BLS – “Employment in large metropolitan areas – From February 2013 to February 2014, nonfarm employment rose in 33 of the 38 metropolitan areas with annual average employment levels above 750,000 in 2013, decreased in 4 areas, and was unchanged in Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas.

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In February 2014, the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (+4.4 percent), followed by Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas (+3.9 percent), and Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida (+3.6 percent). The largest over-the-year percentage decreases in employment occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (−0.5 percent), Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia-North Carolina. (−0.3 percent), and Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan (−0.2 percent). These metropolitan area data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary and subject to revision. To learn more, see “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — February 2014” (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL‑14‑0565.”