Texas cities dominated, taking four of the Top 5 positions and nine of the Top 25. Texas employers were responsible for one of every five U.S. jobs created from June 2010 to June 2011. The cities have benefited from a low reliance on durable goods manufacturing, low business costs, a favorable business climate, the consolidation of military bases, renewed trade with Mexico and South America, and ongoing energy exploration and alternative fuels research.

2011

1. San Antonio, TX
2. El Paso, TX
3. Fort Collins-Loveland, CO
4. Austin-Round Rock, TX
5. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
6. Salt Lake City, UT
7. Anchorage, AK
8. Huntsville, AL
9. Provo-Orem, UT
10. Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA
11. Charleston-North Charleston, SC
12. Cambridge, MA
13. Cedar Rapids, IA
14. Raleigh-Cary, NC
15. Ogden, UT
16. Houston, TX
17. Washington DC
18. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
19. Little Rock, AR
20. Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD