| 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 | ||||
| Connecticut | ||||||
| Waterbury | 156 | 263 | 2.00 | 1.7 | 86.5 | 84.8 |
| Stamford-Norwalk | 175 | 165 | 1.76 | 3.6 | 208.3 | 204.7 |
| Danbury | 198 | 234 | 1.49 | 1.3 | 88.4 | 87.1 |
| London-Norwich | 211 | 179 | 1.31 | 1.8 | 138.7 | 136.9 |
| Bridgeport | 239 | 274 | 0.87 | 1.6 | 185.6 | 184.0 |
| Hartford | 256 | 160 | 0.43 | 2.6 | 609.1 | 606.5 |
| New Haven-Meriden | 261 | 159 | 0.31 | 0.8 | 256.6 | 255.8 |
| Delaware | ||||||
| Dover | 97 | 10 | 2.79 | 1.5 | 55.3 | 53.8 |
| Wilmington-Newark | 123 | 66 | 2.40 | 7.5 | 320.1 | 312.6 |
| District of Columbia | ||||||
| Washington MSA | 67 | 73 | 3.20 | 82.2 | 2,648.3 | 2,566.1 |
| Florida | ||||||
| Orlando | 3 | 21 | 5.80 | 50.0 | 911.9 | 861.9 |
| Sarasota-Bradenton | 5 | 7 | 5.55 | 14.5 | 275.6 | 261.1 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | 26 | 71 | 4.29 | 49.1 | 1,193.1 | 1,144.0 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton | 29 | 91 | 4.02 | 19.0 | 491.7 | 472.7 |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay | 40 | 158 | 3.73 | 6.8 | 189.2 | 182.4 |
| Pensacola | 45 | 184 | 3.64 | 5.6 | 159.4 | 153.8 |
| Fort Myers-Cape Coral | 63 | 48 | 3.24 | 5.3 | 169.1 | 163.8 |
| Jacksonville | 74 | 153 | 3.10 | 16.5 | 548.3 | 531.8 |
| Gainesville | 79 | 80 | 3.07 | 3.6 | 120.8 | 117.2 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | 83 | 118 | 3.02 | 5.4 | 184.4 | 179.0 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 90 | 103 | 2.93 | 19.2 | 675.2 | 656.0 |
| Tallahassee | 99 | 93 | 2.76 | 4.3 | 160.0 | 155.7 |
| Daytona Beach | 106 | 211 | 2.68 | 4.2 | 160.9 | 156.7 |
| Miami | 150 | 188 | 2.09 | 20.6 | 1,005.2 | 984.6 |
| Georgia | ||||||
| Atlanta | 16 | 25 | 4.78 | 99.7 | 2,186.3 | 2,086.6 |
| Augusta-Aikens | 48 | 136 | 3.57 | 7.0 | 203.3 | 196.3 |
| Columbus | 72 | 170 | 3.11 | 3.7 | 122.7 | 119.0 |
| Savannah | 124 | 173 | 2.39 | 3.2 | 137.1 | 133.9 |
| Macon | 178 | 141 | 1.74 | 2.6 | 151.9 | 149.3 |
| Albany | 181 | 279 | 1.72 | 1.0 | 59.2 | 58.2 |
| Athens | 234 | 275 | 0.95 | 0.7 | 74.0 | 73.3 |
| Hawaii | ||||||
| Honolulu | 202 | 281 | 1.46 | 5.8 | 402.5 | 396.7 |
| Idaho | ||||||
| Boise City | 7 | 59 | 5.37 | 10.9 | 214.0 | 203.1 |