Dallas dropped a spot in the Paychex IHS Small Business Jobs Index, released every month, and now ranks No. 3 in the nation for small business job growth.

Only Seattle and Atlanta beat Dallas for U.S. cities with the highest growth. The only other Texas city to make the top 20 was Houston at No. 15 in the country. This is Dallas’ seventh consecutive month ranking in the top three, the study said, despite a year-long downward trend.

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