Valley cities among those with top job gains over the past year

Metro areas around the country have been adding jobs. But some regional economies have seen especially sharp gains in recent months

By Mike Maciag | Governing

As economic growth has picked up across the country, several regions have experienced particularly sharp job gains in recent months. Some are places that have lured major employers, or are home to several fast-growing industries. Others are regions that suffered severe job losses during the recession and are now recovering.

Governing compiled the latest federal jobs data for all metro areas with workforces of at least 100,000. For each region, monthly employment averages over the first four months of 2017 were compared with those for the same period last year. In all, 33 of the 236 metro areas recorded year-over-year increases exceeding 3 percent.

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