| Metropolitan Areas by States Total Nonagricultural Job Growth: Feb. 2000 over Feb. 1999 |
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| State/Metropolitan Area | Rank Feb. 2000 | Rank Feb. 1999 | Percent Change | Thousands of Jobs | ||
| Job Growth | Feb. 2000 | Feb. 1999 | ||||
| Alabama | ||||||
| Huntsville | 73 | 139 | 3.11 | 5.5 | 182.5 | 177.0 |
| Montgomery | 78 | 102 | 3.08 | 5.0 | 167.4 | 162.4 |
| Birmingham | 82 | 174 | 3.02 | 14.3 | 488.1 | 473.8 |
| Tuscaloosa | 182 | 63 | 1.71 | 1.4 | 83.5 | 82.1 |
| Mobile | 226 | 156 | 1.07 | 2.4 | 227.3 | 224.9 |
| Alaska | ||||||
| Anchorage | 103 | 192 | 2.71 | 3.4 | 128.7 | 125.3 |
| Arizona | ||||||
| Tucson | 1 | 150 | 6.27 | 20.7 | 351.0 | 330.3 |
| Phoenix-Mesa | 20 | 15 | 4.48 | 67.3 | 1,569.9 | 1,502.6 |
| Arkansas | ||||||
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | 21 | 41 | 4.47 | 6.4 | 149.6 | 143.2 |
| Fort Smith | 52 | 143 | 3.48 | 3.4 | 101.1 | 97.7 |
| Pine Bluff | 185 | 171 | 1.66 | 0.6 | 36.8 | 36.2 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock | 219 | 177 | 1.13 | 3.5 | 312.4 | 308.9 |
| California | ||||||
| Riverside-San Bernardino | 6 | 6 | 5.49 | 50.0 | 961.0 | 911.0 |
| Salinas | 17 | 32 | 4.76 | 5.8 | 127.6 | 121.8 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa | 23 | 5 | 4.35 | 6.9 | 165.6 | 158.7 |
| Fresno | 28 | 77 | 4.12 | 11.4 | 288.0 | 276.6 |
| Ventura | 30 | 31 | 3.94 | 10.1 | 266.2 | 256.1 |
| Stockton-Lodi | 35 | 69 | 3.86 | 6.6 | 177.8 | 171.2 |
| Sacramento | 36 | 4 | 3.85 | 25.8 | 696.8 | 671.0 |
| Modesto | 37 | 30 | 3.83 | 5.2 | 140.8 | 135.6 |
| Santa Rosa | 57 | 24 | 3.37 | 5.9 | 180.8 | 174.9 |
| Bakersfield | 60 | 167 | 3.26 | 6.0 | 189.9 | 183.9 |
| Orange County | 64 | 36 | 3.23 | 42.7 | 1,364.7 | 1,322.0 |
| San Diego | 75 | 22 | 3.10 | 34.9 | 1,161.7 | 1,126.8 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc | 84 | 106 | 3.02 | 4.7 | 160.5 | 155.8 |
| San Francisco | 102 | 61 | 2.72 | 27.8 | 1,051.5 | 1,023.7 |
| Oakland | 105 | 70 | 2.69 | 26.5 | 1,012.3 | 985.8 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach | 139 | 189 | 2.27 | 89.8 | 4,046.2 | 3,956.4 |
| San Jose | 149 | 227 | 2.09 | 20.0 | 974.9 | 954.9 |
| Colorado | ||||||
| Denver | 44 | 38 | 3.68 | 40.9 | 1,151.7 | 1,110.8 |
| Colorado Springs | 49 | 47 | 3.55 | 8.1 | 236.0 | 227.9 |
| Boulder-Longmont | 54 | 29 | 3.46 | 5.8 | 173.3 | 167.5 |