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June’s Texas Unemployment Rate Dropped Slightly From May’s
Posted on · The Texas economy added 27,200 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in June
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Texas Jobless Rate For November Improves To 3.8 Percent
Posted on · The nationwide jobless rate held steady last month at 4.1 percent
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Pursuing Creative Careers, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, and Music Education: Houston Matters for Friday, June 13, 2014
Posted on · As we embark on our careers, we often receive conflicting advice: Pursue your passions, but have something to fall back on. Follow your dreams, but make sure you can pay the bills. Do what makes you happy, but you may have to sacrifice that happiness when it’s practical. Some career paths can lead to those […]
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Does Where You Live Affect What Career You’ll Have?
Posted on · We explore how where we live might affect what we decide to do for a living – does growing up in Greater Houston mean you’re more likely to steer towards certain industries for a career? Or away from others? Are we “pre-ordained” to end up in certain walks of life? We’ll welcome your thoughts.
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What’s the Best Way to Help the Unemployed?
Posted on · As politicians in Washington continue to haggle over the restoration of long-term unemployment benefits, more than a million Americans have stopped receiving checks. On this edition of Houston Matters, we consider the challenge of determining how best to help long-term unemployed Houstonians and seek to understand what happens to someone out of work for a […]
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What Makes a Good Workplace? What makes a bad one?
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle recently published its annual report on the best places to work in Houston. 150 companies made the âHouston Chronicle Top Workplacesâ list based on employee surveys, where workers were asked to rate areas including company leadership, opportunities for advancement and their work/life balance. If you were asked to rate your workplace, what […]