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Employment increased in 34 large metropolitan areas (those with a population of at least 1 million in the 2010 Census) from April 2022 to April 2023 and was essentially unchanged in 17 large metropolitan areas. The largest percentage increases occurred in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (4.4 percent), Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (4.3 percent), and San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas (4.2 percent).
Metropolitan area | Percent change | Employment change | April 2022 employment | April 2023 employment | Statistically significant? |
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Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1.3 | 18,300 | 1,387,500 | 1,405,800 | Not statistically significant |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 1.0 | 5,600 | 553,300 | 558,900 | Not statistically significant |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 2.6 | 71,200 | 2,763,000 | 2,834,200 | Statistically significant |
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY | 2.1 | 11,400 | 538,300 | 549,700 | Statistically significant |
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 2.7 | 35,600 | 1,304,900 | 1,340,500 | Statistically significant |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 1.7 | 77,100 | 4,660,400 | 4,737,500 | Statistically significant |
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2.9 | 32,900 | 1,126,100 | 1,159,000 | Statistically significant |
Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 0.9 | 9,400 | 1,045,300 | 1,054,700 | Not statistically significant |
Columbus, OH | 0.9 | 10,400 | 1,137,400 | 1,147,800 | Not statistically significant |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4.4 | 179,000 | 4,044,300 | 4,223,300 | Statistically significant |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | -0.2 | -3,900 | 1,589,900 | 1,586,000 | Not statistically significant |
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 0.7 | 13,900 | 1,995,300 | 2,009,200 | Not statistically significant |
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 1.0 | 5,800 | 570,100 | 575,900 | Not statistically significant |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 3.5 | 112,600 | 3,219,800 | 3,332,400 | Statistically significant |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 4.1 | 45,700 | 1,120,300 | 1,166,000 | Statistically significant |
Jacksonville, FL | 4.1 | 31,700 | 765,200 | 796,900 | Statistically significant |
Kansas City, MO-KS | 3.0 | 33,500 | 1,105,100 | 1,138,600 | Statistically significant |
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 4.3 | 45,700 | 1,075,100 | 1,120,800 | Statistically significant |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2.4 | 148,000 | 6,195,700 | 6,343,700 | Statistically significant |
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2.2 | 14,800 | 675,900 | 690,700 | Not statistically significant |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 0.8 | 5,600 | 659,200 | 664,800 | Not statistically significant |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2.8 | 78,200 | 2,797,000 | 2,875,200 | Statistically significant |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 0.2 | 1,900 | 848,600 | 850,500 | Not statistically significant |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1.4 | 26,100 | 1,933,100 | 1,959,200 | Not statistically significant |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4.0 | 44,000 | 1,112,700 | 1,156,700 | Statistically significant |
New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2.3 | 13,000 | 555,200 | 568,200 | Not statistically significant |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2.5 | 246,500 | 9,762,100 | 10,008,600 | Statistically significant |
Oklahoma City, OK | 3.1 | 20,600 | 665,800 | 686,400 | Statistically significant |
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 4.0 | 55,500 | 1,381,900 | 1,437,400 | Statistically significant |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2.7 | 81,900 | 3,006,400 | 3,088,300 | Statistically significant |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 2.0 | 46,500 | 2,322,100 | 2,368,600 | Statistically significant |
Pittsburgh, PA | 2.1 | 24,200 | 1,145,600 | 1,169,800 | Statistically significant |
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2.6 | 32,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,253,000 | Statistically significant |
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | -0.6 | -3,500 | 594,700 | 591,200 | Not statistically significant |
Raleigh, NC | 2.8 | 19,300 | 695,800 | 715,100 | Statistically significant |
Richmond, VA | 3.0 | 20,500 | 687,700 | 708,200 | Statistically significant |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 0.7 | 12,100 | 1,659,200 | 1,671,300 | Not statistically significant |
Rochester, NY | 1.4 | 7,500 | 519,500 | 527,000 | Not statistically significant |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | 2.6 | 27,900 | 1,061,200 | 1,089,100 | Statistically significant |
Salt Lake City, UT | 3.7 | 29,600 | 795,000 | 824,600 | Statistically significant |
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 4.2 | 46,900 | 1,114,300 | 1,161,200 | Statistically significant |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA | 2.8 | 43,400 | 1,529,700 | 1,573,100 | Statistically significant |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 2.1 | 52,200 | 2,457,000 | 2,509,200 | Statistically significant |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2.8 | 32,400 | 1,145,100 | 1,177,500 | Statistically significant |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3.4 | 71,400 | 2,084,800 | 2,156,200 | Statistically significant |
St. Louis, MO-IL | 1.4 | 19,800 | 1,406,800 | 1,426,600 | Not statistically significant |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3.9 | 57,100 | 1,474,300 | 1,531,400 | Statistically significant |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 1.4 | 11,100 | 785,800 | 796,900 | Not statistically significant |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1.7 | 55,400 | 3,292,200 | 3,347,600 | Statistically significant |
The large metropolitan areas that had the largest employment increases from April 2022 to April 2023 were New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania (246,500), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (179,000), and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (148,000).
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 — April 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 increased in 34 large metro areas from April 2022 to April 2023 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/employment-increased-in-34-large-metro-areas-from-april-2022-to-april-2023.htm (visited March 26, 2025).