Abstract
Two forces—the continuing shift of jobs and people from the North and East to the South and West, and the rapid increase in energy prices—have combined to make Texas a major focus of economic and population growth within the United States. During the 1970s, Texas gained 2.2 million jobs and 3 million new people, more jobs and people than any other state except California. Texas employment grew at twice the national rate and its population at two-and-a-half times the national rate over this period.
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Plaut, T. (1986). Economic-Demographic Interactions in the Growth of Texas. In: Isserman, A.M. (eds) Population Change and the Economy: Social Science Theories and Models. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4980-5_4
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