Headlight Data | 2015 July

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...

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29 Jul 2015

Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Oil, Gas & Mining Economies of 2014: Midland County TX Creates Most Oil & Gas Jobs, Harris County TX in Houston Loses Most

Recently released data show that oil, gas, and mining job creation in 2014 across counties in the US varied from a high of 3,200 in Midland County, TX (Midland) to a loss of 1,100 jobs in Harris County, TX (Houston). Out of more than 1,100 counties...

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22 Jul 2015

Best Performing Hotel & Tourism Economies: Nashville TN, Tampa Bay FL, Riverside CA are Fastest Growing Hotel Economies Among Tourism-Heavy Counties

New research shows that job growth in Hotel Accommodations in 2014 among the top 50 tourism-heavy counties in the US varied from a high of 6.8% growth in Davidson County, TN (Nashville) to -13.4% in Atlantic County, NJ (Atlantic City). The Accommodation sector includes Traveller...

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22 Jul 2015

Best and Worst Performing Construction Economies of 2014: Riverside CA, Miami-Dade FL, Broward FL Grew Fastest Among Large Counties; Fairfax VA, Pima AZ, Cuyahoga OH Were Worst Performing

Recently released data show that Construction job growth in 2014 among large counties (1+ million pop.) in the US varied from a high of 11.5% growth in Riverside County CA to a declining -4% in Fairfax County VA (DC). Out of the large 43 counties, four...

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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...

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14 Jul 2015

Top 10 Counties with Best and Worst Manufacturing Economies of 2014: Wayne County in Detroit Creates Most Manufacturing Jobs, Los Angeles County Loses Most

Recently released data show that manufacturing job creation in 2014 across counties in the US varied from a high of 4,200 manufacturing jobs in Wayne County, MI (Detroit) to a loss of 4,800 jobs in Los Angeles County, CA. Out of more than 2700 counties with...

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07 Jul 2015

Top 10 Mid-Sized Metros with the Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in Winston-Salem, Boise City, Chattanooga; Slowest in Palm Bay-FL, Madison, and Jackson-MS

Recently released data show that wages grew 3.1% in 2014 in the US, the fastest growth in the past seven years – since 2007 at the peak of the pre-recession boom (4.5%). Across mid-sized metros in the US, wage growth varied from a high of 4.6%...

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07 Jul 2015

Top 10 Small Metros with the Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in Midland-TX, Decatur-IL, Lake Charles-LA; Slowest in Janesville-WI, The Villages-FL, Fayetteville-NC

Recently released data show that wages grew 3.1% in 2014 in the US, the fastest growth in the past seven years – since 2007 at the peak of the pre-recession boom (4.5%). Across small metros in the US, wage growth varied from a high of 9.8%...

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01 Jul 2015

Top 10 Large Metros with Fastest Wage Growth in 2014: Salaries Grew Fastest in San Jose, Seattle, and Boston; Slowest in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Memphis

Recently released data show that wages grew 3.1% in 2014 in the US, the fastest growth in the past seven years – since 2007 at the peak of the pre-recession boom (4.5%). Across large metros in the US, wage growth varied from a high of 6.8%...

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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...

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July 2015