Figure 4. Percent change in private industry employment and wages, by area, 2001–14 annual averages
Area Total Healthcare
Employment Wages Employment Wages

United States

 5.7 41.9 31.6 45.6

Los Angeles

 2.9 37.4 29.1 45.6

New York

 9.2 44.7 24.9 49.1

Chicago

 -5.9 35.7 15.9 38.3

Houston

 22.1 55.8 55.4 38.1

Phoenix

 13.9 38.3 78.9 38.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.