Job Growth Snapshot

Top 10 Metropolitan Areas for Job Creation

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.................................68000
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown..............................57100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.......................................38900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria........................35400
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island....29200
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord..................................24900
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy ....................................18900
San Antonio...............................................................17900
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner..............................16300
Austin-Round Rock..................................................15800

Bottom 10 Metropolitan Areas for Job Decline

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana................-45000
Detroit-Warren-Livonia....................................-36700
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale.................................-28300
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (Calif).....-26000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater.................-16100
Providence-Fall River-Warwick (RI)..............-14600
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont....................-12000
Tucson.................................................................-11500
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach......-11200
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville............-10500

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics - Economic News Release