More Jobs in the McAllen-Edinburg, Texas Market

Ninety-nine of the nation’s 100 biggest labor markets had fewer jobs in August than a year earlier, led by a loss of 230,000 jobs in the Los Angeles area, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.


The only exception was the Mexican border market of McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, which had 3,200 more jobs in August than in the same month a year ago.

The following are the 100 biggest labor markets in America, ranked according to raw change in employment between August 2008 and August 2009. Each market’s percent change is in parentheses:


McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, gain of 3,200 jobs (1.5%)

Jackson, Miss., loss of 1,200 jobs (-0.5%)

Baton Rouge, La., loss of 3,300 jobs (-0.9%)

El Paso, Texas, loss of 3,500 jobs (-1.3%)

Worcester, Mass., loss of 3,500 jobs (-1.4%)

Trenton, N.J., loss of 4,000 jobs (-1.7%)

Little Rock, Ark., loss of 4,600 jobs (-1.3%)

New Haven, Conn., loss of 4,900 jobs (-1.8%)

Columbia, S.C., loss of 5,100 jobs (-1.4%)

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