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. (17) 63 Notes The University of Texas at Dallas In 2013 Houston was identified as the #1 U.S city for job creation by the U.S Bureau of Statistics after it was not only the first major city to regain all the jobs lost in the preceding economic downturn but after the crash more than two jobs were added for every one lost Economist and vice president of research at the Greater Houston Partnership Patrick Jankowski attributed Houston's success to the ability of the region's real estate and energy industries to learn from historical mistakes Furthermore Jankowski stated that "more than 100 foreign-owned companies relocated expanded or started new businesses in Houston" between 2008 and 2010 and this openness to external business boosted job creation during a period when domestic demand was problematically low. ; ; In 2009 20% of the office space in northwest Harris County was vacant As of that year more office space is being built; in 2010 northwest Harris will have twice the amount of office space that it had in 2009 the vacancy rate in the area near Farm to Market Road 1960 and Texas State Highway 249 in north Harris County was 53% in 2009, Per the 2010 US Census records the five most populous counties are:, The 2010 United States Census reported that Houston had a population of 2,100,263 residents in 2017 the census-estimated population rose to 2,312,717 and in 2018 to 2,325,502 an estimated 600,000 undocumented immigrants reside in the Houston area comprising nearly 9% of the city's metropolitan population.