Table 1.
The title is "Employment Growth in the Dallas Region Has Fallen Well below Trend." For Colorado, the average annual growth rate for 1993 to 2000 is 4.17 percent; the year-to-year growth rate for July 2000/2001 is 1.65 percent; the difference is minus 252 basis points, and the percentage change is minus 60 percent. For New Mexico, the average annual growth rate for 1993 to 2000 is 2.70 percent; the year-to-year growth rate for July 2000/2001 is 1.71 percent; the difference is minus 99 basis points, and the percentage change is minus 37 percent. For Oklahoma, the average annual growth rate for 1993 to 2000 is 2.47 percent; the year-to-year growth rate for July 2000/2001 is 0.99 percent; the difference is minus 148 basis points, and the percentage change is minus 60 percent. For Texas, the average annual growth rate for 1993 to 2000 is 3.33 percent; the year-to-year growth rate for July 2000/2001 is 2.20 percent; the difference is minus 113 basis points, and the percentage change is minus 34 percent.