10 Hottest Job Markets

Austin’s made another top ten list and this is a good one! With more jobs being created and brought in, the demand for housing is on the rise. One job sector that has brought in the majority of new jobs for Austin is technology. Austin remains the Silicon Valley of the South and it looks like that wont change, at least not for a while.

#1 Phoenix

#2 Salt Lake City

#3 Boise, Idaho

#4 Riverside - San Bernardino, California

#5 Houston

#6 Dallas - Ft. Worth

#7 Las Vegas

#8 Austin - Five year growth rate: 14.3%

Remained consistently strong with 69,000 jobs added since 2004. That’s an average of 1,900 added jobs a month!

#9 Cape Coral - Ft. Myers, Florida

#10 Tucson, Arizona

(courtesy of Austin Business Journal)