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Texas Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Employment Growth Rate
Rank Metro Area Growth Rate %
1 Laredo 5.5
2 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 4.1
3 Brownsville-Harlingen

3.5
4 Midland 3.4
4 Sherman-Denison 3.4
6 Houston-Sugarland-Baytown 3.1
7 Victoria 3.0
8 Austin-Round Rock 2.8
9 Odessa 2.7
10  Amarillo 2.6 
11  Dallas-Plano-Irving  2.5 
12  San Antonio  2.2 
12  El Paso  2.2 
  Texas 2.1 
14  Wichita Falls  2.1 
15  Fort Worth-Arlington  1.9 
15  College Station-Bryan  1.9 
17  Waco  1.7 
17  Abilene  1.7 
19  Corpus Christi  1.6 
20  Longview  1.2 
21  Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood  .9 
22  Beaumont-Port Arthur  .7 
22  Lubbock  .7 
24  Texarkana  .5 
25  San Angelo  0.0 
26 Tyler -1.3