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Town Square

Is The Economy On The Road To Recovery?

Catherine Lu

Posted on April 7, 2021 · Experts discuss and field listener questions on money, unemployment, taxes and the pandemic economy.

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Houston Matters

Advice For Navigating The Texas Unemployment System (March 31, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 31, 2021 · On Wednesday's show: The week in politics, how politicians are using events at the border for their own purposes, advice for navigating the unemployment system, and Justin Deabler on his novel Lone Stars.

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Business

Texas Manufacturing Falls Sharply In January, In Another Sign Of Slow Economic Recovery

Florian Martin / Joseph Leahy, KUT

Posted on January 25, 2021 · 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.

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Houston Matters

Special Edition: Lasha Lenzy with Texas Workforce Commission (July 8, 2020)

Troy Schulze

Posted on July 8, 2020 · An unemployment-insurance expert answers your questions.

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Houston Matters

Special Edition: A COVID-19 Power Hour With U.S. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia And Others

Troy Schulze

Posted on May 14, 2020 · Officials from federal, state, and county government, as well as representatives with unemployment and small-business agencies, answer listeners' questions related to COVID-19.

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News

Houston Unemployment Rate Under 4 Percent For Seventh Month In A Row

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 18, 2019 · Overall, the Houston region added 6,400 jobs last month. The unemployment rate in Texas is currently at 3.4 %.

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News

Imelda Recovery Resources Include Federal Aid, Tax Filing Extension, Unemployment Benefits

HPM Digital Team

Posted on October 9, 2019 · FEMA is accepting applications for individual assistance. It can provide funds for home repairs and some medical expenses.

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Texas

Gov. Greg Abbott Names New Secretary Of State Months After Botched Voter Roll Review

ALEXA URA / Texas Tribune

Posted on August 19, 2019 · Ruth Ruggero Hughs replaces David Whitley, who failed to receive Senate confirmation after his office questioned the voter eligibility of thousands of naturalized citizens.

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News

Monthly Report Shows Strong Job Growth For Houston But The Numbers May Be Too Good To Be True

Florian Martin

Posted on August 16, 2019 · A regional economist says economic indicators point to less job growth than Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers suggest.

Tags employment houston economy jobs texas workforce commission

In-Depth

Immigrants Navigate The Painstaking Process Of Getting Back Unpaid Wages

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on June 4, 2019 · Immigrants face wage theft at almost twice the rate of citizens, though it's a problem that affects all kinds of workers. The Economic Policy Institute estimates employers fail to pay their workers some $50 billion each year.

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Business

Houston’s 2018 Job Growth Lower Than Previously Estimated

Florian Martin

Posted on March 8, 2019 · Revisions by the Texas Workforce Commission show a 35,000 difference in jobs created in 2018.

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News

June’s Texas Unemployment Rate Dropped Slightly From May’s

Associated Press

Posted on July 20, 2018 · The Texas economy added 27,200 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs in June

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Texas

Texas Unemployment Rate For March Holds Steady At 4 Percent

Associated Press

Posted on April 20, 2018 · The nationwide jobless rate in March was 4.1 percent

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News

2017 Job Growth Turns Out Stronger Than Expected, Thanks To Harvey

Florian Martin

Posted on March 9, 2018 · Construction, retail and restaurant jobs saw their best quarter on record after the storm

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Business

Texas Community Colleges May Soon Credit Apprenticeships

Florian Martin

Posted on November 23, 2017 · Texas Workforce Commission wants to eliminate shortage of middle-skilled workers

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