Economy Tag

03 Aug 2015

Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Performing Truck Transportation Economies of 2014: Riverside County-CA / Riverside Creates the Most Truck Transportation Jobs; Blair County-PA / Altoona Loses the Most

Recently released data show that truck transportation job creation in 2014 across counties in the US varied from a high of 1,900 in Riverside County-CA (Riverside) to a loss of 700 jobs in Blair County-PA (Altoona). Out of more than 2,300 counties with truck transportation economies,...

29 Jul 2015

Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Performing Warehousing Economies of 2014: San Bernardino County-CA / Riverside Creates the Most Warehousing Jobs; Pierce County-WA / Seattle Loses the Most

Recently released data show that warehousing job creation in 2014 across counties in the US varied from a high of 4,100 in San Bernardino County-CA (Riverside) to a loss of 660 jobs in Pierce County-WA (Seattle). Out of more than 630 counties with warehousing economies, the...

15 Jul 2015

Top 10 Large Counties with Best and Worst Financial Services Economies of 2014: Kings County / Brooklyn NY Grew the Fastest, Hennepin County in Minneapolis Shrank the Most

Recently released data show that financial services job growth in 2014 across large counties in the US varied from a high of 6.8% growth in Kings County NY (Brooklyn) to -4.5% in Hennepin County MN (Minneapolis).  Financial Services includes banking, financial investments, insurance, and real...

01 Jul 2015

Top 10 Large Counties with Fastest Job Growth in 2014: Employment Levels Grew Fastest in Kings County-NY, Riverside County-CA, Travis County-TX; Slowest in Fairfax County-VA, Allegheny County-PA, Cuyahoga County-OH

Recently released data show that job growth across large counties in the US varied from a high of 5.7% in Kings County, NY (Brooklyn) to a low of -1.2% in Fairfax County, VA (DC). Large counties (1 million or more population) with the fastest employment growth...

26 May 2015

Fastest Growing Manufacturing Metros of 2014: Two-thirds of US metros increased their manufacturing job base in 2014; Merced-CA, Danville-IL and Flint-MI grew the fastest while Detroit, Dallas, and San Jose created the most new manufacturing jobs

Final revised numbers for 2014 (Jan. ’14 – Jan. ’15) show that 212 (66%) of 322 metros grew their manufacturing employment base.  The fastest growing manufacturing metros stretch across multiple states – California, Illinois, Michigan, Alabama, Texas, Kentucky, and New Jersey. On a net job creation...