--- title: 30 Cities That Are Primed for Meteoric Job Growth description: Moody's Analytics data shows that Texas dominates the list of cities projected to have the biggest job growth over the next five years. authors: - name: Adam Hardy role: Lead Data Reporter url: https://money.com/author/adam-hardy/ bio: Adam Hardy is a lead data journalist at Money, where he frequently reports on financial barriers that affect low-income Americans. Adam’s work has also appeared in Business Insider, Forbes, Nasdaq, The Penny Hoarder, Yahoo! Finance and more than a dozen local and regional newspapers. education: University of South Florida, BA, Magazine Journalism at_money_since: 2021 articles: 498 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - The Penny Hoarder - Forbes Advisor - Creative Loafing - The New York Times - The Washington Post - Bloomberg - Harvard Law School - The Federal Register - National Consumer Law Center - CBS News - Becker's Hospital Review - Business Insider - Mother Jones - The Week - Fortune - The Philadelphia Inquirer - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NAFSAA) - Education Advisory Board (EAB) - The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) - This Morning with Gordon Deal - Empower - Reddit social: - https://www.x.com/hardyjournalism - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hardyjournalism/ editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Economy and Politics - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2024-02-13T17:00:20.000Z' modified: '2024-02-13T17:00:20.000Z' section: Economy and Politics tags: - News word_count: 528 canonical: https://money.com/cities-biggest-job-growth-projections/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Photo of New Braunfels, Texas](https://img.money.com/2024/02/News-Top-10-Cities-Job-Growth.jpg) *New Braunfels, Texas* If it’s jobs you’re after, look no further than the Lone Star State. By 2028, job growth is predicted to surge by double digits in 34 U.S. cities, according to Money's analysis of data provided by the economic research firm Moody’s Analytics, and more than a dozen of those cities are located in Texas. Moody’s estimated the growth in jobs over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028 for over 900 U.S. cities nationwide, and the firm shared its latest projections with Money. Based on these cities, national job growth is expected to be around 3.25% over that same time period. ## Cities where jobs are expected to boom Outside of Texas, several cities in Florida, Arizona and Colorado are projected to have a strong influx of jobs in the coming years. On the other hand, none of the top cities for job growth are in the Northeast or West Coast. Here are all the cities Moody’s expects to have at least a 10% growth in jobs between 2023 and 2028: 1. New Braunfels, Texas: 21% 2. Conroe, Texas: 16.7% 3. The Woodlands, Texas: 16.7% 4. Missouri City, Texas: 16.3% 5. Sugar Land, Texas: 16.3% 6. Allen, Texas: 16.3% 7. Frisco, Texas: 15.5% 8. McKinney, Texas: 15.5% 9. Plano, Texas: 15.5% 10. Denton, Texas: 15.5% 11. Flower Mound, Texas: 15.5% 12. Lewisville, Texas: 15.5% 13. Kissimmee, Florida: 15.2% 14. San Marcos, Texas: 14.7% 15. Cedar Park, Texas: 14.3% 16. Georgetown, Texas: 14.3% 17. Round Rock, Texas: 14.3% 18. Casa Grande, Arizona: 14% 19. Maricopa, Arizona: 14% 20. San Tan Valley, Arizona: 14% 21. Franklin, Tennessee: 12% 22. Wesley Chapel, Florida: 11.7% 23. Murfreesboro, Tennessee: 11.3% 24. Palm Coast, Florida: 11.1% 25. Caldwell, Idaho: 11% 26. Nampa, Idaho: 11% 27. Castle Rock, Colorado: 11% 28. Highlands Ranch, Colorado: 11% 29. Parker, Colorado: 11% 30. Ashburn, Virginia: 11% 31. Southaven, Mississippi: 11% 32. Port St. Lucie, Florida: 10.4% 33. Frederick, Maryland: 10.2% 34. Pearland, Texas: 10% ## Buy your new home with more convenience and less hassle ### A Mortgage Expert at Rocket Mortgage (NMLS #3030) can lend you a hand for a smoother process. Your dream home is possible. Click below to make it happen. [View Rates](https://money.com/pr/u918d32af718?ap_referrer=%2Fcities-biggest-job-growth-projections%2F) ## Why Texas dominates job growth Texas has been a job-creating powerhouse over the past several years, and Moody’s projections suggest many Texas towns will keep the trend going for the foreseeable future. Such healthy job forecasts have, in part, led to several Texas cities like [Flower Mound](https://money.com/collection/best-places-to-live-2021/5746487/flower-mound-texas-2021/), [Round Rock](https://money.com/collection/best-places-to-live-2021/5746487/flower-mound-texas-2021/) and [Sugar Land](https://money.com/collection-post/best-places-retire-2016/) appearing as mainstays on Money’s rankings of the [Best Places to Live](https://money.com/best-places-to-live/) and [Best Places to Retire](https://money.com/best-places-to-retire-2022/) over the past several years. According to Texas’s state labor department, the state reached a total of 14.1 million jobs last year and has been experiencing “27 consecutive months of new series employment highs” thanks to booms in the oil, financial services and construction industries. On Friday, though, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas hinted that the streak may soon be coming to an end. “We're cleared for landing,” said Pia Orrenius, the vice president of the Dallas Fed, “landing back to our long run trend rate of growth.” The Dallas Fed said it expects the state to add 2% more jobs by the end of 2024 — a healthy pace but one slower than the state’s meteoric growth of late. Even so, Moody’s projections suggest several Texas towns didn’t get the memo. ![](https://s3.consumersadvocate.org/prd/image/image/26681/medium_57f09f10-efb8-487d-a73e-5f7d605144eb.png) Imagine finally owning your dream home — Rocket Mortgage (NMLS #3030) can help! 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