Posted on 04/29/2009 3:01:42 PM PDT by PurpleMan
The data reflect the North American Industry Classification System categories, including total nonfarm employment, manufacturing, financial services, business and professional services, educational and health services, information, retail and wholesale trade, transportation and utilities, leisure and hospitality, and government.
1. Odessa, TX 2. Grand Junction, CO 3. Longview, TX 4. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA 5. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 6. Austin-Round Rock, TX 7. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 8. Laredo, TX 9. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 10. Tulsa, OK
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Nope.
Washington, DC metro area is #1.
Fedzilla is set to be the ONLY growth industry for some time to come.
What happens when the budget cuts go through?
7 of 10 in Texas....surprised it’s that low.
#1 Midland/Odessa (not sure why Odessa is listed first) doesn’t have squat related to the military.
We are just very conservative.
(Oh, and we sit on the largest domestic oil field in the USA.)
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Pretty much all red state cities top the list. No New York cities until #90. (Do you hear that Governor Paterson?)
Do they have a record of their predictions? I looked and couldn’t find it.
Are you looking for a job?
This thread is updated on a regular basis:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2136635/posts
...and will remain #1 for decades to come.
Maybe for employment opportunity but not for growth.
Two different concepts
Really makes me want to move back to TX
I look at that list and I see oil.
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