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06-02-2009, 07:25 PM
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April 2009 Texas Metro Employment Growth Rates is out
The May 2009 report of the Texas Economy is now out. It is published by the Texas A&M Real Estate Center every month.
Texas Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Employment Growth Rate,
April 2008 to April 2009
Rank Metro Area Percent Growth Rate
1 Odessa 2.9
2 Midland 2.2
3 Tyler 1.2
4 Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood 1.0
5 Laredo 0.7
6 Austin–Round Rock 0.4
7 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 0.0
8 Lubbock –0.2
9 Texarkana –0.4
10 San Antonio –0.5
11 Fort Worth–Arlington –0.8
12 Abilene –0.9
12 Waco –0.9
12 El Paso –0.9
15 Longview –1.2
16 Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown –1.4
16 Amarillo –1.4
Texas –1.6
18 Corpus Christi –1.6
19 Dallas-Plano-Irving –2.0
20 College Station–Bryan –2.2
21 Brownsville-Harlingen –2.3
22 Wichita Falls –2.3
23 Beaumont–Port Arthur –2.5
Source: Texas Workforce Commission
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06-02-2009, 09:38 PM
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Hell yeah, Odessa-Midland for the win.  |
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06-02-2009, 09:45 PM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Wonder why they split up DFW (Dallas side losing 2% and FW side losing .8%). Houston didn't lose as much as I was thinking it would. Got bad here for a little bit.
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06-03-2009, 05:13 AM
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Proud Gay Conservative!
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Location: LONE STAR STATE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel713
Wonder why they split up DFW (Dallas side losing 2% and FW side losing .8%).
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Because technically they are 2 separate Metro Areas. |
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06-03-2009, 10:42 AM
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Location: Tyler, TX
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It's no surprise to see Tyler up there because all I see here is growth, I mean MAJOR growth. I'm glad to see them up there.
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06-03-2009, 11:02 AM
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Location: Houston, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TXTwizter
Because technically they are 2 separate Metro Areas.
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They are one metro, with two separate divisions in the metro area. Kind of like Miami. |
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