Mobile Ranks 46th for Job Growth

Aug 6th, 2010

According to a report in the Press-Register, Mobile ranks 46th out of 363 cities for job growth. IHS Global Insight expects an annual jog growth of 2.3 percent from 2011 through 2015. That would equate to about a 15 percent employment increase through the end of 2015.

Here's a comparison to some other nearby cities:

16. Hunstville - 2.7 Percent Growth
46. Mobile - 2.3
162. Birmingham - 1.69
175. Pensacola - 1.66
177. Montgomery - 1.65
179. Pascagoula - 1.64
223. Gulfport-Biloxi - 1.45