Trae Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 The following are the 100 biggest labor markets in America, ranked according to raw change in private-sector employment between November 2007 and November 2008:Gains or No Change:1. Houston, up 42,400 jobs2. Dallas-Fort Worth, up 35,100 jobs3. Washington, up 15,600 jobs4. San Antonio, up 11,700 jobs5. Seattle, up 9,900 jobs6. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, up 9,100 jobs7. Oklahoma City, up 8,100 jobs8. New Orleans, up 7,200 jobs9. McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, up 6,700 jobs10. Austin, up 6,200 jobs11. Boston, up 4,600 jobs11. Raleigh, up 4,600 jobs13. El Paso, Texas, up 4,100 jobs14. Hartford, up 3,600 jobs15. Columbus, up 2,900 jobs16. Baton Rouge, La., up 2,800 jobs17. Bakersfield, Calif., up 2,000 jobs18. Omaha, up 1,100 jobs19. Youngstown, Ohio, up 500 jobs20. New Haven, Conn., up 300 jobs21. Des Moines, Iowa, up 200 jobs22. Poughkeepsie, N.Y., no changeLosses:23. Greensboro, down 100 jobs24. Baltimore, down 200 jobs25. Albany, down 500 jobs25. Syracuse, N.Y., down 500 jobs25. Tulsa, down 500 jobs28. Little Rock, Ark., down 1,000 jobs28. Modesto, Calif., down 1,000 jobs28. Pittsburgh, down 1,000 jobs31. Wichita, Kans., down 1,300 jobs32. Greenville, S.C., down 1,600 jobs33. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa., down 1,700 jobs34. Portland, Maine, down 1,900 jobs35. Bridgeport-Stamford, Conn., down 2,000 jobs36. Chattanooga, Tenn., down 2,300 jobs37. Birmingham, down 2,400 jobs37. Springfield, Mass., down 2,400 jobs39. Akron, Ohio, down 2,500 jobs39. Jackson, Miss., down 2,500 jobs41. Charlotte, down 2,600 jobs41. Grand Rapids, down 2,600 jobs41. Stockton, Calif., down 2,600 jobs44. Ogden, Utah, down 2,800 jobs45. Daytona Beach, Fla., down 3,000 jobs45. Fresno, Calif., down 3,000 jobs47. Knoxville, Tenn., down 3,200 jobs48. Worcester, Mass., down 3,300 jobs49. Allentown-Bethlehem, Pa., down 3,400 jobs49. Indianapolis, down 3,400 jobs51. Harrisburg, Pa., down 3,500 jobs52. Madison, Wis., down 3,600 jobs53. Albuquerque, down 3,700 jobs54. Colorado Springs, down 4,000 jobs55. Charleston, S.C., down 4,100 jobs55. Richmond, down 4,100 jobs57. Rochester, N.Y., down 4,200 jobs58. Augusta, Ga., down 4,300 jobs59. Lakeland, Fla., down 4,600 jobs60. Buffalo, down 4,700 jobs61. Palm Bay-Melbourne, Fla., down 4,800 jobs62. Cincinnati, down 5,000 jobs63. Honolulu, down 6,000 jobs64. Columbia, S.C., down 6,100 jobs64. Denver, down 6,100 jobs66. Salt Lake City, down 6,400 jobs67. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, Calif., down 6,500 jobs68. Dayton, down 6,700 jobs69. Nashville, down 7,100 jobs70. San Jose, down 7,300 jobs70. Toledo, Ohio, down 7,300 jobs72. Orlando, down 7,600 jobs73. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla., down 9,200 jobs74. Las Vegas, down 9,600 jobs75. Bradenton-Sarasota, Fla., down 10,100 jobs76. Jacksonville, down 10,700 jobs77. Kansas City, down 11,000 jobs78. Boise, Idaho, down 11,200 jobs79. Cleveland, down 11,300 jobs80. Milwaukee, down 12,400 jobs81. Louisville, down 12,800 jobs82. Memphis, down 13,600 jobs83. St. Louis, down 14,200 jobs84. Sacramento, down 14,900 jobs85. Portland, Ore., down 15,500 jobs86. Providence, down 16,600 jobs86. Tucson, down 16,600 jobs88. San Diego, down 17,500 jobs89. Philadelphia, down 18,800 jobs90. San Francisco-Oakland, down 21,100 jobs91. Minneapolis-St. Paul, down 31,400 jobs92. New York City, down 33,500 jobs93. Chicago, down 33,600 jobs93. Tampa-St. Petersburg, down 33,600 jobs95. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif., down 35,800 jobs96. Phoenix, down 58,500 jobs97. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, down 59,700 jobs98. Los Angeles, down 60,700 jobs99. Atlanta, down 66,100 jobs100. Detroit, down 67,700 jobshttp://www.bizjournals.com/houston/related...or%20Statistics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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