Los Angeles Area Job Count in March 2008

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics PO Box 193766 San Francisco, CA 94119-3766 CONTACT: Richard J. Holden (415) 625-2245 Amar Mann (415) 625-2285 Public Information Line (415) 625-2270 Internet address: http://www.bls.gov/ro9/ro9news.htm BLS 08-37 FOR RELEASE: Thursday, May 15, 2008 LOS ANGELES AREA JOB COUNT IN MARCH 2008 DOWN 35,300 OVER THE YEAR Total nonfarm employment for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California Metropolitan Statistical Area1 stood at 5,608,800 in March, declined by 35,300 over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The Los Angeles area job count contracted at a 0.6-percent pace from March 2007 to March 2008, compared with a 0.4-percent increase for the nation. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden noted that the March 2008 decline was the sixth consecutive over-the-year decrease in local employment. (See chart A. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.) Chart A. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los AngelesLong Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area, March 2001-March 2008 3.0 2.0 1.0 Percent 0.0 -1.0 U.S. -2.0 Los Angeles -3.0 ar -0 Ju 1 n0 Se 1 p01 D ec -0 M 1 ar -0 Ju 2 n0 Se 2 p02 D ec -0 M 2 ar -0 Ju 3 n0 Se 3 p03 D ec -0 M 3 ar -0 Ju 4 n0 Se 4 p04 D ec -0 M 4 ar -0 Ju 5 n0 Se 5 p05 D ec -0 M 5 ar -0 Ju 6 n0 Se 6 p0 D 6 ec -0 M 6 ar -0 Ju 7 n0 Se 7 p07 D ec -0 M 7 ar -0 8 The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of Los Angeles and Orange counties. 1 M Industry Employment Two supersectors—financial activities and construction—contributed heavily to the loss of jobs in the Los Angeles metropolitan area from March 2007 to March 2008. (See table 1.) Financial activities had the largest employment drop, down 27,300, or 7.1 percent, during the 12month period; this was the largest percentage decline since the series began in 1990. At the national level, the rate of decline, 1.4 percent, was much slower for this industry. The construction supersector had the second largest loss in jobs, down 16,500 during the 12-month period, a decrease of 6.3 percent; this compared to a drop of 4.8 percent nationally. The percentage decline in Los Angeles’ construction industry in March 2008 was the largest since October 1993. Approximately 63 percent of the job loss in the Los Angeles area came from the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine metropolitan division. Three other industry supersectors lost a large number of jobs in the Los Angeles area as well. The manufacturing and information supersectors both lost around 10,000 jobs from March a year ago, falling by 1.6 and 4.0 percent, respectively. In comparison, the national rate of decline for manufacturing was more pronounced, 2.3 percent, but not so for information, down 0.6 percent. Lastly, professional and business services employment dropped 4,200 jobs in the Los Angeles area, a decline of 0.5 percent; nationwide, this supersector added jobs at a 0.7percent pace. In the Los Angeles metropolitan area, four industry supersectors added at least 3,000 jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Education and health services added the largest number of jobs, growing by 12,900 over the year. Since last March, employment in education and health services grew by 2.0 percent locally compared to 3.0 percent nationally. Over-the-year gains in this supersector, which employs nearly 12 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, have continued uninterrupted since July 1997. Locally, government employment was up 8,800 from March a year ago, an increase of 1.2 percent, close to 1.1-percent pace recorded nationwide. Leisure and hospitality added 7,600 jobs, growing by 1.4 percent over the past year. However, the rate of growth for this supersector was below the national increase of 2.4 percent. The third supersector with a sizeable increase in jobs was other services, up 3,100 from March 2007, a gain of 1.6 percent. Nationally, this supersector added jobs at a 0.8-percent pace. The job counts in the two remaining supersectors, natural resources and mining and trade, transportation, and utilities, were little changed over the year. Metropolitan Divisions The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions, separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area, both of which lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. The Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division, which accounted for 73 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, lost 13,600 jobs from March a year ago, nearly 39 percent of the employment decline in the area. The Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Division, making up 27 percent of the Los Angeles area workforce, lost 21,700 jobs during this same period, slightly more than 61 percent of the employment decline in the area. (See chart B; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions.) 2 Chart B. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the Los AngelesLong Beach-Glendale and Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Divisions, March 2005-March 2008 5.0 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 4.0 Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine 3.0 2.0 Percent 1.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.0 -3.0 ay -0 5 ay -0 6 -0 5 07 Ja n08 Ja n07 Ja n06 -0 6 l-0 5 ar -0 5 l-0 6 -0 7 -0 5 6 -0 6 ar -0 7 N ov N ov ay Se p N ov Se p Se p Ju ar Ju Ju ar -0 8 M l-0 7 -0 -0 7 M M M M M In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metropolitan Division, six supersectors lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Construction had the largest decline, down 11,400, followed by financial activities (-8,900), information (-8,600), manufacturing (6,900), trade, transportation, and utilities and professional and business services (2,000 each). In contrast, job growth was concentrated in three supersectors over the past year—education and health services (10,500), leisure and hospitality (7,500), and government (5,800). In the Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine Metropolitan Division, three supersectors lost jobs over the past year—financial activities (-18,400), construction (-5,100) and manufacturing (-3,300). On the other hand, government added 3,000 jobs, education and health services, 2,400, and trade, transportation, and utilities, 2,100. As noted, overall employment declines were registered in both the Los Angeles and Santa Ana metropolitan divisions from March 2007, with construction, financial activities, and manufacturing incurring a large portion of the losses in both divisions, though the rank order and rate of job loss differed between the two. For example, the decline in financial activities was both larger and steeper in Santa Ana (18,400/13.6 percent) than in Los Angeles (8,900/3.6 percent). Likewise, two supersectors added a large number of jobs in both divisions—education and health services and government. One notable difference, however, was that leisure and hospitality enjoyed over-the-year employment growth in Los Angeles, but was virtually unchanged in the Santa Ana division. Employment in the 12 largest areas Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana was one of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in March 2008. Eight of these areas experienced over-the-year job growth greater than the national increase of 0.4 percent. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 3 M registered the fastest rate of gain, up 3.2 percent from March 2007, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, up 2.0 percent. The other six areas with above-average growth were: AtlantaSandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. (1.1 percent), Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (1.0 percent), New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. and Washington-ArlingtonAlexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. (both at 0.8 percent), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. (0.6 percent), and Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md (0.5 percent). One other area, Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., had job growth that equaled the national increase of 0.4 percent. (See chart B.) The three remaining metropolitan areas lost jobs from March 2007 to March 2008. Employment dropped 0.6 percent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif., 0.8 percent in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla., and 2.3 percent in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. The fastest growing industry supersector did not vary a lot among the 12 largest areas from March 2007 to March 2008. Education and health services had the highest percentage increase in employment in seven areas among those industries adding at least 1,000 jobs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington. Houston, the area with the fastest rate of employment growth in March 2008, also added the largest number of jobs over the year, 80,100. New York ranked second with the addition of 65,500 jobs, and Dallas, the area with the second fastest rate of growth, followed with 58,200. In 8 of the 12 areas – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia, – the educational and health services supersector added the most jobs. In two areas – Atlanta and Washington – government had the largest numerical increase, while professional and business services led in Houston and San Francisco. 4 Chart C. Over-the-year percent change in employment, 12 largest areas and United States, March 2008 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Boston-Cambridge-Quincy Washington-Arlington-Alexandria New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Chicago-Naperville-Joliet United States Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Detroit-Warren-Livonia -3.0 -2.0 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Percent 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 5 in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their places of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a “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-tomonth 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/. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated December 5, 2005. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties in California. The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Los Angeles County. The Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Calif. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Orange County. 6 Additional information More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available by subscription from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone 202-512-1800). Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/. For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Western BLS information office at 415625-2270 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PDT. Current and historical information on the Current Employment Statistics program and other surveys are also available on our regional Web site at www.bls.gov/ro9/home.htm. 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. 7 Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, United States and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Area and Industry United States Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana MSA Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, Metropolitan Division Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government 5,644.1 5.0 261.6 633.4 1,083.2 243.6 383.6 881.5 634.3 560.0 194.0 763.9 5,541.9 5.1 245.9 617.6 1,090.3 216.4 357.8 869.2 629.7 557.0 193.7 759.2 5,577.1 5.1 244.9 620.0 1,084.2 226.1 356.9 873.5 643.2 561.0 195.6 766.6 5,608.8 5.1 245.1 623.2 1,083.3 233.9 356.3 877.3 647.2 567.6 197.1 772.7 -35.3 0.1 -16.5 -10.2 0.1 -9.7 -27.3 -4.2 12.9 7.6 3.1 8.8 -0.6 2.0 -6.3 -1.6 0.0 -4.0 -7.1 -0.5 2.0 1.4 1.6 1.2 Mar 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008(p) Change from Mar 2007 to March 2008 Number Percent 486 36 -356 -313 -27 -17 -114 128 555 312 41 241 0.4 5.1 -4.8 -2.3 -0.1 -0.6 -1.4 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.8 1.1 136,533 701 7,353 13,887 26,292 3,024 8,303 17,670 18,300 12,987 5,466 22,550 135,912 727 7,012 13,632 26,456 2,993 8,185 17,726 18,502 13,031 5,437 22,211 136,439 728 6,939 13,593 26,186 3,006 8,184 17,753 18,773 13,110 5,473 22,694 137,019 737 6,997 13,574 26,265 3,007 8,189 17,798 18,855 13,299 5,507 22,791 4,127.2 4.4 158.4 452.0 810.2 212.0 248.3 608.7 492.9 391.7 146.6 602.0 4,058.0 4.5 147.8 439.8 813.7 185.8 239.2 602.1 487.4 392.0 146.2 599.5 4,088.8 4.5 147.4 442.2 810.1 195.3 239.4 604.9 500.1 394.4 147.8 602.7 4,113.6 4.5 147.0 445.1 808.2 203.4 239.4 606.7 503.4 399.2 148.9 607.8 -13.6 0.1 -11.4 -6.9 -2.0 -8.6 -8.9 -2.0 10.5 7.5 2.3 5.8 -0.3 2.3 -7.2 -1.5 -0.2 -4.1 -3.6 -0.3 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 1,516.9 0.6 103.2 181.4 273.0 31.6 135.3 272.8 141.4 168.3 47.4 161.9 1,483.9 0.6 98.1 177.8 276.6 30.6 118.6 267.1 142.3 165.0 47.5 159.7 1,488.3 0.6 97.5 177.8 274.1 30.8 117.5 268.6 143.1 166.6 47.8 163.9 1,495.2 0.6 98.1 178.1 275.1 30.5 116.9 270.6 143.8 168.4 48.2 164.9 -21.7 0.0 -5.1 -3.3 2.1 -1.1 -18.4 -2.2 2.4 0.1 0.8 3.0 -1.4 0.0 -4.9 -1.8 0.8 -3.5 -13.6 -0.8 1.7 0.1 1.7 1.9 (p) Preliminary. 8 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Area and Industry United States Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NYNJ-PA Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, trasportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government 2,972.90 182.9 62.1 398.8 94.4 160.8 670.3 332 244.7 180.8 646.1 2,968.20 177.2 61.1 406 92.6 155.8 672.2 331.5 243.4 181 647.4 2,975.60 174.8 61.3 398.3 92.2 156.1 676.3 337.6 243.9 182.2 652.9 2,995.40 177 61.3 399.6 91.9 156 681.4 339.9 247.9 183 657.4 22.5 -5.9 -0.8 0.8 -2.5 -4.8 11.1 7.9 3.2 2.2 11.3 0.8 -3.2 -1.3 0.2 -2.6 -3 1.7 2.4 1.3 1.2 1.7 Mar 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008(p) Change from Mar 2007 to March 2008 Number Percent 486 36 -356 -313 -27 -17 -114 128 555 312 41 241 -35.3 0.1 -16.5 -10.2 0.1 -9.7 -27.3 -4.2 12.9 7.6 3.1 8.8 0.4 5.1 -4.8 -2.3 -0.1 -0.6 -1.4 0.7 3.0 2.4 0.8 1.1 -0.6 2 -6.3 -1.6 0 -4 -7.1 -0.5 2 1.4 1.6 1.2 136,533 701 7,353 13,887 26,292 3,024 8,303 17,670 18,300 12,987 5,466 22,550 5,644.10 5 261.6 633.4 1,083.20 243.6 383.6 881.5 634.3 560 194 763.9 135,912 727 7,012 13,632 26,456 2,993 8,185 17,726 18,502 13,031 5,437 22,211 5,541.90 5.1 245.9 617.6 1,090.30 216.4 357.8 869.2 629.7 557 193.7 759.2 136,439 728 6,939 13,593 26,186 3,006 8,184 17,753 18,773 13,110 5,473 22,694 5,577.10 5.1 244.9 620 1,084.20 226.1 356.9 873.5 643.2 561 195.6 766.6 137,019 737 6,997 13,574 26,265 3,007 8,189 17,798 18,855 13,299 5,507 22,791 5,608.80 5.1 245.1 623.2 1,083.30 233.9 356.3 877.3 647.2 567.6 197.1 772.7 8,473.70 338.5 453.8 1,589.60 287.2 791.6 1,276.30 1,450.90 616.9 365.2 1,303.70 4,489.70 2.4 199.5 484 918.2 90.2 329.3 721 588.8 387.7 196.9 571.1 8,474.80 344.2 437 1,614.10 290.5 787.9 1,272.70 1,444.30 619.6 368.6 1,295.90 4,479.60 2.2 194.4 480.2 929.6 90.6 325.6 720.7 593.5 384.3 196.5 562 8,483.90 338.2 437.5 1,594.30 291.4 788.1 1,274.00 1,459.50 621.4 370.7 1,308.80 4,480.80 2.2 188.7 478.9 921.1 91.1 325.3 722.3 597.6 385.3 196.4 571.9 8,539.20 344.8 437.5 1,600.60 292.4 789.6 1,284.20 1,469.90 632.5 372.9 1,314.80 4,505.80 2.2 194.9 479.7 926 91 325.4 725 599.3 389.9 196.9 575.5 65.5 6.3 -16.3 11 5.2 -2 7.9 19 15.6 7.7 11.1 16.1 -0.2 -4.6 -4.3 7.8 0.8 -3.9 4 10.5 2.2 0 4.4 0.8 1.9 -3.6 0.7 1.8 -0.3 0.6 1.3 2.5 2.1 0.9 0.4 -8.3 -2.3 -0.9 0.8 0.9 -1.2 0.6 1.8 0.6 0 0.8 (p) Preliminary. 9 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (continued) Area and Industry Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmingon, PA-NJ-DE-MD Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government 2,791.2 121.7 221.1 523.3 56.5 219.6 422.6 529.2 214.6 122.2 360.4 2,463.7 0.8 162.9 100.3 547.7 52.2 182.9 403.8 316.2 264.7 102.0 330.2 2,446.3 0.9 90.5 222.1 411.9 74.0 188.5 397.6 464.9 204.2 87.3 304.4 2,518.9 83.3 193.7 230.1 509.7 36.7 143.0 370.7 278.0 224.8 93.5 355.4 2,780.4 121.1 216.1 531.7 57.5 217.0 422.8 524.6 212.7 123.3 353.6 2,430.5 0.7 147.7 94.6 550.2 51.5 178.6 392.4 322.1 259.3 101.0 332.4 2,455.9 1.0 90.8 220.0 417.9 74.8 187.9 401.6 466.6 206.2 86.3 302.8 2,566.0 87.4 197.9 234.3 522.4 36.8 144.7 384.1 287.7 225.3 93.7 351.7 2,789.8 118.7 217.0 524.8 57.6 216.8 423.6 536.7 212.1 123.5 359.0 2,437.2 0.7 146.1 94.6 548.3 51.8 177.0 393.9 325.1 263.4 101.9 334.4 2,460.1 1.0 87.5 219.9 410.8 74.8 187.5 403.3 476.0 205.1 86.8 307.4 2,581.7 87.5 200.9 234.4 519.6 36.8 145.1 386.9 289.9 227.8 94.8 358.0 2,804.5 121.8 217.1 526.8 57.2 217.2 427.6 535.6 216.3 124.0 360.9 2,442.9 0.7 145.0 94.7 547.3 51.7 176.3 396.9 325.0 267.0 103.3 335.0 2,471.9 1.0 89.5 220.1 411.9 75.1 187.6 405.5 478.0 207.9 87.2 308.1 2,599.0 88.0 203.0 236.1 522.3 36.9 145.5 388.6 292.5 231.4 95.3 359.4 13.3 0.1 -4.0 3.5 0.7 -2.4 5.0 6.4 1.7 1.8 0.5 -20.8 -0.1 -17.9 -5.6 -0.4 -0.5 -6.6 -6.9 8.8 2.3 1.3 4.8 25.6 0.1 -1.0 -2.0 0.0 1.1 -0.9 7.9 13.1 3.7 -0.1 3.7 80.1 4.7 9.3 6.0 12.6 0.2 2.5 17.9 14.5 6.6 1.8 4.0 0.5 0.1 -1.8 0.7 1.2 -1.1 1.2 1.2 0.8 1.5 0.1 -0.8 -12.5 -11.0 -5.6 -0.1 -1.0 -3.6 -1.7 2.8 0.9 1.3 1.5 1.0 11.1 -1.1 -0.9 0.0 1.5 -0.5 2.0 2.8 1.8 -0.1 1.2 3.2 5.6 4.8 2.6 2.5 0.5 1.7 4.8 5.2 2.9 1.9 1.1 Mar 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008(p) Change from Mar 2007 to March 2008 Number Percent 58.2 9.5 -4.2 8.2 2.5 3.3 4.8 14.9 10.0 1.5 7.7 2.0 5.2 -1.4 1.3 2.8 1.4 1.1 4.8 3.7 1.4 2.1 2,917.2 184.3 298.8 617.3 88.5 231.6 433.2 311.7 270.9 106.6 374.3 2,944.0 188.6 294.8 625.7 89.1 233.5 433.6 323.0 273.1 106.8 375.8 2,958.4 191.6 294.8 621.7 90.3 234.6 434.0 326.0 276.4 107.4 381.6 2,975.4 193.8 294.6 625.5 91.0 234.9 438.0 326.6 280.9 108.1 382.0 (p) Preliminary 10 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (continued) Area and Industry Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Total nonfarm Natural resources and mining Construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Education and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Mar 2007 Jan 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2008(p) Change from Mar 2007 to March 2008 Number Percent 26.4 -0.1 -1.9 -1.9 5.5 0.1 -3.3 5.7 8.3 4.3 1.0 8.7 -45.3 -5.3 -25.5 -2.8 -0.8 -2.4 -7.0 6.6 -2.9 -1.6 -3.6 11.6 0.2 -2.4 -0.7 -3.1 -0.2 -5.4 7.9 1.9 5.2 1.4 6.8 1.1 -3.8 -1.4 -1.1 1.0 0.1 -2.0 1.4 3.3 1.8 1.0 2.6 -2.3 -8.2 -9.7 -0.8 -2.3 -2.1 -2.0 2.4 -1.6 -1.8 -1.5 0.6 14.3 -2.1 -0.5 -0.9 -0.3 -3.5 2.2 0.8 2.5 1.9 2.1 2,444.8 2.6 139.6 176.6 557.1 88.1 163.9 406.5 249.9 232.6 96.9 331.0 1,955.4 64.4 263.9 361.0 34.1 111.9 343.6 277.6 176.8 88.0 234.1 2,024.3 1.4 114.7 138.0 358.5 68.4 153.2 351.9 232.3 206.6 74.1 325.2 2,454.9 2.5 136.2 175.1 564.7 88.2 160.0 407.4 257.1 230.9 97.3 335.5 1,907.5 60.8 243.1 361.0 33.3 109.7 335.4 280.2 172.2 85.7 226.1 2,018.5 1.5 112.3 136.5 360.7 67.9 147.6 355.8 228.2 207.5 74.0 326.5 2,462.3 2.5 137.2 175.0 561.7 88.0 160.6 410.0 258.0 233.2 97.7 338.4 1,910.4 58.3 243.9 357.4 33.5 109.6 337.1 283.0 171.4 85.7 230.5 2,028.8 1.6 112.7 136.8 356.4 68.5 147.6 358.3 233.0 209.1 74.9 329.9 2,471.2 2.5 137.7 174.7 562.6 88.2 160.6 412.2 258.2 236.9 97.9 339.7 1,910.1 59.1 238.4 358.2 33.3 109.5 336.6 284.2 173.9 86.4 230.5 2,035.9 1.6 112.3 137.3 355.4 68.2 147.8 359.8 234.2 211.8 75.5 332.0 (p) Preliminary. 11