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Texas Leads in Job Gains
Four Texas markets registered the nation’s strongest employment gains during the past five years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Houston has added 129,800 private-sector jobs since June 2005, the largest increase in any market. It’s followed by Dallas-Fort Worth (up 71,300 private-sector jobs in five years), Austin (up 56,100) and San Antonio (up 32,600).
The biggest gain outside of Texas occurred in Raleigh, N.C., which picked up 22,100 private-sector jobs between June 2005 and the same month this year.
Click here for the five-year employment records of the nation’s 100 biggest labor markets.
Los Angeles posted the nation’s sharpest decline since 2005, losing 376,400 private-sector positions. Other big drops were reported in Detroit (down 328,800 in five years), Chicago (down 253,000) and Miami-Fort Lauderdale (down 165,800).
Eighty-four major markets suffered declines in private-sector employment during the half-decade, while only 16 finished on the upside.
More details on five year employment numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics are available from Business First of Buffalo.
G. Scott Thomas is projects editor for Buffalo Business First.
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