Economy
The Top 10 and Bottom 10 Places Gaining Employed People in the U.S.
With one caveat: While the number of employed people may decline in an area, that doesn't necessarily mean the unemployment rate is going up.
"Where are the jobs?" is a complicated question. But there are plenty of numbers out there that provide clues. One of them is overall employment.
This week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new numbers showing the number of employed people in each of the country's largest 334 counties. A large county, as classified by the bureau, has an average annual employment level of 75,000 people or more.