In May's Report, New York Retakes Top Spot for Job Growth
Employers added 2.2 million jobs in previous year
By Lindsey Allen and Chuck Ehmann | Wednesday, July 12, 2017
New York added 131,000 jobs in the year ending in May 2017 to lead all metros in job gains, pushing last month's leader, Atlanta, to No. 3.
Meanwhile, Boulder, CO recorded the largest job-growth percentage for the 12 months, at 4.9%. Orlando and Nashville has the highest percentage among major metros, at 4.0% job growth each.