The two largest markets in Texas -- Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth -- registered the nation’s biggest gains in private-sector employment, according to employment figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Houston area added 42,400 private-sector jobs between November 2007 and November 2008, and Dallas-Fort Worth picked up 35,100. No other U.S. market gained more than 15,600 private-sector jobs during the 12-month period.

Other cities in our area in the top 100 of job gains:

1. Houston, up 42,400 jobs
2. Dallas-Fort Worth, up 35,100 jobs
4. San Antonio, up 11,700 jobs
8. New Orleans, up 7,200 jobs
16. Baton Rouge, La., up 2,800 jobs

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