This just in from the Austin Business Journal: Austin and the three other major Texas markets registered the nation’s strongest employment gains during the past five years, according to figures released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Austin came in No. 3 with 56,100 new private-sector jobs created between June 2005 and June 2010. Houston topped the list with 129,800 new private-sector jobs followed by Dallas, with 71,300 jobs created. San Antonio ranked No. 4, with a gain of 32,600 positions during the same time period.
Los Angeles posted the nation’s sharpest decline since 2005, losing 376,400 private-sector positions. Other big drops were reported in Detroit (down 328,800 in five years), Chicago (down 253,000) and Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (down 165,800).
Eighty-four major markets suffered declines in private-sector employment during the half-decade; only 16 finished on the upside.
The news was a bit better for the short term, with 24 markets enjoying increases between June 2009 and June 2010.
Austin had the biggest one-year gain, up 8,400 private-sector jobs. Dallas ranked third, with 4,800 private-sector jobs created between June 2009 and June 2010.
Chicago had the biggest one-year drop, down 83,400 jobs.
Read more in the Austin Business Journal.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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