Metropolitan Areas by States

Total Nonagricultural Job Growth: Feb. 2000 over Feb. 1999

State/Metropolitan Area Rank Feb. 2000 Rank Feb. 1999Percent Change Thousands of Jobs
Job Growth Feb. 2000 Feb. 1999
Utah
Salt Lake City-Ogden 109 128 2.59 17.8 706.3 688.5
Provo-Orem 110 49 2.57 3.7 147.4 143.7
Vermont
Burlington 55 109 3.43 3.5 105.5 102.0
Barre-Montepelier 94 11 2.83 0.9 32.7 31.8
Virginia
Bristol 11 197 5.08 1.9 39.3 37.4
Northern Virginia 22 26 4.38 46.0 1,096.7 1,050.7
Charlottesville 76 97 3.09 2.6 86.7 84.1
Lynchburg 98 55 2.78 2.8 103.4 100.6
Richmond-Petersburg 114 120 2.52 13.6 552.9 539.3
Danville 176 213 1.75 0.8 46.5 45.7
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News 191 129 1.55 10.5 686.2 675.7
Roanoke 212 245 1.27 1.8 143.2 141.4
Washington
Tacoma 93 142 2.86 6.7 240.8 234.1
Spokane 173 221 1.78 3.3 189.0 185.7
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 186 84 1.65 22.5 1,382.8 1,360.3
West Virginia
Huntington-Ashland 96 255 2.82 3.4 124.0 120.6
Charleston 236 123 0.91 1.2 133.4 132.2
Wheeling 262 203 0.31 0.2 65.5 65.3
Parkersburg-Marietta 266 214 0.15 0.1 68.4 68.3
Wisconsin
Green Bay 4 16 5.79 8.1 148.1 140.0
Wausau 19 46 4.50 3.0 69.6 66.6
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah 31 104 3.93 7.7 203.6 195.9
Eau Claire 39 52 3.76 2.8 77.3 74.5
Sheboygan 68 111 3.19 1.9 61.5 59.6
Madison 70 137 3.12 8.6 283.9 275.3
Kenosha 86 132 2.97 1.6 55.4 53.8
Milwaukee-Waukesha 148 172 2.10 17.7 862.0 844.3
Racine 274 269 -0.12 -0.1 79.9 80.0
La Crosse 275 216 -0.14 -0.1 70.1 70.2
Janesville-Beloit 281 262 -0.58 -0.4 68.9 69.3
Wyoming
Casper 279 64 -0.33 -0.1 30.4 30.5