According to Forbes.com, San Antonio has a rapidly growing health care and education industry that have kept unemployment low. Thanks to a steady economy and housing market, Moody’s projects that the GDP of San Antonio will barely dip before returning to growth in the third quarter of this year.

Current GDP: $66.3 billion
End of 2010: $68.4 billion (projected)
Unemployment: 5.4% 

In addition to being a top city for recession recovery, San Antonio has also been awarded the following accolades: 

Forbes magazine named San Antonio as the No. 2 most recession-proof city in America. 2008 

ForbesTraveler.com names San Antonio one of nation’s top 10 golf cities. March, 2009 

Southern Living Readers’ Choice Award, San Antonio among top ten southern cities. January, 2009 

Expedia: named San Antonio as the nation’s third fastest-growing leisure destination according to a new report released by Expedia Travel Trendwatch. 2008 

Travel + Leisure magazine has named San Antonio as one of America’s favorite cities for the second year in a row. San Antonio maintained its ranking as the most affordable of America’s cities and was also noted as the number two city for ethnic food and cheap eats and as the number five for family vacations. September, 2008 

Golf Magazine ranked San Antonio as the 13th best golf destination in the U.S. February, 2008 

USA Today named San Antonio as one of five top destinations for off-peak travel. 2008