62 major markets add jobs: Phoenix ranks 4th in US

Nearly two-thirds of the nation’s major labor markets added private-sector jobs in 2010, and Phoenix was among the biggest gainers. Sixty-two of the top 100 markets posted higher private-sector employment figures at the end of last year than in the final month of 2009, according to data released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Phoenix was the No. 4 city in the country in terms raw job growth. It added 33,100 jobs between December of 2009 and the same month in 2010. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported percentage changes in private-sector employment. Phoenix led the nation with a year-to-year increase of 2.3 percent, while Sacramento was last with a loss of 3.1 percent.

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