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Employment in Madera, California, metro area up 6.6 percent for year ended in January 2024
March 26, 2024
From January 2023 to January 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 59 metropolitan areas, decreased in 3 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 327 areas. The largest percentage gain occurred in Madera, California, at 6.6 percent. Employment in the area rose from 41,200 in January 2023 to 43,900 in January 2024, or +2,700.
Metropolitan areas with a statistically significant change in nonfarm employment, January 2023 to January 2024
Metropolitan area
January 2023 employment
January 2024 employment
Change
Percentage change
Madera, CA
41,200
43,900
2,700
6.6
Ithaca, NY
58,200
61,800
3,600
6.2
Yuba City, CA
48,600
51,600
3,000
6.2
Merced, CA
70,400
74,700
4,300
6.1
Barnstable Town, MA
95,000
100,400
5,400
5.7
Coeur d'Alene, ID
70,300
74,100
3,800
5.4
Napa, CA
71,000
74,700
3,700
5.2
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
180,900
189,800
8,900
4.9
Fort Collins, CO
178,300
186,900
8,600
4.8
College Station-Bryan, TX
133,800
139,900
6,100
4.6
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
137,000
143,100
6,100
4.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
126,000
131,500
5,500
4.4
Charlottesville, VA
119,700
124,800
5,100
4.3
Modesto, CA
183,900
191,700
7,800
4.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
401,300
417,800
16,500
4.1
Reno, NV
255,300
265,600
10,300
4.0
Laredo, TX
108,100
112,300
4,200
3.9
Bloomington, IL
94,500
98,100
3,600
3.8
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
41,400
42,900
1,500
3.6
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
1,096,900
1,134,800
37,900
3.5
Santa Rosa, CA
199,600
206,600
7,000
3.5
Olympia-Tumwater, WA
126,200
130,400
4,200
3.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
260,500
269,200
8,700
3.3
Fresno, CA
376,500
388,700
12,200
3.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
196,500
202,700
6,200
3.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
300,400
309,300
8,900
3.0
Colorado Springs, CO
318,100
327,600
9,500
3.0
Rochester, MN
121,300
124,900
3,600
3.0
Tallahassee, FL
194,800
200,600
5,800
3.0
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
1,051,700
1,081,800
30,100
2.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2,866,800
2,945,700
78,900
2.8
Stockton-Lodi, CA
268,700
276,100
7,400
2.8
Anchorage, AK
170,700
175,300
4,600
2.7
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1,303,600
1,339,200
35,600
2.7
Columbia, SC
416,900
428,200
11,300
2.7
Huntsville, AL
271,300
278,600
7,300
2.7
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL
337,600
346,700
9,100
2.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2,371,500
2,435,200
63,700
2.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
1,138,200
1,168,900
30,700
2.7
El Paso, TX
336,500
345,200
8,700
2.6
Ogden-Clearfield, UT
284,600
292,100
7,500
2.6
Raleigh, NC
711,400
730,000
18,600
2.6
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
3,307,700
3,391,000
83,300
2.5
Albuquerque, NM
408,700
418,600
9,900
2.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1,508,700
1,543,100
34,400
2.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
1,136,100
1,161,200
25,100
2.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1,437,500
1,468,500
31,000
2.2
Syracuse, NY
305,000
311,700
6,700
2.2
Bakersfield, CA
285,000
291,100
6,100
2.1
Oklahoma City, OK
683,900
698,400
14,500
2.1
Urban Honolulu, HI
447,200
456,300
9,100
2.0
Salt Lake City, UT
803,000
818,300
15,300
1.9
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
790,900
805,700
14,800
1.9
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
4,156,100
4,230,700
74,600
1.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
9,846,600
10,006,700
160,100
1.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1,662,500
1,686,200
23,700
1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
3,015,700
3,054,300
38,600
1.3
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
1,528,100
1,548,600
20,500
1.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
6,170,400
6,223,100
52,700
0.9
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
659,000
646,400
-12,600
-1.9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
1,235,100
1,211,500
-23,600
-1.9
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI
75,900
70,500
-5,400
-7.1
An additional six metropolitan areas had over-the-year employment increases of at least 5.0 percent: Ithaca, New York, and Yuba City, California (6.2 percent each), Merced, California (6.1 percent); Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (5.7 percent); Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (5.4 percent); and Napa, California (5.2 percent).
The largest employment gains from January 2023 to January 2024 occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania (+160,100), Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas (+83,300), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida (+78,900).
The over-the-year decreases in employment occurred in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Oregon-Washington (−23,600, or −1.9 percent), Memphis, Tennessee-Mississippi-Arkansas (−12,600, or −1.9 percent), and Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii (−5,400, or −7.1 percent).
United States Department of Labor
