Houston continues to see a major slowdown in growth due to oil prices. Two years ago, it was adding jobs at a rate of 110,000 annually, 3rd in the country after New York and LA, and at a rapid 4+% growth rate. Now it's under 3%, and is adding jobs more slowly than Detroit, which now leads the Midwest on a percentage basis, and almost on an absolute basis, which could be due to Michigan's passage of right-to-work labor laws.
DC's come back from the dead, and has surpassed the other I-95 markets in the Northeast, but technology continues to lead the way, with the Bay Area topping 4% and Seattle at 3.9%.
| Metro Area |
Total Jobs
|
Jobs Added Last 12 Months
|
% Growth Last 12
|
|
1
|
NY Tri-State |
9,227.2
|
135.9
|
1.5
|
2
|
LA/Orange/Inland Empire |
7,185.6
|
212.3
|
3.1
|
3
|
Chicago |
4,530.0
|
60.2
|
1.3
|
4
|
Dallas |
3,370.5
|
125.8
|
3.9
|
5
|
SF Bay Area |
3,294.6
|
123.1
|
4.2
|
6
|
DC |
3,167.0
|
65.6
|
2.1
|
7
|
Houston |
2,972.7
|
69.1
|
2.4
|
8
|
Philly |
2,815.8
|
31.6
|
1.1
|
9
|
Boston |
2,621.7
|
44.3
|
1.7
|
10
|
Atlanta |
2,566.3
|
83.2
|
3.4
|
11
|
Miami |
2,503.8
|
82.8
|
3.4
|
12
|
Detroit |
1,926.3
|
52.4
|
2.8
|
13
|
Minneapolis |
1,912.9
|
34.6
|
1.8
|
14
|
Phoenix |
1,906.6
|
51.3
|
2.8
|
15
|
Seattle |
1,887.1
|
70.3
|
3.9
|
| Total Top 15 Metros |
51,888.1
|
1,242.5
|
2.4%
|
|
| Total U.S. |
141,367.0
|
2,982.0
|
2.1%
|
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