Cities With the Best Job Growth By Terry Shropshire | September 14, 2012 | 0 6. Laredo, Texas >Pct. increase of employed: 9.0 percent >Increase in people employed: 7,945 (76th highest) >June 2009 unemployment rate: 9.6 percent (168th highest) >June 2012 unemployment rate: 7.9 percent (173rd lowest) Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Posted in Finance and Wealth and tagged fla., la, Texas, Va.