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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).

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 — June 2024." Also see charts related to the latest "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment" news release.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment increased in 24 large metro areas from June 2023 to June 2024 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2024/employment-increased-in-24-large-metro-areas-from-june-2023-to-june-2024.htm (visited February 25, 2026).