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Austin's Job Market is on Fire

Via The Austin Business Journal.

Austin's job market is one of the hottest in the country, according to a new ranking.

A report in the May edition of Business 2.0 magazine puts the Austin area at No. 4 for projected job growth among metropolitan areas with at least 1 million residents. The magazine, citing data from research firm Global Insight Inc. and government agencies, forecasts 24.7 percent job growth in the Austin area from 2005 to 2015.

Topping the list is Las Vegas, with projected job growth of 35.5 percent; followed by Orlando, Fla., 28.3 percent; Riverside, Calif., 26.7 percent; Austin; Phoenix, 24.3 percent; Jacksonville, Fla., 20.8 percent; Tampa, Fla., 19.7 percent; Dallas/Fort Worth, 19.4 percent; Charlotte, N.C., 19 percent; and Atlanta, 18.8 percent.

posted by Fergie @ 4/26/2006 08:12:00 AM