St. Bernard — America’s fastest-losing county from 2005 to 2006 — experienced a 42.9 percent population increase between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, increasing its population by almost 6,000. Orleans’ population rose by 13.8 percent, or nearly 29,000.

Three Texas cities had the fastest-growing labour force in the USA from 2000 to 2005. For cities with populations of 25,000 or more, Frisco had 73 percent labour force growth, followed by Cedar Park (66 percent) and McKinney (53 percent). These were followed by Carmel, Indiana (50 percent), and Dania Beach, Florida (45 percent).