Midland, Texas has largest over-the-year jobs gain in September 2017 at 10.4 %

7 Mar 2018


Author: Bureau of Labor Statistics

From September 2016 to September 2017, employment increased in 283 of the 346 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Midland, Texas, had the largest percentage increase with a gain of 10.4 percent over the year, above the national job growth rate of 1.0 percent.

Within Midland, the largest employment increase occurred in natural resources and mining, which gained 4,526 jobs over the year (24.4 percent). Collier, Fla., had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment among the largest counties in the U.S., with a loss of 5.2 percent. Within Collier, construction had the largest decrease in employment, with a loss of 1,879 jobs (-12.8 percent).

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