Economic Development. Economic Growth. California Beating Texas. 3 Reasons Why.

• California wins based on time frame, post-2011, & by using raw numbers counts
• Caliornia is helped by its larger population
• California wins on GDP and personal income growth (0.9% in CA to 0.8% in Texas)

What bodes well for Texas?

• Texas has a lower unemployment rate, for a longer period of time
• Texas has had a better nonfarm employment-to-population ratio
• Examining a bigger picture, from  May 2006 to May 2016, TX job gains of 18.6%.  California experienced 8%.

Politifact Texas | Julián Castro says California besting Texas in creating jobs, economic growth