Office Using Employment
Office-using employment is definitely booming in San Jose, Dallas, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Overall job creation rates remain strong in Dallas, Orlando, Suburban Maryland, and Houston.
Technology, energy, manufacturing and trade sectors have all been staffing up, although the rate of growth may still be below par in some of our major metropolitan areas like New York, Chicago and Boston.
If you’re just looking at net new positions created over the past twelve months through 1Q11, these are the top 10:
Dallas, TX 2.3% 64,030 jobs
New York, NY 1.0% 51,930 jobs
Houston, TX 2.0% 49,930 jobs
Chicago, IL 1.2% 42,870 jobs
Washington, DC 1.6% 38,430 jobs
Los Angeles, CA 0.7% 25,430 jobs
Seattle, WA 1.8% 23,970 jobs
Boston, MA 0.9% 22,170 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA 1.8% 20,470 jobs
Orlando, FL 2.1% 20,370 jobs
In terms of year-over-year growth rates in total nonfarm payrolls, here are the top 10:
Dallas, TX 2.3% 64,030 jobs
Orlando, FL 2.1% 20,370 jobs
Bethesda, MD 2.0% 11,270 jobs
Nashville, TN 2.0% 14,730 jobs
Houston, TX 2.0% 49,930 jobs
San Jose, CA 1.9% 16,100 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA 1.8% 20,470 jobs
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1.8% 7,340 jobs
Seattle, WA 1.8% 23,970 jobs
Washington, DC 1.6% 38,430 jobs
In terms of growth in office-using employment, here are the top 10:
San Jose, CA 3.1% 6,590 jobs
Dallas, TX 3.1% 23,960 jobs
Seattle, WA 2.9% 11,140 jobs
Los Angeles, CA 1.9% 28,490 jobs
Detroit, MI 2.7% 4,160 jobs
Salt Lake City, UT 2.6% 4,450 jobs
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA 2.6% 9,700 jobs
Manchester-Nashua, NH 2.5% 1,250 jobs
San Diego, CA 2.3% 7,580 jobs
Nashville, TN 2.1% 3,730 jobs
So things are definitely improving in some markets!