July 27, 2026
2025 US Job Growth Slowest in 30 Years; Only Health and State/Local Government Grew Faster than Their 10-Year Average
2025 is proving to be a “Year of the Jobs Crisis” for the US. Employment levels grew just 0.4%, the slowest growth rate in 30 years (outside of recessions). Federal job cuts shaved 0.1% from the growth rate, but… read more
July 23, 2026
Annual Economic Scorecard, Counties
Select your county to see your rankings and trends. Download a PDF of this Tableau by clicking the “Download” button in the bottom-right corner… read more
July 23, 2026
2025 County Job Growth Results: NYC, Houston, Tampa, and Austin Lead Among Large Counties
Headlight Data’s 2025 job growth calculations are now available in our Annual Economic Scorecard, showing a slight majority (52%) of all 3,000+ US counties with positive growth in 2025 (Note: employment in the US grew just 0.4%)… read more
May 11, 2026
From the Founder’s Desk: In the Age of AI and its Impact on Jobs, Should We Re-Prioritize Recruiting People?
By Chris Engle, CEO & Founder, Headlight Data… read more
May 6, 2026
Metro Job Growth Results – 2025 Year-end
After some delays due the federal shutdown, the BLS is releasing data regularly. Revised data for January 2026 now tells us the full story of job growth last year. US job growth registered just 0.2% in 2025 (Jan. ’26… read more
April 21, 2026
Monthly Economic Scorecard, Metros
Choose a size category and industry to generate the rankings. Download a PDF of this Tableau by clicking the download button in the bottom-right corner… read more
February 4, 2026
US Federal Workforce Declines 9% in 2025; Over Two-Thirds of Metros Lose Jobs
After 154,000 federal workers participated in the Deferred Resignation Program, receiving full pay and benefits through last September, the latest numbers from the BLS now give us the full impact of federal workforce reductions. … read more
January 29, 2026
Low-Wage Workers Saw 28% Wage Growth in Last Decade, Far Exceeding Higher Wage Workers
From 2014-2024, workers at the lowest percentile (10th) experienced 28% growth after inflation, and workers at the 25th percentile saw 26% growth – essentially 2.5 times the growth seen by higher wage workers (median or higher)… read more
January 22, 2026
Metro Scorecard Results - November 2025
US job growth continues its multi-year downward trend, growing just 0.5% year-over-year in November. This growth is significantly below the previous November growth of 1.3%. Job creation continues to be dominated by Health Care… read more
November 20, 2025
2024 County Job Growth Results: NYC, Houston, Austin, and Dallas Lead Among Large Counties
Headlight’s 2024 job growth calculations are now available in our Annual Economic Scorecard, showing a slight majority (52%) of all 3,000+ US counties with positive growth in 2024 (Note: employment in the US grew just 0.6%). Data… read more