Nonfarm employment rises 9.4 percent in Ocean City, New Jersey, over the year ending September 2019

Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 56 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in the remaining 333 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Ocean City, New Jersey (+9.4 percent), Ithaca, New York (+6.5 percent), and Wilmington, North Carolina (+6.4 percent).

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Chart Data Change in nonfarm employment by metropolitan area, September 2018 to September 2019, by ten largest percent gains and losses Metropolitan area Percent change Employment change Ocean City, NJ 9.4% 4,500 Ithaca, NY 6.5 4,200 Wilmington, NC 6.4 8,000 Reno, NV 5.4 13,300 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 4.8 8,300 Ogden-Clearfield, UT 4.3 11,400 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 4.1 10,900 Kennewick-Richland, WA 4 4,700 Bend-Redmond, OR 3.9 3,300 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 3.8 3,100 Muncie, IN -1.3 -700 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA -1.3 -2,800 Grand Island, NE -1.4 -600 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA -1.4 -2,500 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH -1.5 -600 Enid, OK -1.6 -400 Bay City, MI -1.7 -600 Panama City, FL -2.3 -2,000 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN -2.6 -2,800 Houma-Thibodaux, LA -2.8 -2,400

The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana (−2.8 percent), Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana (−2.6 percent), and Panama City, Florida (−2.3 percent).

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 — September 2019." Also see the Charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.