Demographia

US Metropolitan Area Employment Growth:
1980-2003

ALPHABETICAL  
Rank Metropolitan Area Change
in
Employment
39 Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY Combined Statistical Area 28.6%
7 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area 99.9%
3 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 154.9%
34 Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL Combined Statistical Area 36.7%
40 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH Combined Statistical Area 27.6%
52 Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY Combined Statistical Area 7.2%
19 Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area 62.3%
43 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area 24.1%
29 Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area 43.5%
50 Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH Combined Statistical Area 12.6%
21 Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH Combined Statistical Area 56.7%
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Combined Statistical Area 80.4%
48 Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH Combined Statistical Area 16.2%
17 Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area 63.6%
44 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI Combined Statistical Area 23.8%
20 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Holland, MI Combined Statistical Area 62.0%
32 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area 39.1%
31 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area 39.3%
49 Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT Combined Statistical Area 13.1%
25 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX Combined Statistical Area 46.7%
23 Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN Combined Statistical Area 48.8%
11 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 77.9%
30 Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area 42.6%
1 Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV Combined Statistical Area 213.8%
36 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA Combined Statistical Area 36.1%
33 Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area 36.9%
26 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 44.6%
15 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 68.4%
42 Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area 24.2%
22 Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area 54.0%
12 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN Combined Statistical Area 77.7%
53 New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA Combined Statistical Area 6.4%
47 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area 17.2%
37 Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area 32.8%
2 Orlando-The Villages, FL Combined Statistical Area 157.9%
41 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area 24.7%
4 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 130.1%
51 Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA Combined Statistical Area 9.3%
18 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 62.5%
46 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.0%
6 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area 106.6%
27 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 44.2%
45 Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area 18.4%
8 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV Combined Statistical Area 94.8%
9 Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT Combined Statistical Area 86.7%
13 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 71.7%
14 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 70.8%
35 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area 36.5%
16 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA Combined Statistical Area 68.4%
38 St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area 29.2%
5 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 109.7%
28 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 43.8%
24 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area 48.4%
  Average 55.7%
     
BY CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT  
Rank Metropolitan Area Change
in
Employment
1 Las Vegas-Paradise-Pahrump, NV Combined Statistical Area 213.8%
2 Orlando-The Villages, FL Combined Statistical Area 157.9%
3 Austin-Round Rock, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 154.9%
4 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area 130.1%
5 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 109.7%
6 Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC Combined Statistical Area 106.6%
7 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area 99.9%
8 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Truckee, CA-NV Combined Statistical Area 94.8%
9 Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT Combined Statistical Area 86.7%
10 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX Combined Statistical Area 80.4%
11 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 77.9%
12 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Columbia, TN Combined Statistical Area 77.7%
13 San Antonio, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area 71.7%
14 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area 70.8%
15 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area 68.4%
16 Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA Combined Statistical Area 68.4%
17 Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO Combined Statistical Area 63.6%
18 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area 62.5%
19 Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area 62.3%
20 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Holland, MI Combined Statistical Area 62.0%
21 Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH Combined Statistical Area 56.7%
22 Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area 54.0%
23 Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN Combined Statistical Area 48.8%
24 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV Combined Statistical Area 48.4%
25 Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX Combined Statistical Area 46.7%
26 Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area 44.6%
27 Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area 44.2%
28 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area 43.8%
29 Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area 43.5%
30 Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area 42.6%
31 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area 39.3%
32 Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area 39.1%
33 Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area 36.9%
34 Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL Combined Statistical Area 36.7%
35 San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area 36.5%
36 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA Combined Statistical Area 36.1%
37 Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area 32.8%
38 St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area 29.2%
39 Albany-Schenectady-Amsterdam, NY Combined Statistical Area 28.6%
40 Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH Combined Statistical Area 27.6%
41 Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area 24.7%
42 Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area 24.2%
43 Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area 24.1%
44 Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI Combined Statistical Area 23.8%
45 Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area 18.4%
46 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area 18.0%
47 New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area 17.2%
48 Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH Combined Statistical Area 16.2%
49 Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT Combined Statistical Area 13.1%
50 Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH Combined Statistical Area 12.6%
51 Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA Combined Statistical Area 9.3%
52 Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY Combined Statistical Area 7.2%
53 New Orleans-Metairie-Bogalusa, LA Combined Statistical Area 6.4%
     
Calculated from US Department of Commerce data.  

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