DFW Job Growth Tops in the Nation

The Dallas Business Journal reports that the Dallas/Fort Worth area leads the nation in job growth.

The two metro areas have added 134,200 nonfarm jobs in the past 12 months, according to figures released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's the equivalent of 368 new jobs every day.

Dallas-Fort Worth leads the country with an increase of 83,100 nonfarm jobs between April 2010 and the same month this year. Houston is No. 2 with a gain of 51,100.

Rounding out the top five are the Chicago (up 37,100 nonfarm jobs), Los Angeles (up 36,200) and Washington (up 25,700) markets.