Since the beginning of Barack Obama's administration, Rick Perry's Texas has added more jobs than all other states combined.

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 951 -- Jobs, Jobs, Jobs-

Barack Obama's jobs record on job growth is pretty miserable, and people generally understand that fact, even if they don't know the specific numbers. Under Obama's tenure, the nation as a whole has netted job losses of 1,987,800. Texas, meanwhile, has added 105,100 jobs since Obama was sworn in. The other 49 states combined plus Washington, D.C. (excluding Texas) lost 2,180,800 jobs under Obama. Among the handful of states that have added jobs in the Obama era, Texas has added 62.56% of the 168,000 net new jobs.

Here's a graph of this latest data, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

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Well, you might say, that's just under 3 years. Data can be skewed over such a short period of time.

Okay. Rick Perry has been Governor for 11 years. Let's take a gander at his job creation record compared to the rest of the nation over that full time in office.

Bam:

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As you might expect, it's a little lower than the three year range, but it's still nearly half of all jobs. This in a state with about 8% of the nation's population. Nearly as many new jobs as all other positive job growth states combined. Under Rick Perry, Texas has added 1,091,400 jobs. The rest of the nation combined has lost 2,082,100 jobs.

Flashback: data through the end of October 2011, just last month.

Meanwhile, BizJournals.com just noted that over the past decade, there are only five cities among the largest 100 in America to regain jobs lost during the recession. Four of them are in Texas. And San Antonio has nearly at its all-time peak, as well:

You can sort these tables in all kinds of ways, but notice which cities top the list. Five Texas cities, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C.

Rick Perry helped guide Texas to greatness, even in this economic situation we're in today. He can do the same for the nation. 2012 will be a jobs election. Rick Perry is America's jobs Governor. It's time for Rick Perry.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 23 December 2011 10:31 AM · Comments (0)

Job Growth: Texas Still Dominating.

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 950 -- Jobs, Jobs, Jobs-

Some facts about Texas job growth over the past year (.pdf):

Texas added 20,800 jobs in November, bringing the total for the past year to 226,000 jobs. The private sector fared better, adding 22,700 jobs last month and 289,900 over the past year. Texas has experienced 19 consecutive months of positive job growth. And, unlike the national labor force, which is shrinking as people give up and drop out (which ultimately makes the national unemployment rate look better than it actually is), Texas continued to grow its labor force. Even the manufacturing sector added 3,900 jobs last month, bringing the total to 25,200 for the year.

Of course, in addition, Texas cities also make up two of the top four for manufacturing jobs. Plus, five of the top twenty least miserable cities. And four of the top five and nine of the top twenty-five cities for job growth. Moreover, Texas is overperforming on job growth:

There were 23 under-performing states and 27 over-performing states (plus Washington, DC). The over-performers had 1,781,984 more jobs than expected, and the under-performers had 1,781,984 fewer jobs than expected.
Texas' more-than-expected 880,586 jobs account for 49.4% of the entire national over-performance.

Rick. Perry. 2012.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 16 December 2011 12:46 PM · Comments (1)

Policy Matters: City Edition (Dallas Versus Detroit).

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 949 -- Jobs, People, Income-

Two Texas metro areas, Houston and Dallas, lead the nation in new jobs over the past year:

The largest over-the-year employment increase occurred in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (+79,500), followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas (+48,800).

What makes certain cities win and other cities lose?

Cato knows:

In 1980, Austin, Texas, and Syracuse, New York, were roughly the same size. The Austin metro area had a population of about 590,000, and the Syracuse metro area had about 643,000 residents. By 2007, Austin’s population had increased by more than 1 million while Syracuse’s population had been stagnant. That same disparity exists when one examines the growth of employment and real personal income. Another disparity between the two areas is the tax burden. State and local taxes accounted for nearly 13 percent of personal income in Syracuse but only about 9 percent in Austin.

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Check out Dallas versus Detroit, Austin versus Syracuse, San Antonio versus Buffalo, and McAllen (TX) versus El Centro (CA).

You can also find the Cato study here.

A good visual of Dallas versus Detroit:

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Between 1980 and 2007, jobs and income grew dramatically in Dallas, while you can see what happened in Detroit.

In 1980, Dallas and Detroit were similarly sized cities. By 2007, Dallas had grown dramatically, while Detroit actually lost population:

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Go read the whole Cato study, and then try to tell me that policies don't matter.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 8 December 2011 04:32 PM · Comments (0)

Rick Perry's Amazing Texas Jobs Record.

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 948 -- Jobs, Jobs, Jobs-

This year (2011) so far, Texas is more than doubling the rest of the nation, in terms of job growth:

...through October 2011, year-to-date annualized Texas job growth was 2.1 percent, compared with a U.S. rate of 1.2 percent. Without the Texas gains, U.S. employment would have expanded 1.0 percent.

Let's look at some other time periods.

DECEMBER 2000-

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Since Perry became Texas Governor in December of 2000, Texas has added 1,078,600 net new jobs, while the other forty-nine states have lost 2,190,100 net jobs (1,111,500 lost net lost jobs, nationally). Looking at only the job-adding states over that time, 2,392,900 new jobs were created. 1,078,600 is 45.08% of 2,392,900.

In other words, since Perry has been Governor, Texas has added more than 45% of the entire nation's net new jobs among job-adding states. Keep in mind that Texas has about 8.1% of the nation's population. You could also say that Texas, during Rick Perry's tenure as Governor, has added more jobs than the other 49 states combined.

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OCTOBER 2006-
Now, let's look at the past half-decade. Five years, from October 2006 to October 2011. Over that time, Texas has added 463,800 jobs. The nation as a whole lost 4,790,600 jobs. Remove Texas, and the rest of the nation lost 5,254,400 jobs over the past five years. Looking at just the job-adding states over the past five years, those ten states plus DC added 676,400 total net new jobs.

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So, over the past half decade, Texas added 68.57% of all new jobs in America, among states with job gains. Texas also-- obviously-- added more new jobs than all other 49 states combined over this five year time frame.

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JANUARY 2009-

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Since Obama has been in office, Texas has added 92,300 net new jobs. The nation has lost 2,108,600 jobs, and the nation minus Texas has lost even more-- 2,200,900 jobs. The nation's job-adding states have added 155,200 net new jobs over that time.

In other words, under Barack Obama's time in office, Rick Perry's Texas has added more new jobs than the other 49 states combined, and Texas is home to 59.47% of all the new jobs among job-adding states in America.

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There's also the official beginning of the most recent recession (began December 2007 and officially ended June 2009).

DECEMBER 2007-

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Texas added 58.38% of the nation's new jobs among job-adding states since the beginning of the recession. Plus, more jobs than all other 49 states combined.

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These are all net, non-farm, seasonally-adjusted jobs in these comparisons. Public and private sector jobs are both included. The data has been culled from the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

OCTOBER 2010-
Over the past year, Texas has added tons of private sector jobs while shedding government jobs:

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A lot of ways to slice this. And when you look at only private sector jobs, Texas fares even better, relative to the rest of the nation.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 24 November 2011 07:20 AM · Comments (1)

Americans Voting With Their Feet.

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 947 -- Domestic Migration-

Let's compare domestic migration patterns from some major counties in America, courtesy of a really, really cool interactive tool from Forbes.

First, your big blue cities.

Los Angeles, California:

Massive out-migration from sunny Southern California, especially to states like Utah, Arizona, and Texas.

Detroit, Michigan:

Same story. Outward migration, mostly to Florida, Texas, and Arizona.

Chicago, Illinois:

Barack Obama's Chicago. Sending people outward, particularly to Texas.

Then there's Texas cities. Let's just take Fort Worth, America's largest Republican city. Plus Austin. And San Antonio.

Fort Worth, Texas:

Massive gains from all over, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Florida, and elsewhere. People moving to Texas for jobs, prosperity, opportunity, and freedom.

Austin, Texas:

Again, massive gains from all over the nation.

San Antonio, Texas:

San Antonio is an interesting situation, with a large military population. Once people leave the military, they generally tend to go home, as indicated by the reddish-orange lines, but San Antonio is also a magnet for Americans from all over the country. While you weren't looking, San Antonio passed Dallas to become the second largest city in Texas.

The result of all of this domestic migration?

Texas is adding four new Congressional seats:

Michigan and Illinois are losing one seat each. New York is losing two seats. California is not gaining a seat for the first time since it became a state.

Texas for the win.

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Posted by Will Franklin · 21 November 2011 11:33 AM · Comments (3)

Texas Adding Private Sector Jobs

Trivia Tidbit of the Day: Part 946 -- Texas Owns It On Jobs-

New data from the Texas Workforce Commission this morning (.pdf):

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Texas' unemployment rate fell this month after adding 2,500 net jobs in October 2011 (adding 13,500 private sector jobs and shedding 11,000 government jobs). Texas has shed 54,600 government jobs since October 2010, while adding 286,200 private sector jobs. The net result of that, obviously, is 231,600 total net new jobs over the past year.

UPDATE:
JOB ADDITIONS (OR LOSSES) BY INDUSTRY SECTOR
Mining and Logging (includes oil and gas related jobs): 43,300
Construction: 17,500
Manufacturing: 18,000
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities: 53,900
Information: -7,300
Financial Activities: 12,700
Professional and Business Services: 59,000
Education and Health Services: 41,300
Leisure and Hospitality: 35,600
Other Services: 12,200
Government: -54,600

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Posted by Will Franklin · 18 November 2011 11:20 AM · Comments (0)