EROS by the Numbers .......


May 1, 2010
Total:  873 (- 79)


The Book Ends

1.  New York  124  (- 7)
2.  Los Angeles  87  (- 18)


Top 5 Areas

Miami  58  (0)
Boston  53  (- 7)
Chicago  45  (- 8)
San Francisco  44  (- 2)
New Jersey  41  (+ 2)


Top 5 Areas with the Biggest Leap

Houston  31  (+ 5)
Carolinas  21  (+ 4)
Tampa/Orlando  40  (+4)
Louisville  22  (+ 4)
Portland  9    (+ 4)


Top 5 Areas with the Most Losses

Philadelphia  20  (- 18)
Los Angeles  87  (-18)
Washington DC  28  (- 15)
Chicago  45  (-8)
Las Vegas  27  (- 8)


269 | Northeast |   - 48    

          53 Boston   - 7    
          124 New York   - 7    
          41 New Jersey   + 2    
          20 Philadelphia   - 18    
          28 Washington DC   - 15    
          3 Pittsburgh   - 3    


146 | Southeast | - 1    

          6 Virginia   - 5    
          21 Carolinas   + 4    
          20 Atlanta   - 3    
          1 North Florida   - 1    
          40 Tampa/Orlando   + 4    
          58 Miami   0    


125 | Mid-west | - 1    

          45 Chicago   - 8    
          13 Minnesota   0    
          3 Wisconsin   - 1    
          14 Michigan   + 3    
          17 Ohio   + 2    
          5 Indiana   + 3    
          2 Kansas City   - 4    
          4 St. Louis   0    
          22 Louisville   + 4    


93 | The South | 0    

          11 Memphis   + 1    
          0 Nashville   0    
          16 Dallas   - 4    
          31 Houston   + 5    
          22 Austin/San Antonio   - 1    
          13 New Orleans   - 1    


66 | The Rockies | - 8    

          5 Albuquerque   0    
          5 Utah   - 2    
          9 Colorado   + 1    
          27 Las Vegas   - 8    
          2 Reno/Tahoe   0    
          18 Arizona   + 1    


62 | Northwest | - 4    

          9 Seattle   - 6    
          9 Portland   + 4    
          44 San Francisco   - 2    


112 | Southwest | - 17    

          87 Los Angeles   - 18    
          25 San Diego   + 1    

So, wonder what's going on with Nashville?  Hasn't been in the double digits since March 13, and it's the second week in a row with 0 providers.  For the month of April, the city averaged just 1.25 providers.  Are LE bored and making it difficult?  I suspect so.  Plus, I wonder if the clientele base is somewhat iffy.

The numbers, overall, took quite a dive this week--down 79 providers.  However, the lowest number, so far, occurred on December 26 when there were just 802 providers on EROS.

From August to December of 2009, the average total number of providers was 915.6.

Pittsburgh has seen a similar drop in average number of providers.  For April, the city averaged just 4 providers.