QUESTION OF THE DAY
December 2011
THEC Networking Event: Ice Breaker
Congratulations to Aaron A. for his 1st Place win, and to Robert B. and Jordan F. for each winning 2nd Place! The correct answers are listed below.
1. According to the GHP’s November issue of “Houston The Economy at a Glance”, Houston at 91.7% has fared best at recovering jobs lost during the recession. At 73.1%, which city is second on the list?
Boston New York Washington D.C.
2. According to Census figures, approximately how many Californians moved to Texas during the last 5 years (rounded to the nearest 100,000)?
100,000 200,000 400,000
3. Which of the following states comes closest to having the same population as the Houston-Sugarland-Baytown 10 county metro area (5.9 MILLION as of July 1, 2010)?
Missouri North Carolina Oregon
4. The Marcellus shale gas play is located in which of one of these states?
Alabama Oklahoma Pennsylvania
5. The Houston MSA was reported to have non-farm employment of 2,605,800 as of SEP 2011. Which of the following categories was cited as having the most jobs?
Construction Manufacturing Health Care
Answers:
- Washington D.C.
- 400,000
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Health Care