METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- NOVEMBER 2022
Unemployment rates were lower in November than a year earlier in 235 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 133 areas, and unchanged in 21 areas, the U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics reported today. A total of 150 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 2 areas had rates of at least 10.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employmentincreased over the year in 95 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 294areas. The national unemployment rate in November was 3.4 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 3.9 percent a year earlier.
This news release presents statistics from two monthly programs. The civilian labor force and unemployment data are based on the same concepts and definitions as those used for the national household survey estimates. These data pertain to individuals bywhere they reside. The employment data are from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. These data pertain to jobs on payrolls defined by where the establishments are located. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodologies used by these two programs, see the Technical Note.
Metropolitan Area Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In November, Fargo, ND-MN, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.5 percent. The next lowest rates were in Mankato-North Mankato, MN, and Rochester, MN, 1.6 percent each. El Centro, CA, had the highest rate, 16.7 percent, followed by Yuma, AZ, 16.3 percent.A total of 215 areas had November jobless rates below the U.S. rate of 3.4 percent, 153 areas had rates above it, and 21 areas had rates equal to that of the nation. (See table 1.)
The largest over-the-year unemployment rate decrease in November occurred in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (-2.6 percentage points). Three other areas had rate declines of atleast 2.0 percentage points, and an additional 55 areas had rate declines between 1.0point and 1.9 points. Yuma, AZ, had the largest over-the-year rate increase in November (+5.0 percentage points).
Of the 51 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, had the lowest jobless rate in November, 1.9percent. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV, had the highest rate, 5.6 percent. Thirty-eight large areas had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, nine had increases, and four had no change. The largest rate declines occurred in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, and New Orleans-Metairie, LA (-1.6 percentage points each). The largest jobless rate increase was in Oklahoma City, OK (+0.6 percentage point).
Metropolitan Division Unemployment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
Eleven of the most populous metropolitan areas are made up of 38 metropolitan divisions, which are essentially separately identifiable employment centers. In November, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL, had the lowest division unemployment rate, 1.5percent. Tacoma-Lakewood, WA, had the highest rate among the divisions, 5.3 percent.(See table 2.)
In November, 33 metropolitan divisions had over-the-year unemployment rate decreases, 3 had increases, and 2 had no change. The largest rate decline occurred in Philadelphia,PA (-2.0 percentage points). The largest over-the-year jobless rate increase occurred in Gary, IN (+0.8 percentage point).
Metropolitan Area Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In November, nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 95 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 294 areas. The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+371,100), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (+266,900), and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+242,200). The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ (+7.3 percent), Charleston-North Charleston, SC (+6.6 percent), and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL (+6.4 percent). (See table 3.)
Over the year, nonfarm employment increased in 44 metropolitan areas with a 2010 Census population of 1 million or more, while employment was essentially unchanged in 7 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+6.1 percent), followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX, and Raleigh, NC (+5.6 percent each).
Metropolitan Division Nonfarm Employment (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
In November, nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 23 metropolitan divisions and was essentially unchanged in 15 divisions. The largest over-the-year increases in employment among the metropolitan divisions occurred in New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ (+307,600), Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX (+194,100), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (+193,800). (See table 4.)
The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX (+6.8 percent), Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH (+6.0 percent), and San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA (+5.5 percent).
The State Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2022 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment news release for December 2022 is scheduled to be releasedon Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
Household Data for Puerto Rico
Due to Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico was not able to conduct normal data collection || for its household survey for September 2022. Data collection started again in || October, and BLS resumed publication of the not seasonally adjusted data effective || with the release of October estimates. Publication of seasonally adjusted data for || Puerto Rico will resume at a later time, pending further research.
Update to the 2022 North American Industry Classification System
With the release of January 2023 data on March 13, 2023, the Current Employment || Statistics (CES) State and Area division will revise the basis for industry || classification from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) to || NAICS 2022. The conversion to NAICS 2022 will result in revisions reflecting content || and coding changes within the mining and logging, manufacturing, wholesale trade, || retail trade, information, financial activities, and other services sectors. The || majority of the changes associated with the 2022 NAICS update impact levels of detail || not published by CES State and Area. Details of updated titles and new, discontinued, || and collapsed industries resulting from the NAICS 2022 update, as well as changes due || to the annual benchmarking process, will be available on March 13, 2023. For more || information on NAICS 2022, visit www.census.gov/naics.
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note
Table 1. Civilian labor force and unemployment by state and metropolitan area
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area
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