PORTLAND – An Arizona State University study ranked Portland No. 9 for U.S. cities’ job growth.
Research Professor Lee McPheters of the W. P. Carey School of Business made the list using the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics from July 2011 to July 2012.
The overall rate in the U.S. was 1.4 percent.
In Portland for July, the unemployment rate remained at a steady 8.1 percent. Full rankings: www.wpcarey.asu.edu/bluechip/jobgrowth.
1. San Francisco – up 3.5 percent
2. Houston – up 3.2 percent
3. Denver – up 3 percent
4. Phoenix – up 2.9 percent
5. Seattle – up 2.9 percent
6.San Diego – up 2.9 percent
7. Cincinnati – up 2.8 percent
8. Riverside, Calif. – up 2.3 percent
9. Portland, Ore. – up 2.2 percent
10. Boston – up 2.2 percent
