Growth has slowed everywhere but collapsed most dramatically in very blue metro areas

Change in employment before and after January 2025

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Note: Percent change in seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment, summed across metros in each group: May 2023 to Jan. 2025 vs. Feb. 2025 to Sept. 2026. Recent months are preliminary and subject to revision. Excludes Alaska.

Source: BLS SAE and Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.