Texas Rising - Summer 2011

Best of Texas

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In Forbes’ 2011 Best Cities for Jobs ranking, the Lone Star State dominated the three size categories, with the top large metropolitan area, Austin; top-ranked-mid-sized city, El Paso; and top small city, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood.

Austin, Texas

Best Big City for Jobs

Four of the top five cities on Forbes’ list are in Texas.

  1. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
  2. New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.
  3. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
  4. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
  5. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX

El Paso, Texas

Best Mid-Size City for Jobs

Military and manufacturing are keys to El Paso’s top ranking among the best mid-sized cities for jobs. The 1.1 million acre Fort Bliss supports more than 30,000 active duty personnel.

  1. El Paso, TX
  2. Corpus-Christi, TX
  3. Anchorage, AK
  4. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
  5. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO
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Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas

Best Small Cities for Jobs

  1. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
  2. Bismarck, N.D.
  3. College Station-Bryan, TX
  4. Midland, TX
  5. Dubuque, Iowa
  8. Odessa, TX

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Delane Caesar
Director Data Services

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Beth Hallmark and Dan Lynch

Editorial Team Leader
Karen Hudgins

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Gerard MacCrossan

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David Bloom, Michael Castellon,
Tracey Lamphere, Clint Shields,
Mark Wangrin and Bruce Wright

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Dwain Osborne

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Jeremy Van Pelt

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Raul Santos and Jeremy Van Pelt

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Drew Scherz

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Julie Lewis

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Summer 2011

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