Percent increase of jobs in large metros comparing 2017 to 2016:
3.5 – Orlando MSA
3.2 – Nashville/Murfreesboro MSA
3.1 – Atlanta MSA
3.0 – Raleigh MSA
2.8 – Jacksonville MSA
2.7 – Austin/Round Rock MSA
2.5 – Charlotte MSA
2.1 – Indianapolis MSA
2.1 – Cincinnati MSA
1.9 – Detroit MSA
1.9 – Denver MSA
1.8 – Average Growth for Large Metros
1.6 – Richmond MSA
1.2 – Memphis MSA
1.1 – Oklahoma City MSA
1.0 – Baltimore MSA
0.8 – Birmingham MSA
0.1 – New Orleans MSA
* Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Percentage of jobs at risk of being automated:
61.59 – Louisville MSA
61.42 – Memphis MSA
60.47 – New Orleans MSA
60.38 – Jacksonville MSA
59.17 – Nashville/Murfreesboro
59.09 – Indianapolis MSA
58.88 – Charlotte MSA
58.16 – Cincinnati MSA
57.96 – Richmond MSA
57.91 – Oklahoma City MSA
57.86 – Detroit MSA
57.69 – Atlanta MSA
57.47 – Austin/Round Rock MSA
55.99 – Raleigh MSA
55.80 – Denver MSA
54.82 – Baltimore MSA
50.04 – Washington DC MSA
* Governing magazine data using University of Oxford calculations for 702 occupations.
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Another economic ranking.
Once again, Memphis sucks!
OK, I am not a believer. That is just too many jobs threatened by automation. We have around 610,000 employed workers in the MSA — that means that 375,000 people here are threatened by automation. Even if every worker in manufacturing were replaced by robots — managers, janitors, everybody — that is only 46,000 workers. Replacing everyone in trade and transportation with robots or internet shopping would get you another 180,000, but you would still have a long way to go.
The other number is just sad. Don’t even look at the second number in that list.
Again. We are far below even average. Definitely not good news for the future of Memphis.