Following three months of positive gains, the index maintained its high level with a slight 0.05 percent decrease in March.

1. 1-MonthPerformance
Highlightingthebestandworstshort-term performance,below isaone-month
analysisoftheindexpercentchangeforallnineU.S.regions,the20largeststates
andmetroareasbasedonU.S.population,andeightmajorindustrysectors.
12-MonthTrend
Callingoutthebestandworstlong-term trends,below isa12-Monthanalysisof
theindexpercentchangeforallnineU.S.regions,the20largeststatesandmetro
areasbasedonU.S.population,andeightmajorindustrysectors.
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industryemploymentactivity.
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+2.01%
BALTIMORE
+1.80%
WASHINGTON
+1.72%
ST.LOUIS
+2.24%
TENNESSEE
+2.00%
MISSOURI
+1.49%
VIRGINIA
+2.27%
EASTSOUTH
CENTRAL
-2.72%
TAMPABAY
-2.14%
RIVERSIDE,CA
-2.04%
SEATTLE
-1.86%
WASHINGTON
-1.36%
TEXAS
-1.22%
NORTHCAROLINA
-0.94%
PACIFIC
-1.45%
ATLANTA
-0.43%
NEWYORKCITY
-0.39%
WASHINGTON
-1.01%
GEORGIA
-0.86%
INDIANA
-0.45%
NEWJERSEY
-0.27%
MIDDLE
ATLANTIC
+1.08%
ST.LOUIS
+0.43%
CHICAGO
+0.28%
HOUSTON
+0.54%
MISSOURI
+0.51%
ILLINOIS
+0.36%
ARIZONA
+0.41%
WESTSOUTH
CENTRAL
+0.24%
3-MonthNationalTrend
Followingthreemonthsofpositivegains,
theindexmaintaineditshighlevelwitha
slight0.05percentdecreaseinMarch.
12-MONTHCHANGE
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-0.38%
OTHERSERVICES
(EXCEPTPUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION)
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+0.33%
LEISUREAND
HOSPITALITY
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
+1.57%
LEISUREAND
HOSPITALITY
BYINDUSTRYBYINDUSTRY
-1.16%
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