社评0411 大休斯敦人口继续激增中

大休斯敦人口继续激增中

当许多美国大都会之人口继续向南方移动，大休斯敦人口已经增长到七百五十万， 单单在二0二二年至二0二三年大休斯敦人口就增加了十四万人 。

根据大商会之最新统计， 休斯敦和达拉斯地区之人口增长居於全美领先地位， 其中包括来自其他地区之居民和国际移民，包括许多应聘之技术人员， 当然其中也包括许多美墨边境非法入境之外国人。

在最新之统计数字中， 许多人是在市区工作，但喜欢住在郊区 ，尤其是大休斯敦地区在疫情时减少之工作岗位，目前不但全数恢復而且成长了百分之一百五十， 相对的是在芝加哥及旧金山都会区，目前还未回到疫情前之就业水準。 

今天我们徳州是在全美地区為数不多每年政府财政还有剩餘之大州，而且有能源、 太空医疗等支柱產， 為德州打下非常埾石之基础。

Greater Houston’s Population Continues To Surge

As the population of many U.S. metropolitan areas continues to move south, Greater Houston's population                                                                                                                 has grown to 7.5 million. Between 2022 and 2023 alone, Greater Houston's population increased by 140,000.

According to the latest statistics from the Chamber of Commerce, the population growth of the Houston                                                                                                                   

and Dallas areas is leading the nation. This includes residents from other areas and international immigrants, 

including many skilled workers seeking employment. Of course, this also includes many foreigners illegally 

crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Latest statistics show that while many people work in the city, most prefer to live in the suburbs. Especially in                                                                                                             

the greater Houston area, the jobs that were lost during the pandemic have not only fully recovered, but have                                                                                                           

grown by 150%. By contrast, Chicago and the San Francisco metropolitan areas have not yet returned to                                                                                                                   

pre-pandemic employment levels.

Today, Texas stands out as one of the few large states in the United States that has a surplus of government                                                                                                             

finance every year. It also has a pillar of industries such as energy, space, and medical care which have laid

a very solid foundation for future growth and development in the state.