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Largest CSAs and Uncombined MSAs by Non Farm Job Growth Jan 2014-Jan 2015 Los Angeles +204,900
New York +198,600
San Francisco +151,800
Dallas +141,000
Atlanta +111,200
Houston +106,600
Miami +97,000
Boston +69,300
Chicago +68,200
Seattle +68,100
Washington DC +67,400
Denver +60,100
Phoenix +53,800
Philadelphia +52,800
Detroit +52,500
Orlando +50,300
Salt Lake City +40,700
San Diego +40,400
Portland +38,700
Kansas City +33,600
Charlotte +33,300
Tampa +32,900
Minneapolis +32,000
San Antonio +31,600
Indianapolis +30,600
Columbus +30,400
Las Vegas +30,000
Austin +27,700
Sacramento +26,000
Raleigh +25,500
Cincinnati +21,100
Cleveland +17,800
St Louis +11,800
Pittsburgh +9,600
Milwaukee +7,600
Largest CSAs and Uncombined MSAs by Non Farm Job Growth Jan 2014-Jan 2015 Los Angeles +204,900
New York +198,600
San Francisco +151,800
Dallas +141,000
Atlanta +111,200
Houston +106,600
Miami +97,000
Boston +69,300
Chicago +68,200
Seattle +68,100
Washington DC +67,400
Denver +60,100
Phoenix +53,800
Philadelphia +52,800
Detroit +52,500
Orlando +50,300
Salt Lake City +40,700
San Diego +40,400
Portland +38,700
Kansas City +33,600
Charlotte +33,300
Tampa +32,900
Minneapolis +32,000
San Antonio +31,600
Indianapolis +30,600
Columbus +30,400
Las Vegas +30,000
Austin +27,700
Sacramento +26,000
Raleigh +25,500
Cincinnati +21,100
Cleveland +17,800
St Louis +11,800
Pittsburgh +9,600
Milwaukee +7,600
Good news--I believe part of it is that LA is a huge metropolitan area that was coming off a much higher than average unemployment rate for a major metro which it is now trying to pull down. Good news overall though.
It's very encouraging to see some slower growth areas start to reach more of an advanced stage of recovery. The fact that all US major/mid-sized metros are starting to see respectable job growth means that the national economy is definitely on strong footing.
Good news--I believe part of it is that LA is a huge metropolitan area that was coming off a much higher than average unemployment rate for a major metro which it is now trying to pull down. Good news overall though.
Yep. It's because a lot of the freelance entertainment folks are categorized as "unemployed" between gigs and CA pays them for the days they claim "off." It's because of the entertainment industry being outsourced to other regions with higher tax incentives.
However, Silicon Beach is thriving which is why LA is posting such great numbers.
That's because he used the CSA for SLC. The SLC MSA area by itself added 18.5k jobs which is still a pretty good 2.9% growth rate. But the Provo MSA area, half the population of SLC, added 13k jobs which is a 6.3% growth rate. Ogden added another 9,700 which is a 4.3% growth rate.
Other areas I think are worth mentioning:
Nashville +29,100
Louisville +26,700
Oklahoma City +15,000
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