Employment gains in top national markets continue to stay strong, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data that showed gains neared almost 350,000 jobs last month, even as unemployment climbed to 3.7% from 3.4%, an indication that those looking for a job want to rejoin the workforce, according to a RealPage Analytics post. And the country's top markets demonstrate this trend, also as growth slows. 

The total number of jobs gained in the top 10 markets tracked for the year ending in May was about 13,000 more jobs than the prior month of April, which represented a slight increase of 1.3%. Moreover, only one of the top 10 markets for annual job gains in May saw a decrease in employment from April's not seasonally adjusted levels.

What were the top metro area leaders for job creation as of the end of May 2023? New York-White Plains, N.Y. came in first, followed by Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, and then Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, also in Texas. Coming in fourth was Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., and fifth, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Penn, N.J., Del., market.