Apparently, Houston lost the most jobs out of all of Texas. And by a decent margin: http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/08/31/daily35.html Houston, loss of 80,800 jobs (-3.1%) _______________________________ McAllen-Edinburg, Texas, gain of 2,900 jobs (+1.4%) El Paso, Texas, gain of 2,400 jobs (+0.9%) Austin, loss of 1,400 jobs (-0.2%) San Antonio, loss of 6,400 jobs (-0.8%) Dallas-Fort Worth, loss of 45,400 jobs (-1.5%) Damn.