San Francisco Area Job Count in January 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 08-27 FOR RELEASE: Monday, March 31, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO AREA JOB COUNT IN JANUARY 2008 ROSE BY 21,700 OVER THE YEAR Total nonfarm employment for the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Metropolitan Statistical Area1 stood at 2,018,400 in January, up 21,700 over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The San Francisco area’s job count grew at a 1.1-percent pace from January 2007 to January 2008, higher than the 0.7percent increase for the nation. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden added that the over-the-year employment advances in the San Francisco metropolitan area have extended back to October 2004 without interruption—the 40th consecutive increase in local payrolls. (See chart A and table 1.) 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 San FranciscoOakland-Fremont metropolitan area, January 2001-January 2008 6.0% U.S. 4.0% San Francisco 2.0% Percent 0.0% -2.0% -4.0% -6.0% 1 The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties. Ja n0 Ap 1 r-0 1 Ju l-0 O 1 ct -0 Ja 1 n0 Ap 2 r-0 2 Ju l-0 O 2 ct -0 Ja 2 n0 Ap 3 r-0 3 Ju l-0 O 3 ct -0 Ja 3 n0 Ap 4 r-0 4 Ju l-0 O 4 ct -0 Ja 4 n0 Ap 5 r-0 5 Ju l-0 O 5 ct -0 Ja 5 n0 Ap 6 r-0 6 Ju l-0 O 6 ct -0 Ja 6 n0 Ap 7 r-0 7 Ju l-0 O 7 ct -0 Ja 7 n08 2 Industry employment In the San Francisco metropolitan area, five industry supersectors added at least 1,000 jobs from January 2007 to January 2008. Professional and business services, which accounted for more than one-sixth of the local workforce, added the largest number of jobs, growing by 9,100, or 2.6 percent, from January a year ago. Over-the-year gains in this supersector have continued uninterrupted since April 2004. (See table 1.) Nationally, this supersector advanced at a slower pace, increasing 1.7 percent. Locally, government employment was up 8,100 from January a year ago, an increase of 2.5 percent. Job growth in this supersector was well above the national gain of 1.0 percent. Two other industry supersectors added a large number of jobs in the San Francisco area as well— leisure and hospitality (5,600) and education and health services (3,800). Employment in these two supersectors grew by 2.8 and 1.7 percent, respectively, while nationally, they increased by 2.6 and 3.0 percent, respectively. The other services supersector gained 1,500 jobs, a 2.8-percent increase. Nationally, employment in this supersector grew much more slowly, up 0.8 percent from January a year ago. Two industry supersectors in the San Francisco area lost more than 1000 jobs from January a year ago. Financial activities lost 4,500 jobs over the year, a decline of 3.0 percent. Nationwide, financial activities jobs declined at a slower rate of 1.3 percent. Employment in trade, transportation, and utilities—the largest industry supersector in the San Francisco area accounting for about 18 percent of the workforce—fell 1,200 from January 2007 to January 2008, a decrease of 0.3 percent; in contrast to a 0.7–percent increase at the national level. In the San Francisco metropolitan area, the remaining four supersectors—natural resources and mining, construction, manufacturing, and information—experienced employment changes of less than 1,000. Metropolitan divisions The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont Metropolitan Statistical Area is comprised of two metropolitan divisions, separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area, both of which gained jobs over the year. The San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City Metropolitan Division, which represented slightly less than half of San Francisco’s workforce, accounted for virtually all of the employment gain in the metropolitan area, adding 20,900 jobs from January a year ago. Employment in the Oakland-Fremont-Hayward Metropolitan Division, which represented 51 percent of San Francisco’s workforce, was little changed over the year. (See chart B.) In the San Francisco division, six supersectors added 1,000 jobs or more from January a year ago. Professional and business services had the largest increase in jobs (9,100), followed by leisure and hospitality (4,900) and government (1,900). Three other supersectors had over-theyear employment gains greater than 1,000 jobs— education and health services; construction and other services. In the Oakland division, two supersectors added 1,000 or more jobs over the past year – government (6,200) and education and health services (2,100). However, these gains were largely offset by three supersectors that lost more than 1,000 jobs—financial activities (-4,400), construction (-1,400) and manufacturing (-1,400). 3 Chart B. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year percent change in the OaklandFremont-Hayward and San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City Metropolitan Divisions, January 2005-January 2008 5.0% 4.0% 3.0% 2.0% Percent 1.0% 0.0% -1.0% Oakland-Fremont-Hayward -2.0% San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City -3.0% ay -0 5 ay -0 6 -0 6 Ja n07 -0 5 Ja n06 ay -0 7 -0 5 -0 6 Ja n05 -0 7 Se p N ov N ov N ov Se p Se p -0 7 Ja n08 l-0 5 l-0 6 ar -0 5 ar -0 6 ar Ju Ju Ju l-0 7 -0 7 M M M M M There was little similarity in the employment changes occurring over the month between the two metropolitan divisions in the San Francisco area. Job growth in the San Francisco division was led by professional and business services (4.7 percent) and leisure and hospitality (4.2 percent). In the Oakland division, professional and business services experienced no growth and leisure and hospitality very little (0.8 percent), while government (3.4 percent) enjoyed strong growth. The construction and financial activities supersector also highlighted the different growth patterns. Construction enjoyed a strong job gain in the San Francisco division, up 3.7 percent; in the Oakland division, jobs were down 2.0 percent. In financial activities, employment was little changed over the year in San Francisco, but dropped 6.9 percent in Oakland. One of the few similarities existing between these two divisions was that education and health services both grew by 1.7 percent from January a year ago. Employment in the 12 largest areas San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Ca., was one of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in October 2007. Seven of these areas experienced over-the-year job growth greater than the national increase of 0.7 percent. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas, registered the fastest rate of gain, up 3.9 percent from January 2007 to January 2008, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, up 2.9 percent. The other five areas with above-average growth were: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. (1.5 percent), San Francisco-Oakland-Freemont, Calif. (1.1 percent), and the three areas of Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.; New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.; and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.Va.-Md.-W.Va. (all at 0.9 percent). (See chart C.) Job growth in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. equaled the national increase of 0.7 percent, while growth was just below that for the nation in Chicago-NapervilleJoliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis., at 0.6 percent. Employment was little changed in Miami-Fort LauderdaleMiami Beach, Fla. (0.1 percent). Two areas lost jobs, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, M 4 Calif., down 0.3 percent, and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich., down 1.5 percent from January 2007. The fastest growing industry supersector did not vary a lot among the 12 largest areas from January 2007 to January 2008. Education and health services had the highest percentage increase in employment in eight areas among those industries adding at least 1,000 jobs: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington. The two metropolitan areas with the fastest rates of growth – Houston and Dallas – also added the most jobs. Employment grew by 95,300 in Houston and 83,500 in Dallas from January 2007 to January 2008. The only other area in which employment rose by more than 50,000 over the year was New York (77,400). In eight of the 12 areas – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia – education and health services added the most jobs. In three areas – Houston, San Francisco, and Washington – the professional and business services supersector had the largest numerical increase. 5 Chart C. Over-the-year percent change in employment, 12 largest areas and United States, January 2008 Houston-Sugar LandBaytown Dallas-Fort WorthArlington Atlanta-Sandy SpringsMarietta San Francisco-OaklandFremont Washington-ArlingtonAlexandria Boston-CambridgeQuincy New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Philadelphia-CamdenWilmington United States Chicago-NapervilleJoliet Miami-Fort LauderdalePompano Beach Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Detroit-Warren-Livonia -2.0 -1.5 -0.3 1.1 1.5 2.9 3.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 -1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 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 in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 6 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties in California. The Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, Calif., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Alameda and Contra Costa Counties in California. The San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties in California. 7 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 in the above mentioned news releases and 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. PST. 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. 8 Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry, United States and San FranciscoOakland-Fremont, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) Area and Industry Jan 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2007 Jan 2008(p) Change from Jan 2007 to January 2008 Number Percent 0.7 4.9 -3.8 -1.9 0.7 -0.6 -1.3 1.7 3.0 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 7.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -3.0 2.6 1.7 2.8 2.1 2.5 United States 134,952 139,150 138,934 135,926 974.0 Total nonfarm 690 736 735 724 34.0 Natural resources and mining 7,295 7,615 7,353 7,016 -279.0 Construction 13,898 13,806 13,787 13,638 -260.0 Manufacturing 26,299 27,163 27,328 26,472 173.0 Trade, trasportation, and utilities 3,008 3,027 3,032 2,991 -17.0 Information 8,291 8,247 8,249 8,185 -106.0 Financial activities 17,445 18,179 18,163 17,733 288.0 Professional and business services 17,955 18,749 18,741 18,501 546.0 Educational and health services 12,703 13,379 13,358 13,028 325.0 Leisure and hospitality 5,394 5,482 5,486 5,436 42.0 Other services 21,974 22,767 22,702 22,202 228.0 Government San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont MSA 1,996.7 2,057.5 2,062.3 2,018.4 21.7 Total nonfarm 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.1 Natural resources and mining 112.3 119.7 117.8 112.5 0.2 Construction 137.3 138.0 137.7 136.6 -0.7 Manufacturing 362.1 367.7 373.7 360.9 -1.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 68.2 68.2 68.3 67.9 -0.3 Information 152.4 149.3 149.2 147.9 -4.5 Financial activities 346.2 361.3 363.0 355.3 9.1 Professional and business services 223.6 233.0 233.0 227.4 3.8 Educational and health services 202.0 213.1 213.4 207.6 5.6 Leisure and hospitality 72.2 75.0 75.6 73.7 1.5 Other services 319.0 330.7 329.1 327.1 8.1 Government Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, Metropolitan Division 1,032.2 1,054.9 1,057.5 1,033.0 0.8 Total nonfarm 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 Natural resources and mining 69.0 73.2 71.8 67.6 -1.4 Construction 94.0 93.3 93.2 92.6 -1.4 Manufacturing 198.1 201.7 205.3 197.5 -0.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 29.6 28.9 28.9 28.7 -0.9 Information 63.5 60.1 59.9 59.1 -4.4 Financial activities 152.7 156.0 157.0 152.7 0.0 Professional and business services 121.6 125.9 126.1 123.7 2.1 Educational and health services 84.4 87.0 87.5 85.1 0.7 Leisure and hospitality 35.0 36.1 36.2 35.5 0.5 Other services 183.1 191.5 190.4 189.3 6.2 Government San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Metropolitan Division 964.5 1,002.6 1,004.8 985.4 20.9 Total nonfarm 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 Natural resources and mining 43.3 46.5 46.0 44.9 1.6 Construction 43.3 44.7 44.5 44.0 0.7 Manufacturing 164.0 166.0 168.4 163.4 -0.6 Trade, transportation, and utilities 38.6 39.3 39.4 39.2 0.6 Information 88.9 89.2 89.3 88.8 -0.1 Financial activities 193.5 205.3 206.0 202.6 9.1 Professional and business services 102.0 107.1 106.9 103.7 1.7 Educational and health services 117.6 126.1 125.9 122.5 4.9 Leisure and hospitality 37.2 38.9 39.4 38.2 1.0 Other services 135.9 139.2 138.7 137.8 1.9 Government p = preliminary Note: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March 2007 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available. 0.1 0.0 -2.0 -1.5 -0.3 -3.0 -6.9 0.0 1.7 0.8 1.4 3.4 2.2 50.0 3.7 1.6 -0.4 1.6 -0.1 4.7 1.7 4.2 2.7 1.4 9 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) 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 Educational 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 Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government (p) preliminary p = preliminary Jan 2007 2,419.9 2.6 137.0 176.9 560.4 88.2 162.1 399.4 247.2 224.5 96.2 325.4 2,435.2 0.9 92.4 222.5 419.3 73.6 188.5 393.5 455.5 202.3 86.2 300.5 4,451.7 2.2 196.5 483.6 923.8 90.2 329.8 711.3 578.7 382.9 194.6 557.7 2,861.8 176.9 296.4 614.5 87.8 229.3 422.3 303.6 260.9 103.4 366.7 Nov 2007 2,489.8 2.5 139.3 176.1 575.1 87.8 161.2 413.9 260.0 236.9 98.7 338.3 2,514.3 1.1 101.8 220.9 427.3 75.4 188.7 414.0 475.0 216.3 87.8 306.0 4,595.6 2.4 218.2 481.2 949.6 91.0 327.9 752.0 599.6 401.5 198.1 573.6 2,984.1 191.6 297.2 635.7 90.0 233.7 445.6 324.3 278.7 107.7 379.6 Dec 2007 2,494.6 2.5 138.5 175.5 581.2 88.1 161.1 414.9 259.9 236.7 98.2 338.0 2,517.4 1.0 99.0 221.1 434.7 75.8 189.7 412.4 474.8 215.2 87.9 305.8 4,596.7 2.4 210.0 482.4 961.0 91.2 328.5 750.1 600.0 399.5 199.0 572.6 2,991.8 190.4 297.7 643.9 89.2 234.5 444.4 324.8 278.7 108.1 380.1 Jan 2008(p) 2,455.5 2.5 136.2 175.1 565.2 88.2 160.0 407.1 257.2 231.0 97.3 335.7 2,456.9 1.0 90.9 219.9 418.1 74.9 188.0 401.9 466.8 206.1 86.5 302.8 4,480.5 2.2 194.2 480.3 929.9 90.5 325.7 721.4 593.4 384.2 196.2 562.5 2,945.3 187.6 295.4 626.8 89.0 233.6 432.6 322.8 273.1 107.0 377.4 Change from Jan 2007 to Jan 2008 Number Percent 35.6 -0.1 -0.8 -1.8 4.8 0.0 -2.1 7.7 10.0 6.5 1.1 10.3 21.7 0.1 -1.5 -2.6 -1.2 1.3 -0.5 8.4 11.3 3.8 0.3 2.3 28.8 0.0 -2.3 -3.3 6.1 0.3 -4.1 10.1 14.7 1.3 1.6 4.8 83.5 10.7 -1.0 12.3 1.2 4.3 10.3 19.2 12.2 3.6 10.7 1.5 -3.8 -0.6 -1.0 0.9 0.0 -1.3 1.9 4.0 2.9 1.1 3.2 0.9 11.1 -1.6 -1.2 -0.3 1.8 -0.3 2.1 2.5 1.9 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.0 -1.2 -0.7 0.7 0.3 -1.2 1.4 2.5 0.3 0.8 0.9 2.9 6.0 -0.3 2.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 6.3 4.7 3.5 2.9 10 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) – continued Area and Industry Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Total nonfarm Natural resources, mining, and construction Manufacturing Trade, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational 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 Educational 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, transportation, and utilities Information Financial activities Professional and business services Educational and health services Leisure and hospitality Other services Government Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL 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 (p) preliminary p = preliminary Jan 2007 1,938.6 64.9 251.7 365.7 34.3 112.4 346.1 273.7 174.0 87.3 228.5 2,471.6 82.6 186.3 228.4 506.2 36.6 141.4 362.6 274.2 215.4 91.3 346.6 5,578.4 4.9 255.1 630.0 1,094.2 234.7 382.2 866.5 618.6 550.4 190.2 751.6 2,428.5 0.8 161.1 99.7 546.3 51.5 181.8 395.6 311.3 254.6 99.3 326.5 Nov 2007 1,972.8 71.7 252.8 371.8 33.7 109.6 349.6 282.9 180.0 87.9 232.8 2,595.8 86.4 199.0 236.0 533.1 37.0 145.6 389.4 289.2 228.5 93.8 357.8 5,650.6 5.1 256.9 622.0 1,113.1 235.7 362.7 879.8 643.6 568.3 195.9 767.5 2,451.7 0.7 153.1 95.3 556.9 52.0 179.7 398.2 323.3 258.1 101.3 333.1 Dec 2007 1,968.9 68.2 254.1 374.7 33.6 110.0 347.8 283.7 178.6 87.9 230.3 2,612.8 87.3 203.8 236.7 541.5 37.2 146.5 390.0 289.3 229.0 94.5 357.0 5,656.5 5.1 253.3 620.9 1,123.3 236.4 360.4 881.7 643.9 569.9 196.1 765.5 2,468.3 0.7 152.2 95.7 565.3 52.3 180.9 399.4 323.3 262.1 102.1 334.3 Jan 2008(p) 1,908.9 61.0 243.3 362.0 33.3 109.7 334.4 280.6 172.1 86.1 226.4 2,566.9 87.9 198.4 234.3 522.0 36.8 144.6 383.9 287.5 225.1 93.8 352.6 5,561.3 5.2 246.9 617.9 1,098.6 216.6 358.6 870.4 634.0 559.4 193.9 759.8 2,431.7 0.7 148.3 94.9 550.2 51.2 178.8 393.5 321.6 259.3 101.0 332.2 Change from Jan 2007 to Jan 2008 Number Percent -29.7 -3.9 -8.4 -3.7 -1.0 -2.7 -11.7 6.9 -1.9 -1.2 -2.1 95.3 5.3 12.1 5.9 15.8 0.2 3.2 21.3 13.3 9.7 2.5 6.0 -17.1 0.3 -8.2 -12.1 4.4 -18.1 -23.6 3.9 15.4 9.0 3.7 8.2 3.2 -0.1 -12.8 -4.8 3.9 -0.3 -3.0 -2.1 10.3 4.7 1.7 5.7 -1.5 -6.0 -3.3 -1.0 -2.9 -2.4 -3.4 2.5 -1.1 -1.4 -0.9 3.9 6.4 6.5 2.6 3.1 0.5 2.3 5.9 4.9 4.5 2.7 1.7 -0.3 6.1 -3.2 -1.9 0.4 -7.7 -6.2 0.5 2.5 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.1 -12.5 -7.9 -4.8 0.7 -0.6 -1.7 -0.5 3.3 1.8 1.7 1.7 11 Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands) – continued Jan 2007 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA 8,393.5 Total nonfarm 336.4 Natural resources, mining, and construction 453.6 Manufacturing 1,604.9 Trade, transportation, and utilities 284.9 Information 788.5 Financial activities 1,256.3 Professional and business services 1,421.6 Educational and health services 600.6 Leisure and hospitality 360.1 Other services 1,286.6 Government Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmingon, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,765.6 Total nonfarm 121.7 Natural resources, mining, and construction 221.5 Manufacturing 530.8 Trade, transportation, and utilities 56.4 Information 219.6 Financial activities 417.6 Professional and business services 516.2 Educational and health services 210.1 Leisure and hospitality 121.3 Other services 350.4 Government San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1,996.7 Total nonfarm 1.4 Natural resources and mining 112.3 Construction 137.3 Manufacturing 362.1 Trade, transportation, and utilities 68.2 Information 152.4 Financial activities 346.2 Professional and business services 223.6 Educational and health services 202.0 Leisure and hospitality 72.2 Other services 319.0 Government Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,943.2 Total nonfarm 182.2 Natural resources, mining, and construction 62.0 Manufacturing 404.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities 94.5 Information 160.2 Financial activities 659.9 Professional and business services 324.3 Educational and health services 239.7 Leisure and hospitality 178.9 Other services Government 637.3 (p) preliminary Area and Industry Nov 2007 8,698.0 372.4 447.1 1,654.5 292.9 796.4 1,320.3 1,474.7 650.9 373.6 1,315.2 2,851.4 130.7 219.6 546.6 58.0 218.5 435.5 536.7 220.9 125.2 359.7 2,057.5 1.5 119.7 138.0 367.7 68.2 149.3 361.3 233.0 213.1 75.0 330.7 3,019.4 183.8 62.0 413.8 92.6 156.9 681.5 336.8 253.2 181.1 657.7 Dec 2007 8,737.4 368.0 445.0 1,680.9 294.1 798.2 1,321.7 1,478.7 654.5 375.7 1,320.6 2,856.4 128.4 219.6 555.2 58.0 219.2 435.7 533.8 221.2 125.2 360.1 2,062.3 1.5 117.8 137.7 373.7 68.3 149.2 363.0 233.0 213.4 75.6 329.1 3,027.9 182.4 61.9 420.5 92.9 157.2 683.6 337.0 251.5 182.0 658.9 Jan 2008(p) 8,470.9 341.0 435.8 1,613.7 289.7 788.2 1,270.6 1,445.8 621.0 368.0 1,297.1 2,785.7 121.3 216.0 533.2 57.5 217.6 424.3 524.8 213.5 123.4 354.1 2,018.4 1.5 112.5 136.6 360.9 67.9 147.9 355.3 227.4 207.6 73.7 327.1 2,970.8 177.9 61.1 406.2 92.4 155.5 673.2 332.6 244.1 180.5 647.3 Change from Jan 2007 to Jan 2008 Number Percent 77.4 4.6 -17.8 8.8 4.8 -0.3 14.3 24.2 20.4 7.9 10.5 20.1 -0.4 -5.5 2.4 1.1 -2.0 6.7 8.6 3.4 2.1 3.7 21.7 0.1 0.2 -0.7 -1.2 -0.3 -4.5 9.1 3.8 5.6 1.5 8.1 27.6 -4.3 -0.9 2.0 -2.1 -4.7 13.3 8.3 4.4 1.6 10.0 0.9 1.4 -3.9 0.5 1.7 0.0 1.1 1.7 3.4 2.2 0.8 0.7 -0.3 -2.5 0.5 2.0 -0.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.1 1.1 7.1 0.2 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 -3.0 2.6 1.7 2.8 2.1 2.5 0.9 -2.4 -1.5 0.5 -2.2 -2.9 2.0 2.6 1.8 0.9 1.6 p = preliminary Note: Data are counts of jobs by place of work. Estimates are currently projected from March 2006 benchmark levels. Estimates subsequent to the current benchmark month are provisional and will be revised when new information becomes available.