Impact of recession varies widely among metro areas. (Building Blocks).The current economic recession has produced a pronounced easing of the labor markets labor market A place where labor is exchanged for wages; an LM is defined by geography, education and technical expertise, occupation, licensure or certification requirements, and job experience . The unemployment rate rose from a cyclical cyclical Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements. low of 3.9 percent in October October: see month. 2000 to 5.8 percent in December December: see month. of last year. The unemployment rate will most likely reach 6 percent or more before the end of the recession. The loss of jobs in the recession by December was significant. Employers had reduced their payrolls by more than 1.1 million jobs over the year period ending in December. No recession is spread evenly among regions and metropolitan areas of the country. We examined employment trends in 171 metropolitan areas that had 80 percent of the total non-farm private industry jobs at the end of last year. Seventy-four of them experienced increases in employment over the year period ending in December and 97 had declines. (It should be noted that data for the metropolitan areas comes from surveys carried out by departments of labor in each of the states. National data comes from a separate survey carried out by the U.S. Department of Labor. Thus, comparisons have limits.) Gainers Almost all of the metropolitan areas with higher levels of employment over the year period ending last December experienced gains that were smaller than the previous 12-month period ending in December 2000. (All further references to the 12-month period ending December will just be referred to by the year of the ending period.) The smaller gains represent the fact that the recession has had at least some impact throughout the country. Presented in the table accompanying ac·com·pa·ny v. ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing, ac·com·pa·nies v.tr. 1. To be or go with as a companion. 2. this article are the 50 metropolitan areas with the largest gains in employment in 2001, and those areas with losses of more than 10,000 jobs. Not surprisingly, metro areas This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. from the three largest Sunbelt Sunbelt Region, south and southwestern U.S. It is characterized by a warm climate, rapid population growth since 1970, and relatively conservative voting patterns. Comprising 15 states, it extends from Virginia and Florida in the southeast through Nevada in the southwest, states dominate the top 50-gainer list. Twelve are Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and markets, seven are in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and six are located in Texas. These states dominate population growth. Florida led all states in employment growth last year, both in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number of jobs and percentage increase. Declines in tourism are occurring in Florida and marked easing of employment gains will be seen in many of its local markets until the recession ends and tourism fully recovers. Tampa-St. Petersburg Petersburg, city (1990 pop. 38,386), politically independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Appomattox River; inc. 1850. A port of entry and an important tobacco market, it has industries producing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, furniture, structural steel, lumber, was the leader among metropolitan areas with an increase of 40,100 jobs. The Tampa-St. Petersburg metro area has a more diverse economy than most of the remainder of the state and will be less impacted by the weakness in tourism. The Orlando Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , Miami, Jacksonville Jacksonville. 1 City (1990 pop. 29,101), Pulaski co., central Ark., inc. 1941. The city has varied industries, including printing and publishing and the manufacture of electronic equipment, ordnance, and plastic and metal products. , West Palm Beach-Raton, Ft. Lauderdale Lauderdale is the name of various places:
v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. that Orlando employers continued to add employees, even after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that produced a severe impact in its tourism. California had a mixed bag in its labor markets last year. Overall it lost about 30,000 jobs and was second among the states in employment growth in 2001. The California metro areas in the top 50 gainers list included Riverside-San Bernandino (5th), San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. (6th), Orange County (8th), Bakersfield Bakersfield, city (1990 pop. 174,820), seat of Kern co., S central Calif., at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley; inc. 1898. It is an oil, mining, and agricultural center and one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. (21st), Fresno Fresno (frĕz`nō), city (1990 pop. 354,202), seat of Fresno co., S central Calif.; inc. 1885. Settled in 1872 as a station on the Central Pacific RR, Fresno profited from irrigated farming as early as the 1880s. (23rd), Stockton-Lodi (29th) and Sacramento Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. (43rd). The slowing of economic growth in California may be best indicated by the change in the Sacramento metro area, its state capital. Employment rose by 2,400 jobs last year in Sacramento, versus 30,700 a year earlier. The dot.com See dot-com. and technology investments collapse led to a net loss of 45,000 jobs in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , and 22,500 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. lost 21,400 jobs. Most markets in California tend to enter recessions late, but not this time. The six Texas markets in the top 50-gainer list were Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. (2nd), Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; (7th), Fort Worth-Arlington (9th), San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. (12th), McAllen-Edinburg-Mission (27th), Austin-San Marcos (34th), and Lubbock Lubbock, city (1990 pop. 186,206), seat of Lubbock co., NW Tex.; inc. 1909. In the Llano Estacado region on a branch of the Brazos River, it was settled in 1879 by Quakers. (38th). Texas is also helped by a well above the national average population growth, which in itself induces economic growth. Above average population growth also helps economic growth in Florida and California. Lower energy prices are now acting to slow the Texas economy and so is the technology debacle. The technology debacle has it largest impact on Dallas and Austin Austin. 1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum . The Washington Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. , D.C./ Maryland/Virginia/West Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). metro area finished third among all metro areas in employment growth in 2001. Nevertheless, the 27,600 jobs added were more than 70 percent less than its national leading 95,700 jobs added in 2001. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have had a severe impact on its tourism, a major sector of its economy. And the dot.com collapse has also had an impact. The growth in jobs from December 2000 to December 2001 hides the fact that employment in the area peaked last June June: see month. . Employment reached a peak of 2.865 million jobs in June of last year. By December it was down to 2.855 million. Recovery in the metro area will be helped by increased defense spending. Losses New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of experienced the largest loss in employment in 2001, with a decline of 95,700 jobs. A year earlier it was second in employment growth with the addition of 91,300 jobs. It would be easy to attribute (1) In relational database management, a field within a record. (2) In object technology, a single element of data. See instance attribute and static attribute. the decline to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, but most of the decline had already occurred by then. Employment in the New York metro For the region, see . Metro New York is a free daily newspaper in New York City started in 2004. Its main competition is AM New York, with which it practices many of the same distribution and marketing strategies. area had peaked in December of 2000, and was down by about 70,000 jobs by August. 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recession were having a major impact on the area. Recovery in the local
economy will be delayed as a result of the lasting impact of the
terrorist attacks.
Atlanta Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. was noted by its well above national employment growth throughout the 1990's. It placed among the top 10 markets in employment growth in each year of the 1990's. Then employment growth started to moderate in 2000. Last year it lost 60,400 jobs. The other markets among the list of the most significant loss of jobs last year were spread throughout the country. Most are among the largest metropolitan areas in the country. One could expect that the largest markets would tend to lose higher numbers of jobs because of their large employment levels. Their sheer Sheer and similar can mean:
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Non Farm Employment in Metropolitan Areas (Jobs in thousands)
Number of jobs
December each Year
Metropolitan Area 2001 2000 1995
Top 50 Gainers
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MSA 1276.5 1236.4 1023.5
Dallas, TX, PMSA 2078.7 2045.0 1640.0
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 2854.5 2826.9 2441.3
Orlando, FL MSA 954.3 928.5 739.3
Riverside-San Bernandino,
CA PMSA 1047.6 1023.3 804.4
San Diego, CA MSA 1248.5 1225.6 1002.3
Houston, TX PMSA 2152.5 2129.8 1808.6
Orange County, CA PMSA 1446.7 1425.3 1179.7
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 827.3 810.1 670.6
Miami, FL PMSA 1062.0 1045.4 948.1
Jacksonville, FL MSA 594.7 581.1 497.2
San Antonio, TX MSA 743.1 730.6 633.8
West Palm Beach-Boca
Raton, FL 520.3 510.6 416.3
Greenville-Spartansburg-
Anderson, SC MSA 509.9 500.6 448.7
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood,
FL PMSA 709.0 699.9 605.9
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 272.2 263.3 240.6
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1014.4 1007.6 879.1
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 284.3 277.6 222.2
Louisville, KY MSA 608.6 602.0 535.6
Madison, WI MSA 300.2 293.6 259.6
Bakersfield, CA MSA 203.9 198.0 175.2
Las Vegas, NV MSA 787.2 781.4 565.8
Fresno, CA MSA 306.7 301.0 270.2
Indianapolis, IN MSA 919.8 914.1 814.9
Charlotte-Gastonio, NC MSA 874.7 869.1 727.6
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,
NC MSA 705.9 701.4 575.9
McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission,
TX MSA 167.4 163.0 128.7
Columbia, SC MSA 310.6 306.3 270.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 195.3 191.5 160.5
Portland, ME MSA 159.7 156.1 137.0
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 396.7 393.1 348.5
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm
Bay, FL MSA 195.6 192.1 170.5
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 693.3 689.9 583.8
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 321.4 318.0 272.9
Reno, NV MSA 200.5 197.4 170.4
Boise City, ID MSA 232.5 229.5 183.7
Trenton NJ PMSA 226.6 223.8 195.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-
Rogers, AR MSA 155.4 152.8 128.5
Tallahassee, FL MSA 167.5 164.9 148.6
Lubbock, TX MSA 125.5 122.9 110.3
Springfield, MA MSA 268.9 266.3 246.9
Springfield, MO MSA 178.5 176.0 155.9
Sacramento, CA MSA 736.7 734.3 600.1
Ft. Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 175.4 173.0 150.0
Lexington KY, MSA 297.1 294.9 261.1
Pensacola, FL MSA 162.4 160.2 147.8
Lafayette, LA MSA 170.5 168.3 151.3
Albuqurque, NM MSA 364.8 362.7 325.4
Daytona Beach, FL MSA 164.2 162.2 148.5
Providence- Fall
River-Warwick, RI MSA 540.1 538.3 504.9
Metro Areas with Largest Declines in Employment in 2001
Ft. Wayne, IN MSA 271.0 281.5 264.2
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria,
OH PMSA 1188.5 1199.3 1125.4
Philadelphia, PA PMSA 2419.4 2430.8 2232.4
Denver, CO PMSA 1198.4 1210.0 1006.7
Greensboro-Winston Salem-
High Point, NC MSA 669.2 686.5 619.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI MSA 1757.8 1778.2 1587.8
Seattle-Bellvue-Everett,
WA PMSA 1427.5 1448.2 1207.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach,
CA PMSA 4154.8 4176.2 3809.8
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 1338.4 1360.0 1265.9
San Francisco, CA PMSA 1094.7 1117.2 941.2
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA MSA 958.3 982.0 870.4
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 1595.4 1631.2 1288.4
Chicago, IL PMSA 4213.5 4255.2 3983.8
Detroit, MI MSA 2198.6 2241.3 2068.2
San Jose, CA PMSA 1007.5 1052.5 831.9
Atlanta, GA MSA 2178.8 2239.2 1878.0
New York, NY PMSA 4278.8 4374.5 3908.0
Change in Employment
2000-2001
Jobs %Change
Metropolitan Area No. Rank % Rank
Top 50 Gainers
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MSA 40.1 1 3.2% 2
Dallas, TX, PMSA 33.7 2 1.6% 21
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 27.6 3 1.0% 40
Orlando, FL MSA 25.8 4 2.8% 4
Riverside-San Bernandino,
CA PMSA 24.3 5 2.4% 7
San Diego, CA MSA 22.9 6 1.9% 16
Houston, TX PMSA 22.7 7 1.1% 38
Orange County, CA PMSA 21.4 8 1.5% 25
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 17.2 9 2.1% 11
Miami, FL PMSA 16.6 10 1.6% 22
Jacksonville, FL MSA 13.6 11 2.3% 8
San Antonio, TX MSA 12.5 12 1.7% 19
West Palm Beach-Boca
Raton, FL 9.7 13 1.9% 14
Greenville-Spartansburg-
Anderson, SC MSA 9.3 14 1.9% 17
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood,
FL PMSA 9.1 15 1.3% 33
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 8.9 16 3.4% 1
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 6.8 17 0.7% 50
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 6.7 18 2.4% 6
Louisville, KY MSA 6.6 19 1.1% 36
Madison, WI MSA 6.6 20 2.2% 10
Bakersfield, CA MSA 5.9 21 3.0% 3
Las Vegas, NV MSA 5.8 22 0.7% 49
Fresno, CA MSA 5.7 23 1.9% 15
Indianapolis, IN MSA 5.7 24 0.6% 53
Charlotte-Gastonio, NC MSA 5.6 25 0.6% 51
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,
NC MSA 4.5 26 0.6% 52
McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission,
TX MSA 4.4 27 2.7% 5
Columbia, SC MSA 4.3 28 1.4% 27
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 3.8 29 2.0% 13
Portland, ME MSA 3.6 30 2.3% 9
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 3.6 31 0.9% 42
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm
Bay, FL MSA 3.5 32 1.8% 18
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 3.4 34 0.5% 57
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 3.4 33 1.1% 37
Reno, NV MSA 3.1 35 1.6% 24
Boise City, ID MSA 3.0 36 1.3% 31
Trenton NJ PMSA 2.8 37 1.3% 34
Fayetteville-Springdale-
Rogers, AR MSA 2.6 39 1.7% 20
Tallahassee, FL MSA 2.6 40 1.6% 23
Lubbock, TX MSA 2.6 38 2.1% 12
Springfield, MA MSA 2.6 41 1.0% 39
Springfield, MO MSA 2.5 42 1.4% 26
Sacramento, CA MSA 2.4 43 0.3% 66
Ft. Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 2.4 44 1.4% 28
Lexington KY, MSA 2.2 45 0.7% 47
Pensacola, FL MSA 2.2 46 1.4% 29
Lafayette, LA MSA 2.2 47 1.3% 32
Albuqurque, NM MSA 2.1 48 0.6% 54
Daytona Beach, FL MSA 2.0 49 1.2% 35
Providence- Fall
River-Warwick, RI MSA 1.8 50 0.3% 65
Metro Areas with Largest Declines in Employment in 2001
Ft. Wayne, IN MSA -10.5 155 -3.7% 169
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria,
OH PMSA -10.8 156 -0.9% 118
Philadelphia, PA PMSA -11.4 157 -0.5% 98
Denver, CO PMSA -11.6 158 -1.0% 122
Greensboro-Winston Salem-
High Point, NC MSA -17.3 159 -2.5% 165
Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI MSA -20.4 160 -1.1% 132
Seattle-Bellvue-Everett,
WA PMSA -20.7 161 -1.4% 144
Los Angeles-Long Beach,
CA PMSA -21.4 162 -0.5% 103
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA -21.6 163 -1.6% 148
San Francisco, CA PMSA -22.5 164 -2.0% 155
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA MSA -23.7 165 -2.4% 164
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA -35.8 166 -2.2% 159
Chicago, IL PMSA -41.7 167 -1.0% 125
Detroit, MI MSA -42.7 168 -1.9% 154
San Jose, CA PMSA -45.0 169 -4.3% 171
Atlanta, GA MSA -60.4 170 -2.7% 166
New York, NY PMSA -95.7 171 -2.2% 158
Change in Employment
1999-2000
Jobs %Change
Metropolitan Area No. Rank % Rank
Top 50 Gainers
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MSA 52.2 9 4.4% 14
Dallas, TX, PMSA 83.7 3 4.3% 16
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 95.7 1 3.5% 31
Orlando, FL MSA 24.4 27 2.7% 53
Riverside-San Bernandino,
CA PMSA 40.0 15 4.1% 21
San Diego, CA MSA 40.7 13 3.4% 33
Houston, TX PMSA 61.0 5 2.9% 47
Orange County, CA PMSA 50.1 10 3.6% 28
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 23.6 28 3.0% 42
Miami, FL PMSA 27.1 24 2.7% 55
Jacksonville, FL MSA 22.7 29 4.1% 22
San Antonio, TX MSA 16.8 37 2.4% 62
West Palm Beach-Boca
Raton, FL 22.5 30 4.6% 12
Greenville-Spartansburg-
Anderson, SC MSA 13.1 44 2.7% 54
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood,
FL PMSA 25.1 25 3.7% 27
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 8.7 61 3.4% 34
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 21.3 32 2.2% 70
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 10.5 49 3.9% 24
Louisville, KY MSA 9.5 56 1.6% 98
Madison, WI MSA 5.5 85 1.9% 82
Bakersfield, CA MSA 3.9 105 2.0% 78
Las Vegas, NV MSA 40.6 14 5.5% 4
Fresno, CA MSA 6.4 79 2.2% 69
Indianapolis, IN MSA 19.0 33 2.1% 73
Charlotte-Gastonio, NC MSA 32.8 19 3.9% 25
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,
NC MSA 16.4 39 2.4% 61
McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission,
TX MSA 8.0 63 5.2% 6
Columbia, SC MSA -3.6 170 -1.2% 170
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 9.5 57 5.2% 5
Portland, ME MSA 4.4 100 2.9% 48
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 10.5 50 2.7% 51
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm
Bay, FL MSA 5.4 88 2.9% 49
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 32.9 18 5.0% 7
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 9.8 54 3.2% 38
Reno, NV MSA 6.4 78 3.4% 35
Boise City, ID MSA 12.3 46 5.7% 3
Trenton NJ PMSA 9.0 58 4.2% 17
Fayetteville-Springdale-
Rogers, AR MSA 6.9 71 4.7% 8
Tallahassee, FL MSA 3.3 111 2.0% 77
Lubbock, TX MSA 1.6 140 1.3% 111
Springfield, MA MSA 3.2 115 1.2% 116
Springfield, MO MSA 3.0 118 1.7% 91
Sacramento, CA MSA 30.7 21 4.4% 15
Ft. Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 6.5 76 3.9% 26
Lexington KY, MSA 4.8 97 1.7% 95
Pensacola, FL MSA 3.0 119 1.9% 83
Lafayette, LA MSA 5.2 90 3.2% 37
Albuqurque, NM MSA 10.5 51 3.0% 45
Daytona Beach, FL MSA 4.4 101 2.8% 50
Providence- Fall
River-Warwick, RI MSA 0.6 154 0.1% 156
Metro Areas with Largest Declines in Employment in 2001
Ft. Wayne, IN MSA 1.0 146 0.4% 150
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria,
OH PMSA 9.8 55 0.8% 134
Philadelphia, PA PMSA 16.8 36 0.7% 138
Denver, CO PMSA 42.3 12 3.6% 29
Greensboro-Winston Salem-
High Point, NC MSA 10.4 52 1.5% 100
Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI MSA 32.0 20 1.8% 87
Seattle-Bellvue-Everett,
WA PMSA 27.9 23 2.0% 81
Los Angeles-Long Beach,
CA PMSA 77.1 4 1.9% 85
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 5.7 84 0.4% 147
San Francisco, CA PMSA 49.8 11 4.7% 9
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA MSA 15.2 40 1.6% 99
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 54.2 7 3.4% 32
Chicago, IL PMSA 1.8 138 0.0% 158
Detroit, MI MSA 18.4 35 0.8% 133
San Jose, CA PMSA 58.6 6 5.9% 2
Atlanta, GA MSA 39.7 16 1.8% 89
New York, NY PMSA 91.3 2 2.1% 72
Change in Employment 1995-2001
Number of jobs
Average
Total Annual Annual
Metropolitan Area Period Avg. Rank % Ch. Rank
Top 50 Gainers
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL MSA 253.0 42.2 9 3.8% 9
Dallas, TX, PMSA 438.7 73.1 1 4.0% 6
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 413.2 68.9 2 2.6% 42
Orlando, FL MSA 215.0 35.8 16 4.3% 4
Riverside-San Bernandino,
CA PMSA 243.2 40.5 11 4.5% 2
San Diego, CA MSA 246.2 41.0 10 3.7% 11
Houston, TX PMSA 343.9 57.3 5 2.9% 28
Orange County, CA PMSA 267.0 44.5 8 3.5% 19
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX PMSA 156.7 26.1 21 3.6% 15
Miami, FL PMSA 113.9 19.0 31 1.9% 82
Jacksonville, FL MSA 97.5 16.3 41 3.0% 25
San Antonio, TX MSA 109.3 18.2 33 2.7% 37
West Palm Beach-Boca
Raton, FL 104.0 17.3 35 3.8% 8
Greenville-Spartansburg-
Anderson, SC MSA 61.2 10.2 53 2.2% 68
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood,
FL PMSA 103.1 17.2 36 2.7% 38
Jersey City, NJ PMSA 31.6 5.3 84 2.1% 71
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 135.3 22.6 27 2.4% 56
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL 62.1 10.4 52 4.2% 5
Louisville, KY MSA 73.0 12.2 46 2.2% 69
Madison, WI MSA 40.6 6.8 68 2.5% 53
Bakersfield, CA MSA 28.7 4.8 88 2.6% 46
Las Vegas, NV MSA 221.4 36.9 13 5.7% 1
Fresno, CA MSA 36.5 6.1 76 2.1% 70
Indianapolis, IN MSA 104.9 17.5 34 2.0% 72
Charlotte-Gastonio, NC MSA 147.1 24.5 24 3.1% 24
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill,
NC MSA 130.0 21.7 29 3.5% 20
McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission,
TX MSA 38.7 6.5 71 4.5% 3
Columbia, SC MSA 40.0 6.7 66 2.3% 43
Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 34.8 5.8 82 3.3% 21
Portland, ME MSA 22.7 3.8 105 2.6% 45
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ PMSA 48.2 8.0 63 2.2% 65
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm
Bay, FL MSA 25.1 4.2 95 2.3% 60
Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 109.5 18.3 32 2.9% 30
Baton Rouge, LA MSA 48.5 8.1 62 2.8% 34
Reno, NV MSA 30.1 5.0 87 2.7% 36
Boise City, ID MSA 48.8 8.1 61 4.0% 7
Trenton NJ PMSA 30.7 5.1 85 2.5% 52
Fayetteville-Springdale-
Rogers, AR MSA 26.9 4.5 90 3.2% 23
Tallahassee, FL MSA 18.9 3.2 119 2.0% 75
Lubbock, TX MSA 15.2 2.5 129 2.2% 67
Springfield, MA MSA 22.0 3.7 109 1.4% 112
Springfield, MO MSA 22.6 3.8 106 2.3% 61
Sacramento, CA MSA 136.6 22.8 26 3.5% 18
Ft. Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 25.4 4.2 93 2.6% 39
Lexington KY, MSA 36.0 6.0 77 2.2% 66
Pensacola, FL MSA 14.6 2.4 133 1.6% 99
Lafayette, LA MSA 19.2 3.2 118 2.0% 76
Albuqurque, NM MSA 39.4 6.6 70 1.9% 81
Daytona Beach, FL MSA 15.7 2.6 126 1.7% 95
Providence- Fall
River-Warwick, RI MSA 35.2 5.9 80 1.1% 131
Metro Areas with Largest Declines in Employment in 2001
Ft. Wayne, IN MSA 6.8 1.1 160 0.4% 165
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria,
OH PMSA 63.1 10.5 51 0.9% 151
Philadelphia, PA PMSA 187.0 31.2 18 1.3% 117
Denver, CO PMSA 191.7 32.0 17 2.9% 26
Greensboro-Winston Salem-
High Point, NC MSA 49.5 8.3 60 1.3% 119
Minneapolis-St. Paul,
MN-WI MSA 170.0 28.3 20 1.7% 92
Seattle-Bellvue-Everett,
WA PMSA 220.3 36.7 14 2.8% 33
Los Angeles-Long Beach,
CA PMSA 345.0 57.5 4 1.5% 109
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 72.5 12.1 47 0.9% 148
San Francisco, CA PMSA 153.5 25.6 23 2.5% 48
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA MSA 87.9 14.7 42 1.6% 97
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 307.0 51.2 6 3.6% 13
Chicago, IL PMSA 229.7 38.3 12 0.9% 147
Detroit, MI MSA 130.4 21.7 28 1.0% 139
San Jose, CA PMSA 175.6 29.3 19 3.2% 22
Atlanta, GA MSA 300.8 50.1 7 2.5% 50
New York, NY PMSA 370.8 61.8 3 1.5% 106
Rankings based on 171 metropolitan areas
Source: Data from U.S. Department of Labor,
analysis by Regis J Sheehan & Associates
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An economist is an expert in the social science of economics.[1] . He can be reached at 703/893-9185 or via e-mail at gdad@erols.com. Robert J. Sheehan is President of Regis J. Sheehan Management & Economics Consultants in McLean, Va., and serves as NAA's Consulting Economist. He can be reached at 703/893-9185 or via e-mail at gdad@erols.com. |
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