This document shows percentage changes in employment levels in various US cities and regions over different time periods. Atlanta saw employment growth of +1.11% while Riverside, CA saw a decline of -2.16%. On a national level, the 3-month trend shows slowing employment growth with January seeing the strongest one-month gains since April 2014, although the 3-month growth rate remains negative at -0.19%.

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+1.11%
ATLANTA
+0.90%
BALTIMORE
+0.79%
MINNEAPOLIS
+3.20%
INDIANA
+0.89%
GEORGIA
+0.73%
MARYLAND
+0.41%
EASTSOUTH
CENTRAL
-2.16%
RIVERSIDE,CA
-1.87%
BOSTON
-1.58%
NEWYORKCITY
-1.64%
MASSACHUSETTS
-1.58%
NEWJERSEY
-1.39%
TENNESSEE
-1.19%
MOUNTAIN
-1.31%
MINNEAPOLIS
-0.58%
PHILADELPHIA
-0.56%
HOUSTON
-0.26%
ARIZONA
-0.25%
ILLINOIS
-0.22%
MARYLAND
-0.42%
WESTNORTH
CENTRAL
+0.69%
DALLAS
+0.46%
ATLANTA
+0.38%
BALTIMORE
+2.96%
INDIANA
+0.63%
GEORGIA
+0.42%
TENNESSEE
+0.29%
EASTNORTH
CENTRAL
-0.19%
3-MonthNationalTrend
FFollowingseveralmonthsofslowing
employmentgrowth,Januaryrepresents
thestrongestone-monthgainsincethe
nationalindexpeakinApril2014.
Thoughthethree-monthgrowthrate
remainsbelow zero,at-0.19percent,
thenationalindexlevelindicatessmall
businessescontinuetoexpand.businessescontinuetoexpand.
100.65-0.38%
12-MONTHCHANGE