The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Reno, NV (5.9%), Ocean City, New Jersey (5.8%), and Ogden-Clearfield, UT (4.7%).
The largest over-the-year employment increases occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (145,600), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (129,300), and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+93,600).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — July 2019.” Also see Charts related to the latest “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” news release.
