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Employment in Charleston metro area up 6.1 percent for year ended in October 2023
December 08, 2023
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 areas with a statistically significant change in nonfarm employment, October 2022 to October 2023
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).
United States Department of Labor
