Posted Aug 11, 2017, 8:49 PM
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While Dallas manufacturing thrives, Austin and Houston rank as nation's worst
Tony Romo Tribute by Joseph Haubert
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Dallas County created 3,191 manufacturing jobs in 2016, according to Headlight Data. That ranked No. 3 in the U.S. for most jobs created.
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Dallas' success stands in stark contrast to Travis County, Austin's home, which lost 3,000 manufacturing jobs. Travis lost the second most manufacturing jobs nationwide.
And the county that lost the most? Harris County, home of Houston, which lost 19,000 manufacturing jobs. Dallas' neighbor to the west, Tarrant County, didn't fare well either, losing more than 2,000 manufacturing jobs last year.
"Oil and gas is very tied to metal manufacturing, and of course in Houston that's going to fall," Engle said, citing the downturn in the oil market.
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What's driving growth in Dallas County is beverage, computer and electronic product, and plastics and rubber. Dallas County ranked ninth, second and third in the U.S., respectively, in those categories.
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Texas Job Creation/Loss by County
- Dallas + 3,200
- Travis - (3,000)
- Harris - (19,000)
North Texas Job Creation/Loss by County
- Dallas + 3,200
- Denton + 396
- Kaufman + 249
- Rockwall + 249
- Collin + 225
- Ellis + 77
- Tarrant - (2,095)
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