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Texas Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly; Houston’s Rate Higher Than State

Ed Mayberry

Posted on June 16, 2017 · The Texas unemployment rate drops a bit. The Texas Workforce Commission says the unemployment rate slipped to 4.8 percent in May, down from five percent during April.

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Houston’s Low Unemployment Rate Masks Feeble Job Growth

Andrew Schneider

Posted on March 25, 2016 · The February numbers show job gains in education and health care barely offset losses in energy and manufacturing.

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Greater Houston Unemployment Rate At 4.8 Percent For January

HPM Digital Team

Posted on March 4, 2016 · Across Texas, Amarillo had the lowest unemployment rate at 3.0 percent, while the McAllen-area had the highest at 8.1 percent.

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The U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February. It’s another sign of a hot labor market

Scott Horsley, NPR

Posted on March 4, 2022 · U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, from 4% in January. The Federal Reserve hopes to curb inflation without stalling job growth.

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Texas hits new record employment level for second straight month as unemployment rate falls

Sascha Cordner, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 21, 2022 · The Texas Workforce Commission reports the number of unemployed workers in the state dropped from 5.2% in November 2021 to 5% in December.

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Unemployed Texans waiting on hold got an upgrade over the summer — at least musically

Matt Largey, KUT

Posted on October 20, 2021 · The Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music Project is an album of ambient synth stuff performed by Justin Sherburn, with some cello played by his wife, Sara Nelson.

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Texas Is Underfunding Unemployment To Keep Business Taxes Low. Now It Owes $7 Billion And Counting

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Posted on September 10, 2021 · The federal government bailed out Texas for out-of-work residents, but the funding was not a gift.

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