A new study indicated that Houston enjoyed a 5.56% increase (translating to 122,800) of private sector growth from 2007. Austin and San Antonio trailed behind Houston in terms of raw numbers with 46,000 (7.58% increase from pre-recessionary levels) and 24,500 (3.55% increase from pre-recessionary levels). Other metros that posted positive growth from 2007 include Pittsburgh, Dallas, Oklahoma City, New York City, McAllen, El Paso, and Raleigh.
Most metro areas still lag in private sector growth since 2007. Los Angeles' private sector posted the greatest loss with -333,300 (a decrease of 6.81%), followed by Chicago (-204,300, -5.08%), Miami (-160,900, -7.76%), and Phoenix (-150,800, -8.98%). Detroit, the Inland Empire, Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Tampa rounded out the bottom ten.
Most major U.S. metros still short of pre-recession job levels - The Business Journals
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