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Where Is Housing Construction Keeping Pace with Job Growth?
By: Chris Salviati and Rob Warnock
March 8, 2023
County-level data, 2010-2019
| Population Rank | County | State | New Jobs | New Homes | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | California | 653116 | 134927 | 4.8 |
| 2 | Cook | Illinois | 263647 | 24314 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Harris | Texas | 363710 | 216835 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Maricopa | Arizona | 459640 | 148240 | 3.1 |
| 5 | San Diego | California | 257587 | 58201 | 4.4 |
| 6 | Orange | California | 294553 | 60368 | 4.9 |
| 7 | Miami-Dade | Florida | 217180 | 51480 | 4.2 |
| 8 | Dallas | Texas | 335074 | 98251 | 3.4 |
| 9 | Kings | New York | 302979 | 64226 | 4.7 |
| 10 | Riverside | California | 208924 | 49879 | 4.2 |
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CHIEF ECONOMIST
Chris Salviati is Chief Economist at Apartment List, where he leads the AL Economics team. With nearly a decade of experience studying and commenting on rental market trends, he has played a foundational role in establishing and growing the housing research program at Apartment List, directing the team’s research on the state of the U. Read More
LEAD ECONOMIC RESEARCHER
Rob Warnock is a Lead Economic Researcher at Apartment List, where he studies many of the underlying forces shaping the United States rental market: affordability, migration, homeownership, construction, demographic shifts, and more. Rob’s work highlights nationwide and local trends, and is cited frequently by many high-impact news organizations including Bloomberg, Marketplace, and The Hill as well as dozens of local outlets including those in his home markets, the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times. Read More
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