| 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 | ||||
| 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 |