98 US Cities Lost Jobs Over Last 12 Months

Ninety-eight of the nation’s 100 largest cities lost jobs between June of 2008 and June 2009, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The top three were Los Angeles (259,100 jobs lost), New York City (226,900), and Chicago (207,600). Three more cities lost more than 100,000 jobs; Detroit, Phoenix and Atlanta.

The only two exceptions in the top 100 were Baton Rouge, Louisiana and McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, which each added a few hundred jobs over the 12-month period.

The 100 major labor markets lost 3.5 million jobs overall.