 (P) 554.9 (P) -1.2 (P) -0.2

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Total nonfarm
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 2,996.9 3,064.7 3,078.3 (P) 3,101.8 (P) 104.9 (P) 3.5

Mining, logging, and construction
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 164.5 178.5 181.6 (P) 183.8 (P) 19.3 (P) 11.7

Manufacturing
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 256.9 255.7 254.9 (P) 254.4 (P) -2.5 (P) -1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 613.3 625.6 628.4 (P) 635.4 (P) 22.1 (P) 3.6

Information
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 78.0 76.4 76.5 (P) 76.9 (P) -1.1 (P) -1.4

Financial activities
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 242.0 248.5 251.0 (P) 250.3 (P) 8.3 (P) 3.4

Professional and business services
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 467.3 482.5 485.5 (P) 491.6 (P) 24.3 (P) 5.2

Education and health services
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 376.3 385.7 386.9 (P) 390.7 (P) 14.4 (P) 3.8

Leisure and hospitality
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 300.9 307.9 309.8 (P) 313.7 (P) 12.8 (P) 4.3

Other services
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 107.1 109.2 109.0 (P) 109.6 (P) 2.5 (P) 2.3

Government
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 390.6 394.7 394.7 (P) 395.4 (P) 4.8 (P) 1.2

Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.

Total nonfarm
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 1,815.7 1,806.2 1,813.6 (P) 1,827.2 (P) 11.5 (P) 0.6

Mining, logging, and construction
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 52.7 45.9 46.3 (P) 49.1 (P) -3.6 (P) -6.8

Manufacturing
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 214.9 223.7 226.2 (P) 227.5 (P) 12.6 (P) 5.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 336.4 341.0 341.4 (P) 342.8 (P) 6.4 (P) 1.9

Information
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 26.4 26.4 26.3 (P) 26.5 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.4

Financial activities
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 99.0 99.7 99.9 (P) 99.3 (P) 0.3 (P) 0.3

Professional and business services
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 343.5 339.3 341.4 (P) 340.4 (P) -3.1 (P) -0.9

Education and health services
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 295.3 297.8 297.9 (P) 299.4 (P) 4.1 (P) 1.4

Leisure & hospitality
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 174.7 161.4 164.1 (P) 171.5 (P) -3.2 (P) -1.8

Other services
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 74.4 75.2 74.8 (P) 74.9 (P) 0.5 (P) 0.7

Government
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 198.4 195.8 195.3 (P) 195.8 (P) -2.6 (P) -1.3

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas

Total nonfarm
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 2,669.5 2,752.7 2,762.3 (P) 2,780.7 (P) 111.2 (P) 4.2

Mining and logging
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 98.0 104.0 104.6 (P) 105.2 (P) 7.2 (P) 7.3

Construction
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 175.5 186.3 183.1 (P) 186.9 (P) 11.4 (P) 6.5

Manufacturing
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 240.2 248.8 250.6 (P) 249.7 (P) 9.5 (P) 4.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 540.6 558.7 561.0 (P) 563.9 (P) 23.3 (P) 4.3

Information
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 31.0 31.8 31.8 (P) 31.9 (P) 0.9 (P) 2.9

Financial activities
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 139.0 139.6 140.4 (P) 141.9 (P) 2.9 (P) 2.1

Professional and business services
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 403.1 412.8 414.8 (P) 417.1 (P) 14.0 (P) 3.5

Education and health services
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 324.3 338.9 341.2 (P) 342.2 (P) 17.9 (P) 5.5

Leisure and hospitality
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 254.2 260.7 262.5 (P) 268.8 (P) 14.6 (P) 5.7

Other services
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 94.4 95.4 95.3 (P) 96.2 (P) 1.8 (P) 1.9

Government
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 369.2 375.7 377.0 (P) 376.9 (P) 7.7 (P) 2.1

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.

Total nonfarm
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 5,247.4 5,315.3 5,347.3 (P) 5,350.8 (P) 103.4 (P) 2.0

Mining and logging
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 4.7 4.5 4.5 (P) 4.5 (P) -0.2 (P) -4.3

Construction
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 174.0 184.5 185.1 (P) 188.3 (P) 14.3 (P) 8.2

Manufacturing
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 524.2 520.0 520.9 (P) 520.9 (P) -3.3 (P) -0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 995.4 1,001.3 994.4 (P) 997.6 (P) 2.2 (P) 0.2

Information
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 215.7 222.1 232.6 (P) 229.1 (P) 13.4 (P) 6.2

Financial activities
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 315.0 326.1 327.7 (P) 328.6 (P) 13.6 (P) 4.3

Professional and business services
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 817.5 839.6 846.5 (P) 841.5 (P) 24.0 (P) 2.9

Education and health services
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 705.0 727.8 730.8 (P) 731.6 (P) 26.6 (P) 3.8

Leisure and hospitality
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 589.2 599.3 605.3 (P) 611.0 (P) 21.8 (P) 3.7

Other services
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 184.8 182.3 184.1 (P) 185.8 (P) 1.0 (P) 0.5

Government
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 721.9 707.8 715.4 (P) 711.9 (P) -10.0 (P) -1.4

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.

Total nonfarm
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 (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
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 0.6 0.7 0.7 (P) 0.7 (P) 0.1 (P) 16.7

Construction
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 84.0 87.5 88.2 (P) 86.4 (P) 2.4 (P) 2.9

Manufacturing
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 76.5 76.6 75.7 (P) 75.0 (P) -1.5 (P) -2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 533.8 546.5 549.1 (P) 550.4 (P) 16.6 (P) 3.1

Information
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 45.1 44.7 44.9 (P) 44.9 (P) -0.2 (P) -0.4

Financial activities
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 160.8 162.1 162.8 (P) 163.0 (P) 2.2 (P) 1.4

Professional and business services
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 350.6 349.3 353.1 (P) 354.1 (P) 3.5 (P) 1.0

Education and health services
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 343.9 344.6 346.2 (P) 343.9 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Leisure and hospitality
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 278.8 282.4 287.6 (P) 284.3 (P) 5.5 (P) 2.0

Other services
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 108.5 106.7 107.5 (P) 107.1 (P) -1.4 (P) -1.3

Government
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 (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
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 8,516.9 8,510.5 8,588.2 (P) 8,677.0 (P) 160.1 (P) 1.9

Mining, logging, and construction
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 297.7 283.4 292.5 (P) 306.9 (P) 9.2 (P) 3.1

Manufacturing
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 356.8 351.5 354.3 (P) 354.1 (P) -2.7 (P) -0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 1,557.2 1,579.0 1,590.7 (P) 1,603.6 (P) 46.4 (P) 3.0

Information
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 276.9 267.4 271.8 (P) 273.6 (P) -3.3 (P) -1.2

Financial activities
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 734.0 731.1 730.7 (P) 731.6 (P) -2.4 (P) -0.3

Professional and business services
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 1,327.9 1,345.6 1,357.6 (P) 1,374.1 (P) 46.2 (P) 3.5

Education and health services
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 1,596.0 1,615.7 1,634.1 (P) 1,641.9 (P) 45.9 (P) 2.9

Leisure and hospitality
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 733.4 707.5 723.4 (P) 753.6 (P) 20.2 (P) 2.8

Other services
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 373.0 379.7 380.7 (P) 382.3 (P) 9.3 (P) 2.5

Government
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 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
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 (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
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 98.1 93.7 96.0 (P) 99.6 (P) 1.5 (P) 1.5

Manufacturing
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 182.6 180.4 180.5 (P) 180.4 (P) -2.2 (P) -1.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 498.2 496.0 496.5 (P) 500.7 (P) 2.5 (P) 0.5

Information
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 48.5 48.2 47.9 (P) 48.0 (P) -0.5 (P) -1.0

Financial activities
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 198.5 199.2 199.3 (P) 200.3 (P) 1.8 (P) 0.9

Professional and business services
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 423.0 426.0 427.5 (P) 431.8 (P) 8.8 (P) 2.1

Education and health services
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 579.3 591.3 593.9 (P) 598.8 (P) 19.5 (P) 3.4

Leisure and hospitality
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 233.8 219.6 226.4 (P) 236.5 (P) 2.7 (P) 1.2

Other services
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 121.2 121.0 121.8 (P) 122.4 (P) 1.2 (P) 1.0

Government
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 (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
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 1,961.2 1,991.2 1,998.6 (P) 2,004.5 (P) 43.3 (P) 2.2

Mining and logging
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 1.3 1.3 1.3 (P) 1.3 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Construction
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 81.3 86.8 88.8 (P) 91.2 (P) 9.9 (P) 12.2

Manufacturing
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 115.6 114.8 114.6 (P) 114.6 (P) -1.0 (P) -0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 325.9 332.7 331.2 (P) 331.1 (P) 5.2 (P) 1.6

Information
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 67.2 68.4 68.6 (P) 68.2 (P) 1.0 (P) 1.5

Financial activities
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 126.1 127.3 127.6 (P) 127.0 (P) 0.9 (P) 0.7

Professional and business services
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 388.1 401.5 403.4 (P) 403.0 (P) 14.9 (P) 3.8

Education and health services
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 255.2 258.6 259.6 (P) 260.1 (P) 4.9 (P) 1.9

Leisure and hospitality
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 222.4 225.0 227.7 (P) 230.0 (P) 7.6 (P) 3.4

Other services
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 76.0 75.7 74.9 (P) 76.6 (P) 0.6 (P) 0.8

Government
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 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
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 3,032.5 3,032.7 3,057.6 (P) 3,074.0 (P) 41.5 (P) 1.4

Mining, logging, and construction
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 142.8 140.1 142.3 (P) 143.4 (P) 0.6 (P) 0.4

Manufacturing
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 48.7 48.0 48.1 (P) 48.3 (P) -0.4 (P) -0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 382.0 378.8 381.2 (P) 385.4 (P) 3.4 (P) 0.9

Information
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 75.7 77.0 76.8 (P) 75.9 (P) 0.2 (P) 0.3

Financial activities
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 147.1 150.6 152.3 (P) 152.5 (P) 5.4 (P) 3.7

Professional and business services
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 701.4 699.9 705.5 (P) 710.4 (P) 9.0 (P) 1.3

Education and health services
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 379.6 386.1 387.4 (P) 388.2 (P) 8.6 (P) 2.3

Leisure and hospitality
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 277.3 274.4 281.5 (P) 287.1 (P) 9.8 (P) 3.5

Other services
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 186.6 182.1 183.6 (P) 185.7 (P) -0.9 (P) -0.5

Government
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 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.

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