APRIL 2014-APRIL 2015 Los Angeles continues to lead job growth, followed by SF and NY (state, better)

[18Montclair]

April 2014-April 2015 Jobs Added by
CSA or uncombined MSA

Los Angeles +215,900

San Francisco +151,800

New York +151,000

Dallas +126,300

Atlanta +89,600

Miami +88,400

Washington DC +87,800

Seattle +78,300

Houston +69,100

Chicago +61,400

Detroit +58,000

Boston +55,500

Orlando +53,300

Phoenix+51,300

Denver +49,400

San Diego +40,900

Portland +40,500

Salt Lake City +39,000

Charlotte +35,800

Philadelphia +34,400

Minneapolis +34,300

Indianapolis +30,600

San Antonio +30,400

Austin +29,500

Las Vegas +27,500

Nashville +23,800

Sacramento +22,000

Cincinnati +20,000

Raleigh +16,900

Jacksonville +16,500

Kansas City +16,300

Greensboro +16,100

Columbus +15,200

Cleveland +15,000

Pittsburgh +14,800

Milwaukee +11,000

Virginia Beach +3,700

St Louis +2,000

All MSAs here:
Table 3. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by state and metropolitan area

[westhou]

Good for Detroit. Wish New Orleans was on the list.

[TommyCarcetti]

If you're using a CSA please indicate that on the list. Baltimore added over 20,000.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by TommyCarcetti

If you're using a CSA please indicate that on the list. Baltimore added over 20,000.

I indicated that in the first post and Baltimore is added into DC's total.

[Lets Eat Candy]

I'm just happy I have a job. I don't know about the rest of y'all.

[18Montclair]

Here are the 50 States and DC and the annual percent growth.

California +474,900 +3.1%
Texas +304,200 +2.6%
Florida +286,700 +3.7%
New York +127,800 +1.4%
Georgia +118,500 +2.9%
Washington +111,400 +3.7%
North Carolina +107,400 +2.6%
Michigan +100,100 +2.4%
Pennsylvania +66,900 +1.2%
Ohio +66,700 +1.3%
Arizona +60,600 +2.4%
Colorado +60,500 +2.5%
Massachusetts +59,600 +1.8%
Indiana +59,300 +2.0%
Oregon +57,300 +3.4%
Utah +52,500 +4.0%
Minnesota +45,900 +1.6%
Illinois +54,900 +0.9%
South Carolina +54,800 +2.8%
Tennessee +49,500 +1.8%
Wisconsin +46,600 +1.7%
Maryland +44,200 +1.7%
Nevada +41,200 +3.4%
New Jersey +38,800 +1.0%
Kentucky +35,400 +1.9%
Virginia +33,600 +0.9%
Alabama +27,800 +1.4%
Arkansas +25,600 +2.2%
Iowa +24,700 +1.6%
Oklahoma +22,600 +1.4%
Connecticut +21,800 +1.3%
Idaho +17,700 +2.7%
Missouri +16,400 +0.6%
New Mexico +12,600 +1.5%
North Dakota +11,900 +2.6%
Nebraska +10,300 +1.0%
District of Columbia +10,100 +1.3%
Louisiana +9,700 +0.5%
Kansas +9,300 +0.7%
Mississippi +8,900 +0.8%
Delaware +8,000 +1.8%
South Dakota +6,700 +1.6%
Hawaii +6,500 +1.0%
Vermont +6,200 +2,0%
New Hampshire +4,500 +0.7%
Maine +4,000 +1.7%
Rhode Island +3,900 +0.8%
Alaska +2,900 +0.9%
Montana +1,400 +0.3%
West virginia -5,600 -0.7%

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by Lets Eat Candy

I'm just happy I have a job. I don't know about the rest of y'all.

I am a freelance worker, and I can definitely feel the effects of the area's improving economic situation. A few years ago, there were hardly any work opportunities (luckily at that time I was on a company's payroll) but now I am getting to the point where I need to start turning things down.

Also, suck it Texas conservatives. California isn't going anywhere.

[GatsbyGatz]

It's definitely good news that LA's job growth is so strong. Predictably, SF seems to pack the strongest punch for its size. Atlanta and Seattle also pack a very strong punch for cities their size.

One thing that I am surprised about, though, is why Austin seems to have such a smaller job growth than its population growth would suggest.

[Lets Eat Candy]

Originally Posted by munchitup

I am a freelance worker, and I can definitely feel the effects of the area's improving economic situation. A few years ago, there were hardly any work opportunities (luckily at that time I was on a company's payroll) but now I am getting to the point where I need to start turning things down.

Yeah, I lucked out. I'm in the legal field, and after 2008, things went really south. The firm I'm working for right now was starting to downsize, but for some reason, my boss liked me enough to keep me around. Now that clients are paying their bills again, my office has become full of support staff and we're still looking for people to hire.

Insane what a few years can do I feel for my blue-collar friends though, but most found work relatively quickly. I knew way too many people living off unemployment. It was pretty depressing, especially as a millennial trying to get their life of the ground. Hope I never have to see that again.

[mjlo]

I feel like this list would be better served by growth rates over just raw numbers. I would expect the larger metros to show the largest numbers that only makes sense. It doesn't always indicate impressive economic health in all cases.