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Which metro areas in the U.S. are adding jobs fastest?

Sandusky, OH (+37.4%), Longview, TX (+28.8%) and Manhattan, KS (+28.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest among the U.S. metro areas between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Top 100 U.S. metro areas by private-sector job growth

U.S. metro areas ranked by private-sector job growth
RankMetro areaChange 2018–23Jobs addedPrivate jobs 2023Residents
1Sandusky, OH+37.4%+11,68742,935112,777
2Longview, TX+28.8%+23,360104,447297,315
3Manhattan, KS+28.3%+8,61939,062136,122
4Ames, IA+26.5%+8,39039,997128,090
5Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ+26.3%+28,050134,825372,047
6Jackson, TN+25.2%+14,75673,284184,569
7Bend, OR+25.2%+17,88989,011266,376
8Idaho Falls, ID+24.2%+13,47469,116173,851
9Logan, UT-ID+24.1%+11,50159,167160,889
10Fresno, CA+22.8%+61,572332,2031,203,383
11Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT+21.7%+49,437277,633773,426
12Boise City, ID+20.7%+55,168321,694864,243
13Wilmington, NC+20.5%+28,370166,626492,772
14Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX+19.1%+167,3931,042,0042,620,945
15Huntsville, AL+18.3%+33,877219,367556,444
16Columbia, MO+18.1%+14,07091,660219,062
17Hinesville, GA+17.7%+2,32315,44591,870
18Auburn-Opelika, AL+17.1%+8,20156,112208,013
19Port St. Lucie, FL+16.8%+20,504142,562568,721
20Raleigh-Cary, NC+16.1%+85,698617,5111,595,720
21Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA+16.0%+193,8561,406,1384,769,007
22Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ+15.5%+279,7382,080,2445,228,938
23Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN+15.5%+135,7511,012,6892,197,416
24Durham-Chapel Hill, NC+15.5%+41,149307,194625,485
25Reno, NV+14.4%+29,333232,394578,734
26Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC+14.3%+154,9591,238,8842,938,830
27Lubbock, TX+14.0%+16,338133,311368,431
28College Station-Bryan, TX+13.7%+10,47586,839287,476
29Salt Lake City-Murray, UT+13.3%+82,960707,8231,308,377
30Monroe, LA+13.1%+8,65574,718222,390
31Clarksville, TN-KY+13.0%+9,46682,188349,001
32North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL+13.0%+32,722284,150948,158
33Knoxville, TN+13.0%+44,287385,052968,137
34Dalton, GA+13.0%+7,07061,552147,819
35Gainesville, FL+12.9%+12,935112,872359,036
36Florence, SC+12.9%+9,61583,945201,392
37La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN+12.8%+8,88278,124171,182
38Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX+12.5%+398,7973,594,7498,477,157
39Jacksonville, FL+12.4%+73,525664,3431,785,500
40Yuba City, CA+12.2%+4,00336,769187,478
41Twin Falls, ID+12.1%+4,53541,984123,901
42Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL+12.0%+137,5511,288,2083,418,895
43Billings, MT+11.8%+8,54581,031193,603
44Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL+11.5%+9,44291,760315,098
45Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA+11.4%+37,371364,757758,539
46Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA+11.3%+274,4272,692,5136,482,182
47Savannah, GA+11.3%+17,551173,484438,314
48Sioux Falls, SD-MN+11.2%+16,172160,101314,638
49Jonesboro, AR+11.2%+5,29052,570139,440
50Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL+11.2%+123,6871,232,9032,957,672
51Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC+10.8%+37,339383,8641,014,101
52Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA+10.3%+21,282227,131608,012
53Helena, MT+10.3%+2,83730,33897,153
54Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR+10.0%+28,797315,713777,607
55Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL+9.9%+13,739153,044544,949
56Bowling Green, KY+9.8%+6,00567,065197,180
57Charleston-North Charleston, SC+9.7%+28,374321,692889,263
58San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA+9.2%+203,1852,417,3634,630,041
59Athens-Clarke County, GA+9.2%+6,18373,654224,148
60Spartanburg, SC+9.1%+13,074155,964407,656
61San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX+9.1%+82,155980,3552,813,140
62Rapid City, SD+9.0%+5,01160,600156,934
63Lincoln, NE+9.0%+13,452162,708352,081
64Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX+8.9%+234,0092,863,1437,904,627
65Columbus, OH+8.9%+80,394985,0642,242,028
66Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR+8.9%+19,902244,096622,177
67Colorado Springs, CO+8.7%+21,922274,019781,796
68Joplin, MO-KS+8.6%+6,14177,827208,796
69Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN+8.5%+6,54283,916228,468
70Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL+8.4%+14,546187,361746,933
71Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ+8.4%+28,090363,793887,615
72Rochester, MN+8.2%+9,211121,840231,184
73Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA+8.2%+62,232825,5112,477,274
74San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA+8.0%+88,2081,185,6191,984,473
75Oklahoma City, OK+8.0%+40,999551,3211,512,813
76Tallahassee, FL+8.0%+9,180123,521397,442
77Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO+8.0%+104,5751,419,8333,092,037
78Waco, TX+7.9%+8,495115,925308,807
79Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA+7.9%+4,09556,178181,616
80Tuscaloosa, AL+7.8%+6,47189,956281,850
81Portland-South Portland, ME+7.7%+18,719261,252577,635
82Abilene, TX+7.7%+4,63664,764185,429
83Omaha, NE-IA+7.6%+32,287455,7641,009,836
84Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN+7.6%+69,114982,4482,205,695
85Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD+7.5%+201,4992,873,8716,329,118
86Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN+7.5%+45,410648,7261,402,509
87Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL+7.5%+168,7922,428,2996,391,072
88Killeen-Temple, TX+7.5%+8,221118,554511,497
89Missoula, MT+7.4%+3,80554,945128,698
90Chattanooga, TN-GA+7.4%+16,734243,302594,530
91Kennewick-Richland, WA+7.2%+6,807100,711324,334
92Cleveland, TN+7.2%+2,98844,313134,057
93Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV+7.1%+6,21893,205315,280
94Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN+7.1%+68,6611,030,6982,312,858
95Springfield, MO+7.0%+13,288203,992500,694
96Warner Robins, GA+6.8%+3,28151,705208,091
97Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA+6.3%+111,3091,884,3614,161,883
98Johnson City, TN+6.2%+4,04969,452216,416
99Winston-Salem, NC+6.1%+14,811257,305712,206
100Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI+6.0%+30,782539,7971,183,645

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Questions

Which metro area in the U.S. has the fastest job growth?

Sandusky, OH: +37.4%, ahead of Longview, TX (+28.8%) and Manhattan, KS (+28.3%), of 232 U.S. metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked.

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