52 major markets posted job gains - Phoenix Ranks #2

More than half of the nation’s 100 major markets -- Phoenix among them -- are rebounding economically, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fifty-two markets added private-sector jobs between October 2009 and the same month this year. Forty-six suffered declines, and two were unchanged. Phoenix gained 30,300 private-sector positions during the past year, putting it in No. 2 in the nation. Employment was up 2.1 percent over the 12 months.

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