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Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 52 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 337 areas from October 2022 to October 2023. Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina had the largest percentage gain in employment, at 6.1 percent, followed by Midland, Texas (5.1 percent).
Metropolitan area | October 2022 employment | October 2023 employment | Change | Percentage change |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charleston-North Charleston, SC |
402,300 | 426,800 | 24,500 | 6.1 |
Midland, TX |
115,800 | 121,700 | 5,900 | 5.1 |
Boise City, ID |
386,900 | 404,400 | 17,500 | 4.5 |
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
340,100 | 355,100 | 15,000 | 4.4 |
Salinas, CA |
145,600 | 152,000 | 6,400 | 4.4 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
79,500 | 82,900 | 3,400 | 4.3 |
Jacksonville, FL |
786,000 | 817,200 | 31,200 | 4.0 |
Dover, DE |
71,300 | 74,000 | 2,700 | 3.8 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
293,400 | 304,500 | 11,100 | 3.8 |
Knoxville, TN |
434,600 | 450,600 | 16,000 | 3.7 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
291,000 | 301,900 | 10,900 | 3.7 |
Raleigh, NC |
714,500 | 741,100 | 26,600 | 3.7 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
303,000 | 313,800 | 10,800 | 3.6 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
4,183,800 | 4,332,500 | 148,700 | 3.6 |
Rochester, MN |
123,500 | 127,900 | 4,400 | 3.6 |
Huntsville, AL |
267,500 | 276,900 | 9,400 | 3.5 |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
1,114,400 | 1,153,900 | 39,500 | 3.5 |
Manchester, NH |
115,200 | 119,200 | 4,000 | 3.5 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
231,600 | 239,500 | 7,900 | 3.4 |
Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
286,300 | 295,500 | 9,200 | 3.2 |
Reno, NV |
267,400 | 275,900 | 8,500 | 3.2 |
Trenton, NJ |
291,100 | 300,300 | 9,200 | 3.2 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
359,400 | 369,900 | 10,500 | 2.9 |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
1,144,900 | 1,178,100 | 33,200 | 2.9 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
1,304,300 | 1,340,200 | 35,900 | 2.8 |
Baton Rouge, LA |
417,000 | 428,800 | 11,800 | 2.8 |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA |
562,700 | 578,700 | 16,000 | 2.8 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,064,700 | 3,149,600 | 84,900 | 2.8 |
Anchorage, AK |
175,400 | 180,100 | 4,700 | 2.7 |
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
305,700 | 314,000 | 8,300 | 2.7 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,852,900 | 2,930,400 | 77,500 | 2.7 |
New Haven, CT |
302,700 | 310,800 | 8,100 | 2.7 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,816,600 | 2,890,200 | 73,600 | 2.6 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
1,160,000 | 1,190,100 | 30,100 | 2.6 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
1,503,100 | 1,540,600 | 37,500 | 2.5 |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,332,000 | 1,364,300 | 32,300 | 2.4 |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,150,300 | 1,178,400 | 28,100 | 2.4 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
1,403,400 | 1,436,000 | 32,600 | 2.3 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,312,900 | 3,389,500 | 76,600 | 2.3 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,148,100 | 1,174,300 | 26,200 | 2.3 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,130,400 | 2,179,100 | 48,700 | 2.3 |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
1,081,000 | 1,104,800 | 23,800 | 2.2 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
814,600 | 832,700 | 18,100 | 2.2 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,031,600 | 3,096,500 | 64,900 | 2.1 |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
1,421,300 | 1,450,100 | 28,800 | 2.0 |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,245,900 | 1,270,900 | 25,000 | 2.0 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
6,313,100 | 6,424,400 | 111,300 | 1.8 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,343,700 | 3,403,800 | 60,100 | 1.8 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
9,984,900 | 10,150,200 | 165,300 | 1.7 |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
2,350,800 | 2,391,500 | 40,700 | 1.7 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
1,556,200 | 1,582,700 | 26,500 | 1.7 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,506,600 | 2,540,800 | 34,200 | 1.4 |
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted. |
An additional five metro areas had over-the-year percentage increases of at least 4.0 percent: Boise City, Idaho (4.5 percent), Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina (4.4 percent), Salinas, California (4.4 percent), Idaho Falls, Idaho (4.3 percent), and Jacksonville, Florida (4.0 percent).
The largest metropolitan area employment increases from October 2022 to October 2023 occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (165,300), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (148,700), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (111,300).
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics (State and Metro Area) program and are not seasonally adjusted. Data for the most recent month are preliminary. To learn more, see "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment — October 2023." Also see charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment in Charleston metro area up 6.1 percent for year ended in October 2023 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employment-in-charleston-metro-area-up-6-1-percent-for-year-ended-in-october-2023.htm (visited October 31, 2024).