About this tool
Job Growth is a chart that compares how employment has changed over time in cities and unincorporated areas. It lets a visitor see whether jobs are expanding or shrinking in one place relative to others. That helps show where jobs are moving and whether job growth is keeping pace with housing.
- Shows
- Comparative job growth trends for cities and unincorporated areas, with job counts compared between 2004 and 2022 and set against state and national figures.
- Places
- Cities and towns, States, Nation
- Years
- 2004 to 2022
Questions it answers
- Has my city added or lost jobs since 2004?
- How does job growth in my city compare with the state and the nation?
- Which cities or unincorporated areas have grown jobs fastest between 2004 and 2022?
- Is job growth in an unincorporated area outpacing nearby cities?
- Where are jobs concentrating, and is housing keeping up?
Limits
- Job counts for 2022 are not available for Alaska, Mississippi and Michigan, so older data (2016, 2018 and 2021) stand in for those states.
- Job counts for 2004 are not available for the District of Columbia and Massachusetts.