The Gainesville metropolitan area is one of 23 nationwide — and the only one in Georgia — that has outpaced the nation in the employment growth rate every month since September 2010, according to an Atlanta-based economic consulting firm’s report. “Looking across the entire 23 months, the differences among metros is striking,” the Garner Economics LLC report states. “Twenty-three metros have outpaced the nation ... while another 29 have fallen short of the national rate in every month.”