Gdp (San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth: unemployment, income, military)

[imaterry78259]

How does Ft Worth and Austin have a larger GDP than San Antonio?


1. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Current GDP: $72.4 billion
End of 2010: $77.7 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.8%

2. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
Current GDP: $13.9 billion
End of 2010: $14.5 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.0%

3. Boulder, Colo.
Current GDP: $15.6 billion
End of 2010: $16.3 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.7%

5. San Antonio, Texas
Current GDP: $66.3 billion
End of 2010: $68.4 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.4%

6. Mobile, Ala.
Current GDP: $13.5 billion
End of 2010: $14.5 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 8.5

7. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Current GDP: $274.6 billion
End of 2010: $287.9 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 6%

8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Current GDP: $298.7 billion
End of 2010: $308.1 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.6%

9.McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
Current GDP: $15.6 billion
End of 2010: $16.6 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 8.9%

[rd2007]

I would think the government (military) has a lot to do with it.

[dvlpr]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

How does Ft Worth and Austin have a larger GDP than San Antonio?


1. Austin-Round Rock, Texas
Current GDP: $72.4 billion
End of 2010: $77.7 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.8%

2. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.
Current GDP: $13.9 billion
End of 2010: $14.5 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.0%

3. Boulder, Colo.
Current GDP: $15.6 billion
End of 2010: $16.3 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.7%

5. San Antonio, Texas
Current GDP: $66.3 billion
End of 2010: $68.4 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.4%

6. Mobile, Ala.
Current GDP: $13.5 billion
End of 2010: $14.5 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 8.5

7. Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Current GDP: $274.6 billion
End of 2010: $287.9 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 6%

8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Current GDP: $298.7 billion
End of 2010: $308.1 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.6%

9.McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas
Current GDP: $15.6 billion
End of 2010: $16.6 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 8.9%

Austin = State government and UT.

Fort Worth = Barnett Shale and other energy income.

[AnthonySA]

If you want the biggest and baddest in the US... ya really should try looking into NYC. :P

[robino2001]

For Austin (at least)... Dell, IBM, Motorola, AMD... that right there probably is a majority of it.