CHICAGO, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas and Detroit, Michigan, 28 U.S. metros saw at least
50 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that
pay a living wage for households with two adults and one child.
Sixty-six percent of new jobs in the seaport and energy driven
Beaumont-Port Arthur region pay above the area's
$16.46 cost of living. A rebound in
high-skill manufacturing jobs is responsible for Detroit's 64 percent rate. See the full list
below.
This analysis is released in conjunction with CareerBuilder's
and Economic Modeling Specialists International's (EMSI) quarter
two publication of the Labor Market 150 Index – a ranking of
the labor markets in the 150 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. The
quarterly index is comprised of several historical and leading
indicators that measure the overall dynamism of metropolitan job
markets, including job growth above the cost of living, employment
levels, unemployment rates, growth projections and job listings.
Propelled by 16 percent employment growth since 2010 and 39
percent growth in job postings over the last 12 months,
San Jose-Sunnyvale, California, jumped from No. 15 to
No. 4 in the index's overall rankings. Provo-Orem,
Utah, remains No. 1.
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Metros creating the most living wage jobs
Living wages for households with two adults and one child are
determined by MIT's Living Wage
Calculator (2013 figures). A living wage covers basic family and
household expenses, incorporates estimated taxes and assumes
individuals are working full-time. The share of job growth above
the cost of living only includes net employment growth in growing
occupations with median hourly earnings above the living wage. For
example, a new job created at one business could not be captured if
it was in an occupation seeing overall employment declines in that
region.
Two metros known for its high concentration of knowledge jobs
and STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – sectors,
San Jose, California and
Seattle, Washington, also appear
in the top ten. The following are the 28 metros with 50 percent or
higher job growth above the cost of living since 2010:
Metro
|
% Job Growth Above
Cost of Living (2010-2014)
|
Living Wage
(2013)
|
Notable
High-Growth Occupation(s)
|
Beaumont-Port
Arthur, TX
|
65.9%
|
$16.64
|
Petroleum
Pump/Refinery Operators
|
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
|
64.2%
|
$17.08
|
Team Assemblers,
Mechanical Engineers
|
Peoria,
IL
|
62.9%
|
$16.60
|
Industrial Engineers,
Insurance Sales Agents
|
Reading,
PA
|
61.4%
|
$15.78
|
Welders, Metal &
Plastic Machine Workers
|
Mobile,
AL
|
60.9%
|
$17.02
|
Metal Refining
Furnace Operators, Production Managers
|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
60.2%
|
$18.31
|
Marketing
Specialists, Web Developers
|
San
Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
59.3%
|
$21.75
|
Software Developers,
Information Systems Managers
|
Rockford,
IL
|
59.2%
|
$16.73
|
Team Assemblers,
Machinists
|
Pittsburgh,
PA
|
57.1%
|
$15.59
|
Oil & Gas
occupations, Insurance Sales Agents
|
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
|
55.4%
|
$17.31
|
Plumber/Pipefitters,
Industrial Engineering Technicians
|
York-Hanover,
PA
|
54.4%
|
$15.64
|
Truck
Drivers
|
Ann Arbor,
MI
|
53.9%
|
$17.75
|
Personal Financial
Advisors, Internists
|
Trenton,
NJ
|
53.7%
|
$19.41
|
Computer Programmers,
Computer Support Specialists
|
Fort Wayne,
IN
|
53.5%
|
$15.99
|
Team Assemblers,
Truck Drivers
|
Akron,
OH
|
53.4%
|
$16.46
|
Marketing
Specialists, Machinists
|
Lansing-East
Lansing, MI
|
52.8%
|
$16.81
|
Sales Reps
(Science/Tech. Products), Software Developers
|
Rochester,
NY
|
52.3%
|
$16.78
|
Real Estate Agents,
Insurance Sales Agents
|
Spokane-Spokane
Valley, WA
|
52.0%
|
$15.71
|
Industrial Machinery
Mechanics, Software Developers
|
Tulsa,
OK
|
51.9%
|
$16.49
|
Welders,
Inspectors/Testers
|
Lancaster,
PA
|
51.8%
|
$15.92
|
Postsecondary
Teachers, Construction Supervisors
|
Des Moines-West
Des Moines, IA
|
51.5%
|
$17.80
|
Civil Engineers,
Computer Systems Analysts
|
Toledo,
OH
|
51.4%
|
$15.75
|
Team Assemblers,
Electricians
|
Minneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
51.4%
|
$18.66
|
Food
Scientists/Technologists, Physical Therapists
|
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
|
50.8%
|
$18.25
|
Architects, Petroleum
Engineers
|
Kansas City,
MO-KS
|
50.8%
|
$17.14
|
Software Developers,
Healthcare Social Workers
|
Cleveland-Elyria,
OH
|
50.4%
|
$16.26
|
Commercial Pilots,
Cost Estimators
|
Anchorage,
AK
|
50.3%
|
$17.77
|
Petroleum Engineers,
Medical Assistants
|
Madison,
WI
|
50.3%
|
$18.54
|
Computer Programmers,
Marketing Specialists
|
Metros with the smallest share of new living wage
jobs
Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less
than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations
that pay a living wage, including five Florida metros in the bottom 10.
Metro
|
% Job Growth Above
Cost of Living
|
Living Wage
(2013)
|
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
|
11.5%
|
$15.98
|
Tallahassee,
FL
|
18.1%
|
$18.54
|
Pensacola-Ferry
Pass-Brent, FL
|
18.9%
|
$17.51
|
Ocala,
FL
|
19.5%
|
$17.46
|
Deltona-Daytona
Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
|
20.2%
|
$18.57
|
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
|
20.3%
|
$16.37
|
Myrtle
Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
|
21.6%
|
$17.42
|
Port St. Lucie,
FL
|
21.7%
|
$20.07
|
Urban Honolulu,
HI
|
22.0%
|
$23.48
|
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL
|
22.2%
|
$20.26
|
About the Labor Market 150 Index
Data used to compile
the Labor Market 150 Index is primarily based on EMSI's extensive
labor market dataset. EMSI, a CareerBuilder company, gathers and
integrates economic, labor market, demographic, and education data
from more than 90 government and private-sector sources, creating a
comprehensive and current database that includes both published
data and detailed estimates. This iteration of the index uses
EMSI's 2015.1 Class of Worker dataset and does not include
self-employed workers.
Labor Market 150 Index variables are weighted separately and
arranged into four groups.
- Using EMSI's proprietary data set, Employment Rank
includes total-industry job growth rates pre-and-post-recession, as
well as projected growth rates from 2014 to 2020.
- Quality Employment Rank includes job growth rates among
each metro's key driver industries over the same time frames, as
well as the share of new jobs in growing occupations created since
2010 with median hourly earnings at or above the metro's living
wage for two adults and one child, as determined by the MIT Living
Wage Calculator.
- Job Postings Growth captures the change in the number of
unique online listings from March
2014 to February 2015, and
along with each metro's Unemployment Rate, provides the
index's best look at current market situations.
For more notes on individual variables, see the Labor Market
150 home page.
About EMSI
Economic Modeling Specialists Intl., a
CareerBuilder company, turns labor market data into useful
information that helps organizations understand the connection
between economies, people, and work. Using sound economic
principles and good data, EMSI builds user-friendly services that
help educational institutions, workforce planners, and regional
developers build a better workforce and improve the economic
conditions in their regions. For more information,
visit www.economicmodeling.com.
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