Chart 1. The title is "New York City MSA Job Losses Have Been More Severe Than Those of the Region or the Nation." A line chart showing year-over-year employment changes from first-quarter 2001 through first-quarter 2002. The nation's employment change dropped from 1 percent to minus 1 percent over the period. The Region's employment change dropped from about 1.5 percent to about minus 0.25 percent. The New York metropolitan statistical area's change dropped from close to 2 percent to minus 3 percent.