San Antonio Economic Development Foundation Presented by Mario Hernandez PTMA Awards Luncheon

Workforce Trend Employment Growth Area*March2010Annual2009Annual2008Annual2007 U.S.-1.32%-3.77%-0.01%+1.1% Texas+1.64%-0.35%+1.4%+1.7% San Antonio MSA+1.34%+0.28%+1.6%+1.6% Source: Texas Workforce Commission*Based on 12 months

Unemployment Rate Area*March2010*March2009*March2008*March2007 U.S Texas San Antonio MSA *Based on 12 months Source: Texas Workforce Commission

San Antonio Advantages 7 th largest city in the U.S. 7 th largest city in the U.S. Cost of living 3.8% below national average Cost of living 3.8% below national average Labor force of nearly 1 million Labor force of nearly 1 million Growth in the labor force from March 2009 through March 2010: 2.4% Growth in the labor force from March 2009 through March 2010: 2.4% Job growth from March 2009 through March 2010: 1.34% Job growth from March 2009 through March 2010: 1.34% City infrastructure and business climate City infrastructure and business climate

What Others Are Saying about San Antonio!  Ranked #2 in America’s fastest recovering cities in ranking of the 100 largest MSA’s ~ Forbes  Ranked #1 in having the strongest metropolitan economy in the nation ~ Business Week  Ranked #2 in “Best Bang for the Buck” cities ~ Forbes  Ranked #3 in “America’s Best Long-Term Real Estate Bets” ~ Forbes

 Ranked #6 in annual metro ranking for “Economic Growth Potential” ~ Business Facilities  Ranked #5 in “Largest Population Increases in Nation during 07-08” ~ U.S. Census Bureau  Ranked #10 “Best City in U.S. for Recent College Graduates” ~ CareerBuilder.com  Ranked #14 “Top Hottest Cities for Tech Jobs” ~ Business 2.0 What Others Are Saying about San Antonio!

San Antonio Power Projects  Medtronic  Fort Sam Houston  Cyber Command  Texas Cryptology Center  Nationwide  Allstate  Kohl’s  Buyouts by Chase and Wells Fargo

Area Development Corporate Survey Dec. 09 / Jan. 10 *Survey conducted in August Nearly two-thirds of those who responded to Area Development’s Corporate Survey are with manufacturing firms. About 70% of these individuals are the chief or high-level executive of their companies. 8 Source: Area Development Magazine Annual Survey-January 2010

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Contact Centers and San Antonio  IT Growth occupations  San Antonio ideal match  Labor force size, growth  Infrastructure  Power, land, costs