NYC metro area continues to lead nation in new apartment construction.

New apartment (structures with five or more units) construction in metropolitan areas last year was led for the fourth consecutive year by the New York-Northern New Jersey, NY-NJ-PA metropolitan statistical area (MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. ). The 32,124 apartment units issued permits in the metro area This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area.

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Apartment Permit Activity in 20 Most Active Markets in 2005

                                            Units Issued Permits in
                                               5+ unit structures

                                                           Units

Metro Area                                 Rank       2005       2004

N.Y-N. New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA       1       32,124     22,456
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL         2       21,385     20,527
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA          3       14,035     16,929
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI           4       12,569      8,724
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA            5       10,965     16,144
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land TX                6       10,630     10,602
Wash.-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV       7       10,160     10,882
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX               8        9,840      7,675
Orlando FL                                   9        8,961      6,126
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH               10        7,704      6,037
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ                  11        7,531      6,293
San Antonio TX                              12        7,294      4,538
Las Vegas-Paradise NV                       13        6,979      2,969
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL                    14        6,897      4,014
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA            15        6,480      6,795
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA                  16        6,416      6,243
Jacksonville FL                             17        6,186      4,481
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA            18        5,652      5,218
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL          19        5,643      5,425
Austin-Round Rock TX                        20        5,266      3,106

                                             Units Issued
                                            Permits in 5+
                                           unit structures

                                           Change 2004-2005

Metro Area                                 Units        %

N.Y-N. New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA     9,668      43.1%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL         858       4.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA       -2,894     -17.1%
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI         3,845      44.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA         -5,179     -32.1%
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land TX                 28       0.3%
Wash.-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV      -722      -6.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX             2,165      28.2%
Orlando FL                                 2,835      46.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH              1,667      27.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ                 1,238      19.7%
San Antonio TX                             2,756      60.7%
Las Vegas-Paradise NV                      4,010     135.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL                   2,883      71.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA            -315      -4.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA                   173       2.8%
Jacksonville FL                            1,705      38.0%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA             434       8.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL           218       4.0%
Austin-Round Rock TX                       2,160      69.5%

                                          Total Units Issued
                                               Permits

Metro Area                                 2005       2004

N.Y-N. New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA    65,602     56,873

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL      45,634     46,084
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA       32,264     35,785
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI        53,170     47,541
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA         72,223     74,007
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land TX             62,217     56,036
Wash.-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV    35,600     38,024
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX            59,756     54,179
Orlando FL                                35,873     33,992
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH             16,845     15,423
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ                62,375     65,259
San Antonio TX                            22,226     17.539
Las Vegas-Paradise NV                     38,534     36,395
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL                  29,330     20,395
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA          14,945     15,239
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA                25,656     24,135
Jacksonville FL                           25,090     19,326
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA          14,215     15,587
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL        34,005     29,557
Austin-Round Rock TX                      22,986     18,015

                                            Employment in
                                               December

                                           Jobs in 1,000's

Metro Area                                 2005       2004

N.Y-N. New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA    8,504.9    8,440.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL      2,412.7    2,357.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA       5,573.1    5,503.9
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI        4,504.5    4,454.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA         2,336.1    2,293.3
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land TX             2,357.8    2,315.3
Wash.-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV    2,984.5    2,902.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX            2,771.5    2,734.9
Orlando FL                                1,043.1    1,001.0
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH             2,450.2    2,437.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ                1,811.8    1,728.6
San Antonio TX                              780.9      768.9
Las Vegas-Paradise NV                       900.7      841.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL                    219.2      210.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA          2,012.8    1,981.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA                1,670.2    1,616.4
Jacksonville FL                             610.6      590.7
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA          1,292.8    1,275.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL        1,328.5    1,296.1
Austin-Round Rock TX                        689.5      675.3

                                            Employment in
                                               December

                                                Change

Metro Area                                 Jobs         %

N.Y-N. New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA     64.3       0.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach FL       55.5       2.4%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana CA        69.2       1.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet IL-IN-WI         50.0       1.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta GA          42.8       1.9%
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land TX              42.5       1.8%
Wash.-Arlington-Alexandria DC-VA-MD-WV     81.7       2.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington TX             36.6       1.3%
Orlando FL                                 42.1       4.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy MA-NH              12.5       0.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale AZ                 83.2       4.8%
San Antonio TX                             12.0       1.6%
Las Vegas-Paradise NV                      59.2       7.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL                    8.6       4.1%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont CA           31.5       1.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue WA                 53.8       3.3%
Jacksonville FL                            19.9       3.4%
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos CA           17.6       1.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL         32.4       2.5%
Austin-Round Rock TX                       14.2       2.1%

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