Phoenix among leaders in job growth

Phoenix is back among the U.S. leaders in job growth, according to figures released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eighty-six of the nation's 100 biggest markets added private-sector jobs during the past year, and that includes Phoenix, which added 32,900 from July of last year to this year. That raw change in job numbers ranks Phoenix No. 8 in the nation for new jobs. In terms of percentage job gains, the Phoenix area saw 2.3 percent job growth -- good for 22nd in the nation. The New York City area posted the largest increase in raw numbers, adding 83,000 private-sector jobs between July 2010 and the same month this year. The runners-up were Houston (up 67,900 jobs), Dallas-Fort Worth (up 67,400) and Boston (up 59,700). Ogden, Utah, fared the best in percentage terms, expanding its private-sector employment base by 6 percent in 12 months. Next was Worcester, Mass., with a gain of 4.2 percent. Click here for a database of the latest figures for all 100 markets. Atlanta, with a decline of 12,500 private-sector jobs, absorbed the biggest hit among the 14 markets that lost employment.

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