DFW 4th in quarterly job rankings list
From: Dallas Business Journal - by Lance Murray
Date: Monday, August 8, 2011
Dallas-Fort Worth is the fourth best metropolitan area in the nation in On Numbers' quarterly rankings of the 100 major markets.
On Numbers reported that Boston led the nation in the rankings that are based on private sector job data and unemployment rates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The metro areas were scored on five-year job growth, one-year job growth, the jobless rate in June 2010 and jobless rate in June 2011. Dallas was one of 13 metro areas that have more private sector jobs now than five years ago, On Numbers reported. While Boston sits atop the rankings, Fresno, Calif., rests at the bottom as the 100th-ranked metro area.
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