Job growth was down for most markets across the U.S. in February 2025, though Census boundary changes affected some more than others.
Dallas knocked New York out of the top spot for employment growth in November.
Two-thirds of RealPage’s top 150 markets had fewer jobs gained in the past 12 months than they did for the previous 12-month period.
The latest list of markets ranking as top job growth performers in 2025 looks very different than last year's.
The Education and Health Services sector helped push New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles to the top of the job gain leaderboard in June.
In the latest job revision data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment change in several California markets was revised downward.
New York returned to its typical spot as the nation’s #1 job growth market in March.
Among the four geographic regions of the U.S., the South is the biggest employer, and added the most new jobs in the past year.
Over the past five years, a few key markets – located mostly in the South – logged very notable job growth.
The nation’s top job gain markets in the year-ending March includes top apartment demand markets New York, Dallas and Houston.