[marothisu]

I agree those numbers are a bit high but they appear to actually go with the reality of some places...

Percent change in employed population by MSA Jan to June 2021 for QCEW

- Las Vegas: +8.16%
- San Diego: +6.17%
- Honolulu: +5.94%
- Los Angeles: +5.26%
- Boston: +5.24%
- San Francisco: +5.2%
- Chicago: +5.18%
- Austin: +5.06%
- NYC: +4.84%
- Denver: +4.74%
- Minneapolis: +4.74%
- Portland: +4.71%
- Raleigh: +4.69%
- Sacramento: +4.67%
- Detroit: +4.67%
- San Jose: +4.41%
- Pittsburgh: +4.18%
- Seattle: +4.15%
- Milwaukee: +3.7%
- Philadelphia: +3.55%
- Cleveland: +3.54%
- San Antonio: +3.52%
- DC: +3.38%
- Baltimore: +3.13%
- Dallas: +3.03%
- Cincinnati: +3.03%
- Nashville: +2.98%
- Houston: +2.87%
- St. Louis: +2.77%
- Virginia Beach: +2.74%
- Indianapolis : +2.67%
- Orlando: +2.67%
- Atlanta: +2.33%
- Columbus, OH: +2.12%
- Kansas City: +2.09%
- Miami: +1.11%
- Louisville: +1%
- Jacksonville: +0.94%
- Tampa: +0.89%
- Memphis: +0.81%
- Phoenix: -0.11%

This Jan to June for 2021 had the highest pct increase of any Jan to June going back to 2001 (as far as the data goes). In 2019 it was +3.7% which is how Milwaukee did in 2021's period..