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Austin is No. 9 on global list of Most Active Cities for Startups by SeedTable (July 2013)
Austin is the Hottest Startup Scene in the U.S. according to Entrepreneur (July 2013)
Austin is ranked No. 5 among 380 metros as a Leading Locations for 2013 based on economic and job growth by Area Development (June 2013)
Austin is No. 8 on new analysis of America’s Leading Metros for Venture Capital by The Atlantic Cities (June 2013)
Austin No. 5 on list of Cities Winning the Battle for Information Jobs by NewsGeography.com (May 2013)
Austin is No. 1 Top American Boomtown according to Bloomberg (April 2013)
Austin No. 10 Best Big City for Jobs 2013 according to Forbes (May 2013)
Austin received a nearly perfect score for online transparency regarding economic development subsidies it offers according to Good Jobs First (May 2013)
Austin is No. 3 in fDi Intelligence’s American Cities of the Future ranking of 52 large cities by fDi Intelligence (April 2013).
Austin is the most Business-Friendly U.S. City by Thumbtack.com (April 2013)
Austin is No. 1 Top MovieMaker City by MovieMaker (March 2013)
Austin ranks No. 3 in tech job growth by Dice.com (March 2013)
Austin ranks as No. 1 Top City for Young Entrepreneurs by Under30CEO (March 2013)
Austin is No. 3 in fDi Intelligence’s American Cities of the Future ranking of 52 large cities. (April 2013)
Austin is 1st overall among the 100 largest U.S. metros based on amount recovered from pre-recession peak to the present based on employment, unemployment, output, and house prices according to Brookings Institution. (March 2013)
Third-fastest-growing tech job market according to Dice.com. (March 2013)
Top large city for young entrepreneurs according to Under30CEO. (March 2013)
Austin is the Best City to be a Moviemaker. (March 2013)
Austin takes two ‘bests’ in fDi Intelligence’s inaugural Projects of the Year awards: Best High Value Project for Apple’s new corporate campus and Best Expansion for Samsung’s $4B boost to its fab. (February 2013)
Austin is among Top 10 Cities for Women Entrepreneurs according to NerdWallet. (February 2013)
Third-best city for good jobs, according to Forbes. (February 2013)
Best City for Small Business nationally by The Business Journals On Numbers (February 2013).Highest-rated market in the On the Numbers Economic Index , which measures the economic health of 102 major metros (February 2013).
Austin is the Best City for Job-Seekers according to NerdWallet. (January 2013)
Austin is No. 2 on 2012 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index ranking of U.S. metro areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. (January 2013)
Austin tops U.S. for largest percentage job gain over 5 years according to The Business Journals’ On Numbers. (January 2013)
Austin tops Forbes' list of America's Fastest-Growing Cities for the third year in a row. (January 2013)
No. 7 for Economic Recovery (Brookings Institute, December 2012)Adds Largest Percentage of Jobs During Recession (OnNumbers, November 2012)Top 70 of the 300 fastest-growing metropolitan economies worldwide according to the Metropolitan Policy Program at the D.C.-based Brookings Institution (November 2012).
33rd -largest metropolitan area in the United States, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Business Journals’ On Numbers (November 2012).
#1 Most 'Connected City' (Jones Lang Lasalle, October 2012) 5th Best Employment Outlook (Manpower Group, September 2012) #1 Best Large City for Job Growth Next 2 Years (New Geography, August 2012)12th Highest Average in US for Professional Services Pay (On Numbers, August 2012)One of the Top 10 Cities for Technology Start-ups according to the National Venture Capital Association (August 2012).
No. 31 Best US City for Global Trade (Global Trade magazine, August 2012)Top 50 Cities for Global Trade - received 'Most Likely to Succeed' designation from the editors of Global Trade magazine (July 2012).
2nd City People Are Moving to the Most in 2012 (The Fiscal Times, July 2012)Best City for Small Business nationally by The Business Journals On Numbers (February 2013).Highest-rated market in the On the Numbers Economic Index , which measures the economic health of 102 major metros (February 2013).
Top 70 of the 300 fastest-growing metropolitan economies worldwide according to the Metropolitan Policy Program at the D.C.-based Brookings Institution (November 2012).
33rd -largest metropolitan area in the United States, according to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Business Journals’ On Numbers (November 2012).
One of the Top 10 Cities for Technology Start-ups according to the National Venture Capital Association (August 2012).
Top 50 Cities for Global Trade - received 'Most Likely to Succeed' designation from the editors of Global Trade magazine (July 2012).
Fastest-growing major U.S. metro economy in 2012 according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors (June 2012).
13th-largest U.S. city by U.S. Census Bureau (June 2012).
9th best city in the country for business and careers on Forbes' annual list (June 2012).
Best City for Jobs, according to Forbes (May 2012).
First on Forbes’ list of America’s Fastest-Growing Cities for the second year in a row (April 2012).
Austin cited for Economic Development Excellence by Business Facilities (April 2012).
Forbes names Austin America’s No. 1 “Boom Town”The Fiscal Times rates Austin as the No. 1 Hottest Spot to Start a Small BusinessNew Geography lists Austin as No. 1 City for Job Growth among 65 large metrosAustin tops the Business Facilities list of metro leaders in Economic Growth Potential ranking (Aug 2011).Austin among Top Markets for Restaurant Expansion according to QSR (Jan 2011).The GOOD Guide to Hustlin’ ranks Austin as the No. 1 Best City to Wait Out the RecessionAjilon Professional Staffing names Austin the second best place to find a job in the U.S.PayScale rates Austin No. 2 IT Startup Hotspot (Jan 2011).Forbes ranks Austin No. 3 Best Job MarketForbes ranks Austin No. 3 Biggest Brain Magnet cityAustin ranks No. 4 on 2011 Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities Index ranking of the 200 largest U.S. metros based on how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth (Dec 2011).Austin is No. 4 in annual “economic strength” ranking by POLICOM Corp . (May 2011).Austin region ranks No. 5 in the Southern region for wages according to a study conducted by The Business Journals (May 2011).The Business Journals ranks Austin as America’s 5th Strongest Job MarketMarketWatch ranks Austin No. 8 on its lists of Best Cities for BusinessAustin is one of the Best American Cities to Live and Work according to Business Review USA (January 2011).KLG Advisors ranks Austin among nine metropolitan areas with a strong supply of IT talent, low competition, and favorable employment costs2thinknow places Austin in its top 10 of U.S. “Innovation Cities” in and annual global ranking