Business
Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job
Posted on · Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.
Tag: jobs
Houston Matters
Preparing For Hurricane Season (May 24, 2021)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Preparing for the upcoming hurricane season, making the most out of diversity in the workforce, and an update on Houston sports.
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
Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump
Posted on · Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.
Houston Matters
Preventing Social Media Platforms From Blocking Political Speech (April 1, 2021)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: A bill in the Texas Legislature aims to prevent social media platforms from blocking political speech, efforts to help women return to the workforce after the pandemic, and the Sugar Land Skeeters prepare for their first season as the Astros Triple A team.
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
What Houston’s Economy Will Be Like Next Year (Dec. 9, 2020)
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The economic forecast for 2021, our weekly political roundup, lessons from the recent hurricane season, and preserving Texans’ home movies.
Houston
Analysis Finds Houston 2021 Job Growth Could Be Stymied If COVID-19 Isn’t Under Control
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership forecasts 35,000 to 52,000 added jobs.
Energy & Environment
Exxon, Chevron To Cut US Jobs As Oil Industry Struggles
Posted on · The oil industry has been struggling all year after prices fell well below what producers need to break even.
Houston Matters
How The Houston Economy Looks — And Where It’s Headed (Oct. 16, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A controversial new rule for Texas social workers, an update on the local economy, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and an interactive classical music experience along Buffalo Bayou.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Services Honoring Vanessa Guillen This Weekend, And Navigating The Changing Career Frontier (Aug. 14, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Events honoring Vanessa Guillen this weekend, how the funeral industry is helping people in the pandemic, previewing a new series about the changing work and career landscape, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news.
Houston Matters
Monday’s Houston Matters: Women’s Suffrage Centennial, And Having Difficult Conversations About Race (July 6, 2020)
Posted on · On Monday's show: An update on COVID-19, recent unemployment numbers, reflecting on women's fight for voting rights 100 years later, and writer Ijeoma Oluo discusses her book, So You Want To Talk About Race.
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.
News
Among Houston Businesses, Many Losers But Also Some Winners During Pandemic
Posted on · Grocery stores, medical suppliers and online retailers are among the businesses that are booming during Covid-19.
Business
Houston Unions Demand Paid Leave, Job Protections As Coronavirus Impacts Workers
Posted on · The majority of sectors are seeing layoffs and furloughs.