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Employment increased in 24 large metro areas from June 2023 to June 2024
August 13, 2024
Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 24 large metropolitan areas (those with a population of at least 1 million in the 2010 Census) from June 2023 to June 2024 and was essentially unchanged in 27 large metropolitan areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment in these large metropolitan areas occurred in Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada (+3.4 percent), and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (+2.8 percent), followed by Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Indiana; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida; and Salt Lake City, Utah (+2.5 percent each).
Percent change in nonfarm employment in large metropolitan areas, June 2023 to June 2024
Metropolitan area
Percent change
June 2023 employment
June 2024 employment
Net change
Statistically significant?
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
1.2
3,060,500
3,097,500
37,000
Yes
Austin-Round Rock, TX
1.7
1,341,100
1,363,600
22,500
No
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
-0.1
1,427,300
1,425,800
-1,500
No
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
1.9
567,700
578,300
10,600
Yes
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH
0.7
2,844,300
2,864,200
19,900
No
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY
1.6
558,700
567,900
9,200
No
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
1.9
1,361,300
1,387,500
26,200
Yes
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
0.0
4,847,100
4,848,300
1,200
No
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
0.6
1,160,300
1,166,800
6,500
No
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
0.2
1,075,300
1,077,100
1,800
No
Columbus, OH
0.8
1,158,500
1,167,300
8,800
No
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
1.5
4,226,500
4,290,500
64,000
Yes
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
-0.7
1,651,300
1,640,300
-11,000
No
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
0.4
2,075,100
2,082,400
7,300
No
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
1.4
584,400
592,500
8,100
No
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
2.3
3,382,900
3,460,900
78,000
Yes
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
2.5
1,156,700
1,185,500
28,800
Yes
Jacksonville, FL
1.5
786,200
798,300
12,100
No
Kansas City, MO-KS
2.0
1,146,500
1,169,200
22,700
Yes
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
3.4
1,117,200
1,155,000
37,800
Yes
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
1.3
6,226,000
6,310,000
84,000
Yes
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
1.2
697,600
706,200
8,600
No
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
-1.7
661,100
649,800
-11,300
No
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
2.5
2,873,700
2,946,400
72,700
Yes
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
-0.1
869,600
868,900
-700
No
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
0.2
2,001,000
2,005,700
4,700
No
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
0.3
1,167,400
1,171,300
3,900
No
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
-0.5
568,400
565,500
-2,900
No
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
1.2
10,204,900
10,325,700
120,800
Yes
Oklahoma City, OK
2.8
694,900
714,600
19,700
Yes
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
1.2
1,454,000
1,471,500
17,500
No
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
2.0
3,085,900
3,147,000
61,100
Yes
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
2.1
2,367,800
2,416,800
49,000
Yes
Pittsburgh, PA
1.9
1,167,500
1,189,400
21,900
Yes
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
-0.7
1,249,800
1,241,600
-8,200
No
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
0.6
609,800
613,500
3,700
No
Raleigh, NC
2.1
735,500
750,900
15,400
Yes
Richmond, VA
1.8
718,800
731,500
12,700
No
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
1.9
1,675,700
1,706,800
31,100
Yes
Rochester, NY
1.9
528,500
538,600
10,100
Yes
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
2.4
1,077,600
1,103,800
26,200
Yes
Salt Lake City, UT
2.5
823,000
843,300
20,300
Yes
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
2.0
1,165,600
1,189,400
23,800
Yes
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
0.6
1,561,200
1,569,900
8,700
No
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
0.2
2,480,200
2,486,400
6,200
No
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
0.2
1,162,300
1,165,000
2,700
No
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1.2
2,152,200
2,177,200
25,000
Yes
St. Louis, MO-IL
2.3
1,440,900
1,473,800
32,900
Yes
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
1.5
1,524,300
1,547,200
22,900
No
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
2.4
813,100
832,900
19,800
Yes
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
0.9
3,397,500
3,426,700
29,200
No
Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted.
The large metropolitan areas that had the largest net employment increases from June 2023 to June 2024 were New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+120,800), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California (+84,000), and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas (+78,000).
United States Department of Labor
