Coppell and the DFW area are doing well compared to the rest of the nation. Check out what the Dallas Business Journal said...
DFW Economic Update - Dallas Business Journal, February 27, 2009
· DFW Area had net gain of 91,100 jobs in 2008 – biggest gain of any metro region in USA.
· Texas job growth in 2008 was 153,600. DFW area had 60% of all job growth in the state.
Texas was the only state in USA to have job growth.
· DFW area unemployment rose in 2008 from 4.2% to 5.8%. Even with the 91,100 net job
growth, the population gain outpaced job growth.
· First quarter 2009 there will be net job loss for the first time since 1987-1989.
· Remaining quarters of 2009, it is expected that there will be stagnation or segmented job
growth.
· Beginning in early 2010 the region will experience steady job creation again.
- Lyssa Jenkins, Chief Economist, Dallas Regional Chamber & Jeff Bounds, Staff Writer, DBJ
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