Comparative Texas Job Losses By City

[mhr]

For those that dismiss the loss of high tech jobs in Texas, the following graphic highlights how Dallas and Austin have fared in Bush's economy.

For those that are unaware, Dallas was the home to Telecom and Austin had become a second silicon valley. Both cities have suffered as the chart suggests.

The chart is from the Dallas federal reserve web site www.dallasfed.org .

[Pale_Rider]

1. What cities would be in Sugarland 'District'?

And isn't Sugarland DeLay's home district?

[mhr]

2. Sugarland Would Be Closest To Houston

Seems to have fared fairly well.

Sugarland is to the West/Southwest.

The refineries are to the East near Pasadena.

[Andy_Stephenson]

3. Sugarland is a

Hightech corridor now isn't it? I haven't been to Houston in at least 12 years. But then I mostly avoid houston...too damned hot and horrible traffic.

[Frodo]

4. I thought you didn't like charts???

;-)


It's actually worse than it looks though - isn't it?

If I remember correctly, you're in Dallas, right? Measuring from what looks like January 1, 2000 isn't particularly useful because Bush "took office" in '01 (and I think your current situation began late 2000?). That puts Dallas around 103+ on the index. Adjusting for a 2001 index would put Dallas somewhere around 94-95 now and back up your claims about the local job market. The nation as a whole is just about even with early 2001 (total jobs), but you guys are still lagging.

At least the graph is starting to move in the right direction.

[mhr]

5. I Like Charts That Reflect Reality And This Is My Reality!

Unemployed For Four Years!