San Antonio has a diversified economy with an approximately
$82 billion metropolitan GDP, ranking 4th among Texas metropolitan areas and
38th in the United States. San Antonio's economy is focused primarily within
military, health care, government civil service, financial services, oil and
gas and tourism sectors. Within the past twenty years, San Antonio has become a
significant location for American-based call centers and has added a
significant manufacturing sector centered on automobiles.
Located about 10 miles northwest of Downtown is the South
Texas Medical