LinkedIn News has identified 25 U.S. metro areas where hiring, job listings and talent movement are accelerating.
Hospitals and health systems are among the top hiring employers in LinkedIn’s inaugural “Cities on the Rise 2025” list.
The list was compiled using LinkedIn labor market data to spotlight midsize cities with year-over-year growth in hiring, job openings and inbound talent migration. All metro areas featured had fewer than 2.5 million residents who were LinkedIn members.
Here are LinkedIn’s “Cities on the Rise” for 2025:
1. Grand Rapids, Mich.
2. Boise, Idaho
3. Harrisburg, Pa.
4. Albany, N.Y.
5. Milwaukee
6. Portland, Maine
7. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
8. Hartford, Conn.
9. Nashville, Tenn.
10. Omaha, Neb.
11. Kansas City, Kan., and Mo.
12. Wilmington, N.C.
13. Richmond, Va.
14. Indianapolis
15. Colorado Springs, Colo.
16. Sacramento, Calif.
17. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.
18. Austin, Texas
19. Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.
20. Portland, Ore.
21. Fayetteville, Ark.
22. Reno, Nev.
23. San Antonio
24. Fort Wayne, Ind.
25. Pensacola, Fla.
