STATE-TO-STATE COMPARISON

0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0%

Bouncing Back from Recession Texas has over half a million more jobs today than it did before the recession (January 2008 vs. June 2013), while many other states are still climbing out of a deep hole.

Texas Job Growth Sets the Pace Over the past year, Texas employment has grown the fastest of the 10 most populous states.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

July 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

California -487,600 Jobs

Florida -386,300 Jobs

New York +84,600 Jobs

Texas +606,800 Jobs

Illinois -208,700 Jobs

Net Job Growth (%)

Texas +2.8%

Michigan +1.3%

Illinois +0.8%

New York +0.9%

Ohio +0.3%

Pennsylvania +0.6%

North Carolina +1.5%

California +1.8%

Georgia +1.9%

Florida +1.7%

Houston Leads All U.S. Metros in Total Exports In 2012, Houston was the No. 1 U.S. metropolitan area for exports, surpassing New York City for the first time. As a whole, Texas has been the top exporting state for 11 consecutive years.

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

10.0%

National Unemployment Rate 7.6%

Unemployment Rates in the Biggest States In June 2013, Texas had the lowest unemployment rate among the ten most populous states.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

California Michigan

Georgia

Ohio

Florida

Pennsylvania

New York

North Carolina Illinois

Texas

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Houston, T

X

New Y

ork C

ity, N

Y

Los A

ngeles C

A

Detroit,

MI

Seattle, W

A

Mia

mi, F

L

Chicago, I

L

Dallas-F

t. W

orth, T

X

San Jose

, CA

Min

neapolis, M

N