Job growth in the Las Vegas metropolitan area remains very strong. A total of 38,900 new jobs were added over the past 12 months, representing an impressive annual growth rate of 3.9%. For perspective, the U.S. as a whole is growing at around 1.7% or less than half the rate of Las Vegas. As jobs are added to the local economy, the unemployment rate is trending lower. The seasonally adjusted...

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The counties covered by this report — Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside — added 139,000 new jobs between November 2017 and November 2018, representing an annual growth rate of 1.4%. The unemployment rate held at 4%. Employment growth in Southern California continues to slow but, as I discussed in the third quarter Gardner Report, the market is heavily affected by...

The Washington State economy continues to add jobs at an above-average rate, though the pace of growth is starting to slow as the business cycle matures. Over the past 12 months, the state added 96,600 new jobs, representing an annual growth rate of 2.9% — well above the national rate of 1.7%. Private sector employment gains continue to be quite strong, increasing at an annual rate of 3.6%...