Job Creation in Austin Keeps Moving Forward
Austin added 4,100 jobs in April, according to the latest figures from the Texas Workforce Commission.
In the last year Austin added 20,100 jobs for a 2.7% growth rate. The biggest sectors for job growth included government and hostpitality/leisure, followed closely by professional/business and retail/trade.
Austin's unemployment rate is currently at 3.3%, while the national average is 4.8%, and Texas at 3.9%
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Austin Voted 2nd Cleanest Water in the US
According to an Austin Business Journal recent article, Cincinnati University recently released a study of the cleanest drinking water by Metropolitan area. Austin ranked second, just behind Des Moines, Iowa and just before Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Austin Voted Most Digitally Savvy City in the Nation
If making purchases over the internet means that we're digitally savvy, then Austin takes the cake with 12% of consumers shopping online. Cities like Sacramento, Las Vegas, and San Diego had 10% of consumers shopping online.
The study by Scarborough Research found that digitally savvy markets tend to lead the nation in a variety of high-tech behaviors, tend to be university towns, and tend to be tech corridors. Austin's consumers apparently are more likely to spend money on luxury vehicles, spend over $500 a year on business attire, and spend over $500 per year online.
www.scarborough.com/freestudies.php.
Austin Ranked 6th Most Desireable City for Relocation
A study by the Human Capitol Institute showed Austin as the 6th most desireable city for relocation. The first three cities were San Diego, San Fransisco and New York.
The study found that the 'brand' or perception of a city played a big role in a job candidate's likelihood of choosing the city for relocation. The study also found that residents were hard to move once fully immersed in the city's way of life, and that negative perceptions of a city were often bigger deterrents than positve perceptions were attractors.
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