In October 2023, we updated the United States Geography to reflect the latest structure as defined by the US Office of Management and Budget. This latest revision was introduced in the US in 2020.



Summary of changes


Geographic Level

2020-2023 Update

Prior Levels

Country

1

1

Regions

10

10

States

52

51

Metro Areas

939

929

Counties

3212

3134

Cities

28818

28818


  • At the States Level, Puerto Rico was added to the structure.

    • Note that Puerto Rico is the only US Territory introduced to TN. 

  • 44 new MSAs were added.

  • 8 Counties were removed and 78 Counties were added.

  • Cities remain the same.



Counties Summary of changes


Counties

Definition

Number

Counties which remain the same

No changes

2858

Counties with changes

County delineation has changed to include or exclude cities/towns/villages

276

New Counties

Mainly in Puerto Rico

78

Counties removed

Were replaced with New Counties, mainly in Alaska

8

Metro Areas Summary of changes


Metro Areas

Definition

Number

Metro Areas which remain the same

No changes

349

Metro Areas with changes

Metro Area delineation has changed to include or exclude cities/towns/villages

546

New Metro Areas

The old Metro has been renamed with new delianations and new PR Metros were added

44

Metro Areas removed

Were replaced with New Metro Areas

20



How will this change affect my saved searches or projects? 

  • We have ensured that all existing searches and projects have been modified to reflect the new US Geography.  You do not need to modify or change the search criteria for anything you have saved.


When looking at job demand over time, will there be a break in the series where Metro Areas have changed?

  • There will not be a break in the data series. We have reprocessed our historical data and trends to ensure all of our data reflects the new US Geography.