28 Metropolitan Markets over 1,000,000 Workers as of Feb. 2000
Top Twenty in Total Nonagricultural Job Growth: Feb. 2000 over Feb. 1999
| Metropolitan Area |
Rank Feb. 2000 |
Rank Feb. 1999 | Percent Change |
Thousands of Jobs |
| Job Growth |
Feb. 2000 |
Feb. 1999 |
|---|
| Atlanta GA |
1 |
3 |
4.78 |
99.7 |
2,186.3 |
2,086.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa AZ |
2 |
1 |
4.48 |
67.3 |
1,569.9 |
1,502.6 |
| Northern Virginia VA |
3 |
4 |
4.38 |
46.0 |
1,096.7 |
1,050.7 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL |
4 |
12 |
4.29 |
49.1 |
1,193.1 |
1,144.0 |
| Denver CO |
5 |
7 |
3.68 |
40.9 |
1,151.7 |
1,110.8 |
| Orange County CA |
6 |
6 |
3.23 |
42.7 |
1,364.7 |
1,322.0 |
| Washington MSA DC |
7 |
13 |
3.20 |
82.2 |
2,648.3 |
2,566.1 |
| Dallas TX |
8 |
5 |
3.11 |
58.2 |
1,928.8 |
1,870.6 |
| San Diego CA |
9 |
2 |
3.10 |
34.9 |
1,161.7 |
1,126.8 |
| San Francisco CA |
10 |
9 |
2.72 |
27.8 |
1,051.5 |
1,023.7 |
| Oakland CA |
11 |
11 |
2.69 |
26.5 |
1,012.3 |
985.8 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN |
12 |
18 |
2.60 |
43.0 |
1,698.6 |
1,655.6 |
| Nassau-Suffolk NY |
13 |
8 |
2.52 |
29.2 |
1,185.8 |
1,156.6 |
| Baltimore MSA MD |
14 |
19 |
2.30 |
27.3 |
1,213.3 |
1,186.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach CA |
15 |
26 |
2.27 |
89.8 |
4,046.2 |
3,956.4 |
| Miami FL |
16 |
25 |
2.09 |
20.6 |
1,005.2 |
984.6 |
| New York-Nassau-Suffolk NY |
17 |
14 |
2.00 |
105.0 |
5,346.2 |
5,241.2 |
| Boston MA |
18 |
22 |
2.00 |
38.8 |
1,976.7 |
1,937.9 |
| Philadelphia PMSA PA |
19 |
20 |
1.99 |
46.1 |
2,368.2 |
2,322.1 |
| Detroit MI |
20 |
28 |
1.96 |
41.0 |
2,129.0 |
2,088.0 |