Austin is #7 in “Best Cities to get Ahead”
From Forbes:
“Total Population: 1,249,763
Number of Top Companies: three
Median Household Income: $56,422
Cost of Living: 94.93 (average is 100)
Unemployment Rate: 5.8%
With one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, Austin’s popularity streak continues. This has quite a bit to do with the metro area’s employers, which include the University of Texas, Advanced Micro Devices and Dell.”
Accolades just keep coming in for Austin!
If anyone’s curious about the rest of the list:
10. New York, NY
9. Kansas City, MO
8. St. Louis, MO
7. Austin, TX
6. Washington D.C.
5. Boston, MA
4. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Minneapolis, MN
2. Dallas, TX
1. Houston, TX
Tags: Austin, best cities to get ahead, Forbes, Texas
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August 27th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Forbes: Austin Poised for Fastest Economic Recovery in U.S. | Develop Austin Texas says:[...] We’ve said it before and we are saying it again now. The Austin market has been and will remain relatively immune to the recent economic downturn. With news coming out that the national economy is starting to look up, analysts are looking for places that are going to recover the fastest and Austin tops the list according a recent Forbes article. Because of our diverse economy, continued population growth and immunity to the past housing crisis (and by past I mean in the past!), the Austin area is poised to show the strongest positive economic growth of any U.S. city by the end of this year. Share and Enjoy: [...]