U.S. employment in metro and nonmetro areas, 2007–22

Line graph with 2 lines and 16 points per line.

Percent of 2007 employment (2007=100)

Scale Marker 1, line at 100. Scale marker text: Scale marker
Line 1, Metro index (2007=100).
Point 1, 2007 is 100.
Point 2, 2008 is 99.9.
Point 3, 2009 is 96.3.
Point 4, 2010 is 96.5.
Point 5, 2011 is 97.5.
Point 6, 2012 is 98.9.
Point 7, 2013 is 100.
Point 8, 2014 is 101.9.
Point 9, 2015 is 103.6.
Point 10, 2016 is 105.5.
Point 11, 2017 is 107.6.
Point 12, 2018 is 109.1.
Point 13, 2019 is 110.7.
Point 14, 2020 is 103.9.
Point 15, 2021 is 107.7.
Point 16, 2022 is 111.6.
Line 2, Nonmetro index (2007=100).
Point 1, 2007 is 100.
Point 2, 2008 is 99.3.
Point 3, 2009 is 95.7.
Point 4, 2010 is 93.3.
Point 5, 2011 is 93.8.
Point 6, 2012 is 94.
Point 7, 2013 is 93.8.
Point 8, 2014 is 94.4.
Point 9, 2015 is 94.8.
Point 10, 2016 is 95.1.
Point 11, 2017 is 95.9.
Point 12, 2018 is 96.5.
Point 13, 2019 is 97.
Point 14, 2020 is 92.5.
Point 15, 2021 is 94.5.
Point 16, 2022 is 96.

Metro employed (number).
Point 1, 2007 is 124174059.
Point 2, 2008 is 124021980.
Point 3, 2009 is 119522964.
Point 4, 2010 is 119812815.
Point 5, 2011 is 121016227.
Point 6, 2012 is 122802303.
Point 7, 2013 is 124232513.
Point 8, 2014 is 126504070.
Point 9, 2015 is 128665676.
Point 10, 2016 is 130985797.
Point 11, 2017 is 133624275.
Point 12, 2018 is 135489387.
Point 13, 2019 is 137445428.
Point 14, 2020 is 129045141.
Point 15, 2021 is 133710529.
Point 16, 2022 is 138621877.

Nonmetro employed (number).
Point 1, 2007 is 20982211.
Point 2, 2008 is 20838528.
Point 3, 2009 is 20071886.
Point 4, 2010 is 19581141.
Point 5, 2011 is 19672736.
Point 6, 2012 is 19725037.
Point 7, 2013 is 19672635.
Point 8, 2014 is 19814999.
Point 9, 2015 is 19889357.
Point 10, 2016 is 19963688.
Point 11, 2017 is 20120024.
Point 12, 2018 is 20238250.
Point 13, 2019 is 20360580.
Point 14, 2020 is 19408326.
Point 15, 2021 is 19834594.
Point 16, 2022 is 20145272.

Note: Employment is based on annual average total employment by county, summarized by metro and nonmetro status based on the 2013 definition of metropolitan counties, as determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (April 21, 2023 release).