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With midway point of 2024 in the rearview, state of Austin economy hard to pin down

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With midway point of 2024 in the rearview, state of Austin economy hard to pin down

New statistics for our economy are out. While Austin’s business climate and quality of life are still attractive, there’s no longer a huge influx of tech jobs that led to the city’s immense growth in the first place. Housing and rental prices are elevated, and infrastructure needed to support the population gains has lagged. In this story, we explore what economists and people who work in economic development are saying about the Central Texas economy.