U.S. wage and salary employment (number of jobs), metro and nonmetro areas, 2007-17

Percent change since 2007

Line Bar combo chart with 11 groups and 2 lines.

Group 1, 2007.
Line 1, Nonmetro 0.
Line 2, Metro 0.
Group 2, 2008.
Line 1, Nonmetro -0.5.
Line 2, Metro -0.4.
Group 3, 2009.
Line 1, Nonmetro -4.9.
Line 2, Metro -4.8.
Group 4, 2010.
Line 1, Nonmetro -5.5.
Line 2, Metro -5.4.
Group 5, 2011.
Line 1, Nonmetro -4.9.
Line 2, Metro -4.3.
Group 6, 2012.
Line 1, Nonmetro -4.
Line 2, Metro -2.3.
Group 7, 2013.
Line 1, Nonmetro -3.5.
Line 2, Metro -0.5.
Group 8, 2014.
Line 1, Nonmetro -2.6.
Line 2, Metro 1.6.
Group 9, 2015.
Line 1, Nonmetro -2.1.
Line 2, Metro 3.9.
Group 10, 2016.
Line 1, Nonmetro -2.2.
Line 2, Metro 5.7.
Group 11, 2017.
Line 1, Nonmetro -2.
Line 2, Metro 7.2.

Note: All years reflect the Office of Management and Budget's April 2018 metropolitan area delineations, which are a minor revision of the 2013 metro area delineations. Shaded area indicates recession period. Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Series MAINC4.