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Five-Year Employment Growth
Since 2000, Greater Washington has added more than 270,000 new jobs, outpacing Miami, the nearest competitor, by 62,000 jobs. Boston, Chicago, New York and San Francisco all had net losses.
Five-Year Employment Growth, 2000-2005
| Greater Washington | 270,842 | |
| Miami | 208,400 | |
| Atlanta | 47,900 | |
| Los Angeles | 46,500 | |
| Philadelphia | 30,000 | |
| Dallas | 1,400 | |
| New York | (44,300) | |
| Chicago | (109,900) | |
| Boston | (117,300) | |
| San Francisco | (148,900) | |
| GWI Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics and Maryland DLLR data | ||
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