TYLER is ONE of 6 METRO AREA with a POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
from April 2008 ti April 2009. Odessa/Midland was first, TYLER 2nd, then Kileen/Temple/Fort Hood,
Laredo & Austin/Round Rock. The state’s umemployment rate raised from 4.6% in April 2008 to
6.7% April 2009 with the U. S. seasonally adjusted employment rate rising from 5% to 8.9% during
the same period. Only 2 Texas industries (educaiton & health services, leisure & hospitality) & the
government sector had more job with 9 industries experiencing net job losses from April 2008 to
April 2009. Since February 2009 the recession has come to Texas, but about 8 months behind the
rest of the country. Sales in TYLER’S HOUSING is down 22.7% with a median price of $132,600 & a
11.7 month’s inventory.
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