Houston Is Unstoppable: Why Texas' Juggernaut Is America's #1 Job Creator

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The Atlantic: Houston Is Unstoppable: Why Texas' Juggernaut Is America's #1 Job Creator

Houston is blessed by topography and geography. But the city's recent success is really a masterclass in learning from history.

 

Derek Thompson

 

May 28 2013, 8:55 AM ET

Texas is killing it.

 

It dominated the recession, crushed the recovery, and in a new analysis of jobs recovered since the downturn, its largest city stands apart as the most powerful job engine in the country -- by far.

The ten largest metros have recovered 98 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, on average. But Houston, the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the downturn, has now added more than two jobs for every one it lost after the crash. That's incredible.

Houston was uniquely poised to capture the gains from a growing world, due to its proximity to Latin America and its strength in energy. Between 2008 and 2010, "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated, expanded or started new businesses in Houston," Jankowski wrote.

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Mayor Annise Parker

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Mayor Annise Parker

you are kidding, that big oh hunk of a Lis, try to make this city in to San Francisco, with all its

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Mayor Annise Parker

you are kidding, that big oh hunk of a Lis, try to make this city in to San Francisco, with all its

 

Well apparently from what I've read, she's doing a pretty good job as mayor.