DFW, Houston lead U.S. in job growth over past year
TEXAS – The DFW and Houston areas rank among the nation’s top three metropolitan areas for job growth over the last 12 months, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The New York area was No. 1 with 155,400 new jobs from July 2013 to July 2014. The DFW area was No. 2 (120,800 jobs), and the Houston area was No. 3 (112,200 jobs).
Overall, year-over-year employment rose in 327 U.S. metros, fell in 41 areas and was unchanged in four areas. The nation has 372 major metro areas.
Here are the top ten Texas metropolitan statistical areas ranked by number of jobs added during the past year:
| National Rank | MSA | Jobs added | Change |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 120,800 | 7.4% |
| 3 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | 112,200 | 7.0% |
| 19 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | 32,600 | 4.4% |
| 31 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | 20,800 | 3.7% |
| 60 | College Station-Bryan | 6,700 | 3.0% |
| 70 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | 6,000 | 2.8% |
| 79 | Midland | 5,300 | 2.8% |
| 81 | Corpus Christi | 5,200 | 2.8% |
| 84 | El Paso | 4,900 | 2.7% |
| 97 | Lubbock | 4,200 | 2.5% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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