Portland has lost 20,000 private-sector jobs in the past year and 41,100 jobs since 2005, according to figures released Wednesday morning by the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The raw change in the past year puts the city at a lowly No. 88 on a list of 100 markets.
Four Texas markets have registered the nation’s strongest employment gains during the past five years: Houston has added 129,800 private-sector jobs since June 2005, the largest increase in any market. It’s followed by Dallas-Fort Worth (up 71,300 private-sector jobs in five years), Austin (up 56,100) and San Antonio (up 32,600).
The biggest gain outside of Texas occurred in Raleigh, N.C., which picked up 22,100 private-sector jobs between June 2005 and the same month this year.
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