US cities leading in job growth (unemployment rate, best, metro area)

[jacobwilliam77]

Here are the metro areas where you stand the best chance of getting hired, the ones with the most amount of jobs gained in the past year. And the # of jobs they gained.

1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (72,200 jobs)
2. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (66,300 jobs)
3. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (46,700 jobs)
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA (44,800 jobs)
5. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ (38,700 jobs)

All five metro areas except LA have unemployment rates below the national average.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf

[kidphilly]

Good to see LA adding jobs among the leaders

[Natural510]

"Jobs" can be such a misnomer. Too bad don't release numbers of "careers" increased.

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by jacobwilliam77

Here are the metro areas where you stand the best chance of getting hired, the ones with the most amount of jobs gained in the past year. And the # of jobs they gained.

1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (72,200 jobs)
2. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX (66,300 jobs)
3. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH (46,700 jobs)
4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA (44,800 jobs)
5. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ (38,700 jobs)

All five metro areas except LA have unemployment rates below the national average.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/metro.pdf

Are we talking about the number of jobs gained period, or the ones that were gained after you subtract the ones that were lost?

I'd say most of these are still in negative territory.

20yrsinBranson

[2Easy]

Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson

Are we talking about the number of jobs gained period, or the ones that were gained after you subtract the ones that were lost?

I'd say most of these are still in negative territory.

20yrsinBranson

They mean a net gain. That's all that makes sense.

[jacobwilliam77]

Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson

Are we talking about the number of jobs gained period, or the ones that were gained after you subtract the ones that were lost?

I'd say most of these are still in negative territory.

20yrsinBranson

Net gain.

[Zoness]

Originally Posted by Natural510

"Jobs" can be such a misnomer. Too bad don't release numbers of "careers" increased.

I agree.

[Gantz]

The numbers posted are not seasonally adjusted as well.

It's interesting that out of the largest metros Atlanta had the worst performance.

[jacobwilliam77]

Originally Posted by Gantz

It's interesting that out of the largest metros Atlanta had the worst performance.

Yeah...especially with all the population growth that has happened there.

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

Nice to see LA on the board!

No surprises about Dallas, Houston, and Boston.