Town Square
U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia on the State of the Union Address, Immigration Reform, Education in Employment, and More
Posted on · The Congresswoman discusses her current efforts to help the American people.
Tag: employment
Houston Matters
Houston being America’s dirtiest city: The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Business
Dallas Fed says wage growth for manufacturing workers reached record high in March
Posted on · The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports March marked another month of solid growth in Texas’ manufacturing and service sectors despite rising costs and supply chain disruptions.
Business
The Houston area will add more than 75,000 jobs in 2022, according to an annual forecast
Posted on · The annual report forecasts the metro region will gain back most of the jobs lost during the pandemic by the end of next year.
Business
The Economy Is Healthier. These 4 Things Will Determine What Happens Next
Posted on · The U.S. economy is expected to have grown at a blistering pace in the April-June quarter. A slowdown is inevitable; the question is how much it will slow.
Business
Houstonians Are Slowly Going Back Into The Office – But Many Don’t Want To
Posted on · After more than a year of remote work, many workers are reluctant to go back to the office, even as the pandemic recedes.
Houston Matters
Restricting The Governor’s Power To Declare An Emergency (April 15, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A new bill would restrict the governor's power to declare an emergency, the challenges young people are having finding jobs, and the changing idea of what it means to be a Texan.
Business
Texas Manufacturing Falls Sharply In January, In Another Sign Of Slow Economic Recovery
Posted on · The news comes just days after the Texas Workforce released new unemployment numbers indicating that Texas lost more jobs in 2020 than at the height of the Great Recession.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Guidelines For Reopening Businesses, And Finding A Job In The Pandemic (May 15, 2020)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Guidelines for reopening businesses, job opportunities amid the pandemic, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and Mattress Mack discusses his COVID-19 relief efforts.
Bauer Business Focus
Layoffs Show Houston’s Energy Industry ‘Still Adapting’ To Life After Oil Downturn
Posted on · Oil and gas companies are cutting costs amid subdued oil prices, creating uncertainty for their workforce.
Bauer Business Focus
Houston To See Moderate Job Growth In 2020, According To New Forecast
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership has released its 2020 jobs forecast.
Business
Advice To Houston Employers: Embrace New Technology To Attract Gen Z Workforce
Posted on · We spoke with John Romanow of staffing company Kelly Services about the latest jobs report for Houston.
Transportation
Report: Houston Drivers Spend An Average Of 75 Hours A Year Stuck In Traffic
Posted on · Texas researchers are now putting a cost on all that congestion.
News
Monthly Report Shows Strong Job Growth For Houston But The Numbers May Be Too Good To Be True
Posted on · A regional economist says economic indicators point to less job growth than Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers suggest.
Bauer Business Focus
Study Suggests People Act Unethically At Work If They Leave Their Real Self At Home
Posted on · A University of Houston researcher says bringing your whole self to work benefits both the employee and the employer.