Table 6
Raw job growth, metro and non-metro areas
| Levels (millions) | Changes in levels (percent) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2007 | 2010 | 2016 | 2016-2000 | 2010-2007 | 2016-2010 | |
| Metro & non-metro counties | |||||||
| Overall | 126.1 | 132.4 | 125.3 | 137.8 | 9.3 | -5.4 | 10 |
| Private sector | 106.5 | 111.1 | 103.5 | 116.5 | 9.4 | -6.8 | 12.6 |
| Public sector | 19.6 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 8.7 | 2.1 | -2 |
| Federal government | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -3.4 | 7.5 | -6.3 |
| State government | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1.2 | -1.6 |
| Local government | 11.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| Metro counties | |||||||
| Overall | 102.5 | 108.1 | 102.6 | 113.7 | 10.9 | -5.2 | 10.9 |
| Private sector | 87.1 | 91.4 | 85.5 | 96.9 | 11.2 | -6.5 | 13.4 |
| Public sector | 15.4 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 9.7 | 2.4 | -1.6 |
| Federal government | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -2.5 | 7.4 | -5.6 |
| State government | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 1.7 | -0.8 |
| Local government | 8.8 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 17.3 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
| Non-metro counties | |||||||
| Overall | 23.6 | 24.2 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 2.2 | -6.3 | 6.2 |
| Private sector | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 1.5 | -8 | 8.7 |
| Public sector | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | -3.6 |
| Federal government | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -9 | 7.7 | -10.2 |
| State government | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -0.9 | -5.1 |
| Local government | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 13 | 0.8 | -3.5 |
Note: Because data after 2016q2 is not available, data for any given year is the mean of the first two quarters of that year and the last two quarters of the prior year (e.g., data for 2016 is actually 2015q3-2016q2).
Source: EPI analysis of Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
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