”Survey says” looks at various rankings and scorecards judging geographic locations while noting these grades are best seen as a mix of artful interpretation and data.
Buzz: Jobs in Napa grew 6.9% in the year ending in January, the nation’s fourth-fastest hiring pace.
Source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at metro employment data at the start of 2023 for 389 metropolitan areas.
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Napa bosses added 4,700 workers in the year to 72,900. Napa’s unemployment rate was 3.9%, down 0.9 points in the year.
Only two Texas metros – Midland (11.4% job growth) and Odessa (7.8%) – and Manhattan, Kansas (7.3%) had faster hiring paces in January.
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