Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) News Release — 2020-09-02

(NOTE: On September 11, 2020, BLS corrected errors in estimates for not seasonally adjusted all employees in state government educational services, state government, government, service-providing, and total nonfarm for California and many of its metropolitan areas. Seasonally adjusted estimates for all employees and 3-month average change were corrected at aggregate levels. Tables 3 and 4 in this news release were corrected. In addition, estimates in the LABSTAT database for April, May, June, and July 2020 were corrected. BLS also corrected other supplemental materials as listed at www.bls.gov/bls/errata/sae_errata.htm.) Unemployment rates were higher in July than a year earlier in all 389 metropolitan areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of seven areas had jobless rates of less than 5.0 percent and four areas had rates of at least 20.0 percent. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased over the year in 272 metropolitan areas, increased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 116 areas.