Each month economists at the Real Estate Center of Texas A&M University prepare the "Monthly Review of the Texas economy."  Some highlights from the November 2011 report:

• Government job losses are slowing Texas' employment growth, but the state's private sector continues to create jobs, offsetting government job losses.
• Texas created 15.4% of total jobs in the US from October 2010 to October 2011
• Non-farm jobs grew by 2.2% in Texas compared to 1.2% for the United States.
• Private sector growth was 3.4% vs. 1.7% for the nation.

Here is the first of many charts in the report: Out of 26 Texas Metropolitan Areas, the El Paso and Fort Bliss area ranked high in employment growth and El Paso County area ranked #.  Click on the link at the top of this page for information, charts, and graphs about other areas and specific industries.