| 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 | ||||
| North Dakota | ||||||
| Bismarck | 171 | 53 | 1.80 | 0.9 | 50.8 | 49.9 |
| Fargo-Moorhead | 187 | 198 | 1.63 | 1.6 | 100.0 | 98.4 |
| Grand Forks | 247 | 265 | 0.63 | 0.3 | 48.0 | 47.7 |
| Ohio | ||||||
| Akron | 111 | 191 | 2.54 | 8.2 | 330.7 | 322.5 |
| Canton-Massillon | 112 | 244 | 2.54 | 4.6 | 185.8 | 181.2 |
| Lima | 120 | 89 | 2.43 | 1.9 | 80.2 | 78.3 |
| Cincinnati | 128 | 162 | 2.35 | 20.1 | 874.6 | 854.5 |
| Hamilton-Middletown | 147 | 27 | 2.14 | 2.7 | 128.9 | 126.2 |
| Toledo | 151 | 163 | 2.09 | 6.7 | 327.8 | 321.1 |
| Youngstown-Warren | 203 | 272 | 1.45 | 3.5 | 244.9 | 241.4 |
| Mansfield | 214 | 230 | 1.25 | 1.0 | 81.1 | 80.1 |
| Columbus | 217 | 99 | 1.15 | 9.7 | 852.4 | 842.7 |
| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria | 220 | 186 | 1.13 | 12.9 | 1,158.4 | 1,145.5 |
| Dayton-Springfield | 245 | 246 | 0.69 | 3.3 | 478.7 | 475.4 |
| Steubenville-Weirton | 257 | 271 | 0.40 | 0.2 | 49.9 | 49.7 |
| Oklahoma | ||||||
| Oklahoma City | 119 | 60 | 2.45 | 12.8 | 534.7 | 521.9 |
| Lawton | 169 | 241 | 1.85 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 37.8 |
| Tulsa | 225 | 196 | 1.08 | 4.2 | 392.8 | 388.6 |
| Enid | 285 | 248 | -0.82 | -0.2 | 24.1 | 24.3 |
| Oregon | ||||||
| Medford | 18 | 224 | 4.55 | 3.1 | 71.3 | 68.2 |
| Portland-Vancouver | 80 | 237 | 3.07 | 28.5 | 956.6 | 928.1 |
| Eugene-Springfield | 155 | 210 | 2.02 | 2.8 | 141.7 | 138.9 |
| Salem | 215 | 193 | 1.20 | 1.6 | 134.4 | 132.8 |
| Pennsylvania | ||||||
| State College | 38 | 266 | 3.81 | 2.6 | 70.8 | 68.2 |
| Altoona | 141 | 108 | 2.21 | 1.3 | 60.1 | 58.8 |
| Lancaster | 161 | 126 | 1.99 | 4.3 | 220.6 | 216.3 |
| Philadelphia PMSA | 162 | 152 | 1.99 | 46.1 | 2,368.2 | 2,322.1 |
| Reading | 183 | 251 | 1.70 | 2.8 | 167.6 | 164.8 |
| Philadelphia City | 208 | 232 | 1.39 | 9.4 | 686.5 | 677.1 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | 210 | 169 | 1.32 | 3.6 | 276.4 | 272.8 |
| Williamsport | 221 | 131 | 1.12 | 0.6 | 54.1 | 53.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 223 | 185 | 1.10 | 11.9 | 1,093.1 | 1,081.2 |
| Sharon | 229 | 144 | 1.02 | 0.5 | 49.7 | 49.2 |
| Johnstown | 235 | 176 | 0.92 | 0.8 | 87.6 | 86.8 |
| Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton | 237 | 240 | 0.88 | 2.4 | 275.5 | 273.1 |
| Erie | 241 | 101 | 0.83 | 1.1 | 132.9 | 131.8 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle | 260 | 215 | 0.37 | 1.3 | 355.1 | 353.8 |
| York | 268 | 133 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 166.2 | 166.1 |
| Puerto Rico | ||||||
| Caguas | 143 | 209 | 2.20 | 1.5 | 69.8 | 68.3 |
| Ponce | 263 | 157 | 0.26 | 0.2 | 77.1 | 76.9 |
| San Juan-Bayamon | 276 | 187 | -0.18 | -1.1 | 621.8 | 622.9 |
| Mayaguez | 290 | 267 | -6.00 | -4.2 | 65.8 | 70.0 |