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Boston Area Employment — June 2024

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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Boston Area Employment - June 2024

Total nonfarm employment for the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, metropolitan area stood at 2,864,200 in June 2024 compared to 2,844,300 a year ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the employment change over the year was not statistically significant. Nationally, employment rose 1.6 percent over the year. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

View Chart Data
Chart 1. Over-the-year net change for total nonfarm employment in the Boston metropolitan area, June 2021-June 2024
Period Net change (in thousands)

Jun 2021

227.0

Jul 2021

190.6

Aug 2021

151.3

Sep 2021

122.9

Oct 2021

123.8

Nov 2021

124.8

Dec 2021

131.2

Jan 2022

129.5

Feb 2022

134.8

Mar 2022

127.6

Apr 2022

120.8

May 2022

113.0

Jun 2022

113.9

Jul 2022

102.3

Aug 2022

97.6

Sep 2022

94.5

Oct 2022

67.7

Nov 2022

62.6

Dec 2022

55.1

Jan 2023

63.4

Feb 2023

51.5

Mar 2023

51.3

Apr 2023

33.6

May 2023

38.1

Jun 2023

34.2

Jul 2023

12.3

Aug 2023

7.5

Sep 2023

10.5

Oct 2023

15.1

Nov 2023

10.5

Dec 2023

8.0

Jan 2024

1.7

Feb 2024

8.3

Mar 2024

2.0

Apr 2024

4.7

May 2024

5.8

Jun 2024

19.9

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, is made up of 10 metropolitan divisions-separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA, division accounted for 68 percent of the metropolitan area's total nonfarm employment, followed by Framingham, MA, and Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH, each with 6 percent. Nashua, NH-MA, was the next largest division, with 5 percent. The remaining six divisions (Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA; Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH; Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA; Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH; Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA; and Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA) each accounted for 3 percent or less of the jobs in the metropolitan area.

Industry employment

In Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, education and health services gained 14,100 jobs over the year. (See chart 2.) The expansion included 9,400 health care and social assistance jobs in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA, division. Two of the metropolitan area's 10 divisions had significant employment gains for education and health services - Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA (+1,600), and Nashua, NH (+1,300). Employment in the education and health services supersector grew 2.3 percent over the year in the metropolitan area, compared to 4.2-percent growth nationwide.

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Chart 2. Over-the-year net change for industry supersector employment in the Boston metropolitan area, June 2024
Industry Net change (in thousands)

Education and health services*

14.1

Leisure and hospitality

11.5

Other services

3.1

Mining, logging, and construction

0.0

Financial activities

-0.1

Information

-3.6

Professional and business services

-3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

-4.2

Manufacturing

-4.3

Note: An asterisk indicates statistical significance at the 90-percent confidence level.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH, was 1 of the nation's 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in June 2024. Eight of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year. The largest job gain occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+120,800). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (+37,000), had the smallest employment increase among the areas with significant changes. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, had a 2.5-percent rate of job gain, followed by Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (+2.3 percent). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, each reported a job gain of 1.2 percent.

View Chart Data
Chart 3. Over-the-year net change in total nonfarm employment for the 12 largest metropolitan areas, June 2024 (in thousands)
Area Net change (in thousands)

New York*

120.8

Los Angeles*

84.0

Houston*

78.0

Miami*

72.7

Dallas*

64.0

Philadelphia*

61.1

Phoenix*

49.0

Atlanta*

37.0

Washington

29.2

Boston

19.9

San Francisco

6.2

Chicago

1.2

Note: An asterisk indicates statistical significance at the 90-percent confidence level.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for July 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

2024 Preliminary Benchmark Revision to Establishment Survey Data to be Released on August 21, 2024

Each year, Current Employment Statistics (CES) estimates are benchmarked to comprehensive counts of employment from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). These counts are derived from state unemployment insurance (UI) tax records that nearly all employers are required to file. As part of the benchmark process for benchmark year 2024, census-derived employment counts replace CES payroll employment estimates for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and about 450 metropolitan areas and divisions for the period from April 2023 to September 2024.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release first-quarter 2024 data from the QCEW on August 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). Preliminary benchmark revisions for March 2024 for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and selected metropolitan areas at the total nonfarm level will be made available shortly thereafter. The final benchmark revision for all state and metropolitan area series will be issued with the publication of the January 2025 State Employment and Unemployment news release in March 2025.


Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary.

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 place 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 2022 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. CES State and Area employment data are produced using several estimation procedures. Where possible these data are produced using a "weighted link relative" estimation technique in which a ratio of current-month weighted employment to that of the previous-month weighted employment is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are then obtained by multiplying these ratios by the previous month's employment estimates. The weighted link relative technique is utilized for data series where the sample size meets certain statistical criteria. For some employment series, the estimates are produced with a model that uses direct sample estimates (described above) combined with other regressors to compensate for smaller sample sizes.

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-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Information on recent benchmark revisions is available in the CES State and Area benchmark article.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling 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 also are 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 specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal totals shown in the same tables due to rounding.

Employment estimates. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Reliability of state and area estimates for the total nonfarm employment series are available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Areas in the six New England states are defined as Metropolitan New England City and Town Areas (NECTAs) and Divisions, while areas in other states are county-based and identified as Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Divisions. However, for comparative purposes, the Boston NECTA and its divisions have been referred to as a metropolitan area and metropolitan divisions.

The Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH Metropolitan New England City and Town Area (NECTA) includes 10 NECTA Divisions-subdivisions of the larger NECTA which function as distinct social, economic,and cultural areas within the larger region. The NECTA divisions that compose the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA include: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA; Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA; Framingham, MA; Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury town, MA-NH; Lawrence-Methuen town-Salem, MA-NH; Lowell- Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH; Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA; Nashua, NH-MA; Peabody-Salem-Beverly,MA; and Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA.

  • The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division includes Abington town, Acton town, Andover town, Arlington town, Bedford town, Belmont town, Berlin town, Bolton town, Boston city, Boxborough town, Boxford town, Braintree Town city, Brookline town, Burlington town, Cambridge city, Canton town, Carlisle town, Carver town, Chelsea city, Cohasset town, Concord town, Dedham town, Dover town, Duxbury town, Essex town, Everett city, Foxborough town, Franklin Town city, Gloucester city, Halifax town, Hamilton town, Hanover town, Hingham town, Holbrook town, Hull town, Ipswich town, Kingston town, Lexington town, Lincoln town, Lynnfield town, Malden city, Manchester-by-the-Sea town, Mansfield town, Marshfield town, Maynard town, Medfield town, Medford city, Medway town, Melrose city, Middleton town, Millis town, Milton town, Needham town, Newbury town, Newton city, Norfolk town, North Reading town, Norwell town, Norwood town, Pembroke town, Plymouth town, Plympton town, Quincy city, Randolph town, Reading town, Revere city, Rockland town, Rockport town, Rowley town, Scituate town, Sharon town, Sherborn town, Somerville city, Stoneham town, Stoughton town, Stow town, Topsfield town, Wakefield town, Walpole town, Waltham city, Watertown Town city, Wayland town, Wellesley town, Wenham town, Weston town, Westwood town, Weymouth Town city, Wilmington town, Winchester town, Winthrop Town city, Woburn city, and Wrentham town in Massachusetts.
  • The Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division includes Avon town, Bridgewater town, Brockton city, East Bridgewater town, Easton town, Hanson town, West Bridgewater town, and Whitman town in Massachusetts.
  • The Framingham, MA NECTA Division includes Ashland town, Framingham town, Holliston town, Hopedale town, Hopkinton town, Hudson town, Marlborough city, Mendon town, Milford town, Natick town, Southborough town, and Sudbury town in Massachusetts.
  • The Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury town, MA-NH NECTA Division includes Amesbury Town city, Georgetown town, Groveland town, Haverhill city, Merrimac town, Newburyport city, Salisbury town, and West Newbury town in Massachusetts and Atkinson town, Danville town, East Kingston town, Fremont town, Hampstead town, Hampton Falls town, Kensington town, Kingston town, Newton town, Plaistow town, Sandown town, Seabrook town, and South Hampton town in New Hampshire.
  • The Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division includes Lawrence city, Methuen Town city, and North Andover town in Massachusetts and Salem town in New Hampshire.
  • The Lowell- Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division includes Ashby town, Ayer town, Billerica town, Chelmsford town, Dracut town, Groton town, Harvard town, Littleton town, Lowell city, Shirley town, Tewksbury town, Townsend town, Tyngsborough town, and Westford town in Massachusetts and Pelham town in New Hampshire.
  • The Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division includes Lynn city, Marblehead town, Nahant town, Saugus town, and Swampscott town in Massachusetts.
  • The Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division includes Amherst town, Brookline town, Chester town, Derry town, Greenfield town, Greenville town, Hollis town, Hudson town, Litchfield town, Londonderry town, Lyndeborough town, Mason town, Merrimack town, Milford town, Mont Vernon town, Nashua city, Temple town, Wilton town, and Windham town in New Hampshire and Dunstable town and Pepperell town in Massachusetts.
  • The Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division includes Beverly city, Danvers town, Peabody city, and Salem city in Massachusetts.
  • The Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division includes Berkley town, Dighton town, Freetown town, Lakeville town, Middleborough town, Norton town, Raynham town, Rochester town, and Taunton city in Massachusetts.

Additional information

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, the Boston metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Area June
2023
April
2024
May
2024
June
2024(p)
June 2023 to
June 2024(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH NECTA

Total nonfarm

2,844.3 2,806.6 2,824.5 2,864.2 19.9 0.7

Mining, logging, and construction

133.6 126.8 130.9 133.6 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing

185.4 180.8 180.1 181.1 -4.3 -2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

410.9 398.0 401.8 406.7 -4.2 -1.0

Information

81.8 78.5 77.5 78.2 -3.6 -4.4

Financial activities

187.1 182.7 182.3 187.0 -0.1 -0.1

Professional and business services

539.7 528.0 528.6 536.0 -3.7 -0.7

Education and health services

602.6 625.9 618.8 616.7 14.1 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

282.7 260.0 276.2 294.2 11.5 4.1

Other services

106.4 103.5 104.6 109.5 3.1 2.9

Government

314.1 322.4 323.7 321.2 7.1 2.3

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

1,940.6 1,920.3 1,928.8 1,957.1 16.5 0.9

Mining, logging, and construction

79.7 76.3 78.7 80.5 0.8 1.0

Manufacturing

78.2 76.3 76.1 76.3 -1.9 -2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

241.3 234.0 236.0 239.0 -2.3 -1.0

Information

65.5 62.6 61.7 62.4 -3.1 -4.7

Financial activities

156.6 153.1 152.6 156.9 0.3 0.2

Professional and business services

416.0 406.4 406.6 412.6 -3.4 -0.8

Education and health services

440.4 460.1 452.3 449.5 9.1 2.1

Leisure and hospitality

194.6 181.4 193.0 205.4 10.8 5.5

Other services

69.5 68.0 68.9 72.0 2.5 3.6

Government

198.8 202.1 202.9 202.5 3.7 1.9

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

79.8 77.2 78.2 78.9 -0.9 -1.1

Mining, logging, and construction

5.8 5.3 5.5 5.7 -0.1 -1.7

Manufacturing

5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 -0.2 -4.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

16.3 15.2 15.3 15.6 -0.7 -4.3

Information

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0

Financial activities

2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

7.1 6.8 6.8 6.9 -0.2 -2.8

Education and health services

16.7 16.5 16.6 16.6 -0.1 -0.6

Leisure and hospitality

6.7 6.3 6.6 6.9 0.2 3.0

Other services

4.9 4.8 4.9 5.1 0.2 4.1

Government

14.1 14.4 14.6 14.1 0.0 0.0

Framingham, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

173.3 169.5 170.5 173.6 0.3 0.2

Mining, logging, and construction

11.0 10.3 10.6 10.7 -0.3 -2.7

Manufacturing

19.5 19.0 19.0 19.1 -0.4 -2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28.8 27.6 27.9 28.4 -0.4 -1.4

Information

6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 -0.1 -1.6

Financial activities

5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

37.7 36.8 36.8 37.6 -0.1 -0.3

Education and health services

26.3 26.2 26.2 26.6 0.3 1.1

Leisure and hospitality

13.9 12.7 13.2 14.3 0.4 2.9

Other services

5.5 5.4 5.4 5.7 0.2 3.6

Government

19.0 19.9 19.9 19.7 0.7 3.7

Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

69.2 66.6 67.9 69.2 0.0 0.0

Mining, logging, and construction

5.4 5.2 5.3 5.4 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing

9.0 8.8 8.8 8.9 -0.1 -1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

13.7 13.1 13.4 13.6 -0.1 -0.7

Information

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0

Financial activities

1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 0.1 1.6

Education and health services

10.9 11.1 11.2 11.2 0.3 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

9.6 8.0 8.7 9.4 -0.2 -2.1

Other services

2.9 2.9 2.9 3.1 0.2 6.9

Government

9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0 -0.2 -2.2

Lawrence-Methuen Town-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

85.7 83.1 84.3 85.6 -0.1 -0.1

Mining, logging, and construction

4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 -0.1 -2.2

Manufacturing

8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 -0.1 -1.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

15.6 14.9 15.2 15.4 -0.2 -1.3

Information

0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 -0.1 -11.1

Financial activities

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 0.2 2.0

Education and health services

22.1 22.0 22.0 22.0 -0.1 -0.5

Leisure and hospitality

8.5 7.4 8.0 8.6 0.1 1.2

Other services

3.1 3.0 3.0 3.2 0.1 3.2

Government

9.6 9.5 9.6 9.7 0.1 1.0

Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

160.3 157.1 158.4 160.8 0.5 0.3

Mining, logging, and construction

10.2 9.4 9.8 10.0 -0.2 -2.0

Manufacturing

25.5 24.8 24.6 24.8 -0.7 -2.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24.8 24.1 24.5 24.8 0.0 0.0

Information

3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 -0.1 -3.3

Financial activities

4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 -0.1 -2.3

Professional and business services

24.7 24.3 24.1 24.3 -0.4 -1.6

Education and health services

24.5 25.3 25.6 25.7 1.2 4.9

Leisure and hospitality

13.5 12.0 12.6 13.3 -0.2 -1.5

Other services

4.8 4.6 4.7 4.9 0.1 2.1

Government

25.0 25.6 25.5 25.9 0.9 3.6

Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

46.2 45.8 46.4 47.2 1.0 2.2

Mining, logging, and construction

2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 -0.1 -4.3

Manufacturing

4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 -0.1 -2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

8.2 8.1 8.1 8.2 0.0 0.0

Information

0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 20.0

Financial activities

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 0.1 3.1

Education and health services

9.7 9.9 9.9 10.0 0.3 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

5.6 4.9 5.2 5.6 0.0 0.0

Other services

3.6 3.5 3.5 3.7 0.1 2.8

Government

6.9 7.4 7.6 7.5 0.6 8.7

Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

131.3 131.1 132.2 132.1 0.8 0.6

Mining, logging, and construction

6.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing

4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 -0.1 -2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

27.4 26.9 27.1 27.1 -0.3 -1.1

Information

2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 -0.1 -3.6

Financial activities

7.0 6.8 6.9 6.9 -0.1 -1.4

Professional and business services

16.8 16.6 16.9 16.7 -0.1 -0.6

Education and health services

19.1 20.5 20.5 20.4 1.3 6.8

Leisure and hospitality

13.0 11.6 12.2 13.0 0.0 0.0

Other services

5.5 5.1 5.1 5.3 -0.2 -3.6

Government

11.6 13.4 13.3 12.2 0.6 5.2

Peabody-Salem-Beverly, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

95.2 94.8 96.0 97.2 2.0 2.1

Mining, logging, and construction

4.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 -0.1 -2.5

Manufacturing

8.2 7.9 7.9 7.9 -0.3 -3.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

17.7 17.3 17.4 17.5 -0.2 -1.1

Information

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.0 0.0

Financial activities

3.7 3.4 3.4 3.5 -0.2 -5.4

Professional and business services

10.6 10.7 10.8 11.0 0.4 3.8

Education and health services

24.0 25.2 25.4 25.6 1.6 6.7

Leisure and hospitality

11.1 10.2 10.8 11.5 0.4 3.6

Other services

4.0 3.8 3.8 4.0 0.0 0.0

Government

10.8 11.5 11.6 11.2 0.4 3.7

Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division

Total nonfarm

62.7 61.1 61.8 62.5 -0.2 -0.3

Mining, logging, and construction

4.3 4.1 4.3 4.4 0.1 2.3

Manufacturing

5.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 -0.2 -4.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

17.1 16.8 16.9 17.1 0.0 0.0

Information

0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 -0.2 -28.6

Financial activities

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0

Professional and business services

7.2 6.8 6.8 6.9 -0.3 -4.2

Education and health services

8.9 9.1 9.1 9.1 0.2 2.2

Leisure and hospitality

6.2 5.5 5.9 6.2 0.0 0.0

Other services

2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 -0.1 -3.8

Government

9.1 9.5 9.6 9.4 0.3 3.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area Jun
2023
Apr
2024
May
2024
Jun
2024(p)
Jun 2023 to
Jun 2024(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

United States(1)

Total nonfarm

156,842 158,001 158,845 159,392 2,550 1.6

Mining and logging

647 633 632 638 -9 -1.4

Construction

8,195 8,112 8,266 8,427 232 2.8

Manufacturing

13,018 12,911 12,936 13,020 2 0.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,802 28,740 28,885 29,018 216 0.7

Information

3,063 2,996 3,002 3,033 -30 -1.0

Financial activities

9,246 9,174 9,202 9,277 31 0.3

Professional and business services

22,962 22,903 22,996 23,028 66 0.3

Education and health services

25,079 26,295 26,253 26,130 1,051 4.2

Leisure and hospitality

17,320 16,753 17,187 17,623 303 1.7

Other services

5,901 5,887 5,928 5,996 95 1.6

Government

22,609 23,597 23,558 23,202 593 2.6

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

3,060.5 3,076.3 3,083.3 3,097.5 37.0 1.2

Mining and logging

2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 0.1 5.0

Construction

144.6 147.2 147.4 147.0 2.4 1.7

Manufacturing

182.5 183.0 182.4 183.5 1.0 0.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

665.1 651.7 654.7 659.7 -5.4 -0.8

Information

105.9 94.6 97.4 96.9 -9.0 -8.5

Financial activities

204.5 209.1 208.1 209.5 5.0 2.4

Professional and business services

587.8 586.2 582.7 583.5 -4.3 -0.7

Education and health services

405.6 420.1 419.7 420.7 15.1 3.7

Leisure and hospitality

315.9 317.7 322.3 331.8 15.9 5.0

Other services

105.0 105.4 107.0 107.1 2.1 2.0

Government

341.6 359.2 359.5 355.7 14.1 4.1

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)

Total nonfarm

2,844.3 2,806.6 2,824.5 2,864.2 19.9 0.7

Mining, logging, and construction

133.6 126.8 130.9 133.6 0.0 0.0

Manufacturing

185.4 180.8 180.1 181.1 -4.3 -2.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

410.9 398.0 401.8 406.7 -4.2 -1.0

Information

81.8 78.5 77.5 78.2 -3.6 -4.4

Financial activities

187.1 182.7 182.3 187.0 -0.1 -0.1

Professional and business services

539.7 528.0 528.6 536.0 -3.7 -0.7

Education and health services

602.6 625.9 618.8 616.7 14.1 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

282.7 260.0 276.2 294.2 11.5 4.1

Other services

106.4 103.5 104.6 109.5 3.1 2.9

Government

314.1 322.4 323.7 321.2 7.1 2.3

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

Total nonfarm

4,847.1 4,761.4 4,799.0 4,848.3 1.2 0.0

Mining and logging

1.5 1.6 1.6 1.7 0.2 13.3

Construction

192.5 177.6 183.9 190.0 -2.5 -1.3

Manufacturing

413.9 421.2 418.9 422.9 9.0 2.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

974.6 956.5 960.1 969.2 -5.4 -0.6

Information

79.3 77.4 76.7 77.7 -1.6 -2.0

Financial activities

323.3 312.8 314.8 320.6 -2.7 -0.8

Professional and business services

859.3 810.9 818.0 827.9 -31.4 -3.7

Education and health services

758.4 781.9 782.5 773.3 14.9 2.0

Leisure and hospitality

494.1 470.2 483.4 501.1 7.0 1.4

Other services

199.9 200.4 202.1 204.6 4.7 2.4

Government

550.3 550.9 557.0 559.3 9.0 1.6

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

4,226.5 4,272.3 4,289.7 4,290.5 64.0 1.5

Mining, logging, and construction

247.9 251.1 252.4 260.1 12.2 4.9

Manufacturing

308.8 309.9 311.8 314.7 5.9 1.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

893.9 894.1 899.8 899.9 6.0 0.7

Information

92.9 90.7 90.5 90.6 -2.3 -2.5

Financial activities

369.2 369.6 371.6 372.7 3.5 0.9

Professional and business services

774.1 773.6 774.4 775.5 1.4 0.2

Education and health services

501.1 518.2 517.7 513.4 12.3 2.5

Leisure and hospitality

435.9 430.8 435.5 439.0 3.1 0.7

Other services

138.5 143.5 143.5 144.8 6.3 4.5

Government

464.2 490.8 492.5 479.8 15.6 3.4

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

Total nonfarm

3,382.9 3,436.5 3,454.4 3,460.9 78.0 2.3

Mining and logging

70.7 71.2 72.2 72.1 1.4 2.0

Construction

232.3 237.0 240.0 244.6 12.3 5.3

Manufacturing

235.1 236.6 238.1 238.3 3.2 1.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

686.5 684.6 687.4 687.6 1.1 0.2

Information

33.6 32.5 32.7 32.6 -1.0 -3.0

Financial activities

186.6 187.2 188.6 190.0 3.4 1.8

Professional and business services

557.1 561.0 561.4 563.1 6.0 1.1

Education and health services

445.3 468.7 468.1 467.3 22.0 4.9

Leisure and hospitality

367.0 362.2 368.5 369.2 2.2 0.6

Other services

126.9 132.7 133.9 137.4 10.5 8.3

Government

441.8 462.8 463.5 458.7 16.9 3.8

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,226.0 6,275.1 6,292.9 6,310.0 84.0 1.3

Mining and logging

2.0 1.9 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Construction

257.4 253.8 255.9 258.1 0.7 0.3

Manufacturing

476.7 468.6 467.9 469.9 -6.8 -1.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,078.1 1,077.6 1,079.3 1,087.1 9.0 0.8

Information

209.1 207.1 205.4 209.0 -0.1 0.0

Financial activities

315.3 311.7 313.6 315.0 -0.3 -0.1

Professional and business services

973.2 957.8 960.4 961.5 -11.7 -1.2

Education and health services

1,164.7 1,238.1 1,234.2 1,223.4 58.7 5.0

Leisure and hospitality

774.0 775.4 785.8 789.3 15.3 2.0

Other services

214.5 218.0 220.5 219.6 5.1 2.4

Government

761.0 765.1 767.9 775.1 14.1 1.9

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,873.7 2,968.6 2,968.1 2,946.4 72.7 2.5

Construction

151.3 159.2 160.5 162.1 10.8 7.1

Manufacturing

98.3 99.6 99.0 99.0 0.7 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

646.8 655.5 655.7 656.2 9.4 1.5

Information

55.9 55.2 54.4 54.5 -1.4 -2.5

Financial activities

216.9 215.8 214.8 217.4 0.5 0.2

Professional and business services

517.3 520.0 520.4 525.9 8.6 1.7

Education and health services

442.9 464.8 463.9 461.5 18.6 4.2

Leisure and hospitality

336.5 357.8 356.0 347.8 11.3 3.4

Other services

114.3 118.0 119.7 119.1 4.8 4.2

Government

292.7 321.8 322.8 302.0 9.3 3.2

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

Total nonfarm

10,204.9 10,151.5 10,232.1 10,325.7 120.8 1.2

Mining, logging, and construction

414.5 400.6 408.2 409.2 -5.3 -1.3

Manufacturing

352.0 345.6 347.7 349.3 -2.7 -0.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,688.1 1,653.1 1,660.8 1,674.9 -13.2 -0.8

Information

319.8 304.5 304.6 301.6 -18.2 -5.7

Financial activities

837.2 819.1 818.2 832.9 -4.3 -0.5

Professional and business services

1,688.5 1,636.6 1,645.0 1,673.5 -15.0 -0.9

Education and health services

2,190.8 2,327.9 2,340.4 2,324.9 134.1 6.1

Leisure and hospitality

981.9 930.4 968.7 1,006.4 24.5 2.5

Other services

412.9 412.6 415.0 418.1 5.2 1.3

Government

1,319.2 1,321.1 1,323.5 1,334.9 15.7 1.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Total nonfarm

3,085.9 3,102.1 3,123.5 3,147.0 61.1 2.0

Mining, logging, and construction

127.0 125.0 126.2 128.2 1.2 0.9

Manufacturing

182.5 181.0 181.5 182.9 0.4 0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

546.8 536.2 539.1 541.3 -5.5 -1.0

Information

54.1 52.4 53.0 53.3 -0.8 -1.5

Financial activities

230.9 229.8 231.0 233.3 2.4 1.0

Professional and business services

504.0 495.1 498.9 504.4 0.4 0.1

Education and health services

692.5 735.7 732.6 729.9 37.4 5.4

Leisure and hospitality

288.4 274.6 287.7 301.7 13.3 4.6

Other services

124.4 123.7 125.4 127.3 2.9 2.3

Government

335.3 348.6 348.1 344.7 9.4 2.8

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,367.8 2,456.5 2,452.3 2,416.8 49.0 2.1

Mining and logging

3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.4 11.8

Construction

171.3 171.5 170.5 170.6 -0.7 -0.4

Manufacturing

149.6 147.2 148.6 148.8 -0.8 -0.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

465.3 476.1 477.0 476.4 11.1 2.4

Information

43.0 40.8 40.7 40.8 -2.2 -5.1

Financial activities

211.8 210.0 211.3 212.5 0.7 0.3

Professional and business services

385.5 397.1 394.4 389.2 3.7 1.0

Education and health services

381.8 413.0 413.7 409.5 27.7 7.3

Leisure and hospitality

249.5 255.1 251.8 248.1 -1.4 -0.6

Other services

77.0 78.0 78.7 78.7 1.7 2.2

Government

229.6 263.9 261.8 238.4 8.8 3.8

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA

Total nonfarm

2,480.2 2,463.8 2,477.6 2,486.4 6.2 0.2

Mining and logging

0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0

Construction

125.3 119.6 122.0 123.6 -1.7 -1.4

Manufacturing

152.8 147.7 148.0 149.1 -3.7 -2.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

349.6 346.5 347.5 349.7 0.1 0.0

Information

145.7 133.5 131.8 133.9 -11.8 -8.1

Financial activities

138.1 134.3 135.7 136.4 -1.7 -1.2

Professional and business services

508.1 497.7 500.4 502.2 -5.9 -1.2

Education and health services

392.9 412.9 412.6 410.0 17.1 4.4

Leisure and hospitality

256.3 254.6 259.7 261.7 5.4 2.1

Other services

86.3 87.8 88.3 89.1 2.8 3.2

Government

324.7 328.8 331.2 330.3 5.6 1.7

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Total nonfarm

3,397.5 3,373.7 3,392.7 3,426.7 29.2 0.9

Mining, logging, and construction

165.0 160.0 160.9 163.6 -1.4 -0.8

Manufacturing

58.0 58.0 58.9 58.9 0.9 1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

405.2 399.6 401.6 406.0 0.8 0.2

Information

81.1 79.1 79.5 80.7 -0.4 -0.5

Financial activities

155.9 150.5 150.5 151.6 -4.3 -2.8

Professional and business services

823.3 809.5 815.5 826.1 2.8 0.3

Education and health services

453.0 467.1 464.2 461.8 8.8 1.9

Leisure and hospitality

338.7 320.2 327.7 339.3 0.6 0.2

Other services

195.7 196.2 199.1 200.9 5.2 2.7

Government

721.6 733.5 734.8 737.8 16.2 2.2

Footnotes
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published.
(p) Preliminary